Song You Need to Know: Sarah Mary Chadwick’s Devastating ‘Please Daddy’

Why New Zealand artist Sarah Mary Chadwick’s 'Please Daddy' is a Song You Need to Know

was one of the most moving songs of the year — and that voice sounds like it’s on the verge of breaking apart throughout “Please Daddy,” an elegy for her late father. The New Zealand–born, Melbourne-based artist can barely form the word “please” toward the end of the song, as she tries to make sense of death.

Although she built the tune from a slow-rolling piano line, gentle trumpet and flute lines, and a vocal line that seems to ascend to the heavens, “Please Daddy” may be Chadwick’s most distressing work to date. She sings each verse to her mother, telling her, “nothing stirs me,” “nothing’s bringing color to my cheeks.

This sort of pivot is Chadwick’s secret weapon, and it’s what makes the song a keeper. That pirouette of mood spins the song in a new direction — not necessarily one of hope, but one that is not overtly destructive. And she’s able to pull it off without it sounding corny or disingenuous because of the stream-of-consciousness approach she has with the music.

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