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Son Of A Father

from Manhood Method Actor by John Flanagan

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    Award-winning songwriter John Flanagan has been praised for his authentic, heartfelt storytelling and uplifting performances. His forthcoming album Manhood Method Actor brings to life the soulful folk-rock sound of the 70s, taking inspiration from the likes of Jackson Browne, CSNY, Bonnie Raitt and Van Morrison. Lyrically the album traverses various landscapes of masculinity and relationships with themes of love, conflict, parenthood and coming of age. With soaring harmonies, powerful horn melodies, a grooving rhythm section and Flanagan’s warm, stirring vocals: the album draws the listener through moments of infectious joy, glimpses of touching sadness and everything in between.

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lyrics

He was a beast on the footy field
He got a place in the Richmond team
It was a boyhood fantasy
But he had sights on a different dream
He met a girl in a Fitzroy share-house
They ended up out in the ‘burbs
With a dog and three kids running wild out by the curb

Are you gonna mean something to everyone?
Or are you gonna mean everything to someone?

He had a dream of the family nest
Giving us all everything we please
Until the day that he grabbed his chest
Eyes rolled back, falling to his knees
Well he almost died that day
And his mind was never the same
And my mother had to hold it all together
When those hard times came

30 years in a dead end job
I know it’s not what you’d call success
Never climbing his way to the top
He put his head down he did his best
He did whatever he could through the years
To find a better job and bring in the dough
But every time he failed I’d see him with his head hung low

Are you gonna mean something to everyone?
Or are you gonna mean everything to someone?
Son of a father
He’s the father of a son
Are you gonna mean everything
To someone?

I remember the day he day he said
I wish I could've been a better dad
I could not find the words then to say
I never wanted for more than I had

Every boy on his daddy’s shoulders
Knows there’s no place on earth quite as high
Some days I’m still up there reaching for the sky

Nowadays I’m out on the suburbs too
I’ve got a wife a boy of my own
We’ve got our own dreams big and small
A little flock in the great unknown
When my old man holds that boy
I see the look of love in his eye
That's as close as you get
To a looking glass back through time

Are you gonna mean something to everyone?
Or are you gonna mean everything to someone?
Son of a father
Now I'm Father of a son
Am I gonna mean everything
To someone?

credits

from Manhood Method Actor, released June 2, 2023
John Flanagan - Vocals, piano
Paddy Montgomery - Electric guitar
Richard Rose - Bass
Justin Olsson - Drums
Maggie Rigby - Backing vocals
Elsie Rigby - Backing vocals
Xani Kolac - Violins
Anita Hillman - Cellos

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John Flanagan Thornbury, Australia

From the Cygnet Folk Festival in Tasmania to the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia John Flanagan has won over fans far and wide. Audiences are drawn to the original but timeless melodies and deeply honest lyricism of the song-writing. Combining traditional old-time instrumentation with contemporary sensibilities John creates an alt-folk sound that is old and new at the same time. ... more

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