OK, this song has nothing to do with Mother’s Day, and it is not particularly upbeat, but, it has great guitar, it is Lucinda, and I figure Gene will love the line “..in a yellow El Camino, listening to Howlin’ Wolf.”
I do love Lucinda (she is in the Chrissie Hynde please walk on me with spiky heels club in my not-so-secret-diary of wishes). Saw her once, long ago, and would be happy to again.
Happy Mother’s Day all!
Was listening to a radio broadcast of a ballgame today (I forget which one) and there was a Mother’s Day ad with Danzig’s “Mother” playing in the background. Really?
I still cannot get past the Zep being used for Cadillac ads, or the Beatles Revolution or anything by the Who, but I admit, Danzig is pushing the envelope over that. I guess the next generation is taking over Madison Ave?
My point was the freakin’ lyrics:
Mother
Tell your children not to walk my way
Tell your children not to hear my words
What they mean
What they say
Mother
Can you keep them in the dark for life
Can you hide them from the waiting world
Oh mother
Father
Gonna take your daughter out tonight
Gonna show her my world
Oh father
[Chorus]
Not about to see your light
But if you want to find hell with me
I can show you what it’s like
Till you’re bleeding
Not about to see your light
And if you want to find hell with me
I can show you what it’s
Mother
Tell your children not to hold my hand
Tell your children not to understand
Oh mother
Father
Do you want to bang heads with me
Do you want to feel everything
Oh father
On one hand, if this was some production guy’s idea of a joke, that’s great. However, I can’t help but wonder if this was some dope thinking, “Yeah, I know this cool song called ‘Mother'”.
Certainly not the poem my mom would want.
ah. see, i did not know the song, and don’t really know the band. but…you made me think. Lennon and the Floyd also did songs called Mother that were not necessarily the happiest tunes either.
are there any happy ones?
Purty tune.