A song I liked in high school

[tiggerbone]

High school. In mid to late 80's. The years of New Wave. Big hair. Shiny suits. Skinny ties. Lots of great bands, despite the fashion disasters

Comments

[lareinenoire]

Oh, wow, I'd never heard this version! Have you heard the Nightwish version? I must admit I have a tiny preference for a female vocalist, but it might just be because that's the version I've imprinted on. ;)

It reminds me a lot of Alfred Noyes' The Highwayman. And I rather want to write a story based on it.

[tiggerbone]

Until I did a search for this song, I had not heard the Nightwish version, but I do indeed like it.

It always seems to me that it would make a wonderful story. I would love to see one written by you. Also, I would like to see one based on it and illustrated by Charles Vess. Have you ever seen his collection The Book of Ballads?

[lareinenoire]

I'd heard of the book but haven't managed to read it yet -- I will see what I can find at the library in the meantime. :)

I do love ballad/fairy tale retellings, though, so it sounds right up my alley.

(This song, apparently wants to be a story about a wrongly accused highwayman sent to Botany Bay.)

[lyceum_arabica]

I knew this from a CD justin gave me... one of the 'bad guy' pirates at Bristol had this chosen as his character song. Bristol's 'villains' mixed CD from that year is a *fantastic* CD.

[tiggerbone]

Actually, you heard it before that. Remember the summer after we first met? You came up to Columbus to go to the Ohio State Fair and I drove you back to Dayton? I sang this song for you and then put in the CD on the way back to your parents' place.