Songs (and 'SNL') for Mother's Day
From Dylan, Lennon, Willie, Stones & Beatles, Natalie Merchant, Paul Simon, Hank Williams, Bill Withers, Etta James, plus cartoons for all!
More cartoons below. But for starters, “SNL” last night. Cold open with Trump:
Weekend update:
Mom Songs
Paul Simon with the great Jimmy Cliff live, “Mother and Child Reunion”
John Lennon singing about his mom “Julia”
Merle Haggard singing his classic “Mama Tried” to his mom in the audience
A different twist, from Natalie Merchant, “Motherland”
Dylan, “It’s Alright Ma,” live.
And let’s not ignore our true elders with Bill Withers’ “Grandma’s Hands”
Etta James, “Tell Mama”
Willie & Waylon live, “Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys”
Plenty of good moms when I was growing up still needed “Mother’s Little Helper,” here from the Stones
Hank Williams, “I Dreamed About Mama Last Night”
From Tunes to Toons
Thank you for the Mother’s Day offering. The Mother and Child Reunion song makes me think of the families being torn apart by ICE and how joyful reunions would be for them. 🖖
A wonderful collection of songs today. Thank you