 White Ladder (1999) [ larger cover art ] |
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Friday night, I'm going nowhere
All the lights are changing, green to red.
Turning over TV stations
Situations running through my head.
Looking back through time, you know
It's clear that I've been blind; I've been a fool.
To open up my heart to all that jealousy
That bitterness, that ridicule.
Saturday I'm running wild and
All the lights are changing red to green.
Moving through the crowds, I'm pushing.
Chemicals are rushing in my bloodstream.
Only wish that you were here
You know I'm seein' it so clear-I've been afraid
To show ya how I really feel
Admit to some of those bad mistakes I've made
And if you want it, come and get it
Crying out loud
The love that I was giving you was
Never in doubt
Let go your heart, let go your head
And feel it now
Let go your heart, let go your head
And feel it now
Babylon
Babylon
Babylon
Sunday all the lights in London shining
Sky is fading, red to blue.
Kickin' through the Autumn leaves
And wondering where it is you might be going to
Turning back for home
You know I'm feeling so alone, I can't believe
Climbin' on the stair
I turn around to see you smiling there
in front of me
And if you want it, come and get it
Crying out loud
The love that I was, giving you was
Never in doubt
Let go your heart, let go your head
And feel it now
Let go your heart, let go your head
And feel it now
Let go your heart, let go your head
And feel it now
Let go your heart, let go your head
And feel it now
Babylon
Babylon
Babylon
Babylon
Babylon...aaaah
| Proclivities (Paris of the Piedmont) | Posted: Apr 29, 2013 - 10:00 funkyalfonso wrote: Why am I hearing "Ventura Highway" to this crap song? It has some similar chord embellishments (i.e. hammer-ons, pull-offs) in parts of the strumming (as do hundreds of other songs), but the chords do not sound alike. |
| gregr79 | Posted: Apr 29, 2013 - 09:49 Goyahey - Babylon and on and on for cryin oulouuud! Nice for a quick pop tune! |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 22:14 Everybody in my church loves this song... |
| kkkkatie | Posted: Jan 19, 2013 - 16:35 funkyalfonso wrote: Why am I hearing "Ventura Highway" to this crap song? TOTALLY hear it too. |
| kkkkatie | Posted: Jan 19, 2013 - 16:35 this song was so overplayed back then...i'm still tired of it. |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Dec 19, 2012 - 08:04 Sadly it's annoying to me. I do like the music...wish David would just hum or something. |
| hightail | Posted: Sep 16, 2012 - 01:27 Not a massive fan of David Gray but this is his best track and it's nice to have a pop song every now and then. Cheers Bill. Greetings from England! |
| Easyrider (Portugal) | Posted: Sep 16, 2012 - 01:26 Great song from an under rated artist. |
| Keef (Confluence of the American River) | Posted: Aug 15, 2012 - 14:01 sirdroseph wrote: I know everyone hates him, but I am not one of those. I like David Gray. I like him ass well. |
| bluecshells | Posted: Aug 15, 2012 - 14:01 Memories....nice song |
| TJS (Bradley, Il) | Posted: Aug 15, 2012 - 13:59 I think Boy and Bear sounds like David Gray. |
| Toke (Bournemouth UK) | Posted: Jul 15, 2012 - 03:32 funkyalfonso wrote: Why am I hearing "Ventura Highway" to this crap song? Oh dear that sounds serious... I suggest seeing a hearing specialist. |
| jim1964 (1379 miles to Wall Drug) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 12:07 This song reminds me of a girl I used to date who lived out in Babylon, very nice memories. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 12:01 Canlistener wrote: This song hasn't gotten any better with time. Agreed |
| 84MacGuy (Portland, Oregon) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 12:00 First time I heard this song was in a Warren Miller ski movie years ago. Then, I heard it over and over and over again as it got overplayed on the radio. However, it is nice to hear again after a few years. |
| lindergr55 | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 12:00 Love this song! Takes away the blues. |
| danoodles (Saint Louis, Mo.) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 11:59 I do like this tune. |
| Stratocaster (Bermuda) | Posted: Mar 10, 2012 - 08:01 Ahhhh, great to hear this song again on RP! |
| Grammarcop (Upriver from Zug Island) | Posted: Feb 07, 2012 - 15:00 I'll admit I'm fond of this song for nostalgic reasons: I heard it on the radio in Reykjavik, Iceland. What an amazing trip! |
| Stratocaster (Bermuda) | Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 01:45 Bosami wrote: This is a great song - however - the live version (Live at the Point DVD) is FAR superior to this rather weakly produced version. I highly recommend that DVD - solid perfomance of a great singer/songwriter at the peak of his going from relative obscurity to the world stage. +1 on this. Live At The Point is an outstanding concert DVD. Saw David Gray live a few years back....he knows how to get a crowd going. I would imagine that many of the negative comments are from North Americans who have only heard Babylon, and heard it a thousand times. He is immensely more popular in Europe. Much like his countryman, Chris Rea. Anyway, I like Dave - good songwriter, good singer, GREAT performer. |
| gregormiz (Portland, OR) | Posted: Oct 03, 2011 - 19:49 Aw, for crying out loud... is it really that bad? Heh. Wanky, for sure. |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Sep 02, 2011 - 10:00 I know everyone hates him, but I am not one of those. I like David Gray. |
| funkyalfonso (Canada) | Posted: Jul 01, 2011 - 15:00 Why am I hearing "Ventura Highway" to this crap song? |
| Stingray (Where JULIAN is supported!) | Posted: Apr 29, 2011 - 10:58 Canlistener wrote: This song hasn't gotten any better with time. My "Fat Ex" loved Gray - one more reason to hate him! |
| Canlistener (Ontario Canada) | Posted: Feb 25, 2011 - 09:26 This song hasn't gotten any better with time. |
| trissi | Posted: Feb 25, 2011 - 09:21 nalle wrote: Hi RT, back again! . . . and for the heart . . . always makes me smile. |
| jimbaca (Albuquerque) | Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 16:19 scraig wrote: I like the song and David Gray, just not sure why Ray LaMontagne is opening for him and not the other way around. I saw them both perform at the Santa Fe Opera House and I thought the very same thing! Why is Ray the opening act? It was, in any case, a killer concert! |
| michaelc (Walnut Creek, CA) | Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 16:06 Overplayed but still works |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 15:26 I can't help it - I've heard this song so many times on our limited radio capacity, and i still love it.  |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 15:23 I like the song and David Gray, just not sure why Ray LaMontagne is opening for him and not the other way around. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 07:06 nalle wrote: Hi RT, back again! Hello Hello Hello... hope you are having a great day! |
| nalle (Malmo, Sweden) | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 07:03 romeotuma wrote: This song is good for the ears... Hi RT, back again! |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 07:02 This is a great song - however - the live version (Live at the Point DVD) is FAR superior to this rather weakly produced version. I highly recommend that DVD - solid perfomance of a great singer/songwriter at the peak of his going from relative obscurity to the world stage. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 07:00 This song is good for the ears... |
| EssexTex (Gitche Gumee) | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 09:19 Babble on. |
| wenatchee (Duvall, WA) | Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 08:30 Goyohey *annunciate please - I still like the tune |
| akmegan | Posted: Mar 31, 2009 - 14:45 Love, love, love David Grey. My most favorite is "Flame turns Blue" from the Lost Songs album. I love the imagery & sentiment. |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Jan 27, 2009 - 12:15 jlind wrote: This isn't a bad song, unfortunately it was the only song included on the original version of Windows XP so when I was selling computers for CompUSA when ever I needed to demo speakers this is what got played, which meant I heard it like 100 times a day :( Remind me not to buy a computer from CompUSA where apparently the staff are unfamiliar with how to operate a CD drive. Oh great song too. |
| Jazbo (Beautiful Valparaiso IN.) | Posted: Nov 25, 2008 - 07:24 I love the imagery. |
| holborne (New York) | Posted: Nov 25, 2008 - 07:23 Bland, bland, bland. |
| Darlington (Columbia, South Carolina) | Posted: Nov 25, 2008 - 07:23 Boston_Ed wrote: I totally agree with that. Me too... |
| Stardust83 | Posted: Nov 25, 2008 - 07:22 Wonderful - thanks for playing this little gem again, Bill !  |
| annersjen (in the rolling hills of New York) | Posted: Oct 30, 2008 - 17:35 Dragonfly_Launch wrote: Is it wrong? Is it wrong to like David? No, it's wrong not to... I used to not like David Gray until he came out with White Ladder, then he became a sort of musical demi-god for me, which was weird, considering how much I used to dislike him. White Ladder is, for me, one of the greatest albums of the past... maybe 10 years? But I could say that about something like 30 albums. Oh, are they called albums anymore? *Age showing* |
| Dragonfly_Launch (Conway, Ar) | Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 18:15 Is it wrong? Is it wrong to like David? |
| tclodes (the ether) | Posted: Aug 22, 2008 - 13:35 I thought this was Ryan Adams. |
| hippiechick (Weekendland) | Posted: Aug 22, 2008 - 13:33  |
| jlind (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Aug 22, 2008 - 13:31 This isn't a bad song, unfortunately it was the only song included on the original version of Windows XP so when I was selling computers for CompUSA when ever I needed to demo speakers this is what got played, which meant I heard it like 100 times a day :( |
| Ahnyer_Keester (Chicago Il) | Posted: Jun 20, 2008 - 09:00 MsJudi wrote: Oh, this is nice.
Yea, that's a good way to describe it. I like it. |
| MsJudi (Houston, TX) | Posted: May 19, 2008 - 23:12 Oh, this is nice. |
| smehan55 (Beneath a Carolina blue sky) | Posted: Apr 18, 2008 - 11:36 Yeah, good to hear this song again. It's been a while! |