bill's song-a-day

#343: Adrian Belew: "Oh Daddy"
Comp: origami ?
Genre: pop

You might remember a mention of Adrian Belew from #156 (and I feel like there was another, but I don't see it right now in my search). He is the singer and plays guitar for King Crimson, but he became famous in Frank Zappa's band. He's also played as a guest on many a recording, in fact, probably a few that you already know (but I'm not going to list them all right now, go look at the wiki or something). He's also had a great solo career. This song is one that he did back in 1989 with the help of his daughter, Audie. He's always been sort of a 'niche' artist, so this song is a lot of fun. Audie is singing, asking her dad when he's going to be famous:

"Oh daddy, when you gonna write that big hit?
Oh daddy, when you gonna hit it real big, real big?"

Adrian replies:

"Well, now that's a tall request
for such a small little girl
but I'll try, try till I get it just right
'cause I'm gonna make it, maybe even twice, yeah!"

The back-and-forth conversation between the two is very cute. Check out this video, featuring somebody in the MTV introduction that you may have forgotten about (I had!).

This song and video are so cute (so's Audie). Here's one of my favorite bits:

"Oh daddy, what are ya gonna buy your little girl?"
"I'm gonna getcha Disney World!"

This one's way poppier than a lot of his stuff. Maybe next time I'll do something more out-there :)
-bill

Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: Adrian Belew: "Oh Daddy"

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