Story Behind The Song
Inspired by the exquisite, breathtakingly sensuous fashion photography of Lillian Bassman, this song - written the month that Bassman died - pays tribute to her free-thinking independence and passionate love for the female form as art.
Song Description
Written the month that Lillian Bassman died, this song celebrates Bassman as a woman who was part of the golden age of fashion photography, revolutionizing that world with her glamorous, mysterious and poetic approach. Inspired by her exquisite, breathtakingly sensuous black-and-white images of fashion and the female form as art, this song pays tribute to Bassman's free-thinking independence.
| Song Length |
3:03 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene, Exultant |
Subject |
Photography, Imagination |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Lillian (also, Elegant Lillian)
Copyright Tom & Mary Erangey February 2013
Rules don't suit you
Can't contain you
Light goes where walls give way
Can't ignore you
Shame or bore you
Shutter to see what you say
CHORUS:
Elegant Lillian paints with light
She only dreams in black and white
Avedon
The grand salons
Paris, New York, L.A.
CHORUS (1X)
CHANGE-UP:
She makes me feel like I'm on a trapeze
Dizzy with light, staring into a masterpiece
Elegant Lillian paints with light
She only dreams in black and white
Visionary
Extraordinary
Skin like moonlight and pearls
CHORUS (3X)
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