Artists
Musicians featured in this piece are:
Sonja Kristina – lead vocals and acoustic guitar
Darryl Way – violin
Francis Monkman – harpsichord and keyboards
Mike Wedgwood – bass guitar
Florian Pilkington-Miksa – drums and percussion
Annie Stewart – flute (guest)
The song was written by Sonja Kristina (credited as Lindwood). Produced by Curved Air and John Timperley, recorded 1972.
“Melinda (More or Less)” is one of the most intimate and folk-influenced pieces in the Curved Air catalogue — a rare lead composition from Sonja Kristina herself, built around acoustic guitar, harpsichord, violin and guest flute from Annie Stewart.
Curved Air – Melinda (More or Less) Lyrics
Lovely lady falling laughing down the glory of the rainbow
Lovely lady reaching crying for the comfort of the day-glow
Melinda more or less, Melinda more or less, Melinda more or less in dreams
But if and when she wakes again, she knows it all begins again
Sleeping, waking, rising, falling, dumb but calling out to deafened friends
That’s how it ends
For Melinda more or less in dreams
Melinda more or less, Melinda more or less in dreams
Fade Melinda, fade into fantasy
Tell them you won’t be played like any other instrument of fate
Fade Melinda, into your fantasy
Tell them you’re not prepared to wait for your dream of the end
Melinda more or less in dreams
Lovely lady falling laughing down the glory of the rainbow
Lovely lady reaching screaming for the comfort of the day-glow
Melinda more or less, Melinda more or less, Melinda more or less
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