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Mama

by Queenie

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Queenie, the alter-ego of Melbourne musician Eloise Thetford, unveils new single ‘Mama’, a heartfelt tribute to her mother.

‘Mama’ is a passionate and vulnerable letter to her mother that acknowledges how much she gave up to raise Thetford and her brother. Thetford explains, “I struggled a lot after leaving home and trying to navigate the world on my own; this song was a way to express that. It’s basically a thank you in song, telling her not to worry; even though our lives descended into madness and violence and chaos.” The song starts off tender and soft before opening up into a powerful chorus that showcases Queenie’s powerful and gritty vocals. Through ‘Mama’, Thetford says she found a way of “Letting her know we’d always find our way back to our little triangle.”

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Mama don't you worry bout me no more
For what I've gone and done I deserve all that I got
The boys all say I'm trouble
But I know that I'm just lost

They don't know what it's like to know
That you have no one

Praying don't do no good
Nobody's up there listening to us
And don't you pray for me my mother
I'll do the things that you never could

Standing all alone on a pitch black desert road
Thinking bout the ones I'll leave behind
As long as there is someone to hold my body up
Up against the moonlight
Back where it belongs

When the darkest night comes calling
Ain't nobody calling out for me
Holding on to something
Something that'll never be

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released April 23, 2024
Words & music by Eloise Thetford

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Queenie Melbourne, Australia

Queenie; the trash queen alter-ego of Melbourne musician Eloise Thetford, is a fearless performer who wears her heart on her sleeve. Her live shows shake, shudder and smoulder with fiery charisma and freewheeling stagecraft whether she’s performing solo or with her band, a Rogues' gallery of Melbourne’s finest musicians. ... more

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