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paddletoe
18 Nov 14 15:23
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Its a very obscure song. I think from the late 60's or 70's. Its a folksy song and I think it was by an American female artist. Heard it one night in a little bar in Krakow about 7 years ago and the barman give me the tape it was on but I lost the tape soon afterwards.

It was a song about a woman who dreamt of travelling the world and doing lots of things but she became depressed after she got married and had kids. She ended up jumping out of the window in her house.
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Report i_agree_with_nick November 18, 2014 3:30 PM GMT
Not an instrumental then?
Report David Fishwick Minibus Sales November 18, 2014 4:22 PM GMT
those eastern europeans sure can crowbar defenestration into a conversation
Report liamcol November 18, 2014 4:47 PM GMT
Sounds a bit like I've never been to me.
Report HH Sultan Vinegar November 18, 2014 4:48 PM GMT
was it Joan Baez?
Report brendanuk1 November 18, 2014 4:55 PM GMT
was it in a film that won an oscar?
Report digdeep November 18, 2014 4:59 PM GMT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaRacIzZSPo              ?
Report Mikael D'Haguenet November 18, 2014 5:00 PM GMT
liamcol     18 Nov 14 16:47 
Sounds a bit like I've never been to me.


Other than a visit to paradise, I don't believe she'd travelled outside of the contiguous United States. Hadn't even been to Maine.
Report Mikael D'Haguenet November 18, 2014 5:01 PM GMT
Well, feck me.
Report paddletoe November 18, 2014 5:05 PM GMT
Don't think it was in a film that won an Oscar and it also is not that last link which digdeep put up.

I am pretty sure the title of the song was a womans fist name. The same fictional woman who the song was about.
Report trebor November 18, 2014 6:29 PM GMT
There is 1600 songs here with a girls name in the title if you want to browse through

http://girlsnamesongs.com/GirlsNamesSongs.htm
Report onlooker November 18, 2014 6:42 PM GMT
If it was, "a girl's name," - but a bit of a soulful dirge - then we can rule out  ...

- Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band, then.
Report Kweeveen November 18, 2014 6:52 PM GMT
could it be ....how do you slove a problem like maria?
Report TEN2FOLLOWER November 18, 2014 7:04 PM GMT
Sounds a bit like The Ballad of Lucy Jordan.
Most famously sung by Marianne Faithfull.
Report paddletoe November 18, 2014 7:17 PM GMT
thank youten2folloer, that's the one.
Report TEN2FOLLOWER November 18, 2014 7:19 PM GMT
You are very welcome.
Report paddletoe November 18, 2014 7:22 PM GMT
yes, Marianne faith was the version I had. Did not know who sung it until now so thought it was an American singer.
Report TEN2FOLLOWER November 18, 2014 7:25 PM GMT
Belinda Carlisle did a cover that sounded similar.  You might like that one too.
Report paddletoe November 18, 2014 8:17 PM GMT
Been listening to some versions on youtube. I did not realise it was used on the film Thelma and louise.

The cd that this guy give me had a brilliant mix of songs. Another song that was on it was one called the Port of Amsterdam by a French singer.
Report brendanuk1 November 18, 2014 8:24 PM GMT
Jacques Brel est Belge
Report crags November 18, 2014 8:34 PM GMT
Bowie's cover is worth a listen - Port of Amsterdam that is, not Lucy Jordan < Dr. Hook covered that as well I believe.
Report dunlaying November 18, 2014 9:12 PM GMT
Marianne's version is on the Broken English album. Well worth a listen.
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