Taking the Veil: Difference between revisions

"'''Taking the Veil'''" is a song by the English singer-songwriter [[David Sylvian]]. It iswas the first [[Single (music)|single]] released in support of his 1986 album ''[[Gone to Earth (David Sylvian album)|Gone to Earth]]''.

The song's title was inspired by Sylvian's encounter with the [[Max Ernst]] [[collage novel]] ''A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2015-02-16 |title=Max Ernst - A Little Girl Dreams Of Taking The Veil |url=https://www.davidsylvian.net/printed-matter/related-publications/max-ernst-a-little-girl-dreams-of-taking-the-veil/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=David Sylvian : Expect Everything And Nothing Less |language=en-US}}</ref> However, whereas Ernst's volume deals with various forms of angst undergone by its main character, the lyrics to Sylvian's song are much more positive.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Power |first=Martin |url=https://www.google.co.jp/books/edition/David_Sylvian_The_Last_Romantic/BDkDAwAAQBAJ?hl=fr&gbpv=1&dq=taking+the+veil+david+sylvian&pg=RA2-PA1950&printsec=frontcover |title=David Sylvian: The Last Romantic |date=2012-04-10 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0-85712-820-1 |language=en}}</ref>