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borneoman · 09-17-2009, 07:45 PM

I really really really love this little song!!!! And I really really really hope it makes it to the new album (whenever that may be). I think the melody is fantastic, the lyrics are beautiful... usually I'm not crazy on trumpets but love the mouth-trumpet at the end

So do you love it or do you love it???

What inspired me to start this thread is that today I rediscovered this amazing live version from Bristol 07:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8URRD...eature=related

Absolutely stellar performance, which gets even better if you listen it as part of the 30 minute-3 song jam he did with Insane > Eskimo > Is that It My Friend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HegQ_...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VStc4...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8URRD...eature=related

Looks like Damien's been working on the song for a while cos he played it first in Madison 2004 with slightly different lyrics, and then a bunch of times during the 9 tour, including the one I witnessed in LA in which Lisa did sing the 2nd verse (or tried, cos she forgot the lyrics)...

these are the lyrics by the way (thanks Spamlet for the input back in the day):

Is that it, my friend?
We've come to the end?
Only 2 days now
With letters to send
To the Prince of the desert.
The prints in the sand...
Did he ask for your love?
Did he ask for your hand?

Is that it my friend
The end of it all
Did you wait till I break
Did you wait till I fall
I was lost in your river
Now I’ve come to a dam
I question the boy
I question the man

And I long to be with you
And I long to be free
How I long to be with you
Not for my... Jealousy

Is that it my friend
Just say goodnight
Well I hope you sleep well
I hope you sleep tight
I hope in your dreams
That he loves your eyes
Like I did
Just for awhile

Is that it my friend
The end of it all
Did you wait till I break
Did you wait till I fall
I was lost in your river
Now I’ve come to a dam
I question the boy
I question the man

And I long to be with you
And I long to be free
Yes I long to be with you
Not for my Jealousy

Well I’m alright
Now
Yes I’m all I’m alright
Now

and this is how the 1st verse was first time around in Madison (courtesy SisterMidnight):

Is that it my friend
Come to the end
Of a beautiful day
Where I can pretend
I can open these ears
I can open my eyes
I can scrape the bottom
And still touch the sky

09-17-2009, 07:45 PM	#1
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	Is That It My Friend appreciation thread I really really really love this little song!!!! And I really really really hope it makes it to the new album (whenever that may be). I think the melody is fantastic, the lyrics are beautiful... usually I'm not crazy on trumpets but love the mouth-trumpet at the end So do you love it or do you love it??? What inspired me to start this thread is that today I rediscovered this amazing live version from Bristol 07: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8URRD...eature=related Absolutely stellar performance, which gets even better if you listen it as part of the 30 minute-3 song jam he did with Insane > Eskimo > Is that It My Friend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HegQ_...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VStc4...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8URRD...eature=related Looks like Damien's been working on the song for a while cos he played it first in Madison 2004 with slightly different lyrics, and then a bunch of times during the 9 tour, including the one I witnessed in LA in which Lisa did sing the 2nd verse (or tried, cos she forgot the lyrics)... these are the lyrics by the way (thanks Spamlet for the input back in the day): Is that it, my friend? We've come to the end? Only 2 days now With letters to send To the Prince of the desert. The prints in the sand... Did he ask for your love? Did he ask for your hand? Is that it my friend The end of it all Did you wait till I break Did you wait till I fall I was lost in your river Now I’ve come to a dam I question the boy I question the man And I long to be with you And I long to be free How I long to be with you Not for my... Jealousy Is that it my friend Just say goodnight Well I hope you sleep well I hope you sleep tight I hope in your dreams That he loves your eyes Like I did Just for awhile Is that it my friend The end of it all Did you wait till I break Did you wait till I fall I was lost in your river Now I’ve come to a dam I question the boy I question the man And I long to be with you And I long to be free Yes I long to be with you Not for my Jealousy Well I’m alright Now Yes I’m all I’m alright Now and this is how the 1st verse was first time around in Madison (courtesy SisterMidnight): Is that it my friend Come to the end Of a beautiful day Where I can pretend I can open these ears I can open my eyes I can scrape the bottom And still touch the sky __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I?