Celebrate Fatherhood With 10 Moving Songs

1. 1. Athelete's 'Wires'

   Written by Athlete's lead singer, Joel Pott, "Wires" is a moving tune about his premature daughter.

2. 2. Paul Simon's 'Father and Daughter'

   This gorgeous song was nominated for an Academy Award.

3. 3. Eric Clapton's 'Three Little Girls'

   Clapton pays tribute to his three daughters, Julie Rose, Ellie Mae and Sophie Belle.

4. 4. Ben Folds' 'Gracie'

   This is Fold's touching love song to his first daughter, Gracie Scott.

5. 5. Stevie Wonder's 'Isn't She Lovely'

   The original version of this song contains audio snippets of the song's subject, Wonder's baby daughter Aisha.

6. 6. David Bowie's 'Kooks'

   Written in the Seventies for Bowie's son, as you might have guessed, this song provided inspiration for The Kook's band name.

7. 7. John Lennon's 'Beautiful Boy'

   This needs no introduction.

8. 8. Loudon Wainwright III's 'Daughter'

   One of many songs Wainwright wrote about his offspring, "Daughter" is our favorite.

9. 9. Will Smith's 'Just the Two of Us'

   Inspired by Bill Wither's love song of the same name, Smith made this version all about his son.

10. 10. The Nappies' 'I Am Your Baby's Daddy' (NSFW)

    Finally, is it just us, or do these guys look familiar?

To mark 2013's day for dads we're celebrating fatherhood through the medium of music. While back in May we listened to songs written for moms for Mother's Day, this time we've created a playlist of tunes penned by musical fathers for their offspring.

Embrace the cheese and take a musical journey through our video gallery above. If your favorite father-and-kid song didn't make the cut, then shout it out in the comments section below.

Image courtesy of Flickr, Giles Cook