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Thread #38554   Message #543025
Posted By: GUEST,Sonja
05-Sep-01 - 09:42 PM
Thread Name: songs about mothers and fathers
Subject: RE: need songs about mothers and fathers
OK, how about "Your Mama Don't Dance And Your Daddy Don't Rock and Roll"?

Has anyone mentioned "Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me)," "Yes, My Darling Daughter," "Danny's Song" (written by Kenny Loggins about his son), "When Doves Cry," "Papa Loves Mambo," "The Cruel Mother," etc.

Actually, many folk songs involve a mother/father offering advice to a son or daughter or the kid confiding in mom or dad, e.g., in "Barbara Allen," "Silver Dagger," "Railroad Boy," etc.

And, oh, don't forget "You Can't Chop Your Papa Up In Massachusetts" (Lizzie Borden)!