Mother Mother by Marc Bird: Review
It’s incredible how art can carry a metaphor with room for ambiguity. The artist may conceal their true feelings while yet evoking intense feelings such as agony or pure joy. Marc Bird’s desire to sing about his long-lost love in the song “Mother Mother” is no secret. He combines two narratives into one cohesive song – one, about losing a loved one at sweet 16 which he holds onto still to this day. On the other hand, he sings a chronicle of the tale of the 1929 flooding of Measand and Mardale Green that occurred during the construction of Haweswater Reservoir. The stories may be different from one another, but the emotions they provoke blend upon one another.
The use of water imagery brings Measand and Mardale Green’s floods to life and represents lost love, setting the mood for a vivid, emotional drama. Marc’s passionate, macabre spirit charmed me with intriguing initial notes to the song. The tune has a relaxing, ethereal impact over explicit words that draw on one story to portray another’s thoughts. At the same time, Bird’s mysterious, dreamy voice lends a melancholy sigh to the song’s words. Sometimes, the tune will strike you with a wave of longing, and you’ll feel yourself melting into the peaceful morning on the beach. Until the very last minutes, the song feature a very evocative folk-music tune that will bloom feelings of calmness you as it adds meaning to your whole existence.
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Photo credits: Marc Bird
Review by: Audrey Castel