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MOTHER (Ultimate Mix, 2021) - Lennon & Ono w The Plastic Ono Band

2021 · Post-Beatles Confessional Rock Legacy / 2021 Archival Remaster (orig. song 1970; video orig. 2003; 4K remaster 2021) — commemorating the 50th anniversary of John Lennon's landmark debut solo album via reconstructed archival photo-documentary music video · music video
MOTHER (Ultimate Mix, 2021) - Lennon & Ono w The Plastic Ono Band music video
2021Post-Beatles Confessional Rock Legacy / 2021 Archival Remaster (orig. song 1970; video orig. 2003; 4K remaster 2021) — commemorating the 50th anniversary of John Lennon's landmark debut solo album via reconstructed archival photo-documentary music videoPost-Beatles solo confessionalism / Primal Scream therapy-influenced singer-songwriter movement (1970–1972)Dir. Simon Hilton

What this video is

Released March 12, 2021, this 4K remaster marks the 50th anniversary of John Lennon's debut solo album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), widely regarded as one of rock's defining confessional works. The song 'Mother' was rooted in the primal scream psychotherapy Lennon underwent with Dr. Arthur Janov, confronting his abandonment by both parents — his mother Julia, killed in a road accident in 1958, and his…

Why it matters

A foundational artifact of the post-Beatles confessional singer-songwriter genre, 'Mother' established the template for raw, primal-therapy-influenced rock autobiography. The Ultimate Mix strips Phil Spector's production embellishments, restoring the track's original stark, trio-based minimalism…

The director

Simon Hilton is a British creative director and editor who served as Compilation Producer and Production Manager for the John Lennon Ultimate Collection series. He directed and edited the original 2003 'Mother' video for the Lennon Legend DVD and oversaw the…

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