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| Patty Griffin – Making Pies Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I love this song, and listening to this song today, I just felt the need to talk about it. Patty does indeed have an amazing talent for storytelling. abhayadana has it right in that it is someone who is 'resilient...in the face of the absurdity of life' To me, it speaks of a woman whose 'sweetheart...before the war' was killed and she never let anyone else take his place. Instead of having a partner to share her life with, she satisfies herself with being happy for her sister and her nephew. She gets on with her life, filling it with things to do, things that take little effort but time away from the loneliness. She could 'cry or die' but she chooses to do something else that she doesn't have to think much about to take her mind off all that has and hasn't happened. She types and she makes pies.
It is a heart-breaking song, because you can see the life of monotony that this once vibrant young woman, now older and gray, has resigned herself to. It really feels like your talking to this woman, feelng for her; something very few songwriters can achieve. There's a kind of swelling of pride and hope and sorrow that accompanies this song everytime I hear it. I love everything about it: it's story, it's melody, it's pace, it's simplistic beauty. More people should listen to this song, listen to Patty full stop. |
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| Susie Suh – Light On My Shoulder Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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This is such a beautiful song, with fantastic truthful lyrics and a mezmerising voice. Heard of her vis Rachael Yamagata. This is such a wonderful song, can't believe noone else commented! |
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| Nerina Pallot – Sophia Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I have to say I prefer the origninal version of this song, before she added the strings and stuff. It was much more powerful then. Still it's a great song that if you hear at the right (or wrong) moment can bring tears to your eyes |
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| Nerina Pallot – Sophia Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I have to say I prefer the origninal version of this song, before she added the strings and stuff. It was much more powerful then. Still it's a great song that if you hear at the right (or wrong) moment can bring tears to your eyes |
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| Patty Griffin – Rain Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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Beautiful. Emotional. Honest. Even those don't capture how wonderful this song is, you can't help but cry can you? |
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| Patty Griffin – Long Ride Home Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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To me this is written from a guys perspective about his wife who's just died. Whatever it's about it one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard, I love it to pieces. |
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| Kathleen Edwards – Copied Keys Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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Yeah i agree with that, but I think it's going a little deeper. It seems to me like she's moved away from her life, her town, her friends to be with him and while she's trying and is fine with it, she still feels hugely dislocated in a city she doesn't know. One of my favourtie songs on the album |
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| Kathleen Edwards – Pink Emerson Radio Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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This is a great song. I assume it's about a fire taking place and the person is trying to pick what they can take with them, always one of the hardest decisions to make, I'd dither way too much. |
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| Kathleen Edwards – National Steel Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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Man! I came here hoping to understand this song, cos I honestlyy don't have a clue. i love the song, but could someone tell me what it's about? My theory is that it's about a lousy relationship someone has with their father but who knows? |
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| Kathleen Edwards – Away Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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How can no one have commented on this song? This (in my most humble opinion) is the best track on the album. Call me simple but give me a girl a guitar and a good heartbreaker and I'm sold. This song to me at least, seems to be about someone who perhaps left their hometown a while back but has returned. fFirst verse is about driving past old places that they used to meet, reminiscing over the drinks and smiles shared. THe second verse, imo, is about how he wants to visit her, like he wanted to call and write letters all the time before but never really got the courage. The break is really powerful, about how he thinks he's changed while he never meant to. Meh, I'm only positing a possible thought here. fantastic song, whatever it's truly about! |
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| Peter Gabriel – I Grieve Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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aaah I meant to say, it puts a new perspective on the first verse, not the entire song...also the video is kinda intense so, well yeah, your choice. My main feeling that the song brings to me is that while that kind of loss can't ever not hurt, you can move on. Patty GRiffin's song 'Long RIde Home' reminds me of this. Beautiful song |
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| Peter Gabriel – I Grieve Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I fell in love with this the first time I heard it. It was just so haunting. I've just one thing to add, do you guys know it's used in the short film (and i do mean short, it's 3 mins) for RAINN? It's used very effectively, y'all should take a look, it puts a different perspective on the song, even if it wasn't meant to convey what it does there. If you wanna see it, search for Unbroken RAINN in Yahoo Videos or on ifilm. You'll see what I mean about the new perspective |
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