Richard & Linda Thompson - Pavanne

Pavanne, cold steel woman Pavanne
How do you love a woman
With eyes cold as the barrel of her gun
Who's never missed her mark on anyone
Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne
Casino doors swing open, the rich men raise their eyes
They say who is this beauty as elegant as ice
And later there's an accident, another charge d'affair
Is lying in a pool of blood, no witness anywhere
And they say she was a hundred miles away
The hotel porter saw her climb the stairs
And the maid with trembling hands knows what to say
When the judge says "Are your sure," "I'm sure" she swears
Pavanne, cold steel woman Pavanne
How do you love a woman
With eyes cold as the barrel of her gun
Who's never missed her mark on anyone
Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne
At the presidential palace a thousand people saw
His excellency leave his car and never make the door
The blood flows from his fingers as he clutches at the stain
He staggers like a drunken man, lies twisted in the rain
And they say she grew up well provided for
Her mother used to keep her boys for sure
And father's close attentions led to talk
She learned to stab her food with a silver fork
Pavanne, cold steel woman Pavanne
And they say she didn't do it for the money
And they say she didn't do it for a man
They say that she did it for the pleasure
The pleasure of the moment
Pavanne, cold steel woman Pavanne
How do you stop this woman
When everyone is moving in a trance
Like prisoners of some slow, courtly dance
Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne
Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne

[@neccowaif9]

I will always remember them this way.

[@Tekukuno]

Absolutely incredible.

[@davidheavenor258]

The great lost voice of English music.. but we have these recordings

[@JonathanDaddy]

Good quality video of a great, underappreciated Richard Thompson song sung by the incomparable Linda Thompson.

[@ralph1396]

Sublime. She just NAILS it.

[@charliem2465]

Just incredible. I lost my ability to breathe whilst listening to that.

[@j.j.staples4687]

Thank you for posting this - a haunting performance of a really astonishing song.

[@Broblem12]

What a lovely voice, and fine accompaniment. Well done!

[@johngibbs799]

I would love to hear RT sing this solo...😇

[@cojaysea]

I’d like to meet Pavane….😊

[@edblues45]

Love this performance!

[@torontoguitarlessons8733]

Stunning!

[@scrimshank1]

Simon Nicol (of Fairport Conv.) does a very good job on this song too.

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

Great song rarely played!! Graham Nash also did a great version..but not live,

[@markkelly3859]

"And for our next selection, Cum On Feel the Noise"

[@yohei72]

"Thank you, mother." Linda was apparently better than Richard with the stage banter back then.

[@davecostello560]

Did Richard Thompson write this song?

[@Cleapatr]

This song was co written by Richard and Linda

[@pommelhorsepommelhorse8731]

the other joint richard and linda song is Did She Jump or Was She Pushed. interestingly, both songs concern sociopathic women and both refer to pools of blood.

[@mcdeadcat]

Camper van?

[@candelise]

@JonathanDaddy I thought that this was written by LINDA Thompson.

[@keithkeller4156]

I suspect Linda contributed.....?

[@moonbeamchaos]

Wish I knew when this was recorded…

[@candelise]

@@moonbeamchaos It came out in 1976.