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The farther I come, the farther I fall
Whatever I knew was nothing at all
It was nothing at all, just making me small
Smaller and smaller, I fall back
Sooner or later with a view from the ground
Chasing the race and the races will run you down
Sooner or later with a view from the ground
And a tear in your eye, you say, baby, why can’t we fly
In the blue sky
High in the blue sky
Be my singing lesson, be my song
When I tell you I'm falling, you tell me I'm strong
The trees have grown tall, the birds have flown high
Higher and higher, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
I'll fly over a rainbow, I'll be sun kissed
Sail around the planet Venus
And send a long letter way back home
That says all that I know, all that I know
Is the blue sky
High in the blue sky
In the blue sky
High in the blue sky
The farther I come, the farther I fall
Whatever I knew was nothing at all
The trees have grown tall, the birds have flown high
Higher and higher, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
| ScottN (Condo in Gaza needs remodeling. Still, I Thank TFSM I saw the divot where the landmine was placed.) | Posted: Apr 27, 2013 - 20:57 Add me as well to the "Patty Griffin can make any song good" cohort.  |
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: Mar 27, 2013 - 19:29  HAHAHAHAHAHA! Exactly what I thought after scrambling to find out what angel-voice was fronting this lightly funky tune.So, I'll ask it again, "Has she ever recorded a bad song?" |
| bhallmark (I really can see Russia (well, the embassy anyway) from my house!) | Posted: Nov 22, 2012 - 07:50 Holy crap can this girl even make a bad song? Never heard of her til a few years back on RP, color me happy to have made the discovery. Love you Patty. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Nov 22, 2012 - 07:48 lattalo wrote: The best thing about Radio Paradise is that you introduced me to Patty Griffin. I think she is the best singer/songwriter today. I try not miss a day without giving a listen to Patty, so if Bill if you want to play Patty every day, I am in. I can dig.  |
| photolew | Posted: Nov 22, 2012 - 07:47 jules44 wrote: I don't ever want a "Patty-free" day!!!! Best female vocalist of our times! AMEN!!!! |
| jules44 (Sunny North Carolina) | Posted: Sep 20, 2012 - 10:54 I don't ever want a "Patty-free" day!!!! Best female vocalist of our times! |
| cementfloor (On the coast of panic....) | Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 12:49 lattalo wrote: The best thing about Radio Paradise is that you introduced me to Patty Griffin. I think she is the best singer/songwriter today. I try not miss a day without giving a listen to Patty, so if Bill if you want to play Patty every day, I am in. Amen! |
| lattalo (Beartooths) | Posted: Apr 15, 2012 - 11:20 The best thing about Radio Paradise is that you introduced me to Patty Griffin. I think she is the best singer/songwriter today. I try not miss a day without giving a listen to Patty, so if Bill if you want to play Patty every day, I am in. |
| BijouBijou | Posted: Apr 15, 2012 - 11:17 This is the most boring. |
| mgoldman (Wherever you Go, There You Are) | Posted: Jun 04, 2011 - 10:21 Oh look, Patty Griffin on RP AGAIN. I like her, have her albums, but would love to have a few Patty Free days. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Mar 01, 2011 - 17:51 calypsus_1 wrote: Day-am - that woman can ROCK! Excellent videio, Calypsus_1 - thanks for reminding me of how multi-faceted Ms. Griffin can be...  |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Nov 27, 2010 - 10:33 This is one of the songs I put on "repeat" on my CD player. Love it - it makes me feel better about life.  And it has this really neat HP slideshow going on, too - lots of gorgeous pictures from our RPeeps. Excellent work, y'all! |
| robco1 (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Oct 26, 2010 - 18:11 Hey, Patty Griffin I like! Didn't know she had some "more rock/less country" in her repertoire... |
| kurtster (Area code 216) | Posted: Jun 21, 2010 - 05:34 Like Patty, alot, but this sounds very formulated. Nothing remarkable hear. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jun 16, 2010 - 21:30  OSMF 2010 - Patty Griffin & Buddy Miller by Kingsnake http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake/ © All rights reserved. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 23, 2010 - 00:04 Patty Griffin - "Flaming Red" Live Yes! This album was so hard, I loved it. I hope someday she does something along the same lines again. blindpoetic "I wish she would do some more "tear the shit out of it" sounding songs on her nest record. She's kind of abandoned that stuff, unfortunately." SkeeterNYC " "flaming red" was my first patty griffin album, needless to say, i was blown away. after backtracking to her other albums, i was surprised, and still am of her range. this proves she did it before and i cant wait for her to do this type of sound again. until then, i'll just be oh so happy with what whatever she decides to do. amazing! and thanks for the post. obviously going on my fav list." mistermut
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| ckcotton | Posted: May 20, 2010 - 10:18 MinMan wrote: that be your truthiness ck; BTW what's with the ALL CAPS; are you ANGRY? IM ANGRY that this is played MINMAN..... please do something about it... but your right... no need to yell.. I've calmed down now that its over :) |
| MinMan (Bay Area, CA) | Posted: May 20, 2010 - 10:17 ckcotton wrote: I CAN"T THINK OF ANYTHING FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH....its horrible.... that be your truthiness ck; BTW what's with the ALL CAPS; are you ANGRY? |
| ckcotton | Posted: May 20, 2010 - 10:14 derekd wrote: Wow. This is great. Never heard this track. I CAN"T THINK OF ANYTHING FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH....its horrible.... |
| derekd (City of Angels) | Posted: May 20, 2010 - 10:13 Wow. This is great. Never heard this track. |
| Jeff09 (Gainesville, Florida USA) | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 20:18 choffman2001 wrote: Yeah, especially now, with the oil spill of the century about to come ashore. I don't have many resources to help, but I do plan to get my hair cut (it's loooong) and donate it through the organization that is collecting human and pet hair through salons and invdividual donations to help absorb oil. Yikes. This situation terrifies me. Let's build more platforms, though!!!  Right, more platforms! I hear you...the damn thing is still gushing oil. The east coast may get a fair amount of it also. |
| choffman2001 (Florida's Left Coast) | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 19:41 Jeff09 wrote: Florida's left coast....you may have something there, but have to consider Pensacola etc. on the Gulf (vs the rest of the left). Yeah, especially now, with the oil spill of the century about to come ashore. I don't have many resources to help, but I do plan to get my hair cut (it's loooong) and donate it through the organization that is collecting human and pet hair through salons and invdividual donations to help absorb oil. Yikes. This situation terrifies me. Let's build more platforms, though!!! |
| Jeff09 (Gainesville, Florida USA) | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 19:39 Florida's left coast....you may have something there, but have to consider Pensacola etc. on the Gulf (vs the rest of the left). |
| repeat108 (Ridgway, CO 81432) | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 19:37 Somethin' about blue skies.......... |
| choffman2001 (Florida's Left Coast) | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 19:37 Egrey wrote: It's time for me buy this album off Itunes. No, no, no, no, no. Support RP!! Click through to Amazon to purchase either the "hard copy" cd or the digital version!! Oh, sorry... mea culpa... you can purchase itunes downloads through RP as well... sorry... but I KNOW you meant that you were going to click through RP to get to itunes, right? ;-) |
| listen_n_sf | Posted: Apr 18, 2010 - 16:02 I'm so glad her earlier work is getting attention here. I saw her at The Fillmore when this came out. |
| Sjaaks (Horst, Netherlands) | Posted: Jan 14, 2010 - 01:24 Indeed this is a side of Patty i haven't heard before, but i like it! 8 |
| alux (atop the pyramid) | Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 14:33 CascadianPDX wrote: Not familiar with her... but I like this sound. A bit of Shawn Colvin but more metallic edge. From your comment, is this track atypical? This is from Patty's rocking-out album. And does she ever. But the rest of her work is more acoustic-oriented. And its all gorgeous. |
| ice-9 | Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 14:31 CascadianPDX wrote: Not familiar with her... but I like this sound. A bit of Shawn Colvin but more metallic edge. From your comment, is this track atypical? Yes...she's generally an acoustic act with an occasional country edge, more like...I don't know, maybe Alison Kraus. A great listen, either way. |
| CascadianPDX (Stumptown) | Posted: Oct 27, 2009 - 19:47 zaknafein wrote: I really enjoy the gritty sound of this record. Kind of wish she'd go back there. Not familiar with her... but I like this sound. A bit of Shawn Colvin but more metallic edge. From your comment, is this track atypical? |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 09:54 holborne wrote: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE HEERRRRRRRRRRR!! Ahem. Sorry, I think I've gotten ahold of myself now. You OK man? I was afraid you might have pulled something there.  |
| zaknafein (Kansas City, MO) | Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 09:52 I really enjoy the gritty sound of this record. Kind of wish she'd go back there. |
| megisi | Posted: May 06, 2009 - 13:19 if you don't want to fall in love, fellas, stay away from her concerts ... if she sings Mille Besos, it's all over. |
| musician1 | Posted: Apr 11, 2009 - 23:35 This song is good to begin with. It's hooky from the beginning. So when it builds and the production gets even more excellent as the song goes on, it blows you away. |
| gobits (New York City by way of Tralfamadore & Titan) | Posted: Mar 20, 2009 - 11:48 drtjdel wrote: T thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken. Right...  err,  Wrong...  No,  Right...  Arrgh  screw it!  F'ing circular arguments!  You-> <-MeJust Kidding!  Well, not really OK, yes i am no, not really .. ok, yes really nope |
| Egrey (WASH, DC) | Posted: Mar 20, 2009 - 11:34 gumby wrote: It's time for me buy this album off Itunes. |
| gumby (Slovenia) | Posted: Mar 04, 2009 - 11:20 Frater_Kork wrote: Bill has 8 of 13 tracks from this album. Make that 9...  This album is really Flaming Red HOT |
| alux (atop the pyramid) | Posted: Mar 04, 2009 - 11:20 PeterRigg wrote: This woman has a good voice, obviously. But is she doing enough with it? That's what you've got to ask yourself. Oh hell yes she is. I can't believe you're even asking that. |
| lattalo (Beartooths) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 15:23 Frater_Kork wrote: Bill has 8 of 13 tracks from this album. And they are all great. This is one stonker of a record! This is a great CD, I don't know about one stonker of a record though. It's one hell of a CD, best of the year for me. |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Oct 29, 2008 - 09:04 That guitar intro always tricks me into thinking that something badass by Shiina Ringo has just started. Like this one for example. Sadly I don't think she would ever pass the LRC. |
| holborne (New York) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 10:22 LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE HEERRRRRRRRRRR!! Ahem. Sorry, I think I've gotten ahold of myself now. |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 14:09 gandalfbmg wrote: This song always makes even the crappiest day seem better for about 3 minutes... No matter how down I am I immediately find my spirits lifting with the first sound of the crunchy guitars...
I needed that today. Thanks Bill and Patty! Patty? Is Bill seeing someone behind Rebecca's back? For shame, Bill... Just messin' with you. Patti Griffin IS wonderful, isn't she? |
| ChicoCyclist (Chico, CA) | Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 14:03 I love this CD and think it's her strongest to date. Her last effort just didn't work for me. She's going to be playing at the Fall Strawberry and I hope that it's not a snoozefest like her last performance. She needs to plug in and ROCK. |
| gandalfbmg (3 mi from Paradise (Missouri)) | Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 14:02 This song always makes even the crappiest day seem better for about 3 minutes... No matter how down I am I immediately find my spirits lifting with the first sound of the crunchy guitars... I needed that today. Thanks Bill and Patty! |
| drtjdel | Posted: Jun 24, 2008 - 16:51 eskles wrote: This just kills me - I bought this cd when it was released and didn't like it. Yet, every song that RP plays from this catches my attention. Could I have possibly been wrong about something?
T thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken. |
| PeterRigg (Lancashire, England) | Posted: Jun 24, 2008 - 16:19 This woman has a good voice, obviously. But is she doing enough with it? That's what you've got to ask yourself. |
| Pyro | Posted: May 08, 2008 - 15:19 lwilkinson wrote: I've heard her on RP before but not this song. Didn't really know she could do anything with this kind of a beat to it.
 She can rock, wail, scream, and cry. She is amazing. |
| MiketheKnife (Virginia) | Posted: Apr 22, 2008 - 18:49 Brilliant tune. This should be the anthem of a country somewhere. A really cool country. |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Apr 07, 2008 - 03:32 robco1 wrote: Stonker?
 For those challenged in the british vernacular I guess one could say: Stupendous, vibrant, stuffed with The Goodness, unencumbered of meh. |
| lwilkinson (North Am) | Posted: Mar 06, 2008 - 14:49 I've heard her on RP before but not this song. Didn't really know she could do anything with this kind of a beat to it. |