Sometimes round this time of yr, we wish to ask listeners to inform us in regards to the songs that remind them of their mothers — songs their moms beloved or that they might have bonded over. Typically, it is music imprinted throughout some in any other case forgettable second — a random tune that performs on the radio or seems in a movie, seeps into our unconscious, and perpetually after triggers a cherished reminiscence any time we hear it. Or it is a easy little tune their moms sang absentmindedly whereas tending to the enterprise of elevating youngsters.
On this week’s All Songs Thought-about, NPR Music’s Mitra Arthur joins host Robin Hilton to share a number of the songs we obtained from listeners as Mom’s Day nears, and the deeply shifting tales behind them. Additionally they share recollections of their very own mothers and the music they beloved.
Featured songs and artists:
1. Hoagy Carmichael: “Stardust”
2. Christina Aguilera: “Lovely”
3. Jeannie C. Riley: “Harper Valley PTA”
4. Stevie Surprise: “Is not She Beautiful”
5. Kermit the Frog: “Rainbow Connection”
6. Phyllis Hyman: “You Know Methods to Love Me”
7. MILCK: “Oh, Mom”
8. Christina Perri: “You Are My Sunshine”
9. The Tokens: “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”
10. 4 Tops: “Attain Out I am going to Be There”
11. Candy Honey within the Rock: “Wanting Recollections”