Blood's Thicker Than Mud -- Songs About The Family

It ' s a family affair , y'all....
Your favourite songs about mom and dad, sister and brother , aunts and uncles.
A fave of mine is the tender ballad ' Child's Song ' by Murray McClauchlan in which he is leaving home to be on his own. Gets me every time I hear it. Pure a lump in my throat. Tom Rush did a fine cover of it but the original really tugs at me.

 

The Palace brothers

 

I've got a million or so of them.

 

“Cat’s In The Cradle”
Harry Chapin

 

“She’s Leaving Home”
The Beatles

 

Rod honors granddad.

 

' Unwed Fathers ' and 'Hello In There' by John Prine.
Two very emotional songs for me.

 

Rod recalls grandma.

 

Peter Tosh - Shame and Scandal In the Family:

 

The Roches - Runs in the Family. Beautiful:

 

Squonk by Genesis. "Like father like son"

 

She needs a man on the farm.
Damn , this is a good album.

 

Rufus is a Tit Man - Loudon Wainwright III

 

Motherless children

 

Father And Son

 

' Teddy Boy ' --- McCartney.
" His momma said : ' Ted , be good '. He would. She used to tell him 'bout his soldier dad but it made her sad then she'd cry, oh my. "

 

The kids are happy and they don't ask why

 

Erasure-Brother and Sister, 1989

 

" Kill the fatted calf. All the family round.Kill the calf with all the family round. .."
' Prodigal Son ' --- Rolling Sto

 

Frazier Chorus-Christmas Every Year

 

Chatelaine-Oh Daddy, 2010 (Toni Halliday)

 

Those days are almost gone now...

 

Uncle Ernie and Cousin Kevin - The Who.

 

Patches, by Clarence Carter