Masterpieces about fathers: songs about dads to listen to together as a parent and child
What kind of person is your father to you?
A workaholic, clumsy and quiet, someone with lots of hobbies and a great sense of fun, strict but truly kind at heart… There are so many people in the world we call “Dad,” and I believe each of us has our own image of what a father is.
As we grow from children into adults and reach life’s milestones, we come to recognize just how great our fathers are.
In this article, we’ve gathered songs that express newfound gratitude, unspoken feelings toward fathers, and pieces that sing about a father’s character.
Feel free to use these for Father’s Day gifts or to sing at karaoke as a present!
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Classic songs about fathers: Father-themed tracks to enjoy with your kids (31–40)
Welcome back.ayaka
Ayaka’s “Okaeri” is a song that reminds you to appreciate the family who waits every day to say “welcome home.” Her gentle yet powerful voice and the chorus that repeats those warm welcoming words make you realize anew the significance of a father who steadfastly protects the place you return to, as well as the importance of daily conversations and simple greetings with family.
fatherKyūshūdan
“Father” is a song that tells, in straightforward words like a story, the journey from rebelling against the father who abandoned my mother and me when I was little, to realizing the feelings I still had for the father who kept coming to see me.
From addressing him distantly as ‘the father’ all along, the song ends with finally calling him ‘Father.’ The quietly savored regret and the great love are deeply moving.
PAPABENI
This is a ballad in which BENI sings honestly to her father.
Included on her 2015 album “Undress,” the song’s music video was created using “photos of memories with fathers” collected from the public, showcasing many cherished father-child moments.
The lyrics that appear on screen are handwritten by BENI herself, and it’s a song whose gentle message she hopes every father will hear.
Ariga juujuuHitoto Yo
A single “thank you” isn’t enough to express my gratitude—I want to say thank you again and again, a thousand times, even ten thousand times.
It’s an exceptional song of appreciation.
With lyrics as gentle as a nursery rhyme and the beautiful voice of Yo Hitoto, it rekindles the warmth of family love.
Daddy’s LullabyCRAZY KEN BAND
Sung in a laid-back style by Crazy Ken Band, “Papa’s Lullaby” is the theme song for the first feature-length animated film of Tensai Bakabon, released in 2015.
The lyrics are unique, subtly sprinkled with Bakabon Papa’s unwavering philosophy of free living and his famous line, “This is fine as it is.”
Classic songs about fathers. Father-themed songs to enjoy with your kids (41–50)
Salaryman DadShigeoka Daiki (Janīzu WEST)
As the title suggests, this song, “Salaryman Father,” is clearly sung to a dad.
It’s one of the tracks included on the limited edition of Johnny’s WEST’s seventh album, “rainboW,” released in 2021, which features solo songs by each member.
The focus on a salaryman is a key point—many listeners will likely relate.
The everyday life only you know may seem ordinary, but those are precious memories, and this is a tear-jerking song that makes you want to express your gratitude to a father who has always worked hard for his family.
My dad’s emailKetsumeishi
“Oyaji no Mail” (Dad’s Emails) is a song about a father who, despite being clumsy with technology, does his best to operate a cellphone he’s not used to in order to send emails, and the son who receives that effort with gratitude.
The father’s words—urging his son to keep at it without overdoing it—and the depth of love shown by the time he spends on every odd typo and emoji, along with the bond the son savors in response, are profoundly moving.