The Divine Comedy- A lady of a certain age (live)

[eleberenice]

Perfect recording! Thanks!



[skippy388]

A great musician and an even better lyricist...'but that the socialists had taxed away from you'...'your husaband's hollow heart gave out one Christmas day'...brilliant

[6ollie66]

For some reason it always reminds me of some story by Chekov. Great song.

[giveahoot1]

What certain age does he mean?

The age of his mother?

Maybe his mother?

How terrible of him!!

I would be ashamed to be his mother

[Ninosestelares]

their best song by far.

[kukishka]

This is a novel in six minutes. Beautiful!

[wareidav]

I first heard this track on an album a few years ago... Hooked !!!! wow !!!!

If you listen carefully... You are there... In the song, watching it all play out in front of you... The sign of emencely talented song writers. Love It.

[fantasticplasticluc]

Sorry, would anyone tell me on wich album is that marvelous song? Thanks

[giadalina]

Victory for the comic muse

[fantasticplasticluc]

Thanks a lot

[eclipsefb]

70? 63? 53? what's it gonna be?

[bollocksnlilies]

thank u for the video. that is one of my most favourite songs

''you chased the sun around the Cote d Azur''

[gilopetre]

vielen dank giadalina für deine video, bin erst seit ein paar monate in Heidelberg. eins ist sicher werde Neil kein zweites mal verpassen! A+ et merci

[brianoirl]

The most evocative piece ever. "That was simply what you did in those days"!"Conspiratorial wink"! ...Wow!

I believe Neil is penning an opera. Andrew Lloyd Webber had better up his game.....

[natimator]

My feelings precisely. Neil Hannon FTW!

[bugleskull]

You nail it Neil every time you pick up a microphone-keep it going fella!!.

[hostile73]

Anyone know the chords to this song perchance?

[mozerland]

I dont know the chords.....but the song is probably in "F" tune, and don't expect the typical may/minor type....neil uses complicated ones....

[mozerland]

hostile73....try with this (not so match dificult as i thought)

C#m A

Back in the day you had been part of the smart set

B E

You'd holidayed with kings, dined out with starlets

[hostile73]

Thanks a lot mozerland - by george you've got it!

[mozerland]

i think this are the chords

C#m A

Back in the day you had been part of the smart set

B E

You'd holidayed with kings, dined out with starlets

C#m A

From London to New York, Cap Ferrat to Capri

F#m B

In perfume by Chanel and clothes by Givenchy

[mozerland]

part 2....

A  B

You chased the sun around the Cote d'Azur

E C#m

Until the light of youth became obscured

A B

And left you on your own and in the shade

F#m A C#m

An English lady of a certain age

[mozerland]

A  B

And if a nice young man would buy you a drink

E C#m

You'd say with a conspiratorial wink

A B

"You wouldn't think that I was seventy"

F#m C#m

And he'd say,"no, you couldn't be!"

[Ceolteor]

I don't think the ones here are right, but there's definitely a capo on the 3rd fret.

[Kinitawowi]

I remember the first time I heard this song (live at a show in Manchester). I knew it was awesome as soon as it started; when it got to "he left the villa to his mistress in Marseille" me and my mate just stared at each other and tried to scrape our jaws off the floor. Outstanding.

[guysbitch]

That's my favourite bit of the song too. Just stunning. Neil Hannon, you are a genius.

[chalomot]

I didn't even know them before the first concert! Just knew "National Express" played by another band 3 years before...but then I saw the posters in Mannheim...went to the concert, loved their music.......I was addicted to them straight away........and went to the second concert.........and well I still love their music soooooooooo much!!! I listened to it almost every day since the first concert!!!

[chalomot]

a wonderful song - the best of TDC..........though I must say I say the others are also extremely good... like mother dear, the light of day, too young to die, your daddy's car, songs of love, national express..........omg I could name them all in fact :-))) just a greaat band - went to two concerts last year

[atuska]

beautiful, heart stirring song!!!!

[leggo9000]

violin solo at the end sends shivers through you

[222ferrett222]

very under rated new album from most under rated group of all time, JUSTICE JUSTICE i say!!

[palandi]

the best song from 2006. it would deserve an official videoclip starring Lauren Bacall (I know she's American, but I can't think of anybody better to the role)...

[ebenezergoode]

I quite agree. Easily the best song of that year. I like your thinking on the video, although I must tell you, I kind of know Lauren Bacall (not well, but you know what I mean) and she would be too old, as she's in her 80's now.

I would have thought that Joanna Lumley or Helen Mirren would actually be more appropriate.

cheers

[BexTheFrogPrincess]

divinely beautiful =]

[giadalina]

I was planning to tape "The light of day",too, but couldn`t take my eyes off Neil during the song...

[DamianoCunegodagreat]

What a beautiful song indeed!

[rjmachin]

Beautiful song...