Mom

Album: Man Against Machine (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • This Don Sampson and Wynn Varble penned ballad is a conversation between an unborn child and the Almighty. "When God describes what a mom is, I weep uncontrollably every time," Brooks said. "Is there anything more beautiful than [a] mom to pay tribute to?"
  • The song was first recorded by Bonnie Tyler for her 2013 album Rocks and Honey. The Welsh singer originally came across the tune when it was performed during a session in Nashville's Bluebird Cafe.
  • Garth Brooks: "Everyone knows how much I loved my mom. Why no one has ever written this song before, I don't know. Why I never wrote it before, I don't know, but I'm grateful Don Sampson and Wynn Varble did."

    "It took me almost a month to get it together to record it. My producer finally told me to man up and do it."

Comments: 1

  • Terrell from Tifton, Ga.We have to "Man Up Too." It is so hard for us real men to even listen to this MOM Song and not tear up, or want to. Thank you Garth for making me, understand why my, Daughter and Wife, (Paige and Kay.) Love You So Much!!
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