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About This Track
“Mother” is a song by Danzig that first appeared on their 1988 debut album, Danzig. Thematically, the song is a rhetorical challenge to parents who wish to shield their children from what is believed by Danzig to be the reality represented by heavy metal music. The song showcases Glenn Danzig’s powerful vocals and large vocal range.
The original 1988 music video was banned by MTV for its ending sequence, in which a live chicken is sacrificed and an inverted cross is drawn in its blood. Despite Danzig’s claim that he would not cater his videos to MTV’s standards, a new video was eventually produced five years later with entirely different visuals. The song features mostly Glenn and only few shots of the rest of the band. The video also features the famous part of sacrificing the chicken. The video is shot in black-and-white.
“Mother” became a hit on radio and MTV in 1993–1994, after a music video with live footage was created to promote the band’s new live EP, Thrall: Demonsweatlive. The song peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and 43 on the Hot 100. In the UK, the song peaked at number 62 on the singles chart.
The song appeared in video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on the station Radio X. It also appeared in Guitar Hero 2 and True Crime: New York City, and in the game Guitar Hero: Smash Hits.
The original 1988 music video was banned by MTV for its ending sequence, in which a live chicken is sacrificed and an inverted cross is drawn in its blood. Despite Danzig’s claim that he would not cater his videos to MTV’s standards, a new video was eventually produced five years later with entirely different visuals. The song features mostly Glenn and only few shots of the rest of the band. The video also features the famous part of sacrificing the chicken. The video is shot in black-and-white.
“Mother” became a hit on radio and MTV in 1993–1994, after a music video with live footage was created to promote the band’s new live EP, Thrall: Demonsweatlive. The song peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and 43 on the Hot 100. In the UK, the song peaked at number 62 on the singles chart.
The song appeared in video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on the station Radio X. It also appeared in Guitar Hero 2 and True Crime: New York City, and in the game Guitar Hero: Smash Hits.
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StrongerTD wrote:
Awesome!
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lifeabove619 wrote:
the best danzig solo song ever imo.
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kurrick024 wrote:
sounds like billy idol with his own twist
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metalrulz666 wrote:
This Song Rulz!!!!!!!
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d0l wrote:
i thought he was pretty attractive, actually. :|
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FeXYSpartan wrote:
Gets me to school on time
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deggit_biber wrote:
sau geiles ding!
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crazykarma138 wrote:
he makes up for his looks with his awesome raw voice tho, i cant get enough of it
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lifeabove619 wrote:
...tell your children not to hear my words, what they mean, what they say... DANZIG. and yes he is a short fat ugly fucker. lol
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crazykarma138 wrote:
Glenn Danzig was an ugly short fat fuker but he could seranade me anytime....
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crazykarma138 wrote:
love it
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FeXYSpartan wrote:
What other games is this song in or good for? I know its in fear 3, its good for need4speed, Gears of War 3, and Black ops zombies. Someone said its in GTA. Please add on above in reference to my name. Play with Gears 3!
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boneswer138 wrote:
This is my 2nd fav song from Danzig 1.Check out my Danzig page on fb.http://www.facebook.com/groups/notofthisworldadanzigfangroup/
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CommanderGrief wrote:
This was in GTA: San Andreas as well.
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lucasguns10 wrote:
Danzig <3
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FeXYSpartan wrote:
Scariest skull ever!
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Jeahsi wrote:
M_O_T_H_E_RRRR**
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FeXYSpartan wrote:
Gears of war/ Need 4 speed
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goosestepn wrote:
\m/
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rockandrolljoe wrote:
DANZ
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