Kikapcsolódásként összegyűjtöttem néhány kiváló apás dalt. Ezúttal a nagyvilág remekeiből választottam. Itt se fukarkodtam és a stílusoktól sem viszolyogtam, hadd szóljon! Ahogyan a magyar apa dalok esetében. Az apa szeretete, megbecsülése, kudarca, botlása nem hazai jelenség, ugyanúgy nemzetközi és világszintű jelenség, mint bármi más. Ezt írták meg nagyszerű zenészek, dalszerzők.
Javaslom, hogy hallgasd meg mindet akkor is, ha nem rajongsz az előadóért, az adott zenei stílusért. Meglátod, átjön az üzenet, az érték, és fogsz találni benne legalább egy sort, amiért már megérte "elviselni".
1. Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Father & Son
A világ talán legismertebb apa-fia dala.
Apa beszél a fiához, mint Szent István Imre herceghez.
"How can I try to explain?
When I do, he turns away again
It′s always been the same, same old story
From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away
I know I have to go"
2. Coldplay - Daddy
"Daddy, are you okay?
Look Dad, we got the same hair
And Daddy, it's my birthday
And all I want to say
Is you're so far away"
3. James Blunt - Monsters
"I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine"
4. Jax - Like My Father
"I need a man who loves me
Like my father loves my mom"
5. Prince - Father
Elmerengős, szöveg nélküli. Azt hiszem, teljesen átjön, mit érezhetett apja iránt. Elgondolkodhatunk mi is a zene hallgatása során.
6. Eric Clapton - My Father's Eyes
"Bit by bit, I've realized
That's when I need them
That's when I need my father's eyes"
7. Trey Pendley - Daddy's Son
"Oh, it's in my blood, the fighting, cussing, hold my girl real tight
To find the underdog, and make him strong, so he can be alright"
8. Elvis Presley - Don't Cry Daddy
"Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy
Together we'll find a brand new mommy
Daddy, daddy, please laugh again
Daddy, ride us on your back again
Oh, daddy, please don't cry"
9. Paul Anka - Papa
"Everyday my papa would work
To try to make ends meet
To see that we would eat
Keep those shoes upon my feet"
10. Jon Barker - Thank you for being my Dad
"A son rarely tells his Father How he really feels,
A handshake or a pat on the back Is all that he reveals,
I'd like to right that wrong,
Here in this little song."
11. Now I Know – A Song for Dad
"When I was five, you were Superman
Fixing bikes and building forts by hand
I wore your boots, tried to walk your way
Thought you could chase the storms away"
12. Willie Nelson - Just Breathe
"Yes I understand, that every life must end, uh-huh
As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, uh-huh"
13. MaRynn Taylor - Dads and Daughters
"Dads and daughters, they go together
Like boats and water, they're meant for each other"
14. Matt Stillwell - "Hey Dad"
"I'd tell him that his two grandbabies are turning into little ladies
And just like him they're a little crazy
I talk about him all the time"
15. Melancraze - Dumb Ass Dad (Father's song)
Tömény önirónia: Amikor egy apa a tini lányával próbál szót érteni...
16. Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father
"My father would lift me high
And dance with my mother and me"
17. Alan Jackson - You Can Always Come Home
"You'll never be alone, in your heart there's still a place
No matter how right or wrong you've gone
You can always come home"
18. Thomas Rhett - Things Dads Do
"You'll get embarrassed when he ruins your cool
When he pulls out his camera on your first day of school
And that's just a few things dads do"
19. Jennifer Hart - Half The Man
"Daddy set the bar real high
Showed me what a real man looks like
It’s gonna take one to fill those shoes
In his eyes nothing less will do"
20. The Shires - Daddy's Little Girl
"He always used to tell me "Don't grow up too fast
Love will come, love will go, your first won't be your last"
21. Lee Brice - Boy
"I know you well, 'cause you're a part of me
And a part of you will always be a boy"
22. John Denver - Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)
"Please daddy, don’t get drunk this Christmas,
I don’t wanna see my mamma cry."
23. Beyoncé - Daddy
Apának ír a lánya. Csodálatos.
"Even if my man broke my heart today
No matter how much pain I'm in I would be okay, oh
'Cause I got a man in my life that can't be replaced
Father's love is unconditional, it won't go away"
24. Miley & Billy Ray Cyrus - I Learned From You
Megható dal, egy oda-vissza vallomás, mit tanult egymástól apa és lánya.
"We always don't agree on
What is the best way
To get to the place that we're going from here
But I can really trust you, and give you the distance
To make your decisions without any fear"
25. Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop
Egy rockos vígasztaló nóta, amita gyerek felé is lehetne sugározni.
"Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
It'll be better than before
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone"
26. Keith Urban - Song For Dad
Azzal kezdi a dalt, hogy felnőttként felfedezi önmagában a saját apját, s minél idősebb, annál többet lát önmagából és az apjából.
"Lately I've been noticin'
I say the same things he used to say
And I even find myself
Actin' the very same way, mmm"
27. Will Smith - Just the Two of Us
Az apává válás, az apaszerep felismerésének dala.
"From the first time the doctor placed you in my arms
I knew I'd meet death 'fore I'd let you meet harm
Although questions arose in my mind, would I be man enough?
Against wrong, choose right and be standin' up?"
28. Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
Hát nem gyönyörű? - dal a lányos apa böüszkeségéről.
29. Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years
Akár Müller Péter is mondhatta volna, de a dal - tulajdonképpen egy monumentális ballada - a legvégére biztosan meggyőz:
Amíg lehet, még életében mondd el apádnak, mondd ki hangosan, mondd el neki!
"So say it, say it, say it loud (say it loud)
(Say it clear) oh, say it clear
(You can listen) as well as you hear
Because it's too late (it's too late)
It's too late (when we die) oh, when we die
(To admit) we don't see eye to eye"
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