Cover:
Dave Brubeck - Golden Brown (2:19) ~ Laurence Mason, 2020-05-11
Original:
The Stranglers - Golden Brown (Restored Music Video) (3:28) ~ benski tv, 2016-01-16
" "Golden Brown" is a song by the English rock band the Stranglers. It was released as a 7" single, on Liberty, in December 1981 in the United States and in January 1982 in the United Kingdom. It was the second single released from the band's sixth album La folie. It peaked at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart, the band's highest ever placing in that chart. In January 2014, NME ranked the song as No. 488 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It has also been recorded by many other artists. "
~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Brown
The Story of... 'Golden Brown' by The Stranglers, by Tom Eames, 2020-05-05
https://www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/golden-brown-stranglers-lyrics-meaning-facts/
Lyrics: https://genius.com/The-stranglers-golden-brown-lyrics
Golden Brown
The Stranglers
Lyrically, all of “Golden Brown” works on two levels, and was deliberately written to be ambiguous so that the darker meaning would get past censors. Singer and lyricist Hugh Cornwell said in 2001:
“It’s about heroin and also about a girl… both provided me with pleasurable times.”
The instrumentation is quite unconventional for what is notionally a punk record, featuring a harpsichord very prominently. Dave Greenfield’s keyboard plays in ¾ time, but his harpsicord part has twice as many beats in 6/8 time. Additionally, every fourth bar switches to 4/4 time.
The unconventional instrument choice and time signatures are accompanied by some weird key signatures – the introduction is a flat B minor, whereas the the body of the song sits between E and E♭.
Release Date: December 28, 1981
Verse 1
Golden brown, texture like sun
Lays me down, with my mind she runs
Throughout the night, no need to fight
Never a frown with golden brown
Verse 2
Every time, just like the last
On her ship tied to the mast
To distant lands, takes both my hands
Never a frown with golden brown
Verse 3
Golden brown, finer temptress
Through the ages, she's heading west
From far away, stays for a day
Never a frown with golden brown
Outro
Never a frown (never a frown)
(Never a frown) with golden brown (with golden brown)
(With golden brown) never a frown (never a frown)
(Never a frown) with golden brown (with golden brown)
(With golden brown) never a frown (never a frown)
(Never a frown) with golden brown (with golden brown)
(With golden brown) never a frown (never a frown)
(Never a frown) with golden brown (with golden brown)
I was first exposed to The Stranglers by a fellow lifeguard I was dating in the 80s and loved their Always the Sun but it wasn't until I saw the masterful 2000 movie Snatch and got the soundtrack that I fell in love with this song too.
The Stranglers - Always The Sun (Official Video) (3:33) ~ thestranglerstvVEVO, 2014-08-06
Snatch (2000) - Trailer (1:56) ~ YouTube Movies, 2014-07-10
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