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The love for our mothers is an inexplicable force. There are many words to describe it, but we believe that each adjective falls short when it comes to describing it… So it is better to review it. some songs for mom that help you understand it better.
If your boss is also a music lover, then it’s time for you to pass this list on to her. Or if you, madam, came across this note, then here we leave you some stories with which we will dimension why moms are the best human beings in the world.
Happy mothers day! And if you want to enter more lists like this, check out this one of 10 of the best moms in film and television.
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12 songs for mom that show why we love her so much
And so that you can read the stories of these songs for mom while listening to the great songs, go to the playlist that we leave you here below.
1. “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano” de Sampha
This song belongs to the album Process from 2017 that the British artist, among other things, composed in a complicated moment where he faced the death of his mother, Binty.
In this particular song, Sampha refers to the piano that was always in his mother’s house and that he learned to play since he was little, thus discovering his love for music.
But above all, the composer dedicates the song to his mother, remembering her with longing, affection and like that person who was his safe place just like music. The verse “no one knows me like the piano in my mother’s home” explains everything… His mother was everything and she directed him to music.
2. “Julia” de The Beatles
Although the song is in The White Album of The Beatles, the truth is that the song is played only by John Lennon. And precisely, it was he who composed it thinking of his mother, Julia.with whom he had a very peculiar relationship.
John stayed to live with his aunt Mimi since he was a child, But as he grew up, he became closer and closer to Julia. The blood bond became strong thanks to music, so much so that Julia taught her son to play the banjo, among other instruments.
Already a star, Lennon approached Scottish singer Donovan Phillips, who helped the Beatles’ leader compose the song about his mother. It was Donovan who told John to imagine what he thought about when he remembered his mother… and so, little by little, the song took shape.
3. “Dear Mama” by Tupac
Behind that thug rapper image, It is known that Tupac knew how to write emotionally significant songs. Perhaps the most remembered of them is this song about which the rapper once said: “I wrote it for my mom because I love her and I felt like I owed him something deeply.”.
In the song, Tupac describes his relationship with his mother, an activist and militant named Afeni, with whom he had both very difficult and beautiful moments. The rapper even admits to having been a difficult son and he thanks her for her love and for having endured so many adversities no matter what… And for that reason, he describes her as a queen.
Tupac basically tells her that he will always be in her debt.. The artist mentioned in various interviews that he repeatedly demonstrated to his mother the songs he made before releasing them… Can you imagine Afeni’s reaction when she heard this song before anyone else?
4. “Eternal Love” by Juan Gabriel
A classic of Mexican music that Rocío Durcal performed, but that finds a different dimension in the voice of its original author, Juan Gabriel. The popular belief, confirmed on more than one occasion by the singer, is that he composed it inspired by the death of his mother.
In more recent times, some people who became close to Juanga mention that the song was actually inspired by a romantic partner who died. However, these theories were not confirmed.…
What is more than clear is that the theme has become one of the essentials of Mother’s Day, remembering that introduction in Fine Arts that says: “I want to dedicate this song, with a lot of love and respect… More than a song, it is a prayer that I want to dedicate to all the mothers who came to visit me tonightr…”.
5. “You’ll Be In My Heart” de Phil Collins
The previous songs are dedicated from children to mothers… But it is worth mentioning that it is told backwards. Of course this song It was composed by Phil Collins and it is known that it was originally called “Lullaby” Besides, he wrote it to his daughter.
but the song takes on a maternal meaning thanks to the animated film Tarzan. As you may remember, the theme plays when the gorilla Kala finds baby Tarzan abandoned in the jungle… and that is when it becomes clear to us that She, with a desire to be a mother that was taken away from her some time ago by the death of her son, will give everything to keep the human safe, care for him and love him..
6. “Ring Off” by Beyoncé
Love for mom includes many aspects. And when it comes to Beyoncé’s “Ring Off,” here she reflects on how his mother overcame a difficult relationship with his father, a dysfunctional marriage, to get out of it.
However, the most encouraging and emotional message comes towards the end of the song when the verse is released: “It’s your time to put your love on top… Girl, you so fine, put your love on top”. You have to put self-love at the top in situations like that.
7. “I’ll Always Love My Mama” de The Intruders
That funky soul rhythm that The Intruders offers us in this track is pure celebration. And of course it is a classic for dedicate to mom not only on Mother’s Day, but at any time.
“I’ll Always Love My Mama” was mainly written by Kenny Gamble, inspired by his mother Ruby. The song became an all-time classic so much so that even in 2012, when Ruby’s death was reported, the song was played again for a time in the United States.
8. “Sweetest Devotion” by Adele
Many songs for mothers on this list… But it is also worth including songs that talented mothers composed inspired by their children. And in this case, “Sweetest Devotion” by Adele is an example of how inspiring motherhood can be. The British woman composed these lyrics about her son, Angelo.
“The song is about my son. The way I describe it is like the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.. “I love that now my life is about someone else.”Adele told USA Today a few years ago, revealing the origin of the song found on the album. 25.
9. All That I Got Is You” de Ghostface Killa y Mary J Blige
How beautiful that your debut single as a solo artist is a declaration to your mother and grandmother. So he did Ghostface Killa, the former rapper that the world knew thanks to Wu-Tang Clanwhen he began his solo career in the mid-90s.
In this song, Ghostface not only reflects on his life, but mainly pays tribute to his mother and grandmother for having kept the family together, for never letting them fall despite the adversities, poverty and blows of life.
Tremendous song in which the rapper also describes his mother as a woman who He drew strength from even in the moments when he couldn’t be strong enough.
10. “My Mother & I” de Lucy Dacus
This is an especially emotional topic because Lucy Dacus sings to her two mothers, biological and adoptive. Through “My Mother & I,” the singer talks about the things that afflict both mother and daughter.
But also towards the end of the song, he makes an emotional statement when he mentions that “All is forgiven“…This is a reference to his biological mother whom he met at the age of 19and also for his adoptive mother, thanking them both for the good and the bad, because all that defined who he is now.
11. “Psychopomp” de Japanese Breakfast
Japanese Breakfast’s debut album surprised the world not only because of the sound quality and bringing a new name to the musical panorama of the indie industry… This material came as a reflection on life and death; loss and grief.
His mother was diagnosed with cancer in 2014. while Michelle Zauner, the project’s singer, was in the middle of producing an album with her former band, Little Big League. Michelle had to leave the band to return to Oregon and, with her father, take care of her mother. During this period, the artist wrote material to let off steam.
Michelle’s mother died six months later and Zauner, determined to resume her musical career, founded Japanese Breakfast and released her debut album. Psychopomp in 2016. One of the women on the cover is his motherto whom he also paid tribute in various songs…
Here we add the song of the same name from the album, a composition of just 1 minute and 15 seconds where, at the end, you hear a voice message in which you hear, both in Korean and English, “It’s okay, baby, don’t cry…”. That’s Michelle Zauner’s mom’s voice.
12. “Little Babies” the Sleater-Kinney
How about a little punk sarcasm about motherhood? And now, in this list of songs for mom, we bring Sleater-Kinney and this track in which they speak in an ironic way about the roles and stereotypes of motherhood.
The lyrics develop like a dialogue in which a mother asks seemingly everyday things such as “are you hungry?”. Even with some humor and setting it like something a rockstar’s mother would say: “Did you eat before the show?”.
