HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON – The Vampire's Wife

HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON While I was at work, my husband snuck off to the cinema to see Elvis, and I couldn’t quite get it out of him whether he liked it or not but later I found him sitting and listening to An American Trilogy – the ‘Aloha from Hawaii’ version from 1973 – with tears in his eyes. Love Susie x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FT3SmZ_zx0

An American Trilogy

Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton

Old things they are not forgotten

Look away, look away, look away Dixieland

Oh, I wish I was in Dixie, away, away

In Dixieland I take my stand to live and die in Dixie

'Cause Dixieland, that's where I was born

Early Lord one frosty morning

Look away, look away, look away Dixieland

Glory, glory hallelujah

So hush little baby

Don't you cry

You know your daddy's bound to die

But all my trials, Lord, will soon be over

Glory, glory hallelujah

His truth is marching on

THE CARNIVAL IS OVER

I have just a simple song for you all from 1967, all the way from Australia (where my husband is), by The Seekers. I love this song, melancholy but so stirring, and Judith Durham, dressed in what looks like something from the archives of The Vampire’s Wife, is so touching. It is a song full of tears about the end of things and love’s enduring presence. We adore this song here at The Vampire’s Wife.

TIME AFTER TIME, LITTLE JIMMY SCOTT

Look at this heart-breaking piece of film of Little Jimmy Scott singing Time After Time and giving his thoughts on what a song is meant to be. He is a vast talent and a beautiful man; we met him at my husband’s Meltdown Festival in London in 1999.

TO DIE BY YOUR SIDE

I heard this wonderful version of The Smiths classic song "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" by the brilliantly ebullient Dum Dum Girls on the DJ Lonny’s amazing Cover to Cover on Radio Lewes this week. What a great show! What a superb song! What a joyful cover! ‘To die by your side is pleasure and a privilege’ indeed!