Letter to Hermione
David Bowie * Track #4 On David Bowie (a.k.a. Space Oddity)
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Letter to Hermione by David Bowie
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David BowieProduced by
Tony ViscontiWrited by
David BowieAbout
“Letter to Hermione” was a farewell ballad to Bowie’s first love, Hermione Farthingale.
Farthingale, a dancer whom Bowie had met through legendary dancer and mime artist Lindsay Kemp, had a brief but passionate relationship with Bowie, lasting around a year. She eventually left him, due in large pa...
Letter to Hermione Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The hand that wrote this letter
Sweeps the pillow clean
So, rest your head and
Read a treasured dream
I care for no one else but you
I tear my soul to cease the pain
I think maybe you feel the same
What can we do?
[Chorus 1]
I'm not quite sure what
We're supposed to do
So, I've been writing just for you
[Verse 2]
They say your life is going very well
They say you sparkle like a different girl
But something tells me that you hide
When all the world is warm and tired
You cry a little in the dark, well so do I
[Chorus 2]
I'm not quite sure
What you're supposed to say
But I can see it's not okay
[Verse 3]
He makes you laugh, he brings you out in style
He treats you well
And makes you up real fine
And when he's strong
He's strong for you
And when you kiss
It's something new
But did you ever call my name
Just by mistake?
[Chorus 3]
I'm not quite sure what
I'm supposed to do
So, I'll just write some love to you
Do, do, do, do
Letter to Hermione Q&A
Who wrote Letter to Hermione's ?
Letter to Hermione was written by David Bowie.
Who produced Letter to Hermione's ?
Letter to Hermione was produced by Tony Visconti.
When did David Bowie release Letter to Hermione?
David Bowie released Letter to Hermione on Fri Nov 14 1969.
What did David Bowie say about "Letter to Hermione"?
I’d written her a letter, and then decided not to post it. ‘Letter To Hermione’ is what I wished I’d said. I was in love with her, and it took me months to get over it.
from 1969 interview, quoted in Nicholas Pegg, The Complete David Bowie, “Letter to Hermione.”