Video: Merle Haggard - Mama Tried

In honor of the period we'll call "Parent's Month" that falls between Mother's Day and Father's Day, this week's B List looks at ten amazing songs written from the perspective of a parent to their child along with a few from the opposite perspective. I'll include a lyrical gut punch from each. 1. Beautiful Boy - John Lennon For one of the tracks on John Lennon's "comeback" album from 1980, Double Fantasy, the former Beatle wrote this song about his son Sean. I struggle to [...]

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"Hey, baby," X, Dave Alvin and Robert Earl Keen have all sung. "It's the Fourth of July." Wow, already? Instead of sitting on the stairs smoking a cigarette alone (nice image, John Doe), why not check out some music? Assuming you're recovered from this morning's Geto Boys video onslaught, here comes Round 2. Tonight at Sammie's on Main (the one under the Pierce Elevated), Austin's Skyrocket! always gets 'em out on the dance floor with this song. How could they not? Ordered your Mamma Mia! advance tickets yet? [...]