 The Beauty of the Rain (2003) [ larger cover art ] |
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I asked the habitual partygoer just how high she thought she'd get,
And I asked the ethereal girls if they were floating yet
And so I asked the light of the day, what's this rush for heaven,
Then I saw a bird fly away, and I could not ask again.
The tabloid-tainted actress knows the myth of higher ground.
The thing she got from playing a nun she got from sleeping around.
And so I asked the light of the day, what's this rush for heaven,
Then I saw a bird fly away, and I could not ask again.
And I've been running uphill, panting, punching at the air,
Fighting what's been pushing me down, as if it's really there.
And so I asked the light of the day, what's this rush for heaven,
Then I saw a bird fly away, and I could not ask again.
And I saw all this climbing, climbing, just as far from heaven,
Then I saw a bird fly away, and I started climbing again.
| shanester (Denver, CO) | Posted: Dec 18, 2007 - 19:05  |
| bhudevi (Trenton, NJ) | Posted: Nov 17, 2007 - 11:30 This is a great album (I think it is Dar's best), but there are other songs that are more worth playing, like Beauty of the Rain |
| pannaramma (not from around here) | Posted: Aug 15, 2007 - 04:12 bird poop |
| aronson (Red Hook, NY) | Posted: Aug 15, 2007 - 04:11 Dar used to live on our street.  |
| Johnny-smooth | Posted: Apr 11, 2007 - 09:34 more like bird food mealy mush pop yuck |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Apr 11, 2007 - 09:33 dogpound wrote: it's bird day
This set is for the birds. HaHa!!! |
| dogpound (yes sur, big sur) | Posted: Apr 11, 2007 - 09:31 it's bird day |
| rgj13 (peninsulated) | Posted: Mar 10, 2006 - 23:52 lunalein wrote: ... in my humble-free opinion. Funny, mine come that way too. 
So much of her other work is so much stronger.
Yup. This album's spotty at best. |
| rixtar99 (The O.C.) | Posted: Nov 28, 2005 - 17:21 FlatCat wrote: Great song if it weren't for that tuneless noodling on the harmonica. Doesn't Popper have another riff besides the one he uses on every BT song?
TUNELESS NOODLING?!?!?!? no |
| kazuma (Austin, TX) | Posted: Oct 30, 2005 - 10:56 FlatCat wrote: Doesn't Popper have another riff besides the one he uses on every BT song?
I have to agree with that one. gride wrote: Sounds like she listened to a few too many Jimmy Buffet songs.
That one, too. |
| lunalein (Boston) | Posted: Oct 15, 2005 - 20:00 janellish wrote: something about it just doesn't sit right with me - can't get into it. a bit bland for my tastes.
It's from her blandest album, in my humble-free opinion. So much of her other work is so much stronger. |
| janellish (vroom) | Posted: Oct 15, 2005 - 19:49 something about it just doesn't sit right with me - can't get into it. a bit bland for my tastes. |
| FlatCat (Chicago) | Posted: Jun 19, 2005 - 14:59 Great song if it weren't for that tuneless noodling on the harmonica. Doesn't Popper have another riff besides the one he uses on every BT song? |
| gride | Posted: May 06, 2005 - 15:05 Sounds like she listened to a few too many Jimmy Buffet songs. |
| masterhead (Sacramento, Ca) | Posted: May 06, 2005 - 15:05 charlesryder wrote:  will be going to see her in State College, PA on 9/12. Just hope she doesn't go too pop and lose her identity.Identity? And what should that be? Stevie Nicks wannabe? |
| Pyro (Northwest Louisiana) | Posted: Apr 07, 2005 - 08:34 NeilBlanchard wrote: Hello:
Neil Thanks for the compliment on my good ears. However, I think Popper sounds like NO ONE ELSE, so to me, it's easy to distinguish his playing. Like Stevie Wonder...has a unique harmonica style all his own. |
| number6 | Posted: Apr 07, 2005 - 08:32 Leetzy wrote: Horrible...
Or perhaps the exact opposite. ;-) |
| Leetzy (Brooklyn) | Posted: Oct 12, 2004 - 05:10 Horrible... |
| NeilBlanchard (Greater Boston area, Massachusetts) | Posted: Sep 12, 2004 - 18:58 Hello: Pyro wrote: Was that John Popper on harp?
You have good ears! Cclicking on the CD link yielded this credit: 3 - I Saw A Bird Fly Away (featured guests: John Medeski - keyboards; John Popper - harmonica, vocals)
Neil |
| Pyro (Shreveport, LA) | Posted: May 11, 2004 - 11:05 Was that John Popper on harp? |
| Pipes (Murray, UT) | Posted: Apr 28, 2004 - 11:30 I bought this CD after hearing Mercy of the Fallen here on Radio Paradise. My wife and 5 year old daughter absolutely love this song. I enjoy the CD and plan to buy more of Dar! Thank you again RP! |
| pixidrizzl (St. Louis, MO) | Posted: Apr 28, 2004 - 11:29 Not my favorite Dar song but a good one, nonetheless.  |
| racerx (Orlando, FL) | Posted: Mar 09, 2004 - 07:49 I haven't listened to RP in a few months, and after only 10 minutes of listening here comes one of those songs I have to mute everytime. This and a few too many other songs that just don't deserve the amount of rotation they get, are the reason I'm burnt out on RP after only a year of occasional (twice a week for a few hours) listening. Oh well looks like it's back to KFOG for now... :( |
| llazare (Ann Arbor, MI) | Posted: Jan 25, 2004 - 11:46 Not only is Dar a wonderfully gifted songwriter and performer, she is also a wonderful person who has a relationship with her fans unlike any I've seen before. |
| drH | Posted: Dec 25, 2003 - 16:53 Overrated folkie diva |
| charlesryder (West Palm Beach, FL) | Posted: Aug 14, 2003 - 12:06 will be going to see her in State College, PA on 9/12. Just hope she doesn't go too pop and lose her identity. |
| marycrichards (Fairbanks, AK) | Posted: Jul 23, 2003 - 14:38 Oh to see her perform this song live was awesome! Every song I've heard that I wasn't quite sure if I liked was sent over to "outstanding" after seeing her perform them with an understated passion. Recommend it to anyone. |
| AC (211 miles South of Paradise) | Posted: Jul 23, 2003 - 14:32 Well this is different. Not sure what I think yet. |
| Enrique (Peru) | Posted: Jul 14, 2003 - 20:48 Originally Posted by SDBob:
Whew... for a moment I thought I was listening to another Gawd Awful Chrissie Hynde's song!! ??? |
| SDBob (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Jul 14, 2003 - 20:47 Whew... for a moment I thought I was listening to another Gawd Awful Chrissie Hynde's song!! |
| Enrique (Peru) | Posted: Jul 14, 2003 - 20:45 Doubleplusungood! |
| philarktos (Vancouver) | Posted: Jun 24, 2003 - 10:13 Oh dear, how embarrassing, given all the scorn and abuse 
(Well actually no, not really) 
I generally like Dar, but I LOVE this
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| ladybinnath (Buffalo, NY) | Posted: Jun 24, 2003 - 10:10 Love it...put me right into a much better mood. Dar has a wonderful, unique vocal style, and the different (for her) instrumentation really works. |
| eric (Secret Hideaway) | Posted: Jun 24, 2003 - 10:07 Embarrassing! I don't imagine Dar is very proud of this one. |
| anonymous (Isle of Man, UK) | Posted: Jun 14, 2003 - 05:48 Bluhck !!  |
| JSG (Sonora, CA) | Posted: Jun 14, 2003 - 05:47 I normally like Dar, but this one doesn't do it. |
| racerx (Orlando, FL) | Posted: Jun 02, 2003 - 13:58 Sorry, but I reach for mute on this one, too kindergarden-school-song-sounding for me. |
| mrichey (Northfield, MN) | Posted: May 07, 2003 - 20:46 A nice change of pace. Not her best song, but still a good tune. |
| Enrique (Peru) | Posted: Apr 22, 2003 - 22:51 Sorry, really not very good at all! :( :( |
| Spliff (Mountain Home, AR) | Posted: Apr 07, 2003 - 08:05 Saw Dar play this song the other night on Conan O'Brien. Her vocals were coming in and out because her head bobbed to the beat of the song. Sounded terrible. It's a little better on this studio version but not by much. |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Mar 04, 2003 - 08:28 Saw Dar for the first time several years ago ('96 maybe?), when she was opening for Patty Larkin in front of small coffeehouse crowd. Dar was fantastic, and Patty had an off night. Talked to her after the show, and she's every bit as nice as she comes across on stage. She did alienate a lot of her hardcore folkie fans, when she came out with Mortal City. It was a little more than they could handle (esp. "As Cool As I Am"). |
| jpalembas (Washington, DC) | Posted: Mar 04, 2003 - 08:18 i was wondering if that was john popper on backup vocals/harmonica... seems likely since the previous song was blues traveler! anyone know for sure? -- just answered my own question. it is john popper. |
| www.MarkTAW.com (Brooklyn, NY) | Posted: Mar 01, 2003 - 22:59 I've heard a lot about Dar, and I thought she was a big ole folkie, but this unabashed 80's pop tune suprised me... pleasantly so. I like happy music. =) |
| eric (Secret Hideaway) | Posted: Feb 10, 2003 - 13:04 Ugh. Laughably bad. Just thought I'd add that! |
| lordcruloze (Bellefonte, PA) | Posted: Feb 04, 2003 - 07:40 Dar is a great songwriter. And she's a total nerd live. I love it. |
| BLADERUNNER (Cortlandt Manor, NY) | Posted: Jan 31, 2003 - 12:28 nice song...catchy beat.....pleasant to listen to on a dreary friday morning in january...play some more by this artist, si vous plait, merci |
| marycamacho (Spain) | Posted: Jan 31, 2003 - 06:44 Sweet - new music from Dar - great to hear it before the european release. I love how her voice has matured over the years. |