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I've been having wicked thoughts
Terribly wicked, selfish and cruel,
Imagining I stood high on a ledge
And fell just out of the reach of you;
Just then, we are together alone
As I fall, you look up—
Looking for all the world like for once
It was you, not me, who had been struck.
Should I love you more than I do?
Or pray to love you less?
Or learn to live with the little you give
Believing it all for the best?
Will I ever see your heart
Open wide and your eyes shut—
Looking for all the world like for once
It was you, not me, who had been struck.
The trees are angry, toss in the wind
Devour small planes going by,
Dropping wreckage, bags and gloves
Down around us where we lie;
I hear your uneasy breath
As you stir but don't wake up,
Looking for all the world like for once
It was you, not me, who had been struck
| floydoftherocks (Frisco) | Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 12:55 definitely liking the smattering of Joe Henry tracks the last few days!! |
| dBdwg | Posted: Jan 07, 2010 - 13:34 onomasticator wrote: . . . plays well in Montana - but we're just a bunch of latte-sippin' libruls up here . . . Hhahahahaaaa heeeehhhee ahhhhHHHAAAAAAAA |
| rickf (Ottawa) | Posted: May 31, 2009 - 16:14 Actually this is the first time I've heard him. Very decent, reminds of the tone set in some Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros songs. Different, yet alike. Nice. |
| onomasticator (Undisclosed) | Posted: Mar 29, 2009 - 11:13 . . . plays well in Montana - but we're just a bunch of latte-sippin' libruls up here . . . |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 14:52 joshfm wrote: Might work for a middle age California crystal chaser, but it doesn't play well in Wyoming. Strike. I am middle aged, a Californian born and bred, and have no idea WTF a crystal chaser is. Crystal as in meth or crystal as in "crystals align your aura"? I think both are idiotic - but I love this tune and Joe Henry in general. So what does that do to your theory, sparky? |
| maxmox (Broome, Western Australia) | Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 05:54 Go Joe!!   |
| Laptopdog (Overcrowded, Overpriced & Overrated L.A.) | Posted: May 17, 2008 - 19:52 joshfm wrote: Might work for a middle age California crystal chaser, but it doesn't play well in Wyoming. Strike.
It's not working for this middle-aged California crystal chaser, either. Strike two. |
| joshfm (Laramie) | Posted: Feb 13, 2008 - 08:33 Might work for a middle age California crystal chaser, but it doesn't play well in Wyoming. Strike. |
| lettucelove | Posted: Jan 28, 2008 - 18:30 Love it!  |
| sqqqrly (Baboosic Lake, NH) | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 11:29 kaw2271 wrote: I completely understand your dilemna. With the HUGE library of music that RP must have, it seems we shouldn't hear any song once a day. It would be rather quiet then on RP... |
| omniphiliac | Posted: Feb 17, 2007 - 01:35 Trying to go to bed. I had to reopen firefox to rate this highly...found I had already rated it a 9...sorry, just not quite divine. Pretty damn good though. |
| ktnsb (Kinsey's Colgate) | Posted: Jan 03, 2007 - 20:56 that was nice. First time I've heard this guy. I recommend checking out the lyrics if you have the time. Thanks again, RP. |
| skooney (getting closer) | Posted: Dec 20, 2006 - 09:39 Joe Henry is my favorite "newest" discovery a co-worker introduced me to his music many years ago. This guy just gets better and better, he crosses all genres and styles and is a true innovator. |
| hippiechick | Posted: Sep 23, 2006 - 15:53 This was really beautiful! |
| casablues (Hazlet, NJ) | Posted: Aug 12, 2003 - 12:33 this really drags on... |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ (Rain-free for: 2 days)) | Posted: Jul 19, 2003 - 17:33 Sting-a-ling-a-ding-ding ;) |
| bakedjake (Cleveland, OH - 2435 miles east of Paradise, CA) | Posted: Jul 09, 2003 - 12:00 wow. this is good. |
| ANNE_MARIE (Fayetteville, AR) | Posted: Jun 25, 2003 - 08:23 sexy |
| Queue (ROKville, MD) | Posted: May 02, 2003 - 12:10 This is not helping my afternoon sleepies... |
| Revel (NY city, NY) | Posted: Mar 12, 2003 - 12:14 So boring  |
| dreysamuelson (Washington, DC) | Posted: Mar 01, 2003 - 07:59 I love this song--the phrasing, the melody, the words...he is an underappreciated artist, as far as I'm concerned... |
| TreborG2 (VA - somewhere east of paradise) | Posted: Feb 23, 2003 - 00:19 Originally Posted by xtrmtrk:
Nobody puts me in a mood like Joe Henry.
Yeah.. me too... like killing the kat that put this record together, and the messanger that delivered it to the pressing machines, and the boxer that packed them... all of them had their hand in this evil and therefor should all die by the dullest edge sword one could find :D yeah.. it puts *me* in a *mood* alright..!! |
| xtrmtrk (Bellevue, WA) | Posted: Feb 16, 2003 - 17:12 Nobody puts me in a mood like Joe Henry. |
| DaveH. (My home, NY) | Posted: Feb 02, 2003 - 13:38 Croon it, Joe. Get all moody on me! |
| justlistening (Irvine, CA) | Posted: Sep 20, 2002 - 00:00 Brooding, sallow, melancholy. Very effective combination of words, voice and music. |
| kaw2271 (Louisville, KY) | Posted: May 30, 2002 - 13:25 Originally Posted by (8?»:
Hmmm..... this creates a dilemma. Do I give this song the high rating I think it deserves, which may only increase the frequency it is played? Or do I low-ball my rating to help prevent that from happening? :???: I completely understand your dilemna. With the HUGE library of music that RP must have, it seems we shouldn't hear any song once a day. |
| Blarg (Attleboro (Between Providence and Boston), MA) | Posted: May 06, 2002 - 09:59 Nice and Stingish. |
| (8?» ((+2 RPT, bioload) Columbia, MO) | Posted: Apr 25, 2002 - 15:02 |
| CliffHuxtable (Cabada) | Posted: Apr 22, 2002 - 11:22 Great tune, but it's from Joe Henry's album 'Scar', not 'Fuse', as you mentioned on the air :) Keep up the great tunes! |
| Platypus (Baltimore, MD) | Posted: Apr 10, 2002 - 21:15 excellent excellent excellent. |
| miamizsun (North Miami, FL) | Posted: Mar 22, 2002 - 08:39 his song jesus' son is great background music for a party. |
| Johray63 (Meppel) | Posted: Mar 09, 2002 - 01:06 Mainly knew Henry from the album Shuffletown. A very pure, acoustic album, with beautiful intimate music. But, as a whole, maybe a bit dull(?) This is something different indeed! More contemporary at least and maybe more exciting, more tense. |
| GF (zilver zbring, MD) | Posted: Feb 26, 2002 - 14:20 this is by no means his best song. |
| rmurray248 (EAST Paradise, MA) | Posted: Feb 22, 2002 - 23:19 Not bad, but this song's startin' to feel like a vitamin - I'm gettin' it once a day. |
| Cy (Gardena, CA) | Posted: Feb 21, 2002 - 08:29 A nice mellow tune. I like it :) |
| kilcanon (Rex, GA) | Posted: Feb 12, 2002 - 13:23 too long and boring |
| andrewgd (Savannah, GA) | Posted: Feb 12, 2002 - 13:19 Can we move on to other songs now? |
| GF (Eudowood, MD) | Posted: Feb 01, 2002 - 13:01 I love Joe Henry. If you ever get the chance to see him live, do it! I saw him in Woodstock close to two years ago. It was amazing... the tightest set I've ever heard from any musician ever. |
| ^!^ (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Dec 10, 2001 - 13:26 Gee, I like everything I've heard from Joe. |
| GF (Eudowood, MD) | Posted: Dec 05, 2001 - 08:36 jeez. I love Joe Henry but this is not one of his best by any means. :???: |