I don't think she had Mick in mind when she wrote it. The lyrics strike me as fairly typical Chris words. And while the "daddy" references can be taken literally, they certainly evoke a romantic dimension. Mick's comments about it are just his usual revisioning of the band's history--I think in this case to actually have some presence in the lyric drama of the songs. Lindsey wrote about Stevie, Stevie about Lindsey, Chris about John and Curry the lighting director. Maybe Mick felt left out?
I had no idea this song was disliked by many people here. How unfortunate: in many ways "Oh Daddy" is as much Chris's signature tune as "Songbird." I can't imagine Rumours without it.
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