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Anais Mitchell Of A Friday Night Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.75/10 [4 votes]Album: The Brightness / Original Release Date: 2007-02-13Genre: Singer/SongwriterSong Duration: 4 min 09 sec
Of A Friday Night
Anais Mitchell
Anais Mitchell
ANAIS MITCHELL
- Of A Friday Night Lyricsjust across from the hospital
still in sight of the red lights
a couple blocks from the orthodox church
that's where the old poet lived
in his eyeglasses and his necktie
at the window looking down
on the young men passing by
on the fullness of the town
full of them good time gamblers
full of their restless wives
full of them midnight writers
out in the quarter on a friday night
out in the brightness of a friday night
and the big horns blowed and the pianos played
and the music rose to the old man's ears
I guess those were the olden days
I guess those were the golden years
and now the town is empty
empty as a mirror
empty as the harbor and the barber's chair
where did the old poet go?
I asked around
nobody knows
maybe I came too early
maybe I came too late
I'm waiting in the shadows of the scaffolds
of the old cafés where you told me to wait
and I've got this lingering feeling
it's like I've slipped between
fingers of the century
I know you know what I mean
I'll be a good time gambler
I'll be a restless wife
I'll be a midnight writer
out in the quarter on a friday night
call me a good time gambler
call me a restless wife
call me a midnight writer
out in the quarter on a friday night
out in the brightness of a friday night
call me the brightness of a friday night
still in sight of the red lights
a couple blocks from the orthodox church
that's where the old poet lived
in his eyeglasses and his necktie
at the window looking down
on the young men passing by
on the fullness of the town
full of them good time gamblers
full of their restless wives
full of them midnight writers
out in the quarter on a friday night
out in the brightness of a friday night
and the big horns blowed and the pianos played
and the music rose to the old man's ears
I guess those were the olden days
I guess those were the golden years
and now the town is empty
empty as a mirror
empty as the harbor and the barber's chair
I asked around
nobody knows
maybe I came too early
maybe I came too late
I'm waiting in the shadows of the scaffolds
of the old cafés where you told me to wait
and I've got this lingering feeling
it's like I've slipped between
fingers of the century
I know you know what I mean
I'll be a good time gambler
I'll be a restless wife
I'll be a midnight writer
out in the quarter on a friday night
call me a good time gambler
call me a restless wife
call me a midnight writer
out in the quarter on a friday night
out in the brightness of a friday night
call me the brightness of a friday night
Facts about Of A Friday Night
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Of A Friday Night is written and performed by Anais Mitchell.
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It is first released on February 13, 2007 as part of Anais Mitchell's album "The Brightness" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
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When we delve into what the artist truly meant to convey, anaïs Mitchell’s 'Of a Friday Night' portrays the passing time and the death of a community that once was lively by means of the metaphor of an old poet who seems to be dead, leaving an empty town behind. The lyrics of Of a friday night mainly highlight the emotions of nostalgia, reflection, inspiration, solitude, and party. However, the song at the same time underlines the themes of nostalgia, loss and emptiness, search and uncertainty, and identity and transformation. It also makes allusions to 'good time gamblers' and 'restless wives' which may point to the themes of leasure and relationships that are more appropriate for the elderly. Despite the absence of explicit content, the whole vibe remains a mix of nostalgia and reflection.
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Of A Friday Night falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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Of A Friday Night song length is 4 minutes and 09 seconds.
Who wrote Of A Friday Night lyrics?
Of A Friday Night is written and performed by Anais Mitchell.
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When was Of A Friday Night released?
It is first released on February 13, 2007 as part of Anais Mitchell's album "The Brightness" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Of A Friday Night lyrics?
When we delve into what the artist truly meant to convey, anaïs Mitchell’s 'Of a Friday Night' portrays the passing time and the death of a community that once was lively by means of the metaphor of an old poet who seems to be dead, leaving an empty town behind. The lyrics of Of a friday night mainly highlight the emotions of nostalgia, reflection, inspiration, solitude, and party. However, the song at the same time underlines the themes of nostalgia, loss and emptiness, search and uncertainty, and identity and transformation. It also makes allusions to 'good time gamblers' and 'restless wives' which may point to the themes of leasure and relationships that are more appropriate for the elderly. Despite the absence of explicit content, the whole vibe remains a mix of nostalgia and reflection.
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Which genre is Of A Friday Night?
Of A Friday Night falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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How long is the song Of A Friday Night?
Of A Friday Night song length is 4 minutes and 09 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Anais Mitchell
Record Label(s): 2007 Anais Mitchell, under exclusive license to Righteous Babe Records, Inc
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