tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post4041024665907682176..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: Blood on the Tracks, The New York SessionsAndy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-16873885747130877412009-07-28T12:51:04.024-04:002009-07-28T12:51:04.024-04:00The acoustic guitar/bass version of "Lily, Ro...The acoustic guitar/bass version of "Lily, Rosemary and the jack of Hearts" as well is a revelation where the narrative is concerned. not only is the multi-episodic sprawl made clearer by the stripped arrangement and cool-eyed vocal delivery, but he also includes a fairly revealing verse dropped (accidentally, perhaps) from the official release:<br /><br />Lily's arms were wrapped around<br />the man that she dearly loved to touch,<br />she forgot all about the man she couldn't stand<br />who hounded her so much.<br />"I've missed you so," she said to him<br />and he felt she was sincere,<br />but just beyond the door<br />he felt jealousy and fear--<br />it was just another night <br />in the life of the Jack of Hearts.<br /><br />There's agood argument to be made that the song -as much of the album- is about fate, and about how, plan as we might, there is another player on every stage we occupy.<br /><br />This version is also, like much of the New York sessions, terribly romantic. An inescapable mood.Joe Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561598965816412316noreply@blogger.com