Songs For Dad

Sometimes we get to reflecting and thinking about our childhood years and our days of growing up so long ago (depending upon your age now). Our memories transport us back to our youth and how we interacted with our parents and siblings – the good times, the not-so-good times, the sad times and how we learned to cope with what we had. And for many of us that had a strong and caring father (or father figure) in our lives, we think back on how our lives were shaped into who we are today. The music list below represents songs that can remind us of our dad, some more insightful than others, some with not so perfect situations, but none-the-less, still remind us about him. Whether you called him dad, daddy, father, pops, papa or any other special name, this will serve as a collection of songs to find to download to your mp3 or computer or to burn to disc. This song inventory could also help make an ideal birthday gift to dad, or could serve as a fitting tribute for dad’s memory. Whatever the situation, here it is for you to decide.

JUST A NOTE >> A majority of the songs below are also listed in the Father’s Day post awhile back, but have been listed again due to the fact of the Father’s Day Song post being referenced only once or twice a year in early June. This reference is meant to be for year-round use as necessary.

1. A Father’s Love (The Only Way He Knew How) – Bucky Covington
2. Alone Again Naturally – Gilbert O’Sullivan
3. The Baron – Johnny Cash
4. Beautiful Boy – John Lennon
5. The Best Day of My Life – George Strait
6. A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash
7. Bridge Over Troubled Waters – Simon & Garfunkel
8. Busy Man – Billy Ray Cyrus
9. Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
10. The Car – Jeff Carson
11. Cat’s In The Cradle – Harry Chapin
12. Coal Miners Daughter – Loretta Lynn
13. Color Him Father – The Winstons
14. Daddy & Home – Jimmie Rodgers
15. Daddy Come Home – George Jones
16. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) – Merle Haggard
17. Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind – Confederate Railroad
18. Daddy Sang Bass – Johnny Cash
19. Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
20. Daddy What If – Bobby Bare
21. Daddy’s Cup – Drive-By Truckers
22. Daddy’s Girl – Red Sovine
23. Daddy’s Hands – Holly Dunn
24. Daddy’s Home – Shep & The Limelites
25. Daddy’s Home – Jermaine Jackson
26. Daddy’s Home – Cliff Richard
27. Daddy’s Little Girl – Karla Bonoff
28. Daddy Loved Trains – Keith Whitley
29. Daddy’s Song – Nilsson
30. Dance With My Father – Luther Vandross
31. Dear Dad – Chuck Berry
32. The Dirt Road – Sawyer Brown
33. The Dollar – Jamey Johnson
34. Don’t Cry Daddy – Elvis Presley
35. Dream of Our Fathers – Dave Matthews Band
36. Drive (For Daddy Gene) – Alan Jackson
37. Father & Son – Cat Stevens
38. Father & Son – John Williams
39. Father & Daughter – Paul Simon
40. Father To Son – Queen
41. Fathers & Sons – Del McCoury Band
42. Father’s Son – 3 Doors Down
43. Father’s Table Grace – Flatt & Scruggs
44. The Games That Daddy’s Play – Conway Twitty
45. Giddy Up Go – Red Sovine
46. A Good Man -Emerson Drive
47. Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Old Days) – The Judds
48. The Greatest Man I Never Knew – Reba McEntire
49. Grown Men Don’t Cry – Tim McGraw
50. He Didn’t Have To Be – Brad Paisley
51. He Walked On Water – Randy Travis
52. Help Pour Out The Rain (Lacey’s Song) – Buddy Jewell
53. Hero – Mariah Carey
54. High Cotton – Alabama
55. Holes In The Floor Of Heaven – Steve Wariner
56. Home – Joe Diffie
57. I Don’t Call Him Daddy – Doug Supernaw
58. I Don’t Call Him Daddy – Kenny Rogers
59. I Got A Name – Jim Croce
60. I Miss You A Little – John Michael Montgomery
61. I Still Can’t Say Goodbye – Chet Atkins
62. I Think About You – Collin Raye
63. I Wish I Could Have Been There – John Anderson
64. I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders
65. In My Father’s Eyes – Eric Clapton
66. I’ve Been Watching You – Rodney Atkins
67. Just The Two Of Us – Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers
68. Just The Two Of Us – Will Smith
69. Keep It Between The Lines – Ricky Van Shelton
70. Last Game Of The Season (Blind Man In The Bleachers) – David Geddes
71. Leader Of The Band – Dan Fogelberg
72. The Living Years – Mike & The Mechanic
73. Love Without End, Amen – George Strait
74. Mom & Dad’s Waltz – Lefty Frizell
75. My Baby & My Wife – Ernest Tubb
76. My Dad – Paul Peterson
77. My Father (Always Promised Me) – Judy Collins
78. My Father’s Eyes – Amy Grant
79. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy – Hank Williams
80. Oh Very Young – Cat Stevens
81. Old Man – Neil Young
82. Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line – Waylon Jennings
83. Papa Can You Hear Me – Barbra Streisand
84. Papa Was A Rolling Stone – The Temptations
85. Patches – Clarence Carter
86. Randall Knife – Guy Clark
87. Ready Set, Don’t Go – Billy Ray Cyrus & Miley Cyrus
88. Recollections (The Father’s Theme) – John Williams
89. See The Big Man Cry – Charlie Louvin
90. Seein’ My Father In Me – Paul Overstreet
91. Ships – Barry Manilow
92. Small Town Southern Man – Alan Jackson
93. So Much Like My Dad – George Strait
94. Something Stupid – Frank & Nancy Sinatra
95. Something To Be Proud Of – Montgomery Gentry
96. A Song For Dad – Keith Urban
97. Song For My Father – Horace Silver
98. Sorry, Love Daddy – Brian McFadden
99. Talkin’ To The Wrong Man – Michael Martin Murphy
100. Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
101. That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine – Gene Autry
102. That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine – Johnny Cash
103. That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine – Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Ray Price
104. That’s My Job – Conway Twitty
105. There Goes My Life – Kenny Chesney
106. They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy Anymore – Loretta Lynn
107. Things I Wish I’d Said – Rodney Crowell
108. Through The Years – Kenny Rogers
109. Time In A Bottle – Jim Croce
110. To Daddy – Dolly Parton
111. To Daddy – Emmylou Harris
112. Unforgettable – Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
113. With Arms Wide Open – Creed
114. You & Me & Time – George Jones
115. Your Dad Did – John Hiatt
116. You’ve Got To Stand For Something (Or You’ll Fall For Anything) – Aaron Tippin

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