Mother, A Word That Means The World To Me

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Dedicated to Mother.

This is a tune which was written around 1914 by Howard Johnson (words), and Theodore Morse (music).

Lyrics: M is for the million things she gave me. O means only that she's growing old. T is for the tears she shed to save me. H is for her heart of purest gold. E is for her eyes with love-light shining. R means right, and right, she'll allways be. Put them all together, they spell MOTHER, a word that means the world, to me.

Played by Thomas Grillo on Moog Etherwave Pro theremin.

Please excuse the ambient noise of two computers, as my mixer was not functioning, and I was forced to use a live microphone from a camcorder. Just turn your trebble down a bit.

Copyright 2007 Thomas Grillo

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[farranspointon]

I sang this song for my mother at a school concert 1955.

[ThomasGrillo]

@farranspointon That must have been a wonderful performance. Not every day when we can sing song like that for our mothers. :)

[farranspointon]

@ThomasGrillo

I was 9 years old when I sang this song at our School Concert in Farran's Point, Ontario. My brother's band, THE ROCKER'S played & I had to stand on a chair to reach the microphone. I was very tiny for my age but got free ice-cream cones from the Roses' family whenever I would sing at their grocery store. Farran's Point was a town in South Eastern, Ontario that was flooded in 1958. See LOST VILLAGES HISTORICAL SOCIETY

[ThomasGrillo]

@farranspointon That's quite a gig indeed. I was about that age when I was playing the violin. That was cool that you got free icecream for the performances. I've been known to perform for food at one time or another.

I'll certainly check out Lost Villages Historical Society. Sorry to hear about the flooding. I'm a Camile survivor my self.

[farranspointon]

@ThomasGrillo I remember it so well. My brother was performing with his band & I had to stand on a chair to reach the microphone. I was my Mom's favorite child (she had 9) I almost cried because Daddy wasn't there. My hometown was flooded in 1958. You can read about it if you Google, "LOST VILLAGES HISTORICAL SOCIETY". Back then (I'm 65 now) the Roses from our local store would give me free ice-cream if I'd sing for them. Another song I'd sing was, "DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE".

[ThomasGrillo]

@farranspointon I'll check out that song. Thanks. :)

[ThomasGrillo]

@Zefrenm You're welcome, and thanks for the kind words. :)

[Zefrenm]

Thanks for preserving the art of theremin. Epic

[ThomasGrillo]

@mvnkct You are more than welcome. That's why I performed this work. :)

[mvnkct]

That was beautiful. I never heard it played like this before. My mother was everything to me. I would give anything to have her back again. I mean that sincerely. I have lovely old pictures of her framed on my wall. This song meant a lot to both of us and I played it on the piano and sang it many times.. Your version was beautifully played. Thanks for honoring my mother.