Some Velvet Morning -- Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra (in HD)

"Some Velvet Morning" is a psychedelic pop song written by Lee Hazlewood and originally recorded by Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra in late 1967. It first appeared on Sinatra's album Movin' with Nancy, the soundtrack to her 1967 television special of the same name. The song has been covered many times since, almost always as a duet. Although "Some Velvet Morning" is one of the more famous duets Hazlewood and Sinatra recorded together, it is considered a departure from their usual fare, as it is decidedly less influenced by country & western music. The single peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1968.[1]

As with many psychedelic songs, its overall meaning is somewhat obscure. The lyrics consist of the male part describing a mysterious, powerful woman named Phaedra, who educated the speaker in the ways of love. The male part alternates with the female part, who identifies herself as Phaedra and speaks over ethereal, twinkling music about beautiful nature imagery and about the secrets held by an unknown collective "we".

The song was featured in the 1967 TV special "Movin' With Nancy", starring Nancy Sinatra, released to home video in 2000.Hazel

Lyrics:

Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight
I'm gonna open up your gate
And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra
And how she gave me life
And how she made it end
Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight


Flowers growing on a hill, dragonflies and daffodils
Learn from us very much, look at us but do not touch
Phaedra is my name


Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight
I'm gonna open up your gate
And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra
And how she gave me life
And how she made it end
Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight


Flowers are the things we know, secrets are the things we grow
Learn from us very much, look at us but do not touch
Phaedra is my name

Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight
Flowers growing on a hill
I'm gonna open up your gate
dragonflies and daffodils
And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra
Learn from us very much
And how she gave me life
look at us but do not touch
FADE
And how she made it end

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• Some Velvet Morning
• Lee Hazlewood
• Nancy Sinatra

[peanutgrama]

You don't know how LONG I have been looking for this song! For decades I have been humming it and had the Phaedra is my name chorus... but had lost the rest of it over the years. I knew it was Nancy but I thought it was with her father. This came out the year Dr King died. 1968? I was 13. I am now 56. That's a lot of years of humming! THANK YOU!!!

[rockwithstone]

@peanutgrama What a fascinating story. Thanks for sharing with us, peanutgrama!

[lesliepickens]

Thank you for preserving and enhancing this magical song with your beautiful montage. While this lost treasure of a song may not get viewed by many people on YouTube, rest assured that your effort is profoundly pleasing to those who remember it.

[rockwithstone]

@lesliepickens I remember one of the best record label specialized in oldies compilations stated the following as their tag line: "For those who know the difference...". I liked it. Similarly, this channel is "For those who know the difference" as well. I thank you for your kind comments and your appreciation, lesliepickens!

[ncaffrey001]

This is a beautiful song, probably the best of their duets together...Thank you so much for posting....Norm

[rockwithstone]

@ncaffrey001 Glad you enjoy it. Thank you!

[TheBazzaroo]

Alison Goldfrapp led me here.....

[28mark]

Hats off to the Wrecking Crew!!

[ouishansen923l]

This is a very "handsomely" video. =p

[sexymama1966]

I've always loved this song and this appears on "Nancy and Lee" 1968 album..This video is very pleasing to my eyes..Thank you

[9647s]

..."WOW"!!! ~ What a find!!! / So good to hear this...I well remember, and Loved it, when it first came out ~~~

[9647s]

..."WOW"!!! ~ What a find!!! / So good to hear this...I well remember, and Loved it, when it first came out ~~~ I was eighteen !