Here are some songs that give meaning to Father’s Day.
“Father” as a concept exists in almost every aspect of life; from the mafia to politics, from sports to art… However, the meaning and importance of Father’s Day, which is celebrated on the third Sunday of every June (although some countries celebrate it at different times), is completely different. One of the things that comes to mind when it comes to Father’s Day is the songs that remind or add meaning to this special day. Although it cannot compete with Mother’s Day, the number of songs that come to mind for Father’s Day is not bad either.
No doubt that at least eighty out of every 100 people will choose it. At the top of the list of songs for Father’s Day is undoubtedly the song “Bana Bir Masal Anlat Baba” performed by Oya Küçümen.
This is the soundtrack of the TV series “Super Baba”, which started in 1993 and locked people from all walks of life on the screen. It is performed by Oya Küçümen, but the signature of the song belongs to the Yeni Türkü ensemble.
The generic song of the TV series in which Şevket Altuğ gives life to the unforgettable character Fiko is also one of the important works of our pop music history. Speaking of Yeni Türkü, the song “Acelya” from the band’s “Yeşilmişik” album should be included in this bet; On the occasion of Meral Özbek’s words dedicated to “My Father”…
One of the songs that best expresses the love, respect and admiration for one’s father is Cem Karaca’s “Baba” song, there is a strong content of the song. there is a sense of longing. In fact, the content of songs that talk about fathers is often filled with a sense of longing. This is a lament that Karaca wrote as if after his father Mehmet Bey, because his father was alive when Karaca wrote the song. Karaca could not attend the funeral of his father, who died years later, because he was in exile. For the same reason, Cem Karaca wrote a song called “Oğluma” before it was too late and listed all the advice in it one by one.
