# Families need thier fathers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-need-thier-fathers/958036>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [January 19, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-need-thier-fathers/958036 "2022-01-19T07:05:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![PNG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58f4c7/32.png) [@PNG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PNG)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-need-thier-fathers/958036/1 "2022-01-19T07:05:45Z")

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Looking for years for the song that has this as its chorus…

Families Need Their Fathers  
A Mother needs a shoulder  
To cry on when shes over  
Everyday-…

And what about the children are they gonna suffer  
While your just ‘staying over’  
See, all families they need thier fathers  
Everyday

Had a cop[y in 1992- then lost it…never learned the artist name or song title

Anyone out there know?

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-need-thier-fathers/958036/2 "2022-01-19T08:33:19Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB, @PNG! I hope you like your stay here.

Well, I tried a search on — Song Families Need Fathers Mother needs shoulder cry Everyday children suffer staying over families fathers Everyday:

[https://www.google.com/search?q=Song+Families+Need+Fathers+Mother+needs+shoulder+cry+Everyday+children+suffer+staying+over+families+fathers+Everyday&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#ip=1](https://www.google.com/search?q=Song+Families+Need+Fathers+Mother+needs+shoulder+cry+Everyday+children+suffer+staying+over+families+fathers+Everyday&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#ip=1)

Otherwise, I’ve got nothing. Good luck!

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-need-thier-fathers/958036/3 "2022-01-19T14:02:58Z")

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Looks like my Google-fu is stronger than @Bullitt’s: I think I found it!

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/U9QAodl6Fnk/hqdefault.jpg "mckoy - family") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9QAodl6Fnk)

(I googled _“Families Need Their Fathers” song_ and was led to this article:)  
[https://ukvibe.org/archive/interviews/2010-interviews/noel-mckoy\_2010/](https://ukvibe.org/archive/interviews/2010-interviews/noel-mckoy_2010/)

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**Author:** ![PNG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58f4c7/32.png) [@PNG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PNG)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-need-thier-fathers/958036/4 "2022-01-19T20:36:06Z")

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Rock. Star!!! That B it!!