Totally Tunes: Family Matters

Families! They can be complicated, they can be super cool, loving as love can be, they can be Bluth-level trainwrecks. Music has families of its own: songs about the whole clan, about specific members, about the relationship all in all, stories to share, and some really weird metaphorical ones.

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Without further ado (because, I mean, it's not like it's that much of a complicated subject), let's begin this article with a song about a little brother, and his new, highly concerning pastime:

When we talk about metaphorical ones, well, this can quite fit, considering it's kinda weird to have a rodeo and a rock'n'roll band as parents (here covered by Bright Eyes):

Steve Martin's got some banjoed family stories to share as well...

Then we have some real life based, very sad stories:

There's also songs about family members' acceptance of future family members...

And songs about family-transporting vehicles...?

... and total buzzkill aunts!

 
To close, we can also include songs about members of the family that, well, don't exist just yet:

So, what's your favorite song about family, or a specific family member? Do you like your songs about family members to be straightforward, or really metaphorical?