themed week // John Lennon, Mother

John Lennon was a very known and talented singer/songwriter from the 60's and 70's, not only on the Beatles but also on his solo career.

Has previously mentioned, he wrote several hits songs like Imagine, Woman or Give Peace A Chance.

On his solo career he released 8 studio albums, 2 live albums, 17 compilations and 3 experimental records.
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The song Mother is the second single from the 1970's album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.
Mother was written in "memory" of both his parents, who abandoned him during his childhood. His father left him when he was a little child and his mother didn't live with Lennon but she had a good relationship with him - but she died when he was only seventeen years old, on a car accident.
On the song he reflects those moments: "Mother, you had me/but I never had you"; "Father, you left me/but I never left you".

Also the beginning of the song starts with a sound of a church bell signifying death - probably the death of his mother.
John Lennon found inspiration to write the song on several therapy sessions with Dr. Arthur Janov.
Once, he said that Mother was the song that "seemed to catch in my head".

Artists like Christina Aguilera and Barbra Streisand have covered this song.