Wiki of Westeros

Dueling Trailers Choose your trailer. Green vs. Black. Two sides. One war. June 16.

READ MORE

Wiki of Westeros
Don't have an account?
Register
Register
Wiki of Westeros
All Must Choose
5,148
pages
in: Songs
English

Changes: Jenny of Oldstones (song)

Back to page
Sign in to edit
No edit summary
(44 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
  +
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Jenny of Oldstones'' <small>(song)</small>}}
−
{{BookConjecture}}
  
⚫
'''Jenny's song''' is a song about [[Jenny of Oldstones]].
  
   
  +
{{Quote|High in the halls of the kings who are gone;<br>Jenny would dance with her ghosts|The initial stanzas of the song|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms}}
⚫
==[[Season 8]]==
  
  ⚫
'''''Jenny of Oldstones''''' is a [[Westeros]]i song about [[Jenny of Oldstones]].
⚫
Podrick Payne sings the song shortly before the [[Great Battle of Winterfell]].
  
  +
  +
==History==
  ⚫
===[[Season 8]]===
  ⚫
[[Podrick Payne]] sings the first stanza of the song shortly before the [[Battle of Winterfell (Great War)|Battle of Winterfell]].<ref>"[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]"</ref>
  +
  +
==Lyrics==
  +
:''High in the halls of the [[House Mudd|kings who are gone]]''
  +
  +
:''[[Jenny of Oldstones|Jenny]] would dance with her ghosts''
  +
  +
:''The ones she had lost and the ones she had found''
  +
  +
:''And the ones who had loved her the most''
  +
  +
:''The ones who'd been gone for so very long''
  +
  +
:''She couldn't remember their names''
  +
  +
:''They spun her around on the damp [[Oldstones|old stones]]''
  +
  +
:''Spun away all her sorrow and pain''
  +
  +
:''And she never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''Never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''Never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''Never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''They danced through the day and into the night''
  +
  +
:''Through the snow that swept through the hall''
  +
  +
:''From winter to summer then winter again''​​
  +
  +
:''Til the walls did crumble and fall''
  +
  +
:''And she never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''Never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''Never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''Never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''And she never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''Never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''Never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''Never wanted to leave''
  +
  +
:''High in the halls of the kings who are gone''
  +
  +
:''Jenny would dance with her ghosts''
  +
  +
:''The ones she had lost and the ones she had found''
  +
  +
:''And the ones who had loved her the most''
  +
  +
==Behind the Scenes==
  +
[[Florence + The Machine]] recorded the version of the song that plays over the end credits of "[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]". [[David Benioff]] and [[D.B. Weiss]] are fans of the band and had approached them to record a version of ''[[The Rains of Castamere (song)|The Rains of Castamere]]'' for the end credits of "[[Blackwater]]", but their request was turned down and [[The National]] recorded the song instead. Florence Welch was not told the context in which the song would be used, but agreed to record it as she was a fan of the show and liked the sad and haunting nature of the song.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/arts/television/game-of-thrones-florence-and-the-machine.html ‘Game of Thrones’: Florence and the Machine’s Frontwoman on That Haunting Closing Song]</ref>
  +
  +
Showrunner [[David Benioff]] stated that while the first line of the song appears in [[George R.R. Martin]]'s books, the rest of the lyrics were written for the show. [[Ramin Djawadi]] provided the melody. [[Bryan Cogman]], who wrote the episode the song debuted in, said that it was actually [[Dan Weiss]] who wrote the rest of the lyrics.<ref>[https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/21/game-of-thrones-bryan-cogman-knight-seven-kingdoms-interview/ Bryan Cogman interview,] ''EW.com''</ref>
  +
  +
==In the books==
  +
In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the song is referred to as '''''my Jenny's song''''' by the ghost of High Heart. The origin and most of the lyrics of the song are unknown. [[Arya]] hears the song, which was requested by the ghost of High Heart, when the [[Brotherhood Without Banners|brotherhood without banners]] takes her to [[High Heart]]. Tom of Sevenstreams sings the song frequently.
  +
  +
[[Robb]] mentions a song about Jenny of Oldstones to [[Catelyn]], but it is unknown if he was referring to Jenny's song.
   
 
==See also==
  
==See also==
−
*{{AWOIAF}}
 +
*{{AWOIAF|Jenny's song}}
  +
  +
==References==
  +
{{reflist}}
  +
[[de:Jenne von Altsteinen (Lied)]]
  +
[[fr:Jenny of Oldstones (chanson)]]
  +
[[ru:Дженни из Старых Камней (песня)]]
 
[[Category:Songs]]
  
[[Category:Songs]]

Revision as of 23:48, 25 August 2019


"High in the halls of the kings who are gone;
Jenny would dance with her ghosts"
―The initial stanzas of the song[src]

Jenny of Oldstones is a Westerosi song about Jenny of Oldstones.

History

Season 8

Podrick Payne sings the first stanza of the song shortly before the Battle of Winterfell.[1]

Lyrics

High in the halls of the kings who are gone
Jenny would dance with her ghosts
The ones she had lost and the ones she had found
And the ones who had loved her the most
The ones who'd been gone for so very long
She couldn't remember their names
They spun her around on the damp old stones
Spun away all her sorrow and pain
And she never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
They danced through the day and into the night
Through the snow that swept through the hall
From winter to summer then winter again​​
Til the walls did crumble and fall
And she never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
And she never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
High in the halls of the kings who are gone
Jenny would dance with her ghosts
The ones she had lost and the ones she had found
And the ones who had loved her the most

Behind the Scenes

Florence + The Machine recorded the version of the song that plays over the end credits of "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms". David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are fans of the band and had approached them to record a version of The Rains of Castamere for the end credits of "Blackwater", but their request was turned down and The National recorded the song instead. Florence Welch was not told the context in which the song would be used, but agreed to record it as she was a fan of the show and liked the sad and haunting nature of the song.[2]

Showrunner David Benioff stated that while the first line of the song appears in George R.R. Martin's books, the rest of the lyrics were written for the show. Ramin Djawadi provided the melody. Bryan Cogman, who wrote the episode the song debuted in, said that it was actually Dan Weiss who wrote the rest of the lyrics.[3]

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the song is referred to as my Jenny's song by the ghost of High Heart. The origin and most of the lyrics of the song are unknown. Arya hears the song, which was requested by the ghost of High Heart, when the brotherhood without banners takes her to High Heart. Tom of Sevenstreams sings the song frequently.

Robb mentions a song about Jenny of Oldstones to Catelyn, but it is unknown if he was referring to Jenny's song.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"
  2. ↑ ‘Game of Thrones’: Florence and the Machine’s Frontwoman on That Haunting Closing Song
  3. ↑ Bryan Cogman interview, EW.com
Deutsch Français Русский
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
More Fandoms