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Thread started 08/27/07 4:32am

IstenSzek

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vintage track o the week: Marianne Faithfull "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan"

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The morning sun touched lightly on
the eyes of Lucy Jordan
In a white suburban bedroom
in a white suburban town

And she lay there neath the covers
dreaming of a thousand lovers
til the world turned to orange
and the room went spinning round

At the age of 37
she realized she'd never ride
through Paris in a sports car
with the warm wind in her hair
So she let the phone keep ringing
as she sat there softly singing
pretty nursery rhymes she'd memorized
in her Daddy's easy chair

Her husband he's off to work
and the kids are off to school
and there were oh so many ways
for her to spend her days

She could clean the house for hours
or rearrange the flowers
or run naked through the shady street
screaming all the way

At the age of 37
she realized she'd never ride
through Paris in a sports car
with the warm wind in her hair
So she let the phone keep ringing
as she sat there softly singing
pretty nursery rhymes she'd memorized
in her Daddy's easy chair

The evening sun touched gently on
the eyes of Lucy Jordan
on the rooftop where she climbed
when all the laughter grew too loud

And she bowed and curtsied to the man
who reached and offered her his hand
and he led her down to the long white car
that waited past the crowd

At the age of 37
she knew she'd found forever
as she rode along through Paris
with the warm wind in her hair



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one of my all time fav songs thumbs up!
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #1 posted 08/27/07 7:18am

sosgemini

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that good ehh? what cd would you recommend to start with?
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Reply #2 posted 08/27/07 8:54am

IstenSzek

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sosgemini said:

that good ehh? what cd would you recommend to start with?



i'd probably say go for "broken english" (1979) and at the same time
for "before the poison" (2005). they're both stand alone albums sfar
as quality goes. they're both sides of the spectrum in her catalogue

and to give this thread a little prince tie-in: the cover for 2005's
"before the poison" was shot by jean baptiste mondino of "lovesexy"
fame

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and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #3 posted 08/27/07 12:46pm

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IstenSzek said:

sosgemini said:

that good ehh? what cd would you recommend to start with?



i'd probably say go for "broken english" (1979) and at the same time
for "before the poison" (2005). they're both stand alone albums sfar
as quality goes. they're both sides of the spectrum in her catalogue

and to give this thread a little prince tie-in: the cover for 2005's
"before the poison" was shot by jean baptiste mondino of "lovesexy"
fame

smile


Great suggestions. I love Marianne's music.
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Reply #4 posted 08/27/07 2:31pm

weepingwall

thats a good and sad song...
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Reply #5 posted 08/28/07 6:04am

Xagain

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Great song.

I love her appearance on Absolutely Fabulous as God. She was singing this song.
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