For Fathers Day - 500 songs that reference the pater familias

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500) Hey Papi - Jay Z

― Occupant, Monday, 20 June 2005 04:59 (twenty years ago)

499) Randy Newman "So Long Dad"

― jody l'anti-vierge (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:17 (twenty years ago)

498) Satisfactions "Daddy You Just Gotta Let Him In"

― jody l'anti-vierge (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:18 (twenty years ago)

Jody, re No. 499: I heart you.

I like Chris Rock's riff about how there are a million "mama" songs -- "Dear Mama," "I'll Always Love My Mama" -- but Dad gets no love. What's his song? "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone."

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:39 (twenty years ago)

I can't possibly list the Temptations behind David Geddes. So:
497. "Run Joey Run," David Geddes
496. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:41 (twenty years ago)

How about granddads?

495 (1/2). "Ooh La La."

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:42 (twenty years ago)

495. "Fool to Cry," Rolling Stones

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:42 (twenty years ago)

494) Jane's Addiction - "Had A Dad"
493) Mogwai - "My Father My King"
492) Andrews Sisters - "Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar"
491) Eartha Kitt - "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"
490) Aphex Twin - "Come to Daddy"
489) Out Hud - "Dad, There's A Little Thing Called Too Much Information"

― John Justen (johnjusten), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:45 (twenty years ago)

488. "Color Him Father," The Winstons
487. "Oh My Papa," Eddie Fisher
486. "Soliloquy," Frank Sinatra
485. "My Boy," Elvis Presley
484. Something from frickin' 'Berlin' should be here
483. Whatever Roger Waters wrote about his father and World War II
482. "Babies Makin' Babies," Sly and the Family Stone
481. "You're So Rude," Faces
480. "That Was Your Mother," Paul Simon
479. "Cool," Homer Simpson and Grampa
478. "Daddy Sang Bass," Johnny Cash

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:50 (twenty years ago)

477) Cat Stevens - "Father And Son"
476) Ugly Kid Joe - "Cat's In The Cradle"
475) Everclear - "Father Of Mine"
474) Super Furry Animals - "Father, Father, No. 1"
473) Super Furry Animals - "Father, Father, No. 2"

― Lingbertt, Monday, 20 June 2005 05:52 (twenty years ago)

472. "New Orleans Wins the War," Randy Newman
471. "The Box," Randy Travis
470. "You Set the Scene," Love

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:53 (twenty years ago)

469. "Your Dad Did," John Hiatt

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:54 (twenty years ago)

I think:

483. "Post-war Dream" - Pink Floyd

unless you're thinking of something else?

― John Justen (johnjusten), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:54 (twenty years ago)

That's on 'The Final Cut,' right? I'm sure that's what I'm thinking of. I don't own/am not much on the post-'Animals' stuff. That's probably a great song, though, right?

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:55 (twenty years ago)

468. "I'll Take You There," The Staple Singers

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:56 (twenty years ago)

467. "Adam Raised a Cain," Bruce Springsteen

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:57 (twenty years ago)

466. "Wrong Way," Sublime
465. "Someday Never Comes," Creedence Clearwater Revival

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 05:59 (twenty years ago)

464. "Antonia," Tony Bennett

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:01 (twenty years ago)

WTF up with David Geddes?
463. "The Blind Man in the Bleachers," David Geddes

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:03 (twenty years ago)

464. The Clancy Brothers - "Moving Father's Frave (To Build a Sewer)"
463. The Cramps - "Mystery Plane"
462. Leadbelly - "Daddy I'm Coming Back to You"
461. Eddie Duchin & His Orchestra, with Mary Martin - "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"
460. Vetiver - "Oh Papa"

― french diplomacy (french diplomacy), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:03 (twenty years ago)

Oops, 459 for Geddes.

"Mystery Plane" -- awesome!

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:03 (twenty years ago)

oh sorry I messed up all those numbers! the vetiver should be 458 and there you have it

― french diplomacy (french diplomacy), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:04 (twenty years ago)

457. "Your Mother and I," Loudon Wainwright III (and a half-dozen other LWIII, Rufus and Martha tunes?)

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:05 (twenty years ago)

Rickey,

Yup. On "The Final Cut", and really good.

Looking over my list,

I feel like there is a really creepy narrative going on in the song titles...sorry 'bout that.

― John Justen (johnjusten), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:05 (twenty years ago)

John, funny about the narrative. I'll check out that Floyd record. I usually live and die by WYWH, "Fearless" and Syd-era stuff.

As for numerical issues, I got it (I think).
457. "Papa Was Too," Joe Tex
456. "Tramp," Lowell Fulson (same song, basically)

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:07 (twenty years ago)

455. Dinner at Eight-Rufus Wainwright
454. Bloody Motherfucking Asshole- Martha Wainwright

For Rickey, courtesy of my fancy young lady, the resident expert in all things Wainwright.

― John Justen (johnjusten), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:09 (twenty years ago)

Yay! Didn't Loudon also write "Hitting You" about Martha?

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:10 (twenty years ago)

I have a feeling we could get a sidebar going just on those three.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:10 (twenty years ago)

453. "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy," Buck Owens

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:12 (twenty years ago)

452 Steely Dan - "Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More"

― Sundar (sundar), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:27 (twenty years ago)

452. "My Son Calls Another Man Daddy," Hank Williams
451. "Family Tradition," Hank Williams Jr.
450. "The Conversation," Hank Williams Jr.
449. "(The) Living Proof,' Hank Williams Jr.
448. "My Old Man," Rosanne Cash

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:31 (twenty years ago)

447. "Papa Crazy," Run-D.M.C.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:31 (twenty years ago)

446. "Papa Don't Take No Mess"!

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:35 (twenty years ago)

445. "Outfit," Drive-By Truckers

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:36 (twenty years ago)

God, you'd think I cared about this topic or something.
444. "Simple Man," Lynyrd Skynyrd

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:37 (twenty years ago)

443. "Long Gone Daddy" - Hank Williams
442. "Why?" - Elvis Costello

― John Justen (johnjusten), Monday, 20 June 2005 06:42 (twenty years ago)

441. Sweat Loaf - Butthole Surfers

― listymclist, Monday, 20 June 2005 07:18 (twenty years ago)

440. "Teenage Lament '74," Alice Cooper

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 07:19 (twenty years ago)

439. Will Smith - "Just The Two Of Us"

― Lingbertt, Monday, 20 June 2005 07:20 (twenty years ago)

438. Madonna - "Papa Don't Preach"

― Lingbertt, Monday, 20 June 2005 07:21 (twenty years ago)

437. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
436. Limp Bizkit - "The Priest"

― Lingbertt, Monday, 20 June 2005 07:31 (twenty years ago)

435. The Durutti Column "Requiem for a Father"

― Jeremy (Jeremy), Monday, 20 June 2005 08:34 (twenty years ago)

434. "Oh Father," Madonna

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 09:03 (twenty years ago)

433. "Love Without End, Amen" George Strait
432. "I'm Your Number One Fan" The Beautiful South
431. "My Dad" Paul Westerberg

― Taylor, Monday, 20 June 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

430. "The End," The Doors

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 15:54 (twenty years ago)

429. "My Dad," Paul Peterson

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

429) Busk 65 - Roses and Bluejays
428) Nas - Bridging the Gap
427) Shaquille Oneal - Biological Didn't Bother
426) Pete Rock and CL Smoothe - TROY

― Robert Bell (robertbell), Monday, 20 June 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

425. "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast," Wayne Newton

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

424. "I'm Bugged at My Old Man," The Beach Boys
423. "Mother," John Lennon
422. "Daddy and Home," Jimmie Rodgers
421. "That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine," Gene Autry

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

420. "We're a Happy Family," Ramones
419. "Thank You Faletinme Be Mice Elf Agin," Sly and the Family Stone
418. "Thankful 'n' Thoughtful," Sly and the Family Stone
417. "Dust Got in Daddy's Eye," Bobby Bland

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 June 2005 16:07 (twenty years ago)

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395. "Time Of The Season," The Zombies
394. "In The Summertime," Mungo Jerry
393. "Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?," The Lovin' Spoonful
392. "The Night Chicago Died," Paper Lace
391. "I'm A Ding Dong Daddy," Louis Armstrong

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 00:00 (twenty years ago)

390. "The Times They Are A-Changin'," Bob Dylan

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 02:48 (twenty years ago)

389. "Androgynous," The Replacements
388. "When Doves Cry," Prince and the Revolution

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 04:07 (twenty years ago)

387. "Papa Was A Rodeo" - Magnetic Fields

― John Justen (johnjusten), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 06:00 (twenty years ago)

386. Gladys Knight & the Pips, "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare"

385. Harry Chapin, "Cat's in the Cradle"

384. Cat Stevens, "Father and Son"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 06:17 (twenty years ago)

383. "Sweet Little Sixteen" - Chuck Berry
382. "Fun Fun Fun" - The Beach Boys
381. "Saginaw, Michigan" - Lefty Frizzell
380. "The Angels Rejoiced Last Night" - The Louvin Brothers
379. "Surrender" - Cheap Trick

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 11:46 (twenty years ago)

378. "Do Not Shout At Me Father" - Kevin Coyne
377. "Daddy" - Kevin Coyne
376. "Mona, Where's My Trousers?" - Kevin Coyne

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 11:56 (twenty years ago)

375. "Pop Goes the Weasel"

― Dr Benway (dr benway), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

asshole "dennis leary"

― lennis deary, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

Hey Lennis,

Please keep number, that's an important part of this. you are number 374. Okay:

#373 - Paul Petersen - My Dad
#372 - Nancy Sinatra - It's for my Dad
#371 - My Dad Is Dead - Chopping Down the Family Tree
#370 - Flying Pops - Dim and Dad
#369 - Red Sovine - Daddy
#368 - T.H. Music Festival - Blind Man in the Bleachers
#367 - George Jones - Papa's Wagon
#368 - Sheb Wooley - That's My Pa
#367 - D.A.D. - A Kiss Between the Legs [MY FAV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

KEEP IT GOING YALL!!!

― Gabe Tonkin, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

366. On Elvis Presley's Birthday - Elliott Murphy

― StanM (StanM), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

365 "Old Man" Neil Young

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

364 "This Year," Mountain Goats
363 "Father's Name Was Dad," Fire
362 "Serve The Servants," Nirvana

― mike a, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 16:12 (twenty years ago)

361 Folk Implosion, "Daddy Never Understood"
360 Dan Fogelberg, "Leader of The Band"
359 Alice Cooper, "Dance Yourself To Death" ("dad's wearin' real tight Levis/and some Gucci tennis shoes/He got a T-shirt custom-made for him/sayin, 'Gimme Pot, Not Booze'")

― mike a, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

I screwed up again, 384 is a duplicate. So to replace:

384. John Mayer, "Daughters"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 18:23 (twenty years ago)

358. "Parent's Just Don't Understand" - Lil' Romeo, 3LW & Nick Cannon

― StanM (StanM), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 18:33 (twenty years ago)

hey mike a! #363 and 362 were the first ones that occured to me!

― peter smith (plsmith), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)

357. Royal City - Bring My Father a Gift
356. The Radio Dept. - Your Father

― pinder (pinder), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 22:39 (twenty years ago)

373 is a duplicate.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 23:49 (twenty years ago)

monkees " mommy and daddy "
simon and grafunkel "homeward bound"
"fathers day "weddings,parties,anything.

― daddie, Wednesday, 22 June 2005 04:36 (twenty years ago)

353. "Big Indian," The Dandy Warhols

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 22 June 2005 11:09 (twenty years ago)

352 "Be A Father To Your Child," Ed OG & The Bulldogs
351 "13 And Good," BDP
350 "'97 Bonnie & Clyde," Eminem

― mike a, Wednesday, 22 June 2005 12:01 (twenty years ago)

349 "Go and Tell Your Father," The Cannanes
348 "Product of The Environment," 3rd Base

― mike a, Wednesday, 22 June 2005 12:05 (twenty years ago)

347. "This Father's Day," Peter Himmelman
346. "Was I Right or Wrong," Lynyrd Skynyrd
345. "Home Sweet Home," Peter Gabriel
344. "Love Child," Diana Ross and the Supremes
343. "Orphan Girl," Gillian Welch
342. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)," Bruce Springsteen

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 23 June 2005 08:31 (twenty years ago)

341. "Knoxville: Summer of 1915," Samuel Barber/James Agee

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 23 June 2005 08:36 (twenty years ago)

340. "Daddy Was a Clydesdale," Tenderloin
339. "Daddy Had a Buick," Robert Earl Keen
338. "Honest Papas Love Their Mamas Better," Fats Domino

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 23 June 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)

337. "Jet," Paul McCartney and Wings
336. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," Elton John
335. "Amy," Elton John

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 23 June 2005 08:45 (twenty years ago)

334. "Patches" Clarence Carter
333. "Song For My Father" Horace Silver

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Thursday, 23 June 2005 09:12 (twenty years ago)

332. "Your Daddy's Car" - The Divine Comedy

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 23 June 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

331. "Thank Me Daddy" - Girls Aloud

― Nick H (Nick H), Thursday, 23 June 2005 20:17 (twenty years ago)

330. Spoon - Fitted Shirt

― pinder (pinder), Friday, 24 June 2005 21:00 (twenty years ago)

329 Unrest, "June"

― mike a, Friday, 24 June 2005 23:24 (twenty years ago)

328. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard," Paul Simon

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Saturday, 25 June 2005 08:39 (twenty years ago)

327. U2 - "One"

― Ian Riese-Moraine eats nation-states for breakfast! (Eastern Mantra), Saturday, 25 June 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

326. "Sugar Daddy" - The Jackson Five
325. "Daddy Died On Saturday" - The Outsiders
324. "Momma Can't Buy You Love" - Elton John
323. "God Bless The Child"- Billy Holiday

― k/l (Ken L), Saturday, 25 June 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

Ach! Billie Holiday

(Papa had to go fetch a recently-awoken-from-her-nap baby and neglected to proofread)

― k/l (Ken L), Saturday, 25 June 2005 13:59 (twenty years ago)

Peaches has an album called "Fatherfucker" but I don't think there's a title track.

― Nick H (Nick H), Saturday, 25 June 2005 19:38 (twenty years ago)

eleven months pass...

322. "That's My Job," Conway Twitty
321. "Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball)," Was (Not Was)

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 21:34 (nineteen years ago)

320. "What's Going On," Marvin Gaye. Irony duly noted.

― musically (musically), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 22:18 (nineteen years ago)

319. "The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore," Jean Ritchie, Johnny Cash, etc. etc.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 23:49 (nineteen years ago)

318. DAD by THUG

(not recommended you play this song to your actual father)

― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 23:57 (nineteen years ago)

317. 'Piece of My Mind' by Everything But the Girl
316. 'My Old Man' by Ian Dury and the Blockheads
315. 'My Old Man's a Dustman' by Lonnie Donegan
314. 'Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father' by Randy Newman
313. 'Father Lucifer' by Tori Amos

and lots of early Zappa/Mothers stuff...
312. 'Hungry Freaks, Daddy'
311. 'Mom and Dad'
310. 'Bow Tie Daddy'
309. 'Brown Shoes Don't Make It'

― avery keen-gardner (avery keen-gardner), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 00:22 (nineteen years ago)

308. Chick Habit by April March(hey mr. chick habit, hang it up daddy...)

a companion piece to 'Papa was a Rolling Stone', really.

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 00:35 (nineteen years ago)

307. "Independence Day," Bruce Springsteen

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 08:23 (nineteen years ago)

306. "I Found Out," John Lennon

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 08:24 (nineteen years ago)

305. "Father To Son" - The Alarm
304. "Listen To Your Father" - Feargal Sharkey
303. "Father To Son" - Phil Collins

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 10:13 (nineteen years ago)

302. George Micheal - "Father Figure"
301. Madonna - "Mother And Father"
300. Filter - "Take A Picture"

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 21:54 (nineteen years ago)

299. Lindsay Lohan - "DAUGHTER TO FATHER"

― chrisco (chrisco), Thursday, 15 June 2006 00:59 (nineteen years ago)

300. The Jackson 5 - Sugar Daddy

― ed slanders (edslanders), Thursday, 15 June 2006 13:42 (nineteen years ago)

299. "Gone Daddy Gone" - Violent Femmes

― Mr _Deeds (Mr_Deeds), Friday, 16 June 2006 02:15 (nineteen years ago)

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