Mother Earth

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"Mother Earth" is a classic blues song by Memphis Slim, known for its philosophical lyrics about fate and humility and for becoming a standard in the blues repertoire.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mother Earth canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
associatedPlace Chicago blues scene ⓘ
associatedWithArtist Memphis Slim ⓘ
composer Memphis Slim ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describedAs classic blues song ⓘ
philosophical blues song ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
hasCulturalRole standard in the blues repertoire ⓘ
hasForm twelve-bar blues ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later electric blues interpretations ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
harmonica ⓘ
piano ⓘ
hasLyricsTheme fate ⓘ
humility ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
philosophy of life ⓘ
hasMood melancholic ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
hasSubject human equality before death ⓘ
inevitability of death ⓘ
limits of wealth ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Memphis Slim ⓘ
musicalKey blues in a slow tempo ⓘ
notableLyricLine You may own half a city, even diamonds and pearls, but it won’t do you no good, baby, when Mother Earth calls you home ⓘ
originalArtist Memphis Slim ⓘ
partOfRepertoire Memphis Slim live performances ⓘ
modern blues repertoire ⓘ
performer Memphis Slim ⓘ
recordedBy Dr. John ⓘ
Eric Burdon and War ⓘ
Etta James ⓘ
Fleetwood Mac ⓘ
Irma Thomas ⓘ
Johnny Winter ⓘ
Memphis Slim ⓘ
Memphis Slim and His House Rockers ⓘ
Mike Bloomfield ⓘ
Mother Earth (band) ⓘ
Tracy Nelson ⓘ
vocalStyle male lead vocal ⓘ
writer Memphis Slim ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Memphis Slim → notableWork → Mother Earth ⓘ
Memphis Slim → notableSong → Mother Earth ⓘ
John Len Chatman → notableWork → Mother Earth ⓘ