Long Black Veil
"Long Black Veil" is a 1959 country ballad, written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin and originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell. A saga song, "Long Black Veil" is told from the point of view of an executed man falsely accused of murder. He refuses to provide an alibi, since on the night of the murder he was having an affair with his best friend's wife, and would rather die and take their secret to his grave than admit the truth. The chorus describes the woman's mourning visits to his gravesite, wearing a long black veil and enduring a wailing wind.
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Long Black Veil
"Long Black Veil" is a 1959 country ballad, written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin and originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell. A saga song, "Long Black Veil" is told from the point of view of an executed man falsely accused of murder. He refuses to provide an alibi, since on the night of the murder he was having an affair with his best friend's wife, and would rather die and take their secret to his grave than admit the truth. The chorus describes the woman's mourning visits to his gravesite, wearing a long black veil and enduring a wailing wind.
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"Long Black Veil" is a 1959 co ...... l and enduring a wailing wind.
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Long Black Veil Long Black Vei ...... e la musique • section Chanson
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Long Black Veil è una canzone ...... suo Seeger Sessions Band Tour.
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"When It Rains the Blues"
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1959-03-03
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1959-04-20
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Last single
"Cigarettes and Coffee Blues"
Next single
"Forbidden Lovers"
This single
"Long Black Veil"
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"Long Black Veil" is a 1959 co ...... l and enduring a wailing wind.
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Long Black Veil Long Black Vei ...... e la musique • section Chanson
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Long Black Veil è una canzone ...... (da cui il titolo del brano).
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Long Black Veil (chanson)
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Long Black Veil
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Long Black Veil
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