Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
“Beauty Mark” is the seventh song on Rufus Wainwright’s eponymous debut album. The baroque pop song is a buoyant tribute to his relationship with mother, folk singer Kate McGarrigle. Of the song/his Mom, Wainwright said:
We spar a lot. She’ll write a song, I’ll write a song; she’ll put me down, I’l...
[Verse 1]
I never had it, I never wanted it
I never had your beauty mark
Nor did I have your black hair and hazel eyes
My early childhood was not as simple
As yours set in the country
No, I did not have a fear of nuns who dressed in black
[Refrain]
But I do have your taste
[Verse 2]
I had no radio show
Nor did I have homemade clothes
Homemade curtains of the same material
I never had it, I never wanted it
I never had your beauty mark, beauty mark
[Refrain]
But I do have your taste
And I do have your red face
And long hands
[Verse 3]
I think Callas sang a lovely Norma
You prefer Robeson in "Deep River"
I may not be so manly but still, I know you love me
Even if I don't have your beauty mark, beauty mark
Beauty Mark was written by Rufus Wainwright.
Beauty Mark was produced by Jon Brion.
Rufus Wainwright released Beauty Mark on Tue May 19 1998.