Daddy (Korn song)

"Daddy"
Song by Korn
from the album Korn
Recorded1994
GenreNu metal
Length
  • 9:32
  • 17:31 (with silence and hidden track)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ross Robinson

"Daddy" is a song recorded and performed by American nu metal band Korn for their first album Korn (1994).

Concept

Jonathan Davis has stated that the song is about a painful and tragic experience of being molested as a child and not being believed.[1] However, he denied it was about physical or sexual abuse at the hands of his father, and the title and some concepts within the song stem from his parents not believing him. The song caused many to assume that Jonathan's father Rick Davis had molested his son. It is a source of embarrassment for Rick, though his son has gone on the record in many interviews saying it was actually written about a family friend. Jonathan and Rick both decided not to say who the person was.[2]

In an early Kerrang! magazine interview, Davis commented on the song:

"When I was a kid, I was being abused by somebody else and I went to my parents and told them about it, and they thought I was lying and joking around. They never did shit about it. They didn't believe it was happening to their son.... I don't really like to talk about that song. This is as much as I've ever talked about it...."[3]

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Davis stated that he was comfortable performing the song when it was played as part of the album's 20th anniversary. However, in a 2022 interview with Metal Hammer, Davis said that he felt he owed it to the fans to play the song during said tour, and that he doesn't want to perform it again.[4] Davis has also uploaded a video discussing the song to YouTube. In the video, he said that the abuser was his babysitter; his abuser had since died.[5]

Music and structure

The song eventually leads to Davis being stranded in a room, and shouting hostile things presumably to the abuser, which then leads to Davis weeping for a long period of time as a lullaby by vocalist Judith Kiener is heard. The band continues on playing an instrumental version until eventually a door is heard shutting. The rest of the band did not know that the song was about Davis' childhood prior to recording.

After about five minutes of silence at the end of the song, a discussion can be heard; an audio clip that producer Ross Robinson found inside an abandoned house. The argument revolves around a man named Michael and his wife named Geri conversing about the installation of a car part (apparently an exhaust manifold on a Dodge Dart). Michael can be heard verbally abusing Geri over the merits of the installation. This hidden track is called "Michael & Geri".

Live performance

The song is notable for its popularity among fans. However, it was rarely played live after the album version was recorded; an earlier version of the song was performed at a few of their first shows. Jonathan Davis says that the song is simply too personal for him to perform live.

"He's already emotionally drained when he leaves the stage after our set, so I couldn't imagine him leaving the stage after playing that song."[6] – Munky

"I don't play that song live because it's just magic," Davis said. "If I play that song over and over every night, it'd lose its meaning. I don't want people to expect me to freak out like I did on that. That was what happened in that point in time, and that magic was captured, and I don't want to fuck with it."[7]

Korn announced they were going to play their self-titled album in full on tours to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album, including playing "Daddy"; however, the band later stated they will only be playing their debut album in full at festivals, hence not playing "Daddy" on the Prepare for Hell tour with Slipknot and King 810.[8]

Legacy

The song remains popular with fans, often ranked highly among other Korn songs.[9] It is considered by many to be one of the most disturbing songs ever released, and is often cited as such on various polls and lists.[10]

References

  1. ^ Barry Walters (December 1999). "Jonathan Davis, Public Freak on a Leash, Lashes Back". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2006-11-04. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
  2. ^ Chris Page (November 2002). "The Evolution of Korn (Hope on the Horizon)". Californian staff writer. Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  3. ^ [dead link‍]Stephen Hill (December 2022). "Freaks Unleashed". Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  4. ^ Steffan Chirazi (October 1996). "Heart Of Darkness". Kerrang! interviewer. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  5. ^ kornchannel (5 August 2015). "#KORN20 'Daddy'". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Tim Keneally. "Masters of disaster James Shaffer and Brian Welch divulge the secrets behind Korn's brooding style of twisted metal". Guitar World. Archived from the original on 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  7. ^ [1] Archived July 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Setlist". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  9. ^ "Korn's Top 50 Songs, Ranked". Loudwire. 13 September 2019.
  10. ^ "The 30 Most Disturbing Songs of All Time – OC Weekly". 26 August 2013.

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