"Gypsy" Suzanne Vega cover

"Gypsy"
(written by Suzanne Vega)

You come from far away
With pictures in your eyes
Of coffee shops and morning streets
In the blue and silent sunrise

But night is the cathedral
Where we recognized the sign
We strangers know each other now
As part of the whole design

Oh, hold me like a baby
That will not fall asleep
Curl me up inside you
And let me hear you through the heat

You are the jester of this courtyard
With a smile like a girl's
Distracted by the women
With the dimples and the curls

By the pretty and the mischievous
By the timid and the blessed
By the blowing skirts of ladies
Who promise to gather you to their breast

Oh, hold me like a baby...

You have hands of raining water
And that earring in your ear
The wisdom on your face
Denies the number of your years

With the fingers of the potter
And the laughing tale of the fool
The arranger of disorder
With your strange and simple rules

Yeah, now I've met me another spinner
Of strange and gauzy threads
With a long and slender body
And a bump upon the head

Oh, hold me like a baby...

With a long and slender body
And the sweetest softest hands
And we'll blow away forever soon
And go on to different lands

And please do not ever look for me
But with me you will stay
And you will hear yourself in song
Blowing by one day

Oh, hold me like a baby...

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Music

Tags:

• gypsy
• suzanne
• vega
• tom
• gross
• acoustic
• guitar
• cover
• version
• alternative
• contemporary
• folk

[OsvaldoPaese]

I wish the vocals were louder but this is a good performance. It's a great song choice. I like your singing, reminds me a bit of Billy Bragg without the english accent.

Nice job.

[tommiji]

Cool, thanks for saying so! I cover Billy Bragg here somewhere, too! ;-)

[lisalunchbox]

beautiful!

[tommiji]

thnaks!

[kapitalisten]

Awesome ranking from me. More Suzanne!

[tommiji]

Yay, thanks alot! I'll try to learn more of her great songs! :D

[davidhyperion]

That was really great! i don't normally like covers esp. suzanne vega, but this was a terrific performance! Ignore the haters hiding behind anonymity that the internet provides

[jaminunit]

you sound great but that big ass mic isn't even on!

the mic on the camera recorded that audio.

[dejavu3552]

totally agree this guy sucks

he shouldnt have that taylor

[dirtyskank007]

that was supremely bad. it's not often that someone can make a great song sounds retartedly bad. the microphone made me laugh so much. just the idea of amplifying that voice. give up, you're completely and totally crap.

[indianawright1983]

Very nice job. I'm a big Suzanne Vega. You are an awesome guitarist with a smooth voice. I agree, the vocals could be louder.

[reliablebow]

Love this song...very nice Suzanne is great is she not?