...I'm curious why she chose that song though, especially given the fact that she didn't know it well enough that she had to keep referring back to the lyrics. <...>
It's one of her 3 all-time-favourite songs (according to the Pitchfork article provided by Romario11).
The "..." in the upper right of the page leads to a menu that allows you to download the mp3 files.
The John Jacob Niles Christmas carol was an inspired choice. She could've chosen something more political, especially for this event, but it was a really great intro for The Glorious Land.
It does seem a little odd that she wasn't familiar with the lyrics while the Pitchfork article says it's one of her all time favorites:
"I wonder, as I wander out under the sky How jesus the saviour had come for to die For poor orn'ry creatures like you and like i I wonder as I wander out under the sky
When mary birthed jesus, 'twas in a cow's stall With wisemen and shepherds and farmers and all And high in the heavens a star's light did fall 'twas the promise of the ages, it then did recall
If jesus had wanted for any wee thing Like a star in the sky, or a bird on the wing Or all of god's angels in heav'n for to sing Well, he surely could have had them, for he was their king
I wonder as I wander out under the sky How jesus the saviour had come for to die For poor orn'ry creatures like you and like i I wonder as I wander, out under the sky."
I suppose knowing the lyrics and being able to sing them live are two different things though.
Polly's vocals have never sounded better. She can sing in any style. The Christmas carol reminded me a little of her soundtrack "Who Will Love Me Now":
She is really glowing from the inside as she sings this carol, isn't she? Maybe she was singing it in a church as a child? Also I kinda suspected what this Instagram clip will eventually lead to something.
From a newcomer to the forum, thank you for posting these immensely beautiful photographs from a very moving performance ... Consulting my range of hymnbooks I can only find 'I Wonder' in one, which was published in 1994 and comes from a Roman Catholic stable although I know other churches that use it. I'd doubt a Dorset village church in the 1970s was trying to sing this - it's not really a congregational song, more a performance piece. I imagine PJ's picked it up from somewhere else. There's no mistaking the emotion, though, is there?
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