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Wick
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Wick was released on January 1, 1991 by Masterworks as a part of the album The Secret Garden (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1991
LabelMasterworks
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM96

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell
Vocals
Daisy Eagan
Daisy Eagan
Vocals
The Secret Garden Original Broadway Cast
The Secret Garden Original Broadway Cast
Performer
Michael Kosarin
Michael Kosarin
Music Director
The Secret Garden Orchestra
The Secret Garden Orchestra
Performer
Jeanine Levenson
Jeanine Levenson
Conductor
Kevin Kuhn
Kevin Kuhn
Guitar
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Guitar
James Saporito
James Saporito
Percussion
Cecelia Hobbs Gardner
Cecelia Hobbs Gardner
Violin
Ann Labin
Ann Labin
Violin
Jean R. Perrault
Jean R. Perrault
Violin
Evan Johnson
Evan Johnson
Violin
Yong Tae Kim
Yong Tae Kim
Violin
David Nadien
David Nadien
Violin
Sanford Allen
Sanford Allen
Violin
Eugene Orloff
Eugene Orloff
Violin
Louann Montesi
Louann Montesi
Violin
Gerald Terack
Gerald Terack
Violin
Charles Libove
Charles Libove
Violin
Richard Sortomme
Richard Sortomme
Violin
Suzanne Ornstein
Suzanne Ornstein
Violin
Regis Iandiorio
Regis Iandiorio
Violin
Jeff Carney
Jeff Carney
Bass
John Miller
John Miller
Bass
Julien Barber
Julien Barber
Viola
Susan Prey
Susan Prey
Viola
Al Brown
Al Brown
Viola
Harold Coletta
Harold Coletta
Viola
Mort Shuman
Mort Shuman
Cello
Maria Kitsopoulos
Maria Kitsopoulos
Cello
Richard Locker
Richard Locker
Cello
Jesse Levy
Jesse Levy
Cello
Nina Kellman
Nina Kellman
Harp
Keith Underwood
Keith Underwood
Woodwinds
Andrew Sterman
Andrew Sterman
Woodwinds
Vicki Bodner
Vicki Bodner
Woodwinds
Don McGeen
Don McGeen
Woodwinds
Neil Balm
Neil Balm
Trumpet
Kaitlin Mahony
Kaitlin Mahony
French Horn
Katharine Dennis
Katharine Dennis
French Horn
Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon
French Horn
Matt Finders
Matt Finders
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lucy Simon
Lucy Simon
Composer
M. Norman
M. Norman
Composer
Michael Kosarin
Michael Kosarin
Vocal Arranger
William D. Brohn
William D. Brohn
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Thomas Z. Shepard
Thomas Z. Shepard
Producer
Sandy Palmer
Sandy Palmer
Assistant Engineer
Ben Rizzi
Ben Rizzi
Mixing Engineer
David Merrill
David Merrill
Mixing Engineer
Paul Goodman
Paul Goodman
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Hey, oh! Hello there, Mary!
Hello, Dickon
Why are you in such a bad temper?
The garden's dead, Dickon
It's the most forgotten place I've ever seen
Loose gray branches and
Dead roots and leaves
All tangled up on the ground
Now, did you take a real close look at anything?
Mary, the strongest roses will fair thrive on being neglected
If the soil is rich enough
You mean it might be alive? How can you tell?
Oh, I can tell if a thing is wick
Wick? I've heard Ben say wick
When a thing is wick, it has a life about it
Now, maybe not a life like you and me
But somewhere there's a single streak of green inside it
Come, and let me show you what I mean
When a thing is wick, it has a light around it
Maybe not a light that you can see
But hiding down below a spark's asleep inside it
Waiting for the right time to be seen
You clear away the dead parts
So the tender buds can form
Loosen up the earth and
Let the roots get warm
Let the roots get warm
Come a mild day, come a warm rain
Come a snowdrop, a-comin' up!
Come a lily, come a lilac!
Come to call
Callin' all of us to come and see!
When a thing is wick
And someone cares about it
And comes to work each day, like you and me
Will it grow?
It will!
Then have no doubt about it
We'll have the grandest garden ever seen!
Oh, Dickon, I want it all to be wick!
Would you come and look at it with me?
I'll come every day, rain or shine if you want me
All that garden needs is for us to come wake it up!
But, Dickon, what if we save the garden
Then Uncle Archie takes it back, or Colin wants it?
A miracle that would be, gettin' a poor
Crippled boy out to see his mother's garden!
You give a living thing
A little chance to grow
That's how you will know
If she is wick, she'll grow
So grow to greet the morning
Leave the ground below
When a thing is wick
It has a will to grow and grow
Come a mild day, come a warm rain
Come a snowdrop, a-comin' up!
Come a lily, come a lilac!
Come to call, calling all the rest to come!
Calling all of us to come!
Calling all the world to come!
Oh, somewhere there's a single streak of green below
And all through the darkest nighttime
It's waiting for the right time
When a thing is wick, it will grow!
Written by: Lucy Simon, Lucy Simon Levine, M. Norman
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