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Kings of Convenience — Homesick
Album: Riot on an Empty Street
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Released: 2004
Length: 3:07
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So, there was a band kinda like this, like 40 years ago. . . and they were probably compared to one before. . . .  I'm glad there is another.  Good stuff!
Posted 14 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
 matiaspolanco wrote:
Sorry everyone, but i have to say that i prefer Kings of Convenience than S & G... by far.

matias

 

I like them both equally.
Posted 15 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
 Mari wrote:

... A beautiful tribute, yea! ...

 
Well said!

Posted 15 years ago by elxibalba    [ Reply ]
Sorry everyone, but i have to say that i prefer Kings of Convenience than S & G... by far.

matias

Posted 15 years ago by matiaspolanco    [ Reply ]
Always loved these guys. {#Smile}
Posted 15 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
S & G
S & G
S & G

OK, folks we all hear the similarities.  But S & G is just S and somewhere out there, G.  So is it that bad that these guys are picking up the vibe.  Should all male folk duos just not be because S & G was out there first and S was a brilliant song writer?  How about no more male lead, rhythm, bass, drum combos that harmonize?  I mean its been done right?
Posted 15 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
 Loonytunas wrote:
Sounds like Simon and Garfunkel.
 
Please. They WISH they sounded like Simon & Garfunkel.
Posted 15 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
too convenient for my taste.
But big up for the chess board on the album cover.
Chess folks - gimme a hand!!! {#High-five}
Posted 15 years ago by Baum74    [ Reply ]
The album cover looks like an ad for some hip new flavored Vodka, or maybe a liqueur.  Other than that, it's basic post-folk — the modern permutation of certain kinds of modernized folk from the 1960s and early 1970s.  Nothing wrong with that, some post-folk is fun.  This one is a bit a snoozer, but then I'm grading papers and I'm looking for something sweeping, loud, and inspirational!
Posted 15 years ago by KitKat    [ Reply ]
I saw these guys live in Stockholm in a free-entrance festival and I found them too bored and all the songs sounded the same to me
Posted 15 years ago by tro_73    [ Reply ]
 Loonytunas wrote:
Sounds like Simon and Garfunkel.

 

That would be a Poor Man's Simon and Garfunkle
Posted 15 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
 MojoJojo wrote:
What if Kings of Convenience hooked up with Supreme Beings of Leisure? Would they spawn supreme Kings and Queens of convenience and leisure?

 
This is hilarious!   {#Lol}   I can't believe no one gave this comment a  {#High-five}  in 2 years!

P.S. I join the unwashed masses in noticing the very obvious similarities to S&G. Especially "Dangling Conversation." This is not necessarily a bad thing, but I would have loved this song to not sound QUITE so clonish.
Posted 15 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
Wait. This isn't Flight of the Conchords? Huh.
Posted 15 years ago by mattt    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Simon and Garfunkel.
Posted 15 years ago by Loonytunas    [ Reply ]
The title of the song is very appropiate if you take out Home.
Posted 15 years ago by elbeatnik    [ Reply ]
Wow. Very nice. Not the high of S&G, but close.
Posted 16 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
Did I somehow stumbled into a Renaissance fair? Snore.
Posted 16 years ago by donnyballgame    [ Reply ]
Hinkamp wrote:
did these guys want to be Simon and Garfunkle?
Or Garfunkel even.
Posted 16 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Hinkamp wrote:
did these guys want to be Simon and Garfunkle?
That would've been convenient, huh? Oops. I like it. Shades of S&G, but different. And unlike anything else out there right now. c.
Posted 16 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
did these guys want to be Simon and Garfunkle?
Posted 16 years ago by Hinkamp    [ Reply ]
aprilgirl1457 wrote:
... with Paul Stookey on the side ....
I clicked on PLAYLIST just to see if this was Peter, Paul, & Mary.
Posted 16 years ago by Honeyman    [ Reply ]
... with Paul Stookey on the side ....
Posted 16 years ago by Kishori    [ Reply ]
papaman wrote:
shades of Simon and Garfunkel. hmmm.
SHADES? Ha, that's putting it diplomatically.
Posted 16 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
shades of Simon and Garfunkel. hmmm.
Posted 16 years ago by papaman    [ Reply ]
prickelpit96 wrote:
Wish I was the book.
Thanks for the laughter
Posted 16 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
squidish wrote:
Wish I was that girl with the book...
Wish I was the book.
Posted 16 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Wish I was that girl with the book...
Posted 16 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
Øye & BÞe
Posted 16 years ago by driver8    [ Reply ]
If you really want to hear what this _should_ be just listen to S&G\'s \'Dangling Conversation\'.
Posted 16 years ago by Old_Pat    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
...good...
Posted 16 years ago by eman    [ Reply ]
Whew. The Pretentious hat-trick IMO Cover, band name, song not down
Posted 16 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
*Sigh*mon and Gardrunkel? (still good, 8.)
yeah... and I sorta thought it was the Everly Brothers...
Posted 16 years ago by Robolink    [ Reply ]
Always love to hear this song.
Posted 16 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
The minute I hear the beginning of this tune, MUTE....
Posted 16 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
*Sigh*mon and Gardrunkel? (still good, 8.)
Posted 17 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
S&G meets Nick Drake. Very nice indeed!
Posted 17 years ago by jdorn1    [ Reply ]
homesick, 'coz i no longer know what home is... one of the most fitting lines to describe how i feel about home... thanks kings, i can only recommend listening to the whole album especially the duet with leslie feist on know how
Posted 17 years ago by Delboy77    [ Reply ]
Cool! Simon and Gar . . . wait. No.
Posted 17 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
this is new to me... Sounds like Iron and Wine. I like it!
Posted 17 years ago by mrs_amjohnson    [ Reply ]
What if Kings of Convenience hooked up with Supreme Beings of Leisure? Would they spawn supreme Kings and Queens of convenience and leisure?
Posted 17 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
flyfree wrote:
Simon and Garfunkel!!!...I mean, Kings of Convenience!!!!!
My thoughts exactly. As they say, imitation is the highest form of flattery. At least this is very well done. Great effort.
Posted 17 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
I like this song and it's mellowness. Yes, I get a little S&G vibe, but I happen to really like them as my parents played them while I was growing up and it reminds me of a easier time. However, this song reminds me of something else and I can't put my finger on it...oh, got it. Why does this remind me of the "Landslide" line "And I live my life without you..."
Posted 17 years ago by KSTrillian    [ Reply ]
-relayer- wrote:
Agreed, someone trying to be Nick Drake but not really pulling it off.
Posted 17 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by -relayer-    [ Reply ]
Simon and Garfunkel!!!...I mean, Kings of Convenience!!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by flyfree    [ Reply ]
Excellent CD - thanks to RP for turning me on to it!
Posted 18 years ago by SCJoniguy    [ Reply ]
kristashawn wrote:
Sounds to me like they are, indeed: "I lose some sales and my boss won't be happy but I can't stop listening to the sound of two soft voices blended in perfection from the reels of this record that I found" Not so much ripping off Simon and Garfunkel as intentionally paying them homage. An important distinction, I would say.
... A beautiful tribute, yea! ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Allison712 wrote:
Simply put - I love this song. Also, aren't they talking about Simon and Garfunkel in this song?
Sounds to me like they are, indeed: "I lose some sales and my boss won't be happy but I can't stop listening to the sound of two soft voices blended in perfection from the reels of this record that I found" Not so much ripping off Simon and Garfunkel as intentionally paying them homage. An important distinction, I would say.
Posted 18 years ago by kristashawn    [ Reply ]
Not that it's a bad song; it's just boring.
Posted 18 years ago by olsaltybastard    [ Reply ]
Iron and Wine followed by Kings of Convenience = Greatness.
Posted 18 years ago by pjterp    [ Reply ]
Boy, I seem to be in minority, but I quite liked the song. I do like Simon and Garfunkle, but have suffered from overexposure to their stuff. Yeah, this song is obviously heavily inspired by S&G, but so what? All art and music is a combination of imitation, permutation and inspiration in varying degrees. Okay, I've only heard it the once now, but I'm curious enough to want to hear more of their stuff. It may be that after hearing several of their songs I'll come to the conclusion that they are overly derivative and unoriginaly, but I didn't get that impression from this one listening.
Posted 18 years ago by spacemoose    [ Reply ]
Randyl wrote:
Simon and Garfunkel without the intellect.
Agreed ... you know, sometimes done really is done.
Posted 18 years ago by LadyLovelyLocks    [ Reply ]
Simon and Carbuncle...
Posted 18 years ago by deanofox    [ Reply ]
Simon and Garfunkel without the intellect.
Posted 18 years ago by Randyl    [ Reply ]
I love it... folky 60's stuff reproduced to the generation that will never own an LP or know what a 45 is or looks like. Man... this is funny to listen too in 30 years maybe they will reproduce Rage Against the Machine and display it as new
Posted 18 years ago by huebdoo    [ Reply ]
Simon and Henry Finkel. (I'm an old school Boston Celtics fan)
Posted 18 years ago by andersja    [ Reply ]
kimberlymiel wrote:
Sounds like Simon and Garfunkel
except nowhere near as good...
Posted 18 years ago by strick    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Simon and Garfunkel
Posted 18 years ago by kimberlymiel    [ Reply ]
I like the song but the singers' subtle lisp kinda grates on me....
Posted 18 years ago by jone_ston    [ Reply ]
hopelessly saccharine in sound, like Simon & Garfunkle at their sweetest: too sweet a tone. Good sleep induction music.
Posted 18 years ago by Govi    [ Reply ]
pyxxel wrote:
Someone wake me up when there's anything listenable again........
here - take these strychnine tablets; they'll help you sleep better...
Posted 18 years ago by t-kizzle    [ Reply ]
I agree with both of the previous comments. Beautiful song. Please wake me up when kiddie nap time is over. I have work to do.
Posted 18 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
What a beautiful song. Nice guitar work.
Posted 18 years ago by Fat_Man_Flo    [ Reply ]
Someone wake me up when there's anything listenable again........
Posted 18 years ago by pyxxel    [ Reply ]
Tamanegi65 wrote:
So RP policy is to completely ignore listener comments? Thats not a very listener-supported-freindly attitude..... I listen, I support, I give feedback on songs hoping that listener views are taken into account. If I'm in the minority as for a view on a song - so be it - but at least I took time to give feedback.
Did I say that RP would "completely ignore listener comments" as you put it? My point was that asking for a song to be pulled isn't really effective. Even if the majority of listeners don't like a song, Bill still writes the playlists. I understand this is a listener-supported station, but while Bill and Rebecca take song comments seriously, they don't have to respond directly to the feelings of any individual or the majority. They're allowed to include songs that perhaps only they like. Listener-supported doesn't dictate listener-controlled; most of us who listen to RP understand that there will be music we don't like from time to time, and we accept that.
Posted 18 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
Man this song sucks.
Posted 18 years ago by pirfle    [ Reply ]
ploafmaster wrote:
Definately fairly new, aren't you? No offense meant by that, but you've got to realize that your most desperate pleadings will not pull a song off this station. That aside, I happen to really enjoy this. 8.
So RP policy is to completely ignore listener comments? Thats not a very listener-supported-freindly attitude..... I listen, I support, I give feedback on songs hoping that listener views are taken into account. If I'm in the minority as for a view on a song - so be it - but at least I took time to give feedback.
Posted 18 years ago by Tamanegi65    [ Reply ]
Tamanegi65 wrote:
oh please oh please oh please make it stop.....
Tamanegi65 wrote:
Regardless of any similarities to other artists, I really don't like this song. Please keep it out of the mix...
Definately fairly new, aren't you? No offense meant by that, but you've got to realize that your most desperate pleadings will not pull a song off this station. That aside, I happen to really enjoy this. 8.
Posted 18 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
Yawn.
Posted 18 years ago by Egrey    [ Reply ]
oh please oh please oh please make it stop.....
Posted 18 years ago by Tamanegi65    [ Reply ]
Simply put - I love this song. Also, aren't they talking about Simon and Garfunkel in this song?
Posted 18 years ago by Allison712    [ Reply ]
Regardless of any similarities to other artists, I really don't like this song. Please keep it out of the mix...
Posted 18 years ago by Tamanegi65    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
IRON and GARFUNKEL
Good one
Posted 18 years ago by gillicious    [ Reply ]
tg3k wrote:
Simon and Garfunkel called... They want their harmonies back.
Variations on this joke will apparently never die!
Posted 18 years ago by stinkycheese    [ Reply ]
Simon and Garfunkel revisited. Not bad at all.
Posted 19 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
radiojunkie wrote:
On a tour of one-night stands My suitcase and guitar in hand And every stop is neatly planned For a poet and a one-man band Homesick bound I wish I was Homesick bound Home, where those boys await me Home, where they imitate me Home, where this track I'm making Silently bores me
What he said...
Posted 19 years ago by BGGA    [ Reply ]
Wow!
Posted 19 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
radiojunkie wrote:
On a tour of one-night stands My suitcase and guitar in hand And every stop is neatly planned For a poet and a one-man band Homesick bound I wish I was Homesick bound Home, where those boys await me Home, where they imitate me Home, where this track I'm making Silently bores me
Very witty. And that's all I'll say about that.
Posted 19 years ago by Trustocity    [ Reply ]
I did not care for Simon and Garfunkel music back in the 60's and early 70's. Nothing's changed. So why would I like this? Answer: I don't. I agree with the previous comment: BORING
Posted 19 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
radiojunkie wrote:
...Homesick bound Home, where those boys await me Home, where they imitate me Home, where this track I'm making Silently bores me
Bravo!
Posted 19 years ago by wonderunit    [ Reply ]
A better song is "Misread". But strangely enough, it got sorried. I was going to upload it, but I guess I wont. Although if I did, I could continue my streak :)
Posted 19 years ago by Milk5Cents    [ Reply ]
On a tour of one-night stands My suitcase and guitar in hand And every stop is neatly planned For a poet and a one-man band Homesick bound I wish I was Homesick bound Home, where those boys await me Home, where they imitate me Home, where this track I'm making Silently bores me
Posted 19 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
Well Hobbit blood is strongest in the Nordic-types ya know...I'm not sure, but I think he has nine fingers, too.
I heard that..
Posted 19 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]
IRON and GARFUNKEL
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Darkmatter wrote:
One of the guys in Kings of Convenience looks just like Frodo Baggins (as in Elijah Wood). Just wanted to share.
...with a hint of A-ha's Morten Harket?
Posted 19 years ago by saeys    [ Reply ]
Not the best song from this album. "I'd rather dance with you" is far better.
Posted 19 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]
tg3k wrote:
Simon and Garfunkel called... They want their harmonies back. I see I wasn't the only person thinking this when I heard it. Sounds nice, but not necessarily unique.
From the review in RP: Okay, let us get real people, the only similiarities between Simon and Garfunkle and the Kings of Convenience are that they both use acoustic guitars and sing in triads. Hmm, okay...still sounds like Simon and Garfunkle, except Paul plays better and Art sings better. :)
Posted 19 years ago by psycholynx    [ Reply ]
Darkmatter wrote:
One of the guys in Kings of Convenience looks just like Frodo Baggins (as in Elijah Wood). Just wanted to share.
Well Hobbit blood is strongest in the Nordic-types ya know...I'm not sure, but I think he has nine fingers, too.
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Simon and Garfunkel called... They want their harmonies back. I see I wasn't the only person thinking this when I heard it. Sounds nice, but not necessarily unique.
Posted 19 years ago by tg3k    [ Reply ]
This song is OK, but I listened to this CD on a plane (Singapore Airlines is great for this), and I gave up on them after song 5 or 6. Just how many times do you need to hear an alternate version of "The Dangling Conversation"? Not that many, it turns out.
Posted 19 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
One of the guys in Kings of Convenience looks just like Frodo Baggins (as in Elijah Wood). Just wanted to share.
Posted 19 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
Shawneeo wrote:
Yeah, a Simon & Garfunkel thing going on as well as an Iron and Wine thing. I mean that comparison in a good way. They're Norwegian according to allmusic.
Maybe the Muses that used to visit S&G wanted some new employment, and found these guys to inspire!
Posted 19 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
roadshow wrote:
this is paul and art, right?
Well, it's art , in that it is an imitation or a take on something else.
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Yeah, a Simon & Garfunkel thing going on as well as an Iron and Wine thing. I mean that comparison in a good way. They're Norwegian according to allmusic.
Posted 19 years ago by Shawneeo    [ Reply ]
K wrote:
Indeed. For five seconds, I thought it was. Melodious, but boring, like many of the S&G songs in any case...
S & G meet Kansas. (Think Dust in the WInd) yuk
Posted 19 years ago by stickittotheman    [ Reply ]
shevek wrote:
Most reminescent of Simon & Garfunkel.
Indeed. For five seconds, I thought it was. Melodious, but boring, like many of the S&G songs in any case...
Posted 19 years ago by K    [ Reply ]
It almost sounds like a parody, because of the striking resemblance to their musical forefathers. Anyway, it's very well done and the crystal clear and powerful production is something to envy.
Posted 19 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
roadshow wrote:
this is paul and art, right?
I was thinking the same thing...
Posted 19 years ago by Ender43    [ Reply ]
Good voices, good harmony, although the guitar is a bit simplistic for my taste. Still a nice song, a sort of dreamy, "I'm sitting on a hill watching a sunset" type of tune.
Posted 19 years ago by Ender43    [ Reply ]
this is paul and art, right?
Posted 19 years ago by roadshow    [ Reply ]
Most reminescent of Simon & Garfunkel. Mice to listen to while looking at the snow outside.
Posted 19 years ago by shevek    [ Reply ]