Name: Black Widow
Duration: P00H05M01S
Description: First attempt to record this vintage song - among the first few I wrote shortly after purchasing my first guitar in 1981. The words had come to me a few months earlier, inspired by an attack of post-marital blues. Overdubbed 5-string bass by Icco Elnoel.

Black Widow

from Strange Flesh (100% Organic) by Guano Breath

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First attempt to record this vintage song - among the first few I wrote shortly after purchasing my first guitar in 1981. The words had come to me a few months earlier, inspired by an attack of post-marital blues. Overdubbed 5-string bass by Icco Elnoel.

lyrics

oh she’s a black widow
spinning webs of sorrow round your mind
she’s a black widow
but all the same she always looks divine
she sighs like a symphony
her hair’s an ebony cascade
her eyes gleam like diamonds in the shade

black widow… she’s looking for a mate
black widow… she uses love as bait
she builds herself a cozy nest
then she sits and waits
she knows your wandering spirit
must soon seek some rest

oh she’s a black widow
with charms that jangle as they dangle in your way
she’s a black widow
y’wanna leave alive you better do so right away
she speaks of faith and honor
but when she gets you in a corner
you’ll go down on your knees trying to please her

black widow… she offers you soft pillows
black widow… oh she really knows how to get you in the mood
come on in she’ll whisper
but when you try and kiss her
you’ll find yourself inside of her as food

oh she’s a black widow
spinning webs of sorrow round your mind
she’s a black widow
but what can you do, you know that it’s true
love is blind

[Dec 1980]

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from Strange Flesh (100% Organic), released December 12, 2015
Voice, guitar & percussion - Antares

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Guano Breath Malaysia

My output mostly dates back to the 1980s and has been heard by a mere handful. This isn't what I'm into now but at least I'm not too embarrassed about it.

Collaborations with others & freestyle choreographic works form an integral part of my archive.

I enjoy being the world's least ambitious musician. ... more

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