Saturday, June 30, 2007

discovery: linda thompson featuring antony - beauty (written by rufus wainwright)

linda thompson feat antony - beauty [link 2]

[though i've heard of folk singer linda thompson before, i never knew that she led a very tumultuous life of high drama (mostly with her ex-husband richard) and even lost her voice at one point (which she got back by injecting botox into her throat!). this is probably why she sings melancholy so well. which is also appropriate that her son's (singer teddy thompson) best friend rufus wainwright, wrote her a tune and got antony to join in on the emotional fest. personally, i can't wait to check out her album versatile heart which even features a contribution from tom waits. thanks to stereogum and docopenhagen for the song introduction]

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