Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day (2013)
Overview
Fatherhood has proved a great subject for a variety of artists - some celebratory, some conflicted, but all inspired by what dad does and doesn't do. Here's a mixture of songs that celebrate and probe the emotional complexities generated by the sometime head of the household. Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Cat Stevens, Emmylou Harris, Paul Simon, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, Mike and the Mechanics, Suggs and the Blockheads, Neil Young, James Brown, Pigbag and even Ozzy Osbourne and his daughter Kelly put in an appearance, making a cracking compilation for Father's Day.
Cast
Kid Creole
Self (archive footage)
Cat Stevens
Self (archive footage)
Emmylou Harris
Self (archive footage)
Paul Simon
Self (archive footage)
Madonna
Self (archive footage)
Peter Gabriel
Self (archive footage)
Mike Rutherford
Self (archive footage)
Suggs
Self (archive footage)
Neil Young
Self (archive footage)
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Ozzy Osbourne
Self (archive footage)
Kelly Osbourne
Self (archive footage)
David Byrne
Self (archive footage)
David Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Graham Nash
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