M-O-T-H-E-R

As he was growing up, Paul tells us that there was one tune that was always sung around Mother's Day each year. It is and always was a reflection of the period in which it was written: 1915, with a hint of the pre-World War I 1890s style thrown in. But like many tunes of the era, we think it is one that today's children should also know. It's likely their own parents, grandparents, and great grandparents also learned it when they were kids, and will smile when they hear it.

We scored the background orchestration to sound like a period studio orchestra, the ones heard on the old radio variety shows and seen in the musicals of the 1930s. It's heavy on strings, featuring our superb solo violinist, Davis Brooks.

The vocals are unison throughout until the last couple of chords that offer a simple, optional divisi. The melody is a little tricky here and there, especially with the chromatic moments, but listening to the singers on the recording should help.