"Lady Eleanor" is a song written by Alan Hull, featured on the first Lindisfarne album, Nicely out of Tune. Initially released as a single in 1970, it failed to chart. In 1972, following the success of the band's single "Meet me on the Corner" (which reached #5 in the UK), and the highly successful second album Fog on the Tyne, it was re-released and became their second consecutive hit single, reaching Number 3 in the UK charts. Its B-Side was "Nothing But the Marvellous is Beautiful".[1]
The song features the folk rock band Lindisfarne's characteristic combination of mandolin playing and close harmony singing. Its lyrics are inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 1839 short story "The Fall of the House of Usher".[2]
The song has been covered by a number of acts, including Caterina Caselli, American Gypsy and Lemon.[3]
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