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The moth don't care when he sees the flame
He might get burned, but he's in the game
And once he's in, he can't go back
He'll beat his wings till he burns them black
No, the moth don't care when he sees the flame
No, the moth don't care when he sees the flame
The moth don't care if the flame is real
'Cause flame and moth got a sweetheart deal
And nothing fuels a good flirtation
Like need and anger and desperation
No, the moth don't care if the flame is real
No, the moth don't care if the flame is real
So come on, let's go, ready or not
'Cause there's a flame I know, hotter than hot
And with a fuse that's so thoroughly shot, away
The moth don't care if the flame burns low
'Cause moth believes in an afterglow
And flames are never doused completely
All you really need is the love of heat
No, the moth don't care if the flame burns low
No, the moth don't care if the flame burns low
So come on, let's go, ready or not
'Cause there's a flame I know, hotter than hot
And with a fuse that's so thoroughly shot, away
| ShortSharpShock | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 23:52 MiracleDrug wrote: I'm guessing this is the reason Baskin and Robbins didn't stop after chocolate...  Yep, MD, but I'm also guessing that - in the interest of good taste - it's why they were kind enough to take liver flavor off the menu... |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 14:53 ShortSharpShock wrote: MiracleDrug wrote: So, MD... I guess on this live track you're one of the eleven people in the audience actually glad to be there. I'm happy for you. The people I really feel sorry for are her roadies and soundboard guy. How would they even approach the concept of trying to make that sound GOOD?! After about the third show of hearing her push that sound out of her nose about how a moth and a flame have a "sweetheart deal" (there's some great writing - all of these years I thought a sweetheart deal was something good, not something where one party burns to death), I'd go at my eardrums with an ice pick until I hit gray matter... Just sayin' I'm guessing this is the reason Baskin and Robbins didn't stop after chocolate... |
| ShortSharpShock | Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 08:03 MiracleDrug wrote: ShortSharpShock wrote: Wow, I've never had something so awful provide me with such motivation. I've wanted to create an account for a long time, but this song made me snap and suddenly I just had to. on the other hand... EVERY time I hear Aimee... her voice makes me SMILE...  So, MD... I guess on this live track you're one of the eleven people in the audience actually glad to be there. I'm happy for you. The people I really feel sorry for are her roadies and soundboard guy. How would they even approach the concept of trying to make that sound GOOD?! After about the third show of hearing her push that sound out of her nose about how a moth and a flame have a "sweetheart deal" (there's some great writing - all of these years I thought a sweetheart deal was something good, not something where one party burns to death), I'd go at my eardrums with an ice pick until I hit gray matter... Just sayin' |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 06:33 ShortSharpShock wrote: Wow, I've never had something so awful provide me with such motivation. I've wanted to create an account for a long time, but this song made me snap and suddenly I just had to. on the other hand... EVERY time I hear Aimee... her voice makes me SMILE... |
| Ag3nt0rang3 (Canada) | Posted: Sep 08, 2011 - 07:23 You know, I don't mind this song usually, but this version is just awful. |
| cupajoe (Delaware) | Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 13:38 ShortSharpShock wrote: Wow, I've never had something so awful provide me with such motivation. I've wanted to create an account for a long time, but this song made me snap and suddenly I just had to. So how do you "really" feel? Just kidding. |
| ShortSharpShock | Posted: Jun 05, 2011 - 22:56 Wow, I've never had something so awful provide me with such motivation. I've wanted to create an account for a long time, but this song made me snap and suddenly I just had to. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: May 05, 2011 - 10:40 Excellent song and DVD. |
| unclelonghair | Posted: May 05, 2011 - 08:19 annoffalese wrote: am i really the only one who doens't like aimee mann's nasal voice? No. It's really irritating. It is a lot more nasly in her live recordings. They must have a de-nasalator in the studio or something. |
| suebee3 | Posted: May 05, 2011 - 08:18 vandal wrote: I wish she wouldn't pinch her nose when she sings. . .  |
| annoffalese (Eastern Pennsylvania) | Posted: May 05, 2011 - 08:18 am i really the only one who doens't like aimee mann's nasal voice? |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: May 05, 2011 - 08:17 Bocephus wrote: splat...the moth is dead. problem solved.  Vampire moth - bite - human dead. Problem solved ;) |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: May 05, 2011 - 08:17 I wish she wouldn't pinch her nose when she sings. . . |
| Bocephus (Boulder, CO) | Posted: Sep 26, 2010 - 13:29 splat...the moth is dead. problem solved. |
| Netto (Khimki, Russia) | Posted: Aug 25, 2010 - 13:30 DaveInVA wrote: Love this song  Love Aimee. |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 17:28 westslope wrote: Interesting comments F1. I could almost guarantee that she did not pick the photo; somebody else did. Plus which, given how pensive so many of her songs are, the pic sets an approprite mood IMO. |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 13:00 Love this song |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 13:00 Interesting comments F1. I could almost guarantee that she did not pick the photo; somebody else did. |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 12:59 annoffalese wrote: YUK! Why do you play this? The moth don't care. I think this is a pheromonimal song! |
| annoffalese (Eastern Pennsylvania) | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 12:58 YUK! 2 months later and you're playing it again! |
| F1 (Pacific NW...gotta get back to Chicago) | Posted: Jan 15, 2010 - 12:43 sqqqrly wrote: She looks pretty miserable on the cover. Is she bored? Wishing she were anywhere else? Still a seven. When one considers that she probably had dozens and dozens of photos to choose from she picked this. This is how she wants to be portrayed? I thought she was supposed to be a strong individual, but she only succeeds in making herself look depressed and frightened. |
| auburntigerrich (Edge of the 'Verse) | Posted: Jan 15, 2010 - 12:41 St. Ann's Warehouse is by far my favorite Aimee album. She mixes in a few Magnolia songs and the band sounds terrific throughout. For an artist that doesn't really enjoy playing shows, Aimee rocks this one. For those looking at buying this one, this album comes with a DVD of the concert inside as well, which is a fantastic deal for about fifteen bucks. 8. |
| annoffalese (Eastern Pennsylvania) | Posted: Jan 15, 2010 - 12:38 YUK! Why do you play this? |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Jan 15, 2010 - 12:36 suebee3 wrote: This makes me want to run for a kleenex - she sounds like she needs some Nazonex! yeah i usually like her voice but this is horrid |
| sciadodendron | Posted: Oct 13, 2009 - 05:28 I can tell you from Insect neurobiology that "The Moth" does not really care about anything else either - other than perhaps finding a mate. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Jul 10, 2009 - 13:04 rtrudeau wrote: I believe this is what they call a metaphor. You might try to look it up. Or possibly take English 101. |
| suebee3 | Posted: Jul 10, 2009 - 12:31 This makes me want to run for a kleenex - she sounds like she needs some Nazonex! |
| sqqqrly (Baboosic Lake, NH) | Posted: Apr 06, 2009 - 11:01 phlattop wrote: someone gives this woman a drink. she always sounds miserable She looks pretty miserable on the cover. Is she bored? Wishing she were anywhere else? Still a seven. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Apr 06, 2009 - 11:01 torturedpotato wrote: Yeah, because American Idol is the gold standard for musicianship. Unfortunately, to far too many people, it has become so. |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Apr 06, 2009 - 11:00 MrStatenIsle wrote: Who gives a rat's a** what the moth thinks? This is embarrassingly funny. I believe this is what they call a metaphor. You might try to look it up. Or possibly take English 101. |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Apr 06, 2009 - 11:00 A snoozer, for sure. I like some of Aimee's work, but it's definitely not all-inclusive. |
| lmic (Narrow Minded Couch Potato) | Posted: Apr 06, 2009 - 10:59 Her concert cuts always remind me of her cameo on Buffy - the closest I've ever been to this musical goddess live!  |
| inindian (Sea of joy) | Posted: Mar 05, 2009 - 22:25 annoffalese wrote: ban the Mann....she sings through her nose and it is most irritating to the ears It's not just the nasal thing. There's another annoying tonality thing going on as well. |
| element1 (boulder, co) | Posted: Feb 02, 2009 - 08:55 Pretty much my least favorite track from a phenomenal album. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jan 01, 2009 - 17:46 I like it. |
| songbirdfemme (syracuse ny) | Posted: Aug 28, 2008 - 13:19 Its just that, as good as a voice may be, its just not interesting if its perfect. artists with less than perfect voices really show vulnerability, and thats what makes for great music. I think I like the studio version better on this one though. |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Jun 26, 2008 - 08:26 annoffalese wrote: ban the Mann....she sings through her nose and it is most irritating to the ears
Yet, you rate Neil Young an 8. |
| annoffalese (Eastern Pennsylvania) | Posted: Jun 26, 2008 - 08:21 ban the Mann....she sings through her nose and it is most irritating to the ears |
| gypsyman (staring into the fire) | Posted: Mar 23, 2008 - 21:34 The whole thing is a bit Kafka-esque. I bet the moth is a misunderstood heroin addict. |
| MrStatenIsle (Staten Island, New York) | Posted: Feb 21, 2008 - 09:57 Who gives a rat's a** what the moth thinks? This is embarrassingly funny. |
| phlattop | Posted: Dec 20, 2007 - 12:53 someone gives this woman a drink. she always sounds miserable |
| auburntigerrich (Edge of the 'Verse) | Posted: Dec 20, 2007 - 12:38 Yeah, she does kinda shoegaze in this performance. Both she and her band say that she'd rather be in the studio recording than playing gigs. It's her nature. The disc is filled with some of my favorite tunes. Crafty songwriting; take a moment to listen. |
| Bat (Cupertino, CA) | Posted: Mar 16, 2006 - 18:19 One more vote for the studio version. I've heard a few cuts off this live album after each one I ask why she released that performance. Her voice just wasn't good that night. |
| river_man (Sheffield) | Posted: Feb 28, 2006 - 03:21 much as I like aimee, I have to agree with the comments about nasality. sounds like she was afflicted with a pretty nasty cold at this performance. Why not play the studio versions of these live songs? |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: Jan 31, 2006 - 14:45 mmmm... nasally! |
| redeyespy (Sunny, FL) | Posted: Jan 29, 2006 - 18:25 MaG580 wrote: She got some nice stuff but especially here she sounds like my friends mom..
Perhaps the one you secretly pined for? She sounds great here! |
| Darlington (Columbia, South Carolina) | Posted: Jan 29, 2006 - 18:23 torturedpotato wrote: Yeah, because American Idol is the gold standard for musicianship. Touche! |
| softjeans (Upper Ojai, CA) | Posted: Jan 02, 2006 - 11:10 Thanks for posting this. It's great. rah wrote: the lesson of the moth
i was talking to a moth the other evening he was trying to break into an electric light bulb and fry himself on the wires why do you fellows pull this stunt i asked him because it is the conventional thing for moths or why if that had been an uncovered candle instead of an electric light bulb you would now be a small unsightly cinder have you no sense plenty of it he answered but at times we get tired of using it we get bored with the routine and crave beauty and excitement fire is beautiful and we know that if we get too close it will kill us but what does that matter it is better to be happy for a moment and be burned up with beauty than to live a long time and be bored all the while so we wad all our life up into one little roll and then we shoot the roll that is what life is for it is better to be a part of beauty for one instant and then cease to exist than to exist forever and never be a part of beauty our attitude toward life is come easy go easy we are like human beings used to be before they became too civilized to enjoy themselves and before i could argue him out of his philosophy he went and immolated himself on a patent cigar lighter i do not agree with him myself i would rather have half the happiness and twice the longevity but at the same time i wish there was something i wanted as badly as he wanted to fry himself - archy (aka Don Marquis) |
| MaG580 (NRW, Germany) | Posted: Jan 02, 2006 - 10:57 She got some nice stuff but especially here she sounds like my friends mom.. |
| torturedpotato (planet potato) | Posted: Dec 02, 2005 - 14:14 brokemusician wrote: If she were to compete in American Idol, I wonder how far she would make it?
 
Good band, though! Yeah, because American Idol is the gold standard for musicianship. |