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Thread started 02/06/11 10:41am

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George Michael's "Father Figure" VS Eric Clapton's "My Father's Eyes"

Just heard, "My Father's Eyes" recently when I was out with my girlfriend and my friend, and it got me to thinking about what song it reminded me a lot of. It reminds me a lot of George Michael's, "Father Figure." I think it is the fact that both songs have the word, "Father" in the chorus and title, and the songs are about the same tempo and the choirs singing on both the songs. That being said, which one do you orgers like better and why? Or anyone else around here think the songs are similiar?

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Reply #1 posted 02/06/11 10:49am

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The subject matter in both songs is completely different, though.

GM's is about a romantic relationship; obviously Clapton's is going in a different direction.

I've always been really crazy about "Father Figure" - it's probably one of my favorite ballads of all-time.

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Reply #2 posted 02/06/11 10:54am

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armpit said:

The subject matter in both songs is completely different, though.

GM's is about a romantic relationship; obviously Clapton's is going in a different direction.

I've always been really crazy about "Father Figure" - it's probably one of my favorite ballads of all-time.

I wanna say there is a Jon Secada song that could go in this little war too, but I can't find it

as I look through his songs on YouTube and Wikpedia.

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Reply #3 posted 02/06/11 11:12am

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armpit said:

The subject matter in both songs is completely different, though.

GM's is about a romantic relationship; obviously Clapton's is going in a different direction.

I've always been really crazy about "Father Figure" - it's probably one of my favorite ballads of all-time.

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Father Figure > My Father's Eyes

But it's really an unfair comparison though I did like My Father's Eyes too.

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Reply #4 posted 02/06/11 1:52pm

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Eric's version was about both, the death of his son, Connor and about the yearning for his own father.

George's was more erotic and incestuous, in that he wanted to be his partner's "daddy"...lol.

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Reply #5 posted 02/06/11 1:57pm

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armpit said:

The subject matter in both songs is completely different, though.

GM's is about a romantic relationship; obviously Clapton's is going in a different direction.

I've always been really crazy about "Father Figure" - it's probably one of my favorite ballads of all-time.

I agree.

But both songs are good though.

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