THE TOP 15 Mother Tunes! Yeah, I’m missing “Mother Nature’s Son,” Genesis’ “Mama,” and so many others, but this is my top 15, not yours. Suck it up.
15. Every Mothers Son-Lynyrd Skynyrd. (As covered by Drive-By Truckers.)
OLDEST MAMA! (Gave birth at age 67.)14. Hey Mama-Kanye West
HARD WORKIN' MAMA!13. Mama Couldn’t Be Persuaded-Warren Zevon
COLD MAMA!12. Mama Tried-Merle Haggard. (As covered by Old ’97s.)
POLITICAL MAMA!11. Mama Kin-Aerosmith.
MAMA DEAREST!10. Dear Mama-2Pac
SCARY MAMA!9. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (Trad)-Van Morrison
OCTO(+5)-MAMA!8. I Still Live With My Moms-Thurston Howl III.
MAMA'S JUGS!7. Take Your Mama Out-Scissor Sisters. (As covered by The Zutons.)
EVIL STEP-MAMA!6. Mama Said Knock You Out-LL Cool J. (As covered by Lagawagon.)
LL COOL J COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT MAMA?5. Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby-Rolling Stones. (As covered by The Records.)
COUGAR MOM!4. Mother-Pink Floyd (As covered by Electric Fuzz Band.) Best use of a sigh in a rock ballad.
SEXY MAMA!3. Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)-Jay-Z.
ZOMBIE MAMA!2. Mama’s Pearl-Jackson 5.
ZAPPA MAMA!
1. Mother-John Lennon. Because bitter sarcasm and gut-level honesty is always at the top of the list. Here it is covered by Neutral Milk Hotel (YSI).
