Mother's Little Helper The Rolling Stones

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Mother's Little Helper" was recorded in Los Angeles from 3 to 8 December 1965. It was released in the album "Aftermath" in 1966. The song deals with the darker perspective of the use of prescription drug "Valium" among housewives. This song is definitely one of the stones best early songs and was probably their best song until the release of Satisfaction.

Lyrics:
What a drag it is getting old
Kids are different today,
I hear every mother say
Mother needs something today to calm her down
And though shes not really ill
There's a little yellow pill
She goes running for the shelter of a mothers little helper
And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day

Things are different today,
I hear every mother say
Cooking fresh food for a husbands just a drag
So she buys an instant cake and she burns her frozen steak
And goes running for the shelter of a mothers little helper
And two help her on her way, get her through her busy day

Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old

Men just aren't the same today
I hear every mother say
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
They're so hard to satisfy, you can tranquilize your mind
So go running for the shelter of a mothers little helper
And four help you through the night, help to minimize your plight

Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old

Life's just much too hard today,
I hear every mother say
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
And if you take more of those, you will get an overdose
No more running for the shelter of a mothers little helper
They just helped you on your way, through your busy dying day

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• Valium
• Classic
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• British
• Invasion
• Aftermath

[MrKaddus]

Thumbs up if you don't need Glee to know what good music is!

[articsebas]

3 persons got an overdose

[AndrewNewZealand]

@Hannible100 Oh yeah, "It's Only Rock 'n Roll" right?

As far as sexism in rock 'n roll goes......AC/DC made sexism fun....as far as I know they never wrote about anything as serious as this

[Hannible100]

@AndrewNewZealand Chill out dude you need a fuckin pill!

[obtuse100]

@AndrewNewZealand - try somewhere else to argue, and at least make it try and ring true

this song was written 47 years ago, DA

[AndrewNewZealand]

A bit sarcastic and unsympathetic toward the housewife's lot, if you ask me........what about all the drugs that Mick and Keith took to upkeep their lifestyles?

I know they're not finger pointing exactly, but this song seems to have a bit an undercurrent of "housewives don't really have it as hard as they think they do". I think I like the Stones better when they're not trying to tackle serious issues like this.

[mrjustinperson]

Reddit sent me...Anyone have a teleport for me to get back?

[minathegoth1]

@missmicheleo you got that right! they didnt need weird looks like Lady Gaga, they had pure ROCK!

[minathegoth1]

Love the Rolling Stones and always will! this is how God intended Rock and Roll to be! Not some pussy ass Justin Bieber crap! And I feel bad saying that as he is just a kid, but he sucks plan and simple…And I m German we aren’t too good about people’s feelings, try as we might sigh.

[minathegoth1]

@DarkHeart135 Ah yes it is about drugs duh! I maybe German but I know enough about "The Rolling Stones" to tell you yeah its about prescription drugs..valium to be exact! Except then it was yellow today it is blue but same med...I am not trying to be mean but that is what the song is about.

[IntMinecraft]

What doctor supplies these pills and where can I find him/her?