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You're like February
I think you just may be sorry now you ever came
Lost in how to make your getaway
Poor February
Just like a dog you're burying
Everything's in your way
Stranding you from your own getaway
Go away
Don't lie, don't tell me that we're leaving
You could never go
Don't cry, don't put your arms around me
I already know
Cruel February
So quick to cash and carry 28 stacks of days
Making for a hasty getaway
Go away
Don't lie, don't tell me that we're leaving
You could never go
Don't cry, don't put your arms around me
I already know
You've got nowhere to go
| Masstwingles (Greater Boston) | Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 06:13 I love this song but honestly, every song from Gun Shy, Trigger Happy is incredible. My favorite album from my favorite female artist. Too bad she is no longer in the music business. It's our loss. Other standouts on this album are 'Writing Notes', 'Under the Knife', and the closer 'Rang You and Ran.' Outstanding and I miss Jen so much. Got this in '97 and have listened to it consistently ever since. "Getaway' is absolute pop perfection. |
| mread (Sun Diego) | Posted: May 07, 2011 - 11:54 8  9 |
| JoBo (California) | Posted: Oct 30, 2010 - 11:02 Reminds me of a Seal song ... lovely! |
| Giselle62 (many bear, big rock, estuary California) | Posted: Oct 30, 2010 - 10:55 I just love this when I hear it. |
| laozilover (Left of Chicago and up) | Posted: Feb 18, 2010 - 04:39 rulebritannia wrote: Where did you find this, Bill? Beautiful music. I first heard this track here:  Lilith Fair 98 Starbucks Blend Great album! Lots of good stuff on it!   EDIT: One of the reviewers on Amazon complains that it is all studio tracks from the artists' studio albums - Hey, I thought that was a plus!  EDIT2 -  Howcum Bill is playing this track two days in a row? ...  Okay, the title is "February"  |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Jan 17, 2010 - 18:54 awamutu wrote: it sounds like a cross between annie lennox and crowded houses' second album, temple of low men. Cool. I was thinking Sade + Squeeze. |
| CamLwalk (Albany NY) | Posted: Dec 17, 2009 - 08:57 Heh...Bill wants me to point my mobile gizmo. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Oct 15, 2009 - 12:10 omg this makes me so homesick. i love this song. |
| annersjen (in the rolling hills of New York) | Posted: May 10, 2009 - 09:30 Love this song!! Must sing along with, can't help myself. |
| gvan (From inside the house!) | Posted: Feb 04, 2009 - 14:28 Excellent! And her book's great too. |
| casablues (Hazlet, NJ) | Posted: Oct 01, 2008 - 07:16 Excellent story of what it's like to get a record deal Cynaera wrote: I am SO glad you posted this book reference! My friend sent it to me (although she said Trynin was a pain in the ass to work with), I burned through it, and then added Trynin's music to one of my "radio stations" at (click here). The book is pretty fascinating, and Trynin is incredibly articulate and funny. I recommend the book. I also recommend "Gun Shy, Trigger-Happy" because of a couple of really good songs. She has a "dark side," but her talent still shines through. And no, I'm not her manager, either - just an appreciative fan.  |
| Kittee (NC) | Posted: Oct 01, 2008 - 07:15 Very nice. First time hearing this. Oops CD skipped. |
| lily34 | Posted: Aug 30, 2008 - 17:55 i almost requested this yesterday. i adore this song. and i never hear jen enough. i don't usually even go for female vocalists, but i love love love her and this song especially. i think it is a sign for me. seriously. as odd as that sounds. this is a sign. a wake up call. thanks, billg!!!! |
| andrewimft (North Californie) | Posted: Jul 30, 2008 - 02:05 Turned up the volume on this one— nicely crafted song with terrific harmonies. Delicious.  |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jun 28, 2008 - 13:18 coding_to_music wrote: I am SO glad you posted this book reference! My friend sent it to me (although she said Trynin was a pain in the ass to work with), I burned through it, and then added Trynin's music to one of my "radio stations" at (click here). The book is pretty fascinating, and Trynin is incredibly articulate and funny. I recommend the book. I also recommend "Gun Shy, Trigger-Happy" because of a couple of really good songs. She has a "dark side," but her talent still shines through. And no, I'm not her manager, either - just an appreciative fan. |
| rushed (Edwardsville, IL) | Posted: Feb 23, 2008 - 15:06 Very nice. Now, if we could have a little "Cockamamie," and perhaps some Aimee Mann, the afternoon would be complete...looks like I'll have to root through the CDs!  |
| robco1 (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Feb 23, 2008 - 15:02 This is fantastic! Me likee! |
| Baby_M (a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: Nov 21, 2007 - 07:58 Could've played on the radio in September, 1964, and would not have seemed out of place. I like it. |
| Zamoeba (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Sep 19, 2007 - 13:06 Very smooth and pleasing. Like the harmonic structure and the clean, even rhythm. |
| Tana (Lancaster, PA) | Posted: Sep 19, 2007 - 13:05 I put this wonderful song on a compilation I called "Random Lost Gems." RP is the only place I've ever heard it. |
| CafeRacer (Still Waiting To Wake Up, Indiana) | Posted: Sep 19, 2007 - 13:04 OK, so if you click on my name you get a list of my highest rated songs or my lowest rated. Basically, there is a real division between 5 and 4 that I have to remember when rating. OK, easy peasy. 4 |
| bokey (Wastin' away in Filialdutyville) | Posted: Apr 15, 2007 - 09:33 Nice vocal.Very nice |
| Rafter101 | Posted: Oct 03, 2006 - 10:41 I bought this CD and found that the only worthwhile sone on the entire CD was this one. Very dissapointing. |
| witchchild (Around here somwhere) | Posted: Jul 07, 2006 - 13:32 sweet man |
| edrickvb (Somerville, MA) | Posted: Jun 08, 2006 - 07:43 Lovely song - Jen's album is a classic - too bad she gave it up - we miss her! My daughters and I used to listen to this in the mornings on the way to school. Hey there's that "Bertha" tease segue again! |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Jun 08, 2006 - 07:42 algrif wrote: Hey, coding_to_music: R U her agent or something??
It was in the Boston newspapers, thought this was the right spot to put it... |
| ankhara99 (Over the Rainbow) | Posted: Jun 08, 2006 - 07:42  |
| algrif (Slightly west of Zero) | Posted: Jun 08, 2006 - 07:41 Hey, coding_to_music: R U her agent or something?? |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Apr 25, 2006 - 14:17 
Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be : A Rock & Roll Fairy Tale -- By Jen Trynin (Hardcover Feb 2006) -- Publishers Weekly "I think that the part about getting up in front of people and playing my own thing - in great part, it was always uncomfortable. And I think that really came across sometimes in my shows and my presentation of myself, because, you know, when I started doing this a million years ago when I was a kid, I honestly never pictured myself being a performer. I always thought I would be a songwriter, and I would give my music to people. And somewhere along the way, I don't know what happened, but I kind of started playing in front of people, and it went pretty well. You know, I'm really not that great a singer, so I think that was always kind of a problem for people.", so says Jen Trynin, in response to an interview. Jen Trynin, a Boston native, had been playing in the Boston music scene for seven years. She had changed her style to match that of the "up and comers" that she was seeing and hearing at her various gigs. Nothing was working; she was still just starting to play at 2am when everyone was movin' on home. Jen Trynin, stopped eating, smoked furiously, slept with one of her band mates and started to drink more. Her lawyer, manager and agent became scarce as her popularity fell. She continued to play the rock-star as long as she could, and then Jen realized that her career as a singer wasn't where she wanted to be. She loved writing and that was her forte, but she gave it up. Crash, burn... Her steady boyfriend was there for her, marriage and a child followed. She still rocks, when she feels like it, she says in her bio. She is part of a group and gets to go out at night and play the music she loves. Jen Trynin, wished upon a star. Her wish was granted and then her star disappeared as quickly as it had been granted. Jen Trynin's book is filled with humour, and the ridiculous, and following her down the emerald paved road was, as much fun for me as it apparently was for her. She wrote electric songs, and her writing ability has flavored this book with wit and heart. This is beautifully written and highly recommended. -- prisrob 2-25-06 |
| jbtidwell (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Apr 25, 2006 - 14:10 anniebear wrote: Bill followed this with Belle & Sebastian's "If She Wants Me" which really sounds like "Bertha" in the beginning - cruel!  |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Apr 25, 2006 - 14:07 laprincessa wrote: I love this song.
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| handyrae (Zero Point Field) | Posted: Mar 27, 2006 - 07:51 I turned RP on this morning at 9:00 am and here almost two hours later, this is the first song that I really noticed. Quite nice. |
| laprincessa | Posted: Mar 27, 2006 - 07:50 I love this song. |
| wondertoofar (There and back again) | Posted: Mar 27, 2006 - 07:48 NOT TRYNIN HARD ENOUGH! Something's lacking. Maybe a little salt? Or a pinch of better songwriting? Goin in the right direction just not clever enough. Trynin harder the next time. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Mar 12, 2006 - 13:52 Didn't know this artist until I heard it here! Thumbs up...very soothing on a Sunday afternoon. |
| anniebear (chapel hill, nc) | Posted: Dec 29, 2005 - 09:30 |
| lily34 (eden, ny) | Posted: Dec 29, 2005 - 09:26 damn i love this song...wish she was around more. |
| hannibal812 (Chicago) | Posted: Nov 30, 2005 - 07:17 Oh, Jen Trynin, where have you gone? I got to see one show of yours (Fantastic!) and now you have disappeared. I love both your records. Come back soon. |
| Rafter101 | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 15:59 I bought this CD after hearing this song. Unfortunately, the ENTIRE rest of the CD falls far short of this one. Bummer. |
| radiolicious (phoenix, az) | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 15:55 this has just been added to my must buy now list. yum |
| amcallis (501.5 Miles South of Paradise) | Posted: Oct 02, 2005 - 17:22 Great hook in there, with the harmonizing. I was going to throw a 9 up, but a good hook without something else wonderful can't nab a 9. 8 :) |
| awamutu (uk) | Posted: Aug 20, 2005 - 20:02 oh it's so interesting that some people here hear a squeeze or neil finn influence. i only heard this song yesterday, thanks to radio paradise (i need to sell the house for you guys...) and fell in love with it! i've listened to it constantly since and realised it sounds like a cross between annie lennox and crowded houses' second album, temple of low men. wow. anyway, whatever, it's an awesome song :) thank you r.p.! (p.s. big time enz, ch, finn fan here and it's not theirs... so i can only assume it's her's. just wish i could find the lyrics so i could sing along! :)) |
| Gregorama (Austin, TX) | Posted: Jul 20, 2005 - 14:18 Notelrac wrote: I like this better than the Finn cover, because her voice is more mellifluous. And having heard her version, I don't see that Finn added much.
I looked her up on AMG and she wrote this. It didn't show that anyone else had covered it. Still like it, no matter who did it. |
| Notelrac (Raleigh, NC) | Posted: Jun 06, 2005 - 11:01 I like this better than the Finn cover, because her voice is more mellifluous. And having heard her version, I don't see that Finn added much. |
| RichardPrins (Under 15 Feet Of Pure White Snow) | Posted: Feb 08, 2005 - 21:25 8) |
| Dianyla (Portland, OR) | Posted: Jan 25, 2005 - 03:42 Gregorama wrote: Is this a cover of a Neil Finn or a Squeeze tune?
I went to the playlist expecting to see Neil Finn's name. And that's a good thing. :) |
| kars (Washington, DC) | Posted: Jan 10, 2005 - 11:12 Darn it. I was at lunch when this came on. I continue to add it to mixes ever since I found it on one of those Starbucks compilations years ago. Glad it's in the RP rotation. It's hard to describe why it's so enjoyable. |
| Gregorama (Austin, TX) | Posted: Nov 12, 2004 - 07:18 Now it sounds like an early 70s Fleetwood Mac tune, which to me is good. Hope to hear more of her stuff. Pretty dynamic grooves... |
| physicsgenius | Posted: Nov 12, 2004 - 07:16 Some problems with this MP3. I don't think it's my headphones. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (La Quinta, CA) | Posted: Oct 28, 2004 - 12:40 i uploaded "better than nothing" by her recently. it got the boot fairly quickly. |