"The affairs dented my self respect"

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

i kind of think birch was sort of in the past by then...? that ended in late 73 i think, or maybe early 74. but she prob wrote sugar daddy in california in that whole new environment. maybe it was just a fun vibe... not about anyone in particular. unless she wrote it earlier!

john wasn't in the studio much in 73. you'd think the sadness of the songs would have hit him, but alcoholics live in denial. i will never forget george hawkins saying to me, 'i've known so few people who were really in control of their addictions.' i don't think john was able to see things clearly or change his behavior to any great degree, despite the love he had for chris.

--Lis

I looked it up and Chris was asked about the song and she said it was fantasy and not about anyone in particular. But who knows. I never bought her explanation that Oh Daddy was about Mick. Its so describing someone's relationship being dependent on a toxic lover or parental figure. Its far too personal to be about Mick. But I think when the 20th anniversary of Rumours came around it made sense to have a literal meaning of the song since Mick was the only father in the band. But I call her bluff