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"Some Velvet Morning" is a song written by Lee Hazlewood and originally recorded by Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra in late 1967. It first appeared on Sinatra's album Movin' with Nancy, the soundtrack to her 1967 television special of the same name, which also featured a performance of the song. Although "Some Velvet Morning" is one of the more famous duets Hazlewood and Sinatra recorded together, it is considered a departure from their usual fare, as it is decidedly less influenced by country and western music. The single peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1968.In 2003, London's The Daily Telegraph called the song, "One of the strangest, druggiest, most darkly sexual songs ever written - ambitious, beautiful and unforgettable." As with many psychedelic songs, its overall meaning is somewhat obscure. The lyrics consist of the male part describing a mysterious, powerful woman named Phaedra, who "gave [him] life … and ... made it end". The male part alternates with the female part, who identifies herself as Phaedra and speaks over ethereal, twinkling music about beautiful nature imagery and about the secrets held by an unknown collective "us." The rhythm shifts from 4/4 for the male parts to 3/4 for the female parts. The song has been covered many times, usually as a duet.
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Losing My Mind [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Losing My Mind | 3:48 |
Silence Will Kill You [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Losing My Mind | 3:47 |
Godless | 3:26 |
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Song | Duration |
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Godless | 3:26 |
Mailer | 2:35 |
Rough Seas | 4:08 |
Butterfly | 4:23 |
Love Begins | 4:30 |
Resistance | 3:07 |
After Goodbye | 4:33 |
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me | 3:25 |
Who's That Girl | 3:42 |
The Day Before You Came | 4:50 |
Enjoy The Silence | 3:29 |
The Things You Said | 3:46 |
You Win Again | 3:16 |
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