Father’s Day Songs – A Tribute To Dad

This is a personal re-post of the Fathers’ Day post I did a year ago with several changes, improvements and additions — originally posted 4/June/2009

 

Father’s Day, which is celebrated on the third Sunday in June, is a special day set aside to honor our dad, father, pops, papa (or what ever endearing term you may use for that special nurturing male role model in your life) but should also include any other father figures who may have been part of your life over the years — especially grampa if you’re fortunate enough to still have around. Most of us have our own fond memories and special times spent with our dads. For those fortunate enough to still have dad around,  let him know just how much you love and respect him while you still can. And for those of us who have lost our dads, we still hold a special place in our heart and soul for him and the good times as well as the fond memories linger on and tend to become even stronger on Father’s Day.

I lost my own dad 15 years ago (at the age of 81) and miss his wisdom and advice greatly but somehow I know he will hear these heartfelt songs in Heaven and will no doubt be listening to some of his own favorites from Father’s Day long ago….. probably a few  from the Big Band era as well as  his love for pioneering country music with a great big beaming grin on his face and pride in his heart.

“Happy Father’s Day, Dad ….. I Love Ya”

Happy Father’s Day to all fathers, dads, stepfathers, grandfathers, Godfathers in the spiritual sense, and big brothers who are like fathers. The songs listed below cover a wide span of years as well as genre range. There should be something here that appeals to just about everybody.  So why not put together a CD mix of songs that express your own personal feelings about  your father/child relationship and/or experiences. This should enable you to put together a nice compilation of songs  to give to dad on a customized CD or mp3 — Enjoy 🙂

►►► Make sure to check out more songs for or about dad for all occasions by clicking this link > Songs For Dad

* This following list as well as the above post has been recently updated (June/2010)

Father’s Day Songs For Dad

1. A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash
2. A Father’s Love (The Only Way He Knew How) – Bucky Covington
3. A Good Man – Emerson Drive
4. A Song For Dad – Keith Urban
5. Beautiful Boy – John Lennon
6. Best Friend – Nilsson (Theme from the TV Show “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father)
7. Blind Man In The Bleachers – Kenny Starr
8. Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
9. Cat’s In The Cradle – Harry Chapin
10. Coal Miners Daughter – Loretta Lynn
11. Colour Him Father – The Winstons
12. Daddy – Beyonce
13. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) – Merle Haggard
14. Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind – Confederate Railroad
15. Daddy Sang Bass – Johnny Cash
16. Daddy What If – Bobby Bare
17. Daddy’s Hands – Holly Dunn
18. Daddy’s Home – Shep & The Limelites
19. Daddy’s Home – Jermaine Jackson
20. Daddy’s Home – Cliff Richard
21. Daddy’s Little Girl – Karla Bonoff
22. Daddy’s Song – The Monkees
23. Dance With My Father – Luther Vandross
24. Drive (For Daddy Gene) – Alan Jackson
25. Father & Daughter – Paul Simon
26. Father & Son – Cat Stevens
27. Father of Mine – Everclear
28. Father To Son – Queen
29. Father To Son – Phil Collins
30. Father’s Song – 3 Doors Down
31. Forty Again – John Berry
32. Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Old Days) – The Judds
33. Grown Men Don’t Cry – Tim McGraw
34. He Didn’t Have To Be – Brad Paisley
35. He Walked On Water – Randy Travis
36. Hero – Mariah Carey
37. High Cotton – Alabama
38. Holes In The Floor of Heaven – Steve Wariner
39. I Don’t Call Him Daddy – Doug Supernaw
40. I Don’t Call Him Daddy – Kenny Rogers
41. I Got A Name – Jim Croce
42. I Miss You A Little – John Michael Montgomery
43. I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders
44. It’s For My Dad – Nancy Sinatra
45. Just The Two of Us – Will Smith
46. Keep It Between The Lines – Ricky Van Shelton
47. Last Game Of The Season (Blind Man In The Bleachers) – David Geddes
48. Leader Of The Band – Dan Fogelberg
49. Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was – The Chi-lites
50. Love Without End, Amen – George Strait
51. Mom & Dad’s Waltz – Lefty Frizell
52. My Dad – Paul Peterson
53. My Father (Always Promised Me) – Judy Collins
54. My Father’s Eyes – Eric Clapton
55. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy – Hank Williams
56. Old Man – Neil Young
57. On My Father’s Wings – The Corrs
58. One For Daddy-O – Cannonball Adderly
59. Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line – Waylon Jennings
60. Papa – Paul Anka
61. Papa Can You Hear Me – Barbra Streisand
62. Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone – The Temptations
63. Patches – Clarence Carter
64. Ready Set, Don’t Go – Billy Ray Cyrus & Miley Cyrus
65. Roots of My Raising – Merle Haggard
66. Seein’ My Father In Me – Paul Overstreet
67. So Much Like My Dad – George Strait
68. Something Stupid – Frank & Nancy Sinatra
69. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own – U2
70. Song For My Father – Horace Silver
71. Talkin’ To The Wrong Man – Michael Martin Murphy
72. Teach Your Children – Crosby Stills Nash & Young
73. Thank You For Being My Dad – Jon Barker
74. That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine – Gene Autrey
75. That’s My Job – Conway Twitty
76. The Best Day – George Strait
77. The Best Day – Taylor Swift
78. The Car – Jeff Carson
79. The Dirt Road – Sawyer Brown
80. The Games That Daddy’s Play – Conway Twitty
81. The Greatest Man I Never Knew – Reba McEntire
82. The Living Years – Mike & The Mechanics
83. They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy Anymore – Loretta Lynn
84. Things I Wish I’d Said – Rodney Crowell
85. Things My Father Said – Black Stone Cherry
86. Through The Years – Kenny Rogers
87. Time In A Bottle – Jim Croce
88. Unforgettable – Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
89. Walkin’ In My Father’s Shoes – Craig Morgan
90. Watching You – Rodney Atkins
91. With Arms Wide Open – Creed
92. You’ve Got To Stand For Something (Or You’ll Fall For Anything) – Aaron Tippin

* Make sure to check out more songs about dad by clicking this link > Songs For Dad

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Speaking of DADS, here’s another post about Fathers you may want to check out from this site:

Favorite TV Dads Over The Years – Who Are Yours?

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Father’s Day Facts

The idea of Father’s Day was conceived in Spokane, Washington by Sonora Dodd while she listened to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909.

Dodd (now known as “the mother of Father’s Day”) wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children on a farm.

The following year, June 19, 1910 was chosen for the first Father’s Day celebration, proclaimed by Spokane’s mayor because it was the month of William Smart’s birth.

Decades later, the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Father’s Day has been celebrated annually since 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent.

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Father’s Day By The Numbers

This is a big day for the 66.3 million fathers in America.

Nearly 95 million Father’s Day cards were given last year in the United States, making Father’s Day the fourth-largest card-sending occasion.

Sons and daughters send 50 percent of the Father’s Day card to their dads. Nearly 20 percent of Father’s Day cards are purchased by wives for their husbands. That leaves 30 percent of the cards which go to grandfathers, sons, brothers, uncles and “someone special.”

While not everyone in America is a fan of Father’s Day, 72 percent of Americans plan to celebrate or acknowledge Father’s Day.

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Gifts For Dad On Father’s Day

Neckties are an old standby and lead the list of Father’s Day gifts. A good place to buy dad a tie or a shirt might be one of 9,189 men’s clothing stores around the country.

Other items high on the list of Father’s Day gifts include those items you may find in dad’s toolbox such as hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers. You could buy some of these items for dad at one of the nation’s 14,864 hardware stores or 5,795 home centers.

Other traditional gifts for dad such as fishing rods and golf clubs make for a happy Father’s Day for the 22,410 sporting goods stores in America.

More than 68 million Americans participated at a barbeque in the last year — it’s probably safe to assume many of these barbecues took place on Father’s Day.

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Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom is becoming a more common sight at parks across America with 147,000 estimated “stay-at-home” dads. These married fathers with children under 15 years old have remained out of the labor force for more than one year primarily so they can care for the family while their wives work outside the home. These fathers cared for 268,000 children under 15.

The dads seem to stay home more with younger children. Preschoolers claim 20 percent of fathers with employed wives who were the primary caregiver for their preschooler. In contrast, only 6 percent of fathers provided the most hours of care for their grade-school-aged child.

Many families split the responsibility of child care. Many Dad’s (32%) with full time jobs regularly worked evening or night shifts and were the primary source of care for their preschoolers during their children’s mother’s working hours.

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Article Source: US Census Bureau

 

 

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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