2 Songs From the Past

When I was in the car riding back from Columbia yesterday I got to hear two songs that I had not heard in awhile. Thank you Sirius!

SONG ONE
Jewel's "Near You Always"
I wouldn't ever say I have been a huge Jewel fan. My Mom thinks she is too "yodely." For some reason though, she seems to be getting a good amount of play on Sirius these days. Especially in the Coffee House. All sorts of different acoustic recordings of her songs. I got the album "Pieces of You" when I was in high school and listened to it, knew most of the songs, but had forgotten about "Near You Always" until I heard it the other day. The YouTube version I pulled just shows you the album cover, not much to watch - but you can listen.

You can listen to it on You Tube.

Lyrics:
"Near You Always"

Please don't say I love you,
those words touch me much too deeply
and they make my core tremble
Don't think you realize the effect you have over me
Please don't look at me like that
It just makes me want to make you near me always
Please don't kiss me so sweet
it makes me crave a thousand kisses to follow
And please don't touch me like that
makes every other embrace seem pale and shallow
And please don't come so close
it just makes me want to make you near me always
Please don't bring me flowers
they only whisper the sweet things you'd say
Don't try to understand me
your hands already know too much anyway
It just makes me want to make you near me always
And when you look in my eyes
please know my heart is in your hands
It's nothing that I understand, but when in your arms
you have complete power over me
So be gentle if you please, 'cause
Your hands are in my hair, but my heart is in your teeth
And it makes me want to make you near me always
Your hands are in my hair, but my heart is in your teeth
And it makes me want to make you near me always
I want to be near you always
I want to be near you always
I want to be near you always



SONG TWO
Pete Drodge's "If you don't love me (I'll kill myself)"
I saw Pete open for Edwin McCain the first time I ever saw Edwin in concert. It was shortly after his "Misguided Roses" album came out. The show was at the Music Farm down in Charleston in June of 1998. My parent bought me a copy of Pete's album and I think it was the first "obscure band" I liked. My friends thought I was a little silly for listening to him, but I remember driving around Florence in my bright blue neon cranking the album "Spacey & Shakin'." The song I heard on Sirius was on the "Dumb & Dumber" soundtrack, and what I found on You Tube has shots from that film.

Watch on You Tube

Lyrics:
"If you don't love me (I'll kill myself)"

If you want I'll be by your side,
and if you don't maybe suicide
And it's my love that'd kill me dear,
if you won't hold me and have me near
But don't you fret and don't be scared,
cuz baby I am a millionaire
I'll make you a star and I'll make you a queen.
I'll put your face in all the magazines.

Okay so I lied and none of that's true,
but not having you is making me blue
And I want you for the rest of my life,
yes I want you to be my wife,
I'll give you a ring and a home sweet home,
and if you want you'll be free to roam
But not too far I'm begging you please.
Begging you please upon my bended knees.

If you don't love me I'll kill myself (4 times)

I need you more than a sailor needs a breeze
I need you more than an eskimo freeze
I need your loving more than money or air,
and if you don't love me baby that's not fair
Cuz I'll be good to you in every way,
I'll give you loving baby everyday
A loving that's good a loving that's all right.
A loving like an oven on the coldest night.

If you don't love me I'll kill myself (4 times)

If you don't love me... If you don't love me...

Oxygen

Even though two of my friends have told me they thing the album CoCo is depressing I just don't care. Boo on them! I listen to half of these songs and I think about warm spring days outside wearing soft cotton dresses while blowing on dandelion puffs. (And for some reason I sort of woke up with that same warm and fuzzy feeling this morning.)

Lyrics:
I came apart inside a world made of angry people
i found a boy who had a dream
making everyone smile
He was sunshine
I fell over my feet
like bricks underwater

how am i supposed to tell you how i feel
i need oxygen
oh baby let me be your lady
i will make you happy
never gonna leave, never gonna leave
oh baby can i be your lady
i am going crazy for you

and so i found a state of mind
where i could be speechless
i had to try it for a while
to figure out this feeling
this felt so right
pull me upside down to a place
where you've been waiting

how am i supposed to tell you how i feel
i need oxygen
oh baby can i be your lady
i will make you happy
im never gonna leave,
never gonna leave
oh baby can i be your lady
i am going crazy for you

you dont wanna keep me waiting
staring at my fingers feeling like a fool

oh baby can i be your lady
i am going crazy
im never gonna leave,
never gonna leave
oh baby let me be your lady
i will make you happy, yeah-ohhhh

tell me what you want,
baby tell me what you need
anything i ask baby give it to me
baby give it to me, give it to me

give it to me, give it to me
baby give it to me give it to me

The Guy Who Says Goodbye

What I love about Sirius is that some days it just knows when to play me a good song. And today I got one while on my way to the post office and to grab some lunch. I met, for the first time, Griffin House and the song "The Guy Who Says Goodbye." I don't think any more explanation is necessary.

OK - maybe one thing is necessary. He plays in Charlotte on July 23! SWEET!

Lyrics:
ou don’t need to change a thing about you babe
I’m telling you from where I sit you’re one of a kind
Relationships I don’t know why they never work out and they make you cry
But the guy that says goodbye to you is out of his mind
Well I been down and I need your help I’ve been feeling sorry for myself
Don’t hesitate to boost my confidence
Well I been lost and need direction I could use a little love protection
What do you say, honey, come to my defense?
I’ll stand up for you if it’s what you need and I can take a punch I don’t mind to bleed
As long as afterwards you feel bad for me
And you give me all of your attention I got deep desire and it needs quenchin’
I think that’s pretty plain for you to see
Hell, enough about me and more about you ‘cause that’d be the gentlemanly thing to do
I hope you like your men sweet and polite
I thought I was done with telling you but I ain’t nearly half way through
I got a few more things I’d like to say to you tonight
You don’t need to change a thing about you babe
I’m telling you from where I sit you’re one of a kind
Relationships I don’t know why they never work out and they make you cry
But the guy that says goodbye to you is out of his mind
You always did kind of drive me crazy and it pissed me off ‘cause I let it faze me
But I never wanted my time with you to end
Now I’m back in town for a day or two and mostly I came back just to see you
I’m leaving now but I don’t want to go
You don’t need to change a thing about you babe
I’m telling you from where I sit you’re one of a kind
Relationships I don’t know why they never work out and they make you cry
But the guy that says goodbye to you is out of his mind

I Will Possess Your Heart

I haven't much listened to the new Death Cab for Cutie album, but this song is getting a lot of play on Sirius, and I like it. There is also some appropriateness.

Lyrics:
How I wish you could see the potential,
the potential of you and me.
It's like a book elegantly bound but,
in a language that you can't read.
Just yet.

You gotta spend some time, Love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you'll find, love
I will possess your heart.
You gotta spend some time, Love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you'll find, love
I will possess your heart.

There are days when outside your window
I see my reflection as I slowly pass,
and I long for this mirrored perspective
when we'll be lovers, lovers at last.

You gotta spend some time, Love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you'll find, love
I will possess your heart.
You gotta spend some time, Love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you'll find, love
I will possess your heart.
I will possess your heart.
I will possess your heart.

You reject my... advances... and desperately...
I won't let you... let me down... so easily.
So easily.

You gotta spend some time, Love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you'll find, love
I will possess your heart.
You gotta spend some time, Love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you'll find, love
I will possess your heart.
You gotta spend some time, Love.
You gotta spend some time with me.
And I know that you'll find, love
I will possess your heart.
I will possess your heart.
I will possess your heart.

I'm All Right

I heard this song on Sirius the other day. John likes Madeline Peyroux so when I see her name pop-up on the screen I try to pay attention. She gets decent coverage on The Coffee House and when I heard I'm All Right the other day, it spoke to me.


Lyrics:
He made me laugh
He made me cry
He smoked his stogies in bed
But I'm all right
I'm all right
I've been lonely before
I asked the boy for a few kind words
He gave me a novel instead
But I'm all right
I'm all right
I've been lonely before
It's fine, it's OK
It was wrong either way
I just wanted to say
There isn't much fun when you're drinking alone
He got drunk, he fell down
He threw a few of my things around
But I'm all right
I'm all right
I've been lonely before

I'd like to believe it is easy to leave
But I have to conceive that wherever you are
You're still driving my car
Sticks and stones break my bones
But tears don't leave any scars
So I'm all alright
I'm all alright
I've been lonely before

Mmm...
I'm all alright
I'm all alright
I'm all alright
Yeah
He played solitaire in bed
Used to blow bubbles in bed

Running on Sunshine

Matt, at some point, sent me the MP3 for this Jesus Jackson song. It is kind of old school, but when Carley and I were tooling around the low country listening to tunes on my iPod this track came on. I think it is my theme song for the current times. :-)

Lyrics:

Running on Sunshine

Girl you got me tripping on sunshine
God knows you just made my day
Since you came around, no
I just can't slow down, no
I wanna see you walk in my walk

Girl you got me thinking about diving
And get down on one knee, maybe two
People may stop and stare, but
I don't even care, no
Just as long as I'm with you

You got me running on sunshine
Ain't no clouds getting in my way
I must be running on sunshine
Ain't no rain getting in my way

Girl you got me acting real crazy
Chasing tail like some old dog
Oh I got this rocket
In my friendly pocket
Ready to explode like a bomb

Something tells me you made me lose it
Cause everything keeps shaking around
We can cut the rule
Make these walls go boom
We can do this right here and now

You got me running on sunshine
Ain't no clouds getting in my way
I must be running on sunshine
Ain't no rain getting in my way

(2X)
Hey just get over yourself
This thing is to good for you help
Hey just get over yourself

Girl you got me tripping on sunshine
God knows you just made my day
Since you came around, no
I just can't slow down, no
I wanna see you walk in my walk

Girl you got me thinking about diving
And get down on one knee, maybe two
People may stop and stare, but
I don't even care, no
Just as long as I'm with you

You got me running on sunshine
Ain't no clouds in my know
I must be running on sunshine
Ain't no rain getting in my way

You got me running on sunshine
Ain't no rain getting in my way
I must be running on sunshine
Ain't no rain getting in my way

(6X)
No doubt, no doubt about it
And there ain't no clouds in my sky

Follow Through

I have known of Gavin DeGraw for awhile and probably have heard a song or two and not known it - but passed it on the iPod this morning and decided to stop and listen. Quite happy I did too because I like it. :-) The first song I heard was "Follow Through" and it is possible I like it best, but I am not sure. "(Nice to Meet You) Anyway" is also good (listening to that one now).

All the lyrics are sort of mushy - like in a "I am singing to appeal to the ladies" sort of way - and well, I am a chick so that might be why I like it. But it has that laid back - easy-to-listen-to - thing going on.

Lyrics:

Follow Through

Oh, this is the start of something good
Don't you agree?
I haven't felt like this in so many moons
You know what I mean?
And we can build through this destruction
As we are standing on our feet
So, since you want to be with me
You'll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
You to stick around
I'll see you everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
These reeling emotions they just keep me alive
They keep me in tune
Oh, look what I'm holding here in my fire
This is for you
Am I too obvious to preach it?
You're so hypnotic on my heart
So, since you want to be with me
You'll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
You to stick around
I'll see you everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
The words you say to me are unlike anything
That's ever been said
And what you do to me is unlike anything
That's ever been
Am I too obvious to preach it?
You're so hypnotic on my heart
So, since you want to be with me
You'll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
(For) you to stick around
I'll see you everyday
But you'll have to follow through
With every word you say
An I, all I really want is you (For) you to stick around
I'll see everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
You're gonna have to follow
Oh, this is the start of something good
Don't you agree?

Watch the video on YouTube

New Amsterdam

OK - Travis' new album comes out in a few weeks, but I have skillz (well John does) so I am listening to it now and did listen to it most of the weekend. It is awesome. Very, very good. Since Matt introduced me to Travis in the fall I have always enjoyed listening to the music, and this album is no different. "The Boy with No Name" and I believe it is released on May 7. So, get it now, get it then - either is fine with me. I just recommend you take a good listen. All the songs are lovely, but one in particular caught my interest from the very beginning and I think it is because of the phrase "Park that is Central." Not sure why it sticks out to me, but it does.

The whole thing is very relaxed and very Travis.

Lyrics:

New Amsterdam

New York, New York,
good bye girl

And they meet
on Bleecker Street
or the Park that is Central
oh no
I watched the sun go down
down down beneath the ground
and it's a new day,
it's a new dawn,
in New Amsterdam.

The stranger in the moonlight,
looks stranger in the moonlight

And they meet
on Bleecker Street
or the Park that is Central
oh no
I watched the sun go down
down down beneath the ground
and it's a new day,
it's a new dawn,
in New Amsterdam.

And we meet
on Bleecker Street
or the Park that is Central
oh no
I watched the sun go down
down down beneath the ground
and it's a new day,
it's a new dawn,
in New Amsterdam.

Hold Me Now

I like Sujifan Stevens a good bit, but don't listen to him as much as I like - not sure why. But, Justin kindly turned me onto The Polyphonic Spree, and I find that they are sort of similar. The 4:30 track Hold Me Now was the first to really stick out for me, but I also really like Section 17 (Suitcase Calling).

The quality that Polyphonic & Sujifan share (at least in my eyes) is the utilization of very diverse instruments, melodies, and chord structures to create "real music." Its so much more than rock-and-roll (which I love). And I don't even consider their music rock at all. What category is it? I have no clue. But I know that the people that write this sort of stuff do composition of the same caliber as good symphonic band guys. The arrangements and array of instruments is complex and offers listeners an intellectually stimulating experience. These are no doubt hard core chorus and band geeks (or at least were).

Lyrics:

Hold Me Now

He started the day with a mood and a shake.
He was finally arranged.
And someone said with a cold, hard chest, "You're a mess!"
He woke up at nights.
He thought he was twice.
He was moving away
cause everyone thinks that it goes away with age.

Hold me now.
Don’t start shaking.
You keep me safe.
Don't ever think you're the only one
when times are tough in your new age.

Hold me now.
Don’t start shaking.
You keep me safe.
Don't ever think you're the only one
when times are tough in your new age.
You better be cool at the time.

He’s walking along with his soul in his lungs.
Ya stare at him long you can find a new song.
Everyone thinks they've got a new phrase.
But you're still miles away.
You're still miles away.
I said, "You're still miles away."

(Repeat 2x)
Hold me now. Don't start shaking.
You keep me safe.
Don't ever think you're the only one
when times are tough in your new age.

Instrumental Bridge

(Repeat 4x)
Hold me now. Don't start shaking.
You keep me safe.
Don't ever think you're the only one
when times are tough in your new age.

As Lovers Go

It's Dashboard Confessional today. Well, technically today I am listening to Panic! At the Disco, cause it is what is on my mind, but last night - driving down the road - it was all Dashboard. And this song came on, and it made me sort of reflect on things. And I smiled. :-)

Lyrics:

As Lovers Go

she said "i've gotta be honest,
you're wasting your time if you're fishing round here."
and i said "you must be mistaken,
cause i'm not fooling...this feeling is real"
she said...she said "you gotta be crazy,
What do you take me for? Some kind of easy mark?
"No, you've got wits, you've got looks,
you've got passion, but I swear that you've got me all wrong."

all wrong.
all wrong.
but you got me...

i'll be true, i'll be useful...
i'll be cavalier...i'll be yours my dear.
and i'll belong to you...
if you'll just let me through.
this is easy as lovers go,
so don't complicate it by hesitating.
and this is wonderful as loving goes,
this is tailor-made, whats the sense in waiting?

and i said "i've gotta be honest
i've been waiting for you all my life."
for so long i thought i was asylum bound,
but just seeing you makes me think twice.
and being with you here makes me sane,
i fear i'll go crazy if you leave my side.
you've got wits...you've got looks,
you've got passion but are you brave enough to leave with me tonight?

tonight.
tonight.
but you've got me...

i'll be true, i'll be useful...
i'll be cavalier...i'll be yours my dear.
and i'll belong to you...
if you'll just let me through.
this is easy as lovers go,
so don't complicate it by hesitating.
and this is wonderful as loving goes,
this is tailor-made, whats the sense in waiting?
this is easy as lovers go,
so don't complicate it by hesitating.
and this is wonderful as loving goes,
this is tailor-made, whats the sense in waiting?