What is Musical Mondays?
Musical Mondays is a weekly linky party where we share a song we're into for the week, and talk about why we like it-or why it effects us. Anyone who links up a song and a post about that song is entered to win a big music giveaway at the end of 2012.
This week's song:
Dance Me to the End of Love
by The Civil Wars
Dance me to your beauty like a burnin' violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
And dance me to the end of love
Please dance me to the end of love
Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Oh let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Ooh show me slowly what I only know the limits of
And dance me to the end of love
Please dance me to the end of love
La la la la la la lalala la la laa laaa laaa
Oh dance me to the wedding gown
Oh dance me on and on
And dance me very tenderly
Ooh and dance me very long
We're both of us beneath our love
And both of us above
Oh dance me to the end of love
Won't you dance me to the end of love?
La la la la la la lalala la la laa laaa laaa
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Dance Me to the End of Love
by The Civil Wars
Dance me to your beauty like a burnin' violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
And dance me to the end of love
Please dance me to the end of love
Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Oh let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Ooh show me slowly what I only know the limits of
And dance me to the end of love
Please dance me to the end of love
La la la la la la lalala la la laa laaa laaa
Oh dance me to the wedding gown
Oh dance me on and on
And dance me very tenderly
Ooh and dance me very long
We're both of us beneath our love
And both of us above
Oh dance me to the end of love
Won't you dance me to the end of love?
La la la la la la lalala la la laa laaa laaa
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I adore this song. I know it's a remake, in fact I have at least two versions of it on my iPhone (the other is the Madeline Peyroux version) but I am really enjoying this version. I've only recently been listening to The Civil Wars and I am in love with their sound. Kind of haunting and sweet, and the way they harmonize sends shivers down your spine. It's lovely.
Joy Williams and John Paul White are quite wonderful together, even watching them sing this song live, so I thought maybe they were a couple-but sadly they're not. They address it on their website where White basically says they are flattered that people think they're in a relationship because they don't want people to think they're up there "acting and feigning the emotions" they write and sing about and show on stage, but that if they were in a relationship it would be entirely different. He doesn't think any healthy relationship could withstand singing "I don't love you" (another song) to each other on stage every night. They're brilliant.
This song is incredibly sweet too. I want to be danced to the end of love, and since there is no end to love-let's keep dancing forever... Oh I am such a hopeless romantic sometimes.
What are you listening to this week?
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So, I had never heard this song before, BUT my favorite painting by Jack Vettriano is titled "Dance me to the End of Love" It was painted in 1998. Since Vettriano was born in 71 and this song was written in 84 I'm willing to bet this was the origin of the title and I know look at my favorite painting in a completely new way.
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As I am a hopeless romantic, I really liked this song! Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteI'm a hopeless romantic, too, and I love this song! I also love that they have an Alabama connection: they've recorded here along with The Alabama Shakes and The Black Keys. :D
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RJ
This is a great song that I have never heard before. Thanks for sharing it.
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Love thanks for introducing it to me
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful ballad. I like the haunting sound of it as well.
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That song is really good!
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Sheree
The Hartungs Blog
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Ooooh! I LOVE The Civil Wars and I LOVE this song! Great choice! :) I made sure I added your button to next week's draft post so I don't forget you're hosting a Monday Music hop, too! :)
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New one for me. Very captivating for sure. Thanks for joining us. Hope you come by again next week! We have a theme every other week. Today is freebie day! Have a rockin' week my new friend! I have your button too. I'll Post it with next week's 4M's Hope you'll post mine too!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing this- I love it! I've loved The Civil Wars since hearing them on The Hunger Games soundtrack. They sound like the folks you'd want to be sitting around a fire with, sharing stories and hooch and music. And this is just a beautiful cover.
ReplyDeleteI adore the Civil Wars. This song is so pretty. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThey are so fantastic, thank you for always being awesome Aubrey!
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Have a fun week!
Thank you!
DeleteHi! I'm new to your site and new to your hop, but will be sure to bookmark it so I can come back again. Are there themes, or do we just wing it?
ReplyDeleteI do love the Civil Wars; my son actually got me into them a while back. They're pretty amazing :)
Hi Kim! No theme, just whatever music is affecting you this week! :)
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