"It is intensely painful to see that one's future has been mostly transmuted into one's past by the mysterious process of time. Yet, time itself is so serene and tranquil it's hard not to think of it as ultimately benign, even as it slowly begins to draw the shroud around us, as it inevitably does. This song captures that perfectly." ~oamericanos69
Many of us are familiar with the Judy Collins rendering of this song. It has always moved me. Even so, when I heard Nina Simone's version in The Dancer Upstairs, it truly floored me. Perhaps it was the song's position in the film. The juxtaposition of innocence and experience in that final scene with Javier Bardem watching his daughter perform was scintillating in its simplicity, this song serving as a backdrop.
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