My father, an ordinary South London worker, loved this song. I played him a Judy Collins album with this song on it and a few weeks later he bought it. I knew it was his secret dream. Whenever I hear it I think of him and the tears stream down my cheeks.

As a junior in high school, I was smitten with Judy Collins - in large part because of the beauty of this song. I told my girlfriend at the time that if I ever saw Judy Collins in concert, I’d walk to the front of the stage and lay one, single rose at her feet. Now, more than a half century later, that girlfriend is my wife, and I still want to lay that rose on the stage. Here’s to you, Judy Collins.

My goodness, what an incredibly stunning perfect voice. There are female singers still performing folk songs but really none that I can think with the purity of voice like Judy Collins or Joan Baez. Not with a voice with this incredible range and purest folk voice.

Yours was my first concert in Houston, TX, 1969, Judy. I remember this song. It stopped my breath so I could hear all your lyrics. I so loved my father, too. I remember that someone asked how you could get through those lyrics without crying and you said that you have to practice it over and over until all the tears have worked themselves out. God bless you, Judy, this is timelessly beautiful. I saw you again in concert in Portland OR around 2015-16. You were surrounded by people who loved you and you were able to bring your painted music songs of life, love, and heart.

The best word to describe Judy Collins is ethereal.

Judy's songs were defining to so many of us of that boomer generation. I continue to personally identify with many of her songs so many years later.

My mom was born 9 days after Judy Collins, and also in Seattle. I remember her albums in our various homes as a child. My mom died a few years back.

Happy Father’s Day dad

She has an incredible voice with amazing talent.

Judy Collins, “My Father”. What else needs to be said?

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY. Miss you so much Dad 😞

My father never saw France . I lived there . I wish he had visited me there. He would have loved as I did . He is gone now. Theres no chance for him to see anything with me now.

Immerses me in my own sad sweet memories of so long ago.

What a uniquely beautiful rendition. Thank you, Judy.

This is her song. No one else can sing it.

Thank you, Judy. As you know, one of the best things about being a musician is that you make so many people happy. It's not an easy life, but knowing how you help other people makes it all worth the trials. I got this song decades ago on your album. Would play that record over and over. Thank you.

No auto tune, just the voice!

This Mortal Coil sent me here. The original is just sublime.

What a beautiful and calming voice!

Such a pure voice.

Ilove her playing the piano singing this song. Her voice is so, so pure. Thank you Judy xx

Last year (2021), Judy Collins gave a guest lecture by Zoom at our university; we were able to Chat her out questions as we listened. I immediately sent her a message, "What's the story behind 'My Father?'" Almost immediately she broke from her talk, sang the song and then talked about how she came to write it. As a teenager in the early 1970s I was definitely in love with her and her music. The only singer comparable to Collins' style and quality, who died very young before I had heard of her, is Kate Wolf.

Happy to be the 500th "like"! Where is the "love" button?

Amazing song and voice.

This is a great song

Beautiful greetings from Eire,

"I love my father for sentimental reasons"

Catapults us back to a euphoric time

Most beautiful song ever written ❤

Canta genialmente bem...

Tears 😢

I love this song!

Nice lady

Bellísima canción y judy Collins la interpreta con todo el sentimiento que merece.

Beautiful penned song....biographical....woven with beauty.....

Just love her.

Man that is beautiful. Music from another dimension.

Brilliantly written and performed.

This was always my favorite.

I wonder what she thought/thinks of Nina Simone’s rendition of this song ? I love it.

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Wunderbar

Nicely done!

Gorgeous ❤

Not autobiographical in words judy but says so much in sentiment Ahhh

É linda música

I'd like to see judy and lucie horshe on the same stage (heaven)

The memory of trees

Beautiful song. Nina Simone did a beautiful cover as well.

Eric Trump talks about “my father” quite a lot, too.

If you Sang the Constitution, maybe people would understand It!