Story Behind The Song
Black Sunday is the first single from Danielle's CD "Danielle French Presents: Miss Scarlett & the Madmen~ Dark Love Songs. It features co-producer Tom Gordon, assistant engineer Marco Migliari with Martyn Barker (Billy Bragg, Robert Plant, Shriekback) on drums, Emma Hughes (Kate Nash) on bass and Mandy Todd (Spirit of the Dance touring show) on violin.
In late 2014 co-producer Tom Gordon and Danielle ventured to London to see Kate Bush live at the Apollo and afterwards had the opportunity to visit Peter Gabriel's Real World Studio in Bath, England, where they recorded Black Sunday. This song appears on the CD release Danielle French Presents: Miss Scarlett and the Madmen- Dark Love Songs.
Danielle created a short film documenting her day at Real World that was used in her IndieGogo campaign (now completed), which you can view at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WumTzsVOckM&feature=youtu.be
Song Description
Recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studio in Bath, England, Black Sunday is a dream-like song where the singer is addressing a narcissist who has breezed into her life, infecting her with his charm, then destroying her heart without remorse.
| Song Length |
2:53 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Troubled |
Subject |
Unrequited Love, Bad Love |
| Similar Artists |
Kate Bush, Tori Amos |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
You only came round long enough
To try and wake the dead
The fireflies were all inside
Tucked safely in their beds
You made the sign of the cross
Across your chest before you left
The rest of us oblivious
That you had came and went
I myself was lost and found
And trying to get some sleep
When I was woken with a start
To find you at my feet
All I heard was screaming
In my head and in the street
I walked alone by candlelight
To see what I could see
I woke up the next morning
And the secrets were revealed
Some were broke and trampled
Some left shivering in the fields
All were staring at the sky
To see what it would say
No one will ever forget
This blackest of Sundays
I'm sure that you'd be pleased to know
The damage you had done
We tried our best to keep the streets
All safe for everyone
We only let our guard down
Long enough to take a breath
And in you came like fire and rain
Thinking only of yourself
And in you came like fire and rain
Thinking only of yourself
And in you came like fire and rain
Thinking only of yourself