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Kirsty MacColl — Just Woke Up
Album: Titanic Days
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6.6

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Total ratings: 290









Released: 1993
Length: 3:52
Plays (last 30 days): 0
Behind a burning bush he's waiting
Like a sleepless night
So silent and so strong
I know that I must push push push
Until the morning light
Don't make me wait too long

Till I open my eyes
Open the door
Take a walk outside
And feel the sun
Fall on my skin
It's time to get up
But not time to give in
I just woke up

With eyes as cold as ice cream
Floating in a frozen lake
I have to set the spark
And stroke the fire within him
Oh I have to see him smile
To have a happy heart

I opened my eyes
Walked outside and I realised
That what I saw was there before
But I opened my eyes
When I opened the door
I just woke up

One day I just woke up
I opened my eyes
Opened the door took a walk outside
And what I saw was there before
But I opened my eyes when I opened the door
I just woke up

Oh let me open my eyes
Open the door and look up to the skies
And leave the shore
And let my hand trail in the cool water
Float downstream, say goodbye to
That dream--I just woke up

I opened my eyes
I walked outside and I realised
That what I saw was there before
But I opened my mind when I
Opened the door--I just woke up
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Mexican justice didn't behave properly at the time of her death. Interesting read on Wiki
better with The Pogues
Such a major talent who never really got the critical and commercial success she deserved.  Sadly missed.
So nice to hear something other than These Shoes song (don't get me wrong, I love that song)...truly sad loss.
So sad she's gone. Would like to have seen what else she could have done.
RIP, miss you.
I can't quite put my finger on it, this one just moves along nicely. Definitely quite likeable.{#Dance}
Sade-ish production. I like, 8
 reedifus wrote:
What a U2 ripoff, speaking of the guitar and bass intro and bridges.
 
Go figure: Kirsty was married to this album's producer, Steve Lillywhite, who also produced several U2 albums.

 Leslie wrote:

That's what I came in here to comment on as well. A bit less gravelly than Marianne's, though.

 
Mariann's voice wasn't always that gravelly, it was decades of smoking that did that, Listen to her earlier stuff from the mid 60's....

I miss Kirsty. Nice to hear her again.
as the rating says "Quite Likeable"!
 water wrote:
her voice sounds a bit like marianne faithful's
 
That's what I came in here to comment on as well. A bit less gravelly than Marianne's, though.

Seems like Bill's reaching back into the closet to pull out some dusty gems to play today! I'm really enjoying the sets.
Wow, wasn't expecting this!  It's been awhile, very welcome to hear.  Will have to dig out my Kirsty album when I get home...{#Smile}
Kirsty.

{#Hearteyes}

Sigh.


 

Remembering Ms. Kirsty Anna MacColl 

  **  7 **



 Excelsior wrote:

On RP, she practically IS a one hit wonder, as the shoe song is the only one I had ever heard.  And I have heard it a LOT of times.

 

You sure do complain a lot about songs being overplayed here on RP. One might even be tempted to say that you are overplaying that complaint. If Bill plays "In These Shoes" every week or so its probably because he likes it and so do a lot of other folks. Hence its more than respectable 7.7 rating with more than 1100 raters.
Marr wrote:

She has quiet a lot of songs other than the one about shoes. And a lot of them are really good. You might want to check folks out before you assume they're some sort of RP one-hit-wonder.


On RP, she practically IS a one hit wonder, as the shoe song is the only one I had ever heard.  And I have heard it a LOT of times.

 Excelsior wrote:
Wow, she DOES have other songs than the one about shoes!  Who would have known...
 
She has quiet a lot of songs other than the one about shoes. And a lot of them are really good. You might want to check folks out before you assume they're some sort of RP one-hit-wonder.

her voice sounds a bit like marianne faithful's
Wow, she DOES have other songs than the one about shoes!  Who would have known...
Thought it was Dido
I encourage everyone to take a moment to check out her Wiki entry. Many roads traveled by this artist.
reedifus wrote:
What a U2 ripoff, speaking of the guitar and bass intro and bridges.
Do you know who Kirsty MacColl is/was, when I listen to her I am not thinking about U2. She is/was a very good artist.
Kirsty, please come back and wake up
reedifus wrote:
What a U2 ripoff, speaking of the guitar and bass intro and bridges.
The guitar does sound a bit like The Edge, but c'mon: it's not like he has sole rights to that sound. I can't see Bono singing this song, FWIW.
Kirsty is very cool, what a tragic death.
What a U2 ripoff, speaking of the guitar and bass intro and bridges.
byrd wrote:
According to Wikipedia.org, the answer is YES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsty_MacColl
Sadly, according to the Wiki referen ce above, Kirsty was killed by a speedboat while trying to save her sons: "...a speeding powerboat entered the restricted area. MacColl saw the boat coming for her sons. Louis was not in the boat's path, but Jamie was. She was able to push him out of the way (he sustained minor head and rib injuries) but in doing so, she was hit by the boat and killed instantly. <3" target="_blank"> The boat involved in the accident was owned by Mexican supermarket millionaire Guillermo González Nova, who was on board with several members of his family."
I wish I just woke up from a nice, long, uninterrupted sleep with dreams of places I have never been but they still seem so much a part of me
That was a nice song, especially since I just woke up! EditDec 27, 06: Hearing it again, thought it was Poe...still love it!
algrif wrote:
Perhaps you can answer me a question. Is she daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl ?
According to Wikipedia.org, the answer is YES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsty_MacColl
byrd wrote:
Cool to see my first upload that has been added to the playlist! I got this disc in 1994 when if first came out, and have loved Kirsty MacColl's music ever since. This version of the song is actually from the original Titanic Days CD, not the new remastered version (for what it's worth).
Perhaps you can answer me a question. Is she daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl ?
Cool to see my first upload that has been added to the playlist! I got this disc in 1994 when if first came out, and have loved Kirsty MacColl's music ever since. This version of the song is actually from the original Titanic Days CD, not the new remastered version (for what it's worth).
Cute - puts me in mind of Nellie McKay. Maybe a little less edge, which is not necessarily a bad thing...
Woohoo! "New" Kirsty! I know it's originally from 1994, but it has been remastered and will be rereleased...