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borneoman · 03-25-2012, 05:31 PM

^yes!!!!! She's really made the songs 'alive'

loved the piece in the Guardian, incredible!!!! this part almost made me teary eyed

THE SONG THAT REMINDS ME OF DAMIEN RICE

"Couldn't Love You More" by John Martyn (1977)

When I started working with Damien Rice we used to do loads of touring and spent a lot of time on trains. It was such a wonderful period of excitement and discovery. I remember sitting on a train with him and this beautiful song came on his MiniDisc player. There's about a minute of introduction, then John Martyn comes in with, "If you kissed the sun right out of the sky for me…/ I couldn't love you more". It was just that raucous voice, powerful and visceral, and it's so shocking because your ear is attuned to the dreamy guitar intro. We were on a four-hour journey and I remember listening to it over and over again, until we got there. The two of us with one ear each. It reminds me of being really young and inspired by possibilities.

03-25-2012, 05:31 PM	#660
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	^yes!!!!! She's really made the songs 'alive' loved the piece in the Guardian, incredible!!!! this part almost made me teary eyed THE SONG THAT REMINDS ME OF DAMIEN RICE "Couldn't Love You More" by John Martyn (1977) When I started working with Damien Rice we used to do loads of touring and spent a lot of time on trains. It was such a wonderful period of excitement and discovery. I remember sitting on a train with him and this beautiful song came on his MiniDisc player. There's about a minute of introduction, then John Martyn comes in with, "If you kissed the sun right out of the sky for me…/ I couldn't love you more". It was just that raucous voice, powerful and visceral, and it's so shocking because your ear is attuned to the dreamy guitar intro. We were on a four-hour journey and I remember listening to it over and over again, until we got there. The two of us with one ear each. It reminds me of being really young and inspired by possibilities. __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I?