A Sense of Doubt blog post #2946 - "Queen" by Tracey Thorn - Music Monday 2303.13

A Sense of Doubt blog post #2946 - "Queen" by Tracey Thorn - Music Monday 2303.13

I used this song to inoculate my brain.

I had Johnny Cash's cover of the NIN song "Hurt" stuck in my head. In fact, just thinking about it risks getting lyrics starting with "my empire of dirt" running through my head again on a loop.

So, I loaded up this catchy tune to substitute one hooky tune for another.

I have to say that I have loved Tracey Thorn's solo work as wonderful and satisfying as the entire EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL catalog, and I loved them very much as a duo.

Thorn's solo album Out of the Woods especially was one of five albums in my five-cd changer for years along with Morph the Cat by Donald Fagen, Another Day On Earth by Brian Eno, Lover's Rock by Sade, and Kid A by Radiohead.

Fun fact - Thorn and I are about the same age. I was born a few months ahead of her.

Wha...? She has FOUR books?? Three memoirs and a fourth book on the female music scene in a male-dominated industry.

I hope Thorn has more solo albums in her.

This is also my new jam, on repeat, to keep "Hurt" out of my head.

https://traceythorn.com/

Tracey Thorn - Queen (Official Video)

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Jan 17, 2018

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Video directed by Carol Morley

"Queen"

Lyrics

Here I go again

Down that road again

I haven't solved it yet

What happened if we never met

If I'd just ignored

Those sliding doors

If I'd turned instead from your bed?

Am I queen?

Or something else I might have been?

A star?

Backseat of a blacked out car

Is that me?

Or someone else entirely?

And do I ever find love?

Do I ever find love?

Do I ever find love?

Or am I still waiting?

In the midst of sleep

Pictures come to me

Memories and dreams

Things lost that might have been

If you'd broke my heart

Very near the start

Do I sink alone like a stone?

Am I queen?

A majesterial has been

I'm on fire

A head full of desire

This is me

I'm someone else entirely

And do I ever find love?

Do I ever find love?

Do I ever find love?

Or am I still waiting?

Or am I still waiting?

Am I queen?

Or something else I might have been?

A star?

Propping up the backstage bar

Is that me?

Or someone else entirely?

And do I ever find love?

Do I ever find love?

Do I ever find love?

Or am I still waiting?

Or am I still waiting?

Am I queen?

Or something else I might have been?

A star?

Backseat of a blacked out car

Is that me?

Or am I still waiting?

Or am I still waiting?

Or am I still waiting?

Am I still waiting?

Or am I still waiting?

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Tracey Thorn

Queen lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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