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Mother Mother
'I'm fine, mom' (I'm not) 📞
Who it's for
Tracy Bonham sings as a daughter assuring her mother everything's fine while she's really falling apart.
Masking distress→Honest and released
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Mother Mother" is a 1996 alternative rock single by Tracy Bonham from her debut album The Burdens of Being Upright, and it reached number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song depicts a young woman on the phone with her mother: calmer verses describe ordinary daily life, while the chorus breaks into screamed intensity.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Screamed vocals.
Age: Suggested 13+
This above all: to thine own self be true,William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3
