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Mother Lyrics
*Bells*
[Verse 1]
Mother, you had me but I never had you
I wanted you, you didn't want me
[Refrain]
So I, I just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye
[Verse 2]
Father, you left me but I never left you
I needed you, you didn't need me
[Refrain]
So I, I just got to tell you (Mmm)
Goodbye, goodbye
[Verse 3]
Children, don't do what I have done
I couldn't walk and I tried to run
[Refrain]
So I, I just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye
[Verse 1]
Mother, you had me but I never had you
I wanted you, you didn't want me
[Refrain]
So I, I just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye
[Verse 2]
Father, you left me but I never left you
I needed you, you didn't need me
[Refrain]
So I, I just got to tell you (Mmm)
Goodbye, goodbye
[Verse 3]
Children, don't do what I have done
I couldn't walk and I tried to run
[Refrain]
So I, I just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye
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Genius Annotation
The lyrics of John Lennon’s “Mother” addresses both his father (Alfred Lennon) and mother (Julia Lennon). Both whom abandoned him in his childhood. His mother was knocked down and killed by a car driven by an off-duty policeman near her sister’s house.
The song was featured in the film “Nowhere Boy” (2009) directed by Sam Taylor-Wood. Eminem also sampled the song in his song “Headlights” in his album “The Marshall Mathers EP” (2013).
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What did John Lennon say about "Mother"?
Genius Answer
Lennon said while introducing the song in a 1972 live performance:
… A lot of people thought [this song] was just about my parents, but it is about 99% of the parents, alive or half-dead.
- 1.Mother
- 2.Hold On
- 3.I Found Out
- 5.Isolation
- 6.Remember
- 7.Love
- 9.Look At Me
- 10.God
- 11.My Mummy’s Dead
Credits
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Vocals
Piano
Drums
Bass
Recorded At
EMI (Abbey Road) Studios, London, UK (September 26 - October 23, 1970)
Release Date
December 11, 1970
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