This is one of the most brutal and dramatic murder-songs ever. There is an amazing toughness about the narrative voice, as of one who has endured much. It is a murder-song, but also a ghost-story. Written by Gillian Welch, but it has all the feel of a traditional ballad. It is lyrically sparse, feeling almost claustrophobic, like many murder-songs of the past, as if the singer is carrying on a long and burdensome conversation with herself.
BTW, Joan Baez's version is beautifully told.
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good.
listened to this one too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUUTReVLg0g&feature=related
ps.
like the profile pic.
Yup, Orphan Girl is a great song. As you know, I love everything by those two.
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