Fiona Apple and Maude Maggart - It's Only A Paper Moon

Enjoy.

Say it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea,
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me.

Hey it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree,
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me.

Without your love,
It's a honky-tonk parade.
Without your love,
It's a melody played in a penny arcade.

It's a Barnum and Bailey world,
Just as phony as it can be,
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me.

Without your love,
It's a honky-tonk parade.
Without your love,
It's a melody played in a penny arcade.

It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be,
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believed in me.

(Repeat)

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[Arinozian]

loved the harmonies, this song got so much better when it picked up tempo. Thanks for the great post, I love both of their voices

[paperbacklou]

Better than a Dwayne Wade slamdunk.

[sandwichesarecool1]

@anojansmart Yes! Represents Blanche's descent into her 'make-believe' world :)

[contraltoteacher]

Yawn!

[lizfrombatonrouge]

Ugh. Fiona is perpetually flat and lazy as a singer.

[cleanpalette]

Fiona's voice naturally makes songs, like this one, bittersweet. There is no need for pensive background music, her voice, a capella, conveys as much emotion as with instrumentals.

[misermania]

Thanks@Phazonin ...I had no clue. First Taste was always my favorite Fiona song.

[MissiahR2]

How am I just now finding Maude? :xxx

[anojansmart]

A StreetCar Named Desire, anyone?

[DrShrinker]

Sonic perfection.

[themoderateextremist]

very talented family