Mother (John Lennon song) Mother (John Lennon song) "Mother" is a song by English musician John Lennon, first released on his 1970 album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band". An edited version of the song was issued as a single in the United States on Apple Records, on 28 December 1970. The single runs about 1:41 shorter than the album due to a lack of the tolling bells intro and a quicker fadeout. The B-side features "Why" by Yoko Ono. The song peaked in the United States at number 19 on the "Cashbox" Top 100 and number 43 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The lyrics of
Mother (John Lennon song) Makhalemele covered the song on an EP of Lennon covers in 1990. Shelby Lynne covered this song on her 2001 album "Love, Shelby". Christina Aguilera covered the song in 2007 for the benefit album "". Eminem sampled the song on the song for his song "Headlights", featured on the album "the Marshall Mathers LP 2". Folk artist, Jackie Oates, included a version of the song on her album The Joy of Living in 2018. The musicians who performed on the original recording were as follows: Lennon plays guitar rather than piano on the "Nowhere Boy" demo version. Mother (John Lennon