The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry - 102. . . . Oh, if you would, if you could . . .

Not all poetry makes good song lyrics; not all songs become good poetry. This is one of those lovely instances in which the poetry and the music dance together as coequal partners. Thank you for posting this.

On 8/10/2023 at 7:14 PM, Parker Owens said:

Not all poetry makes good song lyrics; not all songs become good poetry. This is one of those lovely instances in which the poetry and the music dance together as coequal partners. Thank you for posting this.

Thank you, Parker. If you listen to Nick's music in general, he seemed to eschew classic "hook" key changes, perhaps thinking them too commercial (or worse, too American!). But in this song, he proves just how powerful he can make a pair of upward-moving key changes, climaxing with the radiant "Would you love me for my money," etc.

Then he returns to the original key to recap the opening stanza. Pure artistry here; one can feel how unexpectedly liberating this man's sudden appearance in Drake's life made him feel (forever!). That's also due to the power of poetry  

Beautiful song.  Finally had time to listen to the video.

1 hour ago, ReaderPaul said:

Beautiful song.  Finally had time to listen to the video.

 

Thanks, ReaderPaul. I had it going while I wrote comments today. I have a few other Nick Drake songs to post too