Looking for a song for Friday caused me to stumble on this interesting song by Nancy Sinatra. Unlike her biggest hit “These Boots are made for Walking,” the song “Friday’s Child” is filled with more angst. Plus, it has some clever guitar playing throughout.
Lee Hazlewood wrote the song in 1966 and captured in a few short syllables the travails of this Friday’s child. Here are the first few verses:
“Friday’s child…..Hard luck is her brother
Friday’s child…..Her sister’s misery
Friday’s child…..Her daddy they call hard times
Friday’s child…..That’s me
Friday’s child…..Born a little ugly
Friday’s child…. Good looks passed her by..oh
Friday’s child…..Makes something look like nothing
Friday’s child…..Am I..ya
Friday’s child…..Never climbed no mountain
Friday’s child…..She ain’t even gonna try..oh
Friday’s child…..Whom they’ll forget to bury
Friday’s child…..Am I”
If you click on the link below of the top 20 Friday songs, it is number 14. But, you may like a few of the others better than this one. This one intrigued me given its singer was more of a one-hit wonder.
The opening stanza speaks volumes. She is speaking metaphorically, but these descriptions could double as people. Plus, the next to last line I include above is “Whom they’ll forget to bury.” It reminds me a little of my favorite song by The Beatles called “Eleanor Rigby,” where a lonely priest buries a lonely woman.
We are a world of imperfect people. Sadly, we are a world where opportunities do not exist for too many. There lot in life is predestined. Mac Davis wrote a song that Elvis made famous called “In the Ghetto” about a mama crying over one more mouth she cannot feed.
Think of this backdrop as you listen to Nancy sing.
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That’s definitely different Keith. My favourite there is the Easybeats Friday on My Mind.
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Deborah, I agree. Keith
Beautiful song.
Kim, I agree. It was a nice surprise. Keith
There are more Friday songs than I thought.
Erika, I was surprised by that as well. Keith
Only the ones of U2 and Katie Perry came to my mind. Learned something again š
Me too. As I told David, I need to meander through the songs. Keith
I don’t remember this one, Keith, but I sure remember putting her lp on the console stereo.
VJ, if you had her LP, then you must have been a fan of her work. I don’t think we had one in our household, although we all enjoyed her big hit. Keith
I was a bit young to choose music, but someone in my house was a fan, I suppose.
VJ, me too. My brother was into The Beatles and my father was into Ray Charles and The Platters. Keith
I only know a few songs my Nancy Sinatra, but I love them. I’ll have to check out more in Spotify when I get a chance š
Ang, please do. Let me know what you think. Keith
I never heard of this one, but I’m going to check it out. Nancy Sinatra was a great singer.
I hope you enjoy it. It is different. Keith
Thanks David. I need to meander through this list more. I was not familiar with the titles, but may know the song. Keith
loved that song…
And keep walking!!!
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Cindy, thanks. I wish I had heard this one earlier, although it is nice to stumble onto a hidden gem, at least to me. I remember my surprise when I stumbled onto Leslie Gore’s “You don’t own me” watching one of those review shows from the 1960s. Keith