the most widely held theory, since he claimed in his autobiography that the song was based on him), to John McVie, to some other man in Christine's life. It is clear that the term "Daddy" is symbolic here, to imply a parent/child relationship where the "Daddy" is powerful, and Christine/the singer is the helpless child. It has also been suggested that the song may not be about Christine, and that she wrote it about someone else's experience. Whether or not "Oh Daddy" is based on ...