Kate Hudson Reveals Little Known Facts About Her Mom, Goldie Hawn, in “Right On Time”

Kate Hudson, known for her roles in iconic movies like “Almost Famous” and “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” has revealed a new artistic side of herself with her burgeoning musical career and, in doing so, has also uncovered little-known facts about her mother, Goldie Hawn. Just under a year after releasing her album debut, Glorious, Hudson released a deluxe edition of the record on Valentine’s Day 2025. The follow-up album features two bonus tracks, “Right On Time” and “Desert Warrior.”

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Although the lyrics to the former track, “Right On Time,” could reasonably be describing Hudson (She’s a left-hand beauty with big blue eyes, crooked smile half a beat on time), the song is actually an ode to her mother.

Kate Hudson Reveals Details Of Goldie Hawn’s Early Career

Kate Hudson didn’t set out to write a song about her mother. It’s just what happened. In a 2025 interview with the Los Angeles Times, she recalled sitting at the piano, working through a chord progression that “felt like my mom.” So, she started talking about her. Waiting for fall on this dead-end street, Cleveland Ave always covered in leaves. Cleveland Avenue referred to 9 Cleveland Avenue in Takoma Park, Maryland: Goldie Hawn’s childhood home. Daddy and his fiddle work the nights most times, Hudson continues, referring to Hawn’s grandfather, who played fiddle around the D.C. area.

Some of the stories in “Right On Time” venture into the “I walked to school uphill, both ways” territory, but Hudson says they’re all true. She drove a hundred miles to Baltimore in a busted Caddy with holes in the floor. “She used to wrap her feet because she had all these holes in the bottom of the Cadillac,” Hudson told the Los Angeles Times. “It was her dad’s car. So, she wrapped her feet while she drove to dance class. When she’d get there, she’d have to thaw them out in warm water because they were frozen.”

Hudson continues in that same verse, Truck stop, baby, won’t you dance for me? These 18-wheelers ain’t nothing to see. She wants those bright lights, big city streets. This, too, was a true story about Hawn’s early days as a professional dancer. “My mom used to dance at truck stops in New Jersey. She would go-go dance in cages. Well, she did a couple. Then she was like, ‘I don’t think I want to do this. I’m going to New York.’”

The Importance Of Sharing Stories Across Generations

Any musical tribute to someone’s mother would be a sweet testament to that specific family. It just so happens that Kate Hudson’s mom was also one of the most beloved “it girls” of the 1960s and ‘70s, which makes these insights into her early days on the East Coast all the more fascinating. But Hudson didn’t write “Right On Time” just to serve as a secondary biographical source for a superstar. To Hudson, sharing stories across generations is a critical part of her artistic process—and approach to life in general.

“As a daughter, I think we’re supposed to carry on the stories of our parents. And her story is amazing—how wild her stardom was for this little girl who came from a duplex house in Takoma Park, Maryland,” Hudson said. “Sometimes, I think part of what’s happening in our culture is we’re losing sight of the three-generational household. My grandma—my mom’s mom—she lived with us when I grew up. There’s something about going in your grandma’s room and hearing her stories and understanding your history. I live seven blocks from my mom now, and she comes over every day.”

“This song makes me emotional,” Hudson said. “It’s my mommy, you know?”

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