And I think that often times pure fear (not only of God, but a fear of everything) can truly play a huge role. Either way…I know that parenting and it's rules or way of life we put upon our children is one of the most powerful tools people have in creating the type of people we want to see for generations to come. Or maybe it's that `fear of God' that is sometimes within us? Thus, the cycle continues with each generation. Another child learns the pattern, he won't break the chain." He either WON'T break that pattern because he believes it to be right, or he simply can't. It's a pattern that ends up repeating itself, just like Rick states in the last line of the song-"It must be something much deeper than fear or pain.
We just do the things we do because it's part of who we are. I believe that sometimes we will remember where our `habits' or ideas stem from, and then other times we don't. Sometimes I think we do things in our adult life that are reflections of the ideas we were taught as young children. I really like the sounds of the violin throughout.
And it's not even in the style of Rick Springfield, (or what I was used to hearing from him) but I think that's part of the charm to me…that he kind of went out on a limb with this tune. The music is not what I'd consider spectacular, on a Rick level. I think it's very important that we let our children know that THEY are not bad, but that certain behaviors can be bad. I get the weird feeling that the child was made to feel `bad' or less than `good,` like he was eaten up with sin. To me it sounds more like a control issue within this family-and it's put upon the child, whomever the "he" is Rick's referring to. But it almost sounds like Rick meant something different than the usual meanings for these phrases. There are a LOT of religious references in this one with words and phrases like-"Confession," and "Holy Father wash my sins away," or "Mother Mary take the pain away." I grew up for part of my childhood in a Catholic church, so I can understand some of this from that standpoint. It's about a child who was made to go to confession & taught that the if you "spare the rod, you spoil the child." The part about the letters from home feel a bit disturbing to me, and always have, as if his father was absent yet he was sending warnings from afar…almost threatening the boy-"He read letters from home at night in his bed, and got this uneasy feeling when his father said…fear of God and the feel of the rod will raise a good boy." It's as if his father wants this belief instilled in him, no matter what. I consider this another of Rick's storytelling songs. Except with this song it feels more like certain beliefs were `forced' upon the child, as he was sent off to a boarding school that taught him to follow a particular set of `rules.' Was it the fathers' way of passing on his parental responsibilities to someone else by sending his child off to a live-in school? It's a 'simple' story about a boy who grows up to be just like his dad, with all the bad habits & same old issues. In an odd way this song (the topic) reminds me of the old song "The Cat's In The Cradle." It deals with the fact that our children pattern after us…whether it's good or bad behavior. I don't believe this reflects Rick's dad either from what I've heard Rick say about him.) The lyrics do make sense though.
#LIKE FATHER LIKE SON SONG HOW TO#
(Someone English that Rick once knew? "He was raised in the English way, his daddy taught him respect, he taught him how to pray." Rick is not English and so far as I know he did not attend a boarding school. I still don't know if I can guess who this song was written about. It left me with a bit of a question mark from day one when I originally heard it. But I do wonder what prompted Rick to write this song. This song is yet another great piece in Rick's collection of thoughts, rounding off LIO with an interesting ending.
Just thought it was cute to have them both in military uniforms. Music, and the right side is a video capture from Hard to Hold. The background picture on the left is of Rick's dad from VH1 behind the Rick performed part of this song live in Harris, MI on 6/17/00 (2nd show) Living in Oz and The Best of Rick Springfield (Japan) and Legendary. He loved his son and he helped him build walls and frontsĪnd he taught him respect, he taught him how to pray He bought his daddy's car and he learned to driveĪnd when he left school he got a nine to fiveĪnd they had the child and they got the house His daddy taught him respect, he taught him how to pray
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