The lyrics to Lisa's Hiro song (Train)

[Spamlet]

Sorry but please don't PM me asking for it. I only have the unmixed/untracked version of the show thus far and promised my pal the taper not to share it. It sounds f*ckin' phenomenal though and I just wrote a ton more about the tape in the trading section if you'd like to check that thread for details.

This is also how I described this song over there:

I can't say enough about how wonderfully unique it is. It's like all 3 of her Sligo tunes rolled up into one! Picture a slinky, gentle, lazy, smoky Norah Jones type vibe to the vocal mixed with the perky quirkiness of a Suzanne Vega/Regina Spektor/Jill Sobule/Nelly McKaye playful bounce; complete with (Tomo) whistling which is the closest thing we ever get to a refrain.

'K, now that you have such a clear sense of its tone...

btw, since Lisa's lyrics are in many ways as literarily as sophisticated as Damo's this one just truly begs for my e.e .cummings treatment (a la the succinct haiku feel of "C,M,SD" which I got very positive feedback from for doing it that way so i hope you like it here too) due to her deliberately shortened phrasing, the use of resonating parallel phrases with equal emphasis through tasteful alliteration and the dearth of lyrics in relation to how long the song itself is:

*whistling*

Blurry:

Like a railroad
Journey.

You get
Down
Some.

You need
The music
That
It brings.

You've got:

Someone
In your head.

Another
In your business.

Several
In your open arms.

Sometime.

Some time.

*whistling*

Maybe:

You'll pin
Nothin' else
On me.

I get
Down
Sometimes

And I
Am
Perforated
Plenty.

It's you
On the train.

You don't know
Where

You're
Headin' to.

Or even
Where

You've
Started
Out from.

*whistling*

(vocalizing)

And no one
Ever talks
To me
Like you do.

I don't like
What you say.

But at least
It's true.

Edit: The song is officially called "Blurry"

[Dean C]

I just don't get it. Why do people not want to share their bootleg recordings!? It's selfish if you ask me.

[Closing_Doors]

That song has been around for a while methinks. I've got a recording of it somewhere, just not on this machine... from mid 2005 I think.

[Timeé]

Originally Posted by Dean C

I just don't get it. Why do people not want to share their bootleg recordings!? It's selfish if you ask me.

i dont think it is. at the end of the day its their bootleg recordings.
if you havent gone to the trouble to tape and mix a concert then you should probably feel thankful if you're allowed access to one.

[Closing_Doors]

Oh and by the by I think the song is called "Sometimes".

[Dean C]

Originally Posted by Timeé

i dont think it is. at the end of the day its their bootleg recordings.
if you havent gone to the trouble to tape and mix a concert then you should probably feel thankful if you're allowed access to one.

If i recorded an intimate show like that, the first thing I would have done is share it on here. Seems that some people are more up their own ass than others

[Tommy]

I agree to be fair, I mean at the end of the day all respect to the people who go out there and record the songs. But do you really get more enjoyment out of it by not sharing, to me it wouldnt make a difference (I would probally enjoy it more if I had other Eskimo's to discuss it with). I just dont understand how keeping a track to yourself really makes anyone happier.

Thom

[cestoz]

i agree, but then in the taping recording forum it beomces apparent the 'mixed version' will be released to us all, eventually, which as long as is not too long, then i can live with it.

[audity]

Originally Posted by Timeé

i dont think it is. at the end of the day its their bootleg recordings.
if you havent gone to the trouble to tape and mix a concert then you should probably feel thankful if you're allowed access to one.

Haven't you heard of the Code of Tapers? In article 3, line 2 it states that "all tapers are obligated to share their recordings for the enjoyment of others."

[cille]

Originally Posted by Timeé

i dont think it is. at the end of the day its their bootleg recordings.

Oh yes because they wrote and performed the music it must be theirs.


No wait.

[Timeé]

Originally Posted by cille

Oh yes because they wrote and performed the music it must be theirs.


No wait.

i referred to bootleg recordings not the music within it. Even moreso if the bootleg contained all previously released material.

[Bumpman]

It's probably better not to get worked up about this. After you record a show you have to transfer, master, edit, compress, volume balance and then distribute it. It takes more then a few minutes and people do have real lives outside of trading bootlegs. Everyone wants instant results because we have the internet, but trading has always been measured in months rather then minutes, broadband won't change that much.

Anyway, Lisa's on Other Voices in two weeks. We'll all hear the songs then.

[SisterMidnight]

Originally Posted by Spamlet

Sorry but please don't PM me asking for it. I only have the unmixed/untracked version of the show thus far and promised my pal the taper not to share it. It sounds f*ckin' phenomenal though and I just wrote a ton more about the tape in the trading section if you'd like to check that thread for details.

This is also how I described this song over there:

I can't say enough about how wonderfully unique it is. It's like all 3 of her Sligo tunes rolled up into one! Picture a slinky, gentle, lazy, smoky Norah Jones type vibe to the vocal mixed with the perky quirkiness of a Suzanne Vega/Regina Spektor/Jill Sobule/Nelly McKaye playful bounce; complete with (Tomo) whistling which is the closest thing we ever get to a refrain.

'K, now that you have such a clear sense of its tone...

btw, since Lisa's lyrics are in many ways as literarily as sophisticated as Damo's this one just truly begs for my e.e .cummings treatment (a la the succinct haiku feel of "C,M,SD" which I got very positive feedback from for doing it that way so i hope you like it here too) due to her deliberately shortened phrasing, the use of resonating parallel phrases with equal emphasis through tasteful alliteration and the dearth of lyrics in relation to how long the song itself is:

*whistling*

Hurry:

Like a railroad
Journeying.

You've got
Doubts
Son.

You need
The music
That
It brings.

You've got:

Someone
In your head.

Another
In your business.

Several
In your open arms.

Sometimes.

Some time.

*whistling*

Baby:

You'll pin
Nothing else
On me.

I've got
Doubts
Sometimes

And I
Am
Perforated
Plenty.

It's you
On the train.

You don't know
Where

You're
Headin' to.

Or even
Where

You've
Started
Out from.

*whistling*

No one
Ever talks
To me
Like you do.

I don't like
What you say.

But at least
It's true.

thank you for the lyrics, doug! looking forward to hearing it.. i like songs with whistling