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Born Beautiful
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A piano-based vocal ballad with sax interludes and a simulated tuba bass line. Recorded in an old library auditorium. (song demo - dedicated to Mimi Farina c. 1968-71)
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Progressive rock with heart, political, message, strong lyrics, good melodic singing, sometimes complex... always multi-layered/sometimes light-sometimes thick.
Michael Bix (and studio/stage bandmates) constructs songs around lyrics, beat and drone... bottom line - "where are the Emperor's clothes?" even when the emperor is Bix himself. No wierd scams, just solid songs about people using or used by power in strange and often unaccountable ways... unless there's a witness writing it down, and it's not altogether unaccountable anymore.
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Vocals
Charts
Peak #260
Peak in subgenre #30
Author
Michael Billingsley
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Michael Billingsley
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August 11, 2006
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MP3 4.5 MB • 128 kbps • 3:55
Story behind the song
This song is being covered in concert by a couple of performers including Elisabeth von Trapp. Written appreciatively for Mimi Farina and some turmoil she went through during and following when her life unfolded as a new widow... about having some key qualities overlooked when you match other peoples' projections.
Lyrics
You're so good looking it hurts And each compliment bites like a curse Your insides ache, each time they take a piece of you. And you know that you're not worth the sighs Yet each compliment only belies The evidence that they only sense the outside of you... ... what can you do? Cho: When they love you as an ornament And don't look into your heart They really do not give a damn - but you knew that from the start To be oh so beautiful as a child Is a fate which belies all the smiles That you've often seen, as you fitted the dreams of the hungry If why they loved you had to be guessed Your suspicions were soon laid to rest As they oo'ed and ah'ed, you felt the claws in your body... ... how to get free Cho: When they love you as an ornament And don't look into your heart They really do not give a damn - but you knew that from the start So in time you scorn all offered love Since you doubt that any could care For a weary derelict who's suffered sad neglect inside And you'd rather have a man who treats you cold and crucifies your soul For with beauty on the shelf, you've got that chance to prove yourself you were denied... But could your feelings all have lied? Please love yourself, I cried. Lyrics and music copyright 2006 Michael Billingsley
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