Composed by guitarist Andy Summers, “Mother” is track four on 1983’s Synchronicity. Featuring lyrics focused on a character’s portrayal of an overbearing mother and the resulting paranoia that engulfs them.
Musically the track is very diverse, featuring an Arabian-tinged arrangement with horns, minimal percussion, an unconventional 7/8 time signature, and Andy Summers’s vocal stylings. His manic portrayal of the character is one of the song’s highlights, as well as his impressive guitar/sitar solo in the middle of the track.[1]
After Synchronicity was released, I knew Stewart had to have some issues when I heard his song “Mother.”
Wow!
TIL
Random thoughts:
Listening to Mother reminded me of:
Suicidal Tendencies - “Institutionalized” | 04:16 | https://youtu.be/LoF_a0-7xVQ
Then:
Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated (Official Music Video) | 02:31 | https://youtu.be/bm51ihfi1p4
Edit: forgot to add source to the end of the quotes
[1] https://genius.com/The-police-mother-lyrics ↩︎