Text · Motif
Mother
The song addresses or evokes a maternal figure - tender, complicated, or absent
8
songs
Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early0 · 0%
Mid-period1 · 13%
Late7 · 88%
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Songs(8)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | 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 | Cry Baby Cry | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | 'Make your mother sigh' |
| 4 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | - |
| 5 | Julia | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Tribute to Julia Lennon |
| 6 | Mother Nature's Son | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | - |
| 7 | The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Hunter always takes his mum |
| 8 | Let It Be | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | 'Mother Mary comes to me' |
Your Mother Should Know
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul
Title and recurring subject
Lady Madonna
1968·Past Masters·Paul
Title figure feeding her children
Cry Baby Cry
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
'Make your mother sigh'
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Julia
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Tribute to Julia Lennon
Mother Nature's Son
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Hunter always takes his mum
Let It Be
1970·Let It Be·Paul
'Mother Mary comes to me'
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