30. Mother, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
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John Lennon wrote two songs for his mother. Julia was a whole lot nicer. Mother, on the other hand, explores the wreckage that estrangement can leave in its wake, a valid thing to explore on Mother’s Day.
Most mom-tastic lyric:
Mother, you had me/ But I never had you/ I wanted you/ But you didn’t want me/ So I, I just got to tell you/ Goodbye
29. Stacy’s Mom, Fountains of Wayne
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The ballad of horny teens everywhere, Stacy’s Mom was the bane of school girls named Stacy in 2004, regardless of how hot their moms were.
Most mom-tastic lyric:
And I know that you think it’s just a fantasy/But since your dad walked out, your mom could use a guy like me
28. Ms. Jackson, Outkast
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At first glance, this song is more about fatherhood than motherhood, but its opening (This one goes out to all the baby’s mamas mamas) is directed toward the mothers of jilted daughters and mothers-in-law of ex-husbands in exploded marriages. Who among us can’t see ourselves as the fiercely protective, titular Ms. Jackson?
Most mom-tastic lyric:
Me and yo’ daughter, got’s this thing going on/ You say it’s puppy love/ We say it’s full grown/ Hope that we feel this, feel this way forever/ You can plan a pretty picnic/ But you can’t predict the weather, Ms. Jackson
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