FATHER'S DAY: SONGS ABOUT DAD
This is the weekend where we examine the impact great
fathers have made upon history. From the
Bible, where the landscape is littered with the actions of fathers. Who could forget the long walk Abraham and
his son took in Genesis? Adam, the first
father, raised a fine bunch of stand-up children. And what about the Big Father himself --
Jesus' daddy -- who sent him on an all-important mission?
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| Chip off the Old Block |
Charlie Lawson of Stokes County, North Carolina, probably
never got his fair share of Father's Day ties.
Without the seed Marvin Gaye Sr., we would never have experienced the
sweet soulful sounds of such hits as "Sexual Healing" or "I
Heard it Through the Grapevine." And
who wouldn't want to be adopted by Woody Allen?
But even if your father is a dick, there's still reason to
celebrate Father's Day this year.
Remember the end of Return of the
Jedi, where after years and years of Darth Vader acting like an asshole, he
still lent Luke a hand (no pun intended) when he needed it most. And after Rick Moranis both shrunk and blew up the kids, did he or did he
not seek and find the antidote to return them to normal with no body
count? And on Game of Thrones, even though Dad is absolutely shitty to his midget
son and incestuous other children, doesn't he risk life and limb to repel the
forces of Stannis Baratheon, the one true king?
Of course, those instances are from fiction, but it's only
one day per year and, nine times out of ten, he's not asking for much. Just give him a beer and some raw meat and
let him be. And if that doesn't do it,
give the bastard what he really needs....
TOP TEN SONGS FOR DADDY ON FATHER'S DAY
I know what you are thinking: why on Earth would I want to
hurt my daddy? But I encourage you to
stop and consider this question very carefully.
Think. Go back as far as your
cognizant memory will allow. If you're
like me, you've mentally blocked out several of the reasons. See a shrink (or two) if you need to. Hypnotherapy can get most of that out. Write a book.
If you have to, use the journals you've been keeping since junior
high. Close your eyes and remember. Got it now?
That's step one. Step two: wait
patiently. He will not be bigger than
you forever. Bide your time...
One of my lifelong goals is to learn to play this song on
the guitar and serenade my father.
Because, after all, he made me this way.
This song combines two of my favorite passions: sultry music and
