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War

Idles
War
Album: Ultra Mono
Released: 2020

Idles are a British-Irish punk rock band formed in Bristol in 2009. The band consists of Joe Talbot (vocals), Mark Bowen (guitar), Lee Kiernan (guitar), Adam Devonshire (bass) and Jon Beavis (drums).
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Contributed by Timur Kukharets 2022/6/19 - 18:26
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Mother

Idles
Mother
Album Brutalism (2019)

Mother deconstructs the term “Mother Fucker” into its literal and metaphorical meaning.

Metaphorically, the singer’s mother was fucked over by a system that required her to work increasingly long hours, mostly unpaid, just to provide for her children.

Literally, the singer is furious at how little empathy men can have for women over sexual assault. It’s a pervasive and complex phenomenon that makes women fear for their lives. How can you mother fuckers not see how terrible mother fuckers are?

“Mother” was a song that explored the roles of my mother and, in turn, of women in my life. The lyric you plucked was inspired by a Margaret Atwood quote which opened my mind to sexual violence and led me to think of my mother’s past relationships and her vulnerability as a woman beyond her as a mum. “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” I didn’t want the song to lead the listener down a certain path, but intend to open up conversations of womanhood.


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My mother worked 15 hours 5 days a week
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2019/12/19 - 15:53
Song Itineraries: The War of Labour: Emigration, Immigration, Exploitation, Slavery, Violence on Women: just like and worse than war




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