Welcome to June’s Songful Style post! Hosted by myself, Shelbee (Shelbee on the Edge), Michelle (My Bijou Life), Marsha (Marsha in the Middle) and Anne (Spy Girl), Songful Style is a collaboration featuring outfits inspired by songs. We’re also inviting anyone who would like to join us, to post their own outfits in the link-up below. It doesn’t matter from what angle the song inspires the outfit, it can be from the lyrics, the tune itself, the album cover, music video, etc. Last month our song was Hello, Goodbye by the Beatles. This month, our Songful Style song was chosen by Anne and is Behind the Wall of Sleep by Pat DiNizio and The Smithereens. You can read why she chose this song over on her blog at Spy Girl.
Behind the Wall of Sleep lyrics:
She had hair like Jeannie Shrimpton back in 1965
She had legs that never ended
I was halfway paralyzed
She was tall and cool and pretty and she dressed as black as coal
If she asked me to I’d murder, I would gladly lose my soul
Now I lie in bed and think of her
Sometimes I even weep
Then I dream of her behind the wall of sleep
Well she held a bass guitar and she was playing in a band
And she stood just like Bill Wyman
Now I am her biggest fan
Now I know I’m one of many who would like to be your friend
And I’ve got to find a way to to let you know I’m not like them
Now I lie in bed and think of her
Sometimes I even weep
Then I dream of her behind the wall of sleep
Now I lie in bed and think of her
Sometimes I even weep
Then I dream of her behind the wall of sleep
Got your number form a friend of mine who lives in your home town
Called you up to have a drink
Your roommate said you weren’t around
Now I know I’m one of many who would like to be your friend
And I’ve just got to find a way to to let you know I’m not like them
Now I lie in bed and think of her
Sometimes I even weep
Then I dream of her behind the wall of sleep
Behind the wall of sleep
Behind the wall of sleep
Behind the wall of sleep
I’m not going to lie. This challenge was, well…a challenge lol! I had no idea how to tackle it for an outfit, so, in the end I chose the easy route, and used the line, she dressed as black as coal. I’ve always loved wearing head to toe black so it actually ended up not being so difficult because I have lots of black clothes. And, as there was mention of Jean Shrimpton in the sixties, I decided to wear a shift dress not unlike the ones she used to wear. Mine, however, is a little more flowy than the popular ones of that era.
To try and make myself look taller, I also wore a pair of black linen trousers and black heels. I accessorised the look with a funky black necklace and stone bracelets, as well as a chunky black ring. My favourite black leather clutch completed the outfit. Everything I’m wearing here is old. The dress and the trousers were both from H&M. The black heels are from Ecco and the clutch was from Massimo Dutti.
It’s the kind of outfit I’m happy to wear anywhere, because I always feel so comfortable—and confident—in black. I guess you could say, black is my comfort blanket when it comes to clothes! Do you have a colour that you tend to gravitate towards?
As for the song, Behind the Wall of Sleep, I love it! If I’d have given myself more time to really tune into this challenge, I might have tried to come up with something related to sleep and dreams…something a bit more creative, but because of our recent move, I just had too much on my mind. Perhaps next month’s song choice might see me being much more creative! I hope so, because it was my turn to choose the July Songful Style song, and I’ve gone with one of my favourite 80s tunes: When Doves Cry by Prince. Currently though, I have absolutely no idea how I’m going to style that one lol! But I do hope you’ll join in the fun!
Have you joined in the fun this month? If so, please add your Songful Style posts to the link-up below, so we can come and check it out! See you next month for When Doves Cry!
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