Metallica - Mama Said

Sunday and it's the Mothers day.

A day that we all take care of our mothers all around the globe. My mother is not alive, but I have make sure that my kids have taken care of their mother and my wife. As we always do, we dedicate this day to all mothers and we play a classic tune in her favor. My kid's mother loves METALLICA, so let's pick a tune from them.

"Mama Said" is a country-rock ballad by American heavy metal band METALLICA from their sixth album "Load", with music and lyrics by James Hetfield (music credited to Hetfield/Ulrich). The lyrics represent a man or boy who is learning to find his own way in life away from his mother. The song is directly written about Hetfield's difficult relationship with his mother, who died of cancer when he was 16 years old.

The song is a departure from METALLICAs usual heavy metal sound; its genre-blending style incorporates country, blues, and hard rock. "Mama Said" begins with acoustic guitar and, during the chorus, becomes flush with a country-flavored vocal harmony and steel guitar. Toward the end, the song features power chords on electric guitar.

This is a song for James Hetfield's mother, who died of cancer when he was young. The song talks about his regrets of not being able to spend more time with her and how he hopes that she will still love him when he sees her again ("Mama now I'm coming home. I'm not all you wished of me. A mother's love for her son unspoken, help me be. Yeah I took your love for granted and all the things you said to me. I need your arms to welcome me. But a cold stone is all I see."), sad story but hey, he misses his mother and so do I.

"Mama Said" has never been featured as a part of METALLICAs live setlist. Hetfield has performed this song live, however, using a single steel-stringed acoustic guitar with no drum or bass accompaniment. He also performed it along with country singer Jessi Colter on CMT's Outlaw Concert, along with Hetfield's cover of Waylon Jennings's "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand."

Who knows, they might play this tune live during their tour, check all the dates below.

Enjoy today's tune!



Upcoming tourdates:

JUN 08 Meath, Ireland Slane Castle
JUN 11 Amsterdam, Netherlands Johan Cruijff Arena
JUN 13 Cologne, Germany RheinEnergieStadion
JUN 16 Brussels, Belgium Koning Boudewijnstadion
JUN 18 Manchester, England Etihad Stadium
JUN 20 London, England Twickenham Stadium
JUL 06 Berlin, Germany Olympiastadion
JUL 09 Gothenburg, Sweden Ullevi
JUL 11 Copenhagen, Denmark Telia Parken
JUL 13 Trondheim, Norway Granåsen SOLD OUT
JUL 16 Hämeenlinna, Finland Kantolan Tapahtumapuisto SOLD OUT
JUL 18 Tartu, Estonia Raadi Airfield
JUL 21 Moscow, Russia Luzhniki Stadium
AUG 14 Bucharest, Romania Arena Națională
AUG 16 Vienna, Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion
AUG 18 Prague, Czech Republic Airport Letnany
AUG 21 Warsaw, Poland PGE Narodowy
AUG 23 Munich, Germany Olympiastadion SOLD OUT
AUG 25 Mannheim, Germany Palastzelt Maimarktgelände SOLD OUT
SEP 06 San Francisco, CA Chase Center SOLD OUT
SEP 08 San Francisco, CA Chase Center
OCT 17 Perth, Australia Optus Stadium
OCT 20 Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval
OCT 22 Melbourne, Australia Marvel Stadium SOLD OUT
OCT 24 Melbourne, Australia Marvel Stadium
OCT 26 Sydney, Australia ANZ Stadium
OCT 29 Brisbane, Australia QSAC
OCT 31 Auckland, New Zealand Mt. Smart Stadium SOLD OUT
NOV 02 Auckland, New Zealand Mt. Smart Stadium

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