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15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« on: June 14, 2012, 07:49:36 PM »
We're getting 10 songs about Fathers (and not a "dad's favorite songs" with recorded dedicatons like last year).
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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2012, 12:17:50 AM »
We're getting 10 songs about Fathers (and not a "dad's favorite songs" with recorded dedicatons like last year).

Lemme guess: Cat Stevens, John Hiatt, maybe Mike & the Mechanics. All pretty meh. But please, lawd, no Harry Chapin!
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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2012, 09:48:06 AM »

 But please, lawd, no Harry Chapin!

But pa, that one always makes me cry.   :o
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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2012, 09:57:08 AM »
Possibly Everclear. But probably not Madonna.

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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2012, 10:04:09 AM »
Perry Como leads off. Definite gearchange from 1995.

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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2012, 10:04:34 AM »
Papa loves mambo!  BOS1 Perry Como!
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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2012, 10:06:45 AM »
BCOS, Wally and Ward.
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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2012, 10:09:59 AM »
"oh daddy, when ya gonna put on some stretch pants?" er... what??
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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2012, 10:11:39 AM »
BOS2 Homer.

VHM Mr Simon. Still say Eminem roobed him of his only shot at an Oscar that year.
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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2012, 10:15:36 AM »
Who's this following Paul Simon? Ben Folds?

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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2012, 10:16:40 AM »
surprise BOS3 Ben Folds.
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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2012, 10:17:48 AM »
surprise BOS3 Ben Folds.

Definitely. It seems as if Folds was/is heavily influenced by Joe Jackson.

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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2012, 10:18:09 AM »
VHM Cos.
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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2012, 10:20:16 AM »
Cosby falls under "semi-guilty displeasure".

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Re: 15 June 2012: it's Father's Day
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2012, 10:20:47 AM »
sounds like Hiatt.
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