An intriguingly pretty piece.

 WayUpNorth wrote: 
Very, very well put.  Maybe follow it with "Fade Into You."

Reminds me of the ending of "True Night" (Criminal Minds, Season 3, Episode 10), with Johnny McHale in his psychiatric hospital room, calling his deceased girlfriend's cell phone over and over again, just to hear the voicemail message.

wiki

Hersh's music is known for its chords, sonic treatments, and a vocal style ranging from softly melodic singing to impassioned screaming. Some of her signature contributions to popular music include addressing the complexities of life through impressionistic, sometimes hallucinatory lyrics about everyday feelings and varying mental states. A few of her songwriting subjects have included childbirth ("Hysterical Bending"), love ("Tar Kissers", "Lavender"), surreal vignettes ("Delicate Cutters", "Fish"), death ("Limbo"), emotional anguish ("The Letter"), loss of custody of her first son ("Candyland"), and the shedding of a relationship's anxiety ("Snake Oil").

Hersh has used images such as apples, water, diamonds, eyes, the sea, snow, ice, rain, fire, the sun, sand, and cowboys. On occasion she has used historical figures like anorexic suicide Ellen West as metaphors in depicting a state of mind. Eccentric characters encountered in her family's travels have made occasional appearances in songs such as "Ruthie's Knocking"; a 2005 live solo set list included a then-untitled song ("Under The Gun") about a "parrot lady" character she met while visiting Lake Michigan.

Good song. Greg Laswell does an excellent rendition of this on his "Covers" EP. You can listen to a sample via Amazon at the link below -

http://www.amazon.com/Covers/dp/B002VFA6PG/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1274123874&sr=8-8

Great song ... I should be sitting outside alone on a warm, moonless, breezless summer evening watching fireflies again the black night sky. 

YEEEEES!

i do remember liking this whole album; it's on cassette somewhere.

Just bumped it from a 9 to a 10. Kills me. A dark room, a full bottle and a loaded gun. And I mean that in the best way.

 JaySea wrote: 
whispers, "What Jay said."  For he expressed it so well.

Very Patti Smith

 Anax wrote: 
I still liked it enough even so that I bought it when it came out, even with Michael Stipe

This is all about my ex & I...  Every few months, I like to hear it and really crank it... 

But then again, I just worked 10 nights in a row and didn't have the time for any Xmas nor New Year's.  It's just nice to be sitting at home, in my PJ's, having a cocktail, glad I don't have to go out in the Very COLD weather!

Call me crazy...   I don't care.  But this song is all about my ex & I.  Sometimes, I miss him...

 DaveInVA wrote: 
I followed LongGoneDaddy's link and got the 50 Foot Wave version. Thanks.

I like Michael Stipe, though you don't have to. However, in the choruses that he sings with Kristin in her solo version, she raises her voice and screams them in the 50 Ft Wave one. Or call it a hoarse gargle. I'm just saying, she seems to have wanted that sound.

 DaveInVA wrote: 

I think the Stipe version was before 50 Ft Wave; I dunno, why is Emmylou Harris on the background of every other song that Stipe isn't?  Methinks it's a genre thing, plus some people would buy it just because they see Stipe's name.  Not to dis Stipe, but he is immediately recognizable and therefore marketable.  Although, what the hell do I know?  Maybe he was stuck in Boston and Kristin was nice enough to let him hang out...

 EaLaSpada wrote: 
I thought he pretty much stuck with REM but Radio Paradise has shown me that he is quite a musical collaborator. 

 LongGoneDaddy wrote: 
Makes me wonder why they thought sticking him in there would be a good idea...

 DaveInVA wrote: 

yup, agreed!  The 50 Ft Wave version (Kristin's band) is even better...check it out: http://50footwave.cashmusic.org/

 DaveInVA wrote: 

Same here.

I really like this song except for the parts with Micheal Stipe squealing..

 reason06 wrote: 
An approach. An essence.
They just used this song on Dollhouse, season 2, episode 8.
Very affecting. 

 EaLaSpada wrote: 
very funny  thanx

Nice, in a creepy sorta way. 

I think a different version (a cover, perhaps?) of this song was used in "Grey's Anatomy" last night...

Nice!

This works well for me..

 Mike_Sneade wrote: 

Michael Stipe is the Michael McDonald of the late 90s. You can find him everywhere.

One of my favorite albums. Delighted to hear it here!

Haunting and enigmatic... Kristin continues to amaze and enchant