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Tasmin Archer — Sleeping Satellite
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Stingray
Posted: Mar 16, 2013 - 16:24
 
Fantastic composition and song!

zepher
Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 07:33
 
Sometimes the passion to get there is lost when your goal is reached.  Glory Days —->







lunartica
(España)
Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 07:28
 
Thank´s ! It's one of my favourite songs!

coachc
(Madison, WI)
Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 07:25
 
 Yes, I remember it getting heavy airplay on French radio in 1993. Reason I have a soft spot for this song.

socalhol wrote:
I thought this was older than 2000 — AllMusic does cite the release date as 1993. 
 



helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Jan 12, 2013 - 23:20
 
This song is part of the playlists of radio stations in germany , everyday you can hear it since years. just saying.

hidey
(NZ)
Posted: Jan 12, 2013 - 23:17
 
No. This is just not very good. Please don't play it again Bill. {#Stop}

jules44
(Sunny North Carolina)
Posted: Dec 12, 2012 - 14:16
 
whole Album is this good.....whatever happened to her?

jocelynsart
Posted: Sep 09, 2012 - 06:53
 
 enjoyed reading your post
agkagk wrote:
This song holds a special place in my heart for two associated memories:
1) about 15 years ago sitting on the flying bridge of a classic 40 foot wooden cruiser at 3AM on a warm dead-calm night in British Columbia's Gulf Islands sharing a bottle of wine and stimulating conversation with my romance-of-the-time with a huge full moon lighting up the sea and Tasmin Archer singing about same-said moon
2) about ten years ago firing up Radio Paradise for the first time following the recommendation of a friend. This song was the first I ever heard on RP, and I thought, "Wow, I'm home!"     
 



shakitten
(Trying to get back into a good dream)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 19:46
 
I haven't heard this song in ages! Thank you, Bill, for playing it...what a gift to hear it again!

iTuner
Posted: Jul 08, 2012 - 09:14
 
Pure cheese.

socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Jun 06, 2012 - 15:49
 
I thought this was older than 2000 — AllMusic does cite the release date as 1993. 

jpfueler
(Burleson Texas, (South o' Ft Worth))
Posted: Jun 06, 2012 - 15:48
 
Has that Alan Parsons Project/Delirium thing going on

agkagk
(Ontario, Canada)
Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 12:47
 
This song holds a special place in my heart for two associated memories:
1) about 15 years ago sitting on the flying bridge of a classic 40 foot wooden cruiser at 3AM on a warm dead-calm night in British Columbia's Gulf Islands sharing a bottle of wine and stimulating conversation with my romance-of-the-time with a huge full moon lighting up the sea and Tasmin Archer singing about same-said moon
2) about ten years ago firing up Radio Paradise for the first time following the recommendation of a friend. This song was the first I ever heard on RP, and I thought, "Wow, I'm home!"     

adrianblack
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Jan 31, 2012 - 20:17
 
I have this CD but this version seems different. More electric guitar. A bit more rocking.

errantpenny
(where the fog breaks)
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 06:44
 
 AdyMiles wrote:
good song, but a bit dated now
 
Agreed. I think it's the whoa's and yeah-yeah's that betray its age. She's got a beautiful voice, though.


christopherwoods
(West Midlands, United Kingdom)
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 06:42
 
The version Bill plays sounds like either a remix from the CD Single or a later rerelease? The original had different instrumentation and a different vocal performance from Tasmin (I should know... I own the purple artworked CD Single. Somewhere. ;-)

Still though, great tune! Remember when it was in the charts in the UK, it was one of the better tracks around - vivid memory of humming along to it on the way home from a swimming practice. (the strange things kids remember!) The mental image of a sleeping satellite was quite evocative - still is! (Slightly scarier NSA/MI6 surveillance overtones now though, or am I just a paranoid android?)

gjones
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 06:41
 

really bad



SmilinJimmy
(Canada)
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 18:38
 
One of the better musical artists names....but Benmont Tench is still the hands down winner {#Yes}


Jalmari
(Kuopio,Finland)
Posted: Jan 18, 2011 - 09:26
 
Great pop-song! Always nice to hear it.

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 13:34
 
I've always had a soft spot—one among many—for this song.

Rafter101
(Davis, California)
Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 13:33
 
Love this song!   So much...I bought the CD.  Sorry Tasmin—you're a one-hit wonder (but what a hit!)

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 10:39
 

Agreed.  Gorgeous pop song.

Gets even better with subsequent listens.

 

Did we fly to the moon too soon?
Did we squander the chance?
In the rush of the race
in the reason we chase is lost in romance
and still we try
to justify the waste
for a taste of mans greatest adventure.

 

 




sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 15:28
 

I have always thought that this is a wonderful, beautiful song!{#Clap}



MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 15:25
 
Have you read Bob Loblaw's law blog?  
 
  
 Bob-Loblaw wrote:
I heard this song years ago and liked it so much I bought the album. The rest of the album is so-so but this song is brilliant. Like it a lot although the lyrics are a bit repetitious. She's a wonderful singer.
 


musictaste
Posted: Nov 14, 2009 - 21:04
 
"I blame Tasmin for an insipid song."  — Jagdriver

Jagdriver,  do I hear the sounds of a catfight amongst some rusty garbage bins or is it you playing your favorite song?

In the small chance you ever read this you might find the following information useful:

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) once quipped that "to remain silent and be thought a fool is preferrable to opening your mouth and removing all doubt".


westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 16:26
 
 Dior wrote:

Ah! darn right it does! And this one also inaugurated my new wi-fi home network so that for the first time RP left the office and played on my Tivoli radio while we prepared supper.  Goodbye clear channel!  Hello paradise!  It's curious however that, notwithstanding the great value of this song, things started with something I can get any day on clear channel.  It was followed by Zappa, so everything went back to normal.
 

Clear Channel?  Whaz dat?   Never listened to it before.  But sure seems like the benchmark of mediocrity for lots of RP regulars.

 

Zappa is normal?  Right....




Rafter101
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 16:23
 
I bought the CD from Tasmin Archer once. This song rocks. The rest stinks. It sucks to be a one-hit wonder.

j7
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 16:23
 
rather weak

jagdriver
(Just a tad south of Paradise)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 16:21
 
I blame Tasmin for an insipid song.


AdyMiles
(Wolverhampton, UK)
Posted: Aug 30, 2009 - 04:24
 
good song, but a bit dated now

LastChance
Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 15:08
 
Where can I find this alternate version?

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 15:07
 
 bindi wrote:
She's blaming someone for just about everything - sounds like my ex!
 

{#Lol}

a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio Paradise)
Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 15:07
 
 bindi wrote:
She's blaming someone for just about everything - sounds like my ex!
 
{#Yes}

79

Failure is an opportunity.
If you blame someone else,
there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master
fulfills her own obligations
and corrects her own mistakes.
She does what she needs to do
and demands nothing of others.

(Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching)

deadmessengers
(Atlanta)
Posted: Jun 27, 2009 - 21:03
 
I haven't heard this song in YEARS, but if I remember correctly, the radio edit was a bit shorter than this version.   I remember the old WDRE in New York City playing the everloving crap out of this song back in 1992-93 or so.  

Bridieboo
(Halifax, NS)
Posted: Apr 25, 2009 - 09:36
 
Fantastic song. Loved the video too.

bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: Apr 25, 2009 - 09:29
 
She's blaming someone for just about everything - sounds like my ex!

Nicman612
(Stamford, CT)
Posted: Feb 21, 2009 - 07:58
 
I haven't heard this song in years!

I love it! Thanks! Didn't she release an EP wih Elvis Costello covers??



Dior
(Sherbrooke, Quebec)
Posted: Jan 21, 2009 - 10:50
 
 westslope wrote:

This is a great pop song.

 

Fits well for the inauguration in my opinion.


 
Ah! darn right it does! And this one also inaugurated my new wi-fi home network so that for the first time RP left the office and played on my Tivoli radio while we prepared supper.  Goodbye clear channel!  Hello paradise!  It's curious however that, notwithstanding the great value of this song, things started with something I can get any day on clear channel.  It was followed by Zappa, so everything went back to normal.



RadioDoc
(Chicagoland)
Posted: Jan 20, 2009 - 14:16
 
{#Music}

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Jan 20, 2009 - 14:15
 

This is a great pop song.

 

Fits well for the inauguration in my opinion.



MetroOwl
(Someone Else's Paradise)
Posted: Nov 18, 2008 - 09:54
 
 Baum74 wrote:
this is so radio.
really cant tell if I ever liked this song the first time I heard it, because since then I heard it
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND ... (well you get the point)
Actually I listen to RP to escape from meaningless senseless brainless radio songs I had to listen to OVER AND OVER AND ...
(you see I had a tough time with commercial radio ...)
anyway, thx for listening, send me the bill.
 
I, too, listen to RP for this reason. BUT, I really enjoy hearing songs that I once liked and would never have thought of again if I didn't hear them here. It's like finding a fiver in the pocket of a coat buried in the back of your closet. So, thanks, RP.



AliGator
(Lex Vegas)
Posted: Nov 18, 2008 - 09:50
 
 tompoll wrote:
Here's a stupid comment. I'm hearing more and more women say the letter "s" with a high-pitched whistle, including Tasmin. Whassupwitdat?
 
Barack Obama does that too.


Mari
(île de lesvos)
Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 21:42
 

thank you sdn for your insightful prognosis/synopsis of this wonderful song, i do appreciate it! 

 amcallis wrote:

Was wondering, what does this song mean? So I went thru the archives. Unexpectedly found a post by me 2 years ago saying this song "doesn't have much lyrical depth" - haha! This time around, I'll try looking harder...
sdn wrote:

I think it's about our abandonment of the space program (the Moon exploration part, anyhow).

It's about the human spirit, and wondering whether we have enough guts to pursue big dreams.
Did we fly to the Moon too soon?  Did we squander the chance?
Have we got what it takes to advance? Did we peak too soon?
And when we shoot for the stars, what a giant step
Have we got what it takes to carry the weight of that concept?

She laments the lack of exploration and development on the Moon:
I wonder why are the seas still dry?

She also decries the waste of NASA programs, if humanity's heart isn't in it.:
And still we try to justify the waste for a taste of man's greatest adventure

I'm not sure whom she's blaming for the failure. Every one of us?
I blame you for ... the dream that died with the Eagle's flight

But it's not the Moon's fault:
Don't blame the sleeping satellite

 




david1045
(Madison Wisconsin)
Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 21:38
 
This is just kind of weak...I am waiting for it to be over. I am still waiting...this is taking a really long time. How long is this song?

sdn
(Philadelphia)
Posted: Sep 16, 2008 - 06:51
 
 amcallis wrote:
Was wondering, what does this song mean? So I went thru the archives. Unexpectedly found a post by me 2 years ago saying this song "doesn't have much lyrical depth" - haha! This time around, I'll try looking harder...

I think it's about our abandonment of the space program (the Moon exploration part, anyhow).

It's about the human spirit, and wondering whether we have enough guts to pursue big dreams.
Did we fly to the Moon too soon?  Did we squander the chance?
Have we got what it takes to advance? Did we peak too soon?
And when we shoot for the stars, what a giant step
Have we got what it takes to carry the weight of that concept?

She laments the lack of exploration and development on the Moon:
I wonder why are the seas still dry?

She also decries the waste of NASA programs, if humanity's heart isn't in it.:
And still we try to justify the waste for a taste of man's greatest adventure

I'm not sure whom she's blaming for the failure. Every one of us?
I blame you for ... the dream that died with the Eagle's flight

But it's not the Moon's fault:
Don't blame the sleeping satellite


Baum74
(Düsseldorf, Germany)
Posted: Sep 16, 2008 - 06:44
 
this is so radio.
really cant tell if I ever liked this song the first time I heard it, because since then I heard it
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND ... (well you get the point)
Actually I listen to RP to escape from meaningless senseless brainless radio songs I had to listen to OVER AND OVER AND ...
(you see I had a tough time with commercial radio ...)
anyway, thx for listening, send me the bill.

Kerly
(Estonia)
Posted: Sep 16, 2008 - 06:42
 
squidish wrote:
This always sounded like a Seal song to me...

What a nice remark {#Daisy}
This equals to me with Seal's "Crazy", after all these songs are from the same time {#High-five}

natius
(Zaragoza)
Posted: Sep 16, 2008 - 06:42
 
{#Frustrated}
{#Puke}

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Aug 15, 2008 - 16:46
 

7 {#Arrow} 8



agnes
(Leaving Lex Vegas)
Posted: Jun 13, 2008 - 13:03
 
Wow, Imogen Heap learned how to use her voice!!!