Mother's Little Helper

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"Mother's Little Helper" is a 1966 song by the Rolling Stones that satirically addresses the growing dependence on prescription drugs among suburban housewives.

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Mother's Little Helper canonical 1
Mother’s Little Helper 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Aftermath
artist The Rolling Stones
chronology follows 19th Nervous Breakdown
precedes Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
composer Keith Richards
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describes suburban housewives using tranquilizers
featuresMusician Bill Wyman
Brian Jones
Charlie Watts
Keith Richards
Mick Jagger
genre pop rock
rock
hasInstrumentation 12‑string guitar
acoustic guitar
bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
sitar‑like guitar sound
hasLyricsLine Doctor, please, some more of these
Mother needs something today to calm her down
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old
includedIn The Rolling Stones discography
language English
medium 7-inch single
notableFor early rock song about prescription drug abuse
partOfAlbum Aftermath
performer The Rolling Stones
producer Andrew Loog Oldham
recordedBy The Rolling Stones
recordLabel Decca Records
London Records
releaseDate 1966
releaseYear 1966
satirizes dependence on prescription drugs
tranquilizer use among housewives
side A‑side in some markets
B‑side to Lady Jane in some markets
theme boredom and anxiety
prescription drug abuse
social criticism
suburban life
writer Keith Richards
Mick Jagger

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Rolling Stones notableWork Mother's Little Helper
Aftermath notableTrack Mother's Little Helper
this entity surface form: Mother’s Little Helper