family
A topic under Roots & Belonging
Parents, kids, kin — blood/chosen-family relationships.
76 calibrated songs carry this topic. They average +12, which is 17 points above the library as a whole, and they run from -90 to +78.
- Contamination6.6% carry a contamination flag, against 5.4% across the library.
- Where they land4 Ascended14 Elevated48 Decent6 Degraded4 Corrupted
When it leads, and when it rides along
19 of these songs are mostly about family, and those average +23. Where family is present but not the point, the average is +8. The topic reads higher by 15 points when it leads.
The span
Songs on this topic
- +78MichaelChad LewineElegy asking the living to value life
- +78Michael (Demo)Chad LewineElegy asking the living to value life
- +76Johnny BoyChad LewineApology to the one who carried everything
- +65Tha CrossroadsBone Thugs-n-HarmonyFaith-anchored elegy with crossroads vow
- +60I Don't Want to WaitPaula ColeBreak-the-cycle presence plea
- +53Cats in the CradleHarry Chapin
- +52The Great DivideNoah KahanBelated reckoning with hidden religious fear
- +46Independence DayMartina McBrideChild's witness to a battered mother's fire
- +45Fast CarLuke CombsWorking-poor escape ballad
- +43GabrielHiss Golden MessengerFather's blessing and call homeward
- +41Daddy Don't You Walk So FastWayne NewtonFather pulled back from leaving
- +41Seasons in the SunTerry JacksDying man's farewell to loved ones
- +35I Got BetterMorgan WallenPost-toxic-relationship inventory of recovery
- +32WONDERKaty PerryTender wish for a child to keep wonder
- +28marjorieTaylor SwiftDead grandmother's wisdom carried forward
- +28Some NightsFunSleepless identity-doubt reckoning
- +25Make Them CryDrakeFather's cancer grief, manipulation boast
- +227 YearsLukas GrahamAge-marker life retrospective
- +22Remember WhenAlan JacksonWhole marriage in the rear view
- +21Mom FriendLizzie Freeman, KittenSneeze, & Amanda HuffordUnseen caretaker friend's burnout and a friend's thanks
- +21My Mother Was An AngelDusty RiversElegy for a mother, love still carrying
- +21Say You Won't Let GoJames ArthurLifelong-devotion marriage ballad
- +21SINS OF THE FATHERBrantley GilbertFather's prayer to spare children his sins
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