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He asked of me
How many strawberries grow in the salt sea?
And I answered him, as I thought good
As many a ship sails in the wood
The Man in the wilderness
He asked me, Why
His hare could swim and his pig could fly?
And I answered him, as I thought best
They were both born in a cuckoo's nest
The Man in the wilderness
Asked me to tell
Tell all the sands in the sea and I counted them well
And with the grain, well, not one more
I answered him, you go make sure
Said with the grain, well, not one more
I answered him, you go make sure
I answered him, you...you go make sure
| mamyam (Germany) | Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 09:13 Natalie M. doesn´t need Photoshop  - I bought this CD because of her music and oice! |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 23:38 Rotterdam wrote: I wish she and Beth Orten had to listen to each others' music for eternity. Off to mute. See you all later.... Good riddance. Is that a punishment? This song is simply sublime, and Beth Orton has a few of those as well. |
| alanthecowboy (Lakefield) | Posted: Dec 11, 2012 - 05:27 Rotterdam wrote: I wish she and Beth Orten had to listen to each others' music for eternity. Off to mute. See you all later.... If you get your wish, I wish to join them! That seems like my idea of eternity... |
| Rotterdam | Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 05:31 I wish she and Beth Orten had to listen to each others' music for eternity. Off to mute. See you all later.... |
| PAX_DIEGO | Posted: Sep 07, 2012 - 10:28 apd wrote: Shall we discuss the use of PhotoShop on the cover photo? Or can a woman in her 40's really have skin that clear? Yes, a woman in her 40's can have skin that clear...just not a white one. |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Jun 18, 2012 - 19:30 1 angstrom = 1.0 × 10-10 meters. |
| SpamNRice (Northern, Italy) | Posted: Jan 12, 2012 - 02:06 apd wrote: Shall we discuss the use of PhotoShop on the cover photo? Or can a woman in her 40's really have skin that clear? Really? |
| pixel-pusher | Posted: Oct 26, 2011 - 20:22 slippery wrote: Who wrote these lyrics? Says "anonymous" on her site. I need more, it's blindingly good: I suspect it would be more properly identified as "Traditional," of the "impossible riddle" sort. Here's one variant: "The man in the wilderness Asked me, How many strawberries Grew in the sea? I answered him As I thought good, As many as red herrings Grew in the wood." http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=hes&p=1389&l=T Another version, that sounds very much like a song I remember from many years ago: "The men in yon forest, they all ask of me How many strawberries grow in the salt sea? I ask them the same, I ask them quite plain How many ships sail in the forest?" http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=47914 |
| bluecshells (EARTH) | Posted: Sep 07, 2011 - 14:54 This song would be great with or without any singing...beautiful. |
| slippery (Cold north on the other side of the puddle) | Posted: May 06, 2011 - 12:30 Who wrote these lyrics? Says "anonymous" on her site. I need more, it's blindingly good: The man in the wilderness asked of me, "How many strawberries grow in the salt sea?" I answered him, as I thought good, As many a ship as sails in the wood. The man in the wilderness asked me why The man in the wilderness asked me to tell |
| mediamarv (Sebastopol, CA) | Posted: Apr 20, 2011 - 15:22 I think she's over to the right a little bit, just pan the camera over.... there you go. calypsus_1 wrote:  Natalie Merchant by Guus Krol http://www.flickr.com/photos/guuskrol/ Natalie Merchant, Paradiso 11-05-2010 |
| mediamarv (Sebastopol, CA) | Posted: Apr 20, 2011 - 15:18 Love the clarinet here and I'm not usually a fan. Great performance as usual by her. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 10:31 On_The_Beach wrote: Not sure I'm completely sold on Natalie's new beard. I think Calypsus needs to update the photo link. |
| More_Cowbell (Northern IL) | Posted: Dec 03, 2010 - 12:34 On_The_Beach wrote: Not sure I'm completely sold on Natalie's new beard. I'm not sold on her new disk. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Oct 11, 2010 - 22:28 Not sure I'm completely sold on Natalie's new beard. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Oct 02, 2010 - 13:55 Natalie Merchant by Guus Krol http://www.flickr.com/photos/guuskrol/ Natalie Merchant, Paradiso 11-05-2010 |
| mark63 | Posted: Sep 11, 2010 - 21:23 this woman has proven such great success in music... a true talent to be dealt with. she is always pushing the boundries. im just glad she's not swinging and swaying that long hair anymore! |
| onerb | Posted: Aug 30, 2010 - 05:12 The whole CD is fantastic... |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Aug 28, 2010 - 21:00
Natalie Merchant, "Leave Your Sleep" For her first release since "The House Carpenter's Daughter" in 2003, Natalie Merchant has crafted an ambitious double-album that draws upon multiple literary giants for inspiration. The new set, "Leave Your Sleep," features lyrical tributes to famous poems by e.e. cummings, Christina Rossetti, Robert Louis Stevenson and many others throughout the course of 26 tracks. Despite the elaborate concept and overwhelming length, the album soars with gorgeous folk arrangements and Merchant's daring creativity. The song "Calico Pie" slides along with the simple pop of a banjo and fiddle, while the playful jazz of "The Janitor's Boy" utilizes a delightfully unruly horn section. Merchant's voice still retains its subtle power, but the biggest surprise of "Leave Your Sleep" is her assuredness while dabbling in unique lyrical ideas. The broad spectrum of genres Merchant explores also prevents the set from feeling overlong. She has returned with a painstakingly constructed record that feels light and nimble, a credit to her still-impressive talent as a songwriter. —Jason Lipshutz, Billboard |
| nicolewe | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 22:00 yawn.  |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Aug 13, 2010 - 06:54 MojoJojo wrote:  That sort of flippancy really gets my goat. I'll get me goat, sorry, coat... |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 09:23 |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jul 11, 2010 - 21:26 Natalie Merchant - The Man In The Wilderness, Live (2010) |
| kevinc (Richardson, TX) | Posted: Jul 06, 2010 - 17:20 10k Maniacs and the first 2 or 3 solo albums had some good songs, but it doesn't work for me anymore. She's always had a limited range, but at least the songs had hooks. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Jun 27, 2010 - 08:35 rockinmeg wrote: God, this song annoys me...and I used to like Natalie Merchant - but her voice is so irritating on this song. my thoughts exactly. . . |
| rockinmeg (Washington, DC) | Posted: Jun 23, 2010 - 09:18 God, this song annoys me...and I used to like Natalie Merchant - but her voice is so irritating on this song. |
| Mandible | Posted: Jun 10, 2010 - 12:41 No. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 30, 2010 - 12:53
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| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: May 28, 2010 - 07:51 apd wrote: Shall we discuss the use of PhotoShop on the cover photo? Or can a woman in her 40's really have skin that clear? Does it matter? I guess it does to her marketing people. Also, any time "we" can avoid a discussion involving Photoshop should be cherished. |
| hopelandish (The Empire State) | Posted: May 26, 2010 - 12:15 Like me some Natalie!  |
| re-lounge (Freiburg, Germany) | Posted: May 24, 2010 - 05:42 g o r g e o u s !!!  |
| gjr (boston, ma) | Posted: May 22, 2010 - 13:19 please, god, bill, make it stop. MAKE IT STOP!  |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: May 17, 2010 - 07:27 Did we really have to follow Basia Bulat with this? Sure, it fits, but its enough vibrato to choke a goat.  |
| Mandible | Posted: May 07, 2010 - 10:10 pdhski wrote: her voice has returned Where had it gone? Personally, I've never enjoyed her voice. She's one of the few artists on RP that I am not fond of. |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: May 07, 2010 - 10:03 ...hearing this so soon after gogol bordello kind of makes her new album sound weak and derivative by comparison... |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: May 07, 2010 - 10:02 apd wrote: Shall we discuss the use of PhotoShop on the cover photo? Or can a woman in her 40's really have skin that clear? Everyone has skin folds and shadows under their eyes, even twenty-somethings, but you never seen them in women's magazines. |
| dogpound (the island on which I belong) | Posted: May 07, 2010 - 10:01 apd wrote: Shall we discuss the use of PhotoShop on the cover photo? Or can a woman in her 40's really have skin that clear? yup. seen it up close |
| peter_james_bond (The Burg) | Posted: May 05, 2010 - 13:41 pdhski wrote: her voice has returned Agreed! She sounds great on this album.  |
| Forest267 (Milwaukee) | Posted: May 05, 2010 - 13:33 Meh. I liked 10,000 Maniacs back in the day... but I'm really turned off by everything I've heard off this album. And I'm hearing it alot, unfortunately. |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: May 05, 2010 - 13:32 She's aiight. Nowhere near as good as she thinks she is, but then again, noone is!  |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: May 05, 2010 - 13:30 Shall we discuss the use of PhotoShop on the cover photo? Or can a woman in her 40's really have skin that clear? |
| pdhski (O-town) | Posted: May 02, 2010 - 10:05 her voice has returned |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Apr 28, 2010 - 18:15 I glanced at the album art and for a second thought it said, "Leave Your Sheep". Then I laughed at the irony.  |
| Whimary (Central Calif) | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 12:26 Just got this album, some cuts are very good and better than this one. Enjoyable, nonetheless. |
| stephw (The Great White North) | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 12:21 Pharlap wrote: The arrangement seems like it should be on a mid sixties Scott Walker tune I've never listened to Natalie Merchant until joining RP a few short weeks ago and I have to say that I don't like her voice nor the arrangement in most of her songs. |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 12:20 Hmmm....well, I'm one of those who don't normally like her but I really like the sound of this! Good for her! |
| Pharlap (Bahama, NC) | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 12:20 The arrangement seems like it should be on a mid sixties Scott Walker tune |
| slippery (Cold north on the other side of the puddle) | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 12:20 Fresh, have to check out her new stuff! Loved her Ophelia-album, and this sounds promising. |
| dogpound (the island on which I belong) | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 12:19 MsJudi wrote: I've been enjoying this album, but I suspect it won't be well-received by RPeeps, who don't historically seem to like Natalie. agreed. |
| MsJudi (Houston, TX) | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 12:19 I've been enjoying this album, but I suspect it won't be well-received by RPeeps, who don't historically seem to like Natalie. |
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