Cover art for Velvet Ring by Big Thief

Velvet Ring

May 27, 20161 viewer212.8K views

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Velvet Ring is about a couple but the woman, named Liza, is prostituting herself. The man, Benny, is aware of this which is shown in the line “Benny know how she was getting paid.” After this Liza becomes pregnant and although her and Benny struggle with money he decides to stay with her because their love for each other is so strong.

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