Get the Tissue Box Ready! 5 Mother’s Day Songs for Your Playlist

BY ELLA BOAKES

Have you ever opened a special occasion card, and it started playing an atrocious tune making you want to close it shut forever? Don’t let it haunt you this Mother’s Day! We’ve created a playlist of Mother’s Day songs to play or send to your loved one that are emotional and explain what words can’t.

MY LOVE, MY LIFE

MERYL STREEP AND AMANDA SEYFRIED

A fantastic re-incarnation of the ABBA hit, featured in the Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again! movie. During the final scenes of the film, Sophie (played by Seyfried) duetted with the spirit of her mother (Streep). It was easily an emotional cinematic moment.

SOMEBODY’S HERO

JAMIE O’NEAL

Do you remember writing down ‘mum’ when you were at school and were prompted to choose your hero? If so, this song will surely melt your mother figures heart this Mother’s Day.

YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE THE SUPREMES

If your mum constantly plays classic hits while baking delicious cakes, she’s bound to love this sweet tune! mums are always the best when it comes to advice, and in this song, it explains a mother’s advice about waiting on love. If your mum is a classics lover, this will leave her smiling.

Turn To You Justin Bieber

A wonderful tribute to his mother, Justin sang about her hard work and sacrifices that she had to make being a mother so young. He sings about the fact that she had him at the same age that he was when singing the song. If you grew up with a multi-tasking and hard-working single mum, this would make her shed a tear!

The Best Day

TAYLOR SWIFT

Taylor Swift’s love letter tune to her mother is all about the small moments that make regular days with your mum so special. She sings about special memories of painting, tractor rides and window shopping. If you and your mother spend your days together doing simple activities yet have the most fun, this is one to send to her.