"On his 2007 debut album, "Lovehate," The-Dream mourns the passing of his mother in "Mama," a heart-filled, melodic and auto-tuned dedication to her.
The video features a mother and child, from birth to adulthood, growing and making memories while the boys croon in white suits.Musgraves' tear-jerking tribute to mom is not to be missed: "Wish we didn't live, wish we didn't live so far from each other/ I'm just sitting here thinking 'bout the time that's slipping/ And missing my mother, mother/ And she's probably sitting there/ Thinking 'bout the time that's slipping/ And missing her mother, mother. (Yr mama. If you really want to go all out, learn the piano part and give her a good old serenade. Never thought I'd relate to Eminem, but there's a first time for everything.
In "Carrie and Lowell," Sufjan Stevens grapples with the mother who left his family when he was just one, then returned sporadically, and passed away in 2012. I'll be living one life for the … Sweetest Lyric: "So I will keep you, day and night, here until the day I die. One of the most moving moments on Beyoncé's self-titled album is this ballad about her first child. If you're celebrating Mother's Day, here's a playlist: 20 songs that reflect all those complicated, warm, appreciative feelings.
"I'm sorry momma / I never meant to hurt you."
ELLE participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Billboard is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. Soul girl group The Shirelles made this grateful doo-wop bop, all about realizing mama knows best when it comes to heartbreak and love.Cam'ron was certainly not singing about his mom—"You smoke? Go on!Lorelai and Rory Gilmore are one of TV's great mom–daughter pairs, and they got the perfect theme in Carole King's 1971 classic "Where You Lead."
Lots of songs have been written by moms, for moms, and about moms.
"This Rolling Stones classic seems harmless, but a deeper listen actually reveals that the title is a reference to prescription drugs used by lonely housewives.While we're pretty sure Mama wouldn't approve of violence or forgetting to take out the garbage, she's bound to appreciate an LL classic that samples James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone.Trace Adkins tips his cowboy hat to all the "Hot Mamas" of the world: "You worry about your hips, and you worry about your age/Meanwhile I'm tryin' to catch the breath you take away."
Honestly, sometimes it really does feel that way.Just five gals sitting around on stools and singing about their moms. )The King of the Blues knows what it's all about. Estelle Tang is the former senior editor of ELLE.com. Reminiscing on loving memories, the "Radio Killa" dreams of bringing his mother back to life.In this soft rock piano medley, the Backstreet Boys declare their love and appreciation for their mothers. Thank you, 1996.On second thoughts, maybe you shouldn't play your mother a song that includes the line "She was born a long, long time ago." John Lennon's song "Mother" is actually a song written for both his parents -- his father left when Lennon was only an infant, and his mother was killed in a car crash when he was 17.
Kacey Musgraves performs onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Nov. 20, 2019.From 2Pac appreciating his mother to Danzig belting "Mother" at a full-throated, hard-rock howl, there are plenty of ways to toast the women who gave us life on Mother's Day, this Sunday (May 10).Raise a glass this Mother's Day, and let these songs be your soundtrack.In the late, great 2Pac's tribute to his mama, Afeni Shakur -- who gave birth to him a month after being released from jail -- the late rap icon says the words that every mother wants to hear: "You are appreciated. Ahead, we've rounded up the best Mother's Day songs that celebrate moms. With lyrics like "You showed me when I was young just how to grow," Hallmark could learn a thing or two from these gentlemen.
When the song debuted in 1999, fans and mothers everywhere swooned.In candid disclosure of the hardships he went through with his mother and family, Drake gratefully thanks them for helping him become the man he is today on 2011's "Look What You've Done." 2pac's mom sounds like the absolute best, tbh. Our list includes songs … We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy.