Pitchfork’s #11 song of 2023 is ‘Daddy’ by Nourished by Time, the stage name of singer/producer Marcus Brown. I’ll admit it took me a minute to track this one down because I thought it was a song called ‘Nourished by Time’ by an artist called Daddy.
Brown recorded his debut album in his parents’ Baltimore basement, and whether you like this song or not, the man deserves kudos for creating such a polished track as a DIY project.
I’ll never be alone, daddy
I’ll never be alone alone
I’ll never be alone, daddy
Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy
Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy
I’ll never be alone, daddy
I’ll never be alone
I’ll never be alone, daddy
Daddy (bass), daddy (bass), daddy (bass), daddy (bass)
Daddy (bass), daddy (bass), daddy (bass), daddy
[Refrain]
The dot
The dot, connector
The dot, connector
The spot, corrector
I say “I love you”
You say “Whatever”
[Verse 1]
Must be the lights downtown
Or that sweet love you got me round (Connector)
Fuck having thoughts right now
Only her two hands can let me down (Connector)
I’m finna walk with you
Though I never found much that got me through
Till I think of that name I got from you
Till we do the kink shit we ’bout to do
[Verse 2]
She want a real man she can quit that day job off (Connector)
My nigga said “life thats when you get that bag” (Connector)
Well maybe they’re right
I’ma just say something to spend the night
Baby, you get me, you get me right
And when you take it, you take my sight
[Pre-Chorus]
Say so
[Chorus]
Just following my love all day
It make me high
(Make me high, makes me high)
It make me heightened
It make me heightened
Never my affection
You don’t need my affection (it make me heightened)
I’ll never be alone, daddy
I’ll never be alone
I’ll never be alone, daddy
Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy
I’ll never be alone, daddy
[Refrain]
I say “I love you”
You say “Whatever”
The dot
The dot, connector
The dot, connector
The spot, corrector
I say “I love you”
You say “Whatever”
Meet Me In Montauk 
I say “Whatever.” I can think of six other home produced songs that Pitchfork should recognize. 😉