Beautiful elegies

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Like "Frederick" by Patti Smith--

How about some of the endless great hip-hop elegies?

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Friday, 20 December 2002 22:23 (twenty-three years ago)

I meant "endless list".

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Friday, 20 December 2002 22:23 (twenty-three years ago)

If an elegy is a mournful song lamenting the dead, then "Frederick", an upbeat song celebrating someone who was, at the time, alive, doesn't really fit the bill. I like it, though!

― Sean (Sean), Friday, 20 December 2002 22:32 (twenty-three years ago)

"A Falling Down Billy Brown"
"Drowning In Brown" -- Vincent Gallo's, both of 'em

Marc Ribot - "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"

― t\'\'t (t''t), Friday, 20 December 2002 22:45 (twenty-three years ago)

But it SOUNDS elegaic, Sean...

Like Brian Wilson singing "Brian Wilson" sounds like an elegy, but isn't. No?

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Friday, 20 December 2002 22:48 (twenty-three years ago)

T.R.O.Y. by pete rock and C.L. Smooth is the greatest hip hop elegy that I can think of, for their late buddy T-Roy.

― Conor (Conor), Saturday, 21 December 2002 00:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Wu-Tang Clan's "Jah World"

― t\'\'t (t''t), Saturday, 21 December 2002 01:49 (twenty-three years ago)

some great jazz ones-

"I Remember Clifford" - Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet (Golson comp)

"Django" - Modern Jazz 4tet (John Lewis comp)

"Alabama" - John Coltrane

"Flowers for Albert" - David Murray

"One for John" - Frank Wright

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 21 December 2002 06:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Wu Tang/Chef Raekwan... Could it all be so simple?

― phil jones (interstar), Saturday, 21 December 2002 12:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Neil Young laments for the fallen scag head; Tonight's The Night and The Needle and the Damage Done.

― Macattack (Macattack), Monday, 23 December 2002 17:20 (twenty-three years ago)

(exact lyrics - not sure, but)
"When she sang about angels
.... Kurt Cobain
I thought what a shame
It wasn't about Tom Verlaine"

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 23 December 2002 20:38 (twenty-three years ago)

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