Until It’s Time for You to Go

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"Until It’s Time for You to Go" is a widely covered folk-pop ballad by Buffy Sainte-Marie, known for its tender, bittersweet portrayal of a doomed love affair.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk-pop ballad
song
composer Buffy Sainte-Marie
countryOfOrigin Canada
coveredBy Andy Williams
Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra
linked to: Arthur Fiedler

Barbra Streisand
Cher
Cilla Black
Elvis Presley
Françoise Hardy
Neil Diamond
New Birth
Roberta Flack
Shirley Bassey
The Four Pennies
creator Buffy Sainte-Marie
describedAs bittersweet
romantic ballad
tender
genre folk
pop
hasCulturalImpact frequently recorded by diverse artists
standard in folk-pop repertoire
hasNotableCharacteristic bittersweet mood
intimate lyrics
minimalist arrangement
tender tone
widely covered
hasNotableLyric “I’m not a queen, I’m a woman”
“We’re not lovers, we’re not friends, we’re just strangers with some memories”
hasNotableVersion Barbra Streisand version
Cher version
Elvis Presley version
French-language version
Neil Diamond version
lyricist Buffy Sainte-Marie
lyricSubject acceptance of inevitable parting
two lovers from different worlds
narrativePerspective first person
originalLanguage English
partOf Buffy Sainte-Marie song catalog
performer Buffy Sainte-Marie
theme bittersweet separation
doomed love affair
romantic love

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Buffy Sainte-Marie notableWork Until It’s Time for You to Go
Chapter Two hasTrack Until It’s Time for You to Go
The Four Pennies song Until It's Time for You to Go
linked to: Until It’s Time for You to Go