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The lyrics of "Mother" address both of Lennon's parents, each of whom abandoned him in his childhood. [4] His father, Alf, left the family when Lennon was an infant. [4] His mother, Julia, did not live with her son, although they had a good relationship; she was killed in a car accident on 15 July 1958 by an off-duty policeman named Eric Clague when Lennon was 17. [4]
The lines "Nobody told me there'd be days like these / Strange days indeed / Most peculiar, mama" are in contrast to the old adage "My mother told me there'd be days like this" (as in The Shirelles' song "Mama Said"). Yoko Ono called the track "kind of a fun song." She told Uncut in 1998: "I think that especially around that time he felt that ...
On the Beatles' recording, "Your Mother Should Know" is performed in the key of A minor [15] and its time signature is 4/4. [16] The use of piano crotchet chords is typical of McCartney's compositions of the time, starting with "Got to Get You into My Life" in 1966. [6]
John Lennon left behind a huge legacy when he was assassinated in 1980 at the age of 40: music he made with The Beatles, his thriving solo career (including classic songs like “Imagine”) and ...
While the Beatles classic “Yesterday” has always been considered a breakup ballad, one classic lyric by Paul McCartney is actually a mea culpa to his mother.
"Mama Told Me Not to Come", also written as "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)", is a song by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman written for Eric Burdon's first solo album in 1966. Three Dog Night 's 1970 cover topped the US pop singles chart.
At the first of two sold-out shows – part of his celebrated Got Back tour and his first UK gig since 2018 – The Beatles legend ‘duetted’ with his late bandmate, John Lennon, and gave fans ...
"Julia" was originally released as the final song on side two of The Beatles on 22 November 1968. [10] In 1976, it was released as the B-side of the "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" single. [11] In 1988, "Julia" was one of the nine Beatles songs on the soundtrack album Imagine: John Lennon. In 2006, a portion was used for the Love album, mixed with ...