great. just great.

tracy bonham by ~kmdailey
Karin   ©2005-2010 ~kmdailey

TRACY BONHAM

COPLEY PLAZA - July 2005

So, it's 11:52 here in the NY suburbs, and I've been sitting in my backyard with my iPhone headphones playing RP for over 40 minutes. I'm wondering if I should've instead gone to the Tracy Bonham show down in Manhattan this evening rather than opting to park myself in a chair, with mosquitoes circling, to search the heavens for the just past-peak Perseid meteor show. She's probably on stage right now & I have a sheet wrapped around me to stave off the feeding frenzy. It's getting cooler and damp.

Where are the shooting stars? Am I too late? Are they over? Not one? I hate second guessing my decisions. I crane my neck skyward. My arm is going numb from the awkward position needed to keep the sheet from unravelling. I am losing faith in the moment.

Suddenly, a streak of cosmic dust blasts across the sky in a long, but fading blaze of light - just as "Something Beautiful" begins playing.

I smile slowly.

Her lyrics say,

"But I wait 
I’m sinking in my skin 
And I wait 
My heart is wearing thin 
‘Cause I’m looking for 
Something beautiful"

Saw one. Something beautiful. I'm done. Time for bed. Thanks Tracy. Maybe next time.

Thanks RP.

Thank God. SLAP!!

I think Tracy and Poe must have gone to different schools together.

 Inamorato wrote: 
Fantastic news!  Can't wait to hear it.

 mrmonkey wrote: 
A new album, Masts of Manhatta, is supposed to be released this summer.

 fishogynist wrote: 
Don't insult Tracy like that!

Stevie Nicks?

Is she still making music?

Some songs just make you stop and pay attention. This is one for sure.

Love it.

Great song.

Wonderful song for a wet and cold day in California.

That opening guitar always makes me think "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is starting.

 Bridieboo wrote: 
Yeah, I really have to work to hear that same girl in this one.

 handyrae wrote: 
Don't sweat it. We all know what "paulmack" is all about.

Never heard of her before, but I kind of like this. Especially the chorus. Why? I don't know.

 paulmack wrote: 

Since you asked — no I can't sing. I mean, I REALLY can't sing. I took voice lessons as a girl, and they barely made a dent in my horribly off-key pitch. Which is one of the reasons I never tried to make my living as a singer.

What difference on earth does it make to the fact that I don't particularly like this song? There are plenty of songs I like and a lot that I love. I don't see the correlation between my inability to sing and my ability to know what music I like and don't like. Since I've established that I can not sing, does that mean the praise I've given to other artists is invalid?

Ever since I saw Tracy Bonham support the Blue Man Group (I had never heard of her before that) she has become one of my favorite artists. 

While this song is not a 9 or 10, it has still become one of my all time favorites.  I'm always happy to here this!  A firm 8.

 paulmack wrote: 
If Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart made that comment. would that make it more, what, more credible? Would you change your opinion about Tracy B if Mozart made that comment? Would she start sounding worse than she was before to you after Mozart dictated it to you? It's a personal opinion for God's sake, not a scientific analysis of Tracy B's vocal spectrum. Get used to it.

 handyrae wrote: 

You sound jealous. Do you sing? For that matter - what DO you do? How good are you at that, whatever it is? Good enough for national recognition? If so, why haven't I heard of you? Or do you use your real name when you go up for all your awards? I guess you can tell I doubt you are at the level you would require of singers to be above your criticism. Must be some kind of freakin' expert or something.

PS: I am not a Tracy B fan - I just don't like your snottiness.

I wish that it sounded beautiful when she sings "something beautiful."

I really dislike this song.  It's such a bland pop song.

 a_genuine_find wrote: 
This is something beautiful

She jocks with her guitar man, she totally rocks, alanis-piss-take piece aside.

 jjbix wrote: 
Er, since when do women wear jockstraps? They don't have anything dangling in that region to support, and aren't "jocks" ;-)