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We come from a blue planet light years away
Where everything multiples at an amazing rate
We're out here in the universe buying real estate
Hope we haven't gotten here too late
We're humans from earth
We're humans from earth
You have nothing at all to fear
And I think we're going to like it here
We're looking for a planet with atmosphere
Where the air is fresh and the water clear
With lots of sun like you have here
And three or four hundred days a year
We're humans from earth
We're humans from earth
You have nothing at all to fear
And I think we're going to like it here
We bought Manhattan for a string of beads
And we brought along some gadgets for you to see
Here's a crazy little thing we call TV
Do you have electricity?
We're humans from earth
We're humans from earth
You have nothing at all to fear
And I think we're going to like it here
I know we may look pretty strange to you
But we got know how and the golden rule
We're here to see manifest destiny through
And there ain't nothing we can't get used to
We're humans from earth
We're humans from earth
| BBoyes (Utah: Gateway to Nevada) | Posted: May 11, 2013 - 16:44 That groove is powerful enough to haul 100 rail cars of coal all by itself. |
| Jeff09 (Gainesville, Florida) | Posted: Sep 02, 2012 - 17:47 haljordan wrote: I first heard this one on a compilation tape I got free in a record store in Little Five Points when I was in college. It was a "Halloween Sampler" ("music so good it's scary" I believe was the subtitle) that also had Shawn Colvin's "Polaroids" on it. Anyone remember the name of that record store? I really love these stories about our personal experiences with particular songs... |
| djengs | Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 11:30 Love this song. And most all TBone |
| oldsaxon (United Kingdom) | Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 15:59 LOVE that photo |
| aspicer (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Dec 24, 2011 - 08:42 His version from the Wim Wenders film, "Until the End of the World, is great. Film was not that great, but the soundtrack is definitely worth picking up - excellent overall! |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Nov 22, 2011 - 15:00 Sweet groove. I'll weigh in with an 8. |
| nalle (Malmo, Sweden) | Posted: Aug 27, 2011 - 10:15 A great producer and singer/songwriter, enjoy. |
| drictor (Victor, ID, Cultural center of the universe!) | Posted: Jul 19, 2011 - 15:27 Jeff09 wrote: Soundtrack is better. Movie is one of the more interesting and visionary failures in the last couple of decades...love it. Had a copy of the movie on laser disk, fancy that! Worked for Pioneer a while back (which invented the laser disk), so got players and disks for cheap. Don't know what happened to those disks or the player. Another technology in the dust heap of history. |
| Drunkenlilacwine (Four selves I want to find) | Posted: Nov 09, 2010 - 07:45 i LOVE LOVE LOVE THE GUITARS |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Oct 08, 2010 - 20:38 I rated this an 8 but made no comment. I'm a dork. I love this song - and looking through the comments, I'm guessing I'll have to watch a few movies to be fully in-the-know. Can't I just start with "Earth Girls Are Easy"? Sorry - it's about all I can handle right now. T-Bone Burnett is an icon - instrumental in so many careers, including his own. I love the heck outta him. So - off to check out the movies cited in this thread. And maybe a couple of days of total oblivion (don't ask.)  |
| Jeff09 (Gainesville, Florida) | Posted: Oct 08, 2010 - 20:33 socalhol wrote: I fully agree — I like the version on the soundtrack much better. 'Course I may be biased, it is one of my all time favorite soundtracks!  Soundtrack is better. Movie is one of the more interesting and visionary failures in the last couple of decades...love it. |
| Giselle62 (many bear, big rock, estuary California) | Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 13:46 Thinking about this song last night listening to Coast-to-Coast and this man was talking about us colonizing space... "Hi there! We're heeeere!" |
| Jeff09 (Gainesville, Florida) | Posted: Aug 05, 2010 - 19:48 Giselle62 wrote: i wish i could see that movie again. it's not on Netflix and haven't seen it in ages. If you don't mind watching on your computer, you can rent it from Amazon. Or with a little tech savvy, can probably find a free download. It's one of my favorites also. |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 14:44 bitterdave wrote: An acoustic version of this is on the soundtrack to "Until the End of the World". Overall, a great CD. Marr wrote: I think I like that version better than this one. There are subtle differences that I think make it more approachable and a little less cynical sounding. I fully agree — I like the version on the soundtrack much better. 'Course I may be biased, it is one of my all time favorite soundtracks! |
| Jeff09 (Gainesville, Florida USA) | Posted: May 02, 2010 - 09:21 Here's a crazy little thing we call TV! One of my all-time favorites... |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Dec 03, 2009 - 09:08 marlenacb wrote: Oh, cool! Two songs from the soundtrack to Wim Wenders' "Until the End of the World!" - an awesome collection and movie! i wish i could see that movie again. it's not on Netflix and haven't seen it in ages. |
| ziggytrix (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Dec 03, 2009 - 09:07 Now this is how you write lyrics criticizing your own species faults! Sarcastic and slyly. |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Dec 03, 2009 - 09:07 and there ain't NOTHING we can't get used to...kind of chilling. |
| pinto (west meade) | Posted: Nov 25, 2009 - 19:48 a_genuine_find wrote: We're humans from earth We're humans from earth Bought Manhatten for a string of beads Brought along some gadgets for you to see Heres a crazy little thing we call TV Do you have electricity?  I know we may seem pretty strange to you But we got know-how and a golden rule We're here to see manifest destiny through Ain't nothing we can't get used to We're humans from earth We're humans from earth |
| lattalo (Beartooths) | Posted: Oct 01, 2009 - 10:09   This was soooo cool I had to steal it! |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Oct 01, 2009 - 10:06 We're humans from earth We're humans from earth Bought Manhatten for a string of beads Brought along some gadgets for you to see Heres a crazy little thing we call TV Do you have electricity? I know we may seem pretty strange to you But we got know-how and a golden rule We're here to see manifest destiny through Ain't nothing we can't get used to We're humans from earth We're humans from earth |
| Marr (Houston (dreaming of Austin)) | Posted: Jul 30, 2009 - 09:01 bitterdave wrote: An acoustic version of this is on the soundtrack to "Until the End of the World". Overall, a great CD. I think I like that version better than this one. There are subtle differences that I think make it more approachable and a little less cynical sounding. |
| haljordan (right behind you...don't look though or I'll leave) | Posted: Jan 22, 2008 - 14:21 I first heard this one on a compilation tape I got free in a record store in Little Five Points when I was in college. It was a "Halloween Sampler" ("music so good it's scary" I believe was the subtitle) that also had Shawn Colvin's "Polaroids" on it. Anyone remember the name of that record store? |
| Monster (Shittown Kentucky) | Posted: Jan 22, 2008 - 14:17 T Bone rocks so much ass..... |
| cullyvan | Posted: May 11, 2007 - 08:13 WOW! I can't believe it. I love Radio Paradise. Haven't heard this song for years. I love TBONE. He has sort of dissapeared off my radar. Need to get some more of his stuff. Thanks RP. It's been good today. I've not used this for awhile and it really saved me today. |
| techer2 (my own private idaho) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 15:01 I AM FROM JUPITER! fuh2 wrote: This should be followed by Dr. Octagon's "Earth People"! |
| parrothead (could be anywhere in the great USA) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 15:00 liser wrote: |
| palad1 (Paris, France) | Posted: Mar 30, 2007 - 01:47 Talking Heads' Burning down the house, then T Bone Burnett's Humans from earth... Someone has been listening to Vim Venders' "Until the end of the world" soundtrack lately... :) |
| liser (on the green turtle) | Posted: Mar 14, 2007 - 12:31 |
| themotion (wherever you are) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 12:26 fuh2 wrote: This should be followed by Dr. Octagon's "Earth People"!
... half shark/alligator, half man. |
| nausicaa (By the door.) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 12:26 Good message, tedious composition. |
| OldFrenchie | Posted: Feb 26, 2007 - 20:38 ugh. 2 |
| djinnthespazz (S/E Michigan) | Posted: Feb 06, 2007 - 10:53 Love it... |
| fuh2 (I think I'm in the USA) | Posted: Dec 29, 2006 - 12:12 This should be followed by Dr. Octagon's "Earth People"! |
| SpaceCase (Lancaster, PA, USA) | Posted: Dec 29, 2006 - 12:00 Rad...Second T-Bone song today!!!! I like this one a great deal!!!!! This by the way is the 5th 10 I've given in the last hour!!!! 10 - T Bone Burnett - Humans From Earth 10 - Talking Heads - Burning Down The House 10 - Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire 10 - Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna 10 - Ray LaMontagne - Empty |
| marlenacb (SC) | Posted: Nov 30, 2006 - 09:12 Oh, cool! Two songs from the soundtrack to Wim Wenders' "Until the End of the World!" - an awesome collection and movie! |
| Marr (Houston (dreaming of Austin)) | Posted: Oct 17, 2006 - 12:32 birdland wrote: Ditto.
I'll happily third that. This version is just a little too disjointed for me. |
| russteaches (detroit) | Posted: Oct 12, 2006 - 16:49 DaWiz wrote: He does lots of producing. He is masterful on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack. Talented he may be...but this one sounds like bad 80's junk. |
| Bosonator (Nova Scotia) | Posted: Sep 03, 2006 - 13:14 DaWiz wrote: He does lots of producing. He is masterful on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack. He also produced several of Bruce Cockburn's albums in the 90s. |
| DaWiz (Honolulu, HI) | Posted: Aug 29, 2006 - 18:03 cutterjudd wrote: If my memory serves me correct but I think T-Bone produced the music in the movie "Walk The Line". A talented gent....me thinks.
He does lots of producing. He is masterful on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack. |
| birdland (Right about...here.) | Posted: Aug 29, 2006 - 18:00 Ditto. blinkblink wrote: I preferred the version that was on Until the end of the World sound track, which by the way has got to be one of the best soundtracks of all time.
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| adu (Eugene) | Posted: Jul 31, 2006 - 11:59 cdcassaw wrote: I just vomited in my mouth a little. HORRIBLE.
That IS horrible... hey, what did you think of the song? |
| adu (Eugene) | Posted: Jul 31, 2006 - 11:57 He really does a disservice to humanity with this song. I mean now every superior alien race that receives this transmission will immediately obliterate our planet with their cosmic death rays. |
| cdcassaw (KC) | Posted: Jul 31, 2006 - 11:53 I just vomited in my mouth a little. HORRIBLE. |
| Mary_Read (The Pirate Ship Revenge) | Posted: Jun 22, 2006 - 07:31 cutterjudd wrote: If my memory serves me correct but I think T-Bone produced the music in the movie "Walk The Line". A talented gent....me thinks.
Personally, I like his work on the Horse Whisperer soundtrack. He produced a great track for Gillian Welch and the whole album has some kick-ass cowpoke songs (better than the movie really, IMO). |
| cutterjudd (smackdabinthemiddle) | Posted: May 19, 2006 - 08:25 If my memory serves me correct but I think T-Bone produced the music in the movie "Walk The Line". A talented gent....me thinks. |
| pregister | Posted: May 09, 2006 - 13:20 Yeah, definately prefer the soundtrack version. I'd already rated this an 8 before I realized it wasn't the song I was used to. Gave it a listen. Down to 6. |
| wayneoh | Posted: Apr 10, 2006 - 09:31 This is from a really good cd, especially if you like Dobro master Jerry Douglas... |
| bitterdave | Posted: Apr 10, 2006 - 09:30 majomojo wrote: that one is in a film by W.Wenders, no? i can't remember...
An acoustic version of this is on the soundtrack to "Until the End of the World". Overall, a great CD. |
| babygirl614 (Green Bay, WI) | Posted: Apr 10, 2006 - 09:30 OK, now I'm missing Hard Day on The Planet.... |