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30 May 09 - 05:16 PM (#2644400) Subject: Father's day songs From: open mike I am planning my June radio show and plan to focus on Father's Day. I always remember my father in June as his birthday was june 11. He has been gone nearly a decade now....I welcome ideas for songs to play this year. Any suggestions, requests, etc? Here is the playlist from my show 2006 Playlist June 10, 2006, KRBS CROSSROADS SHOW, Oroville, CA. Theme: Father's Day ARTIST TITLE ALBUM LABEL Bruce Anfinson (Montana) Hand Made Saddle Title Song Last Chance Ralph McTell Daddy's Whistling Home Sand in Your Shoes Red House Greg Brown Billy from the Hills Live from Rocky Mt.Folks Fest Furey Brothers The Old Man (Ted Furey)from the internet David Mallett My Old Man (w/ intro) Parallel Lives Flying Fish " " Daddy's Oldsmobile " " " " Barry McLoughlin The Most Wonderful Girl in the World Folk Alley web site Patsy Montana My Dad Got a Job Cowboy's Sweetheart King/Midline Chet Atkins I Still Can't Say Goodbye Live Tom May Cliff's Whiskers River and the Road Folk Era/Aztec Vernon Paulson (My Dad) Ash Grove from 78 self Misty River Band Heather's Song Live @ Backgate Stage Misty River Debra Cowan Dad's Dinner Pail Title Song Falling Mountain Music Make It So! Dreamers The Ride Self Iris Dement Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home Chuck McCabe Gone To Utah Sweet Reunion Self Garnet Rogers His Father's House Blue Ground Under Grass Faces Title Song Landslide Tim O'Brien Family History Traveller Sugar Hill Stairwell Sisters Drunkard's Lone Child Feet All Over the Floor Yodel-Ay-Hee Iris Dement No Time to Cry My Life Warner Brothers James Kleelaghan Stone Cutter Wood Smoke and Oranges Apple Seed Cosy Sheridan George And His 88 Keys Grand Design BWE John Prine Grandpa Was A Carpenter Souvenirs Oh Boy Bruce Holmes Angels Life's An Intelligence Test The Black Brothers Now I Have to Call Him Father What a Time Blix Street
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30 May 09 - 05:42 PM (#2644427) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: Terry McDonald Dan Fogelberg's 'Leader of the Band.' |
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30 May 09 - 05:54 PM (#2644437) Subject: Lyr Add: FATHER'S SONG (Ewan MacColl) From: Spleen Cringe FATHER'S SONG (Ewan MacColl) That's another day gone by, son, close your eyes Now the moon is chasing clouds across the sky Go to sleep and have no fear, son For your mum and dad are near, son And the giant is just a shadow on the wall Go to sleep, and when you wake it will be light There's no need to fear the darkness of the night It's not like the dark you find, son In the depth of some men's minds, son That defies the daily coming of the dawn Lie easy in your bed and grow up strong You'll be needing all your strength before too long For you'll soon be on your way, son Fighting battles every day, son With an enemy who thinks he owns the world Stop your crying now; let daddy dry your tears There's no bogeyman to get you, never fear There's no ogres, wicked witches Only greedy sons of bitches Who are waiting to exploit your life away Don't you let 'em buy you out or break your pride Don't you let yourself be used then cast aside If you listen to their lying They will con you into dying You won't even know that you were once alive No more talking now, it's time to go to sleep There are answers to your questions but they'll keep Go on asking while you grow, son Go on asking till you know, son And then send the answers ringing through the world There's an absolutely brilliant version of this on "Flat Earth" by Patterson Jordan Dipper. |
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30 May 09 - 09:24 PM (#2644572) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: GUEST,Ken Brock Cat Stevens: Father and Son, from Tea for the Tillerman Harry Chapin: Cat's in the Cradle Smothers Bros: My Old Man The Fantasticks Off-Broadway cast: Plant a Turnip Johnny Cash or Shel Silverstein: A Boy Named Sue |
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30 May 09 - 09:25 PM (#2644573) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: GUEST,Ken Brock Billy Edd Wheeler or The Kingston Trio: The Reverend Mr. Black |
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30 May 09 - 09:28 PM (#2644574) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: Sandy Mc Lean The Old Man by Finbar Furey (Furey Brothers) That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine recorded by many. |
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30 May 09 - 11:17 PM (#2644608) Subject: Lyr Add: SCRAPS OF PAPER (Eric Bogle) From: Effsee Scraps of Paper
These days my life seems somehow like a tired old cliché
Chorus:
He and I were always strangers, searching for someone
So I sit here where he lived and died as the ghosts around me weave © Eric Bogle |
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30 May 09 - 11:49 PM (#2644618) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: open mike thanks for the replies--i thought we had discussed this earlier, but the search found no other threads. |
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31 May 09 - 09:35 AM (#2644799) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: maeve Laurel- Put "fathers" in the lyrics search, then scroll down to the forum results. Hope this helps. |
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31 May 09 - 11:11 PM (#2645289) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: Genie I think we have other threads on this topic, but here are a few that I do for Dad's Day (in addition to some that have already been listed): My Guy That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Daddy's Hands (Holly Dunn) Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast Don't Jump Off the Roof, Dad (Garrison Keillor's version) When Father Papered the Parlour My Heart Belongs to Daddy Something Wonderful (From The King And I) Love Without End, Amen (George Strait) Oh, My Papa Dance With My Father (sung by Luther Vandross) Kids! (From 'Bye Bye Birdie') Grandpa (Tell Me 'bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds) Grandfather's Clock PS, Isn't the song from The Fantasticks titled "Plant a Radish"?
There's another song the 2 fathers sing in that musical about their kids: (They Did It 'Cause) We Said No. |
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01 Jun 09 - 12:04 AM (#2645310) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: mg Who wrote my old man was a good old man now I am your old man?? Ewan McColl??? |
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01 Jun 09 - 01:22 AM (#2645341) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: open mike john prine has one called Grandpa Was a Carpenter and also one called Unwed Fathers...I think. also Laurie Lewis..Who Will Watch the Home Place.. about a grandfather's death...and grandpa's tools in the workshop. kate wolf has one..I think it is dad who has a "house he built solid and true"..."He had the eyes of a painter, the heart of a maker of songs. His words fell like rain on the dry desert plain, Precious and so quickly gone. ..." |
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01 Jun 09 - 01:51 AM (#2645353) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: GUEST,iancarterb Genie beat me to My Heart Belongs to Daddy. |
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01 Jun 09 - 02:10 AM (#2645358) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: mg My father's old sou'wester It's the same old shillelagh my father brought from Ireland Faith of our fathers Ode to Newfoundland Did someone say they're moving father's grave to build a sewer Danny Boy Tie it up and let it rot Generations of change?? |
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01 Jun 09 - 11:09 PM (#2646112) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: open mike is fathers' day celebrated in other countries besides U.S.? thanks for all suggestions. |
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02 Jun 09 - 12:41 AM (#2646160) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: Genie I forgot these two schmaltzy ones: Daddy's Little Girl and Daddy Dear (Little Child), which was recorded by Cab Calloway and his daughter Lael - among others) Daughter: Daddy dear, tell me please, is the world really round? Tell me, where is the bluebird of happiness found? Tell me, why can't I fly like the birds in the sky? Daddy dear, tell me why are there tears in your eyes? Dad: Little one, yes, it's true, yes, the world's really round |
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02 Jun 09 - 12:54 AM (#2646164) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: Seamus Kennedy Daddy Sang Bass,
Monkey Farts (Yes, it's a dad's song) |
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11 Jun 09 - 03:35 PM (#2654231) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: open mike i am trying to find a song by Claudia Nygaard about bringing her dying father home and as he sat on the porch, his favorite horse came up on the porch and he held it's lead rope and halter. |
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11 Jun 09 - 05:29 PM (#2654326) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: Bill H //\\ I don't believe anyone mentioned the wonderful Steve Goodman piece---MY OLD MAN Bill Hahn |
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11 Jun 09 - 05:43 PM (#2654337) Subject: Lyr Add: A FATHER AND A SON (Loudon Wainwright III From: Les from Hull A Father and a Son Loudon Wainwright III When I was your age I was just like you, And just look at me now; I'm sure you do. But your grandfather was just as bad And you should have heard him trash his dad. Life's no picnic, that's a given: My mom's mom died when my mom was seven; My mom's father was a tragic guy, But he was so distant and nobody knows why. Now, your mother's family, you know them: Each and every one a gem, Each and every one a gem. When I was your age I was a mess; On a bad day I still am, I guess. I think I know what you're going through; Everything changes but nothing is new. And I know that I'm miserable; can't you see? I just want you to be just like me. Boys grow up to be grown men And then men change back into boys again. You're starting up and I'm winding down; Ain't it big enough for us both in this town? Say it's big enough for us both in this town. When I was your age I thought I hated my dad And that the feeling was a mutual one that we had; We fought each other day and night: I was always wrong; he was always right. But he had the power and he needed to win; His life half over, mine about to begin. I'm not sure about that Oedipal stuff, But when we were together it was always rough. Hate is a strong word; I want to back-track; The bigger the front, then the bigger the back; The bigger the front, then the bigger the back. Now you and me are me and you, And it's a different ballgame though not brand-new. I don't know what all of this fighting is for; But we're having us a teenage/middle-age war. I don't want to die and you want to live; It takes a little bit of take and a whole lot of give. It never really ends though each race is run, This thing between a father and a son. Maybe it's power and push and shove, Maybe it's hate but probably it's love, Maybe it's hate but probably it's love. |
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11 Jun 09 - 05:54 PM (#2654342) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: oldhippie The Kate Wolf song mentioned above is "Eyes of The Painter". She also wrote/recorded "I Never Knew My Father". |
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11 Jun 09 - 05:58 PM (#2654345) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: the lemonade lady This one maybe? [Liverpool Lullaby, by Stan Kelly] sal |
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11 Jun 09 - 07:47 PM (#2654434) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: GUEST,Gerry open mike asked, above, whether Father's Day is celebrated in countries other than the US. In Australia, it's celebrated in September. I'm not sure whether this is because there's more daylight in September, or because we already have the Queen's Birthday in June, or some other reason. My father being in the US, I used to buy a Father's Day card when they were in the stores in Australia in September and then mail it to him in June. Anyway, Judy Collins wrote (and performed, and recorded) a song [My Father] which started, "My father always promised me/That we would live in France...." Eric Bogle did No Use For Him, about his father losing his job when he (the father) was in his 50s (I think). John Dengate does a very nice song about his father, but it's unlikely to be available outside Australia. |
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20 Jun 09 - 06:18 PM (#2661157) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: Genie Here is a video to Judy Collins's song "My Father" (that we would live in France ... ). |
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21 Jun 09 - 02:19 AM (#2661319) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: open mike posted on another thread...John McDermott... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8ciwefiEiU with links to Furey's song on you tube too. here is the playlist from my radio show last sat. KRBS CROSSROADS SHOW F.M. 107.1 AND 95.9, OROVILLE, CA, STREAM: WWW.RADIOBIRDSTREET.ORG JUNE 13, 2009, THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 2:00 TO 4:00 p. m. Pacific Time THEME: FATHERS' DAY SPECIAL AND MUSIC TO CELEBRATE SWEDISH MID-SUMMER (SOLSTICE) HOST : LAUREL PAULSON-PIERCE VERALOE@GOTSKY.COM ARTIST TITLE ALBUM LABEL WEBSITE Ronnie Cox / Happy Father's Day / Songs with Repercussions / Wind River Blake & O'Brien / Grandpa's Barn / Be Ready Boys / Western Jubilee Putnam Smith / Postcard to Mum and Dad / Goldrush / Itchy Sabot Rita Hosking / Title Song / Silver Stream / Self Rita Hosking / Dream of a Miner's Child / Silver Stream / Self Lynne Hanson / Wayfaring Stranger / Things I Miss / Happy rock Studio Ronnie Bowman / The Man I'm Tryin' to Be / Title / Sugar Hill Jim Photoglo / Daddy's Lullaby / Is It Me? / Griff Tone G. W. Groethe / My Father's Horses / Bar-D-Roundup / Cowboy Poetry.com Kate Wolf / Carry It On / Title / Flat Rocker Anne Hills & Tom Paxton / Links In the Chain / Under American Skies / Appleseed Nanci Griffith / Up Against the Rain / The Loving Kind / Rounder Iris Dement / No time to Cry / My Life / Warner Brothers Nancy Raven / Dance To Your Daddy / Water Songs / Lizard's Rock Mara Devine / Sweetest Gift / Mara's Gems / Self this is the first half of my show..the last 1/2 was swedish music. |
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21 Jul 10 - 05:33 PM (#2949355) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: GUEST,Warsaw Ed Anyone have the lyrics to a Father's Day Song by LOKI. The tune is the Major General song from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance. One off the lines goes "He made me do my homework when I wanted to go out and play" I found the song on the Archive site, here: |
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26 Jul 10 - 09:25 AM (#2952418) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: Nick Talking With My Father - Dougie Maclean (and Father's Song - Ewan MacColl and My Father - Judy Collins but they have been mentioned already) |
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26 Jul 10 - 07:02 PM (#2952797) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: Art Thieme A good ole song: The Cherry Tree Carol |
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27 Mar 17 - 12:00 PM (#3846953) Subject: Lyr Add: IF IT WASN'T FOR YOUR FATHER From: Jim Dixon Found this on Spotify. IF IT WASN'T FOR YOUR FATHER Written by Joan Edwards & Lynn Duddy. As recorded by Arthur Godfrey, 1950. Time's a-flyin'; now it's May. In May, you know, comes Mother's Day. But, mother, think of all the bother You'd have missed without dear father. Father! No one seems to realize That fathers are the most neglected guys. So do ev'rything you can. You owe a lot to your old man. You should always love your papa. Treat him right and treat him proper, 'Cause without your papa, you would be nowhere. (You'd be nowhere.) If he hadn't wed your mother, Would your brother be your brother? You can thank your lucky stars that pop was there. (That pop was there.) If it wasn't for your father would your mother be your mother? So remember dad on Mother's Day. (Father! No one seems to realize That fathers are the most neglected guys.) Now if you look just like your father, And you think that it's a bother, 'Cause he isn't handsome and he isn't tall, (He isn't tall.) If your face makes you unhappy, Do not blame it on your pappy, 'Cause without himm you'd 'a' had no face at all. (No face at all.) If it wasn't for your father would your mother be your mother? So remember dad on Mother's Day. (Father! No one seems to realize That fathers are the most neglected guys.) If he'd been a little stronger, And held out a little longer, Then today he might have been a single guy. (A single guy.) Then it's safe to be assumin' That you wouldn't be a human; You would only be a gleam in mother's eye. (In mother's eye.) If it wasn't for your father would your mother be your mother? So remember dad on Mother's Day. (Father! No one seems to realize That fathers are the most neglected guys.) Now if your ma lived in Dakota, And your pa in Minnesota, And they both had wed but not to one another, (Heaven forbid!) Then it's possible that, mister, By today, you'd be your sister, And the guy you think you are might be your brother. (What do you say?) So be grateful to your pappy; make him happy. Once again we'd like to say: If it wasn't for your father would your mother be your mother? So remember dad on Mother's Day. [Also recorded by Dorothy Shay] |
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27 Mar 17 - 01:46 PM (#3846983) Subject: RE: Father's day songs From: GUEST Chorus to a song I once heard My old man didn't talk too much, Never had a lot to say And the only thing he ever told me was, Don't work your youth away! Best advise ever |
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27 Mar 17 - 03:55 PM (#3847009) Subject: Lyr Add: MY OLD MAN (Ian Dury) From: Long Firm Freddie My Old Man Ian Dury My old man wore three piece whistles He was never home for long Drove a bus for London Transport He knew where he belonged Number 18 down to Euston Double decker move along Double decker move along My old man Later on he drove a Roller Chauffeuring for foreign men Dropped his aitches on occasion Said "Cor Blimey!" now and then Did the crossword in the Standard At the airport in the rain At the airport in the rain My old man Wouldn't never let his guv'nors Call him 'Billy', he was proud Personal reasons make a difference His last boss was allowed Perhaps he had to keep his distance Made a racket when he rowed Made a racker when he rowed My old man My old man My old man was fairly han'some He smoked too many cigs Lived in one room in Victoria He was tidy in his digs Had to have an operation When his ulcer got too big When his ulcer got too big My old man Seven years went out the window We met as one to one Died before we'd done much talking But relations had begun All the while we thought about each other All the best mate from your son All the best mate from your son My old man My old man LFF |