"Mothers of the Disappeared" is the eleventh and final track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It was written about the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, the mothers of the thousands of "disappeared" people who opposed the Videla and Galtieri coup d'état that overtook Argentina in 1976, who were kidnapped and never seen again.
| Year | Covered by | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Paddy Casey | Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3 |
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