That is all! It’s as bare as it could be! It’s ready made to be filled in and re-interpreted. The arrangement on this initial version is of a lone voice and bongo drum. (Note: Download the free Spotify player to hear this track!) There is another version of this song written by George Stone, (the first recording), originally sung by Jazz vocalist Kitty White from 1956. Talk about a Producer pushing the boundaries of a young artist having never heard it before, but clearly knowing she could knock it out of the park as well! Producer Francoise Tetaz brought the song to Kimbra to interpret as the lyrical content fit quite nicely into the albums themes, (and also the first surprising and heart breakingly felt sadness conveyed without lyrical abstraction by the protagonist Kimbra/Hybrid in our little screen play for the head!) There have been so many cover versions of this song, one might think that another one would be quite unnecessary. This is another great linking device to marry, (!), the two songs together, reiterating the paired relationships of the songs to each other, (in this case the Light and Dark of Sadness), as I have spelled out in the previous post reviews. One false move and soon you’re playing dice for a…”Ĭlearly the answer is a “Plain Gold Ring”. “The liger’s on the prowl now you’ve pulled at the strings If you read the last review of the previous song, “Good Intent”, the lyric is left hanging:
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