One element of this song that confirms it's from JB's youth is the casting of the main subject as a queen in a castle. At first listen I related that analogy to royalty to his early song The Shadow Dream Song, which he never released on his own recordings but was covered by Tom Rush. It's a love song and the actors in it are identified as the princess and the prince. "I can't remember how I used to think. What was the song she sang before the morning rang between the princess and the prince?" Both songs have appealing melodies; Birds of St. Marks is more intriguing.
One element of this song that confirms it's from JB's youth is the casting of the main subject as a queen in a castle. At first listen I related that analogy to royalty to his early song The Shadow Dream Song, which he never released on his own recordings but was covered by Tom Rush. It's a love song and the actors in it are identified as the princess and the prince. "I can't remember how I used to think. What was the song she sang before the morning rang between the princess and the prince?" Both songs have appealing melodies; Birds of St. Marks is more intriguing.