Sunday, June 15, 2008

Happy Father's Day



Here's a few songs written from a father's point of view, and few from a child's point of view including Chuck Berry's last charting single from the 1960's written in the form of a letter with the punchline right at the end.

Happy Father's Day.

Download:

"Lord, Protect My Child" mp3
by Bob Dylan, 1983.
available on The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : 1961-1991

"Father and Son" mp3
by Johnny Cash
with Fiona Apple, 2003.
available on Unearthed

"Daddy Loves Baby" mp3
by Don Covay, 1964.
available on Mercy!/See-Saw

also:

"Daddy Didn't Tell Me" mp3
by The Astors, 1967.
available on The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968



"Dear Dad" mp3
by Chuck Berry, 1965.
available on The Chess Box: Chuck Berry

top photo: © 2008 Ted Barron

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That Don Covay song is tight. Happy daddy day!

Jer.Eps said...

That whole Mercy!/See Saw twofer is just ca-razy good.

I had a great Father's day, hope you did too!

Ted Barron said...

I had a fine father's day - spent the day at the ballpark with the boy.