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Burlap to Cashmere — Build a Wall
Album: Burlap to Cashmere
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Total ratings: 604









Released: 2011
Length: 3:19
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She was driving through the night
through that fortune road of fame
She was looking for the man
just to powder up the pain
And the power of the Sun
never caught her weary sand
She was looking for the man
with the gun in the hat
Drinking whiskey in the rain
and the bible in his hand

Shake the light
Drown the sun
Close the shades
Lock the door
Burn the pages of your life
As your body hits the floor
And as you weep you can hear it
There's an echo of a call
And through the violent bloody night
Nehemiah builds the wall

I was living off the land
trying to get the job done
I was looking for the souls
that were burning in the sun
She was burning up the crowd
and was landing on time
I said crooked is the man
who reveals in a verse
There a prophet of the land
When there's poison in your mind

Shake the light
Drown the sun
Close the shades
Lock the door
Burn the pages of your life
As your body hits the floor
And as you weep you can hear it
There's an echo of a call
And through the violent
Bloody night

Nehemiah builds a wall

Yesterday's gone
Tomorrow an illusion
Infinity

I am fire, I am gold
I am river, I am sea
I'm eternally the sound
That is screaming to be free
Shake the light
Drown the sun
Close the shades
Lock the door

Burn the pages of your life
As your body hits the floor
And as you weep you can hear it

There's an echo of a call
And through the violent bloody night
Nehemiah builds the wall
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Should this song be Trump's election soundtrack... :)
Oh well, turns out heaven has boundaries.... Alt-J then Depeche Mode followed by Muse followed by Radiohead.... and then we get this?
NMCOT*

*Not my cup of tea

'Burlap to Cashmere'?  More like 'Sackcloth to Pigs Ear'
is that you cougar..?  {#Eek}
She was looking for the man with the gun and the hat
Drinking whiskey in the rain with a Bible in his hand

My kind of people!
{#Bananapiano}
Not even if I was drunk.
Bet it would be a great live tune. Sorry, I like it. 
deja vu (as we speak)... so much better to choose from in the library and this tune? Doesn't work for me..
12:28  Muse — Uprising
12:33  Radiohead — Staircase
12:38  This

All in all, one of the worst 15 minute stretches of RP I've ever had to endure.  I just keep listening because I know that one of the best 15-minute stretches of RP I've ever been blessed to experience will no doubt be coming along very soon.  RP is like that.


F'in obnoxious.

PSD >  Steve Winwood — Spanish Dancer
 bhallmark wrote:
John Mellencamp called...oh, never mind.
  JM volunteered his drummer and the engineer who mixes the drums annoyingly high and so prominently...to make the sound  complete.

Sincerest form of flattery and all that.


 phlattop wrote:
wish there was a rating for "annoying"

 
Beat me to it.
wish there was a rating for "annoying"
House of Freaks but not quite as good
sounds too much like second-rate INXS for me...
A rare two forgettable songs in a row. But I see how this one kinda goes with Waiting for the Sun. Fortunately I know it will all end soon.
John Mellencamp called...oh, never mind.
Too frantic, too breathless for my tastes.
 fredriley wrote:
Beware long-coated preachers with danger in their eyes



 
What kind of gunman goes around half-cocked?
Oh all right, the kind who used to keep his gun in his waistband. 
I thought it was a young Neil Diamond at first...
 Ropes wrote:
 Meloncamp. That's very good. 

Stingray wrote:

The singer's name is MELLENCAMP and he plays in a completely different league!
 
 
Meloncamp...kinda, yeah! Sounds more like John Cougar to me. 
Beware long-coated preachers with danger in their eyes


My foot is stompin'
 Meloncamp. That's very good. 

Stingray wrote:

The singer's name is MELLENCAMP and he plays in a completely different league!
 


 Cyclehawk wrote:
A new album? Cool!  Always liked Delopoulos' solo work.
 

agreed!
I'd been fully annoyed by this song at least 5 times, but I guess I didn't turn it up loud enough or something.  I think I get it now.  Still a bit repetitive, and the "hey hey" is a bit grating, but not bad.  4 -> 6
I like it, its got a good beat and you can dance to it:)
 johnjconn wrote:
Got a lot of John Meloncamp in it  {#Tongue}
 
The singer's name is MELLENCAMP and he plays in a completely different league!
VERY ANNOYING INDEED!
Annoying!!!

1!
 KristianGregory wrote:
Definitely needs a skipping rope on this comments page.  I will donate one.

{#Bananajumprope}

you are all very welcome
 
ooooh, most kind of you, thanks!

Have this chap in return...
{#Bananasplit}
Energetic and driving. I like this! 
This is one of those that becomes more compelling the more times you hear it.
Definitely needs a skipping rope on this comments page.  I will donate one.

{#Bananajumprope}

you are all very welcome
 ckcotton wrote:
Always think this is Richie Havens for some reason
 
You know you're actually right. {#Yes}
Always think this is Richie Havens for some reason

 I see your #7, and raise it to an #8...HazzeSwede wrote:
I can listen to this a few more times. #7
 

I can listen to this a few more times. #7
{#Arrow} 9


This fully freakin rocks.  While being very musically different the pace and rythm of the song is reminding me of both The Tea Party's Edges of Twilight album and Live's Throwing copper.  Regardless of why it reminds me of stuff it sounds little like I bloody love it.
I was going to rate this song a 5, but bumping it up to a 6 for the pure excellence of the comments here. (still giggling about the Cossack dance) 

I just moved this to a 6 from a 5........
Just updated this to a 10.

Credits Richie Havens as one of his "early influences"— we actually started singining "Freedom" during the intro...


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A new album? Cool!  Always liked Delopoulos' solo work.
 terrapin52 wrote:
ziggy zoggy ziggy zoggy oi oi oi!
 
me too {#Lol}

 terrapin52 wrote:
ziggy zoggy ziggy zoggy oi oi oi!
 
{#Lol}

ziggy zoggy ziggy zoggy oi oi oi!
I should learn to skip songs that make people do a Cossack dance.
 MJdub wrote:
At first listen the "HEY HEY HEY HEY...."  and generic pentatonic melody had me rating this a 4.  Actually the HEYs probably didn't ruin it, I'm not totally against some yelling in a song, nor repetition for that matter.

The last couple of times I heard it, I gave it my best try, but frankly it's more repetitive and boring than I thought.  It has NO chord progression!  Maybe the lyrics have something to them but I haven't really paid attention to them yet. 

I don't consider myself very picky outside of the realm of pop, but I might have to go down to 2 on this one.

 
Perhaps you're analyzing it too much. 

That, my friends, is not a song.

That's an anthem! 
Bumping this to 9 - and doing a Cossack dance to the "Hey! Hey! Hey!" part of the song. (I think I sprained something.)
 More_Cowbell wrote:
Mellencamp sucks
 

Given that this isn't Mellencamp, that's not a terribly relevant comment.
 Cynaera wrote:
I thought at first that it was John Mellencamp, but then I realized it was too urgent and galloping for him.  I really like this song - I KNOW I've heard them before...
 
exactly!!!

Mellencamp sucks
 SigmaBetaTooth wrote:
these dudes are still around? nothing since 1998. i guess with the introduction of Mumford and Sons to the scene it's the appropriate time for a comeback.
 

{#Lol}
 MJdub wrote:
The last couple of times I heard it, I gave it my best try, but frankly it's more repetitive and boring than I thought.  It has NO chord progression!  Maybe the lyrics have something to them but I haven't really paid attention to them yet. 

I don't consider myself very picky outside of the realm of pop, but I might have to go down to 2 on this one.
 

...that's more-or-less my take on burlap to cashmere; very formulatic structure to most of their music which i've heard, almost like auditory clip-art...i repsect them branching out, i respect the musical ideas they pursue, but their execution seems to lack a certain spontaneity or sincerity at its core, which makes it fall flat upon closer audition, by contrast to how initially ear-catching it may come across at first listen...

At first listen the "HEY HEY HEY HEY...."  and generic pentatonic melody had me rating this a 4.  Actually the HEYs probably didn't ruin it, I'm not totally against some yelling in a song, nor repetition for that matter.

The last couple of times I heard it, I gave it my best try, but frankly it's more repetitive and boring than I thought.  It has NO chord progression!  Maybe the lyrics have something to them but I haven't really paid attention to them yet. 

I don't consider myself very picky outside of the realm of pop, but I might have to go down to 2 on this one.

This tune is infused with an infectious urgency. T-riffic! {#Music}

Easy 8 !  everything
I thought at first that it was John Mellencamp, but then I realized it was too urgent and galloping for him.  I really like this song - I KNOW I've heard them before...
 Krispian wrote:
Burlap to Cashmere? Great band name.
 

Great Lyrics!
Burlap to Cashmere? Great band name.
 Doug_H wrote:
Actually, they don't sing about Jesus on this album. A couple of spiritual themes, but then so does Paul Simon, Mumford & Sons and lots of others. Unique, interesting music and lyrics. They haven't had a record out since 1998 so give them a break.
 
...fair enough - if the balance of the album doesn't come across as a paint-by-numbers production, they've earned a clean slate...

Actually, they don't sing about Jesus on this album. A couple of spiritual themes, but then so does Paul Simon, Mumford & Sons and lots of others. Unique, interesting music and lyrics. They haven't had a record out since 1998 so give them a break.

 
mandolin wrote:
...uhoh, jesus juice...
 


No.
Awesome tune and a great album. American Songwriter just did a review calling it one of the best records of 2011. Thanks for adding it.

these dudes are still around? nothing since 1998. i guess with the introduction of Mumford and Sons to the scene it's the appropriate time for a comeback.
When this first started playing, I thought it was a new song from the band Live.
...uhoh, jesus juice...