The song's lyrics contain references to famous actors Marilyn Monroe and James Dean ( pictured).ĭan Martin for NME felt that "Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary" could possibly be the best song on Unapologetic, writing that it moves Rihanna into a "new sonic and emotional space" due to its confessional feel. Rihanna displays an "uplifting" vocal on "Mother Mary" as she confesses how Brown's attack affected her. Jesus, I would love to be a Queen./ but I'm from the left side of an island" in what Fontaine described as a "perfect raise-your-smartphone-candle moment". For "Mother Mary", the heavy synths which are present on "Love Without Tragedy" are removed as she "cries" the line "I'm prepared to die." in an introspective tone. Rihanna is channeling the emotions caused by her assault from Chris Brown in which can be seen through the lines "Felt love struck me with a knife/ I pray that love don't strike twice", and "Who knew the course of this one drive injured us fatally?" Īs "Love Without Tragedy" draws to a close, a "retro" breakdown plays and transitions into the second part of the song, "Mother Mary". "Love Without Tragedy", blends 80s pop music and guitar with a "modern and fresh" reggae inspired melody. In the lines, "Who knew the course of this one drive injured us fatally, You took the best years of my life, I took the best years of your life". In the first part, "Love Without Tragedy", Rihanna as the narrator, sings about a moment in the life which she regrets. Dan Nolan for Rolling Stone wrote that when " sings, 'I'm prepared to die in the moment,' on 'Love Without Tragedy/Mother Mary,' a clichéd line pulses with real terror and impossible resolve." Lyrically, it progresses from being a love song to a "full-on confessional", and references famous actress, Marilyn Monroe and actor, James Dean, respectively. i-D's Nick Levine described the song as an "electro- R&B epic" that was "influenced by Sting's old band, The Police" Smokey Fontaine for The Huffington Post thought that Rihanna appeared to be channeling synth-laden songs released by Madonna in the 1990s. The experiments with electronica are done by using Moog synths and "vaporous keyboards" as part of the instrumental. "Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary" represents two electronica and new wave integrated songs, which last for a duration of 6: 58. "Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary" was mixed by Jayson Joshua at Larabee Studios in Burbank, California. All the music was recorded by Bart Schoudel at Sarm Studios in London and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles Blake Mares and Robert Cohen served as the song's assistant engineers. Kuk Harrell provided the vocal production of the song and also recorded Rihanna's vocals with Marcos Tovar at R Studios in Los Angeles. "Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary" was written by Rihanna together with Terius Nash and Carlos McKinney, with the latter two producing the song. 2 Composition and lyrical interpretation."Mother Mary" served as the introduction to Rihanna's Diamonds World Tour (2013).
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Upon the release of Unapologetic, "Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary" debuted at number 95 on the French Singles Chart, 113 on the UK Singles Chart and 13 on the UK R&B Chart, due to strong digital download sales. Additionally, it received comparison to the works by The Police and their lead singer Sting. Many reviewers praised the deep meaning of the song and her vocal performance. The song received positive reviews from music critics. Lyrically, "Love Without Tragedy" is love-oriented while in "Mother Mary" the singer makes a confession about a moment in her life which she regrets. An electro- R&B, electronica and new wave song, the two songs derive its musical structure from the genres of electronica and new wave.
She co-wrote the song with its producers Terius Nash and Carlos "Los" McKinney. " Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her seventh studio album Unapologetic (2012). Listen to the song Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary or Buy it on amazon
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