Thursday, December 12, 2013

Maid In Heaven

I can't get enough of this beautiful song by Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe.

Here's the original recording, from the 1975 album "Futurama," when the band was a trio:

Bill Nelson: words and music, guitars and lead vocal
Charles Tumahai: bass and harmony vocal
Simon Fox: drums


Much more recently, Bill Nelson and the Gentlemen Rocketeers:



She's a maid in heaven
he's a knight on the tiles
a bat out of hell, oh well
it's just a question of style

It's a time for giving
in the two-star hotel
where breakfast in bed per head
is just the price of a smile

I know
it's not easy to live this way
just an hour and a fleeting kiss
till the morning

Silent night of wonders
day breaks through the door
so broken and torn, reborn
two shadows thrown on the floor

Hold me now, go lightly
take the rough with the smooth
a token of love, my love
was made in heaven for you
made in heaven for you
made in heaven for you