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( Elliott Smith )
Drink up, baby
Stay up all night
Things you could do
You won't but you might
The potential you'll be
You'll never see
Promises you'll only make
Drink up with me now
And forget all about
Pressure of days
Do what I say
And I'll make you okay
And drive them away
Images stuck in your head
People you've been before
That you don't want around anymore
That push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still
Drink up, baby
Look at the stars.
And I'll kiss you again
Between the bars
Where i'm seeing you there
With your hands in the air
Waiting to finally be caught
Drink up one more time
And I'll make you mine
And keep you apart
Deep in my heart
Separate from the rest
Where I like you the best
Keep the things you forgot
The people you've been before
That you don't want around anymore
That push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still

jsanio May 13, 2013 - 06:58	At first I was excited by Madeleine P... But then I noticed she is so derivative of Billie Holiday. While she has a wonderful voice.. I just can't seem to stop thinking ho hum... I have heard this all before and so much better. [ Reply ]
palad1 Apr 12, 2013 - 01:10	Thank god for PSD. So long Elliott :( [ Reply ]
MsJudi Mar 11, 2013 - 14:30	Cynaera wrote: I was folding sheets, and this was playing, and I got a shiver and had to just stop what I was doing and listen... No words... just wow. Miss you. [ Reply ]
karljonasson Dec 07, 2012 - 12:39	lshinkawa wrote: Can't possibly do justice to the original by Elliot Smith. This is horrendous; she should have left this song alone Love Elliot, but disagree entirely. The Tom Waits-style arrangement takes it in a new and excellent direction. [ Reply ]
malvey254 Aug 03, 2012 - 17:53	SinisterDexter wrote: Quite possibly the funniest comment I've ever seen on this site. It's Comic Book Guy quote from The Simpsons. Still, kudos for the reference. [ Reply ]
lshinkawa Sep 21, 2011 - 20:28	Can't possibly do justice to the original by Elliot Smith. This is horrendous; she should have left this song alone [ Reply ]
SinisterDexter Aug 21, 2011 - 11:37	Hannio wrote: Are you the creator of Hi and Lois? Because you are making me laugh. Now stop banging your head on the display case please, it contains a very rare Mary Worth in which she has advised a friend to commit suicide. Thank you. Quite possibly the funniest comment I've ever seen on this site. [ Reply ]
gabrielle7nt Jun 19, 2011 - 10:36	Zweiblumen wrote: Used to like this, then I heard the Eliot Smith (original?) version. This now pales. Yes. Peyroux has a beautiful voice but the original moves me. [ Reply ]
Cynaera Nov 10, 2010 - 21:25	I was folding sheets, and this was playing, and I got a shiver and had to just stop what I was doing and listen... No words... just wow. [ Reply ]
jules44 Aug 07, 2010 - 09:38	Voices like this don't come around very often! Great. [ Reply ]
helgigermany Jul 06, 2010 - 12:42	Not for me!! [ Reply ]
stevematic Jul 06, 2010 - 12:39	skyobrien wrote: sounds like Billie Holiday Yeah... she does [ Reply ]
Susan_Ssun Mar 01, 2010 - 16:30	She has a lovely voice, nice but all I can think about is Elliot. Such a great songwriter, so sensitively written - a true artist. [ Reply ]
skyobrien Dec 17, 2009 - 04:18	sounds like Billie Holiday [ Reply ]
mcYammer Nov 15, 2009 - 18:38	ode to the sad man on rainy Portland sidewalks [ Reply ]
ortallcowgirl Oct 15, 2009 - 07:26	Calming voice, quite the change from DMB [ Reply ]
nanuq Oct 15, 2009 - 07:26	I love the song but don't particularly care for this cover. The best, in my opinion, is still Amelia's (from the album "To Elliott, From Portland"). [ Reply ]
Hannio Sep 25, 2009 - 10:09	apd wrote: (assumes Comic-Book Store Guy voice) "Sir: Jerry identified the phenomena of The Two-Face. But La Peyroux is not that. She is extremely attractive, and very sexy, without being particularly beautiful, a phenomena admittedly more common in Europe than in North America. You stand corrected." Are you the creator of Hi and Lois? Because you are making me laugh. Now stop banging your head on the display case please, it contains a very rare Mary Worth in which she has advised a friend to commit suicide. Thank you. [ Reply ]
derekd Jun 22, 2009 - 13:05	Nice...A new discovery for me. Thanks RP. [ Reply ]
kencav May 21, 2009 - 19:08	Pretty song...reminds me of Nina Simone. [ Reply ]