I have sent my daughter a song every day since 4 May 2026. Sometimes it is for a story or a theme. Sometimes I am sending songs I love or songs that I think of that I want to share. They are collected in one playlist so she can open them any time.
The songs are one of the ways. There are also audios I record for her, a video every week, and a picture a day. This page is the songs.
The Playlist
The Dadau Playlist is a song a day from a daddy to a daughter. It started on 4 May 2026 and a song goes on it every day. The first player below is the newest song in the list on this page. The second plays the whole playlist from the first song.
Open the Dadau Playlist on Spotify.
Every Song, Newest First
The playlist player above stops at the first 100 songs. Every song is listed here, newest first, and the list is brought up to date each week. Each title opens the song on Spotify.
- Something So Strong · Crowded House
- Giving You the Best That I Got (Single Version) · Anita Baker
- Vienna · Billy Joel
- (I Got Everything I Need) Almost - Live · The Blues Brothers
- Every Morning - Remastered · Sugar Ray
- The Best of My Love - 2013 Remaster · Eagles
- Best of You · Foo Fighters
- Hold On · Shawn Mendes
- You Get What You Give · New Radicals
- Here It Goes Again · OK Go
- You Got It (The Right Stuff) · New Kids On The Block
- Running on Empty · Jackson Browne
- Be Good Johnny · Men At Work
- My Sharona · The Knack
- Don’t You (Forget About Me) · Simple Minds
- Return to Pooh Corner · Kenny Loggins
- Change Your Mind · Sister Hazel
- Don’t Go Breaking My Heart · Elton John, Kiki Dee
- Lovely Day · Bill Withers
- Rosanna · TOTO
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da · The Police
- The Sound of Silence · Simon & Garfunkel
- With A Little Luck · Wings
- Reminiscing - Remastered 2010 · Little River Band
- Tubthumping · Chumbawamba
- Play That Funky Music · Wild Cherry
- Goodbye Stranger - Remastered 2026 · Supertramp
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice · The Beach Boys
- Birthday - Remastered 2009 · The Beatles
- Lean on Me · Bill Withers
- The Longest Time · Billy Joel
- Weapon Of Choice · Fatboy Slim
- The Power Of Love - From “Back To The Future” Soundtrack · Huey Lewis & The News
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic · The Police
- New York, New York · Ryan Adams
- You Make My Dreams (Come True) · Daryl Hall & John Oates
- 9 to 5 · Dolly Parton
- A Change Is Gonna Come · Sam Cooke
- Yes, We Have No Bananas · Louis Prima
- Birdhouse in Your Soul · They Might Be Giants
- Follow Through · Gavin DeGraw
- Learning To Fly · Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Best Day Of My Life · American Authors
- Survivor · Destiny’s Child
- I Won’t Back Down · Tom Petty
- September · Earth, Wind & Fire
- Faithfully · Journey
- Rehab · Amy Winehouse
- One Week · Barenaked Ladies
- Fight Song · Rachel Platten
- No Stopping Us · Jason Mraz
- Longer · Dan Fogelberg
- Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) · Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Ray Dalton
- We Can Work It Out - Remastered 2015 · The Beatles
- Shake It Off · Taylor Swift
- Message In A Bottle · The Police
- Super Bon Bon · Soul Coughing
- I’ve Been Everywhere · Hank Snow
- Never Tear Us Apart · INXS
- I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) · The Proclaimers
- Cold as Ice · Foreigner
- More Than Words · Extreme
- Better Together · Jack Johnson
- Be True To Your School · The Beach Boys
- Livin’ On A Prayer · Bon Jovi
- Homeward Bound · Simon & Garfunkel
- Running on Faith · Eric Clapton
- Mah Na Mah Na · Mahna Mahna and The Two Snowths
- Diamonds · Rihanna
- See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) · Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth
- United States Of Whatever · Liam Lynch
- Pump up the Volume · M/A/R/R/S
- Walk The Dinosaur · Was (Not Was)
- Duck Tales Theme - From “Duck Tales“ · The Disney Afternoon Studio Chorus
- Missing · Everything But The Girl
- Honesty · Billy Joel
- Virtual Insanity · Jamiroquai
- Love - Remastered 2010 · John Lennon
- Good Day Sunshine - Remastered 2009 · The Beatles
- I Left My Heart in San Francisco · Tony Bennett
- Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes · The Wiggles
- Things Can Only Get Better - 2018 Remaster · Howard Jones
- Do I Do · Stevie Wonder
- Brand New Day · Sting
- Whenever I Call You “Friend” (feat. Stevie Nicks) · Kenny Loggins, Stevie Nicks
- You Can Call Me Al · Paul Simon
- Just the Way You Are · Billy Joel
- Dream A Little Dream Of Me · The Mamas & The Papas
- Jump in the Line · Harry Belafonte
- Home · Michael Bublé
- Rocky Mountain Way · Joe Walsh
- Heart to Heart · Kenny Loggins
- It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) · R.E.M.
- Monday, Monday · The Mamas & The Papas
- Pleasant Valley Sunday · The Monkees
- America · Simon & Garfunkel
- Count on Me · Bruno Mars
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy · The Andrews Sisters
- Open Up Your Eyes · Tonic
- Everybody to the Limit - Live · Strong Bad
- Colorful · The Verve Pipe
- Somewhere Only We Know · Keane
- Trouble Me · 10,000 Maniacs
- In a Daydream · Freddy Jones Band
- Rock the Boat · Hues Corporation
- You Are the Best Thing · Ray LaMontagne
- I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) · Daryl Hall & John Oates
- They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy · Loretta Lynn
- Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) · Billy Joel
- I Get Around · The Beach Boys
- I Say a Little Prayer · Aretha Franklin
- I Won’t Give Up · Jason Mraz
- Pop Muzik · M / Robin Scott
- Authority Song · John Mellencamp
- If I Ever Lose My Faith In You · Sting
- Gracie · Ben Folds
- Sir Duke · Stevie Wonder
- Doo Wop (That Thing) · Ms. Lauryn Hill
- Barbie Girl · Aqua
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life · Stevie Wonder
- You Are So Beautiful · Joe Cocker
- Prisencolinensinainciusol · Adriano Celentano
- Jet Airliner · Steve Miller Band
- You’re the Inspiration · Chicago
- Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, Girl · The Spinners
- Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag · James Brown
- Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh Here I Am at Camp Granada · Allan Sherman
- Too Shy · Kajagoogoo
- Walking On Sunshine · Katrina & The Waves
- Barbaras Rhabarberbar · Bodo Wartke, Marti Fischer
- Rock Lobster · The B-52’s
- Dancing In The Street · Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
- Vacation · The Go-Go’s
- Born in the U.S.A. · Bruce Springsteen
- With A Little Help From My Friends - Remastered 2009 · The Beatles
- You’re My Best Friend · Queen
- La Bamba · Los Lobos
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- All Things In Time · Toad The Wet Sprocket
- The Middle · Jimmy Eat World
- New Sensation · INXS
- Dance with Me · Orleans
- Right Down the Line · Gerry Rafferty
- The Safety Dance · Men Without Hats
- Just the Two of Us · Grover Washington, Jr., Bill Withers
- Rubber Biscuit · The Blues Brothers
- Reelin’ In The Years · Steely Dan
- Modern Love - 2018 Remaster · David Bowie
- She Blinded Me With Science · Thomas Dolby
- Banditos · The Refreshments
- Our House · Madness
- Next To You · The Police
- If You Wanna Be Happy · Jimmy Soul
- So What · Miles Davis
- Would I Lie to You? - Remastered Version · Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
How a Song Gets Picked
Sometimes it is for a story or a theme. Sometimes I am sending songs I love or songs that I think of that I want to share.
Questions and Answers
What is the Dadau Playlist?
A song a day from a daddy to a daughter. It is the playlist of songs I send my daughter.
Why one every day?
I do this to stay connected musically each day, whether she listens or not. And so she can be confident that each day she is getting a song from me.
When did it start?
4 May 2026. A song has gone out every day since then.
How does a song get on it?
One a day. Sometimes it is for a story or a theme, and sometimes I am sending songs I love or songs that I think of that I want to share.
Where are the audios and the videos?
The audios are on the Dadau Audios page, one a week. The videos are on the Dadau Videos page, one a week.
The Other Ways
All four are on the Dadau page. The other three:
- Dadau Graphics, a graphic a day, with the mosaics and the film.
- Dadau Audios, an audio a week, with the live Spotify player.
- Dadau Videos, a video a week, with the live YouTube player.