"Widow's Song"

Saturday, September 19 2009

... So I was watching 'The Wicker Man' for the first time this evening and got to the point in the movie where Britt Ekland performs an incredibly dated, positively ridiculous and unintentionally campy, naked karaoke version of a song called "Widow's Song" (see the photo above). It was one of those serious "What the fuck!" sort of moments and not just because it was so absurd but more because of the music itself. I was so completely astounded by how great the song was that I was compelled to instantly stop the movie and seek it out online. Upon further reading I came to discover that it is by far the most popular and recognized song that was recorded for the movie and for very good reason... It is one incredibly hypnotic and classically beautiful piece of music. Additionally, it appears the song has been covered by Doves, Isobel Campbell, Sneaker Pimps and a whole bunch of other people. With all of this in mind I'm surprised I've never heard it before.

Here's the original version of the song from the movie (You can see the original scene here... Trust me, it's hilarious.):

Tags: Assorted Musical Musings

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