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Songwriters about family Hi there! --- I'm interested in knowing which musicians have written more about family. Of course, I don't mean love relationships, but parents, sons... family in general. I can think of two: Ray Davies and Smokey Robinson (he started in his solo albums after The Miracles). Any more clues? | |
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Prince: Sister | |
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Oh, come on! I thought I had an answer in my unpopular thread and I find this! 
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE; YFAMILY AFFAIR | |
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Okay, for real. Quite a few songwriters were inspired by their children: Kate Bush: Bertie on her Aerial CD. Bob Dylan's Forever Young. Better?  | |
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I feel better now... | |
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But not enough... You know, I am curious to know if family has been a significant subject in the work of some songwriter... I can think of several individual songs: John Lennon's "Mother", Cat Stevens' "Father And Son"... But not to the point of saying: "Family was an important subject for this songwriter, s/he spoke about it in several records, or in a concrete period of his/her career... I mentioned Ray Davies and Smokey Robinson because that's the case with them, but there'll be probably more...| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Not sure if this is literally about a brother, but...
Another brother song from Steve Vai
Oh, and why not another?
My Legacy
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I Wanna Be Where You Are ~ Marvin Gaye Isn't She Lovely ~ Stevie Wonder Do Like You ~ Stevie Wonder The Living Years ~ Mike + The Mechanics No Son Of Mine ~ Genesis Papa Don't Take No Mess ~ James Brown Look At Them Beans ~ Johnny Cash We Are Family ~ Sister Sledge 2300 Jackson Street ~ The Jacksons Oh Mother ~ Jermaine Jackson I'm My Brothers Keeper ~ Jermaine Jackson Love And Its Glory ~ Minnie Riperton Lovin' You ~ Minnie Riperton You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly ~ Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty Papa Was A Rolling Stone ~ The Temptations I'll Always Love My Mama ~ The Intruders Parents Just Don't Understand ~ DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Beautiful Boy ~ John Lennon No Charge ~ Shirley Caesar Patches ~ Clarence Carter Sadie ~ The Spinners She's Leaving Home ~ The Beatles Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey ~ Paul McCartney Grandma's Hands ~ Bill Withers You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Thanks so much, Mickey. | |
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Micky, two questions. Who is the "you" in "I Wanna Be Where You Are"? I know the song, but don't remember the lyrics well, I don't even know if it's clear in the lyrics. ----- And what's that song with the very funny title "You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly"?
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And thanks to all the contributors. Keep them going! | |
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I've seen Marvin dedicated it to his girlfriend and to his child Marvin III. | |
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"Brother, Brother" - Carole King or The Isley Brothers "A Song for Mama" - Boyz II Men "A Life Between Us" - The Finn Brothers "Your Child" - Mary J. Blige "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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You Need Me ~ Janet Jackson Thanks For My Child ~ Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley Taking Everything (remix) ~ Gerald Levert feat. Antoinette Roberson Mommy And Daddy ~ The Monkees The Apple Don't Fall ~ Gerald & Eddie Levert Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast ~ Roy Clark Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer ~ Elmo & Patsy Pass The Buscuits ~ Andre Williams My Mother's Eyes ~ The Mills Brothers You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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What's Happening Brother ~ Marvin Gaye You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Anyone here is a fan of Paul Simon? I think he might qualify for this thread, but I don't know his music well enough. | |
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The Pretenders - "Show Me" 2 Pac - "Dear Mama" | |
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Amelki Smiech ~ Basia You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Grandpa (Tell Me Bout The Good Old Days) ~ The Judds You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Thanks for the last contributions! | |
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Me And Baby Brother ~ War You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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