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Father's Day Playlist

  1. Neil Young/ OLD MAN
    "Old man, look at my life / I'm a lot like you were." This sentimental country-rock ballad will let Dad know you've inherited more than DNA.
  2. David Bowie/ KOOKS
    Bowie's avant-garde style extends beyond music composition into child rearing. Nevertheless, in both cases the love is unconditional and makes you want to stick around for more.
  3. Cat Stevens/ FATHER AND SON
    By utilizing two different vocal pitches, the iconic singer-songwriter shares a lyrical dialogue between a concerned father and freewheeling son. This is soft rock with hard substance.
  4. Cannonball Adderley/ ONE FOR DADDY-O
    With Miles Davis on trumpet, Hank Jones on piano, Art Blakey on drums, Sam Jones on double bass, and Adderley on alto sax, this exquisite 12-bar blues track epitomizes cool and will let Dad know he deserves nothing but the best.
  5. Jonathan Richman/ MY LITTLE GIRL'S GOT A FULL TIME DADDY NOW
    In his ode, Richman casts off egoism in a deeply touching, resolute, and earnest expression of fatherly devotion.
  6. John Lennon/ BEAUTIFUL BOY (DARLING BOY)
    John Lennon has crafted the quintessential celebration of paternal love and shows that, with fatherhood, "every day in every way, it's getting better and better."
  7. Stevie Wonder/ ISN'T SHE LOVELY
    In this upbeat tune, Wonder unites pop and jazz elements to create his daughter's dulcet homage.