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[littlewashu]

Songs written by a dad for their infant daughter

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[mordicai]

Uh so sadness trigger warning I guess?

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So this is a sad "in related news..." digression that I saw tonight: Heartbreaking Video: Father Sings 'Blackbird' To Dying Newborn Son After Losing Wife. So that's a bummer which is why I warned you!

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[littlewashu]

Is this really you? This seems very unlike you. But no, I am not going to watch that video.

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[mordicai]

It is me! I just had closed the window moments before seeing your post, so it was fresh in my memory, & didn't want to blindside anyone with Max Sad.

[harvey]

Well, Ben Folds' Gracie was about his daughter. Talking Heads, Stay Up Late.

[littlewashu]

Man, I thought about Gracie but kind of reject it, because it was written when she was years older. And I heard him tell the story about it when I saw him this summer, and it made me hate him for a minute. To sum up: "So my wife had twins, and I immediately wrote a song for my son. But I didn't write one for my daughter. And then I didn't release another album for years, haha! But then eventually I did, so obviously I *had* to write a song about Gracie, otherwise I would get in trouble; but she was old enough to understand stuff, so I had to write a song that a 5 year old could understand! Hahaha, aren't I adorable?" Man, eff you Ben Folds. YOU ARE A MUSICIAN. FUCKING WRITE A SONG FOR YOUR INFANT DAUGHTER EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T HAVE AN ALBUM COMING OUT. OMG WTF.

So, uh, vetoed.

And is "Stay Up Late" actually about his own kid? Seems unlikely. No one wants their kid to stay up late. Sorry for having such stringent rules about my imaginary mixtape!

[harvey]

FINE JUST THROW AWAY ALL OF MY IDEAS