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See a dog upon the road
Running hard to catch a cat
Car is pulling to a halt
Truck behind me doesn't know
Everything is in the balance
Of a moment I can't control
And you're sympathetic strings
Are like the stirrings in my soul
I could go at anytime
There's nothing safe about this life
I could go at anytime
Find the meaning of the act
Remember how it goes
Every time you take to water
You swim against the flow
And the world is all around us
And the days are flying past
And fear is so contagious
But I'm not afraid to laugh
I could go at anytime
There's nothing safe about this life
I could go at anytime
Anytime
Come without a warning
Anytime
It could be so easy
A walk in the park
Maybe when i'm sleeping
Anytime
See the clouds come over
Rain or shine
I make you so unhappy
So lets make it right
I feel like I'm in love
With a stranger I'll never know
Although you're still a mystery
I'm so glad I'm not alone
And I won't let it go
Of the first clear moment
I saw you
Make it so easy to fly in the night
I could go at anytime
There's nothing safe about this life
I could go at anytime
| kcar | Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 07:29 alph wrote: To me, every Neil Finn song sounds like an 80s/90s TV sit-com intro theme song. Well...not every song. This one, kinda yeah. But I still love it. |
| Cyclehawk (Athens GA) | Posted: May 06, 2012 - 11:51 This is quite good, but somehow the version on Seven Worlds Collide just seems a bit better for some reason. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 09:28 alph wrote: To me, every Neil Finn song sounds like an 80s/90s TV sit-com intro theme song. You need to be more specific. I don't watch sit-coms on TV very often, but I've never heard a song that sounded like this featured on any television program. |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: May 08, 2011 - 14:59 alph wrote: To me, every Neil Finn song sounds like an 80s/90s TV sit-com intro theme song. Bingo! |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 04:41 alph wrote: To me, every Neil Finn song sounds like an 80s/90s TV sit-com intro theme song. You maybe right, but that doesn't mean it is not good. |
| Cyclehawk (Athens GA) | Posted: Dec 18, 2010 - 12:10 I like the live version on Seven Worlds Collide a lot better, altho I'm not sure why. |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Dec 18, 2010 - 12:09 alph wrote: To me, every Neil Finn song sounds like an 80s/90s TV sit-com intro theme song. That is because you have no clue...!!!! STOP watching "JERRY"! |
| coolpeople_rule (Winter wonder land) | Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 07:48 ziakut wrote: This song adds an element of the human condition. All of us are fascinated with our own mortality even if it's not pleasant. This is a pleasant look at an uncomfortable situation. Nice contrast, Mr. Finn.  Well put! |
| alph (Honolulu) | Posted: Jun 10, 2010 - 13:05 To me, every Neil Finn song sounds like an 80s/90s TV sit-com intro theme song. |
| Segue (Almost Paradise) | Posted: Jun 10, 2010 - 13:01 More Finn Bros., Crowded House, Sqeeze, Glen Tilbrook, Del Amitri, fank you fank you very much oh and Talk Talk! |
| ziakut (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 13:05 This song adds an element of the human condition. All of us are fascinated with our own mortality even if it's not pleasant. This is a pleasant look at an uncomfortable situation. Nice contrast, Mr. Finn. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Mar 14, 2010 - 21:47 Eddie Vedder - "History Never Repeats" w/ Neil Finn and Friends - Live, Auckland (2001) |
| FrankMc | Posted: Feb 19, 2010 - 08:05 Grammarcop wrote: While in the car a few minutes ago, I heard on the CBC that Mr. Finn is 51 years old today. That's a delicate age. Leads to songs like "Anytime." I'm sort of in that age range (or was not too long ago) and tend to have rambling discussions with my associates regarding the impending train wreck that is aging and we spend a good deal of creative thought on how/when it would be appropriate to check out. Earth, that nourish'd thee, shall claim Thanatopsis |
| ambrebalte (Beijing) | Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 12:34 radiojunkie wrote: Any Finn is fine. — Fin —   very funny! |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Oct 16, 2009 - 15:47 Instant 8, heading upward. |
| Netto (Khimki, Russia) | Posted: Oct 16, 2009 - 15:46 Not bad, not bad )) |
| Grammarcop (Hey, I can see Canada from here!) | Posted: May 27, 2009 - 14:32 While in the car a few minutes ago, I heard on the CBC that Mr. Finn is 51 years old today. |
| annersjen (in the rolling hills of New York) | Posted: May 11, 2009 - 09:58 radiojunkie wrote: Any Finn is fine. — Fin — Agreed. Even his more mediocre material is great, he who can do virtually no wrong  |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Mar 09, 2009 - 07:38 radiojunkie wrote: Any Finn is fine. — Fin —  funny. |
| radiojunkie (Don't get out much) | Posted: Feb 21, 2009 - 20:49 Any Finn is fine. — Fin — |
| Bridieboo (Halifax, NS) | Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 12:57 Love this. |
| superfido (Sweden) | Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 12:56 westslope wrote: Interesting. So how are American audiences 'different' from other presumably western country audiences? They remixed it by putting in some violence, but took out any conceivable reference to sex or bare breasts- |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: Dec 20, 2008 - 12:54 MinMan wrote: ....is a kiwi. Eddie dosen't know his geography. |
| MinMan (Bay Area, CA) | Posted: Oct 02, 2008 - 09:49 lemmoth wrote: Eddie Vedder's favorite Aussie. ....is a kiwi. |
| water (a shoreline somewhere warm) | Posted: Oct 02, 2008 - 09:48 thanks bill...another moment when i needed to hear neil's melodic voice |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jul 15, 2008 - 14:22 SoundChaser wrote: IMO - Netwerk America killed this album when they insisted that it be remixed for american audiences. The original (One Nil) was a far better mix, and far better sequencing. Interesting. So how are American audiences 'different' from other presumably western country audiences? |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Jul 15, 2008 - 14:22 Eddie Vedder's favorite Aussie. |
| spunkyboy62 (Grand Rapids, MI) | Posted: Mar 27, 2008 - 05:28 SoundChaser wrote: IMO - Netwerk America killed this album when they insisted that it be remixed for american audiences. The original (One Nil) was a far better mix, and far better sequencing. I couldn't agree more. What the hell were they thinking? |
| SoundChaser (Iowa) | Posted: Mar 09, 2008 - 16:01 flandersdog wrote: 
one of Neil Finn's more straightforward songs, lyrically. I'm not crazy about the production on this song/album, but Neil really can do no wrong, musically, in my book... IMO - Netwerk America killed this album when they insisted that it be remixed for american audiences. The original (One Nil) was a far better mix, and far better sequencing. |
| Bosonator (Nova Scotia) | Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 07:17 If anyone uses aMule to find music, take a look for Neil Finn, Johnny Marr and Lisa Germano doing an interview on Dutch radio. They play three songs acoustically from this album. |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Sep 05, 2007 - 01:19 Yet another example of the superb artistry of the Brothers Finn. |
| KermitDfrog (Los Angeles, CA) | Posted: Aug 04, 2007 - 15:22 I'm still patiently waiting for some of the new songs to be on the playlist!!!  |
| cath_b | Posted: Jul 04, 2007 - 02:55 I love this song. Neil Finn/Crowded House are touring later this year, as a kiwi living away from home I can't wait! |
| Nebben | Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 13:22 elliotgoettelman wrote: could it get any better? Agreed. Two great songs with a great transition. |
| elliotgoettelman (sturgeon bay, wi) | Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 13:22 Darkmatter wrote: Wilco segues into Neil Finn. I love this place.
 could it get any better? |
| Rockyinmyradio (Piedmont, Okla) | Posted: Feb 12, 2007 - 22:31 Alrighty now... RP is on a true roll tonight... Neil Finn is undeniably one of the best singer song writers to come out of New Zealand (or is it Australia?) Word has it he is working on a new album, I'll majorly be looking forward to that. |
| halcyem (satellite of love) | Posted: Jan 29, 2007 - 07:08 Mangoman wrote: It's amazing how many Neils there are in the popular music world.
Yet, I've never even met a guy named Neil. Odd. I have. And he was odd. But this one is by far the most melodious. |
| Darkmatter (Sweden) | Posted: Dec 31, 2006 - 02:59 Wilco segues into Neil Finn. I love this place. |
| donpdonp (Portland, Or) | Posted: Aug 21, 2006 - 15:07 Marr wrote: I've been through a moment like what's descibed below in the first part of the lyrics. That moment when all the crashing of metal and glass is over and you are actually still alive/intact is a rare moment of clarity and joy at just being alive. This song catches me every time.
I see a dog upon the road Running hard to catch a cat My car is pulling to a halt The truck behind me doesn't know Everything is in the balance Of a moment I can't control And your sympathetic strings Are like the stirrings in my soul I could go at anytime There's nothing safe about this life I could go at anytime Wow thanks for the lyrics and the interpretation. That really made joyful feeling of the song hit home. |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!) | Posted: Aug 06, 2006 - 23:21 Marr wrote: I've been through a moment like what's descibed below in the first part of the lyrics. That moment when all the crashing of metal and glass is over and you are actually still alive/intact is a rare moment of clarity and joy at just being alive. This song catches me every time.
I see a dog upon the road Running hard to catch a cat My car is pulling to a halt The truck behind me doesn't know Everything is in the balance Of a moment I can't control And your sympathetic strings Are like the stirrings in my soul I could go at anytime There's nothing safe about this life I could go at anytime Wow. Ok, I'm going to gather myself now... Wow.  |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Jan 13, 2006 - 23:03 When I hear Neil Finn, I think Crowded House, which makes me think of the life stories they sung of London and life there.....hummmm pleasant thinking, I drift along, I drift along..... |
| babygirl614 (Green Bay, WI) | Posted: Dec 30, 2005 - 10:28 First time hearing this one. His voice just grabs me right away. I love this man. |
| earthbased (Milwaukee, WI USA) | Posted: Oct 18, 2005 - 10:58 Bumped my rating from 9 to 10! |
| Mangoman (Portland Metro Oregon) | Posted: Sep 04, 2005 - 04:14 It's amazing how many Neils there are in the popular music world. Yet, I've never even met a guy named Neil. Odd. |
| steeler (Teetering on the abyss) | Posted: Aug 05, 2005 - 10:43 Sorry, but I find this somewhat annoying. For some reason. I'll keep listening, and it may grow on me. |
| Foreverfree (On The Beach) | Posted: Aug 05, 2005 - 10:43 This is one of the songs of Rp that i love..  |
| Foreverfree (On The Beach) | Posted: Aug 05, 2005 - 10:43 This is one of the songs of Rp that i love.. |
| mrselfdestruct (Edmonton, AB) | Posted: Jul 21, 2005 - 16:06 lotus_65 wrote: Bill plays WAAAAYYY too much Finn-related music. I'm not so sure that that's possible.... |
| Helchat (a record store near you) | Posted: Jul 21, 2005 - 15:58 Unbelievable talent.... truly an amazing song-writer. They (Neil and Brother Tim) were scheduled for here in the states this summer and cancelled due to the death of former Crowded House member Paul Hester. We miss you Neil! RIP P. Hester :( |
| Red_Dawn (Somewhere in France) | Posted: Jun 25, 2005 - 03:14 So beautiful! How can such a musical genius like him be ignored by all radios? Such a shame... In all case, I prefer the live version on "7 Worlds Collide". |