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Bill Morrissey — You'll Never Get To Heaven
Album: You'll Never Get To heaven
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You'll never get to heaven if you don't stop talking
And it's just a waste of time when there's no one there
It's just a little fever, don't you worry
It'll keep you warm in the cool night air

You'll never get to heaven if that dog keeps howling
And it's not at a man or a cat or the moon
Save your breath and just keep walking
The sun'll be rising sometime soon

All your friends are down, or long gone out of town
You were the only one crazy enough to stay
Except for maybe me and that howling dog makes three
What you want to go to heaven for anyway?

You'll never get to heaven if you don't stop drinking
And it's a little too late to make that list
This time of night, nobody's laughing
And it gets so quiet, you can hear a kiss

You'll never get to heaven till the season's over
And nothing but the husk and the hull remain
When that fever breaks, you will get colder
Till you're the same temperature as the rain
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Kinda weird, but I like it.
Posted 4 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
:D :D
Posted 5 years ago by taklalaratar    [ Reply ]
This is weird. I don't like it. 
Posted 5 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:
Too twee for me.
 
Perfect word to describe this tune. Great word "twee", I'm going to be looking for opportunities to use it.
Posted 5 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

That's reasonable.

I was trying to decide if it sounded like either the Future Islands guy or an old lady soul singer way past her prime who doesn't have the pipes anymore but still has the chops to do whatever the F she wants...
 
For a moment I thought I heard Adam Sandler getting ready to sing something ridiculous...

The horns are great though.
Posted 5 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
Liked the orchestration. Hated the way he "uses" his voice.
Posted 5 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
this is one of those numbers that makes me think I hope the next song is good
Posted 5 years ago by fredGarvin    [ Reply ]
 dago wrote:
I thought it was future islands {#Eek}
 
That's reasonable.

I was trying to decide if it sounded like either the Future Islands guy or an old lady soul singer way past her prime who doesn't have the pipes anymore but still has the chops to do whatever the F she wants...
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 matz wrote:
Reminds me a bit of Lambchop. Kurt has the same style of "singing".

but anyway - it has some charme...
 
Yes, there are some similarities in their singing styles, though Kurt Wagner doesn't do that "crackly voice" thing as frequently as this guy did.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
I thought it was future islands {#Eek}
Posted 6 years ago by dago    [ Reply ]
 valerie wrote:
bill morrisey, winter whiskey sipping music. where is greg brown when you need him?

 
I'm liking this a bit, although I can't shake the "Tom Waits + a few octaves" - oh well, I'll rate at 6 and see when BillG plays again in the mix.  Long Live RP!!
Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 matz wrote:
Reminds me a bit of Lambchop. Kurt has the same style of "singing". but anyway - it has some charme...

Shari Lewis' lil lambchop? 
  he did photograph poorly for this CD, looks kind of puppety
Posted 6 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
creepy
Posted 7 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
Too twee for me.
Posted 7 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
bill morrisey, winter whiskey sipping music. where is greg brown when you need him?
Posted 16 years ago by valerie    [ Reply ]

Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
Reminds me a bit of Lambchop. Kurt has the same style of "singing". but anyway - it has some charme...
Posted 16 years ago by matz    [ Reply ]
What the hell is this crap??
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
He sounds like someone's grandpappy.
Posted 16 years ago by suitep    [ Reply ]
Jacques wrote:
A. Morrisey has a lot of talent, scads of it. B. Morrissey is a great songwriter... C. Morrissey gives the impression he thinks so highly of himself that he scarcely needs me to do the same, so I don't. That being said, I love a lot of the stuff he and The Smith's have done... but as a person, Morrisey, the poser, annoys me to no end. Cheers Jacques Radio Paradise:
I think you may have Steven Patrick Morrissey in mind... not Bill Morrissey. Both talented, but only one played with The Smiths.
Posted 17 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Morrissey's such a funny guy.
Posted 17 years ago by kindermanltd    [ Reply ]
A. Morrisey has a lot of talent, scads of it. B. Morrissey is a great songwriter... C. Morrissey gives the impression he thinks so highly of himself that he scarcely needs me to do the same, so I don\'t. That being said, I love a lot of the stuff he and The Smith\'s have done... but as a person, Morrisey, the poser, annoys me to no end. Cheers Jacques Radio Paradise:
Posted 22 years ago by Jacques    [ Reply ]
Bill Morrissey writes great stuff, but he should have become a rap artist with his voice. Samiyam
Posted 22 years ago by samiyam    [ Reply ]
I like the music okay, but I don\'t really care for this guy\'s voice.
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]