Bread’s “Mother Freedom” Lyrics Meaning
Bread’s “Mother Freedom” was released during the early 1970s, which was a very-woke time in the history of the United States. Said era was marked by political protests and individuals trying to secure their “freedom” on various fronts. And that is the general concept which Bread is speaking to. They present freedom as something which must be actively sought after. And once an individual does become privy to what it actually means, it then becomes his responsibility to teach it to others.
Also, the band recognizes that some people do in fact lose their lives while searching for it. However, they put forth that we must “keep trying” to attain it. For the underlying conclusion is that at the end of the day, “mother freedom” is worth the effort and is not so far away from those who persistently pursue it.
Facts about “Mother Freedom”
This song was originally released by Elektra Records during January of 1972 as part of Bread’s fourth album, which is entitled “Baby I’m-a Want You”. The track was later featured on their compilation albums below:
- “Essentials” (1996)
- “Make It With You” (2005)
Bread was a band that specialized in soft rock who were active, albeit sporadically, primarily during the 1970s and briefly during the 1990s.
“Mother Freedom” proved to be one of the band’s hits, peaking at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The writer and producer of “Mother Freedom” is Bread frontman by the name of David Gates.
I didn’t write the song, I certainly didn’t take it to meaning that way. Probably because l had not heard of woke until after Obama. Yes there were many protest against the war and civil rights in the early and mid 70s.
“A very woke time.” LOL. Great historical analysis. Here’s what woke means as used by today’s conservatives. The use of ‘woke’ is code for “We’re racist homophobes and we don’t care who knows it.”