He uses his own troubled lover as an example. This song an message to fathers (and to a lesser extent mothers) to nurture their daughters in their childhood, as their connection will affect their future relationships with men as adults. The song was written by Mike Rutherford and BA Robertson after both of their fathers recently died, but the lyrics were written by Robertson, and centred on the unresolved issues between him and his father.
After his father dies, he discovers that he and his dad had a much stronger connection than he realized, and he regrets not saying more while he was still alive. This emotional song is written from the perspective of a son who has a conflicted relationship with his dad.
Mike and the Mechanics - 'The Living Years' Harry also said the song was about his own relationship with his son, Josh, admitting, “Frankly, this song scares me to death.” 4. It was inspired by the awkward relationship between her first husband, James Cashmore, and his father, a politician. Its lyrics began as a poem written by Harry’s wife, Sandra Gaston. This song tells of a father and son who can’t schedule time to be with each other, and it serves as a warning against putting one’s career before family. Boyzone later scored a hit with it in 1995. Stevens wrote it as part of a proposed musical project starring Nigel Hawthorne, set during the Russian Revolution, but it fell through. This song follows a conversation between a father not understanding his son’s desire to break away, and the son who knows that it is time for him to seek his own path.
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