Just like a woman - Charlotte Gainsbourg and Calexico

A cover of Dylan's song from the soundtrack of I'm not there

Lyrics

Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
Ev'rybody knows
That Baby's got new clothes
But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls.
She takes just like a woman, yes, she does
She makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl.

Queen Mary, she's my friend
Yes, I believe I'll go see her again
Nobody has to guess
That Baby can't be blessed
Till she sees finally that she's like all the rest
With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls.
She takes just like a woman, yes, she does
She makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl.

It was raining from the first
And I was dying there of thirst
So I came in here
And your long-time curse hurts
But what's worse
Is this pain in here
I can't stay in here
Ain't it clear that--

I just can't fit
Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
When we meet again
Introduced as friends
Please don't let on that you knew me when
I was hungry and it was your world.
Ah, you fake just like a woman, yes, you do
You make love just like a woman, yes, you do
Then you ache just like a woman
But you break just like a little girl.

Category:

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• just
• like
• woman
• gainsbourg
• charlotte
• calexico
• bob
• dylan
• cover
• i'm
• not
• there
• soundtrack

[musc124]

this is a great cover

very cool

[penguinegg01]

She has inherited her mother's gift for singing, which, if you have heard Jane Birkin singing, will know what I mean.

[Bobjb999]

I've gotten to like the soundtrack album this recording's from, but I'm afraid Charlotte's contribution's one of the low points, imo. What a weak singer. She's not even a strong whisperer! There are many other female (as well as male) singers on the album who do fine jobs: Cat Power, Mira Billotte, Georgia Hubley of Yo La Tengo, Marketa Irglova, & Karen O., whose version of "Highway 61 Revisited" is my fave vocal performance on the album. But what a yawner Charlotte is (sorry Charlotte!).

[thallassocracy]

Charlotte sounds as if she doesn't really understand these lyrics.

Perhaps they are a shade too sophisticated for her.

[henrydolantruelover]

wonderful

[wegotop]

Sweet variant a la Charlotte - beautifully personal

[drewwalker59]

OMG... This is wonderfull!!! Thanks for posting this.... Im just blown away..This has always been my favorite BD song.... Such a nice surprise finding this truly brilliant cover!!!!!!

[96marzie]

@rain360 I KNOW?!

[tonbuchele1]

@iXaaCto it's pretty obvious that @rain360 does not like at all Charlotte's style, just like me.....

[vascopn]

not impressive at all

[iXaaCto]

It's pretty obvious that @rain360 doesn't know at all Charlotte's style...