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Musicbrainz DBAll the ladies on the lake they start to dance
It's been a long time don't you wish you had the chance
What do you wish you were?
Do you wish you were the silence of the moon?
Nobody knows but maybe you will be soon
I used to think that the sidewalk was the way
Always waiting for my lucky day
Over and over, every patch of gray
One day inside me I was lucky anyway
What do you wish you were?
Do you wish you were the light of every star?
Nobody knows but maybe that's just what you are
All night, count all the singing stars
All right is where you want to know you are
What do you wish you were?
Do you wish you were the light of every star?
Nobody knows but maybe that's just what you are
Nobody knows but maybe that's just what you are
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Apr 04, 2013 - 15:10 bokey wrote: Average rating 6.5?WTF? One year later, still at 6.5. Tough crowd. I love this. |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 11:38 Thank you Joan for making me smile and glad to be listening to RP right about now! |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 07:07 R7-12 wrote: I agree with the comments that the arrangement needs a few dynamic changes. However, a sparse arrangement may have chosen to showcase Joan's voice - and what a voice it is! Well, not just a great voice but she's a talented singer with beautiful vibrato! In the same league with Bonnie Raitt, Jane Siberry and kd lang. You should see her live. Goose bump city. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 07:06 ziakut wrote: Joan? Oh Joan? I know you don't care or are listening...but I am now in love with you. Beautiful song. I saw her first. |
| ziakut (Right Here) | Posted: Aug 27, 2012 - 18:41 Joan? Oh Joan? I know you don't care or are listening...but I am now in love with you. Beautiful song. |
| phlattop | Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 08:48 lily34 wrote: patty's version tops this one. but i still love joan and joan's voice. it's a nice change. absolutely. And as an earlier commenter noted, how the hell is this only 6.5?!? |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 08:44 Joan, Joan, Joan. I like listening to you much more when you're rockin' the blues. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 08:43 patty's version tops this one. but i still love joan and joan's voice. it's a nice change. |
| katiecopstick | Posted: Apr 30, 2012 - 04:30 Top song |
| bokey | Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 08:08 Average rating 6.5?WTF? |
| oufason | Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 11:04 Just brillant |
| edrickvb (Somerville, MA) | Posted: Mar 22, 2012 - 15:19 jnhashmi wrote: Glad to see Patty's "lost" songs seeing the light of day. I second that. I love Patty's version too - it's on Silver Bell..... |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Mar 22, 2012 - 15:05 Thought this was Emmy Lou. Nice song — evocative lyrics, music is a bit cliched, but her voice makes it happen and worth listening to. And Joan has an uncanny facial resemblance to a college flame. |
| R7-12 (Abbotsford, BC) | Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 03:27 Osborne has a beautiful voice -she's a great singer. I thought she sounded a bit like Linda Ronstadt when the song began. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Nov 23, 2011 - 13:58 Achingly boring. . . |
| Elroweho | Posted: Nov 23, 2011 - 13:57 To see a real indication of Joan's ability and talent check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA0GcXV2njY |
| salzburg4321 (Salzburg, Austria) | Posted: Nov 23, 2011 - 13:54 shakitten wrote: Anyone else hearing an Emmylou influence? Yes, I just assumed it was EH. Like it no matter who it is. |
| shakitten | Posted: Oct 22, 2011 - 23:42 Anyone else hearing an Emmylou influence? |
| R7-12 (Abbotsford, BC) | Posted: Sep 14, 2011 - 14:38 I agree with the comments that the arrangement needs a few dynamic changes. However, a sparse arrangement may have chosen to showcase Joan's voice - and what a voice it is! Well, not just a great voice but she's a talented singer with beautiful vibrato! In the same league with Bonnie Raitt, Jane Siberry and kd lang. |
| Byronape (Snorkeling in the River Styx) | Posted: Aug 20, 2011 - 23:32 citizenkeith wrote: It's just screaming for a better arrangement with a little more push and pull between verse and chorus. While I'm all for a band allowing the singer's voice to take center stage (even more so when it's someone with a voice like Joan's), I completely agree with this. They need some dynamics, something to make this song a little more interesting. Maybe a little slide guitar to go with the organ, or at least something different with the drumming. If I was stuck playing that simple beat over and over again, I'd fall asleep. |
| JH_Junior (São Paulo Brazil) | Posted: Apr 16, 2011 - 18:23
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| citizenkeith | Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 08:14 I think what bothers me about this song is the performance. While perfectly competent, the band isn't playing with any dynamics. It's the same medium feel throughout the entire song. Joan is a great singer, and I think it's a good song. It's just screaming for a better arrangement with a little more push and pull between verse and chorus. |
| spigolli (Peachtree City, GA, USA) | Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 07:13  |
| Alexandra (The Gem City, Ohio) | Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 07:10 OMG her voice is beautiful and powerful.  |
| dwhayslett (Pawleys Island, SC) | Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 11:37 raenvald wrote: Can we all finally agree that Joan's 5 Grammy nominations are worth more than Alannis' 4 awards in 1996?! only if nomination == win. and you believe the Grammys actually signify anything. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 11:34 Achingly beautiful....  |
| pauleywalnuts (Ontario) | Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 11:33 Very nice! |
| crnkan (Pleasant Hill, Mo) | Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 11:30 listen_n_sf wrote: Sadly such a low rating for a beautiful sound. Can't understand why the Junkies weak whispering is so popular. Ditto! |
| listen_n_sf | Posted: Feb 12, 2011 - 22:34 Sadly such a low rating for a beautiful sound. Can't understand why the Junkies weak whispering is so popular. |
| Tim_in_N_FL (Florida) | Posted: Jan 19, 2011 - 22:28 Immediately recognizable voice...just love Joan's work. My friends and I faithfully attended her shows in small venues back in the mid-1990s in upstate NY. Those were some great evenings...  |
| jnhashmi (Los Angeles) | Posted: Jan 12, 2011 - 15:58 Glad to see Patty's "lost" songs seeing the light of day. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Jan 05, 2011 - 20:54 raenvald wrote: Can we all finally agree that Joan's 5 Grammy nominations are worth more than Alannis' 4 awards in 1996?! Thanks for putting her to bed? |
| coolpeople_rule (Winter wonder land) | Posted: Jan 05, 2011 - 20:48 Amazing! |
| citizenkeith | Posted: Dec 05, 2010 - 05:54 I like Joan, but this song is doing nothing for me this morning. It's putting me back to sleep! |
| raenvald (Coast Salish Territory) | Posted: Nov 17, 2010 - 19:07 Can we all finally agree that Joan's 5 Grammy nominations are worth more than Alannis' 4 awards in 1996?! |
| macadavy (Cascadia's attic, eh?) | Posted: Oct 09, 2010 - 22:30 calypsus_1 wrote:
I usually don't go for microphone in the face shots, but it seemed to work for this one. What a voice... © All rights reserved. Look what's behind the microphone - woof! |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Oct 02, 2010 - 22:17 Nice! |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 16:56 The Funk Brothers & Joan Osborne - For once in my life, Live " "For Once in My Life" is a pop song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Jobete publishing company in 1967. The composition was originally recorded by Jean DuShon, while other artists, such as Tony Bennett and The Temptations, recorded slow-ballad versions of the song. The most familiar and successful version of "For Once in My Life" is an uptempo hit version by Stevie Wonder, recorded immediately after DuShon's original. " |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jul 13, 2010 - 10:20 lovely |
| sandymac2010 (Am I there yet?) | Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 13:45 WonderLizard wrote: This has been said elsewhere, but just a reminder, folks. Bill 86'd Excelsior about a year and a half ago. No need to respond to his posts any more. oh. thanks. that guy(?) really got to me. Probably what he wanted all along. |
| Sodak_Scott | Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 13:43 Sounds like Joan cut her chops listening to "The Hissing of Summer Lawns" |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jun 04, 2010 - 14:23
I usually don't go for microphone in the face shots, but it seemed to work for this one. What a voice... © All rights reserved. |
| gandalfbmg (3 mi from Paradise (Missouri)) | Posted: May 03, 2010 - 11:20 This song just proves that Patty should be treated as a national treasure. And Joan Osborne even adds a lot to the mix here I think. |
| philbertr (Hurricane Target Florida) | Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 12:25 joshtime wrote: '4' only because of the strength of Patty's songwriting. otherwise it would be much lower. I'll see your 4 and raise you 5 for her sweet voice. That's a good strong 9. |
| HonduranRed (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) | Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 21:31 The last hour's songs ave been perfect—Thanks real person DJ! |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Mar 08, 2010 - 11:38 sandymac2010 wrote: Go someplace else and listen to music you really like, you insulting little dweeb. This has been said elsewhere, but just a reminder, folks. Bill 86'd Excelsior about a year and a half ago. No need to respond to his posts any more. |
| joshtime | Posted: Feb 22, 2010 - 07:52 '4' only because of the strength of Patty's songwriting. otherwise it would be much lower. |
| sandymac2010 (Am I there yet?) | Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 12:40 Excelsior wrote: Two songs by this no-talent hack in one day? Blech. Go someplace else and listen to music you really like, you insulting little dweeb. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Nov 27, 2009 - 20:55 Joan Osborne - "Sara Smile" Live at studio |
| Danimal174 (Upstate South Carolina) | Posted: Aug 17, 2009 - 14:14 edrickvb wrote: Nice to hear Joan cover a Patty Griffin tune - good choice! I much prefer the original by Patty. For those of you who haven't heard it, the song is on "Silver Bell", which was supposed to be her third release before A&M dropped her. For more info on "Silver Bell", check out my post here. Also, I'm offering "Silver Bell" in its entirety (in .mp3 format), to anyone who promises to donate to Radio Paradise. PM me for details. |
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