‘I’d Like to Walk Around in Your Mind’ - Vashti Bunyan, 1970
I love the title of this song - at some stage wouldn’t everybody like to know what the hell is going on in someones mind when they come out with, what one would perceive to be, total madness. I had one of these occasions at work the other day and I went walking away in disbelief shaking the head which in turn reminded me of this song that was written and performed by Vashti Bunyan in the late 60’s. she could probably be favourable be compared to Joanna Newsome, although for some reason she always reminds me of Robin Hood and Sherwood forest.
I’m guessing when she wrote the song she was probably infatuated with some person, This I get from listening to the first few lines
‘I’d like to walk around in your mind someday
I’d like to walk all over the things you say to me
I’d like to run and jump on your solitude
I’d like to rearrange your attitude to me’
The song also reminds me of the film starring Mel Gibson called What Women Want whereby he knows what women are thinking. Anyway the song is a very folky and mellow song reminisicant of a lot of the folk songs that came out at that time. The arrangment largely consists of an acoustic guitar melody with some nice string work and harmonica action thrown in, which really add to the soft and spongy Bunyan voice. She has the kind of voice that would make ( me, at least) want to find out more about the person owning it. Check out a live version taken recently.
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