Ghosts are a common sight along Mark’s lyrical landscapes…
Tonight we uncover a few of the more elusive of these hainted recordings!
Ghost Of His Smile (Susanna Hoffs):
Ghost Of His Smile (Susanna Hoffs)
This track is taken from an unreleased album Susanna Hoffs recorded with Mark in 1994. Mark actually co-wrote four other songs on the album: “Darling One”, “Enormous Wings”, “Happy Place” and “Sleep”. Susanna went on to re-record three of these for her self-titled 1996 album.
Ghost In The Sky (Unreleased Mix):
Ghost In The Sky (Unreleased Mix)
Ghost In The Sky first appeared in 2001 as a bonus track on the Japanese CD issue of It’s A Wonderful Life. A remixed version followed five years later on Dreamt For Light Years. In my opinion this unreleased third mix beats them both hands down!
Kind Ghosts (Live):
An unreleased song recorded live on 7th December 2007 during a solo performance in Minehead, England. Fittingly this set was part of the Portishead curated Nightmare Before Christmas (All Tomorrow’s Parties)…
LYRICS
I hung my wolves
Up high in the pine trees
Like cannonball sails
The fuckers wouldn’t stay hung
Somewhere somebody’s
Scarecrow is crying
How could I have not noticed
The hammers that done me in?
Oh where were you my kind ghosts when I needed you?
Oh where were you my kind ghosts when I needed you?
How could I have not noticed?
Drank whisky then water
How could I have not noticed
The hammers that done me in?
Lay with me my love
Lie awake in the magnolias
I swallowed the phantom
It forgot how to breath
Oh where were you my kind ghosts when I needed you?
Oh where were you my kind ghosts when I needed you?
Oh where were you my kind ghosts when I needed you?
Oh where were you my kind ghosts when I needed you?
When I needed you
When I needed you
To be continued……….
