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Night a nine of diamonds
A woman lay and cries
At the sister of Mercy
On a Sabbath day
Night a nine of diamonds
As revelers commence
To shiver as she bore
In a babe, a radiance
Brave in constant motion
Wherein perfection brews
Darkness as his brother
Mischief as his moon
Summoning beneath
With his gypsy moves
Yearning as the foal
Shy and beautiful
Every card he drew
Had a different face
Lingering and lost
Unholy holy ghosts
I tend to play them all
He spoke with confidence
Another kind of strange
To shift in loneliness
He sought not for himself
The empire he would find
Save the golden womb
He enter in his mind
We will die a littler
The rogues whistling
Nine blue-eyed sailors
Tip their caps to him
As he passes through them
More vagabond than king
With diamonds on his sleeves
Like a harlequin
| hayduke2 (Southampton, NY) | Posted: May 26, 2013 - 13:29 outstanding music, with exceptional company to enjoy it with! Thank you all for the great info |
| BillG | Posted: May 26, 2013 - 10:36 grant wrote: who's playing the tasty electric geetar in this tune? it's good stuff. Tom Verlaine |
| grant | Posted: May 23, 2013 - 16:14 who's playing the tasty electric geetar in this tune? it's good stuff. |
| kcar | Posted: May 21, 2013 - 08:17 Lazarus wrote: Thank you! Love this song... Patti Smith named this album — Banga — after Pontius Pilate’s dog in a novel called The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov... the novel was written in 1937 in the Soviet Union, but it was not published until 1967... the novel is a satire of the Soviet bureaucracy... the novel alternates between two settings— the first is in Moscow, and Satan visits Moscow... the second is Jerusalem, and it is about the trial of Jesus... “Truthfully, when you look at that story,” she replies of the 1940 novel, “Pilate is made to wait for 2000 years on the edge of heaven to talk to Christ. And Banga sits patiently with him, and watches over him. Then they say, ‘OK, you can talk to Christ’, and Banga gets up with him and they walk down the Golden Road”... Regrettably, I got distracted from reading The Master and Margarita after the first two chapters, but they were brilliant. Bulgakov got blacklisted by the Soviet government but had the crazy courage to make a fuss, even writing Stalin himself to complain and request permission to emigrate. For some reason Stalin personally supported and protected Bulgakov even though government censors were suppressing his work. |
| MassivRuss (The Commonwealth of Massachusetts - God Save It!) | Posted: May 21, 2013 - 08:02 Are we allowed to rate this anything but 9?  |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: May 11, 2013 - 21:16 Sloggydog wrote: After seeing her two years running at the Hop Farm Festival I am a total convert. She proper kicks arse live. "It is with great sadness that Hop Farm 2013 has been cancelled." |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: May 11, 2013 - 21:12 We be dancing... love it... Study Finds No Single Cause of Honeybee Deaths The devastation of American honeybee colonies is the result of a complex stew of factors, including pesticides, parasites, poor nutrition and a lack of genetic diversity, according to a comprehensive federal study published on Thursday. The problems affect pollination of American agricultural products worth tens of billions of dollars a year... |
| Chris101 | Posted: Apr 20, 2013 - 00:41 Carl wrote: I was thinking, "She really looks old in that photo…" Then remembered that she's a couple years younger than I. Gulp! She's still great! My guess is that she has had more ... experience. |
| z11355 | Posted: Mar 29, 2013 - 08:00 The Doors 'The End'. |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: Mar 24, 2013 - 17:22 The_Enemy wrote: A friend took this shot at Patti's recent concert in Toronto. One of the best live performers I've ever seen — and I've seen quite a few. A large part of that is that she has a great rapport with the audience. I was thinking, "She really looks old in that photo…" Then remembered that she's a couple years younger than I. Gulp! She's still great! |
| The_Enemy (...is within) | Posted: Mar 19, 2013 - 13:48 A friend took this shot at Patti's recent concert in Toronto. One of the best live performers I've ever seen — and I've seen quite a few. A large part of that is that she has a great rapport with the audience.  |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 21:34 gvan wrote: Ha! Good one. Thank you! Love this song... Patti Smith named this album — Banga — after Pontius Pilate’s dog in a novel called The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov... the novel was written in 1937 in the Soviet Union, but it was not published until 1967... the novel is a satire of the Soviet bureaucracy... the novel alternates between two settings— the first is in Moscow, and Satan visits Moscow... the second is Jerusalem, and it is about the trial of Jesus... “Truthfully, when you look at that story,” she replies of the 1940 novel, “Pilate is made to wait for 2000 years on the edge of heaven to talk to Christ. And Banga sits patiently with him, and watches over him. Then they say, ‘OK, you can talk to Christ’, and Banga gets up with him and they walk down the Golden Road”... |
| mrgus (Salt Lake City) | Posted: Feb 21, 2013 - 07:12 That's Numberwang! www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_6RbP3CNUg |
| gvan (From inside the house!) | Posted: Feb 21, 2013 - 07:03 Lazarus wrote: Everybody in my church loves this song... Ha! Good one. |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Jan 27, 2013 - 19:19 Everybody in my church loves this song... |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Jan 22, 2013 - 14:05 Nadine wrote: not at all familiar with her work. but this tune caught my attention :o) Get familiar. Start with the Land collection. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Jan 22, 2013 - 14:02 Collaboration of two great artists (plus her great band) that meant so much to me back in the days when I frequented the Mudd Club, CBGBs and especially Max's Kansas City. Always interested in anything new from Patti or Tom |
| Dinges,_the_Dude (below sea-level, N52°37', E4°88') | Posted: Jan 22, 2013 - 14:00 Hear this song for the first time and I thought that it was Joan Osborne... |
| daedalus (Over your hill) | Posted: Jan 18, 2013 - 03:18 Apart from her vocals, the sound and arrangement are very reminiscent of Fairport Convention at their best.
Good material for a segue Bill? |
| oilydwarf | Posted: Jan 18, 2013 - 03:15 A great album, once I put it on I couldn't take it off for a couple of weeks! |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Jan 06, 2013 - 13:11 You know, Patti is a unique talent. We've known her since before Wild Horses; her poetical talent is surpassed only by her wit and all-embracing love of expression. She;s had some very difficult times —- once again she emerges from her chrysalis of pain and love ... |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: Dec 27, 2012 - 11:01 rdo wrote: So, why was it called Television and why did this song make you realize that? I have been racking my brains here. Tom Verlaine = T.V. = Television. You're welcome... |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 20:14 Dave_Mack wrote: Tom Verlaine sounding good. And I must be the thickest guy around, since it only just occurred to me why his band was called Television. But hey, better late than never. So, why was it called Television and why did this song make you realize that? I have been racking my brains here. |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: Dec 20, 2012 - 14:43 those opening vocals are quite amazing. |
| kurtster (Back in Ohiya, for now ...) | Posted: Dec 17, 2012 - 18:35 ncollingridge wrote: Very impressed with this at first hearing. Might even be the best thing she's ever done for me. My first listen, too. Might just be her best, and that's saying a lot. |
| coloradojohn (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 10:19 Pretty good tune.... TV jamming good indeed! Absolutely makes me want to hear some good old Television soon, like Marquee Moon! |
| BillG | Posted: Nov 16, 2012 - 07:39 Dave_Mack wrote: Tom Verlaine sounding good. And I must be the thickest guy around, since it only just occurred to me why his band was called Television. But hey, better late than never. Wow. Never thought of that. So don't feel too bad... |
| jpdribbler (Berlin) | Posted: Nov 03, 2012 - 02:19 On_The_Beach wrote: I'm not a huge PS fan, but it's great to hear a tune now and then in the RP mix. Same here. Besides, I like this infinitely better than Because The Night. Great guitar sound and vocals. Might well earn it's title (for now I'll stick with an 8). |
| Dave_Mack (Ball of Confusion) | Posted: Oct 29, 2012 - 16:11 Tom Verlaine sounding good. And I must be the thickest guy around, since it only just occurred to me why his band was called Television. But hey, better late than never. |
| joelbb | Posted: Oct 23, 2012 - 13:00 Candy Slice is back!! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 21:34 Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... |
| joelbb | Posted: Oct 16, 2012 - 01:19 Like, OMG! It's Candy Slice! |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Oct 13, 2012 - 18:40 I'm hearing a lot of Velvet Underground too. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Oct 13, 2012 - 18:40 This song is good for the ears... |
| mrgus | Posted: Oct 04, 2012 - 11:12 That's Numberwang! |
| bev (Reno, NV) | Posted: Oct 04, 2012 - 10:53 Strong "8" on first hearing this. Wow indeed... |
| cShaggy (..in the general vicinity..) | Posted: Oct 04, 2012 - 10:50 rdo wrote: Reminds me of PJ Harvey. ^^ ..uh, the other way..  |
| Krispian (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Oct 02, 2012 - 16:22 Interesting segue of album covers from Jack White's "Blunderbuss" |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Sep 29, 2012 - 14:51 Reminds me of PJ Harvey. |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 09:25 We saw Patti Play Brighton a couple of weeks back. Yep, Patti rocks! Glad to see her still spitting on the stage. Glad to see she still has oodles of power in her voice. Glad to see she is still well loved. Glad to see she is still political. Blessed to be able to see her live. |
| Jazbo (Beautiful Valparaiso IN.) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 09:23 Love Patti.....8. |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 09:21 After seeing her two years running at the Hop Farm Festival I am a total convert. She proper kicks arse live. |
| gillespp (Portland, OR) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 09:20 Nine=9 |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Sep 22, 2012 - 00:35 I'm not a huge PS fan, but it's great to hear a tune now and then in the RP mix. |
| Boy_Wonder (Bath, back in the UK) | Posted: Sep 17, 2012 - 08:13 Showing off, I know, but I saw her live a couple of months ago at a smallish (1400 seat) venue here in Bath and was blown away by her and the band.... awesome, esp Lenny Kaye - this is a good track but doesn't quite catch the power of her performance.. try the title track for sheer raw power!! |
| rushed (Edwardsville, IL) | Posted: Sep 17, 2012 - 08:13 Love the guitar! |
| rockpommel16 (rockpommel´s land) | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 05:21 paulmack wrote: This new album has a lot of stuff on it that I think even non-rabid Patti fans will like. To me, it's the best thing she's done in 10 years or more. ....agree 100%...  |
| Nadine | Posted: Sep 04, 2012 - 11:30 Nadine wrote: not at all familiar with her work. but this tune caught my attention :o) and again. really great track. goes from 8 > 9 now. i remember I had to work at her concert in 2007 here. i knew she was legend and I like the aura of this woman. but the concert didn't do it for me at all. (well, of course, it didn't hurt either ;o)) unlike this song. this is so my taste. NICE! |
| DeeCee1109 (People's Republic of A2) | Posted: Sep 04, 2012 - 11:20 Love her. That is all. |
| robertwloch (Dresden, Germany) | Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 01:53 "Godlike" for it gives me goosebumps |