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Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair (Merrill at Midnight) (2026 Digitally Remastered)
About This Song
About "Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair (Merrill at Midnight) (2026 Digitally Remastered)" by Helen Merrill
A traditional ballad becomes a séance: Merrill's voice circles the minor-key melody like smoke, strings hovering in the dark. 'Black Is the Colour' carries centuries of longing, but her reading is strikingly modern—unsentimental, almost clinical. The tension between ancient grief and cool delivery is mesmerizing, remastered to expose every ghost.