who knows where the time goes
Many versions have been recorded of the song 'Who knows where the time goes', written by Sandy Denny and sung by her on the Fairport Convention album 'Unhalfbricking'.
But the most memorable one must be Nina Simone's live version, if only for her whispered musing on "what is this thing called time":
You go to work by the clock, you get your martini in the afternoon by the clock, and your coffee by the clock, and you have to get on a plane at a certain time, and arrive at a certain time. It goes on and on and on. And time is a dictator, as we know. Where does it go? What does it do? Most of all, is it alive? Is it a thing that we cannot touch, and is it alive?
The song, including introduction, can be heard in the film 'The Dancer Upstairs'.
jorrit , 15-03-’06 22:32