Does anyone else wish it wasn't "Oh Daddy"

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by AnthonyMI

Hahahahaha. Am I the only one that "gets" this? I can not listen to anything that John Phillips had a part in writing EVER again.

Ugh... and just when I'd scrubbed what Mackenzie Phillips said about her relationship with her Father outta my mind!

[DefDumbandBlond]

That was outrageous.

[StreetAngel95]

Absolutely not, before i knew what the song was about, it was my father and I's song. We'd sing it in the car together - brings me to tears!

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I know what Christine has said about the song and I think there's a nod to Mick in it, but I also think it's a song to a lover. In fact, to me, the paternal slant is much less obvious than the one that can be perceived in Landslide.

Michele

I've always thought this, too. It clearly sounds like an apologetic song to me... like Christine has messed up with a lover. What could she have ever done to apologize to Mick Fleetwood for? She was undoubtedly his most reliable rock within the band. She provided the radio hits. She was the glue the kept the band together. There's more to the back story of Oh Daddy than we know.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I know what Christine has said about the song and I think there's a nod to Mick in it, but I also think it's a song to a lover. In fact, to me, the paternal slant is much less obvious than the one that can be perceived in Landslide.

Michele

agreed... she has said it has more than one meaning..

[goldustsongbird]

It's awkward to sing along to, I know that much...

[LittleCharmer]

Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

It's awkward to sing along to, I know that much...

I agree, but it's so pretty it's hard not to!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I know its about Mick and how he was the only one in the group with kids, but the phrase still annoys me but in the end doesn't effect my love of the song.

See, I think the above is BS. It was NEVER mentioned(afaik) that this song was about Mick, until YEARS AND YEARS later, when MICK came up with this so called "truth". I call BS on Mick!

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Oh Daddy is in my top 2 or 3 Chris songs of all time. Its just so perfect in so many ways. Chris's haunting vocal, the awsome instrumentation (especially Johns bass) And for the most part, they are awseome lyrics. My only complain is the phrase Oh Daddy. Oh Baby maybe could've worked. I know its about Mick and how he was the only one in the group with kids, but the phrase still annoys me but in the end doesn't effect my love of the song.

Anyone else agree.

No, I don't agree.

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by AnthonyMI

Hahahahaha. Am I the only one that "gets" this? I can not listen to anything that John Phillips had a part in writing EVER again.

You surely not the only one. I'm a huge Mamas & Papas fan. I've been able to reconcile Mackenzie's revelations. For me it's all about music and not about screwed up relationships.

[Meowi]

I think the title suits the overall feeling of the song,
I mean if you think it about as that Chrisitine is a little girl, but Mick is some guiding giant - who want's the best for his maclings

[gypsy4life]

I have a demo (I think) of this song. I got it from someone here on The Ledge. Anyway, it is my favorite version of the song. It's different than the actual studio version because the harmonies are so much more prominent. I wish I could remember more info.....I'll try to find it!


****I looked it up, and the "CD" is labeled "Staying True", anyway, this is the best version of the song I've heard!!****[/B][/B]

[jaycee]

Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

Oh Daddy, Don't Stop!

"Oh Daddy"! "Don't Stop"! "You Make Loving Fun"!

[ButterCookie]

Originally Posted by jaycee

"Oh Daddy"! "Don't Stop"! "You Make Loving Fun"!

You are sick, my dear

Originally Posted by gypsy4life

I have a demo (I think) of this song. I got it from someone here on The Ledge. Anyway, it is my favorite version of the song. It's different than the actual studio version because the harmonies are so much more prominent. I wish I could remember more info.....I'll try to find it!


****I looked it up, and the "CD" is labeled "Staying True", anyway, this is the best version of the song I've heard!!****[/B][/B]

Would you be able to post this? I don't think I have it

[UndoingTheLaces]

Actually, the term "Daddy" was often used by women in the 60's and 70's to refer to their partners. I think it was more along the lines of how they say a man always marries his mother, in other words, he looks for the traits of his mother in the women he's later attracted to. So I guess it would work for women who had been "Daddy's little girl" to grow up and look for the attributes of her father in the men they would be with.

In the gay scene there are often couples in which a younger guy dates an older guy and calls him "Daddy", not in an incestuous way but just in the way that the older man is a father figure to him.

Speaking of Christine's use of the word Daddy, she also uses it in Honey Hi where she sings "Daddy, all I'm trying to tell you".