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Songs about Parents

It's songs about mums and dads. Madonna told her dad not to preach, while Harry Chapin reflected on missed opportunities as a dad - it's a musical parent trap. [email protected]

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Thu 1 Nov 201818:30
BBC Radio Scotland FM

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Music Played

  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    Annie I'm Not Your Daddy

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • CHVRCHES

    The Mother We Share

    • The Mother We Share.
    • 2012 National Anthem.
    • 1.

  • Madonna

    Papa Don't Preach

    • Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
    • Sire.
    • 4.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Simple Things

    • Sunny Side Up.
    • Atlantic.
    • 10.

  • Paul Simon

    Mother and Child Reunion

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Slade

    Mama Weer All Crazee Now

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Cher

    Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves

    • Cher - The Greatest Hits.
    • Wea/Universal.

  • Fountains of Wayne

    Stacy's Mom

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Colin Hay

    She Was The Love Of Mine

  • Glasvegas

    Daddy’s Gone

    • Daddy's Gone (Single).
    • Columbia / Sony.
    • 1.

  • Wynonna Judd

    Girls With Guitars

    • Girls And Guitars.
    • Global TV.
    • 20.

  • Queen

    Tie Your Mother Down

    • Queen - Queen Rocks.
    • EMI.

  • ABBA

    Does Your Mother Know

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 015.

  • Randy Newman

    Mama Told Me Not To Come

    • Lonely At The Top.
    • Warner Brothers.
    • 4.

  • George Michael

    Father Figure

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

  • Julie London

    My Heart Belongs To Daddy

    • The Best Of Julie London.
    • Liberty.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Mother's Little Helper

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • The Clash

    Bankrobber

    • (Single).
    • CBS.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Take Your Mama

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Laura Mvula

    Father Father

  • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

    Teach Your Children

    • Crosby Stills & Nash.
    • Atlantic.

  • Genesis

    Mama

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    The Living Years

    • Now 1989 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 4.

  • Luther Vandross

    Dance With My Father

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • The Proclaimers

    Don't Turn Out Like Your Mother

    • Hit The Highway.
    • Chrysalis.
    • 12.

  • Cat Stevens

    Father And Son

    • Tea For The Tillerman.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.

  • Candi Staton

    In The Ghetto

    • The Best Of Candi Staton.
    • Pegasus.

  • Junior

    Mama Used To Say

    • Drivetime.
    • Universal.
    • 15.

  • The Temptations

    Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

    • Motown Hits Of Gold Vol.6.
    • Motown.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 1 Nov 201818:30
    BBC Radio Scotland FM
  • Thu 1 Nov 201819:00
    BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Orkney & BBC Radio Shetland only
  • Thu 1 Nov 201819:30
    BBC Radio Scotland Extra