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Your Daddy Loves You
No matter what you hear, you're loved 💛
Who it's for
Gil Scott-Heron speaks to his daughter, assuring her of his love even as she sees conflict between her parents.
Regretful and tense→Reassured and loving
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Your Daddy Loves You" appears on Winter in America (May 1974), credited to Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. It is Scott-Heron's message to his daughter, sung as he watches her sleep. He tells her that although he and her mother have had problems, their love for her pushes them to work through them. He later re-recorded it for Real Eyes (1980).
Where to find it
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Before you start
Age: All ages
Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 77
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