Ruth Ellis

[adamfarr]

Hola tout le monde - hope you're dong well - I've not been very active recently (though changes are afoot!).

Given the recent news (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crel4rj801do) I thought I'd reshare Pompeyjazz's and my 2018 song about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in England in 1955. It seems we have progressed a little. 

https://soundcloud.com/lutehill/ruths-blues-master-11-05-2018a?in=lutehill/sets/colaborations&si=f8ea426d65d245df8ea9c617f0402f07&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Ruth's Blues

V1
The coolest chick for the 8 foot drop
Never asked for a reprieve
The pain, the men, and the rejection
Made Ruth sure it's time to leave

V2
Another playboy took Ruth's bed
But she took punches in return
He'd never let her in his world
So bullets seemed his just dessert

CH
Is it right, that we take eyes for eyes?
Is it right, for Ruth to pay the highest price?
Who was saved? Revenge disguised as justice
Who was saved, when Ruth embraced the gallows' kiss?

V3
A crowded courtroom sealed Ruth's fate
For a crime she never denied
So obvious what Ruth intended
The judge and jury's hands were tied

V4
Few have lived where life consists
Of bruises and your womb's a toy
Would anyone still be interested
If Ruth was murdered by the boy?

Break
V1/V2
CH

[icystorm]

@adamfarr — This is an cool pop-jazz song all around. You and John did a great job with it. Solid vocals, instrumentation, lyrics, and a clear mix. Nice work!

The genre is a bit reminiscent of Brian Seltzer and the Stray Cats. I recall their hit Stray Cat Strut from 1981, which reached No. 3 in the US and No. 11 in the UK.