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In 1986 Eric Clapton wrote this song-prayer together with [[wikipedia:Stephen Bishop (musician)|Stephen Bishop]], and it turned out to be one of the most significant of his long career, one of the most moving when considering the history behind it, the artistic production, the melody and the harmony. | In 1986 Eric Clapton wrote this song-prayer together with [[wikipedia:Stephen Bishop (musician)|Stephen Bishop]], and it turned out to be one of the most significant of his long career, one of the most moving when considering the history behind it, the artistic production, the melody and the harmony. | ||
A few months before the song was recorded on the album '''August''' (a disc which contains a few good pieces such as '''Bad influence''' and '''Tearing us apart'''), [[wikipedia:Richard Manuel|Richard Manuel]] committed suicide at the age of 43. Manuel was the keyboard player and an historical member of [[wikipedia:The Band|The Band]], the group guided by [[wikipedia:Robbie Robertson|Robbie Robertson]], who had been alongside [[wikipedia:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]] for quite some time and had recorded some of the most important songs of all of rock history ('''The Weight''', '''The Night They Throw Old Dixie Down''', '''It Makes No Difference''') | A few months before the song was recorded on the album '''August''' (a disc which contains a few good pieces such as '''Bad influence''' and '''Tearing us apart'''), [[wikipedia:Richard Manuel|Richard Manuel]] committed suicide at the age of 43. Manuel was the keyboard player and an historical member of [[wikipedia:The Band|The Band]], the group guided by [[wikipedia:Robbie Robertson|Robbie Robertson]], who had been alongside [[wikipedia:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]] for quite some time and had recorded some of the most important songs of all of rock history ('''The Weight''', '''The Night They Throw Old Dixie Down''', '''It Makes No Difference'''). '''Holy Mother''' was dedicated to Manuel. | ||
It's a song of undefended suffering, of complete poverty, of absolute incomprehension when confronted with certain unexplicable facts of life. Clapton is not new to songs with strong religiosity, as seen in [[Presence of the Lord (Blind Faith album)|Presence of the Lord]] and [[Hold me Lord]], but in Holy Mother he reaches a higher level. This one of his finer pieces, because it's intensity and participation are connotated by recollection, seeing that words and music pour forth in the circumstances of a close friend musician's death. | It's a song of undefended suffering, of complete poverty, of absolute incomprehension when confronted with certain unexplicable facts of life. Clapton is not new to songs with strong religiosity, as seen in [[Presence of the Lord (Blind Faith album)|Presence of the Lord]] and [[Hold me Lord]], but in Holy Mother he reaches a higher level. This one of his finer pieces, because it's intensity and participation are connotated by recollection, seeing that words and music pour forth in the circumstances of a close friend musician's death. | ||