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So am I
Good or bad
The way that things did turn out
I did only make you sad
And we cried and we cried
On the phone
Oh but in my mind
You were never that all alone
Oh you were majesty
Your roads were heavy
And your longing was cut from bone
So am I
Am I good or bad
Could only awake your anger
I could only make you mad
Now was that how you showed me
That you were still so young and bold
Anyway those fights did drive me
And I was dying of thirst and I wasn't growin' old
Oh you were majesty
Your ropes were heavy
And your roads were very cold
Oh, oh, oh majesty
But in my mind
I could still climb inside your bed
And I could be victorious
Still the only man to pass to the glorious arch of your head, o-oh
Oh you were majesty
Your ropes were heavy
And your cheeks were very red
Oh you were majesty
And it's like I said
That spirit, is now dead
Oh, oh, oh Majesty
| jmkate (nearly under a stack of books) | Posted: May 21, 2013 - 22:08 His voice is so soothing. |
| Sasha2001 (The business end of Bloomberg's education machine.) | Posted: May 08, 2013 - 17:58 jb0nez wrote: Wow I'd love to hear this live...bet it's amazing Stick around, Bill's got what feels like dozens of versions of this song. |
| Antigone (A house, in a Virginian Valley) | Posted: May 08, 2013 - 17:54  |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Apr 07, 2013 - 14:01 ...pass through the glorious arch of your head....
so where does that come from? Nice turn of phrase. |
| mojcamojca77 | Posted: Mar 07, 2013 - 02:18 what a voice <3 |
| JoanneE | Posted: Mar 07, 2013 - 02:17 Long time no hear - I LOVE this song! |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Feb 16, 2013 - 18:37 Madrugada is definitely one band I would never have known were it not for RP.  |
| jb0nez | Posted: Feb 16, 2013 - 18:34 Wow I'd love to hear this live...bet it's amazing |
| Papasmeg (Lille France) | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 11:16 No comparison to the live version. Only gets a 6 the live version is God like. |
| Nakigrrrl (NZ - best place on earth (it's official!) :)) | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 11:16 anyone else hear Roger Whittaker?  |
| fitzworld (The Big A) | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 11:15 Don't like it as much as the live version but damn, Sivert Hoyem has a beautiful and haunting voice! |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 11:11 Man, the weather is terrible, I can hear the Crab Slough fog horn from here . . . wait, it's just Madrugada again. |
| Pedro1874 (Newton-le-Willows, England) | Posted: Jan 03, 2013 - 10:30 Cynaera wrote: This version is good, but it doesn't rivet me to my chair and reduce me to tears of emotion like the live version. Still, the potential is there, and I really love Madrugada. I never would have known of them had I not checked into the RadioParadiseHotel (yeah, and I didn't even try to check out, because I knew I'd never leave.) I knew Cynaera would have liked the live version better! RIP Ann. Keep her posts on the front page.  |
| marmelock (Frankfurt, Germany, Home of the EAGLES!) | Posted: Dec 03, 2012 - 01:40 this version = 10 live version = 10 |
| lunatic | Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 17:24 Tippster wrote: Live version = 9
This version = 8 I agree |
| jocelynsart | Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 17:16 Funny enough, I like the Live version better - so Not like me lol! |
| Tippster (Washington, DC) | Posted: Nov 01, 2012 - 17:31 Live version = 9 This version = 8 |
| AndyJ (Oregon) | Posted: Oct 14, 2012 - 08:49 This version is a bit more reflective than the Live album... Same song can be sung as angry accusatory... Interestng comparisons... Thanks for both... I'm a more reflective type than angry. Anger closes too many doors permanently. Reflections offer an opportunity for learning and forgiveness... |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Oct 01, 2012 - 07:31 jagdriver wrote: Some of their stuff is palatable, but RP overplayed this track a couple of years ago to the point that it now ranks alongside Hotel California, Layla, Stairway To Heaven, Lola and Freebird as tracks I never need to hear again. In short, it's been "Clear Channeled." Blasphemer. |
| vandarbar (Toronto - "the good" ( well pretty damned good anyway!)) | Posted: Oct 01, 2012 - 07:31 I am with you lot - !!! lily34 wrote: yes. yes. yes. |
| joelbb | Posted: Aug 30, 2012 - 18:34 No wonder she dumped his depressing ass. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Aug 12, 2012 - 08:08 agkagk wrote: Yes, the love version takes it up a notch i thought that for a long time. but this morning, the studio version is doing it for me. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Aug 12, 2012 - 08:07 laozilover wrote:  I just upgraded my rating from 9 to 10. The lyrics bother me, though. I get the drift, but the precise meaning? Anyone? Beuhler?  Sex with a unique meeting of minds? Fleeting but glorious. Makes me think of Steven Wilson's lyrics about sex as just another way of passing time. |
| window (Richmond, VA) | Posted: Jul 30, 2012 - 08:32 Wow, first time I've heard the studio version. Soooooo much better than the live dreck, with his godawful caterwauling. Thanks for playing this one instead. |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Jul 30, 2012 - 08:32 d48m02h1918 wrote: Sorry, not a fan  Some of their stuff is palatable, but RP overplayed this track a couple of years ago to the point that it now ranks alongside Hotel California, Layla, Stairway To Heaven, Lola and Freebird as tracks I never need to hear again. In short, it's been "Clear Channeled." |
| cinziacursio (Holland) | Posted: Jul 30, 2012 - 08:30 ambelively goooooddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd !!! thanks thanks thanks for this  |
| linzie | Posted: Jun 28, 2012 - 21:58 Totally enjoy both versions!  |
| d48m02h1918 | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 10:40 Sorry, not a fan |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 10:34 rommi wrote: It's a blast every time! Thank you RP! :)  |
| rommi (Berkeley, CA) | Posted: Apr 21, 2012 - 12:47 It's a blast every time! Thank you RP! :) |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Apr 16, 2012 - 22:00 DigitalJer wrote: bill, you can play this once a day (live version, too!) and I still wouldn't tire of it. Perfection. yes. yes. yes. |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 06:05 PSD stat... |
| DigitalJer (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) | Posted: Feb 22, 2012 - 21:15 bill, you can play this once a day (live version, too!) and I still wouldn't tire of it. Perfection. |
| agkagk (Ontario, Canada) | Posted: Feb 04, 2012 - 07:56 nevar23 wrote: Love this song, but I feel obligated to go and listen to the live version now.
 Yes, the love version takes it up a notch |
| Limpopoking (The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | Posted: Feb 04, 2012 - 07:54 Wow, this band is growing on me... Gotta get me sum |
| sandymac2010 (Am I there yet?) | Posted: Jan 03, 2012 - 13:04 |
| ckcotton (Adding snarky comments since 2007) | Posted: Jan 03, 2012 - 13:04 djblitz wrote: I'm going through a breakup......you're killin' me today, Bill. Don't listen to PJ's "Black" then.... |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Jan 03, 2012 - 13:04 gets me every time. |
| salzburg4321 (Salzburg, Austria) | Posted: Dec 21, 2011 - 10:36 Can I say this song, these lyrics, this voice... is Prozac for chicks? |
| duduhead | Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 18:38 Great song, but as others said LIVE version is godlike, from another planet... |
| MJdub (California) | Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 10:48 Not sure why it took me so long to realize how awesome this song is! One of those chords are just perfect...I think it's a sus2? Maybe a maj7? Couldn't turn it up loud enough at work to hear it well, but it has a beautiful, 'tense' sound to it! |
| nevar23 (Georgia) | Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 10:35 Love this song, but I feel obligated to go and listen to the live version now. |
| tdola2 | Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 10:34 Majestically boring... |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 15:29  |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 15:27 that is a matter of opinion...depends on your mood. This version is a bit more on the 'gentle' side. wolverine wrote: First time hearing this and i'm loving it, too bad i can't unhear it and have another first time hearing experience for such a excellent song. I guess i'll have to wait to hear the live version to have my first again (based on the comments here, the live one is better) i can't wait! |
| simme2 (Linkoping, Sweden) | Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 15:26 Norway in our hearts This song, A SOLID NINE |
| wolverine (Just North of Nowhere) | Posted: May 14, 2011 - 11:20 First time hearing this and i'm loving it, too bad i can't unhear it and have another first time hearing experience for such a excellent song. I guess i'll have to wait to hear the live version to have my first again (based on the comments here, the live one is better) i can't wait! |
| JH_Junior (São Paulo Brazil) | Posted: Apr 25, 2011 - 14:48 Cynaera wrote: Very well-stated. I agree completely!  YESSSS !  |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 10:50 stevano wrote: I second all the "Live Version Is Better!" votes. This version has an almost "unplugged" honesty and poetic beauty – but the live version gives it the godlike power. Thanks Bill, for giving us both! Very well-stated. I agree completely! |
| djblitz (Boston, MA) | Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 10:48 I'm going through a breakup......you're killin' me today, Bill. |