There was a time when I couldn’t stop listening to The Wall and “Mother” was part of the reason why. On a concept album with 26 tracks, this song was glue, holding disparate tracks together with its narrative and musicality. “Mother” flowed perfectly in the spot where it landed, right after perhaps the album’s biggest hit “Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2”. What makes it so good? I think it’s two things. The conversational interlude between Pink and his mom. And the musical interlude between the acoustic strumming and the electric solo midway into the song.

“Mother, do you think she's good enough for me? Mother, do you think she's dangerous to me? Mother, will she tear your little boy apart? Mother, will she break my heart?”