12/20/09

Sarah Jarosz: Song Up in Her Head




Sarah Jarosz is known as a "bluegrass debutante."

She is very young, very talented, and making waves...
and she makes Austin proud.

We will be hearing more from her.

Listen to "Song Up in Her Head" here.

I can't find the lyrics at the moment,
but they rock!

12/8/09

Pearl Jam - The Fixer






























The Fixer....

Listen here.

[Everytime I hear this song, I think of Eddie Vedder singing this song to his beautiful little girl.]

When something’s on let me shed a little light on it
When something’s cold let me put a little fire on it
If something’s old I wanna put a bit of shine on it
When something’s gone I wanna fight to get it back again
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Fight to get it back again
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

When something’s broke I wanna put a bit of fixin on it
If something’s bored I wanna put a little excited on it
If something’s low I wanna put a little high on it
If something’s lost I wanna fight to get it back again
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Fight to get it back again
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

When signals cross, i want to put a bit of straight on it.
if there's no love, i want to try to love again.
I’ll say your prayers I’ll take your side
I promise a way to make light
I'll dig your grave
We'll dance and sing
What's saved could be one last lifetime

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Fight to get it back again
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Lyric source.

Meiko: Boys with Girlfriends



I know better than this...

I accidentally saw Meiko at SXSW '09. I had never heard of her... But the people I was standing with were total groupies. In fact, the Korean guy I met at The Parish had actually become a partial owner of "The Parish" bar in Austin, Texas because he was so in love with Meiko (and she plays there when she comes to town ;-)


And, needless to say, she was very talented and extremely humble ;-) I'm hooked!!

And here's the song that has catapulted her to instant stardom:  Live version here.

BOYS WITH GIRLFRIENDS

when i first met you
i knew you were the one
till you took me home and met her
she had your boxers on
she was listening to your song
and i thought right then that you had everything

but i knew
she was jealous from the start
yeah i knew
she was jealous from the start
cos i know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
oh i know better than that i know better
you play the victim and i'll be the bad guy
i know better than that, i know better
(oh oh oh oh oh oh X 2)

we started hanging around after 9
i couldve sworn you i was yours
you looked at me and said
its a little too late for bed
we went to stayed up all night and
talked about everything

but i knew
she was jealous from the start
yeah i knew
she was jealous from the start

cos i know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
oh i know better than that i know better
you play the victim and i'll be the bad guy
i know better than that, i know better

(oh)
what she did to us was tragic
oh oh oh
and i have to do what's right
oh oh oh
what we had was really magic
oh oh oh
but i have to get what's mine
oh
i don't get what's mine
and you get yours
cos i know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
oh i know better than that i know better
you play the victim and i'll be the bad guy
i know better than that, i know better
(oh)
X 2

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12/7/09

A.A. Bondy - Lover's Waltz


























Such a beautiful song!


Listen here.
Do you wanna dance?

Will you wear my ring?
Will you lay with me?
Until the final bullets sing...


Over our heads, over our heads..
Then a lovers' waltz will turn until the end.


Will you marry me?
Don't you wanna spin?
Will you run with me? 
Until the ground folds us within.
Over our heads, over our heads.


And a lovers' waltz will turn until the end,
And your shipwreck eyes,
They sing to me,
As we ride a killer whale,
Across a diamond sea.


Over our heads, over our heads...
And a lovers' waltz will turn until the end.
And I will hang for you,
And you will hang for me,
And the northern lights.
Will take us in like refugees,
Over our heads, over our heads.
And a lovers' waltz will turn until the end.



Lyric source.

12/5/09

Josh Ritter: Bright Smile (Dark Eyes)



Bright Smile - Josh Ritter - Whelans 22/10/09

Watch here.

Lyrics to Bright Smile :

Now my work is done

I feel I'm owed some joy

Oh Imogene and Abelard

I'm your homeward boy

But there's another one

Who brings me to your door

And the boat she weaved from the tidal reeds

Was always tied to shore

With bright smiles and dark eyes

Bright smile dark eyes

Everywhere I went oh

I was always searching for ya

Bright smile dark eyes

I'm looking for some peace

But it's so hard to find

With Calamity Janes and the Steamboat Casanovas

And Darling Clementines

If she's your only one

Then she is also mine

Just pin your heartbeat up against my heartbeat

And you'll see how well we rhyme

With bright smiles and dark eyes

Bright smile dark eyes

Everywhere I went oh


I was always looking for ya

Bright smile dark eyes

Man is only half himself


The other half is a bright thing


He tumbles on by luck or grace


For man is ever a blind thing

Bright smiles and dark eyes

Bright smile dark eyes

Everywhere I went oh

I was always looking for ya

Bright smile dark eyes

[ Bright Smile Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]

Ben Harper: Morning Yearning....


Listen here...

Acoustic here, and here.

Lyrics are here.

Guitar tabs here.

Practice tabs here.

Enjoy ;)

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12/4/09

Billy Bragg - Walk Away Renee



Billy Bragg Walk Away Renee Lyrics:
On YouTube here... and here. (JUST KIDDING about that second link ;-)

She said it was just a figment of speech
And I said you mean 'figure'
And she said no 'figment' because she
could never imagine it happening
But it did
When we first met, I played the shy-boy
When she spoke to me for the first
time, my nose began to bleed
She guessed the rest
The next day we went on a bus ride to the ferry
And when nobody came to collect our
fares, why I knew then this was
something special.
I couldn't stop thinking about her
And everytime I switched on the radio,
there was somebody else singing
a song about the two of us.
It was just like being on a fast ride at Fun
Fair - the sort you want to get off...
because it's scary and then, as soon as
you're off again, you want to
get straight back on again
But oh love is strange
And you have to learn to take the
crunchy with the smooth
I suppose
She began going out with Mr. Potato Head
It was when I saw her in the car park with
his coat around her shoulders
that I realized
I went home and thought about the two of
them together until the bath
water went cold around me
I thought about her eyes and the curve of
her breasts and about the point
where their bodies met...
I confronted her about it
I said 'I'm the most illegible bachelor in town'
And she said 'Yea, that's why I can never
understand any of those stupid
letters you send me.'
And then one day it happened,
She cut her hair,
And I stopped loving her.

Lyric Source.

12/1/09

Alexi Murdoch - Song for You


I love Alexi Murdoch...
This is a stunning video as well.

"So today, I wrote a song for you,
'Cause a day can get so long.
And I know it's hard to make it through,
When you say there's something wrong.

So I'm trying to put it right,
'Cause I want to love you with my heart,
All this trying has made me tight.
And I dont know even where to start...

Maybe that's a start.

'Cause you know its a simple game..
That you play filling up your head with rain.
And you know you are hiding from your pain.
In the way, in the way you say your name.

And I see you,
Hiding your face in your hands.
Flying so you won't land,
You think no one understands,
No one understands.

So you hunch your shoulders and you shake your head,
And your throat is aching but you swear,
No one hurts you, nothing could be sad,
Anyway you're not here enough to care.

And you're so tired you dont sleep at night,
As your heart is trying to mend,
You keep it quiet but you think you might,
Disappear before the end.

And its strange that you cannot find,
Any strength to even try...
To find a voice to speak your mind,
When you do, all you wanna do is cry.

Well maybe you should cry...

And I see you hiding your face in your hands,
Talking 'bout far-away lands,
You think no one understands,
Listen to my hands.

And all of this life,
Moves around you.
For all that you claim,
You're standing still,
You are moving too...
You are moving too...
You are moving too...
I will move you."

Image source: Google images.

Lyric source here.