This song, 'The Golden Vanity,' is a ballad about a heroic cabin-boy and a deceitful captain. At one time music answered our need for stories and our thirst for adventure every bit as much as TV does for us now. I can see some kid in the hills, some kid who'd maybe never even seen the ocean, hearing this song and going misty-eyed with dreaming. They call this a "traditional" song, meaning no one knows who wrote it. I love it as story, and I love it as song. Also, I love Crooked Still.
2 comments:
yep...fucking amazing...i agree.
just sayin'
Nance Marie, I'm going to mail you a bar of soap for that mouth of yours!
:-)
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