Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Compilation of songs that celebrate and probe the emotional complexities generated by fathers, with Kid Creole, Cat Stevens, Emmylou Harris, Paul Simon, Madonna and many more.
Fatherhood has proved a great subject for a variety of artists - some celebratory, some conflicted, but all inspired by what dad does and doesn't do. Here's a mixture of songs that celebrate and probe the emotional complexities generated by the sometime head of the household.
Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Cat Stevens, Emmylou Harris, Paul Simon, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, Mike and the Mechanics, Suggs and the Blockheads, Neil Young, James Brown, Pigbag and even Ozzy Osbourne and his daughter Kelly put in an appearance, making a cracking compilation for Father's Day.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Annie I'M NOT YOUR DADDY
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Crosby & Nash
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN
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SUGGS & THE BLOCKHEADS
MY OLD MAN
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OZZY & KELLY OSBOURNE
CHANGES
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James Brown
PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG
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Mike + the Mechanics
THE LIVING YEARS
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Madonna
PAPA DON'T PREACH
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Paul Simon
FATHER AND DAUGHTER
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DAVID BYRNE & MORCHEEBA
DADDY GO DOWN
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Neil Young
OLD MAN
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The Christians
FATHER
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Boney M.
DADDY COOL
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Peter Gabriel
FATHER,SON
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Pigbag
Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag
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Emmylou Harris
TO DADDY
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The Temptations
PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE
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Cat Stevens
Matthew & Son
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
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| Producer | Sasha Duncan |