Rufus Wainwright

Was it an alternative take of the song that Rufus liked an decided to amend to the album or did he always plan to have two versions on the album?

It's always perplexed me, seeing as even though it's a reprise it's almost the same length of the original song with the main addition being a little beat.

if it were not for this song, i may not have ever been exposed to Rufus. thanks to the I Am Sam soundtrack, and the re-released version of "Poses," i'm here to stay... :)

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=AcrosstheUniverse

Words are flying out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting thorough my open mind,
Possessing and caressing me

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world, nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world, nothing's gonna change my world

Images of broken light, which dance before me like a million eyes,
They call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box,
They stumble blindly as they make their way across the universe

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world, nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world, nothing's gonna change my world

Sounds of laughter, shades of earth are ringing through my open mind,
Inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love, which shines around me like a million suns,
It calls me on and on across the universe

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world, nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world, nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world, nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world, nothing's gonna change my world
Jai guru deva, jai guru deva

beautiful in its simplicity...

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=InAGraveyard

Wandering properties of death, arresting moons within our eyes and smiles
We did rest amongst the granite tombs to catch our breath
Worldly sounds of endless warring were for just a moment silent stars
Worldly boundaries of dying were for just a moment never ours
All was new, just as the black horizons blue
Then along the bending path away, I smiled in knowing we'd be back one day

love it or hate it... ?

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=EvilAngel

For to see my depth of sorrow,
You are not allowed to follow me into this town square and then run away
Evil angel with your cleft tongue, when you kissed me on this town square,
All the lights came on at sunset, thought you'd stay

Evil angel, bearing apples, when you kissed me on this drawbridge
As the boats do, how was I to know you'd flee?

Tear down these monuments, bury the coat of arms, and build for me a factory

Evil angel, when you're faced with hatred's daggers in my honor
You're no match, no scratching hearts that no longer bleed

Oh, evil angel, tear down the monuments
Evil angel, bury the coat of arms, and rebuild for me these memories
For to see my depth of sorrow

it's Loudon's song, but Rufus sure was successful in making it his own (in my opinion)

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=OneManGuy

People will know when they see this show, the kind of a guy I am
They'll recognize just what I stand for and what I just can't stand
They'll perceive what I believe in and what I know is true
And they'll recognize I'm a one man guy, always was through and through

People meditate, hey that's just great, trying to find the inner you
People depend on family and friends and other folks to pull them through
I don't know why I'm a one man guy or why I'm a one man show
But these three cubic feet of bone and blood and meat are all I love and know

'Cause I'm a one man guy in the morning, same in the afternoon
One man guy when the sun goes down, I whistle me a one man tune
One man guy, a one man guy, only kind of guy to be
I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, is me

I'm gonna bathe and shave, and dress myself, and eat solo every night
Unplug the phone, sleep alone, stay away out of sight
Sure it's kind of lonely, yeah it's sort of sick
Being your own one and only is a dirty, selfish trick

'Cause I'm a one man guy in the morning, same in the afternoon
One man guy when the sun goes down, I whistle me a one man tune
One man guy, a one man guy, only kind of guy to be
I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, is me

another favorite of mine. i think i just have something for this whole album :)

feel free to post any future thoughts on this song here!

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=TheConsort

Prepare your things, dissolve your mind
'Cause I'm your consort, beautiful queen of seventeen

A blood red moon has spared our bed, but not your rivals
Beautiful queen, prepare to reign
No more to hide with I, your faithful consort, by your side

Let streamers fly and cannons roar on your arrival,
Beautiful queen, tomorrow night,
Prepare to walk on anyone her highness ever wants
Entrust in me, you're not alone,
Together we'll wreak havoc on the throne

Entrust in me, you're not alone,
Even though my throne's slightly smaller than yours
Beautiful queen, together we'll wreak havoc, you and me
Together we'll wreak havoc, you and me
Together we'll wreak havoc, you...

Prepare your things, dissolve your mind
'Cause I'm your consort, beautiful queen of seventeen

another all-time favorite of mine

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=RebelPrince

Where is my master rebel prince, who will shut all of these windows
It's these windows all around me, it's these windows who are telling me
To rid my dirty mind of all of it's preciousness

Where is my master rebel prince?
Bet breaking everything trying to get to me in this two-bit hotel
Just to me before this windowsill does rid my dirty mind of all of its preciousness

Oh I can see him now, though it's so far away
Amongst the roving crowd, going the other way,
Confounded anger burning with love for me

Où est mon maître le prince rebelle
Qui va fermer toutes ces fenêtres
Ce sont ces fenêtres autour de moi
Ce sont ces fenêtres qui m'appellent
Qui m'appellent

Marigold, marigold, marigold
I'm leaving the Roosevelt Hotel
Marigold, marigold, marigold
I'm leaving the room we knew so well
Marigold, marigold, marigold
Marigold, marigold, marigold
Marigold, marigold, marigold
Marigold, marigold, marigold

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=GreyGardens

Honey I'm a roller concrete clover, Tadzio, Tadzio
Arm wrestle your mother, simply over, Tadzio, over you
But beware my heart can be a pin, a sharp silver dragonfly
Trying to get my mansions green, after I've Grey Gardens seen

In between tonight and my tomorrows, Tadzio, where have you been?
In between tonight, I know it's Tadzio
Tadzio, don't you fight

Honey can you hear me, in between been dragging a dragonfly
Trying to get my mansions green, after I've Grey Gardens seen
Honey won't you hold me tight, get me through Grey Gardens tonight
Tadzio, Tadzio, Tadzio, Tadzio
Trying to get my mansions green, after I've Grey Gardens seen
Honey won't you hold me tight, get me through Grey Gardens tonight
Tadzio, Tadzio, Tadzio, Tadzio
Tadzio, Tadzio...

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=TheTowerofLearning

I'm looking for the tower of learning,
I'm looking for the copious prize
I saw it in your eyes, what I'm looking for
I saw it in your eyes, what I'm looking for

I really do fear that I'm dying,
I really do fear that I'm dead
I saw it in your eyes, what I'm looking for
I saw it in your eyes, what will make me live

All the sights of Paris, pale inside your iris
Tip the Eiffel Tower with one glance,
Stained glass cathedrals with one glint
You smashed it with your eyes, what I'm looking for
One blink, and then my heart wasn't there no more

I'm looking for the tower of learning,
I'm looking for the copious prize

certainly one of Rufus' most recognizable songs. it never fails... i always get a good laugh when hearing the Bea Arthur story!

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=California

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=Shadows

Who will keep, keep me in this evening?
Even though they are not here with me
I could be a great star, still I'm far from happy

Finally, feel the world around me
Fighting through, fighting through the whiskey
I could be a great star, still I'm far from happy

Out of these shadows comes the light
Shadows, comes the light

You will keep, keep me in this evening
Even though you are not here with me
I could be a great star, still I'm far from happy
I could be a great star, I could be a great star
I could be a great star, I could be a great star
Still I'm far from happy

Out of these shadows comes the light
Out of these shadows comes the light
Shadows, comes the light

probably my all-time favorite song...

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=Poses

one of my all-time faves.
a thread to discuss this song...

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=GreekSong

You who were born with the sun above your shoulders,
You turn me on, you turn me on, you have to know
You who were born where the sun she keeps her distance,
You turn me on, you turn me on, but so does she

You who were born there where beauty is existence,
You turn me on, you turn me, your body heals my soul
You who were born where you shiver and you shudder,
You turn me on, the girl is gone so come on, let's go

All the pearls of China, fade astride a Volta
Don't sew beelines to anybody's hide,
Save your poison for a lover who is on your side

One way is Rome and the other way is Mecca
On either side, on either side of our motorbike
One way is home and the other way is Papa
On either side, on either side, and prepared to strike
When I get back I will dream in Barnes & Noble's
Oh, leave me here, oh leave where angels fear to tread
When I get back, I will bleed after my beating
Don't leave me here, don't leave me here, I'm scared to death

All the pearls of China, fade astride a Volta
Don't sew beelines to anybody's hide
Save your poison for a lover who is on your side
All the pearls of China, fade astride a Volta
Don't sew beelines to anybody's hide
Save your poison for a lover who is on your side

it's a classic... you know you love it! :)

http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=CigarettesChocolateMilk

Cigarettes and chocolate milk, these are just a couple of my cravings
Everything it seems I like's a little bit stronger,
A little bit thicker, a little bit harmful for me
If I should buy jellybeans, have to eat them all in just one sitting
Everything it seems I like's a little bit sweeter,
A little bit fatter, a little bit harmful for me

And then there's those other things, which for several reasons we won't mention
Everything about 'em is a little bit stranger, a little bit harder, a little bit deadly
It isn't very smart, tends to make one part so brokenhearted

Sitting here remembering me, always been a shoe made for the city
Go ahead accuse me of just singing about places,
With scrappy boys' faces, have general run of the town
Playing with prodigal sons, takes a lot of sentimental valiums
Can't expect the world to be your Raggedy Andy,
While running on empty, you little old doll with a frown

You got to keep in the game, retaining mystique while facing forward
I suggest a reading of A Lesson in Tightropes,
Or Surfing Your High Hopes, or Adios Kansas
It isn't very smart, tends to make one part so brokenhearted

Still there's not a show on my back, holes, or a friendly intervention
I'm just a little bit heiress, a little bit Irish,
A little bit Tower of Pisa whenever I see ya
So please be kind if I'm a mess
Cigarettes and chocolate milk, cigarettes and chocolate milk