Mama Said by Metallica

Genre: Rock
Year: 1996

"Mama Said" is a Metallica song on the bands 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 Hetfields difficult relationship with his mother, who died of cancer. The song stands out among Metallicas predominantly metal catalog; 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. "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 Read full article at wikipedia.org

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