On this special observance day, a special musitorial highlighting Frank Zappa’s (1940-1993) awesome band, The Mothers of Invention – frequently referred to back in the day as, simply, The Mothers.
The group was a delight, never failing to lead their audiences on an oddball journey through Zappa’s mind. The album I was most familiar with was We’re Only in it For the Money (1968).
Favourite songs that still favour my mental playlist include: “What’s the ugliest part of your body?” (answer: your mind), ”Let’s Make the Water Turn Black” and one lament from “Mom and Dad” that went, “...mama, mama, someone said they made some noise, the cops have shot some girls and boys.” Sadly, that refrain comes to mind rather frequently these days.
Okay, so that last one is a bit macabre, but it does mention moms and it is by The Mothers, and so it qualifies for a Mothers Day listen.
Enjoy
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Link to Wikipedia entry for Frank Zappa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa
Link to a YouTube entry of We’re Only in it For the Money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U56sGInCQec
Link to a complete playlist from the album: https://tinyurl.com/2vk5mjyz
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