Singers Who Are Mad At Their Dad

Cafe Society
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I’ve been listening to the Adult Alternative internet radio station lately. They’ve been playing “Girl All The Bad Guys Want” by Bowling for Soup. A really fun song.

They describe the girl in question with the line:

“Her CD changer’s full of singers who are mad at their dad.”

When I first heard that line I cracked up. But when I thought about it, I realized that I am familiar with the oeuvre, but specific examples escape me. The one that first came to mind was “Everclear” (lead singer Art Alexakis).

So. Who else?

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Well, Bruce Springsteen sang about problems with his Dad on songs like “Adam Raised Cain.”

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I think Eminem’s mad at his dad.

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Korn’s Jonathan Davis has some issues with his dad – check out the lyrics to his song called, well, “Daddy.”

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Don’t forget the four sons from Bing Crosby’s first marriage, all of whom seemed to be mad at dad.

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Barry Manilow gave his long-lost father the cold shoulder when they met years after the fact. I wonder if he selected the song “Ships” as a remembrance of the encounter. . . .

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JuanitaTech - I know Marshall is mad at his mom and his ex-wife, but I don’t remember hearing anything about dad. I coulda missed it though.

gallows fodder - Yikes! That sure qualifies.

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On Eminem’s “Cleaning Out My Closet” he talks about his dad leaving when he was a baby and says:

I wonder did even kiss me good-bye
On second thought, I just wish he would die

I think that shows he is mad at his dad too. He is one angry rapper.

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Jim Morrison and Eddie Vedder are both mad at their dads I would say. The End and Jeremy both suggest this.

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I would imagine the girl in the song has at least 1 Marvin Gaye CD in the changer?

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I can’t believe it got this far without mentioning LeAnn Rimes.

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What about the lead singer of Staind, whatever his name is? He’s the first one who comes to mind for that kind of genre.

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How about the lead singer from Filter? In “Take a Picture”:

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What, no one’s mentioned Art Alexis (sp?) or Billy Corgan?

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Actually, SpazCat, I mention Art Alexakis in my OP. You posted a link to the exact song I was thinking of. Good work with Billy Corrigan though.

Thanks for the specifics on Eminem Ataraxy.

I can’t believe I forgot some of these guys.

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Crap, I missed it. Thanks for the correct spelling though. I knew he spells it differently but I couldn’t remember how.

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Then there’s Meatload in *Objects In The Rearview Mirror:

And when the sun descended and the night arose
I heard my father cursing everyone he knows.
He was dangerous and drunk and defeated and corroded
By failure and envy and hate.*

CJ

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Could someone please make that MeatloaF?

slinks away in shame

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Vedder’s negative feelings are directed primarily at his stepfather. Or ex-stepfather…what does one call a stepparent after a divorce? Anyway, Vedder barely knew his biological father, and was unaware that his stepfather was not his bio father until after his bio father’s death. The lyrics to “Alive” were obviously partially inspired by this.

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Natalie Merchant seems fairly irked with her dear old dad in “Seven Years”. Serious abandonment issues.