You've probably heard of the Wainwright-family: dad Loudon, mom Kate (McGarrigle), son Rufus and daughter Martha. An odd family, they write songs about their private quarrels. For instance, on her first album Martha wrote a song about her dad called Bloody Motherfucking Asshole. After a dinner with his dad, during which he threatened to kill his son, Rufus (very popular in France) wrote Dinner at Eight. Loudon announced the birth of his son to the world with the witty, jealous Rufus is a Tit-Man, which Kate retaliated with First Born: 'He's his mother's favourite and his grandmother's too/He'll break their hearts, and he'll break yours too.'Disfunctional? Maybe. But they're all very good songwriters and singers.
Martha's first album was re-released recently with a few bonustracks, and the reason she's on this blog is because one of those bonustracks is a cover of Barbara's classic chanson Dis quand reviendras-tu?
Martha Wainwright - Dis Quand Reviendras Tu?
Thank You for posting this song. I really love it.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAnother good batch,lots of neat stuff to discover,I like!Thanks and all the best,Bruno
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI've seen Martha Wainwright performing this song twice, and it's absolutely amazing. Her voice is so beautiful. Unfortunately it's part of the European release of the album, meaning that if you're in the UK it's not available on iTunes. Had to get someone to download it from the Continent!
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