Help - Need popular songs written about children, dedicated to a child, about parenting, childbirth, etc.?

Molly ~ Mike Oldfield

Innocent ~ Mike Oldfield

Younger Generation ~ The Lovin' Spoonful

Beautiful Child ~ Fleetwood Mac

Sarah ~ Thin Lizzy

Father and Son ~ Cat Stevens

Savior Child ~ Sophie B. Hawkins

Belly Button Window ~ Jimi Hendrix

Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers ~ Melanie {Safka}

These are songs on the 'negative' side :~

Goodbye Baby ~ Fleetwood Mac {abortion}

Claire In Heaven ~ Capercaillie {death of a 3 day old}

Spark ~ Tori Amos {miscarriage}

Playboy Mommy ~ Tori Amos {miscarriage}

There was a song out in the mid-70s, one version by Melba Montgomery in country and the other by Shirley Caesar in R&B/pop, called "No Charge." The subject dealt with a child writing out a bill for his chores, to which the mother replied, "for the nine months I carried you growing inside me, no charge," etc. It's very hokey (and that's being kind), but it may serve your purpose.

More recently, Don Henley's song "Bringing You Home" on his "Inside Job" album is about the birth of his daughter. Warren Zevon's "Tenderness on the Block" from 1978's "Excitable Boy" is about his daughter (Ariel, who is now an actress). "The Only Child," from Jackson Browne's album "The Pretender," is about his son, Ethan.

In a slightly less popular mode, singer/songwriter John Hiatt (best-known for writing Bonnie Raitt's "Thing Called Love" and Jeff Healy's "Angel Eyes") has done a number of songs about his children: "Georgia Rae" and "Child of the Wild Blue Yonder" are about his youngest daughter; "Circle Back" is about taking his oldest daughter to college, and "Your Dad Did" is a rather humorous look at parenting ("All hands fold as the 3-year-old says grace, she says, 'help the starving children to get well, but may my brother's hamster burn in hell'").

In country music, I would recommend "Country Bumpkin" by Cal Smith, "Guess Who's Gonna Be a Daddy" by Razzy Bailey, "Daddy's Hands" by Holly Dunn, and "Daddy, What If" by Bobby Bare and Bobby Bare, Jr. (when the latter was 5 years old). Of these, the Razzy Baily song might not be available, because honestly, I may be the only person who even remembers that song!

Good luck.

I think the song Zoe Jane by Staind might help.

Although "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses was written about a girlfriend, the lyrics can be interpreted in a different way.

Song/Video: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oobDQ0vdm8M

Lyrics: http://www.elyrics.net/read/g/guns-n_-roses-lyrics...

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"Butterfly Kisses" - Bob Carlisle

"Don't forget to remember me"- Carrie Underwood

Just the Two of Us" by Will Smith

"Daniel" by Elton John

"Baby Blue" - George Strait

"Wonderful" - Everclear

How about Lonnie Donegan singing "Nobody´s child". It will bring a tear to your eye.

"Taking You Home"-Don Henley

"Forever Young"-Bob Dylan

"Butterfly Kisses"-Bob Carlisle

"He's My Son"-Mark Schultz

(All these are available on iTunes)

in my fathers eyes by eric claptin is a pretty good one its about 1999 is when it came out tho good luck

HEAVEN by ERIC CLAPTON

WATCHING YOU (IT'S A COUNTRY SONG) by RODNEY ATKINS....it is so cute ,about a little boy who learns by watching his dad

blessed by elton john