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About This Track
Though the song is called “Mother”, it is actually a cry to both of his parents, who “abandoned” him in his childhood - father Alf Lennon left the family when John was an infant, and mother Julia was hit by a car and killed on the street by an allegedly drunk-driving off-duty policeman, when her son was 17. Lennon bemoans the loss of his parents singing lyrics such as “Mother, you had me/but I never had you”; “Father, you left me/but I never left you”; “I needed you/you didn’t need me”; and “Mama, don’t go/Daddy come home”. It is one of three songs which Lennon wrote for his mother, along with “Julia” and “My Mummy’s Dead”. The song begins with the sound of a church bell ringing ominously, signifying death.
Although Lennon said that “Mother” was the song that “seemed to catch in my head,” he had doubts about its commercial appeal and he considered issuing “Love” as a single instead. “Love” was eventually released as a single in 1982.
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Nakkinak I always liked the sound of Ringo's drums here
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CidaDuarteF ♥
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Gahbs_ This is the most heartbreaker song I've ever heard. I love you John.
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FakePlasticDick so beautiful
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KConn3711 soooooooooo beautiful .... and one heavy piece of music. There is nothing fake here. A song with passion, heart, great pain, and a lot of HOPE. John is pouring his heart out.
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highhorselady Heart shattering...
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ben12a The version on "Plastic Ono Band" is gut wrenching. I remember hearing it the first time and thinking of my own mother..Only John Lennon could be so poignant in his songs. RIP.
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pravdt Lennon never gets old!
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BowieFreak One of the greatest songs ever.
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assderasse Classic Lennon !
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pravdt
Epic song is epic.
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Nakkinak
hits like a train
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Nakkinak
this is good
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mi_menor7 "I couldn't walk and I tried to run"
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barryvs From the heart.
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CidaDuarteF
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Tron1276 one of the best ever, so intense. those screams!
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BillyShears87 Live NYC wow!!!!!
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rights_reserved The bells in the beginning are so eerie!
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