Mother

E439338

"Mother" is a raw, emotionally intense song by John Lennon from his Plastic Ono Band period, confronting themes of childhood trauma and abandonment.

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Mother canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band ⓘ
linked to: Plastic Ono Band
bSide Why (by Yoko Ono) ⓘ
closingLine "Mama don't go, Daddy come home" ⓘ
composer John Lennon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator John Lennon ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed for emotional intensity ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
piano ⓘ
genre primal scream ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasVersion single edit of "Mother" ⓘ
includedIn various John Lennon compilation albums ⓘ
inspiredBy John Lennon's childhood experiences ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 5:34 ⓘ
lyricalAddressTo John Lennon's father ⓘ
linked to: Alfred Lennon

John Lennon's mother ⓘ
lyricist John Lennon ⓘ
notableFor autobiographical lyrics ⓘ
raw, stripped-down production ⓘ
openingTrackOf John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band ⓘ
linked to: Plastic Ono Band
partOf John Lennon's solo discography ⓘ
Plastic Ono Band period ⓘ
performer John Lennon ⓘ
personnel John Lennon – vocals, piano ⓘ
linked to: John Lennon

Klaus Voormann – bass ⓘ
linked to: Klaus Voormann

Ringo Starr – drums ⓘ
linked to: Ringo Starr
producer John Lennon ⓘ
Phil Spector ⓘ
Yoko Ono ⓘ
recordedAt EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London ⓘ
linked to: EMI Studios, London
recordingPeriod 1970 ⓘ
recordLabel Apple Records ⓘ
releasedAsSingleIn Japan ⓘ
United States ⓘ
releaseDate 1970-12-11 ⓘ
side A-side (album track) ⓘ
singleEditLength 3:33 ⓘ
theme childhood trauma ⓘ
emotional pain ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
loss ⓘ
parental abandonment ⓘ
vocalStyle primal scream vocals ⓘ

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