Northern Sky

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Northern Sky by Nick Drake

About Northern Sky

Northern Sky is a song from Nick Drake's 1970 album Bryter Layter. The song, written in DADGDG tuning, features piano, organ and celesta, performed by former Velvet Underground member, John Cale. In 2004, the NME described the song as the "greatest English love song of modern times".The Dream Academy's 1985 world-wide hit single Life in a Northern Town was inspired by and in tribute to "Northern Sky". The song was included on the soundtracks to the romantic comedies, Serendipity (2000) and Fever Pitch (2005). .

Northern Sky Lyrics

[00:20.83] I never felt magic crazy as this
[00:26.35] I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
[00:32.04] I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
[00:36.60] Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
[00:41.47] But now you're here
[00:43.97] Brighten my northern sky
[00:48.56]
[00:58.71] I've been a long time that I'm waiting
[01:02.99] Been a long time that I'm blown
[01:09.26] I've been a long time that I've wandered
[01:14.02] Through the people I have known
[01:18.53] Oh, if you would and you could
[01:21.61] Straighten my new mind's eye
[01:25.85]
[02:14.98] Would you love me for my money?
[02:21.49] Would you love me for my head?
[02:26.40] Would you love me through the winter?
[02:31.49] Would you love me 'til I'm dead?
[02:35.43] Oh, if you would and you could
[02:38.53] Come blow your horn on high
[02:42.42]
[02:52.48] I never felt magic crazy as this
[02:56.76] I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
[03:02.35] I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
[03:08.01] Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
[03:12.79] But now you're here
[03:15.22] Brighten my northern sky
[03:17.94]

From the album: 1971

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