Just listening for the 784,654th time....and it's just perfect in every way. Just incredible. The only reason it was remade was to scoop up a boatload of money from a more modern and accepting audience. But it is a completely different song than the other one that sounds slapped together in a few takes without a thought for the meaning.
This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. And the powerful spirit of a poor young girl being abandoned to her future with only a red dress and her wits to keep her alive.
She not only stayed alive, she turned her hard beginnings around, became self sufficient, successful and someone with respect for herself. She didn't let the naysayers and judgers stop her. She's the one sitting in the drivers seat at the end.
So, not a song about a poor girl, but a song of hope and how you can rise up no matter how far down you started.
There is a huge difference between a singer who simply belts out a song that is on a page in front of them, and someone who can convey an entire experience with their voice. Telling not just a story with words, but taking you inside it and making you feel like you are there, with their interpretation.
Oh boy, another new load of hatred
Where has this next bit of bullshit started
For me to get cranky, what a surprise
The blood of our severed bond hasn't dried
Oh boy, another priest is complaining
Where has this new bit of righteousness started
For me the martyr, what a surprise
The blood of our severed bond hasn't dried
You've always been a good scapegoat
Especially for us superstitious cripples
Respect is really overrated
It's parasite
And parasite simple
It's parasite
And parasite simple
It's parasite
And parasite simple
Parasite, oh boy
Where has this next bit of bullshit started
For me to get cranky, what a surprise
The blood of our severed bond hasn't dried
Oh boy, another priest is complaining
Where has this new bit of righteousness started
For me the martyr, what a surprise
The blood of our severed bond hasn't dried
You've always been a good scapegoat
Especially for us superstitious cripples
Respect is really overrated
It's parasite
And parasite simple
It's parasite
And parasite simple
It's parasite
And parasite simple
Parasite, oh boy
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