TOP 10 FATHER’S DAY SONGS 

By SteveOand Boppin Burt  -

June 17, 2016

Our #1
- MY DAD by Paul Peterson of Donna Reed Show Fame - tearjerker as performed on 1963 episode

Thought Mary and Shelly were going start doing backup for Paul on this tear-jerker Top 10 hit for him in 1963. Of course, Peterson was a young teenager like his TV sister , Shelly, who also had one big hit, Johnny Angel, just prior.  One of the biggest if not biggest Father's Day songs along with Oh My Papa by Eddie Fisher...  

- DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST by Wayne Newton

OUR #2
- OH MY PAPA by Eddie Fisher

Monster hit for Mr. Debbie Reynolds and Liz Taylor in 1954.

Crazy Cat Digs This Father's Day Music

Steve O's  #1 Father Day Songs goes out to Mike Rutherford of Mike and the Mechanics for “Living Years” Mike reveals the debt he owes to a loving, tolerant and supportive father why he wrote this song.

#2 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach
Madonna sings how her Papa taught her right from wrong.  Madona turns to her Papa for advice on having a baby.

#3 Family love with Nat and Natalie Cole – Unforgettable

#4 Father to Son – Phil Collins: Here is yet another hard to find Phil Collins music video featuring the Collins family past and present. One of the kids playing the drums is Phil’s son, Simon, who can also be seen in the Batman shirt. Be sure to do a YouTube search on “Simon Collins” to hear some of his music. He is a chip off the ole block, and has done a remake of his father’s Genesis song “Keep it Dark”, which is fantastic.

#5 The Winston – Color Him Father – The story of a Step-Father loving his new family.

#6 Eric Clapton – My Father’s Eyes

#7 Harry Chapin – Cats in the Cradle – a poem his wife wrote and turned it into a song after his son was born.