Cracker — Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey
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Well sunrise in the land of the pharaohs
I see my broken arrows
Scattered 'cross the plain.
Well sunrise on the river in the city
I'm feeling pretty shitty
In the wreckage of my life.
So if you want to live;
Let's live together
In bows and feathers.
And find my decadence
And if you want to dare
Well we can take that long road
Cause dying is easy,
It's living that's hard.
Well sunrise in the land of milk and honey
She says "My little bunny
Is this all that there is?"
Well sunrise in the land of southern idols
Lines and hotel bibles
And fallen debutantes
So if you want to see what's in the shadows:
The burning meadows
Of our apocalypse
I dream of fallow fields
I dream of winter
Cause dying is easy,
It's living that's hard.
I see my broken arrows
Scattered 'cross the plain.
Well sunrise on the river in the city
I'm feeling pretty shitty
In the wreckage of my life.
So if you want to live;
Let's live together
In bows and feathers.
And find my decadence
And if you want to dare
Well we can take that long road
Cause dying is easy,
It's living that's hard.
Well sunrise in the land of milk and honey
She says "My little bunny
Is this all that there is?"
Well sunrise in the land of southern idols
Lines and hotel bibles
And fallen debutantes
So if you want to see what's in the shadows:
The burning meadows
Of our apocalypse
I dream of fallow fields
I dream of winter
Cause dying is easy,
It's living that's hard.
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Something about this song that just fills me with adrenaline and makes me want to go out and have a crazy night. It makes me so happy and reminds me of my youth (even though I hadn't heard this song until well into my 30s).
I dont know why, but when i hear this band i feel how could i say... like i was twenty years old, yes twenty. And it's so good.
Cracker pulls in a huge crowd!
Bump to 9
"She says "My little bunny
Is this all that there is?"
Well sunrise in the land of southern idols
Lines and hotel bibles
And fallen debutantes
So if you want to see what's in the shadows:
The burning meadows
Of our apocalypse
I dream of fallow fields
I dream of winter
Cause dying is easy,
It's living that's hard"
"She says "My little bunny
Is this all that there is?"
Well sunrise in the land of southern idols
Lines and hotel bibles
And fallen debutantes
So if you want to see what's in the shadows:
The burning meadows
Of our apocalypse
I dream of fallow fields
I dream of winter
Cause dying is easy,
It's living that's hard"
Anyone else thinks it's Nada Surf every time this comes on?
Good tune though, just riffs ate totally Nada, or vice versa :-)
Good tune though, just riffs ate totally Nada, or vice versa :-)
The riff sounds like 'Strangelove' by Depeche Mode through a rock lens
If Cracker and Basement Jax collaborated the band would be Cracker Jax...
SteveInVa wrote:
I was thinking the exact same thing!
Segue from Vivaldi to Cracker ... just spectacular! Sweet jesus
I was thinking the exact same thing!
biggest mistake in my concert life...had chance to see these guys in a bar
but the doorman was a dick
so I walked out
but the doorman was a dick
so I walked out
grhorn wrote:
Not in the Southern Red States!
Are we allowed to say "Cracker" ?
Not in the Southern Red States!
grhorn wrote:
I live in Canada I had to have that explained to me...and only recently
Are we allowed to say "Cracker" ?
I live in Canada I had to have that explained to me...and only recently
Another underrated 7
Are we allowed to say "Cracker" ?
That's what Cher said.TerryS wrote:
Nothing worse than crackers in bed.
sounds very much like feeder.....great sound. :)
I wonder why
Berkeley to Bakersfield
isn't played on RP.
Almond Grove
on that particular album
is purely godlike,
the rest is 7 at the least.
Berkeley to Bakersfield
isn't played on RP.
Almond Grove
on that particular album
is purely godlike,
the rest is 7 at the least.
Dang, this rocks so hard then it's over. Way too soon.
Segue from Vivaldi to Cracker ... just spectacular!
Sweet jesus
bc wrote:
Yeah... Bill, you can't just drop that nugget without explanation. Do tell!
I had an email discussion about artist royalties with the good Dr. Lowrey and he tagged me with the label "blood sucking capitalist".
Don't get me wrong. I'm very much in favor of artists getting paid - and paying the licensing agencies is by far our largest monthly budget item - but I guess I failed to toe his party line quite well enough.
Oh well. He's not the only one of my favorite songwriters I wouldn't want over for dinner.
Yeah... Bill, you can't just drop that nugget without explanation. Do tell!
I had an email discussion about artist royalties with the good Dr. Lowrey and he tagged me with the label "blood sucking capitalist".
Don't get me wrong. I'm very much in favor of artists getting paid - and paying the licensing agencies is by far our largest monthly budget item - but I guess I failed to toe his party line quite well enough.
Oh well. He's not the only one of my favorite songwriters I wouldn't want over for dinner.
well that's it...Vivaldi and a Cracker, what a snack!
I never knew too much about this band except for "Low", but I have absolutely LOVED every song of theirs that Bill plays.
Florida Cracker...no apologies..just where my folks decided to homestead
vstg005 wrote:
Yeah... Bill, you can't just drop that nugget without explanation. Do tell!
Well you're our favorite blood-sucking capitalist, Bill :)
Yeah... Bill, you can't just drop that nugget without explanation. Do tell!
TerryS wrote:
Then get up.
Nothing worse than crackers in bed.
Then get up.
Wait "blood sucking capitalist", Bill? What?!
Well you're our favorite blood-sucking capitalist, Bill :)
TerryS wrote:
Except for glitter in your bed, perhaps. Depending on who finds it.
Nothing worse than crackers in bed.
Except for glitter in your bed, perhaps. Depending on who finds it.
zesty indeed ! coloradojohn wrote:
Well said. You are obviously a scholar and gentleman.
Man, can guitar get any crunchier than this? Can vocals possibly be more invectively inflected than these? A deceptively genius jam!
Well said. You are obviously a scholar and gentleman.
Man, can guitar get any crunchier than this? Can vocals and lyrics possibly be more invectively inflected than these? A deceptively genius jam!
Pretty good song after the nice one My Morning Jacket!
Nothing worse than crackers in bed.
Must be late Friday afternoon. Last few tunes have been quite upbeat..... 
There is something about THIS SONG, TURNED WAY UP AS LOUD AS IT GOES! and hell yes, if you EVER get the chance, SEE CRACKER LIVE; nothing on Earth quite like it! Wanna die and go to Rock n Roll Heaven? Go and stand in front of Johnny Hickman, and drink and chat with him after the show! Go, Johnny, go! HELL YEAH we're glad he calls the big Front Range his Rocking Mountain home!
Wot?
vandal wrote:
I think I'm going to pass out - I found a Stingray post with which I agree. . .
I think I'm going to pass out - I found a Stingray post with which I agree. . .
We could marry and adopt a Russian baby. There is so much to agree on with me!
I hold you "accountant", wild Vandal-boy!
8 > 9
Still one of the best LIVE-BANDS - with a big collection of incredible songs!
10 for CRACKER - always!
I wish Bill had the same Jones for the Jayhawks as he does for Cracker.
olivertwist wrote:
What a bizarre place for a concert! In "This Is Spinal Tap," you know the band has fallen on hard times when they're booked at an amusement park, but a crepe restaurant is about as low profile as you can get. I'm sure they'll put on a good show and the audience can order some delicious crepes while the band plays.
The Crepe Place is one of the venues that CvB played at regularly back in the early '80s when they were local faves in Santa Cruz. A cool — albiet small — joint, and no doubt a nostaligia booking for the band.
What a bizarre place for a concert! In "This Is Spinal Tap," you know the band has fallen on hard times when they're booked at an amusement park, but a crepe restaurant is about as low profile as you can get. I'm sure they'll put on a good show and the audience can order some delicious crepes while the band plays.
The Crepe Place is one of the venues that CvB played at regularly back in the early '80s when they were local faves in Santa Cruz. A cool — albiet small — joint, and no doubt a nostaligia booking for the band.
siandbeth wrote:
What a bizarre place for a concert! In "This Is Spinal Tap," you know the band has fallen on hard times when they're booked at an amusement park, but a crepe restaurant is about as low profile as you can get. I'm sure they'll put on a good show and the audience can order some delicious crepes while the band plays.
Camper Van Beethoven is playing two sold out shows at The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz - tickets went like hot cakes. Or crepes. Sad to be missing the show, I think their music area fits about 50 people...
What a bizarre place for a concert! In "This Is Spinal Tap," you know the band has fallen on hard times when they're booked at an amusement park, but a crepe restaurant is about as low profile as you can get. I'm sure they'll put on a good show and the audience can order some delicious crepes while the band plays.
Camper Van Beethoven is playing two sold out shows at The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz - tickets went like hot cakes. Or crepes. Sad to be missing the show, I think their music area fits about 50 people...
I'm with YOU, Bill...
"THAT one kinda — really ROCKS OUT there, doesn't it?"
Yup. And Cracker is one cool band that never ceases to amaze me. Glad to hear them on RP!
"THAT one kinda — really ROCKS OUT there, doesn't it?"
Yup. And Cracker is one cool band that never ceases to amaze me. Glad to hear them on RP!
Great guitar line in this song. This is probably the only Cracker album that I don't own. Looks like I need to rectify that.
This is probably the only Cracker album that I don't own. Looks like I need to rectify that. Stingray wrote:
I think I'm going to pass out - I found a Stingray post with which I agree. . .
CRACKER is fantastic!
REAL GUYS WITH REAL MUSIC - no bullshit(ers), no attitude, no nose-up!
ALL (!) ALBUMS WORTH BUYING!!!
(for those who know about and like real well-made Rock)
REAL GUYS WITH REAL MUSIC - no bullshit(ers), no attitude, no nose-up!
ALL (!) ALBUMS WORTH BUYING!!!
(for those who know about and like real well-made Rock)
I think I'm going to pass out - I found a Stingray post with which I agree. . .
drews wrote:
And a third of the pretentiousness.
oasis without the parkas
And a third of the pretentiousness.
this is great!
Noise.
bobcat1963 wrote:
what he said
gewoon een heel erg lekker plaatje!!!!
what he said
Boy - there are a lot of Cracker songs in the RP library! The more I hear of them, the more I like them (and yes, I know I say that repeatedly, but it's true!) 
I fear I shall have to sell some property to get enough money to buy all the CDs I want. Cool that RP has already provided me with a shopping list! 
I fear I shall have to sell some property to get enough money to buy all the CDs I want. Cool that RP has already provided me with a shopping list! I like Cracker, wish you would play some of their good songs, not this one please.
oasis without the parkas
a_genuine_find wrote:
Can someone with a more astute ear hear the missing lyric ??
So if you want to see what's in the shadows
about burning meadows
or fall Apocalypse
I dream of ????????
I dream of winter
I dream of fallow fields
Can someone with a more astute ear hear the missing lyric ??So if you want to see what's in the shadows
about burning meadows
or fall Apocalypse
I dream of ????????
I dream of winter
I dream of fallow fields
<3 this song
It makes me smile!
It makes me smile!
clementinerocks wrote:
I like Cracker even more than I like Bill saying "That's Cracker on Radio Paradise" after he plays them!
At last.
I like Cracker even more than I like Bill saying "That's Cracker on Radio Paradise" after he plays them!
At last.
annoying
boy, this sure gets played enough! I'm starting to hear it in my sleep!!! variety is the spice of life!!!!
BowTieDad wrote:
Ditto that.
rather boring band imho
Ditto that.
gandalfbmg wrote:
or fallow fields?
that makes sense, thanks!
or fallow fields?
that makes sense, thanks!
Bachka wrote:
He dreams of Other Fields (might be?)
or fallow fields?
He dreams of Other Fields (might be?)
or fallow fields?
This song rocks!!!!!
CRACKER is fantastic!
REAL GUYS WITH REAL MUSIC - no bullshit(ers), no attitude, no nose-up!
ALL (!) ALBUMS WORTH BUYING!!!
(for those who know about and like real well-made Rock)
REAL GUYS WITH REAL MUSIC - no bullshit(ers), no attitude, no nose-up!
ALL (!) ALBUMS WORTH BUYING!!!
(for those who know about and like real well-made Rock)
I love Cracker and all of their songs and also Camper.
Play other Cracker songs......
gewoon een heel erg lekker plaatje!!!!
a_genuine_find wrote: Can someone with a more astute ear hear the missing lyric ??
So if you want to see what's in the shadows
about burning meadows
or fall Apocalypse
I dream of ????????
I dream of winter
He dreams of Other Fields (might be?)
Can someone with a more astute ear hear the missing lyric ??So if you want to see what's in the shadows
about burning meadows
or fall Apocalypse
I dream of ????????
I dream of winter
He dreams of Other Fields (might be?)
Great lyrics and rock-a-licious tune.
Definitely growing on me since my fist listen.
One of the rockingest opening blasts of music ever. Rest of song is pretty good to.
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
Yeah, real romantic, eh?
So if you wanna live
Let's live together
Who could say no to that proposal? LOL It's downright goth.
Cool song _for sure_ but pretty hardcore lyrics
Yeah, real romantic, eh?
So if you wanna live
Let's live together
Who could say no to that proposal? LOL It's downright goth.
if photoshop was what was used.
stevendejong wrote:
stevendejong wrote:
The cover of this CD qualifies quite impressively for Photoshop Disasters... ouch.
Nice!!
Land of milk and honey = Israel
Land of the Pharaohs = Egypt
Are they travelling in the Middle East, or just confused?
Land of the Pharaohs = Egypt
Are they travelling in the Middle East, or just confused?
Can someone with a more astute ear hear the missing lyric ??So if you want to see what's in the shadows
about burning meadows
or fall Apocalypse
I dream of ????????
I dream of winter
admissiblecycle wrote:
Love this song.
Mind you - I understand how polarising Cracker can be. I think this album is great. Simple, fun, direct - it makes me smile on every listen. On the other hand, my partner thinks it is 'boys rock' and she is very dismissive of it. Hey ho. . .
hate this song.
Love this song.
Mind you - I understand how polarising Cracker can be. I think this album is great. Simple, fun, direct - it makes me smile on every listen. On the other hand, my partner thinks it is 'boys rock' and she is very dismissive of it. Hey ho. . .
sounds like Nine Black Alps
hate this song.
INCREDIBLY GOOD!
They played a crowd of 50 (!) fans,
(shame on you, Cologne!!)
and gave EVERYTHING!
FANTASTIC BAND - GREAT GUYS!
PS
Some say "Cracker's back"
Cracker was NEVER gone!
But always exellent!
They played a crowd of 50 (!) fans,
(shame on you, Cologne!!)
and gave EVERYTHING!
FANTASTIC BAND - GREAT GUYS!
PS
Some say "Cracker's back"
Cracker was NEVER gone!
But always exellent!
Bill said it's not quite winter yet. -20ºF at my house this morning. Definately ain't anything but winter here.
Well sunrise in the land of milk and honey
she says my little bunny
is this all that there is?
Well sunrise in the land of southern idols
Lines and hotel bibles
and fallen debutantes
So if you want to see what's in the shadows
about burning meadows
or fall Apocalypse
I dream of ?
I dream of winter
Cause dying is easy
It's living that's hard
I kinda liked it. It kind of reminded me a bit of the Dandy Warhols, Bohemian Like You, though not as good of course.
BowTieDad wrote:
^WHS^
rather boring band imho
^WHS^
BowTieDad wrote:
I have to agree with you on that.
rather boring band imho
I have to agree with you on that.
rather boring band imho
Sounds very Graham Parkery to me.
That's a very good thing.
That's a very good thing.
that violent riff is shocking
My little Budgie loves to sing along w/this song. He is totally awake and jabbering! But you should hear him sing along to the Dead or Radiohead. Just like his mama, they are our rockblood.
It's wake up time..
jagdriver wrote:
I'd say that it's a 'nad grabber!
Simplistic, I'd say, but at least it rocks.
I'd say that it's a 'nad grabber!
Dave_Mack wrote:
Because they are Cracker. It's their shadow, you see. Works for me
Good rocker, with a little bit of "She's Only Happy When It Rains" in there.
I logged on to see if anyone else heard that. More Garbage, please?
Because they are Cracker. It's their shadow, you see. Works for me
Good rocker, with a little bit of "She's Only Happy When It Rains" in there.
I logged on to see if anyone else heard that. More Garbage, please?
aelfheld wrote:
Say what?
You know, they're just not very good.
Say what?
You know, they're just not very good.
Simplistic, I'd say, but at least it rocks.
I have to say that the songs from this album are not growing on me the way I hoped they would.
6 for now, with even a bit of cracker bonus thrown in.
6 for now, with even a bit of cracker bonus thrown in.
apd wrote:
Because they are Cracker. It's their shadow, you see. Works for me
Good rocker, with a little bit of "She's Only Happy When It Rains" in there.
Nice album cover, until I noticed the shadow. What is that even supposed to be? How would the word "Cracker" cast a shadow at their feet with the sun behind their heads?
PhotoShop is like Spiderman - with great power comes great responsibility.
PhotoShop is like Spiderman - with great power comes great responsibility.
Because they are Cracker. It's their shadow, you see. Works for me
Good rocker, with a little bit of "She's Only Happy When It Rains" in there.
Nice album cover, until I noticed the shadow. What is that even supposed to be? How would the word "Cracker" cast a shadow at their feet with the sun behind their heads?
PhotoShop is like Spiderman - with great power comes great responsibility.
PhotoShop is like Spiderman - with great power comes great responsibility.
Alright dammit! I'll make sure that I purchase through radio paradises links!
zenhead wrote:
You mean "music to break fingers by?"
never been a cracker fan before (unless there's cheese involved) but this is a finger-snapper.
You mean "music to break fingers by?"
Al_Koholic wrote:
Me 3
Me 4.
Me 3
Me 4.
never been a cracker fan before (unless there's cheese involved) but this is a finger-snapper.
fatcatjb wrote:
Me 3
me too
zipper wrote:
zipper wrote:
Love it a little more every time I hear it.
Me 3
fatcatjb wrote:
Add me to the list!
me too
zipper wrote:
zipper wrote:
Love it a little more every time I hear it.
Add me to the list!
me too
zipper wrote:
zipper wrote:
Love it a little more every time I hear it.
paulpaar wrote:Oh good, the 10-year-old demographic is finally being represented on RP.
Smelly like t red stains in a girls toilet, 1.1
Smelly like t red stains in a girls toilet, 1.1
It's vaary nice! 
I am wearing this disk out. Heavy rotation. Really not a bad one in the bunch I think.
Cause I'm feeling so Bohemian,
Like you
Like you
denmom wrote:
What was shocking? I don't know the song and am curious.
https://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858776995/
What was shocking? I don't know the song and am curious.
https://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858776995/
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
me too! it's on HEAVY rotation (on my desk as we speak)
Gotta say, "yalla yalla" was a bit of a shocker. Cool song _for sure_ but pretty hardcore lyrics
What was shocking? I don't know the song and am curious.
me too! it's on HEAVY rotation (on my desk as we speak)
Gotta say, "yalla yalla" was a bit of a shocker. Cool song _for sure_ but pretty hardcore lyrics
What was shocking? I don't know the song and am curious.
romeotuma wrote:
no comment...
You just did
no comment...
You just did
Best track on a great new album
These guys rock!!!
These guys rock!!!
Wow, new Cracker! I like it. Didn't even know they were still around.
F*ck me, but this song ROCKS!! Volume up to 11. Folk in the office below me must think there's a hippo pogoing above them. 8 from the Nottingham jury.
daveesh wrote:
me too! it's on HEAVY rotation (on my desk as we speak)
Gotta say, "yalla yalla" was a bit of a shocker. Cool song _for sure_ but pretty hardcore lyrics
just got this album the other day... love it.
me too! it's on HEAVY rotation (on my desk as we speak)
Gotta say, "yalla yalla" was a bit of a shocker. Cool song _for sure_ but pretty hardcore lyrics
just got this album the other day... love it.
I had an email discussion about artist royalties with the good Dr. Lowrey and he tagged me with the label "blood sucking capitalist".
Don't get me wrong. I'm very much in favor of artists getting paid - and paying the licensing agencies is by far our largest monthly budget item - but I guess I failed to toe his party line quite well enough.
Oh well. He's not the only one of my favorite songwriters I wouldn't want over for dinner.
I bet if Lowery were available he'd still be a good guest. Isn't he a math genius and something of a music scholar?