Top 100 Things the Singer's Mama Told Her/Him/Them

48. son, papa was a rolling stone
wherever he laid his hat was his home
and when he died, all he left us was alone

Each verse of Mother's Little Helper:
47. "Kids are different today"
46. "Things are different today"
45. "Men just aren't the same today"
54. "Life's much too hard today"

44

(t-shirt still sounds great btw)

43 "only the strong survive"

42. You'll always be a baby to me.

gotta admit, I didn't think we'd make it this far. Well done, everyone. Only 41 to go!

41. Sweet baby girl, God bless you my sweet girl, I'm so proud you're mine, I pray for you every night.

40. Perhaps this coat will bring you good luck and happiness.

39. don’t cuss and my teeth to go brush, and get ready for bed and the toilet to flush

38. She saw me on Jimmy Kimmel.

37. Where there's angels there are demons.

36. Straight ahead
Not to delay or be misled

35. I was a dancer before I could walk.

forks to thread to make a spotify playlist

34. It's a shame, it's a downright disgrace

33. Them continentals are little monkeys.

i will look into playlisting if we get to -25? That should get at least 100 spotifyable tracks.

32. Something she heard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgYKw3wfyRY

31. She saw him in Chinatown.

30. I know how it feels son, cause it runs in the family.

29. Only the right girl could make me feel this way.

28. I'm gonna be the greatest man alive.

27. Sade don't you come home too late, till you're back I stay awake.

26. Baby, stay clean, there's no in-between.

25. the words that can get tupac back in focus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb1ZvUDvLDY

24. Take time to know her (Percy Sledge)

If you do make a spotify playlist the song in spanish I mentioned is called “cuando era jovencito” / “cuando yo era un jovencito” which is actually a cover of Cottonfields that keeps the melody of the leadbelly original but changes the meaning of the lyrics completely. In spanish it becomes a song about a mom advicing his son about finding love.

I think the first version is by Los Apson, but there’s several covers including one by norteño legend, Ramon Ayala, which is the most popular version in Mexico. It isn’t unusual to hear it played live by banda/norteño groups, if you’re ever in Mexico and you end up in a seafood restaurant or a party were they have banda you can request it and there’s a high chance they know it. It’s sort of a staple, but most Ramon Ayala songs are.

Another popular song in latin america for 23, “Tonta” by Grupo Mojado:

23. Mama me lo dijo una vez: Hija no te cases

Ihr sollt viel trinken

(22.)

21. called me a thief

20. that she can't visit me in the pen
19. get up, go get that money

18. that one day it was gonna happen (but she never told me when)

17. be true to yourself and you can't go wrong

16. That's the way it ought to stay

15. let that boy boogie

14. Act like a superstar. Save your allowance, buy a bubble dress.

13. Don't waste your time on a fella
Who doesn't love you
He'll only mislead you
Only grieve you
Don't worry about him
Do without him
Because there's too many fish in the sea

12. Gener, I wanna smell it.

11. Son, please beware
There's this thing called love, and it's a-everywhere

10. Thatcha gotta jibboo

9. All that you have is your soul

8. Ralentis. Désir ou amour, tu le sauras un jour.

7. I always liked it slow

6. There’d be boys like you
5. Stay away, you’ll never know what you’ll catch

4. Don’t take your guns to town

3. You sucked my pussy when you came out. Don't ever talk back. I handed you life and I'll snatch it back.

2. Watch what comes out your mouth

1. Words of wisdom: "Let it be."

-1. If I would make the bed and watch the telephone
That she would send me out to get a chocolate ice cream cone

well, that settles it. He is Jesus.

Pretty sure he thinks he's more talented and worthy of love and respect than that.

That was miraculously quick, forks.

its the only thing i'm good at! maybe not, but some days it feels like it.

yeah amazing playlist, quite a hunting expedition

Just two days ago I was listening to a Philly Soul compilation when "Only the Strong Survive" came on, and I started thinking about how many songs involved what somebody's mama said. Quite a few, as it turns out.

i think another hundred should be easy to come by; i appreciate that people are posting interesting and/or well-known songs instead of just googling up a list.