My Daddy Sang To Me (Epiphany day 25)

Art is a lie that tells the truth.

Case in point: this song is absolutely not autobiographical, though it speaks a great truth about my own father and mother.

I have no memory of either of them singing me to sleep, nor do I have any memory of Dad singing many of the songs mentioned here. Nor is he dead or even sick; nor do I have a child.

But, a couple of years ago when I was writing a few country songs, I came up with the title phrase, and the rest just flowed. I did a decent demo of it back then, but this one has the country twang toned down a bit.

One real truth: the dizzying variety of the music my parents had in their collections and made available to us. No style was off limits or unrepresented.

What a legacy! One of the many for which I'm grateful to both my parents.


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To find out more about "Epiphany: 50 Days, 50 Songs," check out my website at http://www.barrybrake.com
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My Daddy Sang To Me copyright 2009 by Barry Brake. All Rights Reserved.

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