Mother (track)
by John Lennon
Year: 1970
From the album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (track #1)
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Mother appears on the following album(s) by John Lennon:
- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (track #1) (this album) (1970)
- Anthology (track #7) (compilation) (1998)
- Live In New York City (track #6) (1986)
- Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon (track #25) (compilation) (2005)
- Gimme Some Truth (track #19) (compilation) (2010)
- Lennon (track #8) (compilation) (1990)
- Imagine: John Lennon (track #15) (compilation) (1988)
- Remember (track #8) (compilation) (2006)
- Best Of The Best (track #8) (compilation) (1990)
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| ! | 06/15/2026 23:14 | TheSmiths82-87 | 16,551 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2026 19:50 | mash | 4,567 | 92/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 02:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,268 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2025 00:00 | AbsurdCheesecake | 1,614 | 90/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 04:14 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
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One of the most emotionally powerful songs ever. Top 10 Lennon songs. Best on the album. Possibly his best vocal performance. (Edited)
Ringo Starr's drumming here is something else. Oh and John's performance is pretty good too I guess. (Edited)
Nearly perfect. The only Beatle-related track Johnny Rotten liked (Edited)
Can’t decide if this is the best Lennon song…. it might be Jealous Guy
arthur237 11/07/2018 18:24 | #224042
if this doesn't make you feel something, I don't think you can be human (Edited)
A song that guarantees to depress you, no matter you're family situation. Hits right in the feels. (Edited)
mdbaxter 02/22/2018 21:09 | #209276
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Great opening track. Raw and nakedly emotional. Lennon at his most achingly vulnerable best. Superb song. (Edited)
Grzywa 01/06/2016 14:59 | #155976
One of the most emotional songs I've ever heard in my life. (Edited)
PsychologistHD 11/16/2014 14:40 | #127154
"Didn't John Lennon rip off AC/DC here?" "This came out years before Back in Black" "He...he ripped them off" "...YEARS in advance, totally"
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