Retro Single Review: Dolly Parton, “Daddy”
August 1, 2011
1969| Peak: #40
“Daddy” is the first in a string of provocative Parton singles that absolutely bewildered country radio.
Here, a daughter addresses her cheating father, who is leaving her mother behind for a woman who is younger than 23, the age of our unhappy narrator here.
I can’t imagine her mother would be particularly thrilled with her harrowing description of her faded charm, but the fact that Parton was willing to make a song out of a conversation like this at all is as impressive today as it was in 1969.
Come to think of it, her last album would’ve been a lot more interesting if she’d thrown in a few numbers like this.
Written by Dolly Parton
Grade: B
Listen: Daddy
Category: Retro Single Reviews, Single Reviews
Tags: Dolly Parton
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I really like this one. I enjoy Dolly’s darker material. While I enjoyed the Better Day album overall, I do think it could have benefited from a few songs of this nature.