Kate McGarrigle wrote this after her husband Loudon Wainwright III left her (literally holding the baby - Rufus Wainwright!) Accompanied only by her picked guitar, Kate sings one of the most heartbreaking lyrics you'll ever hear. The legend persists that you can hear the sound of tear hitting the strings. True or not, it wouldn't be the only tears shed to this song.
Kate McGarrigle wrote this after her husband Loudon Wainwright III left her (literally holding the baby - Rufus Wainwright!) Accompanied only by her picked guitar, Kate sings one of the most heartbreaking lyrics you'll ever hear. The legend persists that you can hear the sound of tear hitting the strings. True or not, it wouldn't be the only tears shed to this song.