Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood: Some Velvet Morning

The second song I ever really loved.

I have loved & lived with this song all my life and it is one of my favourite top 10 tracks of all time.


Track Meaning:

One day when the male character in the song is sober and has his head "straight", he will impart something of significance to his current love about his earliest & deepest love, a woman named "pheadra" whose memory he is still haunted by.

Hence the repetition of the Pheadra/ Nancy portion of the song . . . her section symbolising the "haunting" and struggle inside his head as he tries to gain "closure" from this past relationship with a mysterious former love Pheadra . . . his part of the song being directed to his new lover in the present.

His present lack of sobriety (drunkeness) describing his vain attempts to drown out the all consuming memory of this mysterious former love, a memory that he is aware is annoying his present lover and describes his fear that she may leave him as a result of his "haunting" by his old (first)love.

Note:

At the point in history this song was written the labels of "straight" (meaning hetrosexual) and "gay" (meaning homosexual) did not yet exist. In fact by the late sixties the term "gay" was just another word for "happy".

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[greetpete]

I am 43 years old, have always loved Franks well talented daughter,and I rarely get emotional. trawling through you-tube, I see this video!!! To the person who has posted this, thank you so much!! I am emotional, but in a good way!! Nancy and Lee were always an excellant combination, and, in my opinion,should got a bloody sight more credit!! Thanks again..

[calicomoonchild]

Your welcome.

[nanatsu7]

thanks for putting the meaning of the song

<3

[calicomoonchild]

Your welcome.

[jas22]

was lee hazelwood a vocalist of renown? also, what does "when im straight" mean in this context? doesnt it mean 'sober'? im open to any other thoughts on what this weird song means!

[calicomoonchild]

Lee Hazlewood was a cult singer/ songwriter from the 1960's. He was influenced by the californian flower power movement of the late 60's and (like many) dabbled in psychodelic drugs, which many accept influenced his work.

The meaning behind the track is explained in the expanded information section for this video.

[Thorum13]

Wow, what a total classic!!

[phonicwheel]

Haunting. TFP

[Noorah101]

One of my favorites from my childhood! Hadn't heard it in 40+ years, so thank you for posting this! I'd never seen the video before. Very cool.

[forrestmunden]

Amazing sound! Caught it on Coast to Coast AM too! I had to learn more about it! Sounds like the 60s that's for sure, but very unique at the same time. Awesome!

[katinasvenska]

Beautiful horse.Was this song ahead of it's time?

[THEBOOMBAPSHOW]

Very cool

[joesphx19]

Really appreciate your illustrating this song. This is truly a magnificent arrangement that should enjoy wider exposure. Certainly this is a testimony of how far away from art current pop music is. As another said, it is haunting, maybe because in some way we all have those memories.

[CaptKundalini]

@third3ye024 @Thorum13 Isn't it great to hear this song again? The first time I heard it was in the 1960's.

Then like you, I heard it again on Coast To Coast AM with Art Bell.

I never knew it had a video to it. Excellent work!

[CaptKundalini]

The first time I heard this song was back in the 1960's. The last time I heard itvwas on Coast To Coast with Art Bell about 5 years ago. Amazing song!

[jeffthunders]

@jackkoffin1 don't forget the son that came of the adultery was killed and Pheadra killed herself.