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Heather Nova — Island
Album: Oyster
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Released: 1995
Length: 5:02
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There are parts of me he'll never know,
My wild horses and my river beds,
And in my throat voices he'll never hear.
He pulls at me like a cherry tree,
And I can still move, but I don't speak about it.
Pretend I'm crazy, pretend I'm dead.
He's to scared to hit me now, he'll bring flowers instead.

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you,
Somewhere to go.

And the dogwoods shimmer in October sun,
"Oh sweet thing" he sings to me, "You're the only one."

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you, somewhere
I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you, somewhere to go.

And I don't know why I can't tell my sister,
He spat in my face again, and I don't want to die here.
You know that dream when your feet won't move,
you want to come but your body won't let you.
He steals it from me. He steals it from me.
It shines like sweat, like jewels,
Like something that has died to soon.
He fucks with the beauty.
A kiss, a kick, a kiss, a kick, a kiss kiss kick.
He steals it from me.
It's out of my hands again.

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you,
Somewhere to go, to go...
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When this was released, she did a quick show outside a Tower Records in a Tokyo district where I was working down the street. A friend lent me his giant shoulder camcorder so I could go down and watch and record the set, but unfortunately I was right at the front being pushed in by the crowd making it very awkward for me and clearly Nova staring at this American in a full business suit filming with an obnoxiously large camera. Regardless, great set, memory and album.
Posted 3 months ago by brianbouton    [ Reply ]
What a wonderful voice.
So nice.
Thank you for turning us on to this artist.
Posted 4 months ago by michael_crf    [ Reply ]
sweet! and the song is good too!
Posted 1 year ago by jjbix37    [ Reply ]
très jolie voix
Posted 1 year ago by sebovox    [ Reply ]
 Legaziofunk wrote:

Why did you CUT  the bridge out of this song? /(played on Dec. 10th, at app. 23:30 GMT +1)
Is it,  because the term "fuck" appears (better: WOULD appear)?

I am sorry, I am REALLY disappointed by this move.

Cheers




Indeed, best part of the song removed :-(
Posted 1 year ago by coolbeav    [ Reply ]
Why did you CUT  the bridge out of this song? /(played on Dec. 10th, at app. 23:30 GMT +1)
Is it,  because the term "fuck" appears (better: WOULD appear)?

I am sorry, I am REALLY disappointed by this move.

Cheers
Posted 2 years ago by Legaziofunk    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

Never read all of the lyrics until now. Chilling and moving. 

"He spat in my face again, and I don't want to die here.
You know that dream when your feet won't move,
you want to come but your body won't let you.
He steals it from me." 

As the husband of someone who was terribly abused in past relationships, I have the deepest sympathy and highest respect for anyone who has struggled with and survived abuse. 




We hold the dubious distinction of possessing the highest rate of domestic abuse in any state in the US at 25%. Nobody talks about the sudden appearance  of black eyes. It's none of our business. It's a personal matter. Boundaries. Our silence tolerates domestic violence.
Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
A 10 for me. The album is excellent.
Posted 2 years ago by jasonv    [ Reply ]
Never read all of the lyrics until now. Chilling and moving. 

"He spat in my face again, and I don't want to die here.
You know that dream when your feet won't move,
you want to come but your body won't let you.
He steals it from me." 

As the husband of someone who was terribly abused in past relationships, I have the deepest sympathy and highest respect for anyone who has struggled with and survived abuse. 
Posted 2 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 jah_blessed wrote:
Siren call... can't resist...


Use vax 🙂 
Posted 2 years ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
Another singer I never heard of before. Thanks bill LLRP
Posted 2 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
it's like having a nightmare and then waking up into another one with Kim Gordon. I like them both
Posted 5 years ago by benfitch523    [ Reply ]
perfect coping mechanism. write a song.  a really good one at that !  love her intensity as she spirals out of control 
Posted 5 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 prophetzarquon wrote:
 
save us all from mournful women....a trope that needs to move on
 
Amen-"ahhhhaaaaahhhhaaaahhhhhhaaaahhhhhahhhhh"  That's all I hear in the background with this...Friggin'creepy, makes me sleepy, too.
Posted 6 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
 
save us all from mournful women....a trope that needs to move on
Posted 6 years ago by prophetzarquon    [ Reply ]
Soooo nice !!!!    
Posted 6 years ago by Michael_in_Paradise    [ Reply ]
She needs more than an island.
Posted 6 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:

Words like this get nicked from other disciplines and used inappropriately.  "Bandwidth" is my pet hate, but knowing it from audio engineering, not the computing term.

By the way, I think the word "overcook" would apply to her style.

 
I have overclocked the CPU on a few personal computers but never expected to see the term as a metaphor for singing.  For folks on caffeine-filled energy drinks or methedrine, I get it.

"Overcook", now that is funny.
Posted 6 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

...why did people start using the word "overclock" as a verb to describe singing?...

  
Baby_M wrote:

I don't know about anyone else, but I picked the word up from my son the computer engineering major.

 
Words like this get nicked from other disciplines and used inappropriately.  "Bandwidth" is my pet hate, but knowing it from audio engineering, not the computing term.

By the way, I think the word "overcook" would apply to her style.
Posted 6 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
mysteriously provocative  ..unimaginable abuse visited
Posted 7 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:

And bury her on it.

 
Pure Hilarity!
Posted 7 years ago by Angry_Old_Man    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:
Hope it's not a true story........

 
in her concert she said it was.
Posted 7 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Cats fighting at 2am
Posted 7 years ago by jb0nez    [ Reply ]
 PeaceInIraq wrote:
Her voice is haunting, and makes me want to find her that island A.S.A.P.
 
And bury her on it.
Posted 7 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 
oldsaxon wrote:

 oldfart48 wrote:
Hope it's not a true story........

  
It's a million true stories.

 
bump.
Posted 7 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
Her voice is haunting, and makes me want to find her that island A.S.A.P.
Posted 7 years ago by PeaceInIraq    [ Reply ]
Not to be confused with the Chevy Nova:
https://wikicars.org/images/en/thumb/1/1d/477.jpg/300px-477.jpg
Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I dont show, and' I need somewhere to hide myself, I am on an beatiful island, and no hiding for the things can't be lost.
God she's so color friendly, with an amazing  unique style. Ttimekeeper picture is beatiful,  wasn't a coincidence,
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
What a coincidence! I played this song 15 minutes ago!!! :D :D Beautiful!
Posted 8 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
 LizK wrote:
Thought at first that this is Sarah McLaughlin.  Listening closer, Heather Nova has her own voice.

 
agreed
Posted 9 years ago by Bone    [ Reply ]
Thought at first that this is Sarah McLaughlin.  Listening closer, Heather Nova has her own voice.
Posted 9 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:

I don't know about anyone else, but I picked the word up from my son the computer engineering major.

 
{#Yes} That makes sense - I hear the word coming more from programming and engineering people.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Love this song love this albom
 
Posted 9 years ago by dhalevi    [ Reply ]
She reminds me a bit of Mary Margaret O'Hare...
Posted 10 years ago by markg063    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

...why did people start using the word "overclock" as a verb to describe singing?...

 
I don't know about anyone else, but I picked the word up from my son the computer engineering major.
Posted 10 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 oldsaxon wrote:

Do you know what she's singing? I suspect the "overclocking" was intentional and probably required to make this song the scary little gem it is. 

 
Yes, the style is relevant to the lyrics, and when and why did people start using the word "overclock" as a verb to describe singing?   I'm sure some "journalist" from Rolling Stone magazine used it to describe someone, but I've seen it in these comment threads a few times.  Aside from the word being a computer term, it means to speed up performance or processes at a rate faster than recommended.  I can see how one could translate the term as meaning "intensify", but still, it refers to speed not audible volume.  I guess it's just a stylistic annoyance to me.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Das ist sehr gut !
Posted 10 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 jasonv wrote:
Amazing album.

 
Definitely! She's great live too. I love Heather!
Posted 10 years ago by grungepuppy    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song that leaves you punch-drunk!
Posted 10 years ago by woodchuk    [ Reply ]
Amazing album.
Posted 10 years ago by jasonv    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:
Hope it's not a true story........

 
It's a million true stories.
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
nice
 
Posted 11 years ago by hanktheshank    [ Reply ]
Beautiful merging of lyrics and music. Hauntingly powerful and honest.
Posted 11 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Hope it's not a true story........
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 {#Clap}TJS wrote:
Bump for lyrics

 Cynaera wrote:
At great cost (pop-up ads that wouldn't go away), here are the lyrics...

There are parts of me he'll never know,
My wild horses and my river beds,
And in my throat voices he'll never hear.
He pulls at me like a cherry tree,
And I can still move, but I don't speak about it.
Pretend I'm crazy, pretend I'm dead.
He's too scared to hit me now, he'll bring flowers instead.

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you,
Somewhere to go.

And the dogwoods shimmer in October sun,
'oh sweet thing' he sings to me,
'you're the only one.'

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you, somewhere
I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you, somewhere to go.

And I don't know why I can't tell my sister,
He spat in my face again, and I don't want to die here.
You know that dream when your feet won't move,
You want to come but your body won't let you.
He steals it from me.

He steals it from me.
It shines like sweat, like jewels,
Like something that has died too soon.
He fucks with the beauty.
A kiss, a kick, a kiss, a kick, a kiss kiss kick.
He steals it from me.
It's out of my hands again.

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you,
Somewhere to go, to go...

Holy crap - what powerful lyrics... I liked her "Heart and Shoulder," but this eclipses it by miles. Wow.  And lattalo - I hope you meant that you love the words and music, and not that you could actually physically relate to the subject. If the latter - my heart goes out to you.  Please reach out for help - it's there, and there are places that can protect you.  If it's the former, the music has done what it set out to do - move a listener to react.

Whatever the case, I'd never listened to this song with the attentiveness with which I just listened to it now, based on posted comments. I'm reeling from it all. Quite a bit to process - and at one time, I was ready to write off Heather Nova as a less-than-stellar Canadian artist (like Celine, and before anyone attacks me for that, I have friends in Toronto and Montréal who swear that Celine Dion is NOT the best of Canada.) Now, I'm forced to revise my opinion of Nova.  That, and put Kevin Parent or Paul Piché in my CD player, and then chase it with Zachary Richard's "Cap Enragé" if I can find it....

 




 



 


Posted 11 years ago by Tamster    [ Reply ]
{#Headache}
Posted 11 years ago by stephw    [ Reply ]
Sweet and sorrowful.
Posted 11 years ago by eroz    [ Reply ]
this is bad. hurts the ears.
Posted 11 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
I was really diggin' this tune until her weird little tirade like digression toward the end here but then recovers well....hmm..?
Posted 11 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Bump for lyrics

 Cynaera wrote:
At great cost (pop-up ads that wouldn't go away), here are the lyrics...

There are parts of me he'll never know,
My wild horses and my river beds,
And in my throat voices he'll never hear.
He pulls at me like a cherry tree,
And I can still move, but I don't speak about it.
Pretend I'm crazy, pretend I'm dead.
He's too scared to hit me now, he'll bring flowers instead.

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you,
Somewhere to go.

And the dogwoods shimmer in October sun,
'oh sweet thing' he sings to me,
'you're the only one.'

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you, somewhere
I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you, somewhere to go.

And I don't know why I can't tell my sister,
He spat in my face again, and I don't want to die here.
You know that dream when your feet won't move,
You want to come but your body won't let you.
He steals it from me.

He steals it from me.
It shines like sweat, like jewels,
Like something that has died too soon.
He fucks with the beauty.
A kiss, a kick, a kiss, a kick, a kiss kiss kick.
He steals it from me.
It's out of my hands again.

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you,
Somewhere to go, to go...

Holy crap - what powerful lyrics... I liked her "Heart and Shoulder," but this eclipses it by miles. Wow.  And lattalo - I hope you meant that you love the words and music, and not that you could actually physically relate to the subject. If the latter - my heart goes out to you.  Please reach out for help - it's there, and there are places that can protect you.  If it's the former, the music has done what it set out to do - move a listener to react.

Whatever the case, I'd never listened to this song with the attentiveness with which I just listened to it now, based on posted comments. I'm reeling from it all. Quite a bit to process - and at one time, I was ready to write off Heather Nova as a less-than-stellar Canadian artist (like Celine, and before anyone attacks me for that, I have friends in Toronto and Montréal who swear that Celine Dion is NOT the best of Canada.) Now, I'm forced to revise my opinion of Nova.  That, and put Kevin Parent or Paul Piché in my CD player, and then chase it with Zachary Richard's "Cap Enragé" if I can find it....

 




 


Posted 11 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Interesting needs more time! Liking the voice.
Posted 11 years ago by Papasmeg    [ Reply ]
 cShaggy wrote:
..hits home & especially good after "I Am a Rock"..
 

Exactly why I don't need to hear this right now...
Posted 11 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
Yes to angsty, Kate-Sinead-Tori-alike ghostiness.
Posted 11 years ago by poetista    [ Reply ]
Always love hearing this gal's voice...and her musical arrangements are pretty good, too...thanks, RP, for turning me onto her!
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
..hits home & especially good after "I Am a Rock"..
Posted 12 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
Superb cover to cover!
Posted 12 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
I really like it, up to the point at the start of the second verse where she starts overclocking her voice.  Average those two reactions out and I end up sort of liking it.
 
Do you know what she's singing? I suspect the "overclocking" was intentional and probably required to make this song the scary little gem it is. 
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
A real beaut.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 mrdak wrote:
Damn nice song.................... Imogen Heap'ish
 
....good point.....{#Yes}
Posted 12 years ago by rockpommel16    [ Reply ]
great, feel i should have paid more attention to the lyrics, sound reminded me of Robert Smith/ Cure kind of tempo
Posted 12 years ago by suesblues    [ Reply ]
He fucks with the beauty.

{#Bananajam}
Posted 12 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Yuck.. That is all.
Posted 12 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
I adore this song.  It's haunting, sad, and beautiful in its pain.  I love Heather Nova's music; I have pretty much all of it and she's consistenly amazing.  This is a great song to play on the guitar too.  We definitely need more Heather Nova on RP.
Posted 12 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
I really like it, up to the point at the start of the second verse where she starts overclocking her voice.  Average those two reactions out and I end up sort of liking it.
 
Pretty much what I came on here to say.  A bit too much angst for me ...


Posted 12 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]

Listening while sunbathing with a the lovely bride and a pitcher of marguaritas ...   was floating away on Nova's tune,  then you chased it with It's a Beautifuil Day's  'White Bird'    .....  we're gone... ;P      Thanks !


Posted 12 years ago by gusthemonkey    [ Reply ]
A thread about alienation, isolation and fear. "I am a Rock", then this.  Nice.
Posted 12 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
Hysteric Nova
Posted 12 years ago by Ghiaap    [ Reply ]
Damn nice song.................... Imogen Heap'ish
Posted 12 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
 The_Shrike wrote:

Yep, why would you ever listen to this when you could just put on the Cranberries?
 
Because this doesn't suck. . . 
 
Posted 12 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
I really like it, up to the point at the start of the second verse where she starts overclocking her voice.  Average those two reactions out and I end up sort of liking it.
 

{#Lol} (@ overclocking)...
Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
Sounds more like she needs a therapist and the police than an island.
 
A lot of good art and music has been created by people who could use a therapist.

Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
The commenters who dislike this song are not commenting on its merits. Having never heard it before, my respect for Heather Nova has increased considerably. As another commenter noted (more or less), writing something that expresses things so well is not easy and I think this is powerful writing, and music.
Posted 13 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
Lovely voice, clear  Reminescent. of Sara McLachlan.  
Posted 13 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
I really like it, up to the point at the start of the second verse where she starts overclocking her voice.  Average those two reactions out and I end up sort of liking it.
Posted 13 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
...chase it with Zachary Richard's "Cap Enragé" if I can find it....
 Glad the Québécois love Zachary, a product of Cajun South Louisiana. He just keeps getting better with age.

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Well, I like it!

Posted 13 years ago by Galateea    [ Reply ]
omg. please let it stop! this is annoying!!
Posted 13 years ago by tutakea    [ Reply ]
Sounds more like she needs a therapist and the police than an island.
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Not sure how I ever heard Heather Nova in the days where the internet was just getting started... this certainly wasn't played on FM radio.

Regardless... had this album all the way back to 1995 and loved it from beginning to end.  This got a lot of play in my CD player. 
Posted 13 years ago by bobringer    [ Reply ]
Bumping this up to 9. The more I listen, the more I think my Canadian friends have slighted her talent (Stephane, shame on you!)  She has depth and perception, and a lot of pain.  This song proves that.
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Awesome...This album is a gem cover to cover.........play more Heather Nova.

Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
 alanthecowboy wrote:

The song is fine.  Trying to pass your opinion off as fact, however, does suck.  You think it sucks, that's fine.

 

Ok, I still think this songs sucks. Better?
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
At great cost (pop-up ads that wouldn't go away), here are the lyrics...

There are parts of me he'll never know,
My wild horses and my river beds,
And in my throat voices he'll never hear.
He pulls at me like a cherry tree,
And I can still move, but I don't speak about it.
Pretend I'm crazy, pretend I'm dead.
He's too scared to hit me now, he'll bring flowers instead.

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you,
Somewhere to go.

And the dogwoods shimmer in October sun,
'oh sweet thing' he sings to me,
'you're the only one.'

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you, somewhere
I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you, somewhere to go.

And I don't know why I can't tell my sister,
He spat in my face again, and I don't want to die here.
You know that dream when your feet won't move,
You want to come but your body won't let you.
He steals it from me.

He steals it from me.
It shines like sweat, like jewels,
Like something that has died too soon.
He fucks with the beauty.
A kiss, a kick, a kiss, a kick, a kiss kiss kick.
He steals it from me.
It's out of my hands again.

I need an island, somewhere to sink a stone
I need an island, somewhere to bury you,
Somewhere to go, to go...

Holy crap - what powerful lyrics... I liked her "Heart and Shoulder," but this eclipses it by miles. Wow.  And lattalo - I hope you meant that you love the words and music, and not that you could actually physically relate to the subject. If the latter - my heart goes out to you.  Please reach out for help - it's there, and there are places that can protect you.  If it's the former, the music has done what it set out to do - move a listener to react.

Whatever the case, I'd never listened to this song with the attentiveness with which I just listened to it now, based on posted comments. I'm reeling from it all. Quite a bit to process - and at one time, I was ready to write off Heather Nova as a less-than-stellar Canadian artist (like Celine, and before anyone attacks me for that, I have friends in Toronto and Montréal who swear that Celine Dion is NOT the best of Canada.) Now, I'm forced to revise my opinion of Nova.  That, and put Kevin Parent or Paul Piché in my CD player, and then chase it with Zachary Richard's "Cap Enragé" if I can find it....

 



Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
My RealPlayer feed got stuck in a loop with her singing "go."  I had better wait to rate this as it began to drive me nuts.  Time for a bathroom break.

Posted 14 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:


Oh, of this I have no doubt which is why I am not a songwriter by profession. BTW, this song still sucks.
 
The song is fine.  Trying to pass your opinion off as fact, however, does suck.  You think it sucks, that's fine.

Posted 14 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
 lattalo wrote:
I can really relate to the words of this song.  Very different and good.
 

I'm so sorry to hear that.  What tough times.  Be strong...heal....

lovely song indeed
Posted 14 years ago by sailorgirl    [ Reply ]
I can really relate to the words of this song.  Very different and good.
Posted 14 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
My brother used to have an indecent imaginary relationship with this woman.
 
Don't all man who have been within 20 miles of Heather Nova fall for her?

Posted 14 years ago by koenp    [ Reply ]
 out4mike wrote:
People are real critical about songs.  Unless you've taken the time to try to write one, practice it and then produce it.  It's harder then you think.  This was a nice song! Keep it up!
 

Oh, of this I have no doubt which is why I am not a songwriter by profession. BTW, this song still sucks.
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
People are real critical about songs.  Unless you've taken the time to try to write one, practice it and then produce it.  It's harder then you think.  This was a nice song! Keep it up!
Posted 14 years ago by out4mike    [ Reply ]
 newwavegurly wrote:
I usually like Heather Nova, but I'm not diggin' on this song. It's verging on that annoying vocal style that has me reaching for the mute button when Vienna Teng and Loreena Mckennitt come on.
 

Preach it sistah! I'm with you on all counts!{#Lol}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 greentini wrote:
I have found Heather wonderful only when she collaborates with ATB. But for some reason electronic music never gets played on RP. Sad.
 

Seriously? No electronic music on RP? You just need to listen longer, its there... Not a lot, but it's there often enough.
Posted 14 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]

Heather Nova is quite beautiful, perhaps she should go into modeling.{#Puke}{#Headache}


Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Shades of Dido and Eminem's "Stan"....
Posted 14 years ago by Forest267    [ Reply ]
Most unusual.  I like it.
Posted 14 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
I have found Heather wonderful only when she collaborates with ATB. But for some reason electronic music never gets played on RP. Sad.
Posted 14 years ago by greentini    [ Reply ]
That alternates chorus/verse between okay and really really bad.  Not sure which is which.  Can't force myself to listen hard enough to figure it out.
Posted 14 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
 billynyc wrote:
melodramatic crap
 
Yep, why would you ever listen to this when you could just put on the Cranberries?

Posted 15 years ago by The_Shrike    [ Reply ]
my ears are bleeding....{#Headache}
Posted 15 years ago by moonsaura    [ Reply ]
melodramatic crap
Posted 15 years ago by billynyc    [ Reply ]
there's so much happier things to wail about...
Posted 15 years ago by df1489    [ Reply ]
 newwavegurly wrote:
I usually like Heather Nova, but I'm not diggin' on this song. It's verging on that annoying vocal style that has me reaching for the mute button when Vienna Teng and Loreena Mckennitt come on.
 
You mean strong, smooth, sensual and on-key? Yeah, I can see how that would be annoying.

Posted 15 years ago by Droidac    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
My brother used to have an indecent imaginary relationship with this woman.

And how would you become privy to this information?
{#Curtain}

Posted 15 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
I usually like Heather Nova, but I'm not diggin' on this song. It's verging on that annoying vocal style that has me reaching for the mute button when Vienna Teng and Loreena Mckennitt come on.
Posted 15 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Hey, on first listen, I like this.

The vocals sound like they should annoy me, but somehow, they don't.

...And every time I think she's starting to sound like someone else, she does something that makes that thought suddenly seem silly.

Posted 15 years ago by conglif    [ Reply ]
Nice...
Posted 15 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
My brother used to have an indecent imaginary relationship with this woman.
 

thank you so much for sharing.....
Posted 15 years ago by jkhandy    [ Reply ]
I Do like this song, as I do with any song that inspires inner reflection and emotion.
Posted 15 years ago by jkhandy    [ Reply ]
lophrequa wrote:
i do not like this song


She sings out of key and flat, and I find her painful to listen to. It would be a good song if sung by someone else.


Posted 15 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
i do not like this song
Posted 15 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
Pyro
Posted: Feb 16, 2007 - 12:13 < Reply >
radiozep wrote: Cool except towards the end when she starts rambling/screaming/falsetto-ing... Nice guitar work.

Exactly!

Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
My brother used to have an indecent imaginary relationship with this woman.
Posted 16 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Brutal.
Posted 16 years ago by swruch    [ Reply ]
Haven't followed her since this came out, but this is a great CD.
Posted 16 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
crazyossi wrote:
Boring , Boring ! Then you realize that you ve forgotten your mp3 player - to listen to good music which is totally absent here !



So why the f*ck are you listening RP if good music is totaly absent here? And what a waste of energy by posting this kind of message...?


Posted 16 years ago by wim06    [ Reply ]
Quite lovely.  Beautiful and haunting.
Posted 16 years ago by Kittee    [ Reply ]
wow ,,,, never heard of this, me like!

OScar 
Posted 16 years ago by oscar_driver    [ Reply ]
If this isn't originally a Sarah McLaughlan tune, she has one that is very similar.  Great stuff.
Posted 16 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
starfishNcoffee wrote:
Isn't this song about a woman whose man is beating her?
I would say yes.
Posted 16 years ago by pianocomposer    [ Reply ]
Boring , Boring ! After this song - you really need an Island . Then you realize that you ve forgotten your mp3 player - to listen to good music which is totally absent here !
Posted 16 years ago by crazyossi    [ Reply ]