Songs for moms

Disclaimer: This playlist features (predominantly features, even) bands and music I don't normally like. I just love the mothers in my life so much that I don't care.

Thank You Mom by Good Charlotte

This is a nice song -- smooth acoustic guitars and edgy vocals ala '90s frat-rock (though the song is more recent). I think the song should have extra meaning to Sarah, now. Just try not to think of the "always and forever" song from Napoleon Dynamite.

My Mother Was a Lady by Johnny Cash

A narrative explaining why harassment isn't entertainment.

The Best Day by Taylor Swift

Please refer to the disclaimer at the beginning of the article.

One Woman Army by Kate Earl

I got this track for free on Google Play.While washing dishes, I was about to skip it for a less country-western song, then I realized it was about mothers. Five minutes later, when I stopped crying, I listened to it again. Several times. Kate Earl's vocals are a hodgepodge of different styles. On the choruses, you'd swear she's a straight-up country singer. On the verses, her vowels are extra-round, like Regina Spektor's.

Superwoman by Alicia Keys

This song is like a female-specific "Eye of the Tiger." It's super-inspirational and super-motivational. The world needs more songs like this. On another note, Sarah didn't like Alicia Keys much until she saw her sing the theme from "Gummy Bears" on a late-night show.

The Son Never Shines on Closed Doors by Flogging Molly

Irish punk singers can be surprisingly sentimental, and none more so than Dave King. At every concert I've been to, he dedicates a song to Johnny Cash and a song to one or both of his parents. Listening to this song is like wrapping yourself up in a big fluffy comforter and watching rain fall on the window.

Honorable mentions: The Mother and Child Reunion by Paul Simon

I did a bit of internet research to double-check the song's meaning. It's a crazy story. Well, it's kind of a crazy song. This was a hard playlist to put in order, and this song didn't really fit in anywhere.

Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Great song, too long.