Goodnight Moon
There comes a point in every rock star's life when they need to settle down and grow up.
Ha! That's not true. People become rock stars so they don't have to grow up. But they do have kids from time to time, and to show their paternal (or maternal) love, they sometimes write songs for them. Many times the songs are lullabies, but not always. Here are a few that we've thought of:
Billy Joel's "Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)" is actually the song that got me thinking about this. Alexa is also commemorated in (obvs) "The Downeaster 'Alexa'." I hate this song. Almost as much as I hate "Captain Jack." Maybe Billy Joel should stay away from nautical themes. But I'm getting off track...
Madonna "Dear Jessie." This song is actually about the song's co-writer Patrick Leonard's daughter, Jessie.
Pretty straightforward, Ben Folds writing about his daughter Gracie. He also wrote "Still Fighting It" for his son Louie (who is in the video), which if you listen to the lyrics, is a really sad song for your dad to have written you.
Lauryn Hill "To Zion." This is a beautiful song.
The Beatles "Good Night." According to wikipedia, John wrote this for Julian but asked Ringo to sing it, and George Martin to make a "really cheesey" arrangement.
John Lennon "Beautiful Boy." John's song for Sean is much nicer.
They Might Be Giants "Never Go to Work." The Johns have released two whole albums for kids: "Here Come the ABCs" and "Here Come the 1, 2, 3s."
What am I missing?
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