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* "Like Ships Need the Sea" by Emily Hearn is a double example; it starts with the singer contradicting her mother's words that she didn't need a man to be her best; she's pretty sure that the guy she's in love with is necessary. She later recalls her grandfather saying that MenDontCry, but [[ItsOkayToCry she realized it wasn't true]] when she saw her boyfriend (and eventual husband) cry.
* "7 Years" by Lukas Graham uses this to begin its first two verses.
-->Once I was seven years old, my mama told me\\
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"
* "Like Ships Need the Sea" by Emily Hearn is a double example; it starts with the singer contradicting her mother's words that she didn't need a man to be her best; she's pretty sure that the guy she's in love with is necessary. She later recalls her grandfather saying that MenDontCry, but [[ItsOkayToCry she realized it wasn't true]] when she saw her boyfriend (and eventual husband) cry.
* The titular quote from "If There's Alcohol, Get Drunk Now" (有酒今朝醉) by Music/SamHui was taught to the singer by his paternal grandfather when he was eight years old, and has carried him throughout his lifetime.
* The narrator of Music/MichaelJackson's song "Music/BillieJean" mentions the advice from his mother, that he seemingly did not heed.
-->''And mother always told me\\
be careful who you love\\
and be careful what you do\\
'cause the lie becomes the truth.''
-->Once I was seven years old, my mama told me\\
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"
* "Like Ships Need the Sea" by Emily Hearn is a double example; it starts with the singer contradicting her mother's words that she didn't need a man to be her best; she's pretty sure that the guy she's in love with is necessary. She later recalls her grandfather saying that MenDontCry, but [[ItsOkayToCry she realized it wasn't true]] when she saw her boyfriend (and eventual husband) cry.
* The titular quote from "If There's Alcohol, Get Drunk Now" (有酒今朝醉) by Music/SamHui was taught to the singer by his paternal grandfather when he was eight years old, and has carried him throughout his lifetime.
* The narrator of Music/MichaelJackson's song "Music/BillieJean" mentions the advice from his mother, that he seemingly did not heed.
-->''And mother always told me\\
be careful who you love\\
and be careful what you do\\
'cause the lie becomes the truth.''
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* "7 Years" by Lukas Graham uses this to begin its first two verses.
-->Once I was seven years old, my mama told me\\
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"
-->Once I was seven years old, my mama told me\\
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"
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* "7 Years" Part of the refrain in Music/PanicAtTheDisco's "High Hopes" is him remembering how his "Mama said" to never give up on his dreams.
* Most of "Mama Said" byLukas Graham uses this to begin its first two verses.
-->Once I was seven years old, myMusic/TheShirelles, possibly the TropeCodifier.
-->Mama said there'll be days like this\\
There'll be days like this, mama said
* "You Can't Hurry Love" by Music/TheSupremes (and later Music/PhilCollins) has the singer musing that his mother toldme\\
"Go make yourself some friends or you'llhim love wasn't easy and couldn't be lonely"rushed, but he's running out of patience.
* Most of "Mama Said" by
-->Once I was seven years old, my
-->Mama said there'll be days like this\\
There'll be days like this, mama said
* "You Can't Hurry Love" by Music/TheSupremes (and later Music/PhilCollins) has the singer musing that his mother told
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll
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* The narrator of Music/MichaelJackson's song "Music/BillieJean" mentions the advice from his mother, that he seemingly did not heed.
--> ''And mother always told me\\
be careful who you love\\
and be careful what you do\\
'cause the lie becomes the truth.''
* Part of the refrain in Music/PanicAtTheDisco's "High Hopes" is him remembering how his "Mama said" to never give up on his dreams.
* The titular quote from "If There's Alcohol, Get Drunk Now" (有酒今朝醉) by Music/SamHui was taught to the singer by his paternal grandfather when he was eight years old, and has carried him throughout his lifetime.
* Most of "Mama Said" by Music/TheShirelles, possibly the TropeCodifier.
-->Mama said there'll be days like this\\
There'll be days like this, mama said
* "You Can't Hurry Love" by Music/TheSupremes (and later Music/PhilCollins) has the singer musing that his mother told him love wasn't easy and couldn't be rushed, but he's running out of patience.
--> ''And mother always told me\\
be careful who you love\\
and be careful what you do\\
'cause the lie becomes the truth.''
* Part of the refrain in Music/PanicAtTheDisco's "High Hopes" is him remembering how his "Mama said" to never give up on his dreams.
* The titular quote from "If There's Alcohol, Get Drunk Now" (有酒今朝醉) by Music/SamHui was taught to the singer by his paternal grandfather when he was eight years old, and has carried him throughout his lifetime.
* Most of "Mama Said" by Music/TheShirelles, possibly the TropeCodifier.
-->Mama said there'll be days like this\\
There'll be days like this, mama said
* "You Can't Hurry Love" by Music/TheSupremes (and later Music/PhilCollins) has the singer musing that his mother told him love wasn't easy and couldn't be rushed, but he's running out of patience.
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* Music/{{Beyonce}}: Subverted in "Pretty Hurts." The first verse begins with an account of advice Beyonce's mother gave to her (as a metonym for broader cultural wisdom) which is shown by the ensuing message of the song to have been sadly misguided.
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* Music/{{Beyonce}}: Subverted in "Pretty Hurts." Hurts". The first verse begins with an account of advice Beyonce's mother gave to her (as a metonym for broader cultural wisdom) which is shown by the ensuing message of the song to have been sadly misguided.
* "Ricky" by Music/DenzelCurry shares the life advice Denzel got growing up:
-->My daddy said "[[ThickerThanWater Trust no man but your brothers]]\\
And never leave your day one's in the gutter"\\
My daddy said "Treat young girls like your mother"\\
My momma said "[[FemaleMisogynist Trust no hoe]], use a rubber"
* "Like Ships Need the Sea" by Emily Hearn is a double example; it starts with the singer contradicting her mother's words that she didn't need a man to be her best; she's pretty sure that the guy she's in love with is necessary. She later recalls her grandfather saying that MenDontCry, but [[ItsOkayToCry she realized it wasn't true]] when she saw her boyfriend (and eventual husband) cry.
* Music/{{Eminem}}, a survivor of child abuse who had a [[EvilMatriarch very bad relationship with his mother]], occasionally parodies this in his songs:
-->It's like my mother always told me:\\
"Rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana and codeine and\\
Goddamn it, you little motherfucker\\
If you ain't got nothin' nice to say, then don't say nothin'!"\\
[Silence]
* "Mama Used To Say" by Junior, in which the parental advice is a downplayed version of GrowingUpSucks:
-->Mama used to say, take your time young man\\
Mama used to say, don't you rush to get old\\
Mama used to say, take it in your stride\\
Mama used to say, live your life
-->My daddy said "[[ThickerThanWater Trust no man but your brothers]]\\
And never leave your day one's in the gutter"\\
My daddy said "Treat young girls like your mother"\\
My momma said "[[FemaleMisogynist Trust no hoe]], use a rubber"
* "Like Ships Need the Sea" by Emily Hearn is a double example; it starts with the singer contradicting her mother's words that she didn't need a man to be her best; she's pretty sure that the guy she's in love with is necessary. She later recalls her grandfather saying that MenDontCry, but [[ItsOkayToCry she realized it wasn't true]] when she saw her boyfriend (and eventual husband) cry.
* Music/{{Eminem}}, a survivor of child abuse who had a [[EvilMatriarch very bad relationship with his mother]], occasionally parodies this in his songs:
-->It's like my mother always told me:\\
"Rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana and codeine and\\
Goddamn it, you little motherfucker\\
If you ain't got nothin' nice to say, then don't say nothin'!"\\
[Silence]
* "Mama Used To Say" by Junior, in which the parental advice is a downplayed version of GrowingUpSucks:
-->Mama used to say, take your time young man\\
Mama used to say, don't you rush to get old\\
Mama used to say, take it in your stride\\
Mama used to say, live your life
* "7 Years" by Lukas Graham uses this to begin its first two verses.
-->Once I was seven years old, my mama told me\\
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"
-->Once I was seven years old, my mama told me\\
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"
* The titular quote from "If There's Alcohol, Get Drunk Now" (有酒今朝醉) by Music/SamHui was taught to the singer by his paternal grandfather when he was eight years old, and has carried him throughout his lifetime.
* "You Can't Hurry Love" by Music/TheSupremes (and later Music/PhilCollins) has the singer musing that his mother told him love wasn't easy and couldn't be rushed, but he's running out of patience.
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* "Mama Used To Say" by Junior, in which the parental advice is a downplayed version of GrowingUpSucks:
-->Mama used to say, take your time young man\\
Mama used to say, don't you rush to get old\\
Mama used to say, take it in your stride\\
Mama used to say, live your life
* "7 Years" by Lukas Graham uses this to begin its first two verses.
-->Once I was seven years old, my mama told me\\
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"\\
* "You Can't Hurry Love" by Music/TheSupremes (and later Music/PhilCollins) has the singer musing that his mother told him love wasn't easy and couldn't be rushed, but he's running out of patience.
* "Like Ships Need the Sea" by Emily Hearn is a double example; it starts with the singer contradicting her mother's words that she didn't need a man to be her best; she's pretty sure that the guy she's in love with is necessary. She later recalls her grandfather saying that MenDontCry, but [[ItsOkayToCry she realized it wasn't true]] when she saw her boyfriend (and eventual husband) cry.
* "Ricky" by Music/DenzelCurry shares the life advice Denzel got growing up:
-->My daddy said "[[ThickerThanWater Trust no man but your brothers]]\\
And never leave your day one's in the gutter"\\
My daddy said "Treat young girls like your mother"\\
My momma said "[[FemaleMisogynist Trust no hoe]], use a rubber"
* Music/{{Eminem}}, a survivor of child abuse who had a [[EvilMatriarch very bad relationship with his mother]], occasionally parodies this in his songs:
-->It's like my mother always told me:\\
"Rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana and codeine and\\
Goddamn it, you little motherfucker\\
If you ain't got nothin' nice to say, then don't say nothin'!"\\
[Silence]
-->Mama used to say, take your time young man\\
Mama used to say, don't you rush to get old\\
Mama used to say, take it in your stride\\
Mama used to say, live your life
* "7 Years" by Lukas Graham uses this to begin its first two verses.
-->Once I was seven years old, my mama told me\\
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"\\
* "You Can't Hurry Love" by Music/TheSupremes (and later Music/PhilCollins) has the singer musing that his mother told him love wasn't easy and couldn't be rushed, but he's running out of patience.
* "Like Ships Need the Sea" by Emily Hearn is a double example; it starts with the singer contradicting her mother's words that she didn't need a man to be her best; she's pretty sure that the guy she's in love with is necessary. She later recalls her grandfather saying that MenDontCry, but [[ItsOkayToCry she realized it wasn't true]] when she saw her boyfriend (and eventual husband) cry.
* "Ricky" by Music/DenzelCurry shares the life advice Denzel got growing up:
-->My daddy said "[[ThickerThanWater Trust no man but your brothers]]\\
And never leave your day one's in the gutter"\\
My daddy said "Treat young girls like your mother"\\
My momma said "[[FemaleMisogynist Trust no hoe]], use a rubber"
* Music/{{Eminem}}, a survivor of child abuse who had a [[EvilMatriarch very bad relationship with his mother]], occasionally parodies this in his songs:
-->It's like my mother always told me:\\
"Rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana and codeine and\\
Goddamn it, you little motherfucker\\
If you ain't got nothin' nice to say, then don't say nothin'!"\\
[Silence]
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* ''Theatre/{{Hadestown}}'': Persephone twice brings up harsh but practical advice her mother gave her--it carries even more weight than normal since her mother is [[Myth/ClassicalMythology a literal goddess]].
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* ''Theatre/{{Hadestown}}'': Persephone twice brings up harsh but practical advice her mother gave her--it her -- it carries even more weight than normal since her mother is [[Myth/ClassicalMythology a literal goddess]].
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* Music/{{Eminem}}, a survivor of child abuse who had a [[EvilMatriarch very bad relationship with his mother]], occasionally parodies this in his songs:
-->It's like my mother always told me:\\
"Rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana and codeine and\\
Goddamn it, you little motherfucker\\
If you ain't got nothin' nice to say, then don't say nothin'!"\\
[Silence]
-->It's like my mother always told me:\\
"Rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana and codeine and\\
Goddamn it, you little motherfucker\\
If you ain't got nothin' nice to say, then don't say nothin'!"\\
[Silence]
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[[caption-width-right:211:"Well, my dad always says 'you catch more fists from backseating than from keeping your mouth shut'."]]
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* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'': As seen in the page image, a character falls back on this only to discover that their mother's ProverbialWisdom was ''not'' infallible.
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* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'': As seen in the page image, In "[[https://xkcd.com/357/ Flies]]", a character falls back on this only to discover that their mother's ProverbialWisdom was ''not'' infallible.
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[[caption-width-right:211:"Well, my dad always says 'you catch more fists from backseating than from keeping your mouth shut'."]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePatrickStarShow'': Parodied in "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS1E2StairWarsEnemiesALaMode Stair Wars]]", when Patrick and [=GrandPat=] are arguing over who gets to go up the stairs first.
-->'''Patrick''': I'm sorry, [=GrandPat=], but Dad always told me...\\
''[Patrick imagines Cecil in a thought bubble]''\\
'''Cecil''': Son, the best advice I could ever give you is: never back down from a stair-off.\\
'''[=GrandPat=]''': ''I told you that! That's my advice!''
-->'''Patrick''': I'm sorry, [=GrandPat=], but Dad always told me...\\
''[Patrick imagines Cecil in a thought bubble]''\\
'''Cecil''': Son, the best advice I could ever give you is: never back down from a stair-off.\\
'''[=GrandPat=]''': ''I told you that! That's my advice!''
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My momma said "[[FemaleMisgynist Trust no hoe]], [[SafeSexAesop use a rubber]]"
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My momma said "[[FemaleMisgynist "[[FemaleMisogynist Trust no hoe]], [[SafeSexAesop use a rubber]]"rubber"
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* "Ricky" by Music/DenzelCurry shares the life advice Denzel got growing up:
-->My daddy said "[[ThickerThanWater Trust no man but your brothers]]\\
And never leave your day one's in the gutter"\\
My daddy said "Treat young girls like your mother"\\
My momma said "[[FemaleMisgynist Trust no hoe]], [[SafeSexAesop use a rubber]]"
-->My daddy said "[[ThickerThanWater Trust no man but your brothers]]\\
And never leave your day one's in the gutter"\\
My daddy said "Treat young girls like your mother"\\
My momma said "[[FemaleMisgynist Trust no hoe]], [[SafeSexAesop use a rubber]]"
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* ''Podcast/MyMommaToldMe'' is a podcast about conspiracy theories in the black community, and every week the guest tell the hosts Langston Kerman and David Gborie a theoyr they've been told preceded with an audio sting of the podcast title. The name is a somewhat ArtifactTitle, but often the guest do mention that they literlaly have heard it from their mother.
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* On an episode of ''Series/WildWildWest'', Arty keeps citing his Great-Aunt Maude. Once Jim replies "Speaking of your Great-Aunt Maude, how is she?", and Arty suddenly realizes [[spoiler: this 'Jim' is an imposter, because the real Jim knows she's just a figure of speech.]]
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* On an episode of ''Series/WildWildWest'', Arty keeps citing his Great-Aunt Maude. Once Jim replies "Speaking of your Great-Aunt Maude, how is she?", and Arty suddenly realizes [[spoiler: this 'Jim' is an imposter, because the real Jim knows she's just a figure of speech.speech, or maybe dead.]]
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* On an episode of ''Series/WildWildWest'', Arty keeps citing his Great-Aunt Maude. Once Jim replies "Speaking of your Great-Aunt Maude, how is she?", and Arty suddenly realizes [[spoiler: this 'Jim' is an imposter, because the real Jim knows she's just a figure of speech.]]
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-->-- '''Film/ForrestGump''' in an example of his {{catchphrase}}
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-->-- '''Film/ForrestGump''' in an example of his {{catchphrase}}
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* ''Film/ForrestGump'': This is something of his {{catchphrase}}, helping to establish his characterization as a {{Manchild}}.
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* ''Film/ForrestGump'': This is something of his {{catchphrase}}, catchphrase, helping to establish his characterization as a {{Manchild}}.
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-->'''Rygel:''' Mother always said I'd die from incompetence! [[SurroundedByIdiots I finally know what she meant!]]
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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. Subverted in "Green Eyed Monster" when they're carrying out another of their CrazyEnoughToWork plans to deal with the eponymous MonsterOfTheWeek.
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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. ''Series/{{Farscape}}''
** Subverted in "Green Eyed Monster" when they're carrying out another of their CrazyEnoughToWork plans to deal with the eponymous MonsterOfTheWeek.
** Subverted in "Green Eyed Monster" when they're carrying out another of their CrazyEnoughToWork plans to deal with the eponymous MonsterOfTheWeek.
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** A meta version is in the DVD commentary when a scriptwriter admits that a lot of John Crichton's pearls of wisdom were actually this trope.
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* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'': In issue #5, Cassie Cage is locked in a death match against Frost, who dominates her. After Frost's EvilGloating, Cassie begins her HeroicSecondWind by saying, ''"Hate to disappoint you, [[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}} Elsa]], but like my 'rich daddy' says, 'You can't fake a comeback'!"''.
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* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'': In issue #5, Cassie Cage is locked in a death match against Frost, who dominates her. After Frost's EvilGloating, Cassie begins her HeroicSecondWind by saying, ''"Hate to disappoint you, [[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}} Elsa]], but like my 'rich daddy' says, 'You can't fake a comeback'!"''.comeback'!"''
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* ''Series/SASRogueHeroes''. Subverted when Paddy Mayne starts to give this trope, only to decide: [[StealthInsult "You don't deserve my father's wisdom."]]
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* ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019): When another character expresses dismay that his research has turned up bupkis, [[Characters/MonsterVerseMonarch Ilene Chen]] tries to lift his spirits by saying "myth is our compass". She explains it's a saying which her mother taught her because she believed that understanding the ancient myths of dragons and monsters -- [[AllMythsAreTrue which were influenced by ancient civilizations' encounters with the Kaiju]] -- are key to finding coexistence with the monsters and restoring mankind's connection to nature.
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--> '''Spongebob''': I guess Grandpa Squarepants was right. Never run for a bus. ''(imitating his grandfather)'' Especially one that's going up at a 90-degree angle!
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--> '''Spongebob''': I guess Grandpa Squarepants was right. Never run for a bus. ''(imitating ''([[NarrativeShapeshifting imitating his grandfather)'' grandfather]])'' Especially one that's going up at a 90-degree angle!
