Sinéad O’Connor

Released: August 21, 1990

Featuring: Roger Waters The Band

Songwriter: Roger Waters

Producer: Nick Griffiths Roger Waters

Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb ?
Mother do you think they'll like this song ?
Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls ?
Ooooh, mother should I build a wall ?
Mother should I run for president ?
Mother should I trust the government ?
Mother will they put me in the firing line ?
Oooh is it just a waste of time ?
Hush now baby, baby don't you cry
Mama's gonna make all of your nightmares come true
Mama's gonna put all of her fears into you
Mama's gonna keep you right here under her wing
She won't let you fly but she might let you sing
Mama will keep baby cosy and warm
Ooooh Babe
Ooooh Babe
Ooooh Babe
Of course Mama's gonna help build the wall !
Mother do you think she's good enough
For me?
Mother do you think she's dangerous
To me?
Mama will they tear little boy apart?
Oooh
Mother will she break my heart?
Hush now baby, baby don't you cry
Mama's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you
Mama won't let anyone dirty get through
Mama's gonna wait up untill you get in
Mama will always find out where you've been
Mama's gonna keep baby healthy and clean
Ooooh Babe
Ooooh Babe
Ooooh Babe
You'll always be a baby to me !
Mother, did it need to be so high ?

Sinéad O'Connor (who goes by Shuhada' Sadaqat in her private life) is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 80s with her album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success with her cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares to You” in 1990.

O'Connor was discovered in 1985 when Nigel Grainge of Ensign Records saw her band Ton Ton Macoute perform. Although he was not fond of the band’s music, he was impressed by O'Connor’s ‘amazing voice’. Grainge had O'Connor record four songs with Karl Wallinger (World Party) and signed her to his label. O'Connor’s first single was the song “Heroine” which she co-wrote with U2’s guitarist The Edge for the film Captive.

Her debut album The Lion and the Cobra was a sensation when it was released in 1987, reaching gold record status and earning a Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy nomination. O'Connor’s debut single “Troy” charted in The Netherlands and Belgium, and “Mandinka”, released in late 1987, cracked the top 20 in the UK and top 30 in three other European countries, helping her album chart well in Europe. Spin Magazine described the album as a “remarkable, still-spine-tingling first record”.

more tracks from the album

The Wall - Live in Berlin

From the album

The Wall - Live in Berlin (1990)

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The Wall - Live in Berlin