Mother (track)
by Pink Floyd
Mother appears on the following album(s) by Pink Floyd:
- The Wall (track #6) (this album) (1979)
- Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 (track #7) (2000)
- Shine On (track #33) (compilation) (1992)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 05/14/2026 18:14 | michelefarina | 385 | 89/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 20:02 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2026 16:49 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 89.2/100, a mean average of 88.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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GandalfORiley345 06/25/2014 23:35 | #115292
Mother should I trust the government, incredible, no?, one of the most beautiful songs from this album, just excellence in everyway listened
Pink is now opressed by his overly protective mother.
It's like a little kid that's not sure what to think.
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/11/2012 04:03 | #57383
One of my favorite songs on the album. The lyrics are really clear and stir so many emotions.
talinhosgameplay 04/03/2025 16:04 | #308306
Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls? (Edited)
Check out the live version with Sinead O'Conner
