Musical Visions of Daddy's Girls

It's not fair to the artists, but that doesn't mean there is much for fathers to consider when comparing the just released "Daddy's Girl" by Eddie P. Briley with rapper Eminem's "Mockingbird."

While the subjects are the same — the sacrifices of daughters for a [famous] dad, the takes are very different. There is love in both, but consider the fantasy of the country crooner



with the rawness of the rapper.



Obviously, one is more polished and more experienced than the other, but both visions of fatherhood are scary. Less scary, but apparently equally scarring is the more benign parenting that turns one's daughter into the "accursed" (?) daddy's girl.

** Perhaps the alchemy is to temper a daughter's dreams with a father's reality and not screw things up by reversing the ingredients. **