April 10th, 2006
Anyone else notice “Three Bells” being played in the last two episodes of The Sopranos? The Jim Ed Brown classic came on just prior to a young man’s unfortunate encounter with mafia strongmen (just before he was about to go sculling) in last week’s episode. And in yesterday’s installment, we hear it once again as Vito Spatafore checks into a motel to either commit suicide or go on the lam from his own crew. Perhaps some of the lyrics from “Three Bells” can shed some light:
All the chapel bells were ringing
Twas a great day in his life
‘Cause the song that they were singing
Was for Jimmy and his wife
And the little congregation
Prayed for guidance from above
Lead us not into temptation
Bless oh Lord this celebration
May their lives be filled with love.
From the village hidden deep in the valley
One rainy morning dark and grey
A soul winged its way to heaven
Jimmy Brown had passed away
Silent people gathered in the chapel
To say farewell to their old friend
Whose life had been like a flower
Budding, blooming till the end
Just the lonely bell was ringing
In the little valley town
Twas farewell that it was singing
To our good old Jimmy Brown
And the little congregation
Prayed for guidance from above
Lead us not into temptation
May his soul find the salvation
Of Thy great eternal love
Poor Vito. Getting caught in a leather bar, wearing that hat and that dog collar. “Hey guys, it’s a joke,” was all he could say. (What else could he say?)
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