 I Am Kloot (2003) [ larger cover art ] |
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Musicbrainz DBDo you dare
Take a breathe
Do you dream of a tragic death
I know you do
Do you wail
Do you weep
Do you sing yourself to sleep
You delicate flower
And so what is love?
And who am I
To dare to pull the stars from your favourite sky
You were born
Forth from joy
You're every girl and boy
You know you are, you know you are
And you dress
Like a dame
And you burn on a catholic flame
By the hours, by the hours
And so what is love?
And who am I?
To dare to pull the stars from your favourite sky
You possess
Savoir faire
Put cheap bleach on your hair
You know you do, you know you do
Do you dare
Take a breath
Do you dream of a tragic death
You delicate flower
And so what is love?
And who am I?
To dare to pull the stars from your favourite sky
And so what is love?
And who am I?
To dare to pull the stars from your favourite sky
From your favourite sky
| hidey (NZ) | Posted: Nov 15, 2012 - 20:48 Another fine song from Kloot - the acoustic version is better still! More from the underrated Mancunians please... |
| PopKombo (Up Against the San Gabriels) | Posted: May 10, 2012 - 14:21 sieversfam wrote: "...in the year of the Cat..." Yes. His voice bears an incredible resemblance to Al Stewart's. |
| The_Enemy (...is within) | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 09:00 6 -> 7 Fits today's mood |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 08:59 Jane Fonda was hot! |
| sieversfam | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 08:58 "...in the year of the Cat..." |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Jun 29, 2011 - 13:42 apd wrote: "grok" is used in Ellroy's novels? I thought it was a sci-fi word? To grok ( Grok means to understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the observed-to merge, blend, intermarry, lose identity in group experience. It means almost everything that we mean by religion, philosophy, and science-and it means as little to us (because of our Earthling assumptions) as color means to a blind man. |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Jun 29, 2011 - 13:39 fredriley wrote: It's a word frequently used in James Ellroy's crime novels, though as they're pretty much all 50s and 60s-set it gives you an idea of how dated the term is. Is that a minimalist cover, or what? I thought the Black Keys cover was basic, but this is as minimalist as you can get. I wonder if the band paid a design agency to come up with it? ;-) Great sound in this song - 8 from the Nottingham jury. "grok" is used in Ellroy's novels? I thought it was a sci-fi word? |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 08:43 gatorade wrote: Oh man! I haven't heard or used the word... "grok"...in years! Great word! Thank you for bringing it back to the forefront for me. It's a word frequently used in James Ellroy's crime novels, though as they're pretty much all 50s and 60s-set it gives you an idea of how dated the term is. Is that a minimalist cover, or what? I thought the Black Keys cover was basic, but this is as minimalist as you can get. I wonder if the band paid a design agency to come up with it? ;-) Great sound in this song - 8 from the Nottingham jury. |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Mar 26, 2011 - 18:44 Ears_of_Stone wrote: Heh, I grok this. Oh man! I haven't heard or used the word... "grok"...in years! Great word! Thank you for bringing it back to the forefront for me. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Mar 26, 2011 - 18:42 Okay - Al Stewart, yes. Oasis, yes. But the snarkiness/perception of the Finn Brothers, too. I like it - and I'd like it even if the band name wasn't dorky.  |
| ubuntourist (Brain-Washington) | Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 07:45 I didn't know "Weird Al" did serious music.  (And I'm NOT talking about Al Stewart.) |
| david1045 (Madison Wisconsin) | Posted: Nov 20, 2010 - 23:01 This is not bad, but if I never heard it again I would be perfectly OK with that. There must be 20,000 songs better than this one. |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Sep 18, 2010 - 13:52 Good stuff!  |
| Ears_of_Stone (Crushed under the hooves of the herd) | Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 13:01 cayenne wrote: I AM ROOT! Heh, I grok this. |
| bindi (North Carolina) | Posted: Jun 14, 2010 - 18:06 a little Al Stewart and a dash of New Decemberists maybe?? I like it. |
| SchoepTone (Duke City) | Posted: Jan 07, 2010 - 15:01 peter_james_bond wrote: Or Oasis + Al Stewart. Add Michael Penn to the mix. |
| bachbeet | Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 21:02 "Reminded me a bit of Al Stewart....nice." Yes, it does. But better. |
| whistlercat (Somewhere Near The Sea) | Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 21:02 Well, the CD cover is fascinating. |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Sep 03, 2009 - 19:44 SmackDaddy wrote: One blender + Waterboys v 1.0 + Al Stewart = Kloot P.S. wrote this without reading other comments including my own  Or Oasis + Al Stewart. |
| cayenne (in over my head) | Posted: May 31, 2009 - 17:32 I AM ROOT! |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 16:10 squidish wrote: I AM CUTE We need proof |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 16:08 One blender + Waterboys v 1.0 + Al Stewart = Kloot P.S. wrote this without reading other comments including my own |
| oscar_driver (Planet Earth) | Posted: Aug 20, 2008 - 11:52 so cool .... |
| Dog_Ear | Posted: Aug 04, 2008 - 14:48 |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Jul 04, 2008 - 01:17 thewiseking wrote: clever pop
Yes, damn fine indeed. |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 07:16 clever pop |
| coolpeople_rule | Posted: Jun 02, 2008 - 12:56 DoctorHooey wrote: Your comment is strangely reminiscent of a previous comment relating the likelihood of mental association. Clever!! :-) |
| DoctorHooey (/etc) | Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 09:04 cathenley wrote: Someone always reminds you of someone
Your comment is strangely reminiscent of a previous comment relating the likelihood of mental association. |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 09:00 I think he sings quite well..oh well..joshfm wrote: They need to learn how to spell. And then the guy should learn how to sing. Tripe. |
| joshfm (Laramie) | Posted: Feb 13, 2008 - 09:54 They need to learn how to spell. And then the guy should learn how to sing. Tripe. |
| tiare (St. Remy, Paris, Los Angeles, Hilo, Wailuku Manoa, are my main hangs) | Posted: Jan 28, 2008 - 16:13 So sort of captivating in a different way |
| Tailypoe (In the basement of Otto's Barouque Musick behing the boxes of pickle jars) | Posted: Jan 28, 2008 - 16:11 He is kloot. *8* |
| cathenley (Santa Maria, CA) | Posted: Jan 12, 2008 - 22:47 Someone always reminds you of someone |
| zsoltzsolt | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 12:53 10 ........... |
| panlad | Posted: Oct 26, 2007 - 10:34 ThePoose wrote: I'm hearing Al Stewart. Poose, You beat me to it! "Time passages, buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Stewart Nice photo!!?? |
| poopypants (Porkland, OR) | Posted: Oct 26, 2007 - 10:25 omg! who does this sound like? what can i compare it to? waste of time. |
| ThePoose | Posted: Oct 26, 2007 - 10:23 winter wrote: The singer's voice reminds of the Decemberists' singer.
I'm hearing Al Stewart. |
| robco1 (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Aug 24, 2007 - 15:11 winter wrote: The singer's voice reminds of the Decemberists' singer.
Or Robyn Hitchcock maybe? Pretty good. |
| Verpeiler (Düsseldorf, Germany) | Posted: May 22, 2007 - 08:24 winter wrote: The singer's voice reminds of the Decemberists' singer.
Yeah. Everytime I hear the Decemberists on RP I think it´s "I am Kloot". This is their best album, by the way. |
| dragonflygal (Moments away from the new system) | Posted: May 22, 2007 - 08:23 Love the album cover artwork. ;-) |
| peyotecoyote (London, Ontario) | Posted: May 22, 2007 - 08:21 kazuma wrote: or ... I Am Spoonart hahahahahaha  |
| Huey (Netherlands) | Posted: May 06, 2007 - 14:22 Like the Kloots 8 |
| winter (in exile, as always) | Posted: May 06, 2007 - 14:20 The singer's voice reminds of the Decemberists' singer. |
| squidish (under the sea) | Posted: Jan 18, 2007 - 12:31 Why am I visualizing Dudley Moore singing? Trying to turn it into Davey Jones from the Monkees. grunt |
| squidish (under the sea) | Posted: Jan 18, 2007 - 12:29 I AM CUTE |
| SmackDaddy | Posted: Jan 03, 2007 - 22:31 You all are missing it, very very much like early Waterboys. Same kind of drama and tone. |
| dmcamp | Posted: Dec 05, 2006 - 20:35 Sorry, this one is pompous. Pomposity profligately proffered. Yours, Pompey |
| dmcamp | Posted: Dec 05, 2006 - 20:35 Pomposity profligately proffered. Yours, Pompey |
| laozilover (Left of Chicago and up) | Posted: Dec 05, 2006 - 20:33 Dang! I had to log back in to make sure I gave this song a "10". Waddaya know! I already did!    
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| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Nov 21, 2006 - 06:34 fruitflie wrote: You guys are all wrong. I think it sounds like a cross between Wayne Newton's uncle's daddy's grandpa, and Jello Biafra's wife's live in roommate.
Hey, you know you're right! I would never have noticed that. |
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