Track review: Carrie Underwood's "Mama's Song"

The story of a daughter calming her mother’s nerves about her new love takes center stage on “Mama’s Song,” Carrie Underwood’s latest track to be released ahead of the country superstar’s third album, ‘Play On’ (Nov. 3).

Co-written by Underwood and Kara DioGuardi among others, “Mama’s Song” is a nice little country tune that allows for simple, pure vocals and limited production to result in the most pleasurable listening experience possible. The song itself, however, comes off sounding a little too similar to Underwood’s 2006 Top 2 single “Don’t Forget to Remember Me,” which is a superior song.

Despite lazy feeling, lyrics are strong on the whole, as Underwood is able to offer sincerity on the topic (And I know you watched me grow up and only want what’s best for me / And I think I found the answer to your prayers). Putting aside the artistic sentimentality found here, the song is boring compared to her recent efforts and is not as strong as her previous ballads.

Still, it’s hard for Carrie Underwood to sound bad, and “Mama’s Song” carries a positive feeling with it that makes up for other areas that aren’t as noteworthy.

"Mama's Song" is now available to purchase on iTunes for $1.29.