Emmie - Laura Nyro (1968)

ooh la la la

Emily
and her love to be
carved in a heart
on a berry tree
but it's only a little farewell
lovespell
time to design a woman
Touch me
oh wake me
Emily, you ornament the earth
for me

Emily
you're the natural snow
the unstudied sea
you're a cameo
and I swear you were born
a weaver's lover
born for the loom's desire
Move me
oh sway me
Emily, you ornament the earth for me
Emmie, your mama's been a callin' you
ooh
who stole
Mama's heart
and cuddled
in her garden? darlin' Emmie
ooh la la la
you were my friend
and I loved you
Emily

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• laura
• nyro
• 1968

[rabdrake]

sylvette323b, so sad you felt compelled to e-face this beautiful work. I remember how proud you were the day you posted "Who Is Emmie."

[sylvette323b]

@rabdrake , Sorry..had to remove what I've posted because I do not want anyone to be offended (whether the infos are true or not).

I love this song and love Laura. I uploaded this beautiful tune to share with everyone, and I do not want to post/comments that will offend anyboby =(

[rabdrake2447]

sylvette323b, Props and Thanks

[sylvette323b]

@rabdrake2447 , You are welcome...and how are you?

[ForPatti]

A concert by Laura,and this song in particular in college pretty much saved my life. It was the 1st time I knew I was not alone!

[DanLNigro]

Hello Sylvette. This is Laura's cousin Danny. Thank you for keeping Emmie alive here on youtube! It is a stunning track, isn't it? Laura's simple explanation for her lyrics here was that it they were "about the eternal feminine." The cycle of a girl becoming a woman, and here, Laura the young woman lyrically longs for, but ultimately kisses goodbye the fading innocence of her girlhood. An unexpected, beautiful, and unique expression of self-realization. It never grows old. My best to you! -Dan

[Ver31ify]

What do mean obviously written for her? It is truly gorgeous, brillliant, and overwhelmingly poignoint to me as my Mother's name was Emily. This poetry is her life, and the song is hauntingly beautiful to me. Guess I'm looking for answers.... Kristin

[aquamoon22]

Love every time I hear this - total all embracing all-powerful love!!!

[DJJimmyBee]

So much hope. So much real life emotion.

[coyne12543]

Thank you for this! Sounds as wonderful as I remember. I had everything Laura Nyro ever recorded. Gone too soon for me ~ she was briliant!

[terrylh11]

I hope all the YouTube posts bring Laura to everyone. I have posted some to FB. I want to see this woman in the R&R HOF. Should have already happened. As for the rest of the speculations and discussions on who what when where -- just listen and hear what you want to hear and keep Laura in respect and peace

[lilredscout]

RABDRAJE 2442 is disturbed and only out to make issues of his obsession of Laura's bisexuality, which we ALL KNEW. STOP PLEASE. ITS ANNOYING FOLKS THAT HAVE MORE THAN THAT in mind when listening to her work.

[terrylh11]

I was mesmerized by Lara's music thirty years ago and still am Thanks for posting this wonderful song.

[rabdrake2447]

Hi Slyvette, Sorry Dan the "Mamma's couplet" scotches you. Even the music betrays the verboten nature of the crush. The jarring discordance of "Emmie, your mama's been a calling you." (2:53 - 304 The reverie/vanity of "oo, who stole Mama's heart and cuddled in her garden? Darlin'' Emmie la la la..." (3:05-3:30 BTW why the different spellings for mama's/Mama's? I've never encountered a woman who does not agree that cuddling in a woman's garden is tantamount to fondling the female genitalia.

[wygakyl]

Champagne and Bubble bubble bath music of the highest degree!

I am a man, but live in a "Three's Company" house back in the late '70's, with 2 woman.....I'd come home from my gig at 2AM to find them in the bubblebath, with champagne, inviting me in...they looked too comfortable, though. This album was played quite a bit!