Okay, so if your mother is anything like mine, she'll actually hate most of these songs, but someone's mom is sure to like them.
2Pac: "Dear Mama"
Danzing: "Mother"
Ozzy Osbourne: "Mama I'm Coming Home"
Hmmm.... now that I listen to it more closely, I don't think Ozzy is actually singing about his mother.
John Lennon: "Mother"
Jeez... John Lennon didn't have a very good relationship with his parents, did he? Hmm... let's look elsewhere...
Sinead O'Connor (with the Band and the Hooters): "Mother"
Yikes. Roger Waters is one messed-up dude. I don't think that guy from The Wall had the healthiest relationship with his mom. Um... let's give Sinead another crack at it, with one of her own tunes:
Sinead O'Connor: "This Is to Mother You"
That's better! Sort of... it's more about being someone's surrogate mother, though, isn't it? Well, it's close enough for rock 'n' roll... I guess.
Let's leave the last word to Johnny Cash. He's not singing about his mom, but she's accompanying him on piano in this 1970 clip from his TV show (which aired on May 13, two days after that year's Mother's Day).
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For mothers with more of a pop preference, here's the Spice Girls with "Mama":
And Boyz II Men's "Song For Mama":
And here's Lenny Kravtiz's tribute to his mother, "Thinking of You":
Submitted by Craig Takeuchi on Sun, 2008-05-11 12:39.
Kanye's "Hey Mama" (unreleased studio version):
Though the award for best has still got to go to Pac.
And for the record, John Lennon had a pretty good relationship with his mother. But she was killed in a car accident when he was quite young. She wasn't a great mother, but they really did get along. She was actually the one who gave him his first guitar, if memory serves me correct. John’s father did leave them when John was just a kid, so those two probably didn’t get along all so well. It was John and his aunt, (who John was forced to live with after his mother was killed,) that had a bad relationship. John’s aunt never thought that his musical aspirations would take him anywhere.
Submitted by Travis Lupick on Sun, 2008-05-11 15:11.
Nelly: "Luven Me"
Another favourite. More about the people that love him than just his mother, but she gets few shout outs.
Submitted by Travis Lupick on Sun, 2008-05-11 15:19.
And here are the Sugarcubes performing "Mama" live (unfortunately both the sound and video aren't very good):
Submitted by Craig Takeuchi on Sun, 2008-05-11 16:45.
Genesis's "Mama"...
Submitted by Craig Takeuchi on Sun, 2008-05-11 21:10.
And let's not forget Will.i.am's poetic tribute: I Got It From My Mama
Submitted by jfwerb on Mon, 2008-05-12 15:04.
And from Metallica, here's "Mama Said"
But for the really tough mothers, here's LL Cool J with "Mama Said Knock You Out":
Submitted by Craig Takeuchi on Mon, 2008-05-12 21:44.
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For mothers with more of a pop preference, here's the Spice Girls with "Mama":
And Boyz II Men's "Song For Mama":
And here's Lenny Kravtiz's tribute to his mother, "Thinking of You":
Though the award for best has still got to go to Pac.
And for the record, John Lennon had a pretty good relationship with his mother. But she was killed in a car accident when he was quite young. She wasn't a great mother, but they really did get along. She was actually the one who gave him his first guitar, if memory serves me correct. John’s father did leave them when John was just a kid, so those two probably didn’t get along all so well. It was John and his aunt, (who John was forced to live with after his mother was killed,) that had a bad relationship. John’s aunt never thought that his musical aspirations would take him anywhere.
Another favourite. More about the people that love him than just his mother, but she gets few shout outs.
And here are the Sugarcubes performing "Mama" live (unfortunately both the sound and video aren't very good):
Genesis's "Mama"...
And from Metallica, here's "Mama Said"
But for the really tough mothers, here's LL Cool J with "Mama Said Knock You Out":