trey songz wrote the song he knows my name.
trey songz wrote the song he knows my name.
who wrote the song he knows my name?
trey songz
Na
Na
"mother knows best" has garnered universal acclaim from both film and music critics, several of whom admitted to enjoying the song despite being unimpressed with the majority of "tangled"'s music. writing for "the blade", kirk baird opined that most of the film's songs "aren't particularly memorable" except for "mother knows best". likewise, lindsey ward of canoe.ca wrote, "the musical numbers aren't the best things in "tangled" – the exception being 'mother knows best', a brash track that scene-stealing tony-winner murphy alone turns into a giant spectacle with her voice". acknowledging that "the songs ... don't sound on first hearing like top-drawer menken", richard corliss of "time" described "mother knows best" as "a pot of poisoned honey." similarly, anthony quinn of "the independent" wrote, "the songs are no great shakes ... apart from 'mother knows best'." michael smith, writing for the "tulsa world", felt that the song's darkness "remind[s] of the nasty bits of the original grimm's fairy tale and give[s] "tangled" a bitter balance for the sugar and spice moments." mal vincent of "the virginian-pilot" described the song as "a good villain entry." critics have continuously cited "mother knows best" as the film's best song. "the scotsman" hailed it as "tangled"s "finest song." similarly, nigel andrews of the "financial times" acknowledged "mother knows best" as one of "tangled"s "best tunes," while georgie hobbs of "little white lies" identified it as the film's "standout", deeming it "worthy of the very best of [stephen] sondheim's crazed heroines." likewise, ken hanke of the "mountain xpress" highlighted "mother knows best" as the "standout" song surrounded by "passable ones." calling the song one of the film's "potential broadway showstoppers", steve persall of the "tampa bay times" described "mother knows best" as "a knockout." also singling out the track as the film's "finest number", dan kois of "the village voice" called it "a mama rose–worthy tune." similarly, andrea gronvall of the "chicago tribune" felt that "mother knows best" was one of the more memorable songs of the film, calling it "show-stopping", and feeling that "murphy channel[ed] all the monstrous smothering power of mama rose in "gypsy"."
mother knows best (song)