1973. I was crazy about all things Bowie. I had all the albums including all the pre fame stuff. I had made scrapbooks. And is new album came out. Pin-Ups. Although being a bit of a patchy effort at best it did make me go out and start looking for the originals he covered on the record. I already knew all the songs on the album except for Sorrow which became the single. And it was a big hit single in Australia. Number one in Victoria when they used to have state charts.
I was at a party in Preston. There was a girl I liked called Beth. I met her at a camp in Banksia up near the the NSW border. A youth camp. All very innocent. I think I only ever kissed her once. But she wasn't very good at it. Inside the party they were listening to Transformer. There was a constant smell of hippy oil. Petchulli or something like that. A constant presence in those days. She had blue eyes and long blonde hair. She also drove a car. I didn't have my licence yet. I stood on the garden wall serenading her with this song.
With your long blond hair and your eyes of blue
The only thing I ever got from you
Was Sorrow - Sorrow
You're acting funny, try to spend my money
Out there playing your high class games
Of Sorrow - Sorrow
You never do what you know you ought to
Something tells me you're the devil's daughter
Sorrow - Sorrow
I tried to find her cause I can't resist her
I never knew just how much I missed her
Sorrow - Sorrow
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