The band began in Vancouver in January 2005, when guitarist and vocalist Ryan Guldemond was at music school and wanted to start a band based around vocal-driven pop songs. He recruited his sister Molly along with a friend from college, Debra-Jean Creelman, to accompany his own vocals for the songs he had written, and the trio played as an acoustic act before adding drummer Kenton Loewen and bassist Jeremy Page.
The five members started off playing under the name Mother, and in the fall of 2005, they independently released a self-titled album. This debut album was recorded with Howard Redekopp, who had also worked with The New Pornographers and Tegan and Sara. When the Vancouver Province rated Mother as one of the top five BC bands to watch for in 2007, they began to receive acclaim for their debut album. Shortly thereafter, Mother landed a nationally broadcasted concert opening for K'naan and The Wailin' Jennys. In the summer of 2006, they opened for the Australian band, The Cat Empire, at the sold-out Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Later that year, they made their debut in central Canada at the Montreal International Jazz Festival on June 29 as well as in Toronto on July 1, Canada Day, at the Harbourfront Centre.
In October 2006, after playing a set at the Pop Montreal festival, Mother met with Last Gang Records and later signed a four-album contract. At that point the label encouraged the band to change their name to avoid legal issues, so rather than changing it completely they decided to simply rename themselves Mother Mother. On February 20, 2007, the band re-released its debut album under the new name, renaming the album Touch Up and including two new songs, as well as artwork and overdubs different from the original.
The band released their second album, O My Heart, in 2008. In December 3, it was announced that Debra-Jean Creelman had left Mother Mother, with the addition of a new singer/keyboardist, Jasmin Parkin, announced in January 2009.
Mother Mother's third album, Eureka, was released on March 15, 2011. The album's lead single, "The Stand," entered the Canada Singles Top 100 chart in May 2011 and peaked during that week at position 76. The album prompted a reviewer at the Toronto Star to describe the band as "evolving into orchestral harmonies and hip hop-influenced power ballads, as if Adam Lambert had joined The Dirty Projectors." On January 9, 2012, Kraft Foods launched a series of television commercials featuring the song "Bright Idea."
Mother Mother's fourth album, The Sticks, was released on September 18, 2012. It contains 14 tracks and was co-produced by band frontman Ryan Guldemond and producer Ben Kaplan. The first single, "Let's Fall in Love", was released on July 17, and the second single, "Bit By Bit" in December.
In 2014 the band signed with Universal Music Canada to produce their fifth album, Very Good Bad Thing, which was released on November 4, 2014. The first single from the album, "Get Out The Way" was released on July 15, 2014.
Mother Mother has since produced two more albums under Universal Music Canada. In February 2017 "No Culture" was released, with the first single "The Drugs" released November 4, 2016, and the second single "Love Stuck" released November 29.
In November 2018, "Dance and Cry" was released, the only single "Get Up" released on September 14.
Legs Away
Mother Mother Lyrics
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I sailed past that fork in the road and now here I stand
A stranger in a foreign land
An empty barn and a weather vein
A picket fence that's seen its day
Oh I sit to stay cuz I don't got much to do today
I go down to the local store
I caught a glance from the local whore that she threw my way
I carry on down the street
I'm looking for a place to eat, but my belly's so full
With all these things I'm hoping for, whores
And I'm wishing my legs away
Oh I'm wishing my legs away
Cuz they're taking me to no where safe
Oh, they're taking me to know where safe
An old man in a pickup truck
Says, "son are you out of luck?"
And I nod my head
I say my day is spent and my spirit's dead
He says, "come on now take a ride. You sit yourself in the passenger side and I'll go your way, cuz I don't got much to do today"
And I'm wishing my legs away
Oh I'm wishing my legs away
Cuz they're taking me to no where safe
Oh, they're taking me to know where safe
The lyrics to Mother Mother's song "Legs Away" tell the story of a lost and aimless traveler who finds themselves in an unfamiliar place with no immediate direction or purpose. The traveler takes note of his surroundings and describes the dilapidated state of the barn, the weathered picket fence, and the local store, which seems to be the only place to go in the small town he has landed in. He also mentions catching the attention of a prostitute who throws him a glance, but he appears to not be interested in her advances.
As he wanders through the streets, he feels disconnected and a sense of wishing he was not stuck in this place, as expressed in the chorus where he says "I'm wishing my legs away/Cuz they're taking me to nowhere safe." An old man in a pickup truck offers to give him a ride, and the traveler accepts, feeling defeated and empty.
The song appears to delve into themes of restlessness, aimlessness, and feeling stuck in a stagnant situation. The traveler reflects the sense of frustration and disillusionment of not having a clear purpose or direction in life, and the desire to escape from the situation. The lyrics also touch on themes of loneliness, disconnection, and the contrast between the beauty and melancholy of the unknown.
Line by Line Meaning
I got lost about an hour ago
I became lost an hour ago and don't know where I am now
I sailed past that fork in the road and now here I stand
I missed the turning point and have landed where I am now
A stranger in a foreign land
I feel out of place and unfamiliar with my surroundings
An empty barn and a weather vein
I see an abandoned barn and a weather vane on top, indicating a lack of life
A picket fence that's seen its day
The picket fence is old and worn out, indicating it has seen better days
Oh I sit to stay cuz I don't got much to do today
I sit and stay in this place because I have nothing else to do today
I go down to the local store
I walk to the nearby store
I caught a glance from the local whore that she threw my way
I notice a prostitute looking at me and showing interest
And I still got nothing to do today
I still have nothing to do today
I carry on down the street
I continue walking down the street
I'm looking for a place to eat, but my belly's so full
I am searching for a place to eat, but my stomach is already full
With all these things I'm hoping for, whores
Despite my hopes and desires, I am still thinking about prostitutes
And I'm wishing my legs away
I want my legs to disappear so that I don't have to walk anymore
Oh I'm wishing my legs away
I continue to wish that my legs would disappear
Cuz they're taking me to no where safe
My legs are taking me to an unsafe place
Oh, they're taking me to know where safe
My legs are taking me to a place that is not safe or secure
An old man in a pickup truck
An elderly man in a pickup truck passes by
Says, 'son are you out of luck?'
The man asks if I am having bad luck
And I nod my head
I nod my head in agreement
I say my day is spent and my spirit's dead
I tell him I've had a long day and feel exhausted and unhappy
He says, 'come on now take a ride.
The man suggests that I get into the truck with him
You sit yourself in the passenger side and I'll go your way, cuz I don't got much to do today'
He offers to drive me where I need to go because he has nothing else to do today
Contributed by Miles B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mochigreen8687
All Gone:
I take a hammer and I break my legs
I break them for the better
The two of them are always walking me
Into the stormy weather
Legs Away:
And I'm wishing my legs away
Oh I'm wishing my legs away
Cause they're taking me to nowhere safe
Oh, they're taking me to nowhere safe
@user-nz2zd6ll3g
Lyrics:
I got lost about an hour ago
I sailed past that fork in the road and now here I stand
A stranger in a foreign land
An empty barn and a weather vein
A picket fence that's seen its day
Oh, I sit to stay 'cause I don't got much to do today
I go down to the local store
I caught a glance from the local whore that she threw my way
And I still got nothing to do today
I carry on down the street
I'm looking for a place to eat, but my belly's so full
With all these things I'm hoping for, whores
And I'm wishing my legs away
Oh, I'm wishing my legs away
'Cause they're taking me to no where safe
Oh, they're taking me to know where safe
An old man in a pickup truck
Says, "son are you out of luck?"
And I nod my head
I say my day is spent and my spirit's dead
He says, "Come on now take a ride
You sit yourself in the passenger side and I'll go your way
'Cause I don't got much to do today"
And I'm wishing my legs away
Oh, I'm wishing my legs away
'Cause they're taking me to no where safe
Oh, they're taking me to know where safe
@togepie
mother mother harmonies are just so good wtf
@apothecurio
as someone getting into mother mother. My only issue is I wish the vocals were more full bodied and less breathy. But that's just a preference.
@cherrisoda892
@Apothe Curio i think the more breathy vocals are their aesthetic no?
@burntacid3825
@ヅCherriSoda for sure, and I LOVE it
@acreativename7999
@Apothe Curio mine are too strong and a bit cracky:((
@apothecurio
@ヅCherriSoda well now a little while later I can say I’ve gotten into it
@NotTimSoStopAsking
This song gives me really strong apocalypse vibes. The world has ended, and it's like a new place to the singer. There's nothing that he can really do, because everything he had to do before the apocalypse is pointless now. Those who survived have to help each other as much as possible, but dont exactly trust each other yet.
@CatOfProvidence
The Anti Tim war,war never changes
@loopy6474
Number five
@esmiberkich
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