Listen to this when
Mother
For the kid in you who still needed them 🔔
Who it's for
John Lennon cries out over being left by both his parents as a child, in one of his rawest recordings.
Raw, old pain surfacing→Emptied out and lighter
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Mother" is the opening track of John Lennon's 1970 debut solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. It is about abandonment and is addressed to both of his parents: his father left when he was an infant, and his mother lived apart from him and died when he was 17.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Intense screaming vocals.
Age: Suggested 13+
When I stand before thee at the day's end thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 290
