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Originally Posted by nicepace
I am absolutely certain there is no incestuous meaning in the song, and I'm mostly certain that it has nothing to do with Mick Fleetwood. Does anyone have the quote where Mick claimed it was about him?
Christine's musical origins were in the blues, and the term "daddy" is routinely used by women blues singers to their lovers. Bessie Smith, a great blues singer of the '20s, had a song called "Oh Daddy." You can look it up.
I believe that Christine uses the term "daddy" in this song in the way the old time blues singers did, and the same way a male singer might say "mama" to mean a lover. There's nothing creepy about it whatsoever. In fact, the term gives the song an old-time, authentic, adult emotional feel.
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It's funny - I thought this was common knowledge!
I also think of Jim Morrison's use of the word in "Love Her Madly" - "Don't you love her madly? Wanna be her daddy?"
That said, it does make the song feel dated in a way that I feel mildly uncomfortable with... it's still a beautiful song though!
