![]() I Speak Because I Can (2010) [ larger cover art ] |
Oh naïve little me,
Asking what things you have seen,
And you're vulnerable in your head,
You'll scream and you'll wail 'till you're dead.
Creatures veiled by night,
Following things that aren't right,
And they're tired and they need to be led,
But you'll scream and wail 'till you're dead.
But give me to a rambling man,
Let it always be known that I was who I am.
Beaten battered cold,
My children will live just to grow old,
But if I sit here and weep,
I'll be blown over by the slightest of breeze,
And the weak need to be led,
And the tender are carried to their bed,
And It's a cold and pale affair,
And I'll be dammed if I'll be found there.
But give me to a rambling man,
Let it always be known that I was who I am.
It's funny that the First chords that you come to,
Are the minor notes that come to serenade you,
And it's hard to accept yourself as someone, you don't desire,
As someone you don't want to be.
Oh give me to a rambling man,
Let it always be known that I was who I am,
Oh give me to the rambling man,
Let it always be known that I was who I am.
| peyotecoyote (London, Ontario) | Posted: May 04, 2013 - 17:22 interesting with just a hint of Jane Siberry ...whom i adore |
| sajitjacob (Christchurch NZ) | Posted: Apr 11, 2013 - 16:59 1.5 TerryS wrote: BMI ? |
| kdarwish (Turku, Finland) | Posted: Mar 09, 2013 - 03:49 Really fine lyrics and instrumentals for such a young artist, welcome more of Laura's songs on Radio Paradise, thank you. |
| sid1950 (London, UK) | Posted: Mar 03, 2013 - 02:36 unclehud wrote: If this is a cover of the Allman Brothers tune, she's really messed it up. I understand that she writes all her own songs. |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Feb 15, 2013 - 18:41 BMI ? |
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 18:45 If this is a cover of the Allman Brothers tune, she's really messed it up. |
| dublduch | Posted: Jan 05, 2013 - 11:30 One of the my favorite songs |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jan 05, 2013 - 11:29 I am in love. |
| Magikal1act (San Francisco Bay Area) | Posted: Nov 29, 2012 - 01:39 I love how she reminds me of Joni Mitchell! |
| jimys (West Coast) | Posted: Oct 05, 2012 - 09:47 I like this song a lot. |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Oct 03, 2012 - 09:22 stub30 wrote: She was very good! I really enjoy her music. This song is much better live and I gave it a 9. |
| stub30 (East Wenatchee) | Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 15:03 Carl wrote: So, how was the concert? She was very good! I really enjoy her music. |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: Jul 10, 2012 - 21:14 stub30 wrote: My brother bought tickets to see Laura Marling in Seattle on 6/26. I get to go. Excited to hear her. So, how was the concert? |
| stub30 (East Wenatchee) | Posted: Jun 04, 2012 - 09:39 My brother bought tickets to see Laura Marling in Seattle on 6/26. I get to go. Excited to hear her. |
| ronniegirl (Middle of New Jersey) | Posted: Apr 06, 2012 - 16:27 This is really growing on me. |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 17:33 ydjb wrote: ok, i am feeling uninformed here, but wasn't Ramblin Man on Brothers and Sisters? Yes, sleeve pictured must have been an EP or some such. |
| LPCity (Salt Lake City, Utah) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 21:45 I like the Steve Martin version off of "let's get small" better. |
| sweettone | Posted: Jan 29, 2012 - 14:21 Interesting - her voice is a combination of Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake with a slight catch and twang thrown in. I like. Thanks RP and company! |
| ydjb (Blacklick, Ohio) | Posted: Jan 26, 2012 - 05:33 On_The_Beach wrote: ![]() ok, i am feeling uninformed here, but wasn't Ramblin Man on Brothers and Sisters? |
| Centabor | Posted: Oct 26, 2011 - 11:49 ptooey wrote: ![]() |
| tugbakeskin | Posted: Sep 26, 2011 - 04:29 happy to see her here :) |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Sep 19, 2011 - 11:45 To me, the strong Joni resemblance is in the construction of the song, the minor chords, the delivery, and the guitar strumming, Her voice is quite unlike Joni's. |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Sep 19, 2011 - 11:44 Her new album is really good too. |
| ptooey | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 15:00 On_The_Beach wrote: ![]() ![]() |
| bluecshells (EARTH) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 14:57 ♥ Greatness |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Aug 24, 2011 - 10:45 sheetsy wrote: i hear joni and some natalie merchant Ewwww, give the girl a break! I think she has a fine voice! ![]() |
| sheetsy (Jefferson State) | Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 10:44 i hear joni and some natalie merchant |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Jul 18, 2011 - 18:26 d-don wrote: There's a Joan Baez quality to her vocals - not a bad thing. I dig. kcar wrote:I hear young Joni Mitchell, especially in Laura's tremolo. I thought it was Jane Siberry |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Jul 12, 2011 - 21:04 So .... I guess this ISN'T an Allman Brothers cover. |
| AndreasL (Calden, Germany) | Posted: Jun 22, 2011 - 12:37 ; )) !! - KCAR |
| AndreasL (Calden, Germany) | Posted: Jun 22, 2011 - 12:35 When the voice gets higher its a litle bit like JONI! |
| kcar | Posted: Jun 22, 2011 - 12:34 d-don wrote: There's a Joan Baez quality to her vocals - not a bad thing. I dig. I hear young Joni Mitchell, especially in Laura's tremolo. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Jun 19, 2011 - 02:46 ![]() |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: May 18, 2011 - 12:00 There's a Joan Baez quality to her vocals - not a bad thing. I dig. |
| sieversfam | Posted: May 16, 2011 - 11:42 Hmm.. I am pretty open-minded with tunes.. This isn't bad..It sounds like alchemists concoction of Wailing Jennys (good) and Mumford and Sons (not so good).. Can't really get behind this. But credit to Bill for bringing in the randomness of the musical universe. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Apr 20, 2011 - 06:40 ![]() |
| spigolli (Peachtree City, GA, USA) | Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 11:47 teapot wrote: I urge everyone to go see her live. Her voice is astonishing. She deserves all the success coming to her. She doesn't seem to stray far from the castles and crop circles of the English countryside, though I expect there are plenty of RP fans who can make that trip. Unfortunately I'm out of luck as I expect her presence won't grace a cheesy Atlanta concert hall anytime soon. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 11:32 This is good... yes, this is really good... |
| ncollingridge (Knebworth, UK) | Posted: Feb 13, 2011 - 02:47 There's not enough spine-tingling music around nowadays, but this does it for me. |
| HarrO (Just Down the Hill from Paradise) | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 14:41 Hey, joni was a great songwriter; but a so-so musician. EVERYBODY does joni songs better than joni. |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 14:40 Tunyfish wrote: She better give Joni some money for stealing her tune What tune is she stealing? The chorus does sound rather familiar... |
| subdude | Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 17:27 vocals and vocal content are only a small part of music. Where is the rest of music. |
| Tunyfish | Posted: Dec 10, 2010 - 05:45 Y blue_angel wrote: She has a fabulous voice to me. yeah joni's |
| Tunyfish | Posted: Dec 10, 2010 - 05:43 She better give Joni some money for stealing her tune |
| df1489 (Lake Palestine, Tyler Tx) | Posted: Dec 04, 2010 - 05:38 My favorite track off this album!...Thanks RP |
| blue_angel | Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 11:32 copymonkey wrote: WOW! Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan DID have a baby! She has a fabulous voice to me. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 11:18 Is this narcolepsy evening? This is the third three on the trot, and as deserving of a Ho-Hum as anything I've heard on RP. A few more notes would be nice, Laura... |
| copymonkey (in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool) | Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 11:17 WOW! Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan DID have a baby! |
| big_gare (Langley, Bee Cee, Canada) | Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 13:47 I might be in love... :-) |
| teapot (in orbit) | Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 13:45 I urge everyone to go see her live. Her voice is astonishing. She deserves all the success coming to her. |




