Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
This turbulent mood-piece features conversational lyrics about Rufus' relationship with his younger sister, the singer Martha Wainwright. The song was inspired by the impending tragedy of their late mother Kate McGarrigle’s. death. Wainwright explained to The Sun April 2, 2010: “I wrote it at a very...
Martha it's your brother calling
Time to go up north and see mother
Things are harder for her now
And neither of us is really that much older than each other anymore
Martha it's your brother calling
Have you had a chance to see father?
Wondering how's he doing and
There's not much time
For us to really be that angry at each other anymore
It's your brother calling Martha
It's your brother calling Martha
Please call me back
I know how it goes
You gotta ring your little finger
Hit the tree and see what falls
And make the sun come out
On Sunday afternoon
All the while you heat the plates
And serve a little wine
And wear a hat and make 'em laugh
And forget that there is nobody
In the room anymore
It's your brother calling Martha
It's your brother calling Martha
Please call me back
Martha was written by Rufus Wainwright.
Martha was produced by Rufus Wainwright.
Rufus Wainwright released Martha on Tue Mar 23 2010.