Marianne Faithfull pays tribute to England’s great romantic poets on her new album, She Walks in Beauty, which she made in collaboration with Bad Seeds and Dirty Three violinist Warren Ellis.
They’re previewing the record with her reading of Lord Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty,” which he wrote in June 1814. Birds chirp on the recording before piano and ethereal synths provide a bed for Faithfull’s recitation of the poem, which describes a woman’s unparalleled grace. The video for the song, which was directed by Yann Orhan,...
They’re previewing the record with her reading of Lord Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty,” which he wrote in June 1814. Birds chirp on the recording before piano and ethereal synths provide a bed for Faithfull’s recitation of the poem, which describes a woman’s unparalleled grace. The video for the song, which was directed by Yann Orhan,...
- 2/26/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Yann Orhan Ayo in Paris in 2011.
After a downtown Manhattan performance this week, the German-Nigerian singer Ayo was approached by a fan who commented on her soulful reggae-pop song, “Down on My Knees,” about the grief of a breakup.
“We play it cool, but that’s how we feel inside” the fan said.
“Yes, that is exactly what I meant,” Ayo said, looking deeply into her eyes before tightly embracing her for what seemed an eternity, as others gathered to greet the singer.
After a downtown Manhattan performance this week, the German-Nigerian singer Ayo was approached by a fan who commented on her soulful reggae-pop song, “Down on My Knees,” about the grief of a breakup.
“We play it cool, but that’s how we feel inside” the fan said.
“Yes, that is exactly what I meant,” Ayo said, looking deeply into her eyes before tightly embracing her for what seemed an eternity, as others gathered to greet the singer.
- 3/21/2012
- by Robert P. Walzer
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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