 Seven Swans (2004) [ larger cover art ] |
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He was, he was in the churchyard
My father was in the first part
He came, he came to my bedroom
But I was asleep
And he woke me up again to say...
Halle, halle, hallelujah
Holy, holy is the sound
And I hope, I hope you are tired out
And I know, I know there is joy endowed
But I was asleep
And he woke me up again
And he woke me up again to say...
Hold on, hold on to your old ways
Or put off, put off every old face
And I know, I know you are changed out
And I hope, I hope you're arranged out
But I'm still asleep
And you woke me up again
And I'm still asleep
But you woke me up to be holy
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 08:03 annanyc wrote: You might not think that if you saw him live... he is so dynamic, and the music... oh my... layers of instruments, a choir, an orchestra...weaving together, layering over each other.. order from chaos... it was really something to behold. I've seen the twee lad live and I would say the opposite: chaos from order. . . and boredom, lots of boredom. . . |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Jan 12, 2011 - 16:33  |
| michaelgmitchell (ON, Canada) | Posted: Feb 15, 2009 - 14:23 Interesting fellow. Heard him first here on RP. This is a bit too 'Jesus' for me, sorry. I do have 'Chicago' and 'Gacy' on my player, though. Those seem to be the only two tunes I've been able to handle from him. Others differ. That's okay. We're free to disagree. |
| Eric_Denison (Vernon, British Columbia, Canada) | Posted: Nov 12, 2008 - 17:41 boring..........  |
| annanyc (Gotham) | Posted: Jul 09, 2008 - 07:31 bigB_3 wrote: ...worst concert EVER.
 wow... as you can see below, I felt the opposite... interesting how that happens... |
| annanyc (Gotham) | Posted: Jul 09, 2008 - 07:30 Excelsior wrote: Oh boy, it's Suf-YAWN again.
 You might not think that if you saw him live... he is so dynamic, and the music... oh my... layers of instruments, a choir, an orchestra...weaving together, layering over each other.. order from chaos... it was really something to behold. |
| Excelsior | Posted: May 07, 2008 - 08:49 Oh boy, it's Suf-YAWN again. |
| runningtwig (Teetering on the edge) | Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 08:09 apecat wrote: this song feels like biking on the first really warm spring day
Well said! (I knew this song felt familiar.) |
| bigB_3 (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 08:07 ...worst concert EVER. |
| Mugro (Lane Village, Red Sox Nation) | Posted: Jul 13, 2007 - 12:05 Interesting tune. I like the interesting keyboard/organ... |
| Mugro (Lane Village, Red Sox Nation) | Posted: Jul 13, 2007 - 12:04 Mari wrote: 
... Dig the Banjo! ...  Pssst....hey, Mari, this isn't the Be Good Tanyas! |
| Tagish_girl (desperatley seeking hammock) | Posted: Jul 13, 2007 - 12:03 Please, Bill, I am falling asleep and into a depression here. Spice it up, darlin', get us out of this snooze-fest!!!! |
| jah_blessed (Netherlands) | Posted: Feb 22, 2007 - 09:22 flyboy wrote: Hey, we agreed on something. We might get to be friends after all.
Friends can disagree, you know. |
| flyboy (Wasilla, AK) | Posted: Feb 06, 2007 - 20:57 jah_blessed wrote: He put me to sleep again...
Hey, we agreed on something. We might get to be friends after all. |
| jah_blessed (Netherlands) | Posted: Jan 23, 2007 - 05:44 He put me to sleep again... |
| wally42 (Between a Rock and a Hard Place) | Posted: Jan 08, 2007 - 14:59 Grumm wrote: I'm not one of those people who praise Sufjan so highly. But I'm also not a hater. I find some of his songs to be pretty bad. But this one is nice. Musically interesting, and yet it's still quite simple.
I like him becasue he's not afraid to step out with his odd arrangements. Very Inventive. 10 for originality 8 for over all quality. 
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| Grumm (Alabama) | Posted: Aug 15, 2006 - 13:55 I'm not one of those people who praise Sufjan so highly. But I'm also not a hater. I find some of his songs to be pretty bad. But this one is nice. Musically interesting, and yet it's still quite simple. |
| ScottN (An inch above the K/T boundary layer) | Posted: Jun 17, 2006 - 22:38 MCKY wrote: I don't get the fascination with his work. I find this stuff trite and plodding.
Hear, hear. Sometimes his stuff is not plodding. Treacly maybe, pretentious? yes. Precious? yeah that too. Plodding? Only sometimes. Trite? Yes, always. 2. |
| crowhog2000 (Cincinnati, Ohio USA Baby) | Posted: Jun 03, 2006 - 08:41 when will this nit-wit ever go away.......not too soon is my guess..... another solid "1" |
| Mari (Broome, WA) | Posted: May 05, 2006 - 04:47
... Dig the Banjo! ... |
| MCKY (PEI, Great White North) | Posted: Apr 20, 2006 - 14:59 I don't get the fascination with his work. I find this stuff trite and plodding. |
| babygirl614 (Green Bay, WI) | Posted: Apr 20, 2006 - 14:56 This song is lovely but has an odd tempo. Still making my mind up about it. |
| nuggler (Oz via Good Hope) | Posted: Mar 22, 2006 - 07:36 ...its ok... |
| iMacomania (Bavaria - Germany) | Posted: Mar 22, 2006 - 07:35 apecat wrote: this song feels like biking on the first really warm spring day
yes... And I'm waiting for this first really warm spring day. But this song makes me hopeful!  |
| apecat (Helsinki, Finland) | Posted: Mar 07, 2006 - 12:59 this song feels like biking on the first really warm spring day |
| ploafmaster (Richmond, VA) | Posted: Mar 07, 2006 - 12:57 This is beautiful, and it makes me feel a lot better today, too. 8. |
| twangoosen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) | Posted: Mar 02, 2006 - 09:28 One of the best songs of the album. Love that groovy little organ. |
| trekhead (Just Missed Me.) | Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 10:11 I'll have to Sufjan-der web for more info on Mr. Stevens... 8. |
| Papa_John | Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 10:10 Sufjan Stevens is providing some of the most beautiful and most intriguing music these days. Thank God for sending us Sufjan. :-) |
| SigmaBetaTooth (Cubicle Farm in San Antonio, TX) | Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 10:10 Woo Hoo! Sufjan  |