Dads: complicated, celebrated, occasionally Ozzy Osbourne. 59 minutes of daddy issues set to music.
Fatherhood has proved a great subject for a variety of artists - some celebratory, some conflicted, but all inspired by what dad does and doesn't do. Here's a mixture of songs that celebrate and probe the emotional complexities generated by the sometime head of the household. Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Cat Stevens, Emmylou Harris, Paul Simon, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, Mike and the Mechanics, Suggs and the Blockheads, Neil Young, James Brown, Pigbag and even Ozzy Osbourne and his daughter Kelly put in an appearance, making a cracking compilation for Father's Day.
Production
Wildly eclectic curation from Cat Stevens to Ozzy
Editing
59-minute runtime respects your time AND your feelings
Kid Creole
Self (archive footage)
Cat Stevens
Self (archive footage)
Emmylou Harris
Self (archive footage)
Paul Simon
Self (archive footage)
Madonna
Self (archive footage)
Peter Gabriel
Self (archive footage)
Mike Rutherford
Self (archive footage)
Suggs
Self (archive footage)
Neil Young
Self (archive footage)
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Ozzy Osbourne
Self (archive footage)
Kelly Osbourne
Self (archive footage)
David Byrne
Self (archive footage)
David Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 2013, this compilation arrived when 'dad rock' was becoming an ironic aesthetic—yet it plays the hits completely straight.
The inclusion of both 'Father Figure' and actual father-daughter duet 'Changes' suggests someone in curation was working through something specific.
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