Day 4 of the Music Challenge, hosted by criticalcrass at Quirky Pickings. I'm still hanging in there. Today's question? A song that makes you sad. There were three that made the cut, but Skeletons by Rickie Lee Jones is probably the song that can make me cry every time I hear it. The arrangement is gorgeous, her voice so full of emotion as to be almost unbearable. I couldn't find it in my usual source for my playlist, but I did find a beautiful video on You Tube. The lyrics are printed below.
from PIRATES
Skeletons
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written by Rickie Lee Jones
She was pregnant in May
Now they're on their way
Dashing thru the snow
To St. John's, here we goWell, it could be a boy
But it's okay if he's a girl
Oh, these things that grow out of
The things that we giveWe should move to the west side
They still believe in things
That give a kid half a chanceWhen he pulled off the road
Step in a waltz of red moonbeams
Said he fit an APB,
A robbery nearbyAnd he go for his wallet
And they thought he was going for a gun
And the cops blew Bird awaySome kids like watching Saturday cartoons
Some girls listen to records all day in their rooms
But what do birds leave behind,
of the wings that they came with
If a son's in a tree building model planes?
Skeletons,
Skeletons.
5 comments:
oh, Kat...that is a sad song! But the video...it's from "La Belle et la BĂȘte" ...Jean Cocteau's wonderful French version of Beauty and the Beast...very innovative for its time! I love the scene where he drinks water from her hand. Thanks for reminding me of one of my all time favs! Hmmm...I feel a trip to Blockbuster coming on! Hope you are having a great weekend!...hugs...Debbie
I can't believe this: Rickie Lee Jones has been one of my faves since the beginning of the 1980's.
It's a sad song, but a beautifully sung one. Makes the tears worth crying..
Kat, that is so sad. I havn't heard that song before. I can see why it would make anyone sad. Hope you are having a super weekend. Hugs, Marty
thanks for hanging in there. :]
This is neat. I love following your song choices!
My favorite sad song is "Fields of Gold." It's not that it's sad so much as it is just packed with emotion. And I love Eva Cassidy's version, and she died so young.
XO,
Sheila
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