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Belly — White Belly
Album: Star
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Released: 1993
Length: 3:26
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That was some hurricane
Rode in on the back of a heart attack
Made a mistake...on a fire escape
In San Fransisco
Worked my way back...in a hallway
In LA

Put on your black dress
Float on your back
Too Long, Too Late
Now I'm gone

Somewhere to sleep
Somewhere to sleep
Somewhere to scrape your body off my feet

Put on your black dress
Float on your back
Too Long, Too late
Now I'm gone

White bellied up in the sun
...bellied up in the sun

Still diving...for the big one

Put on your black dress
Float on your back
Put on your black dress
(white bellied up in the sun)
Float on your back
(bellied up in the sun)

Too long, too late
Now I'm gone

White Bellied up in the sun
.....bellied up in the sun
White Bellied up in the sun
...bellied up in the sun
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 dwhayslett wrote:

Whole name or just parts?  Because if that includes parts, "The The" is totally screwed.



Who?
This song is just awesome and you guys are on about its name?! Whatever floats on your back... I mean your boat, I suppose.
 dwhayslett wrote:

You object to verbing nouns?
 
I saw what you did there...
c.
White Belly.....by Belly next up. .....jelly and then pork
I posted eleven years ago (!) that this is from one of my all-time favourite albums.
Nothing has changed, it still stands the test of time.
 Imkirok wrote:

You just can't use Wang Chung as a verb.
 
You object to verbing nouns?
 MiracleDrug wrote:


sooooo.....

"everybody Wang Chung tonight" would be RIGHT out then...

 
You just can't use Wang Chung as a verb.
Sometime after '' I am he as you are he''' I'll write, when size matters we'd call sun the easter egg , and our plans will shine as bright as sun
 rdo wrote:
New rule - no using your band's name in lyrics or song titles 
 
 alanthecowboy wrote:

Or Big Country?

 
Bad Company, Black Sabbath, Green Day, Ice House, Kool & The Gang...  It's a good thing it's a new rule.
Ah, I'm straight back in my college room in my first undergrad year, confused, hopeful and listening to belly :) 91 was it?
 rdo wrote:
New rule - no using your band's name in lyrics or song titles 

 
Whole name or just parts?  Because if that includes parts, "The The" is totally screwed.
 MiracleDrug wrote:


sooooo.....

"everybody Wang Chung tonight" would be RIGHT out then...

 
Or Big Country?
 rdo wrote:
New rule - no using your band's name in lyrics or song titles 
 

sooooo.....

"everybody Wang Chung tonight" would be RIGHT out then...
New rule - no using your band's name in lyrics or song titles 
Still a favorite album, all these many, many years later . . .
Bought this disk when it was released after reading a review in the UCONN paper.   Didn't lie either.
My favourite Belly song. Thanks so much for this.
I like Tanya Donelly's Whiskey Tango and now this. Good listening.
Heard that Belly was nice, before... Never really heard the music before... This is very good though...
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:

Oh Tanya Donelly...how I lusted for thee in the 1990s.  Nice to hear your work again here on RP...{#Heartkiss}

 

Oh, Tanya Donelly, how I wanted to be thee in the 1990s. 
Love Belly.  Espescially love Star.  How great is Tanya Donelly.  How great throwing muses to bring to the fore both Tanya and Kristen Hersh. 
You know, the music here is better than any i-pod...so many surprises.. Many Thanks to RP



Oh Tanya Donelly...how I lusted for thee in the 1990s.  Nice to hear your work again here on RP...{#Heartkiss}

 indigosun wrote:
Memories flooding my head: Summer days riding bicycles in the country with my best friend, eating mullberries from trees, swinging at local parks, wading in streams, and the smell of cornfields as we raced by.

Best summer ever.
Riding my bike from the ghost town of Bodie, CA to Mono Lake. This song was right in the mix at the time.


Ah, my Belly fix. Love it. They also did an incredible job covering Hendrix's "Are You Experienced" . Go Tanya !!!
 miahfost wrote:

This is a really unusual and beautiful record. I can highly recommend it.


Ditto! I love Star beginning to end! Such an original sound. Too bad Belly didn't last very long - it's my favorite Tanya Donnelly incarnation.
what a great great great album
Great!!
WOW!!!...so so long ago......thanks!!!!!
Ditto to all comments below! More Belly, please!
One of all-time favourite albums :-) Great to hear a track on RP.
This is a really unusual and beautiful record. I can highly recommend it.
Memories flooding my head: Summer days riding bicycles in the country with my best friend, eating mullberries from trees, swinging at local parks, wading in streams, and the smell of cornfields as we raced by. Best summer ever.
This brings me back to highschool. I loved this album, thanks for starting my morning with Belly!
awesome....play more old tanya donnelly
speaking for all folks in the northern hemisphere, the lyric "white belly up in the sun" really hits home hard this time of year.