‘90s Country Icon, 58, Shares Emotional Throwback From Hit Music Video That'll Make Girl-Moms Weep
- - - ‘90s Country Icon, 58, Shares Emotional Throwback From Hit Music Video That'll Make Girl-Moms Weep
Lauren GordonJuly 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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‘90s Country Icon, 58, Shares Emotional Throwback From Hit Music Video That'll Make Girl-Moms Weep originally appeared on Parade.
Girl moms of the '90s: Prepare to sob. When country sensation Lee Ann Womack, 58, debuted "I Hope You Dance" in 2000, girl mamas everywhere felt like they truly had an anthem to finally celebrate their little BFFs. In addition to heartfelt lyrics, Womack made a deeply personal video that was like a '90s whimsy-goth dream featuring her two little girls Aubrie Sellers and Anna Lise Liddell.
Since both her girls are grown and off on their own creative paths, Sellers a singer/songwriter and Liddell a photographer and director, Womack decided to "update" he classic video by mixing footage from then and today in a sweet social media video.
On the video she wrote "My biggest flex is when someone asks which ones are mine and I point to you."
People were massively in their feels about hearing and seeing the old song and footage.
"This song has been making me cry for over dang 20 years now," wrote one long-time fan.
"Oh man, I remember when this music video came out, I remember thinking how beautiful it was."
Others shared what the song has meant to them and their mothers and daughters over the years.
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"My mom has always quoted 'I hope you dance' ever since I was little. I have it tattooed in her handwriting on my ribs. Now, as a new mama I understand and feel every word," share one mama.
"My 7 and 3 year old daughters listen to your albums on repeat still. 34 year old mama here been listening and loving you since I was a kid. Now my daughters will grow up loving your music like I did," another wrote.
Womack is still actively performing and recording music. Her most recent album was in 2017, "The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone," actually includes a song written by Sellers "Don't Break My Heart Again."
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‘90s Country Icon, 58, Shares Emotional Throwback From Hit Music Video That'll Make Girl-Moms Weep first appeared on Parade on Jul 18, 2025
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