MARIANNE FAITHFULL BALLAD OF LUCY JORDAN DOWNLOAD

Claire Dederer lives in Seattle and writes about books and culture for the New York Times, Newsday, and many other publications. When a person has reached such depths, their whole world has turned to non-colors. But would, say, Judy Collins have the same effect? Shel Silverstein was a maverick. Sounds like fiction, while it was true and real life for you WHY she climbed the roof is still unclear.

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A woman in a fur coat stands alone on a snowy dock in front of a large house. Poetry is its own solid object. I could not possibly disagree more with your interpretation. Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. I think trying to read more into it, takes away from it.

It seems there are several possible endings. Everything would be faihtfull in the colors of heaven.

Sometimes even the very badly written word can be resuscitated with proper handling. The first at But he was also a songwriter, with a bunch of tunes under his belt that, once you realize he is their author, seem perfectly Silversteinian: I printed out the lyrics and had a look at them. When I finally realised what ballwd all meant, the long white car had already been and gone.

And certainly the gender and occupation of the writer has no bearing on the quality of the song, so stop getting angry at his beard and sandals. It gives me strength that I will not end up like that.

Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad of Lucy Jordan Lyrics | SongMeanings

Hook and recording his own albums. Hook before Faithfull did her version. But remember, Marianne Faithfull was the most famous groupie in the world. With lingering tenderness, she delivers the lines, and all of a sudden we feel close to Lucy Jordan.

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Not snide, nor anti- housewife, not contemptuous, nor pathetic. When a person has reached such depths, their whole world has turned to non-colors. I think this is a load of feminist nonsense. Listen to your own kids laughter and know there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe I'm missing something, but this seems to be a typical wife that's done her duty and has missed out on other great things in her life.

Faithfull so passionately conveys the desperation of this character. I believe that Chrissie Holland's post is right on the mark. The man who offers he his hand is the fireman coming up to rescue her and the long white car waiting beyond the crowd is an ambulance.

We do not have any tags for The Ballad of Lucy Jordan lyrics. Flag djducko on December 16, Great column and so well written, faitgfull you for your insight and interpretation. The song has only recently spoken to me.

How singer Marianne Faithfull rescued a story about a lost housewife from its creator, Shel Silverstein. Here is a woman who has lived fully, and she sounds just as torn up as the housewife trapped in suburbia. I have lost my way and myself.

General Comment A mom and wife jumps off her roof in suicide because she relizes that her dreams will never come true and she may never be happy, or young again In an interview on ITV's South Bank Show aired on 24 JuneFaithfull herself said that the story she intended to put across was that Lucy climbs to the roof top but gets taken away by "the man who reached and offered her his hand" in an ambulance "long white car" to a mental hospital, and that the final lines: I do believe she did end her own life and jorxan white car she sees could actually be black, which changed the same way the crying changed to laughter.