THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE lyrics and thoughts

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

I was just listening to "my" Yahoo Launchcast station, and THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE was just played. As i was listening I went to a lyrics site so I could follow along with the lyrics as I listened.

While at the lyric site (http://www.lyricsdownload.com/) I did some looking and saw that a number of other performers have a song named THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE including Glenn Campbell, Black Sabbath, UB40 and Sinead O'Conner. I was curious if these other people had covered this song but all but Sinead's are a different song with the same title.

As a side note, I didn't know Sinead covered this song...does anyone know where it is located, and if it is any good?

So as I look at the lyrics, which are submitted by people, I see for the Sinead version, these lyrics "climb upon my sunny bones...". Now granted, I have not heard her version, so these may be what she sings, but I doubt it. I had to laugh that someone thought that that is what was being sung, when the correct line is "Climb up on my knee, sonny boy"

I just love this song. I know at the "It May All End Tomorrow" site (http://www.oz.net/) that it has commentary that this song may be about child abuse, "...This haunting tune is often interpreted as referring to child abuse, and it's easy to see why : "I once had a child", "Although you're only three", "you're mine", "together we lie", and the general tone of threatening care..."

I never saw this song in that light. I always pictured it as a father with a child, loving/comforting
"...And when darknesss lifts and the room is bright
I'll still be by your side
For you are all that matters
And I'll love you to till the day I die
There never need be longing in your eyes..." him because the child was scared/frightened.
"Please don't cry
For the ghost and the storm outside
Will not invade this sacred shrine
Nor infiltrate your mind
My life down I shall lie
If the bogey-man should try
To play tricks on your sacred mind
To tease, torment, and tantalise..."

Am I all wet in my interpretation?

this song and THIS NIGHT HAS OPENED MY EYES are some of my all time favorites actually bringing tears at times.

Rock on!

 

[Johnny]

> I was just listening to "my" Yahoo Launchcast station, and THE
> HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE was just played. As i was listening I went to a
> lyrics site so I could follow along with the lyrics as I listened.

> While at the lyric site (http://www.lyricsdownload.com/) I did some
> looking and saw that a number of other performers have a song named THE
> HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE including Glenn Campbell, Black Sabbath, UB40
> and Sinead O'Conner. I was curious if these other people had covered this
> song but all but Sinead's are a different song with the same title.

> As a side note, I didn't know Sinead covered this song...does anyone know
> where it is located, and if it is any good?

> So as I look at the lyrics, which are submitted by people, I see for the
> Sinead version, these lyrics "climb upon my sunny bones...". Now
> granted, I have not heard her version, so these may be what she sings, but
> I doubt it. I had to laugh that someone thought that that is what was
> being sung, when the correct line is "Climb up on my knee, sonny
> boy"

> I just love this song. I know at the "It May All End Tomorrow"
> site (http://www.oz.net/) that it has commentary that this song may be
> about child abuse, "...This haunting tune is often interpreted as
> referring to child abuse, and it's easy to see why : "I once had a
> child", "Although you're only three", "you're
> mine", "together we lie", and the general tone of
> threatening care..."

> I never saw this song in that light. I always pictured it as a father with
> a child, loving/comforting
> "...And when darknesss lifts and the room is bright
> I'll still be by your side
> For you are all that matters
> And I'll love you to till the day I die
> There never need be longing in your eyes..." him because the child
> was scared/frightened.
> "Please don't cry
> For the ghost and the storm outside
> Will not invade this sacred shrine
> Nor infiltrate your mind
> My life down I shall lie
> If the bogey-man should try
> To play tricks on your sacred mind
> To tease, torment, and tantalise..."

> Am I all wet in my interpretation?

> this song and THIS NIGHT HAS OPENED MY EYES are some of my all time
> favorites actually bringing tears at times.

> Rock on!

In my opinion the lyric to THTRTC is the best Morrissey has ever written.

 

[Tingle]

How absolutely ludicrous it would be to hear a Black Sabbath version of Morrissey's 'THTRTC.

> I was just listening to "my" Yahoo Launchcast station, and THE
> HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE was just played. As i was listening I went to a
> lyrics site so I could follow along with the lyrics as I listened.

> While at the lyric site (http://www.lyricsdownload.com/) I did some
> looking and saw that a number of other performers have a song named THE
> HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE including Glenn Campbell, Black Sabbath, UB40
> and Sinead O'Conner. I was curious if these other people had covered this
> song but all but Sinead's are a different song with the same title.

> As a side note, I didn't know Sinead covered this song...does anyone know
> where it is located, and if it is any good?

> So as I look at the lyrics, which are submitted by people, I see for the
> Sinead version, these lyrics "climb upon my sunny bones...". Now
> granted, I have not heard her version, so these may be what she sings, but
> I doubt it. I had to laugh that someone thought that that is what was
> being sung, when the correct line is "Climb up on my knee, sonny
> boy"

> I just love this song. I know at the "It May All End Tomorrow"
> site (http://www.oz.net/) that it has commentary that this song may be
> about child abuse, "...This haunting tune is often interpreted as
> referring to child abuse, and it's easy to see why : "I once had a
> child", "Although you're only three", "you're
> mine", "together we lie", and the general tone of
> threatening care..."

> I never saw this song in that light. I always pictured it as a father with
> a child, loving/comforting
> "...And when darknesss lifts and the room is bright
> I'll still be by your side
> For you are all that matters
> And I'll love you to till the day I die
> There never need be longing in your eyes..." him because the child
> was scared/frightened.
> "Please don't cry
> For the ghost and the storm outside
> Will not invade this sacred shrine
> Nor infiltrate your mind
> My life down I shall lie
> If the bogey-man should try
> To play tricks on your sacred mind
> To tease, torment, and tantalise..."

> Am I all wet in my interpretation?

> this song and THIS NIGHT HAS OPENED MY EYES are some of my all time
> favorites actually bringing tears at times.

> Rock on!