Big Louise
Scott Walker Lyrics
She stands all alone
You can hear her hum softly
From her fire escape in the sky
She fills the bags 'neath her eyes
With the moonbeams
And cries 'cause the world's passed her by
Didn't time sounds sweet yesterday?
In a world filled with friends
You lose your way
She's a haunted house
And her windows are broken
And the sad young man's gone away
Her bathrobe's torn
And tears smudge her lipstick
And the neighbors just whisper all day
Didn't time sounds sweet yesterday?
In a world filled with friends
You lose your way
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: SCOTT ENGEL
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Big Louise is the fourth track on Scott Walkers third album Scott 3.
About the track Walker commented: "My own personal favourite. The arrangement, melody, colouring - everything worked out exactly as I pictured it. About an ageing transvestite. I try to get across what this track means to people like that. A guy who has split,
finished raving around - and is growing old. A real experience to hear, I think."
About the track Walker commented: "My own personal favourite. The arrangement, melody, colouring - everything worked out exactly as I pictured it. About an ageing transvestite. I try to get across what this track means to people like that. A guy who has split,
finished raving around - and is growing old. A real experience to hear, I think."
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J Cooterz
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She stands all alone
You can hear her hum softly
E7 A G#
From her fire escape in the sky
C#m Cmaj7
She fill's the bags
G Em
'neath her eyes with the moonbeams
C D E
And cries 'cos the world's passed her by
G A E
Didn't time sound sweet yesterday?
A Amaj7
In a world filled with friends
E
You lose your way
She's a haunted house
And her windows are broken
E7 A G#
And the sad young man's gone away
C#m Cmaj7
Her bathrobe's torn
G Em
And tears smudge her lipstick
C D E
And the neighbours just whisper all day
G A E
Didn't time sound sweet yesterday?
A Amaj7
In a world filled with friends
E
You lose your way
steven binns
Most haunting and heartbreaking song ever. She's a haunted house and her windows are broken. What a lyric, sheer genius. Sadly missed. No one comes close today.
mike saunders
Even within the majestic catalogue of Mr Walker,this haunting masterpiece stands out. RIP Scott Walker.
An irreplacable voice has fallen silent.
trappist07
An immense work of art that will last a long, long time.
Space Cat
His best vocal performance, in my opinion. Bowie may have had a more versatile voice and range, but they both possessed
the best baritone voices in popular music, as well as some of the best vibratos I've ever heard.
And now they're both gone. :(
Rachel Aroda
Heard of Jan Linton? Vibrato voice in this vein
bowieluber
😔
Condiment King
This song is everything.
Rest in peace, Sir.
horofhay
Simply the most beautiful male voice of the era.
ebaylistentomusic
None do or can compare.
brian p
Yep. But from the era though in a different style, Steve Marriot of Small Faces had an amazing voice.