John Lennon: Mother (1970)

John Lennon unleashes childhood pain in 1970’s “Mother.” His mother was killed by a drunk driver when he was 17 and his dad abandoned the family when he was a baby. The song begins with church bells, which sound a bit like AC/DC’s intro to “Hells Bells” a decade later. The song is dark, sad, and very personal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEnc3RQE2lg