Ellen by steph sweet published on 2016-09-05T20:43:12Z This is the beautiful and poignant film that inspired me to write this song. It was like I had Ellen in my head for three days..... https://www.channel4.com/programmes/ellen Ellen is taken from The Hag and the Whore, the third album from Steph Sweet, singer-songwriter and underground musician and author. Influences of freak-folk, psychedelia and angel-punk and songs about hags and whores, paedophilia, the selfie-generation, a beautiful girl, a break-up, teepees, death and spamsters and wolves. Album art by Skinny Graphix stephsweet.bandcamp.com/album/the-hag…e-whore-album Ellen. Ellen, she’s at the changeling age, only fourteen. Her Mum’s lived inside a bottle, since she had her at fifteen. There’s drinking ‘round the house most days. Let the men in. Let the men in. Her Mum just wants to dance with them. Her Mum just wants to dance with them. It’s like they’re factory-farming humans just to boost the GDP. There’s no way out for the working classes, no jobs and no money. Ellen’s lonely and she’s hurting, hurting so bad inside her head. She lashes out at everything. Ellen wishes she were dead. She’s difficult and mouthy. Doesn’t make a good poster-girl for the BBC. And everybody turns their head. Ellen is the girl that they don’t want to see. And everybody turns their head. They don’t want to see. He’s older and she thinks she loves him, he gives her tenners, vodka and speed. A plastic bead of kindness in a vacuum looks like a diamond ring. Who's going to help Ellen? Nobody. Who's going to help Ellen? Nobody. There’s a million girls like Ellen in all the big cities. Too difficult and mouthy to be poster-girls on tv. It’s like they’re factory farming humans just to boost the GDP. No vegetables unless they’re frozen, crisp sandwiches for tea. Ellen’s lonely and she’s hurting, hurting bad inside her head. She lashes out at everyone. Ellen wishes she were dead. Who’s helping Ellen? Nobody. Who’s helping Ellen? Nobody. Nobody. Nobody. ©Steph Sweet September 2016 All Rights Reserved Genre Folk & Singer-Songwriter Comment by Michael Stella: Guitars, Bass, Vocals gorgeous tune very fine acoustic guitar playing. Use of related modalities fuel this engine. Could be natural minor or perhaps some mixolydian mixed in that enhance the vocals. 2022-10-09T06:14:44Z Comment by Didi and the Bells beautiful 2021-03-08T17:43:26Z Comment by Marc Freak And...... I couldn't resist putting it on my Freak Radio playlist :) 2020-08-02T09:43:45Z Comment by Marc Freak Very original song and instrumentation. Not surprised it has been such a popular track 'play-wise' 2020-06-24T20:24:57Z Comment by Wud Records Loving this, especially the vocal and your lyrical descriptions. :) 2020-06-08T11:39:16Z Comment by S YlveR 🦊 Beautiful song! 2020-03-26T09:28:57Z Comment by John Carusone Listened to Not Your Pussy (not my style) then heard this. Wow Steph. Brilliant. Lyrics and music.... 2020-02-24T17:27:31Z Comment by Jim Lynch Haunting! 2019-12-14T18:08:51Z Comment by Rene Eduardo Calderon Buen sonido 2019-11-23T04:17:15Z Comment by justjohn this song takes me away....wow 2019-11-22T16:03:33Z Comment by Briny iByrn Hardhitting song, beautifully sung. 2019-11-01T23:19:38Z Comment by Gina Wood Absolutely gorgeous Steph ! Beautiful instrumentation and vocals !!! 2019-11-01T21:16:20Z Comment by sofia deville This is truly stunning Steph!! 2019-10-28T08:45:52Z Comment by Peter Heckmann Beautiful composition ... excellent instrumentation and vocal performance - great story telling 2019-09-11T18:15:33Z Comment by 1roomstudio Incredible mix of instruments and texture... beatiful voice. Lovely mood and spirit... 2019-08-18T23:08:28Z Comment by Oorlab still amazing music - classic 2019-08-09T22:04:54Z Comment by Dan X2 Beautiful music Steph 2019-07-18T11:31:13Z Comment by justjohn i cannot get enough of this song,steph this is awesome x 2019-05-25T05:48:08Z Comment by Vincent Veith Love the acoustic work, is that you as well? Nice.\ 2019-04-29T01:16:17Z Comment by Roger and The Moores I couldn't think of the right way of describing this then I read the bio. Bewitching is the perfect word! 2019-03-19T21:51:03Z Comment by Rolando Belli Beautiful track ! 2019-03-15T09:46:04Z Comment by justjohn crisp sandwiches for tea 2019-03-10T12:23:30Z Comment by Belmar2 Emocionante voz!! 2019-03-10T11:15:17Z Comment by justjohn just love this song 2019-03-06T14:20:23Z Comment by catleblanc Beautiful! 2019-03-05T20:34:47Z Comment by Viola Moonshape i'm blown away! 2019-02-23T11:20:15Z Comment by Pierre Bordetti Fantastic song, nice voice and great arrengements ! 2019-02-05T18:47:00Z