Songs about being a parent?

[Armchairs]

What are you favourite tracks about becoming a parent? Currently loving “For You” by Laura Marling and “Milk Breath” by Orlando Weeks but wondered about others favourites?!

(All genres though recognise those two are quite similar!)

Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross

Tides - Ed Sheeran

This woman's work by Kate Bush.
Woman by Neneh Cherry is really a tribute to motherhood
A lot of Eminem songs are about being a father or about his daughter.
Daddy Lessons - Beyonce & Dixie Chicks
Father & Son by Cat Stevens
And of course Cats in the Cradle. For deadbeat dads everywhere

Mother you - Sinaed O conner

The Mother by Brandi Carlile

The Mother by Brandi Carlile.

Lovin' you by Minnie Ripperton was written about her daughter who grew up to be the actress Maya Rudolph. At the very end you can her her saying Maya, Maya, Maya.

Father To A Son - Green Day

She’s Too Much - Duran Duran, written by Simon Le Bon for his daughters and it’s really beautiful

She cries when she's alone
For all life's little knocks
Everything that's supposed to make us tougher
Thinking, it doesn't really show
But I know how she hurts
And I can't bear to see her suffer

I'll be there when the world is
Coming down upon her
When she's scared, I'll be there
Fighting in her corner
I'll be there when the walls are closing to surround her
In the air as she falls with my arms around her

Holding on, I'm looking out for
Her thin skin
Because she's everything
And I don't think she knows
She is such a gentle touch
She's too much, the gentle touch

Sam by Jessie Ware, makes me tear up every time I listen.

Inland Sky - whole album but especially little hands and you be you.

Paul Brady - it’s a beautiful world now you are here

slow down - Nichole Nordeman

My top three are

Child of Mine - Carole King
Rotations - Adeem the Artist
The Mother - Brandi Carlisle

Three by Lily Allen 😢

No idea who it is by but I remember a very moving song a few years back called slow down. it was about how brief childhood is and how fast they grow and how we wish we could slow that time down and have them little for longer.
Maybe someone on here will know who the artist was. it was a lovely song always brought a tear to my eye. my dc were little at the time so it resonated with me so much.

Man of value... Tyrone Barkley.

It's by Nichole Nordeman.

thank you so much. I won't search it up now as my dc are growing up fast and it'll make me cry wondering where those years have gone. i really did wish it would slow down 😭

Wistful choice- Yellow-Coldplay
Realistic choice- Highway to Hell AC/DC

Sarah Thin Lizzy

the mom song

Ablaze by Alanis Morrissette

link.

Tubthumping by Chumbawumba:

"I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down

Pissin' the night away
Pissin' the night away

He drinks a whiskey drink
He drinks a Vodka drink
He drinks a Lager drink
He drinks a cider drink

He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him of the better times"

(N.B. The use of "he" covers he/she/one I.E. me)

I may have missed the point of the thread

My little girl - Tim McGraw

Joni Mitchell - circle game.

Makes me cry every time.

Forever You - Bob Dylan

In a similar vein...

Humble and Kind - Lori Mckenna

*young