For this episode, I wanted to share some songs written by various songwriters addressed towards their fathers or about their fathers. I think the lyrics here showcase the warmth, steadfastness, sadness, acceptance, and love that Chinese children feel for their fathers, in all its intimate and complicated glory. Oftentimes, the Chinese father is stereotyped as a stern stoic, but these odes display the wide range of ways in which people want to remember their fathers. As always, anything with a * is an unofficial translation. You won't find anything if you use it to look anything up!
"Father and I"* by Tengger, Steppe Songs*
"Father" by Tiger Hu, Music Life
"Childhood" by sodagreen, Across the Trouble Water
"Father" by Chopstick Brothers
"Bicycle" by Eason Chan, Shall We Dance? Shall We Talk!
"Mama & Papa" Ronghao Li, An Ideal
"Father" by Li Jian, Here for You
"Father's Prose Poetry" by Xu Fei
"Newly Written Old Song" by Jonathan Lee
《父亲和我》腾格尔，《他乡就是天堂吗》专辑中
《父亲》胡彦斌，《失业情歌》专辑中
《小时候（苏打绿版）》苏打绿，《你在烦恼什么（苏打绿版）》专辑中
《父亲》筷子兄弟单曲
《单车》陈奕迅，《Shall We Talk？Shall We Dance！》专辑中
《爸爸妈妈》李荣浩，《有理想》专辑中
《父亲》李健，《为你而来》专辑中
《父亲写的散文诗》许飞单曲
《新写的旧歌》李宗盛单曲