The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #125898 Message #2865500
Posted By: PoppaGator
16-Mar-10 - 04:07 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Nancy Whiskey / Calton Weaver
Subject: RE: Origins:Nancy Whiskey
A couple of years ago, I heard a group sing this song as "Nancy's [possessive] Whiskey" ~ as though there were something sinful or embarrassing about personifying whiskey itself ("the crayture") as a woman.
Perhaps I overreacted in my interpretation, but the performance seemed to convey a sort of timid and squeaky-clean feeling. They really seemed to be missing the point, completely oblivious to the "spirit" (pun intended) of the song. One would never believe that even a single member of the ensemble had ever experienced a close, loving relationship with The Water Of Life.