Be Not So Fearful
A short, gentle prayer in biblical language that Wilco took up and played with Fay.
Bill Fay, from Bill Fay (1970)
- Written by
- Bill Fay
- Released
- 1970
- Length
- 2:46
- Album
- Bill Fay
"Be Not So Fearful" is the twelfth track on Bill Fay, 2:46, written by Fay. NPR and Mockingbird describe it as a gentle prayer in biblical language. Wilco played it live, and Jeff Tweedy sings it in the documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart. Fay joined Wilco onstage at Shepherd's Bush Empire in 2007 to sing it.
Covers include John Howard on the EP Songs for the Lost and Found (2008), Ed Harcourt on Songs to Save a Life (2011) and A.C. Newman in 2014, whose version was used in the Walking Dead episode "Us". Live counts were not obtained.
On stage
- 2007, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London Fay joined Wilco to sing it.
Covers and versions
- John Howard (2008) On the EP Songs for the Lost and Found.
- Ed Harcourt (2011) On Songs to Save a Life.
- A.C. Newman (2014) Used in an episode of The Walking Dead.
More songs by Bill Fay
Where to go next
Reference
- Bill Fay on Wikipedia The overview with the covers list.
Writing and criticism
- Mockingbird: There Is a Valley On faith and his return.
Sources
- Bill Fay, Wikipedia
- Bill Fay (album), Wikipedia
- There Is a Valley: the return of Bill Fay, Mockingbird