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From: tsung@aerospace.ARPA
Date: 26 Mar 86 09:45:52 PST (Wed)
Subject: Marianne Faithful; PG II
Posted-Date: 26 Mar 86 09:45:52 PST (Wed)
I had meant to ask this before, and since the topic of depressing music came up ... Anybody remembered/heard the album "Broken English" by Marianne Faithful? I'm not familiar with her earlier (perhaps teeny-pop) music, but this is one consistently powerful album, only someone that has been through lots of agony/struggles could've made it. Her voice throughout the record is one painful instrument that compliments the songs perfectly. I found this a great album to play when I need to get something out of my system (do people really play "upbeat" music when they are down?) Anyway, my question is regarding one of the songs from Broken English, "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan". Lyrically (and musically) this is one of the mildest songs on the album. I just can't figure out what the lyrics are in the last section of the song, and consequently what happens to her. Can someone help? Here's what I got (bear with me!): The morning sun touched lightly on/The eyes of Lucy Jordan In a white suburban bedroom/In a white suburban town As she laid there 'neath the covers Dreaming up a thousand lovers Till the world turned to orange/And the room went spinning round (chorus) At the age of 37/She realized She never ride through Paris In a sports car With the warm wind in her hair So she let the phone keep ringing And she sat there softly singing Little nursery rhymes/She'd memorized In her daddy's easy chair Her husband is off to work/And the kids were off to school And there were oh so many ways/For her to spend the day She can clean the house for hours Or rearrange the flowers (...??...) Screaming out away (Chorus) (and the last part:) The evening sun touched gently on/The eyes of Lucy Jordan On the rooftop Where she climbed When all the laughter grew too loud (...??...) (...??...) At the age of 37/She knew She found forever How she would've __?__ through Paris With the warm wind in her hair Some others songs use very strong language, so don't play it to a girl you're trying to impress on a first date. *** Peter Gabriel III took a while, but it's really growing on me now. What are some of his earlier work with Genesis? How do the styles different? Is "Security" == PG IV, and the new one coming out his 5th solo album? I got a used copy of PG II (I think, opens with "On the Air"), and my semi-automatic turntable would intelligently lift up the stylus and return before the last song on side A is completely over! Do I just have a bad copy or what? Has this kind of thing happened to any of you? *** I think TDK SA, Maxell UDXL, etc, actually has 47 minutes or so on one side. I taped HoL at beg of tape, with no silence between sides, but didn't need to squeeze the songs. ??? "They taught you and scared you for twenty odd years Then they expect you to pick up the bill But you can't really function You're so full of fear Working class hero is something to be" -- "Working Class Hero" from B.English Fu-Sheng