Michael Franks: Hourglass

I ve always found this song by Michael Franks a beautifully sensual composition, both because of the silky smoothness of the music (and his voice), and because of the deep tenderness and poetry of the lyrics, that speak of one true great love that knows no barriers throughout time. The metaphor of an hourglass that refers to the shape of the sexy body of his beloved made me think of images of nude photography, so I borrowed some photos of famous nude photographer Helmut Newton and posterized them t