4. Mama Said (Load, 1995)
http://youtu.be/4FKYsUEuvIo Hetfield might not have been kind to his parents in the past. Songs like Dyers Eve castigated his upbringing and more, laying bare problems which can hunt you down well into your adult life. With Mama Said, he opted for a different approach. Instead, a bittersweet, country lullaby allowed Hetfield to consider such matters from a new perspective. In a song laden with emotion, Hetfields request for his mother to let my heart go, let your son grow is almost too much. The song was a sure sign of Metallicas maturity and a show of their desire to try and grow old with dignity (which didnt exactly go to plan for a number of reasons).
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