Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

Fatherhood has proved a great subject for a variety of artists - some celebratory, some conflicted, but all inspired by what dad does and doesn't do. Here's a mixture of songs that celebrate and probe the emotional complexities generated by the sometime head of the household. Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Cat Stevens, Emmylou Harris, Paul Simon, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, Mike and the Mechanics, Suggs and the Blockheads, Neil Young, James Brown, Pigbag and even Ozzy Osbourne and his daughter Kelly put in an appearance, making a cracking compilation for Father's Day.

• Kid CreoleSelf (archive footage)
• Cat StevensSelf (archive footage)
• Emmylou HarrisSelf (archive footage)
• Paul SimonSelf (archive footage)
• MadonnaSelf (archive footage)
• Peter GabrielSelf (archive footage)
• Mike RutherfordSelf (archive footage)
• SuggsSelf (archive footage)
• Neil YoungSelf (archive footage)
• James BrownSelf (archive footage)
• PigbagSelf (archive footage)
• Ozzy OsbourneSelf (archive footage)