The song addresses or evokes a maternal figure – tender, complicated, or absent
'Your Mother Should Know' (1967) is the earliest Beatles song to mention Mother, which goes on to appear on 8 in all.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your Mother Should Know | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | Title and recurring subject |
| 2 | Lady Madonna | 1968 | Past Masters | Paul | Title figure feeding her children |
| 3 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Mother, mama |
| 4 | Julia | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Tribute to Julia Lennon |
| 5 | Mother Nature's Son | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Mother |
| 6 | The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Hunter always takes his mum |
| 7 | Cry Baby Cry | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | 'Make your mother sigh' |
| 8 | Let It Be | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | 'Mother Mary comes to me' |
Title and recurring subject
Title figure feeding her children
Mother, mama
Tribute to Julia Lennon
Mother
Hunter always takes his mum
'Make your mother sigh'
'Mother Mary comes to me'
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Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Sheet music
Sheet Music Plus – Beatles Collection
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