This song is so beautiful. It's about a man dying (of cancer i think) and he's talking to his daughter about heaven so she won't be scared when he dies. He's telling his daughter that he'll always be there, watching over her.
"You will grow and until you go
I'll be right there by your side
And even then whisper the wind"
He's saying that not even death can separate them and that he'll always be there, watching her and loving her.
One of the saddest songs I've heard in a long while.
It really annoys me when this song is attributed to Daryl Braithwaite. He did not write it and if you listen to the original version on Rickie Lee Jones' 1989 album Flying Cowboys you'll realise that Braithwaite hasn't even put his own spin on it - he sings it as a cover.
It really annoys me when this song is attributed to Daryl Braithwaite. He did not write it and if you listen to the original version on Rickie Lee Jones' 1989 album Flying Cowboys you'll realise that Braithwaite hasn't even put his own spin on it - he sings it as a cover.
The Horses was written by Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker (from Steely Dan who collaborated with her on other songs on the Flying Cowboys album) as a celebration and tribute to Rickie 's young daughter Charlotte Rose, just as Rickie ' s father had done...
The Horses was written by Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker (from Steely Dan who collaborated with her on other songs on the Flying Cowboys album) as a celebration and tribute to Rickie 's young daughter Charlotte Rose, just as Rickie ' s father had done for her.
This song is so beautiful. It's about a man dying (of cancer i think) and he's talking to his daughter about heaven so she won't be scared when he dies. He's telling his daughter that he'll always be there, watching over her.
He's saying that not even death can separate them and that he'll always be there, watching her and loving her.
One of the saddest songs I've heard in a long while.
No its not.
No its not.
It really annoys me when this song is attributed to Daryl Braithwaite. He did not write it and if you listen to the original version on Rickie Lee Jones' 1989 album Flying Cowboys you'll realise that Braithwaite hasn't even put his own spin on it - he sings it as a cover.
It really annoys me when this song is attributed to Daryl Braithwaite. He did not write it and if you listen to the original version on Rickie Lee Jones' 1989 album Flying Cowboys you'll realise that Braithwaite hasn't even put his own spin on it - he sings it as a cover.
The Horses was written by Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker (from Steely Dan who collaborated with her on other songs on the Flying Cowboys album) as a celebration and tribute to Rickie 's young daughter Charlotte Rose, just as Rickie ' s father had done...
The Horses was written by Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker (from Steely Dan who collaborated with her on other songs on the Flying Cowboys album) as a celebration and tribute to Rickie 's young daughter Charlotte Rose, just as Rickie ' s father had done for her.