Walker, Scott - The Ballad Of Sacco And Vanzetti Lyrics

The lyrics to this song was written by Joan Baez if I'm not mistaken, however the music was composed by Ennio Morricone.

This is the original version, which is far superior IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNKPUuxaLRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5vvPrVw_kM

An interesting fact is that both Baez and Walker were born on January 9th.

best track from the moviegoer album by far for me. few other good / ok tracks on there but this is the stand out track for me. would have fitted in well on scott 4 i think

Beautiful man beautiful voice ❤️ RIP Scott 💔

Father - yes, I am a prisoner
Fear not, to relate my crime
The crime is loving the forsaken
Only silence is shame
Blessed are the persecuted
And blessed are the pure in heart
Blessed are the merciful
Blessed are the ones who mourn
Give to me your tired and your poor
Your huddled masses, yearning to be free
The wretched refuge of your teeming shore
Send these, the hopeless
Send this task to me
And now I'll tell you
What's against us
A naught that's lived for centuries
Go through the years
And you will find
What's blackened all
Of the history
Father, yes I am a prisoner
Only silence is shame

偉大なscott　walker の訃報に際し心よりお悔やみを申し上げます。From　Japan

Belle version de Scott Walker

My favourite version. Great for playing loud to blast away the complacency in a Western household! Vinyl is best for this. 

What a staggeringly underrated track from Scott. Wonderfully uplifting.

Being in WI and contemplating the Scott Walker we know here singing this is just weird...

This is a song from the lowest part of his career, and although I like this particular song, it was not written by Scott himself. He gave that up for multiple years after Scott 4 flopped. If you want to check out music that the young Scott Walker wrote, however, I'd recommend you to check out the albums Scott 3 and Scott 4, which are great. The more "out there" stuff started with the first 4 tracks of Nite Flights (from the Walker Brothers) and subsequent solo albums: Climate of Hunter, Tilt etc

I listen to a lot of music, and '5 Classic Albums' is one of the best things I've ever bought. I found his old stuff through his new stuff.

odd dissonances in this song

@pontello3 Moviegoer is teh LP, not considered one of his best but this song is pretty good

I love this version of the song Joan Baez wrote for the classic Greek Film...

An exceptional human being...