In 2004, Billy wrote a children's book entitled Goodnight, My Angel (A Lullaby), a picture book based on the song. This song was inspired by Alexa Ray Joel, Billy's daughter with Christie Brinkley. Billy Joel - 'Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)' It was written for the animated film The Wild Thornberrys Movie in 2002. He heard his son singing along to it while driving, and encouraged him to appear.
His son, Adrian, sings harmony on the song's choruses, when he was just 10. Paul Simon wrote it as a tribute to his daughter, Lulu, who was seven at the time. This track expresses the singer's hopes and wishes for his daughter. "I still am scared that I'm not up to the task! I'm doing a good job of being dad but it's scary, you have to look after this person for the whole of their life, I'm not very good at even looking after me!" 7. He said: "It was written when she first arrived on the planet and I'd been a selfish popstar for most of my life and then all of a sudden I've been asked to take care of this whole person. Robbie has said that this song is a promise to his daughter Teddy. Mayer has given various stories about the inspiration for the song, ranging from MTVs Real World to an unnamed ex-girlfriend. He uses his own troubled lover as an example. This song an message to fathers (and to a lesser extent mothers) to nurture their daughters in their childhood, as their connection will affect their future relationships with men as adults. The song was written by Mike Rutherford and BA Robertson after both of their fathers recently died, but the lyrics were written by Robertson, and centred on the unresolved issues between him and his father. After his father dies, he discovers that he and his dad had a much stronger connection than he realized, and he regrets not saying more while he was still alive. This emotional song is written from the perspective of a son who has a conflicted relationship with his dad. Mike and the Mechanics - 'The Living Years' Harry also said the song was about his own relationship with his son, Josh, admitting, “Frankly, this song scares me to death.” 4. It was inspired by the awkward relationship between her first husband, James Cashmore, and his father, a politician. Its lyrics began as a poem written by Harry’s wife, Sandra Gaston. This song tells of a father and son who can’t schedule time to be with each other, and it serves as a warning against putting one’s career before family.
Boyzone later scored a hit with it in 1995. Stevens wrote it as part of a proposed musical project starring Nigel Hawthorne, set during the Russian Revolution, but it fell through. This song follows a conversation between a father not understanding his son’s desire to break away, and the son who knows that it is time for him to seek his own path.