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urgencytobleed) wrote2007-05-25 02:02 pm
urgencytobleed) wrote2007-05-25 02:02 pm
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Song of the Day #11/Kristin Hersh
Song of the Day!
Maria Taylor - Light House
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Maria Taylor - Light House
Watch the children sing but not to be singers
And so hopeful, they still are believers
There's so much to do or say without repeating
And a sad story you hoped she would keep reading
Maybe a message you're just not receiving
There's so much to do or say without repeating
So why don't we?
And don't expect too much, okay?
'Cause the best, the worst might have passed anyway
And like the light house we watched, it spun 'round and around
There's just some things, they aren't meant to touch the ground
And let our legs just run, no concept of distance
And all these rules we've learned could make no difference
There's so much to do or say without repeating
And it's the subtle laugh that will keep ringing
And what was overlooked could now have meaning
There's so much to do or say without repeating
So why don't we?
And don't expect too much, okay?
'Cause the best, the worst might have passed anyway
And like the light house we watched, it spun 'round and around
There's just some things, they aren't meant to touch the ground
And so hopeful, they still are believers
There's so much to do or say without repeating
And a sad story you hoped she would keep reading
Maybe a message you're just not receiving
There's so much to do or say without repeating
So why don't we?
And don't expect too much, okay?
'Cause the best, the worst might have passed anyway
And like the light house we watched, it spun 'round and around
There's just some things, they aren't meant to touch the ground
And let our legs just run, no concept of distance
And all these rules we've learned could make no difference
There's so much to do or say without repeating
And it's the subtle laugh that will keep ringing
And what was overlooked could now have meaning
There's so much to do or say without repeating
So why don't we?
And don't expect too much, okay?
'Cause the best, the worst might have passed anyway
And like the light house we watched, it spun 'round and around
There's just some things, they aren't meant to touch the ground
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Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh has, for many years now, been putting out consistently good material and continues to prove herself as one of the best and most original of the "female singer-songwriter" side of music. She's been active in various bands (Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave) and as a solo artist since the mid-80s and shows no signs of running out of steam yet. She's perfected the art of starting out slow and pretty and then plunging into loud angry rock territory (or sometimes the other way around) within one song without becoming a one-trick pony. Each song sounds new and refreshing and different. Her signature raspy voice adds just the right amount of spunk with an underlying layer of softness and her simple, abstract lyrics speak volumes without really saying much at all. Here are a few of my favorite Kristin songs. I hope you like them as much as I do.
A Loon(from Hips and Makers)Me and My Charms(from Hips and Makers)Vertigo(from Learn to Sing Like a Star)Vitamins V(from The Grotto)Your Dirty Answer(from Sunny Border Blue)