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I need a mirror
In the eyes of a man
I need no protection from my
Bulletproof plan
Cause I've got a ticket
For all that I lack
You might think that I'm gone for good
But I know that I'm coming back
Sit at my table
Sip from my bowl
I feel like I know you now
And I will do until I get old
You might not see me
Or trust that I'll stay
But there's no sense in traveling
If we've already been that way
Night is an adder
Hidden in grass
Bite like her life depends on it
And waits to see how long you last
But you know better
You stand your ground
It might just sting a little
B'she knows you're sticking around
The beauty of uncertainty (beauty of uncertainty)[x8]
(beauty of uncertainty)
aah-aah, Ooo-oo-oo-oooo-ooo
Oooo-oo-ooo-oo-ooo-oo
Aaaah-ohowoh-oowoooh-
Aaaah-ohowoh-oowaaah
Aaaah-ohowoh-oowoooh
Ohowoh-oowoooh
Ohowoh-oowoooh
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Feb 12, 2013 - 08:02 Something about this tune reminds me of a Yo La Tengo song. Forget the name. |
| JIan (Phoenix, AZ, USA) | Posted: Dec 11, 2012 - 14:37 shakitten wrote: Is KT getting influenced by PT? I like it! Interesting comment, sha!  |
| Spiderwoman (Lake Chelan, North Central Washington) | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 11:33 That first moment when her voice enters ——- jeez. WOW! |
| miamizsun ((3261.3 Miles SE of RP)) | Posted: Nov 10, 2012 - 05:45 love this and yes!  |
| shakitten (Trying to get back into a good dream) | Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 21:09 Is KT getting influenced by PT?
I like it! |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Jun 05, 2012 - 15:41 The beauty grows as the song progresses..  |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 17:23 Atlantis wrote: Not enough anything, mate. It is so bland and lifeless. If song's were occupations, this one would be accountancy. What do you call a statistician? Someone good with numbers but who doesn't have the personality for accounting. Nyuck nyuck nyuck. |
| olivertwist (Atlanta GA) | Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 17:54 I like the tunes I've heard from KT. She's soulful and sometimes rocks out, but she's not as angsty as Adele and Florence (and the Machine). |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Aug 11, 2011 - 16:04 As the story (song) unfolds it becomes more and more intense and the finish is spectacular. |
| pinnyrat | Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 19:11 We are enjoying this. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: May 23, 2011 - 03:11 ziakut wrote: That is one huge guitar! ...or one small woman :o) |
| ziakut (A place with air, water and chocolate.) | Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 13:45 That is one huge guitar! |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 15:45  KT Tunstall and Luke Bullen by Cape Farewell http://www.flickr.com/photos/capefarewell/ KT Tunstall and Luke Bullen in the Arctic with Cape Farewell on the 2008 Disko Bay Expedition. Photo: Nathan Gallagher  All rights reserved |
| Byronape (Purgatory) | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 11:13 Never been much of a fan, but there is no doubting her wailability. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Dec 21, 2010 - 21:07 KT Tunstall On Scotland (CBS) |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Dec 02, 2010 - 16:46 a_genuine_find wrote: KT ROCKED NEW YORK LAST NIGHT!! THANKS KT & CREW!! oh ....  THANKS RP! |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Dec 02, 2010 - 16:44 KT ROCKED NEW YORK LAST NIGHT!! THANKS KT & CREW!! |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Oct 14, 2010 - 15:41  sings as if she's right next to my ear...I can feel her breath  |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Sep 30, 2010 - 08:56 vit wrote: Anybody who's so introspective as to have to sing about how much they need a mirror can sing it to somebody else. Oh, the audacity! Perish the thought of songwriters being introspective. |
| cousinkill (Kokomo, IN) | Posted: Sep 12, 2010 - 21:20 Love everything she does except the Black Horse. Acoustic Extravaganza is one of my most played albums. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Sep 12, 2010 - 21:05 nerakdon wrote: Creepy, but good. Exactly. 7? |
| bindi (North Carolina) | Posted: Aug 29, 2010 - 09:11 That cover just doesn't fit what I've heard from this CD - I would have guessed 1984 without listening first |
| nerakdon (Colorado) | Posted: Jun 26, 2010 - 12:20 Creepy, but good. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 19, 2010 - 21:41  The Tunstall 4 by ~justelfmusic ©2008-2010 ~justelfmusic So then, the band.. Sam Lewis on guitar on the left Obviously KT Tunstall on vocals and guitar Kenny Dickenson (who went mental and broke a fluffy drumstick) on keyboard, trumpet and some other stuff Luke Bullen on drums (drummer and percussionist, joined Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros) Arulf Linder on bass and cello Plus Cat Sforza and Gita Harcourt as backing vocals |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Feb 19, 2010 - 18:17 Night is an adder Hidden in grass. . . |
| biomedvgh (Victoria, BC) | Posted: Nov 17, 2009 - 12:50 a_genuine_find wrote:  Beauty eh, no uncertainty. |
| planet_lizard (Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy) | Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 11:23 a_genuine_find wrote: Absolutely nothing to say. Just like having this pic at the top of the page. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Sep 15, 2009 - 12:02 Didn't know that KT had this range. |
| Brooky (Upstate NY, where at all nothing makes sense) | Posted: Sep 15, 2009 - 11:59 A nice alterantive to the pop-pop- poppy stuff... .. |
| fookmyoldboots (Ah'm 'eear i' lush Yorksha) | Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 16:47 I was really suprised to find out this song was by Her as i really can't stand her music as i am so used to hearing here crappy songs played to death on crappy commercial radio stations. |
| bobringer (Wayne, NJ) | Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 16:41 a_genuine_find wrote: Drastically Fantastic... She makes me feel like a 13 year old boy again... |
| WayUpNorth (Edge of Nowhere) | Posted: Jun 05, 2009 - 05:57 TimeWaster wrote: Anyone else think that this could be on a Zero 7 album? Good call ... |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio Paradise) | Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 20:14 |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Apr 24, 2009 - 11:53 Moak wrote: I hate uncertainty...but am head over heels for KT and everything she has written to date.  I agree with you on both counts! |
| hugoallen | Posted: Apr 11, 2009 - 04:05 planet_lizard wrote: Fair point - I'm nostalgic for the days I lived in the middle of the bush for 10 years with no radio and no TV and just a regular supply of CDs sent by friends - pure, uncluttered listening, free of overplay and opinion. It saddens me that I don't sit down and listen to a whole album so often these days. Life back amongst civilisation is too fragmented. I had a friend who did exactly that, and I'm nostalgic for the days when I used to accompany him to HMV on his occasional trips home and help him fill up a shopping trolly with CDs and then watch the look of amazement on the shop assistant's face. Nice to have him around again though. |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Mar 02, 2009 - 17:36 I really like the way this piece builds up. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Feb 20, 2009 - 09:51 Atlantis wrote: Not enough anything, mate. It is so bland and lifeless. If song's were occupations, this one would be accountancy. I disagree completely with the first two sentences, but the last metaphor is funny!  This song is really growing on me, as is KT herself. Edging towards a nine and a bit of a crush... |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Feb 06, 2009 - 03:11 Mrowl! I love a strong woman with a big instrument :o). Crass innuendo aside, I've always thought that KT is one Fife's better exports, together with Ian Rankin and King Creosote (a childhood mate of hers), with intelligent music and a strong voice, and this number reinforces that view. I must get my mitts on this CD at some point. 8 from the Nottingham jury. Edit: I bought this CD up in Orkney a few weeks back, and it's the dog's bollox, every song a cracker. And yes, I'd have bought it even without herself and her big instrument and kinky boots on the cover, honest :o) |
| bluemoon88 (deep in the coastal redwood forest of california) | Posted: Jan 26, 2009 - 11:46 If she does more stuff like this, that shows what an appealing vocalist she can be, she could quite possibly turn me into a fan. Certainly got tired of her other, overplayed stuff. |
| greyfin10 (Panama City, FL) | Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 06:44 Another artists I seriously didn't get the first time I saw her (saw her Jools Holland solo thing with the delay pedal). But then perhaps this album is just that much better material? Not sure. Liking what I've heard recently though. |
| a_genuine_find (Nieuw Amsterdam) | Posted: Nov 24, 2008 - 06:57 Misterfixit wrote: Lovely chord changes. I like this song .. very calming and peaceful ... Similar progression is found in 'Wicked Game' |
| Kerly (Estonia) | Posted: Nov 24, 2008 - 06:54 Misterfixit wrote: Lovely chord changes. I like this song .. very calming and peaceful ... Thanks, I agree. |
| Radio_Man (South Carolina) | Posted: Nov 17, 2008 - 12:35 patrick_larson wrote: kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Woops. Fell asleep. Funny Patrick, I really LOL'ed on that one. |
| DeeCee1109 (People's Republic of A2) | Posted: Nov 17, 2008 - 12:29 Atlantis wrote: Not enough anything, mate. It is so bland and lifeless. If song's were occupations, this one would be accountancy. Which makes it just fine for me as I do my debits and credits . . .  |
| HarrO (Florida) | Posted: Oct 23, 2008 - 17:54 Man, that bass looks like it weighs more than she does!!! Good tune. 8 |
| alux (atop the pyramid) | Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 00:00 I'd tell you how wrong you are, but subtlety is obviously lost on ya. Atlantis wrote: Not enough anything, mate. It is so bland and lifeless. If song's were occupations, this one would be accountancy. |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Sep 25, 2008 - 10:49 jlind wrote: Very radioheady, although not quite as good Naw .... this has an actual melody. |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Sep 25, 2008 - 10:48 Atlantis wrote: Not enough anything, mate. It is so bland and lifeless. If song's were occupations, this one would be accountancy. This comment annoys me so much, on so many levels, I'm going to increase my rating from 8 to 10.  ( I'm an accountant; I adore KT Tunstall; this song is beautiful and poetic; the comment's hideous grammar) |
| jlind (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Sep 25, 2008 - 10:47 Very radioheady, although not quite as good |
| patrick_larson (Austin, TX) | Posted: Sep 25, 2008 - 10:46 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Woops. Fell asleep. |