Kylie Minogue

Released: October 24, 2012

Featuring: Nick Cave

Songwriter: Nick Cave

Producer: Steve Anderson [Brothers In Rhythm] Colin Elliot

[Chorus: Kylie Minogue]
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name is Elisa Day
Why they call me that I do not know
For my name is Elisa Day

[Verse 1: Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue]
From the first day I saw her, I knew she was the one
As she stared in my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of the roses
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He wiped at the tears that ran down my face

[Chorus: Both & Kylie Minogue]
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name is Elisa Day
Why they call me that, I do not know
For my name is Elisa Day

[Verse 2: Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue]
On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
I said: "Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?"
On the second day he came with a single red rose
He said: "Will you give me your loss and your sorrow?"
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
"If I show you the roses will you follow?"

[Chorus: Both & Kylie Minogue]
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name is Elisa Day
Why they call me that, I do not know
For my name is Elisa Day

[Verse 3: Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue]
On the third day he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
As I kissed her goodbye, I said: "All beauty must die"
And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth

[Chorus: Both & Kylie Minogue]
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name is Elisa Day
Why they call me that, I do not know
For my name is Elisa Day, my name was Elisa Day
For my name is Elisa Day

Kylie Minogue is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the Goddess of Pop with a career spanning over 30 years, she has transformed from girl-next-door soap star to ‘90s pop starlet, and short-lived indie darling to bona fide superstar.

Kylie earned her first big break on the Australian soap opera Neighbours, playing tomboy mechanic Charlene Mitchell. An on-screen romance with Jason Donovan – who played Scott Robinson – blossomed into a real-life relationship, and their wedding on the soap drew in millions of viewers. However, her real ambition was a successful career in music, and by 1988 her debut album, Kylie, was released, reaching #1 in the UK and Australia. Notching up 10 UK Top 3 singles by 1993, she was one of the defining popstars of the early ‘90s. Her follow-ups to the debut album – Enjoy Yourself, Rhythm of Love and Let’s Get To It – all reached the Top 15 in the UK.

With a blossoming relationship with late INXS frontman Michael Hutchence, Kylie was encouraged to be more ambitious with her image and sound. As such, she left her former label, PWL, and released the daring “Confide In Me” in early 1994. Critics praised her re-invention, and the single restored the success she had somewhat lost with her previous album. Impossible Princess was another critical success but failed to make much of an impact on the charts, which led some media outlets to believe that her “15 minutes of fame” were over.

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