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Songs About Mom
Throughout the year Jim and Greg like to mark special occasions by playing the best and most appropriate music to celebrate. And nobody deserves more love than Mom. Here are some of our hosts' favorite songs for Mother's Day.
Go to episode 492Songs About Mom
Throughout the year Jim and Greg like to mark special occasions by playing the best and most appropriate music to celebrate. There has been Valentine's Day and Father's Day, but shockingly, they've never tackled Mother's Day…until now. Pop music is full of tunes inspired by Mom, and here are some of our hosts' favorites.
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Featured Songs
- The Who, Reign O'er Me, Quadrophenia, Track, 1973
- The Replacements, Left of the Dial, Tim, Sire, 1985
- Pink Floyd, Mother, The Wall, Columbia, 1979
- John Lennon, Mother, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Apple, 1970
- The Smashing Pumpkins, For Martha, Adore, Virgin, 1998
- Jay-Z, December 4, The Black Album, Roc-A-Fella, 2003
- Merle Haggard, Mama Tried, Mama Tried, Capitol, 1968
- The dB's, Happenstance, Repercussion, Albion, 1982
- The Shangri-Las, I Can Never Go Home Anymore, I Can Never Go Home Anymore (single), Brooklyn Music Limited, 1968
- Macy Gray, I Want to Be Your Mother's Son in Law, The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood (soundtrack), Sony, 2002
- Paul Simon, Kodachrome, There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Warner Bros., 1973
- Kanye West, Hey Mama, Late Registration, Roc-A-Fella, 2005
- Scissor Sisters, Take Your Mama, Scissor Sisters, Polydor, 2004
- Earth, Wind & Fire, Mom, Last Days and Times, Sony, 1972
- Liz Phair, Only Son, Whitechocolatespaceegg, Capitol, 1998
- Justin Townes Earle, Mama's Eyes, Midnight at the Movies, Bloodshot, 2009
- Kate Bush, This Woman's Work, The Sensual World, Columbia, 1989
- The Rolling Stones, Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadow?, Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass), London, 1966
- Animal Collective, Honeycomb, Honeycomb (single), Domino, 2012
- Blondie, Hanging on the Telephone, Parallel Lines, Chrysalis, 1978
- Ozzy Osbourne, Crazy Train, Blizzard of Ozz, Jet, 1980
- Eazy-E, Eazy-Duz-It, Eazy-Duz-It, Ruthless, 1988
- Tito Puente, Cha Cha Cha, Putumayo Presents: Latin Jazz, Putumayo World Music, 2007
- Snarky Puppy, Lingus, We Like It Here, N/A, 2014
Featured Songs
- The Beastie Boys, Shadrach, Paul's Boutique, Capitol, 1989
- The Beastie Boys, Sure Shot, Ill Communication, Capitol, 1994
- Pink Floyd, Mother, The Wall, Columbia, 1979
- John Lennon, Mother, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Apple, 1970
- The Smashing Pumpkins, For Martha, Adore, Virgin, 1998
- Jay-Z, December 4, The Black Album, Roc-A-Fella, 2003
- Merle Haggard, Mama Tried, Mama Tried, Capitol, 1968
- The dB's, Happenstance, Repercussion, Albion, 1982
- The Shangri-Las, I Can Never Go Home Anymore, I Can Never Go Home Anymore (single), Brooklyn Music Limited, 1968
- Macy Grey, I Want to Be Your Mother's Son in Law, The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood (soundtrack), Sony, 2002
- Paul Simon, Kodachrome, There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Warner Bros., 1973
- Kanye West, Hey Mama, Late Registration, Roc-A-Fella, 2005
- Scissor Sisters, Take Your Mama, Scissor Sisters, Polydor, 2004
- Earth, Wind & Fire, Mom, Last Days and Times, Sony, 1972
- Liz Phair, Only Son, Whitechocolatespaceegg, Capitol, 1998
- Justin Townes Earle, Mama's Eyes, Midnight at the Movies, Bloodshot, 2009
- Kate Bush, This Woman's Work, The Sensual World, Columbia, 1989
- The Rolling Stones, Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadow?, Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass), London, 1966
- Animal Collective, Honeycomb, Honeycomb (single), Domino, 2012
- Fleetwood Mac, Tusk, Tusk, Warner Bros., 1979
- Sharon Van Etten, Serpents, Tramp, Jagjaguwar, 2012
- Misson of Burma, 2wice, The Obliterati, Matador, 2006