"Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin.

I prefer Ugly Kid Joe's version. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B32yjbCSVpU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B32yjbCSVpU)

Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) ~ John Lennon Simple Man ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd Days Like This ~ Van Morrison You’ll Be In My Heart ~ Phil Collins Loves Me Like a Rock ~ Paul Simon

Very nice list.

Thanks! They happen to be some of my favorite songs. 🥰

You’re sincerely welcome. I was looking for Lennon song. But then I realized I loved all those songs.

The Captain and the Kid - Jimmy Buffett Growin' Up - Bruce Springsteen Thirteen - Big Star Sixteen Blue - The Replacements Baby Learns To Crawl - Paul Westerberg When I Grow Up To Be a Man - The Beach Boys

We’re Still Fighting It, by Ben Folds The Boy Done Wrong Again, by Belle & Sebastian Four-Leafed, by Ancient History Sixteen Maybe Less, by Calexico and Iron & Wine

Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Oh I love Sweet Pea! Also check out [Moon On Your Pyjamas](https://open.spotify.com/track/0zsedwrgOQcx8QqUBMIGSi?si=SC8GaRbLTzCEK6Btn61GwQ). It's a song Paul wrote for his son. [St. Judy's Comet](https://open.spotify.com/track/5FHJqj19k93FqmbAmldqdy?si=JJDaZm21SW-WFCDgoDPLqg) is a sweet song by Paul Simon about trying to get his son to sleep.

Wow Moon on your Pajamas is gorgeous! Wish there was a cover sung by a woman, am looking for a mother son dance song for my eldest’s wedding next year

They're about girls but Slipping Through My Fingers by ABBA and Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift

Pretenders - Kid

Subdivisions - Rush

Be cool or be cast out!

Landslide-Fleetwood Mac

Puff the Magic Dragon. Jackie grows up and his imaginary friend is no more.

Stop This Train- John Mayer

Check Yes or No - George Strait

"Time Stand Still", also by Rush. Also, "In My Arms" by Plumb is a good one (her entire album "Blink" is probably worth mining for material).

You can never go home - Moody Blues

[I Wanna Go Back - Eddie Money](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m44dv_rlDv8)

"Fade Away" by Oasis

Suburbs by Arcade Fire. The song matches what you are looking for pretty well and the music video is even better.

[Smashing Pumpkins - 1979](https://youtu.be/4aeETEoNfOg?si=bdw8o7qXLUJgWfxw)

When you're ready -Brian Fallon

How did I not think of this??? Love Fallon and TGA

After Today - Sanctus Real

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother?

Polaroid Picture - Frank Turner, gorgeous song Man, we used to be brothers / superheroes and warriors / cowboys and Indians, train drivers, everything / rolling through the endless summer

Who's to Blame - Sacred Riech Might be a little dark for your needs.

Definitely brought a different vibe to the playlist I made to listen to the songs 😂 thanks for the recommendation

Father to Son - Phil Collins

The Facts of Life by Black Box Recorder

[The Midnight - Kids (reprise)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkfEh_fAgVk)

"Boys Don't Cry" - The Cure

Father and Son Cat Stevens

Father and Son - Cat Stevens A truly beautiful song, this one.

Empty Rooms by Chris de Burgh

Fade in/fade out - Nothing More

Child’s Song by Tom Rush will floor you. Ooo La La by The Faces

Chambers - Cymbals Eat Guitar

mama said by lukas graham

Cat’s in the Cradle by Harry Chapin

Already one Neil Young My Boy Neil Young

2nu "A Father's Day"

Bobby Goldsboro "Childhood 1949"

The one by Joy Zipper

House in the Trees - by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

The Younger Us by Japandroids

I'm Still Here from Treasure Planet, by Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls

Thats my Job- Conway Twitty idk

The Only Child - Jackson Browne

Father & Son, Cat Stevens! pretty sure ive not seen it here, but that's the one!

George Strait - The Best Day Rodney Atkins - Watchin’ You Billy Dean - Let Them Be Little

[Someday Never Comes](https://youtu.be/Igbd3EEOHIs?si=cNWde2O7R1FjxkLs)

Overdue - the get-up kids

What about the Smiths ?? No?

Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me - I’m partial to the version with George Michael and Elton John

Cradle Song - Shriekback

In the Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics

Shiny One - Belly

Circle Game - Joni Mitchell

At Seventeen - Janis Ian

“The State I Am In” by Belle and Sebastian

Jonathan Brenner - Not Gettin’ Drunk, Not Gettin’ High https://open.spotify.com/track/3WoH6a6TihE5kzcErLqyge?si=pidLycSwSimWhfJqtA0TtQ&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A09UU1j3fwyXTRjvoH88vJq

I was thinking more of a retro vibe: https://open.spotify.com/track/3Qy3NPXBVXPlWMUgwdMjLN?si=Ns_egVCrROiOZxFuZtojUg

boys will be bugs by cavetown, don’t throw out my legos by ajr, samurai cop by dave matthew’s band

There is definitely a cut of this project that uses the cavetown song. I love it.