smokingpikachu
(Tucson, Arizona) | | Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 15:38 | |
Wish you'd play the Punch Brothers.
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Jan 05, 2012 - 07:48 | |
This is a great song in the style of old-fashioned storytelling. Plus they're great musicians. Chris Tiele (sp?) is an incredible mandolin player, maybe among the best EVER (seriously), but he seems so non-plussed by his abilities. His latest project is with Yo Yo Ma, who's no slouch in his own right: http://www.amazon.com/Goat-Rodeo-Sessions-Yo-Yo-Ma/dp/B005G5NPIS |
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cohifi
(Denver) | | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 23:37 | |
life sucks, then you die  or not !  |
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Mosay
(England) | | Posted: May 29, 2011 - 12:38 | |
Heard and loved a cover of this a few years ago. Great to finally hear the original and not be disappointed
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Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida) | | Posted: May 29, 2011 - 12:36 | |
Weakest effort on an otherwise great album, just a little 'ol personal opinion.
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pggriff
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Found this disc at a used record shop ( Fascinating Rythm) , never heard of them but took a chance based on the photo-copied review the shop owner had pasted on the cover. Blew me away from first listen, had to search out everything they produced. But alas, they had already broken up. Sux
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denbear
(Denver, Colorado) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 22:02 | |
Geez, I love this song. Never fails to emit a strong feeling.
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sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Dec 18, 2010 - 18:14 | |
Damn near always brings a tear to me eye!  10! |
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Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague) | | Posted: Nov 21, 2010 - 13:45 | |
does something here sound like thatGrant Lee Phillips tune? Or is it just me?
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FallenMissAmerica
(Boston, MA) | | Posted: Jul 17, 2010 - 05:54 | |
Just back from a 4th of July at Martha's Vineyard...stirs excellent memories!
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Beez
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Got to see them on their farewell tour with a butt-load of RPeeps. Good times.
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Anax
(Seattle, WA) | | Posted: May 14, 2010 - 14:53 | |
Total tear-jerker. But you're not gonna get me with this one, no. Sniff.
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MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA) | | Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 05:26 | |
gjeeg wrote:Thank you SO much for the mammaries.
That is SO wrong. No so wrong that I didn't laugh out loud, but still... |
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suebee3
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swinghamer wrote:
i hate "me too" replies but i have to second this one...
Why hate 'me too' replies? Seems a good thing to know when someone within the crowd agrees.  |
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gjeeg
(Syracuse, New York) | | Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 11:44 | |
Thank you SO much for the mammaries.
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swinghamer
(live music capital of the world) | | Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 10:24 | |
denbear wrote:Just simply amazing. I have this album in my truck. Blows me away every time.
i hate "me too" replies but i have to second this one... |
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CamLwalk
(Albany NY) | | Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 10:22 | |
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denbear
(Denver, Colorado) | | Posted: Aug 03, 2009 - 21:50 | |
Just simply amazing. I have this album in my truck. Blows me away every time.
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Tana
(Lancaster, PA) | | Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 08:22 | |
MojoJojo wrote:OK, here's the deal... I'm working on a personal iMovie project and I need soundtrack music. This seems like it might fit well. The project is comprised of still shots and video clips of stunningly beautiful fall colors, orchards and rustic barns in the rolling hills of Leelanau County, Michigan. Any ideas for other songs that might fit well? Think country roads, road-side apple stands and hills that disappear into Lake Michigan. Good music is an absolute must for a good video project. It has to be "just right". 
Not to put a damper on anything; just keep in mind you can't use any but public-domain music for any kind of public showing of your movie. I make videos for the state department of education. A well-known song would have fit one video perfectly, but what's involved in securing rights is beyond belief so we use generic instrumental royalty-free music. For your own personal viewing, you can use anything. |
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BigTimber
(SW Oregon) | | Posted: Apr 30, 2009 - 15:59 | |
at least they wear nice sweaters
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erichb
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These guys need to get back together. |
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AliGator
(Lex Vegas) | | Posted: Nov 23, 2008 - 19:45 | |
MojoJojo wrote:OK, here's the deal... I'm working on a personal iMovie project and I need soundtrack music. This seems like it might fit well. The project is comprised of still shots and video clips of stunningly beautiful fall colors, orchards and rustic barns in the rolling hills of Leelanau County, Michigan. Any ideas for other songs that might fit well? Think country roads, road-side apple stands and hills that disappear into Lake Michigan. Good music is an absolute must for a good video project. It has to be "just right".
Listen to Hem's "Half Acre." The lyrics are quite appropriate. |
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MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA) | | Posted: Oct 23, 2008 - 06:52 | |
OK, here's the deal... I'm working on a personal iMovie project and I need soundtrack music. This seems like it might fit well. The project is comprised of still shots and video clips of stunningly beautiful fall colors, orchards and rustic barns in the rolling hills of Leelanau County, Michigan. Any ideas for other songs that might fit well? Think country roads, road-side apple stands and hills that disappear into Lake Michigan. Good music is an absolute must for a good video project. It has to be "just right".
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Kittee
(NC- Dreaming of the Mountains) | | Posted: Oct 23, 2008 - 06:40 | |
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MsJudi
(Houston, TX) | | Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 21:44 | |
I have mixed feelings about this song. I love the tune, I love the vocals and I lovelovelove the fact that it's about such an unusual subject: a lighthouse's voice. But the storyline is insipid and turns me off. I just feel like something could have been done with this subject matter without the goofy "love lost at sea" storyline.
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bseib
(40 24' N 86 53' W) | | Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 21:44 | |
vocal harmonies in this song reminds me of Guster
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a_genuine_find
(Amsterdam) | | Posted: Mar 16, 2008 - 11:24 | |
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blove
(Shevegas,WI) | | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 21:15 | |
hippiechick wrote:
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There are no more lighthouse keepers in the US any more. They are all electronic.
Wind Point lighthouse near Racine, WI just had an opening for a lighthouse keeper. It went to a couple, they don't have much privacy, but a picturesque site. |
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wally42
(Between a Rock and a Hard Place) | | Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 08:21 | |
hippiechick wrote:
There are no more lighthouse keepers in the US any more. They are all electronic.
Not true.
See: Boston Lighthouse |
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hippiechick
(in the groove) | | Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 07:34 | |
tomis wrote:The music was kinda wearing on me in this one, but then I started paying attention to the lyrics. And that's why I gave it high marks. I like how he told the story.
I am a lighthouse, worn by the weather and the waves.
I keep my lamp lit, to warn the sailors on their way.
I'll tell a story, paint you a picture from my past.
I was so happy, but joy in this life seldom lasts.
I had a keeper, he helped me warn the ships at sea.
We had grown closer, 'till his joy meant everything to me.
And he was to marry, a girl who shone with beauty and light.
And they loved each other, and with me watched the sunsets into night.
And the waves crashing around me, the sand slips out to sea.
And the winds that blow remind me, of what has been, and what can never be.
She'd had to leave us, my keeper he prayed for a safe return.
But when the night came, the weather to a raging storm had turned.
He watched her ship fight, but in vain against the wild and terrible wind.
In me so helpless, as dashed against the rock she met her end.
Then on the next day, my keeper found her washed up on the SHORE.
He kissed her cold face, that they'd be together soon he'd swore.
I saw him crying, watched as he buried her in the sand.
And then he climbed my tower, and off of the edge of me he ran.
I am a lighthouse, worn by the weather and the waves.
And though I am empty, I still warn the sailors on their way.
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There are no more lighthouse keepers in the US any more. They are all electronic.
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