hcaudill
(Washington, DC) | | Posted: Jul 02, 2012 - 17:45 | |
bev wrote:This original version, which features some lovely background vocals (including Suzanne Vega) and pretty bare and deceptively simple sounding guitar is simply lovely. The album is a stellar effort. I thought I heard Suzanne Vega in there. |
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anikke
(Carmel Coast, Israel) | | Posted: Apr 30, 2012 - 02:28 | |
She sounds so much alike Ahinoam Nini -I couldn't tell between the two! - or is it the other way round?
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cupajoe
(Delaware) | | Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 09:03 | |
I am going to see Shawn tonight at a relatively small venue. I am stoked.
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cohifi
(Denver) | | Posted: Jan 25, 2012 - 23:22 | |
TerryS wrote:Well, I know why I avoid Neanderthal, my mother-in-law hails from just south of there. are we related some how ? good |
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gemtag
(Texas) | | Posted: Nov 23, 2011 - 11:53 | |
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Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2011 - 21:27 | |
I've decided to sign up for NaNoWriMo again this year - 50,000 words in a month. Shawn Colvin will be on my playlist while I'm ignoring all my household chores so I can meet that quota. It'll be a pleasure - she's been my muse for years.
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BKardon
(Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison) | | Posted: Jun 18, 2011 - 20:31 | |
I played this one at a gig earlier today. Always make sure the audience knows who wrote it in the hopes they go out and buy one of her discs.
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TerryS
(Another SW) | | Posted: Jun 18, 2011 - 20:18 | |
Well, I know why I avoid Neanderthal, my mother-in-law hails from just south of there.
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Mar 08, 2011 - 14:34 | |
WonderLizard wrote:
I'll bet that you spent a real long time writing and rewriting that little jewel—to get it juuuuuuuuuuust right. And then you go and forget to capitalize the first letter of each sentence. Gotta drive you crazy.
Have I told you lately that I adore you, WonderLizard? This was the first CD I ever bought by Shawn Colvin, and it was because of this song. Once I fell into the music, my muse would not shut up. I wrote short stories, I kept a notebook by my bed and woke up to write my dreams and music... Of all the music I have, I think there are only about five CDs that can cause me to write in a fever - this is one of them. Doesn't matter whether my results are poetry, music, or absolute crap - she inspires me to write, and that's a huge thing these days. I love Shawn Colvin's music.  I still wonder why all these great artists avoid the west coast like it's a leper colony. There's more to us than L.A. and Las Vegas. It must be the money... |
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RobMartin
(CA) | | Posted: Mar 08, 2011 - 14:31 | |
xkolibuul wrote:From Shawn's first album, and still her best. Great to hear this again after lots of years.
This song and "Shotgun Down the Avalanche" introduced to me her amazing talent! Simply fantastic  http://www.shawncolvin.com |
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jaoli
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Lighten up - try to have a nice day....
gclement wrote:by far the worst song I've heard today. sounded like someone wrote the lyrics on a napkin, used the napkin to blow their nose and light a fire, forgot about it for a month and then recorded the song using only what they had remembered.
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xkolibuul
(Chuckanut sandstone) | | Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 23:43 | |
From Shawn's first album, and still her best. Great to hear this again after lots of years.
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htowncoog
(Texas) | | Posted: Dec 04, 2010 - 08:39 | |
gclement wrote:by far the worst song I've heard today. sounded like someone wrote the lyrics on a napkin, used the napkin to blow their nose and light a fire, forgot about it for a month and then recorded the song using only what they had remembered.
WonderLizard wrote:
I'll bet that you spent a real long time writing and rewriting that little jewel—to get it juuuuuuuuuuust right. And then you go and forget to capitalize the first letter of each sentence. Gotta drive you crazy.
 Good one, WonderLizard. |
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WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 07:51 | |
gclement wrote:by far the worst song I've heard today. sounded like someone wrote the lyrics on a napkin, used the napkin to blow their nose and light a fire, forgot about it for a month and then recorded the song using only what they had remembered.
I'll bet that you spent a real long time writing and rewriting that little jewel—to get it juuuuuuuuuuust right. And then you go and forget to capitalize the first letter of each sentence. Gotta drive you crazy. |
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ask
(New Haven) | | Posted: Feb 21, 2010 - 10:24 | |
thirded
kilroyjoe3 wrote:ditto
denizenusa wrote:I usaully don't like SC. But this ain't bad.  |
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kilroyjoe3
(Charlottesville, VA) | | Posted: Oct 18, 2009 - 17:36 | |
ditto
denizenusa wrote:I usaully don't like SC. But this ain't bad. |
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denizenusa
(Portsmouth, NH) | | Posted: Jun 14, 2009 - 05:21 | |
I usaully don't like SC. But this ain't bad. |
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gjeeg
(Syracuse, New York) | | Posted: May 13, 2009 - 11:25 | |
omg.
The founding document of Great Folk Beauty and Revelation !
Every note, every word, every aspect ~ perfect.
I fell in love to this CD. 1991.
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kurtster
(Seeking shelter from the cold) | | Posted: Apr 11, 2009 - 21:20 | |
Damn, haven't heard this in a while. Have the disc and haven't played it much since I got it. Got to go look for it and give it another listen.
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lmic
(Sacramento, CA) | | Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 08:42 | |
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greyfin10
(Panama City, FL) | | Posted: Feb 26, 2009 - 11:37 | |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C13urVMYBw
This is the video I mentioned some time back... the quality is "ok" but you can get an idea about what I was talking about. The interplay between the three of them is perfect and inspired. Its not always true that live is better... some musicians just really can't hack it live. These folks can. Hopefully the video doesn't get yanked so you can see what I mean :) |
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bindi
(North Carolina) | | Posted: Dec 06, 2008 - 13:15 | |
Talented lady! I love the way she sounds like she is kind of choaking back a tear at key moments in some of her songs - like "The Facts about Jimmy" Hey, Bill - play that one sometime!
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lattalo
(Beartooths) | | Posted: Dec 06, 2008 - 13:14 | |
My dad who is 78 loves Shawn Colvin, Elvis, and Johnney Cash. He loves this song.
Rock on Dad!!!!!!!
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ColdBear
(France) | | Posted: Oct 04, 2008 - 10:29 | |
First time I hear her, and I like it.
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calypsus_1
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parrothead
(could be anywhere in the great USA) | | Posted: Jul 01, 2008 - 16:18 | |
go_ski_mully wrote:I love Shawn!  ...what is it about her voice and talent and suredness that is soooo DAMN sexy! ...I had heard she was gay ...I see that there is a note below that perhaps she is not? ...this rumor has chased her around for years, it doesn't seem to bother her devoted following, of which I count myself as one. Saw her live at Teluride Folk Fest a number of years ago and now own pretty much every recording she has made! ...straight - gay - whatever keep on keepin' on Shawn! I'm a big fan of her's, I think she is a mother of three. I saw her on that famous talk show hosted by that large African-American lady and the subject line was how she balances a music career and being a mom. She also talked about her struggle with depression. Which I hope she has overcome. |
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felix_the_man
(Puget Sound) | | Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 17:45 | |
gclement wrote:by far the worst song I've heard today. sounded like someone wrote the lyrics on a napkin, used the napkin to blow their nose and light a fire, forgot about it for a month and then recorded the song using only what they had remembered.
by far the lamest comment that I have read today. |
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felix_the_man
(Puget Sound) | | Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 17:41 | |
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gclement
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by far the worst song I've heard today. sounded like someone wrote the lyrics on a napkin, used the napkin to blow their nose and light a fire, forgot about it for a month and then recorded the song using only what they had remembered.
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OldFrenchie
(Frozen wastes of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) | | Posted: Sep 22, 2007 - 16:00 | |
eskles wrote:Couldn't care less about her sexual orientation - the music, like most of hers I've heard, is weak and boring.
Hells yeah! |
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