This Sunday June 16 Father’s Day is celebrated in Colombia, and although there are not as many songs dedicated to fathers as to mothers, several artists throughout musical history have thanked the work that fathers perform in society.
We share 10 songs dedicated to Dad:
The classic of all time is Piero “My old man” is a hit song in the 1960s and was originally released by the Italian-Argentine artist.
During his time at Caracol Radio he told us that his father Benedictis Linen He scolded him and even got angry with Piero, because he didn’t feel that old, much less “he walked slowly.”
The song has been covered by many artists, including Vicente Fernández, Leo Dan, Elefante and Antony Santos, to name a few.
The star of the Mexican ranchera Vicente Fernandezhas the anthem for Father’s Day with its nostalgic “The man who loved you the most”, “When you miss your father who went to heaven with God / if you wanted to hug him or show him your love / I will receive the kisses you give your son there.” It says an aside about this song and that it can be dedicated on this date.
The Puerto Rican in the sauce Yan Collazotells us about the desire we have to talk to dad, but it is now impossible because he has gone to heaven, for this reason Yan collazo He asks God to “lend him his dad” for 5 minutes to talk and tell him everything that has happened in his life. The title is Lend me my father.
Alejandro Fernandez son of the great Vicente Fernandez recorded a version of this beautiful mariachi song that his own father once sang.
The song talks about an aging father and wishing time would stop. “My father was strong, he was very intelligent, he was better than anyone/ Today I no longer want the years to pass, because my father is old, his hands are covered with wrinkles and his hair is covered with snow.” The name of the song “When I wanted to be great”
The controversial artist these days Angela Aguilar, Due to her romance with Christian Nodal, she also made a song dedicated to her father Pepe Aguilar.
Los Aguilar combine traditional mariachi music with the harmony of Ángela and Pepe’s powerful voices, creating a heartfelt tribute to this eternal connection. The topic is called Your blood in my body.
The boricua Victor Manuelle had to go through a complex situation with his father, as he suffered from Alzheimer’s, here Víctor Manuelle opened his heart in 2015 with the emotional “Something is wrong with my hero.”
“Something happens to my hero, something happens to him/ I only see a void in his eyes/ Something happens to my hero, he doesn’t say anything/ He doesn’t repeat the stories he told me,” the song begins to the rhythm of a ballad, Victor Manuelle will be on July 13 at Campin, at the concert “Las Leyendas de la salsa”
We stayed in salsa, and we traveled to Venezuela, there we met “the pharaoh of salsa.” Oscar de Leonwho many years ago also decided to pay tribute to his father in this classic that will not go out of style “Him”
For you, my old man / And for all the old people in the world ha, ha, ha / Now I want to sing to my father who is old / Long years of advice, he has known how to give me / His hands full of calluses reflect so much work / I feel that it is I do little with this humble tribute.
The Spanish Alejandro Sanz, using his variety of lyrics, could not leave out a tribute to his father and he did so with a ballad from 1995 when he decided to thank his father for all the efforts and sacrifices he made to raise the family.
“That’s why I don’t want to leave you parked/ That’s why I can’t keep quiet/ Today I finally realized/ That you were adding me to your subtraction,” Sanz sings “The one who gave me life”
The year was 2017 and the race of Jessi Uribe began to take great leaps towards fame, in that same year he paid tribute to dad, in life.
You are great as a father, the best and I know that as a son I am not the best version.
Happy Father’s Day God bless you in every step you take forward and allow me to be there to help you… the song is titled HAPPY DAY, FATHER
And song number 10, although it was not created for dad, applies perfectly on this date, and unintentionally became an anthem of what they see in their father as a friend.
Roberto Carlos created a true classic “You are my soul friend throughout the day/ Smile and festive hug at each arrival/ You tell me such great truths with open phrases/ You are truly the truest of uncertain hours,” says part of the lyrics.
Co-written by Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos, the song “Amigo” originally debuted in Portuguese as part of their 1977 self-titled album. Two years later, its popularity was boosted when a children’s choir sang it for Pope John Paul II during his visit to Mexico and became universal.
Surely some of these songs will bring to mind their father for many, and will confirm to others that Dad is also very important in each of our days. Happy Father’s Day party in Colombia.
