![]() Solitude Standing (1987) [ larger cover art ] |
If language were liquid
It would be rushing in
Instead here we are
In a silence more eloquent
Than any word could ever be
These words are too solid
They don't move fast enough
To catch the blur in the brain
That flies by and is gone
Gone
Gone
Gone
I'd like to meet you
In a timeless, placeless place
Somewhere out of context
And beyond all consequences
Let's go back to the building
(Words are too solid)
On Little West Twelfth
It is not far away
(They don't move fast enough)
And the river is there
And the sun and the spaces
Are all laying low
(To catch the blur in the brain)
And we'll sit in the silence
(That flies by and is)
That comes rushing in and is
Gone (Gone)
I won't use words again
They don't mean what I meant
They don't say what I said
They're just the crust of the meaning
With realms underneath
Never touched
Never stirred
Never even moved through
If language were liquid
It would be rushing in
Instead here we are
In a silence more eloquent
Than any word could ever be
And is gone
Gone
Gone
And is gone
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 08:15 annoying song. |
| aspicer (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Jan 04, 2013 - 16:26 .....so let me guess - he's gone?!!!! Not her shining example for sure. She sure does like to repeat herself in her music - not the best "signature" for a musician IMHO. |
| LPCity (Salt Lake City, Utah) | Posted: Jan 04, 2013 - 16:24 I love that she has one of the most natural voices and let's it just pour over the lyrics so smoothly. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 13:21 I like Suzanne Vega because she sings the deep lyrics |
| hippiechick (topsy turvy land) | Posted: Jan 23, 2012 - 10:39 I love early Suzanne (and newer Suzanne too) |
| sbegf (Manchester, Maryland) | Posted: Jun 16, 2011 - 07:22 mamerjamer wrote: . . . .and is gone . . . . I GET IT! How freakin' tedious! Like the song, but yea, that is a difficult ending to listen too... |
| jimmy41 (Prague, Czech Republic) | Posted: Jun 16, 2011 - 07:19 mamerjamer wrote: . . . .and is gone . . . . I GET IT! How freakin' tedious! exactly |
| mamerjamer | Posted: Dec 09, 2010 - 09:53 . . . .and is gone . . . . I GET IT! How freakin' tedious! |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Dec 09, 2010 - 09:49 She's got a voice as smooth as honey....Suzanne Vega is high on my list. Thanks for not playing "luca" |
| Alpine (N39d39mW121d30m) | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 11:17 We just saw her in Chico on Tuesday February 23rd. Decent show. All she had with her was a bass player and a guitarist. You could tell the drums, keyboards and all that other stuff was missing. There were some of her songs that had huge holes in them. I'd give that show a 6. Needed more instruments. She probably on a budget. |
| Shimmer (Bethesda, MD) | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 11:16 Love Suzanne Vega, but this record was a pretty big disappointment to me after her amazing debut album. This song is just trying too hard without getting anywhere. |
| cactus7709 | Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 04:12 |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 06:31 Baby_M wrote: Her voice is just liquid on this one. Yes, a refreshing aural-quencher. |
| Baby_M (a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 06:28 Her voice is just liquid on this one. |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: May 18, 2009 - 12:26 I'm not sure SV has ever topped this album. How many other artists are members of that club? |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Mar 16, 2009 - 16:19 nagsheadlocal wrote: I was really sick when this album came out, bedridden for two weeks. I put this on and played it over and over and found it strangely comforting. It's still on my all-time list of wonderful albums. Yes this is a hypnotic piece. Thanks, Bill & Rebecca for playing so much Suzanne Vega. The station in Toronto during the 80's mostly played only "Luka" and a couple of other pieces. |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: Mar 16, 2009 - 08:34 love it... |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Dec 11, 2008 - 12:10 nagsheadlocal wrote: I was really sick when this album came out, bedridden for two weeks. I put this on and played it over and over and found it strangely comforting. It's still on my all-time list of wonderful albums. that is weird.considering most tracks on this album make me sick. ;) |
| rtwingo (Out of my mind (be right back)) | Posted: Dec 11, 2008 - 12:10 Solitude Outstanding. |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Oct 09, 2008 - 08:26 I was really sick when this album came out, bedridden for two weeks. I put this on and played it over and over and found it strangely comforting. It's still on my all-time list of wonderful albums. |
| NoEnzLefttoSplit | Posted: Jun 05, 2008 - 00:59 Wow, talk about pyschic playlist, I just watched this video that RichardPrins put up here.. freaky.. |
| aragon (West Lafayette) | Posted: May 04, 2008 - 14:49 Perfect album...perfect song! |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Dec 15, 2007 - 00:31 EssexTex wrote: I've loved this song and album for years
Me too Tex, still do. |
| EssexTex (Gros Islet) | Posted: Nov 29, 2007 - 08:58 I've loved this song and album for years |
| Dragonfly_Launch (Conway, Ar) | Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 15:01 Marry me, Miss Vega. |
| blinkblink (Melbourne, Australia) | Posted: Oct 13, 2007 - 05:37 Just love Suzanne |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Sep 27, 2007 - 13:01 This is really good. |
| nate917 | Posted: Sep 27, 2007 - 13:01 Vaguely reminiscent of Paul Simon's Canticle. |
| curufinwe (San Francisco, CA) | Posted: Sep 11, 2007 - 19:37 Wow, polarizing! I'm in the like-it camp. |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Jul 26, 2007 - 15:49 This Vega song is mysteriously beautiful. Thanks for playing it Bill.. |
| mfassett (Redwood City, CA) | Posted: Jun 25, 2007 - 07:53 Glockman45 wrote: Bill please stop playimg her crap. IMHO.
Yes, we really need to hear another rendition of "stormy monday" instead. |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Apr 23, 2007 - 07:46 Glockman45 wrote: Bill please stop playimg her crap. IMHO.
Infidel. |
| mezzanine (Just below the thumb) | Posted: Apr 23, 2007 - 07:45 This is wretched. |
| hippiechick (In the world but not of it) | Posted: Apr 23, 2007 - 07:45 Always happy to hear Suzanne |
| Glockman45 (undisclosed) | Posted: Apr 07, 2007 - 13:31 Bill please stop playimg her crap. IMHO. |
| Mari (île de lesvos) | Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 07:28 Solitude Standing, wonderful album, Language, terrific, welcome back Suz |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 16:15 mll wrote: On of the only english-language singers whose words I can catch. :)
I'd suggest adding Tom's Dinner (original, a capella version) to RP's playlist. she does have excellent diction. and i always enjoy Tom's Diner! |
| Tux (The Netherlands) | Posted: Sep 14, 2004 - 00:38 RoyalTS wrote: A timeless jewel from a fantastic album...
I agree. And she only needs a few notes (the first bar) to be recognized as Vega. Excellent. ![]() |
| mll (Lyon, France) | Posted: Sep 14, 2004 - 00:38 On of the only english-language singers whose words I can catch. :) I'd suggest adding Tom's Dinner (original, a capella version) to RP's playlist. |
| llazare (Ann Arbor, MI) | Posted: Aug 30, 2004 - 06:43 steeler wrote: You know, she has her detractors, many of them quite vocal here on RP, and there is some reason for all of it -- talk-singing, repetition, etc -- but, still, she has a unique way of getting some pretty heavy concepts through. And a lot of her stuff is simply haunting. It stays with you. I say that makes her an artist with whom one has to reckon.
Beautifully said. Bravo! |
| steeler | Posted: Jun 21, 2004 - 06:50 You know, she has her detractors, many of them quite vocal here on RP, and there is some reason for all of it -- talk-singing, repetition, etc -- but, still, she has a unique way of getting some pretty heavy concepts through. And a lot of her stuff is simply haunting. It stays with you. I say that makes her an artist with whom one has to reckon. |
| RoyalTS (Bremen / Germany) | Posted: Apr 29, 2004 - 13:57 A timeless jewel from a fantastic album... |
| veegez (Burnsville, mn) | Posted: Feb 16, 2004 - 10:44 "I'd like to meet you, in a timeless, placeless place. Somewhere out of context, and beyond all consequences." Sounds like a cool place to be. :) |

