![]() Idols of Exile (2006) [ larger cover art ] |
It was in your basement apartment
With all of its earth and sea
Making love on the carpet
Under the light of the TV
Outside the sour moon minstrels
Shook their dark tambourines
The morning came in sinister
Well window light menacing
With clouds up above and clouds down below
Killing time but it won't stand still
It won't stand still
I told you I'll never make a promise
A promise I can keep
I thanked you for being honest
I told you, don't pull that shit on me
These are the hangover days
Of frosted glass, metallic gleam
All these non-new places
They erase your memory
We try so hard, we try so hard
We try so hard
We try so hard to love
We try so hard to love
It was underneath London bridge
I finally realized what you mean
Meanwhile all of fashion's latest
Were nipping at the heels of history
I tried to send you a postcard
But all you could write were apologies
So out the Columbia hotel window
I threw my heart into the street
With stars up above and stars down below
Killing time but it won't stand still
It won't stand still
We try so hard
We try so hard
We try so hard to love
| TheBorgBuilder (Atlanta) | Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 07:12 Maybe it's Shag Carpet. fredriley wrote: This makes me feel as if I'm stuck with a couple exchanging intimate memories, which is a bit disconcerting. It's also awfully dull... "Making love on the carpet" - I hope it's a wool rug, as nylon carpets can give you b@stard carpet burns that sting. I know. |
| MJMJ | Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 17:48 Paul McCartney must be turning over in his grave |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 09:17 This makes me feel as if I'm stuck with a couple exchanging intimate memories, which is a bit disconcerting. It's also awfully dull... "Making love on the carpet" - I hope it's a wool rug, as nylon carpets can give you b@stard carpet burns that sting. I know. |
| wxman (a random dimension) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 09:16 lophrequa wrote: everyone, look busy! No need to work, the government will take care of you |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 10:03 jonahboo wrote: OBAMA IS COMING lophrequa wrote: everyone, look busy! |
| dynamaniak (Ottawa Ontario Canada) | Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 09:10 w/ Emily Haines singing backup = nice! |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Jun 27, 2009 - 14:39 jonahboo wrote: OBAMA IS COMING everyone, look busy! |
| sharkey (Hogtown) | Posted: Jan 20, 2009 - 08:05 mefrombrazil wrote: very good voices. where is this band from/ Thanks for asking. Looked it up on "artists website" and to my surprise Jason Collett is from my hometown, Toronto CANADA. Check it out - http://www.arts-crafts.ca/jasoncollett/index2.php |
| Mack (West London, North of the river.) | Posted: Jan 20, 2009 - 08:03 Underneath London bridge? Hangover on a boat - even worse. |
| olmstem (Toronto Ontario) | Posted: Jan 20, 2009 - 08:02 mandolin wrote: ...definitely!..i had to log on when hearing this just because of the george harrison resemblance... Yes! I was hearing that but not making the connection. Very very nice! |
| jonahboo | Posted: Jan 20, 2009 - 08:02 OBAMA IS COMING |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Dec 19, 2008 - 17:50 shmuelman wrote: Really nice duet. Is it just me, or does this sound like a George Harrison song off of Cloud Nine? ...definitely!..i had to log on when hearing this just because of the george harrison resemblance... |
| HarrO (Florida) | Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 15:44 I like |
| lmic (Sacramento, CA) | Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 15:42 Twangy Ray Davies. |
| shmuelman (Denver) | Posted: Aug 15, 2008 - 10:38 Really nice duet. Is it just me, or does this sound like a George Harrison song off of Cloud Nine? |
| zarvok (Philadelphia, PA) | Posted: Jun 13, 2008 - 06:45 Like everyone below, I think emily haines sounds beautiful here. Frankly, she sounds beautiful everywhere. |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Feb 08, 2008 - 09:36 Dig the cover, dig the song, dig the duet AND I dig the text. |
| ninja_band (chicago, il) | Posted: Jan 07, 2008 - 22:22 Sounds a LOT like "Good to be on the Road Back Home Again" by Cornershop. But not bad... |
| lah1975 (Minnesota) | Posted: Dec 07, 2007 - 12:52 really enjoyed that song |
| mefrombrazil (ponta grossa, brazil) | Posted: Dec 07, 2007 - 12:50 sounds like 'THE RIVERS OF BABYLON'. |
| mefrombrazil (ponta grossa, brazil) | Posted: Dec 07, 2007 - 12:48 very good voices. where is this band from/ |
| jredd2 | Posted: Oct 05, 2007 - 17:09 Is that Macey Gray??? Noo...after looking up Jason Collett's website, I found this, "...Emily Haines, the latter lending her inimitable vocals to the road-song duet "Hangover Days." Oooooo, Emily sounds gooooood!!!! |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Sep 04, 2007 - 06:53 Something special when you live in a city called 'Hannover'. |
| Marina1 (Edmonton, Alberta) | Posted: May 01, 2007 - 15:02 I like it. Nice duet. |
| Agent510 (Oakland, CA) | Posted: May 01, 2007 - 15:01 Sounds like the dude in the subway singing for change. I just don't like his voice. |
| rtkmusic (SoCal) | Posted: Nov 16, 2006 - 16:07 trying hard NOT to sound like the traveling wilburys or george harrison... |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Oct 18, 2006 - 10:08 Sounds like Cake |
| Nuance (Winnipeg) | Posted: Aug 27, 2006 - 16:29 rluking wrote: I've been trying to forget Temporary Secretary for years. Thanks a lot...
Thanks, thanks alot for that refresher. Don't go jumping waterfalls. |
| kazuma (Austin, TX) | Posted: Aug 27, 2006 - 16:27 Gribnif wrote: Funny, it actually reminds me of some of the stuff George Harrison put out in recent years--in a bad way. I can hear that. They're trying so hard, though. |
| strick (Syracuse- your sympathy accepted...) | Posted: Aug 23, 2006 - 10:06 Sounds like an uninspired combination of Wilco & Iris DeMent. |
| strick (Syracuse- your sympathy accepted...) | Posted: Aug 23, 2006 - 10:05 No, it is not. Farquwaar wrote: Is this the next NEXT New Dylan??? |
| ODAD (Yakima, WA, USA) | Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 11:37 gandalfbmg wrote: Jenny Lewis and Norah Jones, perhaps? or Melanie and June Carter Cash ? |
| passsion8 (within blast zone of NYC) | Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 11:37 canz wrote: Who's the female artist on this? Is it wass'er name from Catatonia? ... Cerys Matthews?
Emily Haines, lead singer of the canadian band "Metric" |
| rluking (Underground) | Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 11:35 katalyst wrote: reminds me of Paul Mcartney, when he went solo. I've been trying to forget Temporary Secretary for years. Thanks a lot... |
| Yikim (Toronto) | Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 11:35 mcoderre wrote: It sounds like the leed signer from Metric, but I could be wrong... sounds like her tho.. :) It is indeed, good ear! They were both in Broken Social Scene at one point. |
| Varan_Komodsky (North West England, in the rain.) | Posted: Jun 30, 2006 - 02:30 Nope, I don't get this one. |
| Johnny_Wave (California, baby) | Posted: Jun 25, 2006 - 19:40 Really like this one....... |
| rgrace (Rio Nido, CA) | Posted: Jun 19, 2006 - 22:38 So funny. I could have SWORN that was the inescapable Norah Jones. So inescapable, I've started thinking other people are her. :) |
| ThePoose | Posted: Jun 15, 2006 - 11:28 The distaff side sounds like Feist. |
| shiekstar (Rubber City) | Posted: Jun 15, 2006 - 11:28 Nice... kind of refreshing. |
| mcoderre (up north , north and north again) | Posted: Jun 15, 2006 - 11:27 canz wrote: Who's the female artist on this? Is it wass'er name from Catatonia? ... Cerys Matthews?
It sounds like the leed signer from Metric, but I could be wrong... sounds like her tho.. :) |
| peyotecoyote (Toronto - the Beaches) | Posted: Jun 15, 2006 - 11:27 |
| Farquwaar (The City of Brotherly Love) | Posted: Jun 15, 2006 - 11:25 Is this the next NEXT New Dylan??? |
| Gambrinus (Either on the ice or in the bar) | Posted: Jun 08, 2006 - 15:04 This is why you listen to RP; To hear that catchy tune from an artist you've never heard before... (and then of course use RP's links to go buy it) |
| canz (Narbonne, France) | Posted: May 17, 2006 - 06:57 Who's the female artist on this? Is it wass'er name from Catatonia? ... Cerys Matthews? |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: May 17, 2006 - 06:56 If I didn't know any better, I'd think it was Ron Sexsmith and Norah Jones. Fun and enjoyable duet. Say hi to "Ralph" for me too on that big white telephone. |
| Lonestar (St.Catharines, ON, CA) | Posted: May 17, 2006 - 06:53 How ironic is this? I'm actually hung over! Weird! |
| Gribnif | Posted: May 10, 2006 - 10:50 katalyst wrote: reminds me of Paul Mcartney, when he went solo.
Funny, it actually reminds me of some of the stuff George Harrison put out in recent years--in a bad way. |
| gandalfbmg (Missouri) | Posted: May 10, 2006 - 10:50 laprincessa wrote: I like her voice, sounds like a cross between Jenny Lewis and maybe... Loretta Lynn?
Nice combo. Jenny Lewis and Norah Jones, perhaps? |
| laprincessa | Posted: May 05, 2006 - 09:56 I'm diggin' on this - Emily is the lead singer of Metric. I like her voice, sounds like a cross between Jenny Lewis and maybe... Loretta Lynn? Nice combo. |

Nice... kind of refreshing.