| Ra Ra Riot – Ghost Under Rocks Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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>> btw, can anyone decipher the female background vocals on the verse before the last chorus? That is Allie singing something like the following: Make sure, you have all your stuff Before you leave and he said "Goodnight, I'll miss you so much" "Goodnight, goodbye" repeat You can hear these lines clearer in an earlier remix of Ghost by Andrew Maury at about 3:00 into the recording. The copy is here: http://www.andrewmaury.net/remix/ghost.html . This is taken from the EP version of Ghost and Andrew draws the background vocals out for added effect. More interesting than Allie's vocals are the male vocals you hear alongside saying something like "Oh my clown suit". Those vocals belong to John Pike as he sang background vocals. My favorite line from Ghost is "...breathing life into ghosts under rocks like notes found in pocket coats of your fathers". So much possibility in that line. There is no doubt that this song is about relationships -- perhaps a failing one -- but I'd guess that it is based on a piece of fiction like Each Year. The song has nothing to do with John's untimely death. |
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| Amanda Palmer – Strength Through Music Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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We saw her perform this with the Boston Pops and it was phenomenal. Members of the brigade read off the names of the Columbine victims and mimicked a slow death fall during the song. She also mentioned that she was recording the song in Tennessee (one state from Virginia) -- when the shootings happened there. So fucking crazy that people are allowed to carry guns in this country. Here are some YouTube videos to that performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVdIjgvPx4w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIQohCqntgY A must watch if you love this song. |
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