# Songs with Maternal Advice **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 3, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655 "2016-08-03T17:50:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/21 "2016-08-04T04:43:29Z")
‘My mama done tol’ me, when I was in knee-pants/pig-tails…’ Blues in the Night (Done by a bunch of artists, of both sexes, obviously.) ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/22 "2016-08-04T12:26:51Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > _Fancy_ (by Reba, not Iggy) \*\* Actually, _Fancy_ was only covered by Reba. Bobbi Gentry of _Billy Joe_ fame did the original back in 1969. It was, of all things, Bobbi’s tribute to the Women’s Lib Movement of the time. Only recently have sex workers been purported to be an empowerment of women as porn goes mainstream. True courtesans aren’t there yet, but give it time. Bobbi Gentry was ahead of her time. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/23 "2016-08-04T12:42:52Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > “When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me. > Speaking words of wisdom, **Let it Be** ” - The Beatles …please tell me you do realize he’s not talking about anybody’s mother… ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/24 "2016-08-04T13:05:09Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > …please tell me you do realize he’s not talking about anybody’s mother… **Nava** : please note that Paul’s mom was named Mary, and died of breast cancer when he was 14. I believe they were very close. My assumption is that Paul was going for the broad Christian meaning of Mother Mary AND referring to his own mother. The gospel version from the movie by Julie Taymor, _Across the Universe_, moves me to tears: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ahe5IDVbzg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ahe5IDVbzg) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/25 "2016-08-04T13:19:30Z")
Richard Thompson - “Mother Knows Best” ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/26 "2016-08-04T15:43:58Z")
Mama Said by Metallica. It’s actually probably a cover, but I love Met and I like this song, so it’s the only one that exists in my book 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/27 "2016-08-04T15:47:25Z")
“Euro Trash Girl,” Cracker - _Called my mom from a payphone I said “I’m down to my last.” She said “I sent you to college Now go call your dad.”_ _And the waitress that he married Well she hung up the phone._ ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/28 "2016-08-04T15:49:21Z")
Song for Sharon, Joni Mitchell \*Mama and Betsy say, “Find yourself a charity. Help the needy and the crippled Or put some time into ecology” \* ---
**Author:** ![turtlescanfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/29 "2016-08-04T15:56:40Z")
“Go and fix your makeup girl its just a breakup runnin’ hide your crazy and start acting like a lady cuz I raised you better gotta keep it together even when you fall apart This ain’t your momma’s broken heart” -Miranda Lambert ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/30 "2016-08-04T16:34:24Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > **Mother** by Pink Floyd > “Hush now baby, baby don’t you cry > Mama’s gonna make all of your nightmares come true > Mama won’t let anyone dirty get through” > [@RealityChuck](#): > > “Hush little baby don’t you cry > Soon the sun is going to shine > We’re going to be free like the birds and the bees > Running wild in the big country.” – Got to Be Free, the Kinks “Hush little baby, don’t say a word, And never mind that noise that you heard, It’s just the beasts under your bed, In your closet, in your head” Enter Sandman, by Metallica 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/31 "2016-08-04T16:40:13Z")
“Mama said a pistol is the Devil’s right hand” - Steve Earle ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/32 "2016-08-04T16:57:56Z")
[“Sylvia’s Mother”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPrixYOTNHw), Dr Hook and the Medicine Show ---
**Author:** ![Nuveena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@Nuveena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nuveena)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/33 "2016-08-04T17:15:32Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > …please tell me you do realize he’s not talking about anybody’s mother… He was absolutely talking about someone’s mother. > [@Paul McCartney](#): > > Then one night, somewhere between deep sleep and insomnia, I had the most comforting dream about my mother, who died when I was only 14. … > > So in this dream twelve years later, my mother appeared, and there was her face, completely clear, particularly her eyes, and she said to me very gently, very reassuringly: “Let it be.” … > > So, being a musician, I went right over to the piano and started writing a song: “When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me”… Mary was my mother’s name… “Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.” ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/34 "2016-08-04T18:34:20Z")
> [@Nuveena](#): > > He was absolutely talking about someone’s mother. > > Quote: > Originally Posted by Paul McCartney > Then one night, somewhere between deep sleep and insomnia, I had the most comforting dream about my mother, who died when I was only 14. … > > So in this dream twelve years later, my mother appeared, and there was her face, completely clear, particularly her eyes, and she said to me very gently, very reassuringly: “Let it be.” … > > So, being a musician, I went right over to the piano and started writing a song: “When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me”… Mary was my mother’s name… “Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.” Thank you for saving me the trouble of looking this up. My entry is Johnny Winter doing “Mama Talk Your Daughter” live in 1970. Despite the dreadful audio and video quality, I strongly recommend a look at it: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u2hSfu-RH4Y/hqdefault.jpg "Johnny Winter Live Talk to your Daughter 1970") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2hSfu-RH4Y) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/35 "2016-08-04T18:54:26Z")
Charlene, “I’ve Never Been to Me” ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/36 "2016-08-04T18:59:18Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Thank you for saving me the trouble of looking this up. > > My entry is Johnny Winter doing “Mama Talk Your Daughter” live in 1970. DAYUM that man could play! :eek: Here’s my offering: Mama said Don’t go near that river. Don’t be hanging around old Catfish John. Come the morning, I’d always be there. Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/37 "2016-08-04T19:01:22Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Thank you for saving me the trouble of looking this up. Hey - what am I, chopped liver?! ;);)😛 I mentioned the Paul’s Mom connection back in Post #24!! ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/38 "2016-08-04T19:57:28Z")
“It’s Just a Matter of Time” by Debbie Boone She (Mama) told me “Patience is all you really need to pray for 'Cause your beauty is rare, a very special kind Enjoy your life, soon you’ll be a wife with a man to care for You’ll see that’s the way it’ll be It’s just a matter of time” ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/39 "2016-08-04T20:10:03Z")
“Won’t you take this advice I hand you like a mother…” “Hey There,” from “The Pajama Game.” Except when the guy sings it, and it’s “like a brother.” ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655/40 "2016-08-04T21:31:09Z")
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