Gingersocks wrote: 
I think it's her wife. 

Love this is she Lucindas sister?.........or her daughter?........

My husband was always secretly in love with Dar. Well, I guess it really wasn't a secret.  

 jah_blessed wrote: 
Yes, I'm with y'all on that. SIck of these types of songs....

I still think her best song is "Alleluia:" 

Ron and Nancy got the house, but Sid and Nancy rule.
I died eight years ago - I'm still a legend at my high school
I stole a Chevy and I wrapped it round a tree
But that's OK cause no one's gonna make the next century
I'm up in heaven now they say I'm here to stay
Where the clouds are really puffy and the angels sing every day
Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia,  . . .

The cafeteria's got everything it's gonna drive me mad
Cause it looks just like a big Hawaiian party that my mother had
It's like the worst Elvis film I've ever seen
Technicolor luau all on technicolor green
There's camping trips and donkey rides and singing round the fire
And they signed me up for surfing, but they can't get me in the choir
Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia . . .

But there she was this morning getting fitted for her wings
Leather boots, magenta hair, and saying nasty things
I'd say she was an angel but it's stupid and it's obvious
I said you'll hate it here cause we're the only ones like us
It's crypto-fascist mania it's silicon deliria
Yeah, she said, you're right, but I like the cafeteria
. . . . . . . . . . . .

Hey God we're the bad kids we're so nasty mean and vile
God looks like a guidance counselor God's got that smile
God says, how could this be, that's really odd
I guess I'll have to check my records, silly me - you know, I'm only God

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The waves are perfect and the sun will always shine
But there's got to be more to death than surfing all the time
I know the signs of self-destruction so I try to stop each new kid
Don't be like me, forever young, forever stupid
Yeah, I found love here but I'll bet you'll find it there
Where they don't always make the same joke
Gee you make a heavenly pair

 peter_james_bond wrote: 

this is a great example of what my other PSA was about!

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Dar Williams at a free concert in the park.

 folkalta wrote: 
I heard an interview with her where she pointed out that the vocal idea from Iowa was a warmup exercise that she always did.

I got a kick out of that.

 borderlessworld wrote: 
I love this song, in particular.  I perform my own version of it as part of my regular set.  I think it stands apart from whatever genre it's supposed to be in.  It's really hard to say what "type of music" you're bundling it with.  
 

I second the sentiment.  I knew about RP on and off for a while, then started really listening to it regularly earlier this year.  Finally decided to become a support this summer, and I think it's money well spent.  I love the exposure I get to new music and the commercial-freeity of it is just a bonus.  (Yeah, I just made that word up — youse got a problem wi dat?!?!?!)


 peter_james_bond wrote: 

Come on all you lurkers, donate to Radio Paradise and join the party! You won't regret it, I didn't.

She's actually playing here in a couple of weeks, along with Joshua Radin, who I also really like. Should be a great show.

 MediaGrrl wrote: 
I'd never heard of Dar Williams before, but maybe that's because I'm this side of the Pond, but on this evidence she's a fine singer-songwriter, and as you say the production is really rich. Yet another new artist for my CD wishlist thanks to RP (though no thanks from my credit card account ;-)). 7 from the Nottingham jury.

Yay!    

God bless Dar Williams.

couldn't agree more!



mediamarv wrote:

Recognize her voice immediately I O O O W W A. Thanks for playing it, I'm not familiar with this album.

I count Dar Williams among the finer songwriters working today. Her lyrics are usually intelligent, and her melodies catchy.

davin wrote: dar nit

buddy213 wrote:
Rachael Yamagata reference. This sounds a whole whole lot like a better tune of hers called "Worn Me Down" from her killer debut album called "Happenstance." It's one of the best I've bought this decade.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO US!?!? IT'S FRIDAY EVENING - COME ON REV US UP!!

MediaGrrl wrote:

At least someone plays these women. You sure don't hear it on mainstream radio. And, where are any women in the Lollapalooza lineup?!?

while I agree that too much singer-songwriter stuff would become mind-numbing, a) that's the beauty of RP, Bill mixes it up, and b) to me, Dar's work is consistently good and always seems like someone handing you a hot cup of tea on a chilly day. I like the production on this track, very rich.

borderlessworld wrote:

Have to agree with that. You can have too much of a good thing.

nice tune ... but there's been too much of this type of music on RP lately. the more you hear these female singer-songwriter songs, the more you overhear the really good ones ... and this is not one of them.

rate it a 6. nice, but that's it.

SaintAwesome wrote:
Agreed... pretty bland stuff.
I am not going to rate it yet just in case.

No thanks.

Seriously. One of Dar's *best songs* of, what I think is a highly underrated album. Keep the Dar coming Bill! :)">