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Rickie Lee Jones — Running From Mercy
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ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: Mar 20, 2013 - 13:31
 
Started with a "4" and its dropping the longer this goes on.....
 

ziakut
(The Windy City)
Posted: Mar 07, 2012 - 10:24
 
Really LOVE the cover artwork. It's GENIUS. Song is good too. Always respect Rickie!

colt4x5
(scrambling.)
Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 20:07
 
 fredriley wrote:
I've never forgiven herself for "Chuck E's in love" which is an auto-mute these days. There's something about her voice which really grates.
 
I'd say "Chuck E" is her most commercial, and least interesting, song, and almost unforgivable. I'd mute it, too.

I understand how you could feel that way about her voice, but I can't agree: It's one of the things that draws me to her. 

edbollix
(Royal Oak, Mi US)
Posted: Aug 30, 2011 - 10:27
 
Never cared for her...

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 15:17
 
 Hannio wrote:


Personally, I like her voice and her singing style.  Her subject matter and lyrics are icing on the cake.  But I have to sympathize with Fred.  If the voice is grating to you then it pretty much doesn't matter how good the lyrics are, you aren't going to enjoy the music.
 
jagdriver basically says the same thing about if the voice is grating, it doesn't matter how good the lyrics are (he cited Jackson Browne in particular.)  I understand this, but I think I'm more able to listen in "stereo" - the lyrics as one perspective, the vocals as the other. When one or the other isn't good for me, I can usually adjust my balance control and focus on the perspective that works for me. Maybe I won't have total enjoyment, but I'll have enough to appreciate the song.  And then there are songs where everything blends into a very tasty casserole. {#Bounce}

bluecshells
(EARTH)
Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 15:16
 
Wonderful lyrics.  Amazing. 

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 - 10:15
 
 Cynaera wrote:

Mr. NottinghamJury, please get past a personal qualm about her voice, and focus on the lyrics and the music. And by the way - do you know the story about "Chuck E's In Love"?  Maybe if you did, it wouldn't be so harsh for you. This woman is amazing. Please don't write her off because her voice bugs you.  She writes from her soul and her experiences. She can improvise lyrics on the spot. She can open-tune her guitar like Joni Mitchell does and create songs in various "closets" of tunings.

Open your mind a little bit more, and forgive her for a song that was bad for you.  If you can't do this, you're pretty musically narrow-minded, and I know you're not...

 

Personally, I like her voice and her singing style.  Her subject matter and lyrics are icing on the cake.  But I have to sympathize with Fred.  If the voice is grating to you then it pretty much doesn't matter how good the lyrics are, you aren't going to enjoy the music.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 20:31
 
 fredriley wrote:
I've never forgiven herself for "Chuck E's in love" which is an auto-mute these days. There's something about her voice which really grates.
 
Mr. NottinghamJury, please get past a personal qualm about her voice, and focus on the lyrics and the music. And by the way - do you know the story about "Chuck E's In Love"?  Maybe if you did, it wouldn't be so harsh for you. This woman is amazing. Please don't write her off because her voice bugs you.  She writes from her soul and her experiences. She can improvise lyrics on the spot. She can open-tune her guitar like Joni Mitchell does and create songs in various "closets" of tunings.

Open your mind a little bit more, and forgive her for a song that was bad for you.  If you can't do this, you're pretty musically narrow-minded, and I know you're not...


cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 20:23
 
 Bleyfusz wrote:

Don't be shy, add Rickie herself.

 
My Sister Nancy Loves Rickie.  Tune is being played on RP now.  9



takemehome
Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 03:48
 
"Traffic from Radio Paradise"! The best

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 09:29
 
 wferrier wrote:
People really like this album cover art?!? That's fucked up. .  .

 
What do you dislike about it?  It's an engaging illustration.



Baby_M
(a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: May 24, 2010 - 13:32
 
 fredriley wrote:
I've never forgiven herself for "Chuck E's in love" which is an auto-mute these days....
 
I normally can't stand her, but this one is a good first step at redemption.


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 18, 2010 - 05:35
 
I've never forgiven herself for "Chuck E's in love" which is an auto-mute these days. There's something about her voice which really grates.

Bleyfusz
Posted: Dec 06, 2009 - 09:11
 
 RabbitEars wrote:
love this song, love this album
 
Don't be shy, add Rickie herself.


RabbitEars
Posted: Nov 16, 2009 - 10:05
 
love this song, love this album

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Nov 16, 2009 - 10:04
 
I like it, but where did she find the Marboro, Johnny Walker Choir for the back up singers

Tana
(Lancaster, PA)
Posted: Nov 16, 2009 - 10:02
 
 jhorton wrote:
Genius singer.

Wicked mediocre song.

Does anyone remember, " Coolsville?" 
 
Oh, yes, and she still does Coolsville in her shows.


liveaudio
(Providence, Rhode Island)
Posted: Oct 15, 2009 - 12:49
 
Oh, and to k_trout;

I respectfully submit that the line is "swimming asleep down oceans of joy". 

Wonderful, yes? -)


liveaudio
(Providence, Rhode Island)
Posted: Oct 15, 2009 - 12:46
 
Astonishing range of comments.  In my opinion you are all listening to a genius at work.  Pure genius.

Mickb
Posted: May 30, 2009 - 20:55
 
Rickie Lee has been around a long time and she hasn't lost so much as a half-step. WAY TO GO, MS. JONES!

cochlear
(Kauai, Hawaii)
Posted: May 30, 2009 - 20:53
 
 Odyzzeuz wrote:
That adenoidal, nose-plugged tonality is excruciating.
 
You should hear how they talk in Texas.


jhorton
Posted: Dec 23, 2008 - 22:22
 
Genius singer.

Wicked mediocre song.

Does anyone remember, " Coolsville?" 

k_trout
(Dream State)
Posted: Nov 22, 2008 - 08:12
 
very few songs touch me the way this one does - absolutely outstanding
A fire within, no cross, no crown
Running from mercy, hidden and coy
Swimming upstream down oceans of joy
{#Cowboy}


wferrier
(Johnson City, New York; Home of the Factory)
Posted: Jul 30, 2008 - 12:34
 
People really like this album cover art?!? That's fucked up. .  .


denmom
(Connecticut)
Posted: Jun 17, 2008 - 10:13
 
grimmel wrote:
Do you hear Leo Kottke singing back up?


I *thought* that was him!!
Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas)
Posted: Jun 17, 2008 - 10:13
 
That adenoidal, nose-plugged tonality is excruciating.
grimmel
(Davis, CA)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 12:55
 
Do you hear Leo Kottke singing back up?
leathepea
(Hickory, NC)
Posted: Mar 26, 2008 - 13:05
 
like the cover art, thats about it.
nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Feb 24, 2008 - 01:04
 
Love ya Ricki Lee!
Stunning, actually, so close to a 10 it ain't funny!

Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas)
Posted: Jul 03, 2007 - 11:14
 
yclept wrote:
Forget all the carping and complaining about her voice...those people probably don't like Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen or anyone else who happens to be a vocal square peg.


Loves me some Tom Waits. Love love loves me some Leonard Cohen. Lerve the Be Good Tanyas. Ricky Lee Jones, not so much.

I'm not sure you can generalize about peoples' tastes based on whether they like RLJ.
Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas)
Posted: Jul 03, 2007 - 11:11
 
Where do I donate to the fund to have her adenoids removed?
pannaramma
(not from around here)
Posted: Jul 03, 2007 - 11:05
 
Pretty tune but now I know where the Be Good Tanyas learned to sing.
nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Jun 02, 2007 - 03:21
 
Very close to a nine for me. Great music!
Personally I love Rickys' voice.
Love the cover art also.
srlh62
(London, Ontario, Canada)
Posted: May 17, 2007 - 07:49
 
Sweet! Caught this for the first time on the CBC last weekend
BruceN
(Land of the Conoy)
Posted: Apr 15, 2007 - 19:33
 
cesare wrote:
Lots of funny comments below. But I just love Rickie Lee. Have for a long time.

High fives
rKokon
(MD)
Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 13:27
 
iMacomania wrote:

Me too! :puke:

I found parts of it quite pretty! The only problem is when we hear from the main vocalist, who sounds as though she is about to heave. But again, only part of the time. I am becoming more and more liberal, I see!
yclept
(at the end of the #1)
Posted: Feb 27, 2007 - 21:31
 
Forget all the carping and complaining about her voice...those people probably don't like Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen or anyone else who happens to be a vocal square peg.
xkolibuul
(Pacific Rim, watching the storms roll in)
Posted: Jan 28, 2007 - 16:02
 
OK, queridos amigos, Ricky Lee has been singing this way for more than 30 years, so time to GET OVER IT.

On another point: I highly suspect the evil twin of this song is Lyle Lovett's 'I Love Everybody'.
Mari
(île de lesvos)
Posted: Jan 14, 2007 - 01:38
 
Traffic from Paradise is doin' alright! ... ...

Luv ya Rickie!
bokey
Posted: Jan 14, 2007 - 01:36
 
I love you Ricki but you aren't your best in the morning.
scottc
(SE Minnesota)
Posted: Nov 16, 2006 - 18:45
 
scottc wrote:
What a mixed bag. Worth listening to. Usually like her, but I like this song best when it's instrumental or several are singing at once. Thanks Bill.

oh, meant to write: Who the hell would ask Kottke to sing back up...a guy who describes his own voice as "geese farting in the wind"....but hey, it works.
scottc
(SE Minnesota)
Posted: Nov 16, 2006 - 18:44
 
What a mixed bag. Worth listening to. Usually like her, but I like this song best when it's instrumental or several are singing at once. Thanks Bill.
crockydile
(The swamps of Houston)
Posted: Oct 18, 2006 - 12:47
 
Her lack of enunciation is worthy of comment. She sounds like she's got a cold and has taken too much Nyquil.
Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas)
Posted: Oct 18, 2006 - 12:44
 
Adenoidal.
meower
(Philadelphia)
Posted: Oct 18, 2006 - 12:42
 
cesare wrote:
Lots of funny comments below. But I just love Rickie Lee. Have for a long time.


she uses her voice as an instrument, some dont like the instrument, I do
kilroyjoe3
(New York City)
Posted: Jun 08, 2006 - 17:42
 
Daveinbawlmer wrote:

Everything about this song is quite well done EXCEPT for Rickie's singing. She really does need to blow her nose before she steps up to the microphone.

Sorry.


Please don't be! Girl's got a serious sinus infection.
Mari
(why do all the country girls leave)
Posted: Jun 08, 2006 - 17:42
 
Yes! A Zillion Times Yes!
Essbee
(Big Bend Region, Texas)
Posted: May 10, 2006 - 13:56
 
NO! A thousand times NO!
NHMick
(one of the blue states)
Posted: May 10, 2006 - 13:54
 
FamilyMan wrote:
" 'Oh, mother, this thing was not born with wings
don't you stop her when she sings*

" '*I wrote this line to all those mothers wo(sic) are always telling their babies to be quiet. LET THEM MAKE A BIG NOISE. Let them sing. Rejoice in them. Don't always be controlling them. Console them. Be a joyful witness to their existance. - rlj '"

backup vocals:
Teresa Tudury
Leo Kottke
Sal Bernardi
John Leftwich
Lyle Lovett



I thought I heard Leo Kottke's voice in there... neat to see that the others are on it, too.

cesare
(PRB)
Posted: May 10, 2006 - 13:51
 
Lots of funny comments below. But I just love Rickie Lee. Have for a long time.