Lilac Wine Lyrics

[Verse 4]
Lilac wine is sweet and heady, where's my love?
Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, where's my love?
Listen to me, why is everything so hazy?
Isn't that she, or am I just going crazy, dear?

[Outro]
Lilac wine, I feel unready for my love
Feel unready for my love

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“Lilac Wine” is a song written by James Shelton. It was covered by Nina Simone on her album Wild Is The Wind (1966), was a solo hit by Elkie Brooks (1977) and appeared in her album Pearls (1981) and later by Jeff Buckley on his début album Grace (1994). More recently, the song was covered by Katie Melua on her debut album Call Off the Search (2003).

Buckley considered Simone’s to be the definitive interpretation of the song, stating, “I’ve only heard Nina Simone’s…And that’s the only one that matters. There’s one by Eartha Kitt. There’s one by Elkie Brooks, which I’ve never, ever heard. There’s another one. They’ve done it, but Nina does it best. That’s the end all of it. That’s the be all end all version. She’s the king.”

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