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.

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