"Can I be your bride?" Identify this indie song from the 90s ...
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"Little birdy sending a message over the ocean wide / little birdy sending a message: 'Can I be your bride?'" Who sang this song?
Sometime between 1995 and 1997, probably closer to '97, I heard a song on WRAS --- "Album 88", Georgia State Radio, 88.5FM in Atlanta --sung by a female singer with a chorus something like "Little birdy sending a message over the ocean wide / little birdy sending a message: 'Can I be your bride?'"
Honestly, this question has been bothering me since the late '90's. The googles, they do nothing. WHO SANG THIS SONG?
Sometime between 1995 and 1997, probably closer to '97, I heard a song on WRAS --- "Album 88", Georgia State Radio, 88.5FM in Atlanta --sung by a female singer with a chorus something like "Little birdy sending a message over the ocean wide / little birdy sending a message: 'Can I be your bride?'"
Honestly, this question has been bothering me since the late '90's. The googles, they do nothing. WHO SANG THIS SONG?
Lyrics-wise your song appears to be a variation of the folk song "Little Birdie," though I don't know if your tune is the same. If that's the case you'd have the best luck hitting up folksong collectors like Mudcat etc.
posted by nicebookrack at 7:27 AM on January 6, 2012
posted by nicebookrack at 7:27 AM on January 6, 2012
Best answer: Ooh, I think I know it! Is it "Mermaid and the Sailor" by DQE?
Here's an Amazon link. Here's a link to a possibly sketchy site where you can listen to the whole thing.
posted by kitty teeth at 3:04 PM on January 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
Here's an Amazon link. Here's a link to a possibly sketchy site where you can listen to the whole thing.
posted by kitty teeth at 3:04 PM on January 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
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