70 Best Father-Son Songs – Dad Son

2020

 

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Father Son songs are special songs between a son, aka groom, and his father. We recommend to first select a song that has special meaning between both the father and son. If a special song is not known between a groom and his father, we suggest our top 70 songs below.

 

Father-son songs may be special if a groom wishes to dedicate a special song to his father at the wedding reception. It is not our intent to have a father-son dance song as we all know this will not take place. We would suggest playing a song in the middle of the wedding reception that everyone can participate in dance, whether it be a fast or slow song.

If you have favorite father-son songs, not on the list, please leave a comment below so we can add it to the list.

Related Father-Son Song Lists:

• Dad songs
• Daddy songs
• Father songs

Father and son songs can also be played to celebrate Father’s Day. It is already a day to celebrate father’s so why not play father and song songs? Fathers can also play the songs to celebrate the birth of their new baby boy, and also special bonding days like a fishing trip.

 

Father-Son Songs

Father-Son song list curated by Matthew Campbell
Last Updated: June 23, 2020

Album	Artist	Song	Info	Amazon Link
	2Pac	Letter 2 My Unborn	2001, Hip Hop
	Alan Jackson	Drive (For Daddy Gene)	2002, Country
	Atmosphere	Yesterday	2008, Hip-Hop
	Babyface	The Day (That You Gave Me a Son)	2009, R&B
	Billy Dean	Let Them Be Little	2005, Country
	Bob Carlisle	Father’s Love	1998, Country
	Boston	A Man I’ll Never Be	1978, Rock
	Boyzone	Father And Son	1995, Pop
	Brad Paisley	Anything Like Me	2010, Country
	Brad Paisley	He Didn't Have to Be	1999, Country
	Brad Paisley	Letter to Me	2007, Country
	Brantley Gilbert	Man That Hung The Moon	2019, Country
	Bruce Springsteen	Independence Day	1981, Rock
	Bruce Springsteen	My Father's House	1982, Rock
	Bruce Springsteen	Walk Like A Man	1987, Rock
	Bucky Covington	A Father’s Love (The Only Way He Knew How)	2010, Country
	Cat Stevens	Father And Son	1970, Rock
	Chris Tomlin	Good Good Father	2015, Christian
	Clarence Carter	Patches	1970, Soul
	Cole Swindell	You Should Be Here	2016, Country
	Conway Twitty	That’s My Job	1987, Country
	Craig Campbell	Family Man	2011, Country
	Creed	With Arms Wide Open	2000, Rock
	Dan Fogelberg	Leader of the Band	1981, Rock
	David Bowie	Kooks	1971, Pop Rock
	Elton John	The Last Song	1992, Rock
	Eric Clapton	My Father’s Eyes	1998, Rock
	Everclear	Father of Mine	1998, Rock
	Fleetwood Mac	Landslide	1975, Rock
	George Strait	Love Without End, Amen	1990, Country
	George Strait	The Best Day	2006, Country
	Gerald LeVert & Eddie LeVert	Wind Beneath My Wings	1996, Soul
	Gord Bamford	Little Guy	2007, Country
	Harry Chapin	Cat’s in the Cradle	1974, Rock
	James Taylor	You’ve Got A Friend	1971, Rock
	Jimmy Buffett	The Captain and The Kid	1970, Rock
	John Anderson	I Wish I Could Have Been There	1994, Country
	John Lennon	Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)	1981, Rock
	John McDermott	The Old Man	n/a, Celtic
	Johnny Cash	A Boy Named Sue	1969, Country
	Kansas	Carry on Wayward Son	1976, Rock
	Keith Urban	Song for Dad	2002, Country
	Kenny Rogers	The Greatest	1999, Country
	Lee Brice	Boy	2017, Country
	Lee Brice	The Best Part Of Me	2017, Country
	Lonestar	Mr. Mom	2004, Country
	Lukas Graham	7 Years	2015, Pop
	Luther Vandross	Dance With My Father	2003, R&B
	Michael Kiwanuka	Father’s Child	2016, Soul
	Mike + The Mechanics	The Living Years	1988, Rock
	Neil Diamond	Dear Father	1996, Pop
	Neil Young	Here For You	2005, Rock
	Neil Young	Old Man	1972, Rock
	Owl City	Not All Heroes Wear Capes	2017, Pop
	Paul Petersen	My Dad	1962, Pop
	Phil Collins	Father To Son	1989, Pop
	Queen	Father To Son	1991, Pop
	Queen	You’re My Best Friend	1976, Rock
	Rod Stewart	Father & Son	2006, Pop
	Rod Stewart	Forever Young	1988, Rock
	Rodney Atkins	He's Mine	2011, Country
	Rodney Atkins	Watching You	2006, Country
	Slick Rick	It’s A Boy	1991, Hip Hop
	Steven Curtis Chapman	I Will Be Here	2003, Christian
	Temptations	Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone	1972, Soul
	The Game feat. Busta Rhymes	Like Father Like Son	2015, Hip Hop
	Thin Lizzy	The Boys Are Back In Town	1976, Rock
	Tyler Wood	Dad	2018, Country
	Walker Hayes	Dad's Sailboat	2019, Country
	Will Smith	Just The Two Of Us	1998, R&B
	Yellowcard	Life Of A Salesman	2003, Rock
	Zac Brown Band	My Old Man	2017, Country

 

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17 responses to “70 Best Father Son Songs – Dad Son 2020”

1. Greg burnett says:

   November 8, 2019 at 8:38 pm

   He’s mine.
   Rodney Atkins

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   • Matthew Campbell says:

     November 9, 2019 at 6:37 pm

     Thanks Greg. We addded your song to the list.

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2. Dwayne F Langsdorf says:

   April 11, 2018 at 4:05 pm

   Boy by Lee Brice

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   • Matthew Campbell says:

     April 11, 2018 at 6:03 pm

     Thank you, Dwayne. We will be definitely adding it to our list.

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3. Gene Turk says:

   September 17, 2017 at 10:18 pm

   bruce springsteen – independence day (from the album, the river)
   Boston – the man I’ll never be

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   • Matthew Campbell says:

     September 18, 2017 at 9:09 am

     Thank you Gene! We will add your suggestions to the list!

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4. Marcos says:

   July 24, 2017 at 11:51 pm

   Yesterday by Atmosphere

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   • Matthew Campbell says:

     July 25, 2017 at 1:56 pm

     Thank you Marcos, great song! We will add it to the list.

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5. Nicole Cloyd says:

   December 14, 2016 at 5:10 am

   Wish I could have been there- John Anderson

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   • Matthew Campbell says:

     December 14, 2016 at 11:46 am

     Thanks Nicole! We will add it to the list.

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6. April Adkins says:

   May 14, 2016 at 9:43 am

   Gordon Bamford “Little Guy”

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   • Matthew Campbell says:

     May 14, 2016 at 8:37 pm

     Thank you April. We will be sure to add it to the list!

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   • Terry Topping says:

     July 6, 2016 at 7:06 pm

     Excellent song!! Touches that special part…. Love my boy!!

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     • Matthew Campbell says:

       July 6, 2016 at 7:15 pm

       Hi Terry, Glad you like the list.

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7. Kevin says:

   December 15, 2015 at 7:10 am

   Elton John – The Last Song. Actually about a boy dying of AIDS, but a still beautiful reflection on the relationship with his father

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   • Matthew Campbell says:

     January 12, 2016 at 9:21 pm

     Thanks Kevin for the suggestion. We will definitely add it to the list.

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8. LUCAS says:

   June 5, 2015 at 8:36 am

   Babyface – The Day (You gave me a son)

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