Tracy is Godlike

 (former member) wrote: 
Didn't you preach on euphemisms lately...?

My favorite song from her. Therefore gets a 2.

She is a great songwriter, story teller and I found her music continues to grow. Some people don't like performers that preach or present thought provoking lyrics. Some of my favorite do it all the time. Bruce Cockburn, Bruce S, Jackson Browne ....

 jagdriver wrote: 
Some prefer pablum, some, granola.

 EssexTex wrote: 

Easy.
slow smooch does it.

a few months ago i came across a way of thinking that suggests the present moment is all we ever have , no past, no future , that our perception of our surroundings is clouded by one of our best assets and our worst enemy , our mind.  Being present in the moment is often hidden from us as we worry about the past and future ,,, and if you can stop you mind from thinking ,,,, heaven is here  ,  right now ,  that we are all connected ,, little bits of  consciousness manifested.  

if you find this way of thinking at all curious you hear many artists speak sing of this and for me that fills my being with joy

Heaven's in heaven (if it was on earth, it'd be called Paradise.) And looking around, I don't see too much Paradise, but there are glimpses of what the earth could be, if handled correctly and with love instead of greed and selfishness.  I'm appreciating Tracy Chapman's music more and more these days.....

 haljordan wrote: 
  Why? Because it's a completely different song, or because it's in a major key? Either way, I love this song.                            

well said

I like the Belinda Carlisle version better.

It's Friday night and now I feel like going to sleeeeeeeeeeep.ZZZZZZZZZZ

rp: I'll sing along to TC anytime...and have thouroughly enjoyed your morning selections, thank you.  Please play somma Carina Round again soon.

pesimist:  chang your frig'n channel     

Today's set has pretty much sucked for the last three hours or so.  This is hitting the bottom of the barell, so I guess there's no where to go but up from here.  I hope it happens fast.

Where else would heaven be?  According to the Eagles it is here on earth as well.....seems to be a trend!
Guess we should take care of what we have now if that is the case!

 Stefen wrote: 

Well, it was great until Bill threw in TC. Time to take an afternoon break.

Great set:

Tracy Chapman - Heaven's Here on Earth
Thievery Corporation - Doors Of Perception (Feat Gunjan)
Harry Manx - Afghani Raga

Then before Manx was that Grateful Dead thing.

 musikalia wrote: 
It's her voice I find grating. And I've never been all that crazy about "message" music, preferring to think of the voice as another instrument. The words always get little to no consideration when determining whether or not I like any given song, although they can be a definite turnoff if they're disagreeable. For me, music is something to enjoy and not have to devote my thinking to; that's what reading, lectures, and conversation is for.

 

The whole album is brilliant. In fact, I find this to be a weaker track of an otherwise fabulous CD.

Awesome tune. Need to dust this cd off and play.

Just thought I'd check the comments to see if listeners are still moaning and groaning about this gentle woman. Yep! I see so.

This whole album is fantastic, but I often find myself skipping this song (track 1) and beginning with the title track, New Beginnings. Just seems to kick it off better.

It's funny to see all of this faux "intellectualism" trying to critique Tracy's music.

Duh.

Well, I was enjoying the set this morning...until this.
I know Tracy Chapman sings about some supposedly deep ideas and all that....
....but somehow I find her delivery of it trite and boring. The impact isn't there for me.

nigelr wrote:

Jup, great musicians, dull Tracy as usual. :)