Posted on 10/10/2019 5:06:00 PM PDT by fatima
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCjFRNWN3o4
I was born in Chicago in nineteen and forty-oneMose Allison, Seventh Son:
I was born in Chicago in nineteen and forty-one
Well, my father told me
"Son, you had better get a gun"
Wow ! Great explanation !
A couple of others where fathers and sons are mentioned:
Hank, Jr. singing about his father: "I think I know what my father meant when he sang about a lost highway." All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down
The Old Man
as performed by the author, John McDermott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8ciwefiEiU
as performed by George Donaldson of Celtic Thunder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlO-qBSSS6A
Turn Around Slowly
by David Kauffman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofTckZrNtsc
My Dad - Paul Westerberg
“Even Though I’m Leaving”. Luke Combs
Black Slacks!
They’re cool DADDIO,
when I put ‘em on I’m ready to go.
OK it’s not really a dad song.
My Buddy
https://youtu.be/n7erUiV8rFw
I heard my Dad softly singing this shortly after my brother died at age 30.
Sho’ nuff! WoooHoooo!!
Love “Cats in the Cradle”. Heard Chapin play it live at my college in 1973 or 74. He claimed then it was the first time he played it in concert. True? I don’t know. The timing was accurate, as the album “Verities and Balderdash” was released within a month of the concert, IIRC.
“Leader of the Band” always makes my computer terminal all misty. Though neither me nor my father were musicians, I always saw and felt a similar connection. In truth, I think it speaks to all boys of our age who looked up to their fathers.
Now, for true silliness, I’ll nominate “I’m My Own Grandpa”, originally done by Lonzo & Oscar. You can hear it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3CvRC4fAmk
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
The weekend is just around the corner. Don’t forget to rest.
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