Oer the hills in the west
Its last beam had faded
Oer the mountain crest
Amandy was there.. friendless and forlorn
With her face bathed in blood and her garments all torn
Oh, amandy
Oh, amandy
The campfires were kindled
Each warrior was there and amandy was bound
Her white bosom bare
It was vengeance that she counted in the eyes of her foe
And sighed for the time
When her suffering might close
Oh, amandy... oh, amandy
Oh, amandy yeah yeah...
Oh, amandy...
Young alban their leader
Suddenly appeared
With an eye like an eagle
And a step like a deer
He said, "brothers, if your victim be burned by a tree
Young alban the leader
Your victim shall be
Oh, amandy
Oh, amandy
The next morning was a vision of red, white and blue
Gliding oer the waters
In a light, bark canoe
Like a wild dove sails over the tide
Young alban and amandy together did ride
Young alban and amandy together did ride
Oh, ride on
Oh, amandy
Oh, amandy
Yeah...
Oh, amandy
Eastmountainsouth was an American pop rock duo formed in 1999 composed of vocalists Kat Maslich-Bode and Peter Bradley Adams.
The duo released their self-titled debut album in 2003 after signing a deal with Dreamworks Records. This is the duo's one and only album as they parted ways after its release. Both have since released work on solo projects since their split in 2004.
Several of the duo's songs have been used in films and television episodes. Their cover of Stephen Foster's song "Hard Times (Come Again No More)" was featured on the Elizabethtown motion picture soundtrack. The track "So Are You To Me" was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Lucky 7 and appeared in the episode "Truth Takes Time" of the television series Alias. Their song "You Dance" was featured in a first-season episode of the television series One Tree Hill, and the song "Ghost" was used in a fifth-season episode of Dawson's Creek. Another song, "All the Stars", was featured in the TV series Smallville.
In 2003, the duo opened for Lucinda Williams, Tracy Chapman and Nelly Furtado.
That baby survived. Floated downstream. Found in some reeds. Raised as an Amazonian warrior. Fought bravely against the 300, who captured her, tied her to a tree, and tortured her with treacly songs...like this one. Oh, the humanity!
It's an old folk song - apparently Alban was a leader of a Native American (fka "Indian") tribe and Amandy was a white girl who was kidnapped by the tribe.
Me...I like it JUST FINE!!!
misterbearbaby wrote:
Is it? I can't for the life of me figure the meaning. It seems like Alban is the leader of a group that wants to do violent things to Amandy, but then he decides he to offer himself to the group in her place? But then Alban and Amandy ride off together? It's very vague. I can think of many (some contradictory) interpretations, but none of them seem particularly more appropriate than the others.
The only ones that don't get my fur up are probably "Amie," "Allison" and "Sweet Melissa."
They often begin with the letter A. I vote for the song Allison Road, by the Gin Blossoms. When that was out I was stalking this waitress named Allison at this bar in Chicago. I'd go there just to flirt with her. Unfortunately, her boyfriend was the manager of the joint.
Isn't this a Barry Manilow song?
Is it? I can't for the life of me figure the meaning. It seems like Alban is the leader of a group that wants to do violent things to Amandy, but then he decides he to offer himself to the group in her place? But then Alban and Amandy ride off together? It's very vague. I can think of many (some contradictory) interpretations, but none of them seem particularly more appropriate than the others.
They rode to the bark canoe on a unicorn.
On advantage of having a real DJ at the helm. Wait, no, wouldn't they call it "curated" music these days? Whatever... Bill definitely has a knack for this.
I'll just dust off the Pentangle albums and send some lyrics your way.