Nancy and even Bill Staines do this as something close to a dance pace which is out of keeping with the sentiment of the song. Liam Clancy treated it as a slow ballad which makes the song much more believable.
O the thought of offending her in the slightest would kill me, but I must declare that to the thinking man, she's one of the sexiest and most mesmerizing women to walk this Earth. O forgive me , Luv!
@swvacollings290 It's not so uncommon. It is called the "smart girl fetish" although in the case of those of us fans of literate types, we could say "poet girl fetish". It is all the more powerful if the lady is pretty and endearing. Nancy is both, and we cannot dismiss her wonderful album covers, the early ones adorable "The Last of the True Believers" an example). Compare her wonderful artistic face to her idol the southern writer Carson McCullers, coy, intelligent, smart, always so smart.
she is a goddess.
Dulcimerea 1 week ago
Nancy and even Bill Staines do this as something close to a dance pace which is out of keeping with the sentiment of the song. Liam Clancy treated it as a slow ballad which makes the song much more believable.
JohnSelma 4 weeks ago
Do a search for Dakota Blonde- awesome local (Denver) band with a very similar sound!
mypacrat 4 months ago
Beautiful
i love this song.
Thank you for share.
90898927 4 months ago
O the thought of offending her in the slightest would kill me, but I must declare that to the thinking man, she's one of the sexiest and most mesmerizing women to walk this Earth. O forgive me , Luv!
swvacollings290 5 months ago 5
@swvacollings290 It's not so uncommon. It is called the "smart girl fetish" although in the case of those of us fans of literate types, we could say "poet girl fetish". It is all the more powerful if the lady is pretty and endearing. Nancy is both, and we cannot dismiss her wonderful album covers, the early ones adorable "The Last of the True Believers" an example). Compare her wonderful artistic face to her idol the southern writer Carson McCullers, coy, intelligent, smart, always so smart.
gurlsingerfan 1 month ago
I love her so much I have trouble dating normal human women
Iloveyounanci 11 months ago 7
what could possibly possess a person to dislike Nanci? been in love with her and her singing since I first met her.
Txdrgnslyr2002 1 year ago 2
Beautiful.
1987, come back!
Hyxu 1 year ago 3
Just love this song. Wish my version was as good as Nanci's
jonessm50 1 year ago
I remember Joe is what I meant
Iloveyounanci 1 year ago
anyone have a live recording of her singing Old Joe ?
Iloveyounanci 1 year ago
i like these older Nanci Griffith presentations that she sings with a more pronounced celtic-country inflection. adds a lot of beauty to the song.
thanks Laurie
cuznred123 2 years ago 3
V Good cover by Nancy on Staines Bill's song.
New singer , for me. Thanks Laurie
FAUSTORICCARDO 2 years ago
@FAUSTORICCARDO
Have this song on her vinyl 33
tigerdog1954 11 months ago