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.
Songs For Dad
- A Father’s Love (The Only Way He Knew How) – Bucky Covington
- Alone Again Naturally – Gilbert O’Sullivan
- The Baron – Johnny Cash
- Beautiful Boy – John Lennon
- The Best Day of My Life – George Strait
- A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters – Simon & Garfunkel
- Busy Man – Billy Ray Cyrus
- Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
- The Car – Jeff Carson
- Cat’s In The Cradle – Harry Chapin
- Coal Miners Daughter – Loretta Lynn
- Color Him Father – The Winstons
- Daddy & Home – Jimmie Rodgers
- Daddy Come Home – George Jones
- Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) – Merle Haggard
- Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind – Confederate Railroad
- Daddy Sang Bass – Johnny Cash
- Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
- Daddy What If – Bobby Bare
- Daddy’s Cup – Drive-By Truckers
- Daddy’s Girl – Red Sovine
- Daddy’s Hands – Holly Dunn
- Daddy’s Home – Shep & The Limelites
- Daddy’s Home – Jermaine Jackson
- Daddy’s Home – Cliff Richard
- Daddy’s Little Girl – Karla Bonoff
- Daddy Loved Trains – Keith Whitley
- Daddy’s Song – Nilsson
- Dance With My Father – Luther Vandross
- Dear Dad – Chuck Berry
- The Dirt Road – Sawyer Brown
- The Dollar – Jamey Johnson
- Don’t Cry Daddy – Elvis Presley
- Dream of Our Fathers – Dave Matthews Band
- Drive (For Daddy Gene) – Alan Jackson
- Father & Son – Cat Stevens
- Father & Son – John Williams
- Father & Daughter – Paul Simon
- Father To Son – Queen
- Fathers & Sons – Del McCoury Band
- Father’s Son – 3 Doors Down
- Father’s Table Grace – Flatt & Scruggs
- The Games That Daddy’s Play – Conway Twitty
- Giddy Up Go – Red Sovine
- A Good Man -Emerson Drive
- Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Old Days) – The Judds
- The Greatest Man I Never Knew – Reba McEntire
- Grown Men Don’t Cry – Tim McGraw
- He Didn’t Have To Be – Brad Paisley
- He Walked On Water – Randy Travis
- Help Pour Out The Rain (Lacey’s Song) – Buddy Jewell
- Hero – Mariah Carey
- High Cotton – Alabama
- Holes In The Floor Of Heaven – Steve Wariner
- Home – Joe Diffie
- I Don’t Call Him Daddy – Doug Supernaw
- I Don’t Call Him Daddy – Kenny Rogers
- I Got A Name – Jim Croce
- I Miss You A Little – John Michael Montgomery
- I Still Can’t Say Goodbye – Chet Atkins
- I Think About You – Collin Raye
- I Wish I Could Have Been There – John Anderson
- I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders
- In My Father’s Eyes – Eric Clapton
- I’ve Been Watching You – Rodney Atkins
- Just The Two Of Us – Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers
- Just The Two Of Us – Will Smith
- Keep It Between The Lines – Ricky Van Shelton
- Last Game Of The Season (Blind Man In The Bleachers) – David Geddes
- Leader Of The Band – Dan Fogelberg
- The Living Years – Mike & The Mechanic
- Love Without End, Amen – George Strait
- Mom & Dad’s Waltz – Lefty Frizell
- My Baby & My Wife – Ernest Tubb
- My Dad – Paul Peterson
- My Father (Always Promised Me) – Judy Collins
- My Father’s Eyes – Amy Grant
- My Son Calls Another Man Daddy – Hank Williams
- Oh Very Young – Cat Stevens
- Old Man – Neil Young
- Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line – Waylon Jennings
- Papa Can You Hear Me – Barbra Streisand
- Papa Was A Rolling Stone – The Temptations
- Patches – Clarence Carter
- Randall Knife – Guy Clark
- Ready Set, Don’t Go – Billy Ray Cyrus & Miley Cyrus
- Recollections (The Father’s Theme) – John Williams
- See The Big Man Cry – Charlie Louvin
- Seein’ My Father In Me – Paul Overstreet
- Ships – Barry Manilow
- Small Town Southern Man – Alan Jackson
- So Much Like My Dad – George Strait
- Something Stupid – Frank & Nancy Sinatra
- Something To Be Proud Of – Montgomery Gentry
- A Song For Dad – Keith Urban
- Song For My Father – Horace Silver
- Sorry, Love Daddy – Brian McFadden
- Talkin’ To The Wrong Man – Michael Martin Murphy
- Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine – Gene Autry
- That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine – Johnny Cash
- That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine – Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Ray Price
- That’s My Job – Conway Twitty
- There Goes My Life – Kenny Chesney
- They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy Anymore – Loretta Lynn
- Things I Wish I’d Said – Rodney Crowell
- Through The Years – Kenny Rogers
- Time In A Bottle – Jim Croce
- To Daddy – Dolly Parton
- To Daddy – Emmylou Harris
- Unforgettable – Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
- With Arms Wide Open – Creed
- You & Me & Time – George Jones
- Your Dad Did – John Hiatt
- You’ve Got To Stand For Something (Or You’ll Fall For Anything) – Aaron Tippin
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