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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists

Paul Anka, "Having My Baby". There are surprisingly few pop songs on something beautiful as pregnancy and the birth of new life, and as a pro-lifer, I find Anka's unlikely #1 anthem refreshing. But if you have been following my commentaries in this segment, you know I like to channel my inner songwriter and record producer. As good as the song is, there are some things I would tweak. I've almost from the start never liked the "MY" in the title. A child is not her father's property; she is a gift of God to both parents. As a pro-lifer, I also have issues with the verses "Didn't have to keep it/Wouldn't put you through/You could have swept it from your life but you wouldn't do it"; I understand Anka didn't want his song tied up in the abortion debate, so he's making it clear it's his lover's choice to keep the child. I don't see motherhood as a male sentence on his partner; it's difficult to say from my perspective since for me to be a father, I would have to marry a younger woman, and I would like to know she would be receptive to the idea of having a child. So I haven't written my alternative version of Anka's song, but we are not talking mere tweaks but a whole new song.