ROLLING STONES MOTHER S LITTLE HELPER 1965 “Mother’s Little Helper” is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards’ songwriting partnership, it is a folk rock song with Eastern influences. Its lyrics deal with the popularity of prescribed tranquilisers like Valium among housewives and the potential hazards of overdose or addiction. The first pop song to address middle-class drug dependency, it helped to establish the band’s reputation for cultu