Guinnevere
Sign in to save"Guinnevere" is a song written by David Crosby in 1968. The song appeared on Crosby, Stills & Nash's critically acclaimed 1969 eponymous debut album. The song is notable for its complex melody and lyrics, which compare Queen Guinevere to the object of the singer's affection, referred to as "m'lady".
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- Part of
- Crosby, Stills & Nash
- Genre
- folk music
- Country of origin
- United States
- Composer
- David Crosby
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Lyrics by
- David Crosby
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- publication date
- 1969-00-00
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- Guinnevere
- form of creative work
- song
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"Guinnevere" is a song written by David Crosby in 1968. The song appeared on Crosby, Stills & Nash's critically acclaimed 1969 eponymous debut album. The song is notable for its complex melody and lyrics, which compare Queen Guinevere to the object of the singer's affection, referred to as "m'lady".
==Composition== In a Rolling Stone interview, Crosby remarked that "Guinnevere" is "a very unusual song, it's in a very strange tuning (EBDGAD) with strange time signatures. It's about three women that I loved. One of whom was Christine Hinton - the girl who got killed who was my girlfriend - and one of whom was Joni Mitchell, and the other one is somebody that I can't tell. It might be my best song." Additionally, according to Robert Christgau, the song is based on a three-note motif from the 1960 Miles Davis album Sketches of Spain.
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