Broken Bicycles / Junk – Anne Sofie Von Otter Meets Elvis Costello (For The Stars, © 2001)
Another one I lucked into. I took TJ to downtown Normal (3 Jun 02) and we stopped in Mother Murphy’s and I grabbed this since I’m an Elvis fan. The queen of European opera does pop. What an incredible voice and what an incredible fusing of a Tom Waits song and a Paul McCartney song respectively.
…September’s reminding July…
Buy! Buy! Says the sign in the shop window
Why? Why? Says the junk in the yard
Seasons can turn on a dime
Somehow I forget ev’ry time
For the things that you’ve given me
Will always stay. Thery’re broken
But I’ll never throw them away.
Why here? The music is incredible – accordion, cello, harmonium…
I absolutely love that line about September reminding July. So much said in three simple words.
Semptember’s reminding July.
It’s time to be saying goodbye.
Summer is gone, our love will remain,
Like old broken bicycles, out in the rain.