kevin ayers “margaret”
from: whatevershebringswesing, 1971
Nothing quite embraces intimacy like music. And if you don’t believe me, let yourself listen to Kevin Ayers inviting you in to “Margaret” at least a couple of times. It’s quiet and he has a baritone voice. And yes, that is a wa wa guitar propelling a tender ballad. But the singing is delivered unhurriedingly and the piano accompaniment steps deftly through. Just when you think you haven’t been touched enough, a cello is introduced to finish off the drink.
“Margaret
You’re such a magical child
I found that
The first time you smiled
And the more i get to know you
The more I am amazed
To find in someone
Such tender loving ways
And just like everybody sings
When the sunshine makes them high
I sing this gentle love song
From a flower to a butterfly
From a flower
to a butterfly.....
”
