Mama Said (Metallica song)
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| "Mama Said" | |||||
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| Single by Metallica from the album Load | |||||
| B-side | King Nothing (live)/Whiplash (live)/Mama Said (Edit) So What? (live)/Creeping Death (live)/Mama Said (Early Demo Version) | ||||
| Released | 1996 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | May 1995 - February 1996 The Plant Studios Sausalito, California | ||||
| Genre | Rock country rock | ||||
| Length | 5:20 | ||||
| Label | Elektra Records | ||||
| Writer | James Hetfield Lars Ulrich | ||||
| Producer | Bob Rock James Hetfield Lars Ulrich | ||||
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"Mama Said" is a Metallica song on the band's sixth album, Load. The lyrics, written by James Hetfield, represent a man or boy who is learning to find his own way in life away from his mother. The song is almost directly written about James' difficult relationship with his mother, who died of cancer. This is evidenced in the line "I took your love for granted" (and now that she passed away it is gone), and "A cold stone is all I see" (all that is left is a gravestone). Hetfield performed this song live on one or possibly more than one occasion on his own, using a single steel-stringed acoustic guitar and no drums or bass. This is also one of the band's softest songs. It is very different and more personal than previous Metallica ballads focusing on a heavier sound, such as One, Fade to Black and Welcome Home (Sanitarium).
Due to its country sound, James 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 Done Got Out of Hand."
[edit] Track Listing
[edit] CD Single 1
- "Mama Said"
- "King Nothing" (Live)
- "Whiplash" (Live)
- "Mama Said" (Edit)
[edit] CD Single 2
- "Mama Said"
- "So What" (Live)
- "Creeping Death" (Live)
- "Mama Said" (Early Demo Version)
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