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How many boys, one night stands,
How many lips, how many hands, have held you
Like I'm holding you tonight
Too many nights, staying up late,
Too much powder and too much paint
No you can't hide from the turning of the tide
Did they run their fingers up and down your shabby dress
Did they find some tender moment there in your caress
The boys all say "You look so fine"
They don't come back for a second time
Oh you can't hide from the turning of the tide
Poor little sailor boy, never set eyes on a woman before
Did he tell you that he'd love you, darling, for evermore?
Pretty little shoes, cheap perfume,
Creaking bed in a hotel room
Oh you can't hide from the turning of the tide
Did they run their fingers up and down your shabby dress
Did they find some tender moment there in your caress
The boys all say "You look so fine",
They don't come back for a second time
Oh you can't hide from the turning of the tide
How many lips, how many hands, have held you
Like I'm holding you tonight
Too many nights, staying up late,
Too much powder and too much paint
No you can't hide from the turning of the tide
Did they run their fingers up and down your shabby dress
Did they find some tender moment there in your caress
The boys all say "You look so fine"
They don't come back for a second time
Oh you can't hide from the turning of the tide
Poor little sailor boy, never set eyes on a woman before
Did he tell you that he'd love you, darling, for evermore?
Pretty little shoes, cheap perfume,
Creaking bed in a hotel room
Oh you can't hide from the turning of the tide
Did they run their fingers up and down your shabby dress
Did they find some tender moment there in your caress
The boys all say "You look so fine",
They don't come back for a second time
Oh you can't hide from the turning of the tide
| Boy_Wonder (Bath, back in the UK) | Posted: May 17, 2013 - 08:34 Awesome song Awesome album But the cover art hasn't aged so well!! |
| nelamvr6 (New London, CT USA) | Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 14:21 Disti wrote: springsteen fake WTF? Are you kidding? |
| JIan (Phoenix, AZ, USA) | Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 14:19 Disti wrote: springsteen fake  Um, no!   |
| Disti | Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 09:44 springsteen fake |
| Diamond_Dog (Round Equatorial Pound) | Posted: Feb 12, 2013 - 05:12 A good start to $10 Tuesday, in case 'we' forget (Amnesia) Here's hoping it's a good one Bill/Rebecca?  cheers! |
| ddstanford | Posted: Nov 10, 2012 - 02:59 akiml wrote: I am at a loss for words - Richard's playing, composition, vivid characters, storytelling and singing take the words and breath away every time. Agree, great songwriting! |
| mach-hog (the high west) | Posted: Oct 25, 2012 - 01:06 Just never get tired of listening to this man sing. He's superb. Thanks RP! |
| akiml (Cambridge, MA) | Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 18:15 I am at a loss for words - Richard's playing, composition, vivid characters, storytelling and singing take the words and breath away every time. |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: Sep 23, 2012 - 12:23 BijouBijou wrote: COME ON RP! I just linked my friend your station, and the last two songs have been thoroughly unconvincing of this station's greatness... You win some, you lose some....with RP you win most of the time. If you don't like song A then chances are song B will kill you...so relax...let your friend listen and become a fan, it'll happen. edit: and come on...Richard Thopson? He's amazing... |
| tupicetti (At the verge of the desert, literally...!) | Posted: May 20, 2012 - 08:02 BijouBijou wrote: COME ON RP! I just linked my friend your station, and the last two songs have been thoroughly unconvincing of this station's greatness... t-hee hee... |
| BijouBijou | Posted: May 04, 2012 - 18:21 COME ON RP! I just linked my friend your station, and the last two songs have been thoroughly unconvincing of this station's greatness... |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 14:33 This shines with energy.  |
| Roguewarer (Southfield, MI) | Posted: Mar 02, 2012 - 08:53 THIS is why RP implemented the "PSD" button. Also for most Dylan tunes. I just don't get the appeal of this guy. Never will. |
| Sjaaks (Horst, Netherlands) | Posted: Feb 15, 2012 - 03:29 This is very lovely!!! 9 |
| hbs47 (SE England) | Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 15:00 The man is a god , guitarist, lyricist and all round entertainer, forget the voice it's the words and fingers that matter. Lost count of the number of times we have seen him, solo ,duo, group or with a historical music group, he ALWAYS gives a superb performance. You guessed I like him. 10++ |
| EssexTex (Above and Beyond) | Posted: Oct 11, 2011 - 08:33 Aw hell...I missed Blind Faith |
| jules44 (Sunny North Carolina) | Posted: Aug 25, 2011 - 13:07 LOVE this man! Best concert I've ever been to....and I've been to ALOT! |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 21:57 Wizzuvvoz wrote: cool song I think, but I don't particularly like Bryan Ferry vocals even when Bryan is doing them (maybe that's it) It's definitely the vocals that grate on my nerves. I think he's an excellent songwriter/guitarist but I can't handle the voice. This from someone who loves Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen etc. Go figger. |
| jerrieberrie (Omaha) | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 07:26 LOVE RICHARD THOMPSON. BEEN LISTENING TO HIM SINCE THE EARLY 70'S. FINALLY GOT TO SEE HIM. IT WAS WONDERFUL BEYOND WONDERFUL. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Sep 12, 2010 - 17:06 toterola wrote: The closest thing we have to a modern day troubadour. Beyond excellence!  Totally agree! He certainly tells a good story, and with guitar skill, too! (Well, Knopfler is another one, but he's in a different thread.)   |
| dannyboy57 (Somerville, MA) | Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 16:27 RT...my man!!  |
| zenhead (Maine) | Posted: Jun 24, 2010 - 08:47 i have yet to hear a richard thompson song i did not like. |
| Wizzuvvoz (Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.) | Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 13:42 On_The_Beach wrote: Me2 |
| alux (atop the pyramid) | Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 13:41 Virtuoso! |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 19:18 laprincessa wrote: Why does this grate on my nerves so??? Me2 |
| conglif | Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 19:17 Very honest sounding recording. Almost makes you forget its a record. |
| toterola (Further) | Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 19:28 The closest thing we have to a modern day troubadour. Beyond excellence! |
| fluffybum | Posted: Jan 19, 2009 - 12:32 yuk. |
| holborne (New York) | Posted: Jan 19, 2009 - 12:32 Brilliant, as Richard T always is. |
| betsyroks (uk leicester) | Posted: Jan 03, 2009 - 09:26 laprincessa wrote: Why does this grate on my nerves so??? same here |
| ROSSinDETROIT (Detroit, more or less. By the Zoo.) | Posted: Dec 02, 2008 - 19:45 Been following Richard Thompson since Shoot Out The Lights came out. That was one of the real jaw-on-the-floor records for me and still is. Amazing guitarist and lyricist. |
| ThePoose | Posted: Oct 16, 2008 - 20:06 a_genuine_find wrote: John Boy??  It's ThomPSON not ThomAs(s)! |
| a_genuine_find (Nieuw Amsterdam) | Posted: Aug 30, 2008 - 05:21 John Boy?? |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: May 12, 2008 - 00:56 Newbie. 
Jellicle wrote: Um, last time I heard this it also followed an Ian Anderson track. Is Radio Paradise on auto-pilot? |
| Jellicle | Posted: May 12, 2008 - 00:30 Um, last time I heard this it also followed an Ian Anderson track. Is Radio Paradise on auto-pilot? |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Apr 10, 2008 - 12:38 laprincessa wrote: If you REALLY want to hear/see some amazing work, check out this and this and this and this. NOBODY can pick like Tommy, nobody. But can he sing, write songs and play electric with equally amazing skill? |
| Juano | Posted: Apr 10, 2008 - 12:17 Do I hear "I am on fire" by Bruce Springteen? |
| bam23 (Berkeley) | Posted: Feb 07, 2008 - 13:41 I have always found Richard Thompson to be one of the elite musicians, both for his astonishing and inventive playing, but also for the often off-kilter lyrics. How many of you have his 'Henry the Human Fly' album? Now that was quirky, featuring a healthy taste of his characteristic guitar proficiency and strange songs, it shows where he has come from. See him live if possible. Good earplugs are recommended for the front area. |
| robco1 (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Jan 22, 2008 - 16:19 Really don't mind if you sit this one out. My words but a whisper -- your deafness a SHOUT. —Ian Anderson |
| Odyzzeuz (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Jan 22, 2008 - 16:17 OK, RT is growing on me. This is pretty good. |
| FlatCat (Chicago) | Posted: Nov 05, 2007 - 07:57 Gives me chills. RT's wonderful guitar, and story telling that goes straight to the heart. |
| kindermanltd | Posted: Nov 05, 2007 - 07:56 Yes, good follow up song indeed. |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Aug 03, 2007 - 01:00 Just the artist to follow Ian! Fantastic guitar! |
| webslinger48 | Posted: Jul 02, 2007 - 12:26 So I've never understood Richard Thompson, but this song is okay. It ends with a flourish. |
| Xeric (Up on the Roof) | Posted: Jun 16, 2007 - 16:57 Wish my daughters had heard this--heard this--starting way back when. . . . |
| rocco1207 (the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat) | Posted: May 16, 2007 - 08:53 I like a lot of folks voices that get trashed on RP: Dylan, Cohen, Waits, Costello, etc. But I Thompson's voice is a wedge for me from enjoying his songs and music |
| xkolibuul (Pacific Rim, salmon, big trees) | Posted: Apr 14, 2007 - 20:58 Its Bill's aging British rock legends set. Great stuff! Daniel_Pittenger wrote: Love it, great after Ian Anderson. |
| JK27 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA) | Posted: Mar 14, 2007 - 14:56 Awesome, love Richard Thompson ...   |
| meloman (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: Feb 11, 2007 - 09:25 laprincessa wrote: Why does this grate on my nerves so???
Perhaps you have grateful nerves... |
| xkolibuul (Pacific Rim, watching the storms roll in) | Posted: Jan 27, 2007 - 18:11 Hon, you have one great treat coming if you haven't found older RT. Also look for his collaborations with ex-wife Linda Thompson. DownHomeGirl wrote: LOVE this. Gonna have to get this one. I just have his newer stuff. |