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Composed by guitarist Andy Summers, “Mother” is track four on 1983’s Synchronicity. Featuring lyrics focused on a character’s portrayal of an overbearing mother and the resulting paranoia that engulfs them.

Musically the track is very diverse, featuring an Arabian-tinged arrangement with horns, minimal percussion, an unconventional 7/8 time signature, and Andy Summers’s vocal stylings. His manic portrayal of the character is one of the song’s highlights, as well as his impressive guitar/sitar solo in the middle of the track.

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Recorded At
AIR Montserrat, Salem, Montserrat; Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada
Release Date
June 17, 1983
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