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Your Mother Should Have Told You

Robert Palmer

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  1. Released on EMI, also Karma Police (Radiohead), Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) and Paranoid Android (Radiohead)

  2. Part of Don’t Explain, also Aeroplane, You Can’t Get Enough of a Good Thing and Happiness

  3. Written by Guy Pratt, also Seven Deadly Sins (Bryan Ferry), Ain’t No Doubt (Jimmy Nail) and Vindaloo (Fat Les)

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Written by
Guy Pratt and Robert Palmer
Part of
Don’t Explain
Released on
EMI

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Your Mother Should Have Told You was written by Guy Pratt

    Your Mother Should Have Told You was written by Guy Pratt

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Your Mother Should Have Told You was written by Robert Palmer

    Your Mother Should Have Told You was written by Robert Palmer

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Your Mother Should Have Told You is part of the release Don’t Explain

    Your Mother Should Have Told You is part of the release Don’t Explain

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz EMI is the label of the song Your Mother Should Have Told You

    EMI is the label of the song Your Mother Should Have Told You

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Your Mother Should Have Told You was released on 1990-11-05

    Your Mother Should Have Told You was released on 1990-11-05

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026