Two versions of “Glory Box”

One of the things that I’ve learned from listening to Coverville for the past few years is that a great song can take a lot of interpretation by other artists. That’s as opposed to a great performance, which might well be singular. There are great performances that we mistake for great songs, but since no one else can do even a credible job with said song, it becomes clear that it’s just the performance that’s great, not the song at all.

In any case, “Glory Box,” originally performed by Portishead, is a great song.

Inexplicably, it never registered on the charts in the United States.

John Martyn’s cover makes me want to hear this done with a full-on blues approach, and no instrumentation or arrangements that aren’t true to that genre.

The lyrics after the jump.

I’m so tired, of playing
Playing with this bow and arrow
Gonna give my heart away
Leave it to the other girls to play
For I’ve been a temptress too long

Just …

Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be-ee a woman
I just wanna be a woman

From this time, unchained
We’re all looking at a different picture
Thru this new frame of mind
A thousand flowers could bloom
Move over, and give us some room

Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be-ee a woman
I just wanna be a woman

[INSTRUMENTAL]

So don’t you stop, being a man
Just take a little look from our side when you can
Sow a little tenderness
No matter if you cry

Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be-ee a woman
It’s all I wanna be is all woman

For this is the beginning of forever and ever

Its time to move over …

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