My dad alerted me last week that Jane Siberry/Issa is giving all her music away on her website. In the past she's offered it as pay-optional, but I guess now she's gone full Monty:
"please download jane’s music as a gift. it likes to be busy. share with people who might enjoy. (credits, lyrics, artwork included) THANK YOU FROM JANE."
She's too cute. So I thought I should come and alert you to some Siberry music worth owning. She can be tough to get into because she's a Björk type--kooky, with a high pitched voice and strange interpretations. But if you focus on the lyrics you realize she's a great songwriter. Anyway, since I like to celebrate weirdos I thought I'd save her for Monday's post.
From the album When I Was a Boy <-- recommended
This is kd lang's cover of "Love is Everything." A clip of Siberry's is here. kd lang has another Siberry cover here.
First he turns to you
Then he turns to her
So you try to hurt him back
But it breaks your body down
So you try to love bigger
Bigger still
But it...it's too late
Then he turns to her
So you try to hurt him back
But it breaks your body down
So you try to love bigger
Bigger still
But it...it's too late
"Sail Across the Water". Hard to pick good lyrics cause the whole song is touching.
love is trembling - trembling like the little bird we hold within our hands
love is bending - bending towards the worried brow - here, let me wipe away your tears
love is kneeling - above the broken body the ever-upturned face
love is missing all the words are broken, help me i cannot find my way, no, i can't
i need you love, come on love
love is bending - bending towards the worried brow - here, let me wipe away your tears
love is kneeling - above the broken body the ever-upturned face
love is missing all the words are broken, help me i cannot find my way, no, i can't
i need you love, come on love
Album: Bound by the Beauty <-- Recommended
"Everything Reminds Me of My Dog."
Smiling at strangers reminds me of my dog
(Better let 'em know you're friendly)
"Hockey"
you skate as fast as you can 'til you hit the snowbank(that's how you stop)
and you get your sweater from the catalogue
you use your rubber boots for goal posts
-> As I thought might happen, this song and the next are blocked from being shared. I tried uploading them, but youtube keelled them. Well, you can just download the album and try them out! <-
And one of my all-time faves: "Bound by the Beauty."
I'm coming back in 500 years
And the first thing I'm gonna do
When I get back here
Is to see these things I love
And they'd better be here, better be here
Better be here!
Other Albums
Calling All Angels - which features kd lang, from Pay It Forward. A jazz cover of the song by Laila Biali.
"When Spring Comes." Album: Teenager
2 comments:
Great lyrics. She's beautiful and I like her voice. Also love the dog. And the pictures you posted of her make her look so genuine.
I want to come explore this post further when I have more time. Meep.
Time time time... ever elusive!
If you have enough hard drive space, you can just download a couple albums, since they're free. :-) I recommend When I Was a Boy and Bound By the Beauty. Then you don't have to waste your time here, you can just listen instead. heh heh.
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