Jesse Cook — Fragile (w/ Holly Cole)
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If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Drying in the colour of the evening sun
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay
Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetime's argument
That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are how fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are how fragile we are
How fragile we are how fragile we are
Drying in the colour of the evening sun
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay
Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetime's argument
That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are how fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are how fragile we are
How fragile we are how fragile we are
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I like Jesse Cook but this is an aberration.
Laptopdog wrote:
His back leg is behind his front leg. The thing that sticks out is the bottom of the guitar case he is carrying.
Am I the only one bothered by the album cover? It looks like he's standing on one leg and bending the other leg back in an extremely contorted way. I can't figure it out.
His back leg is behind his front leg. The thing that sticks out is the bottom of the guitar case he is carrying.
Am I the only one bothered by the album cover? It looks like he's standing on one leg and bending the other leg back in an extremely contorted way. I can't figure it out.
An amazing live show... if you get the chance!
It may not be original musical genius, but it's very well recorded and mastered (not uncommon for Narada). It's nice to be able to hear the difference with RP.
Have nothing against covers, but this time
they just killed the song.
hcaudill wrote:
Nope, this is wrong. She doesn't really understand the song and neither does the guitar player.
Agreed entirely. Jesse Cook is self-indulgent. Technique without sense. And Cole's phrasing gives no feeling to the great lyrics.
Nope, this is wrong. She doesn't really understand the song and neither does the guitar player.
Yeah, well if the point is enjoying music on a Friday night, they did a good job.
No point whatsoever.
Just a typical chick singer who likes Sting.
Just a typical guitar player who things that chord substitutions will make it "hipper".
I can hear her now in rehearsal: " oh yeah, do, do...That (pointing to the percussionist) ok (pointing to the guitarist) , "now you solo!"
(grinning and exchanging glances to a friend she brought to the rehearsal, as if to say "oh, isn't my band inCREDIBLE".)
Jesse Cook is such an excellent musician. I have seen him a couple of times and his sound is so great. When he does include vocals it is a deliberate choice to add that (vocal) instrument.
Another fine Canadian artist.
this song really brings up associations with the word 'radio paradise' with me, though this is a little too 'polished' and 'clean' version compared to the original. Still good.
Too many great musicians have stupid hair. I know this is petty but this guy looks like Kenny G's younger brother.
Nice version. Adds to the beauty and sadness of the original.
SuperWeh wrote:
This version does very little to remove the annoyingness of the orignal.
As a teenager I had a phase where I liked this song (the original version by sting), maybe because I thought it was "deep". Now I can't really find any depth in it, just pretentious self indulging sentiment.
You should have stayed a teenager :)
I've always been a fan of Jesse Cooks.
Adding Holly Cole makes this even more pleasant.
And a very nice segue into, Mad about You
federico wrote:
I don't understand why some artists think that Sting's songs can be succesfully used for jazz-style singing. They are pop songs through and through, and do not lend themselves to instrumental and vocal sophistications ...
Well Sting's music, much more so than other pop-artists has jazz influences and jazz elements to them. He has jazz musicians playing with him, it's not as big a jump as it could be.
This version does very little to remove the annoyingness of the orignal.
As a teenager I had a phase where I liked this song (the original version by sting), maybe because I thought it was "deep". Now I can't really find any depth in it, just pretentious self indulging sentiment.
I don't understand why some artists think that Sting's songs can be succesfully used for jazz-style singing. They are pop songs through and through, and do not lend themselves to instrumental and vocal sophistications ...
I don't particularly like what they did with the chord progression, compared to the original...
I like Jesse Cook but this is an aberration.
yeah. not a cole fan. but, jesse's work is nice.