Friday, May 2, 2014

Eve Morris - Eve's Song (1974)



This is an obscure gem from Eve Morris, who, prior to this, spent time in the first openly gay country band, Lavender Country. While that band certainly had a more homosexual than lesbian theme (she was the only female,) this song is apparently more autobiographical and focuses on feminism. Not sure if it has a B-side, since I don't own it, and I'm also not sure if this was a one off release or an attempt to put out a solo album. What I am certain of, at least in my opinion, is that, had Lavender Country utilized her as the main vocalist instead of the overly twangy and comical voice of Patrick Haggerty, they probably would have had more success. The psychedelic rock sub reddit, as usual, is just not ready for actual psych music and I got an instant downvote within 10 seconds of posting it over there. If I could get Tame Impala to cover it, I'd have 75 upvotes.