In celebration of mothers everywhere, the most giving of people, here are a few gifts of song - with thanks to the 10@10ers and DJs who provided most of these ideas. (The Intruders get it wrong, though: "You only get one, you only get one" no longer applies in an era of blended families and rising GLBT visibility.) Pop Argot hopes his mom and all of you mothers reading this blog have a wonderful day.1. The Intruders, "I'll Always Love My Mama" (The L-O-N-G version!)
2. Boyz II Men, "A Song for Mama"
3. Junior, "Mama Used to Say"
4. The Shirelles, "Mama Said"
5. Merle Haggard, "Mama Tried"
6. John Lennon, "Mother"
7. The Beatles, "Lady Madonna"
8. Three Dog Night, "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"
9. Jimmy Castor Bunch, "Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Calling You"
10. will.i.am, "I Got It From My Mama"
PS: I so seriously wanted to post the Spinners' "Sadie," but the No Fun Police have taken it off YouTube. Seek it out, though, if only to hear Phillippe Wynne's bizarre inflections on "Early on Sunday morning / breakfast was on the table."
3 comments:
I don't find Phillipe Wynne's inflections "bizarre" but I'm always puzzled by the spoken intro to "Sadie" -- "it's unusual to see young mothers like the ones that were around when I grew up" Huh?
Great song list - thanks for posting
Well, Mike, I guess Phillippe Wynne didn't approve of Spockian child-rearing habits.
And Patrick, thank you for stopping by! Your "Revolutionary Artist" book about Lennon looks really interesting!
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