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sendero

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57. Up until..
Mon Jul 7, 2014, 08:49 PM
Jul 2014

....... Heaven or Las Vegas (Four Calendar was next after that) very few of the songs had actual lyrics. The story has changed over the years, back in the day (80s) it was said that she was singing "phonemic sounds" that suited the emotion she was conveying. Later it was modified to "some phonemic sounds, some words here and there and some foreign words".

Once I got my head around what they were doing I didn't care about lyrics. Most 25-year-olds have little of substance to say anyway. And her voice is so beautiful and expressive she really doesn't need words Really, there is no one I'd rather hear sing.

By the time of FCC, Robin and Liz were split up and tensions were very high (hence Bluebeard). I haven't really paid attention to Summerhead perhaps I will.

If you have never heard it listen to the mostly "acoustic" album that just Robin and Liz did in their home studio, called Victorialand. Just stunning!

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Say You, Say Me? LexVegas Jul 2014 #1
%^%$ !!! you are correct, thanks....any suggestions for songs? nt clarice Jul 2014 #2
"Let's FucK" by DOA Throd Jul 2014 #3
Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny & Take Me To The Backseat NightWatcher Jul 2014 #4
So romantic......makes me swoon. nt clarice Jul 2014 #6
Not tryna be a perv OriginalGeek Jul 2014 #24
I would allow them to pass me around the tour bus NightWatcher Jul 2014 #26
Hmmm... Xyzse Jul 2014 #5
Isn't that a Frank Sinatra remake? nt clarice Jul 2014 #7
Nah, I doubt it. Xyzse Jul 2014 #15
Definitely not !!! lol.nt clarice Jul 2014 #16
Yep... Xyzse Jul 2014 #18
The entire "Avalon" album by Roxy Music Beaverhausen Jul 2014 #8
Oh yeeeeeah. nt clarice Jul 2014 #9
Oh, yes. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2014 #40
Enigma mcmxc.ad. Aristus Jul 2014 #10
looking it up now. thanks. nt clarice Jul 2014 #11
Why Don't we do It in the Road antiquie Jul 2014 #12
lol...good one. nt clarice Jul 2014 #13
That was my first thought. nt LWolf Jul 2014 #29
Just thought of one..Songs for lovers = Frank. nt clarice Jul 2014 #14
Closer - Nine Inch Nails. It's a bit vague, but I get the feeling it's about sex. Liberal Veteran Jul 2014 #17
Yes...I think that the "__ _ _ _ you like an animal was the clue". lol nt clarice Jul 2014 #19
"Bring on the Nubiles". sendero Jul 2014 #20
Love to love you, baby rug Jul 2014 #21
that's a good one Mosby Jul 2014 #35
Never. That song fits though. rug Jul 2014 #36
Cocteau Twins... sendero Jul 2014 #22
Really? I had no idea!! Coventina Jul 2014 #44
Ok.. sendero Jul 2014 #52
I'm not disputing it or anything, I'm just..... Coventina Jul 2014 #54
Well to be fair.. sendero Jul 2014 #55
And I have to confess that I can't understand most of her lyrics, but love her voice. Coventina Jul 2014 #56
Up until.. sendero Jul 2014 #57
Agreed, I can't think of anyone else that can transport me vocally the way she can. Coventina Jul 2014 #58
About the only thing they ever did.. sendero Jul 2014 #59
Neat! Thanks for the info and I will put them on my "to buy" list as funds become available! Coventina Jul 2014 #61
Buffett - Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw Wait Wut Jul 2014 #23
So close.... OriginalGeek Jul 2014 #25
Dance with Me Henry -- Etta James, Shake, Rattle and Roll -- Big Joe Turner retread Jul 2014 #27
THAT's what I'm talkin' bout !!! nt clarice Jul 2014 #28
Criminal (fiona apple) Raine1967 Jul 2014 #30
Good ones...what's Fiona doing these days? nt clarice Jul 2014 #31
She's still recording. Raine1967 Jul 2014 #32
Thanks Rain.nt clarice Jul 2014 #33
Hey, Let's Get It On LeftOfSelf-Centered Jul 2014 #34
I welcome "obscure music no one's ever heard of." WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2014 #42
I always dread being asked what music I listen to. LeftOfSelf-Centered Jul 2014 #43
If I hear Al Green, there's always a possibility! PassingFair Jul 2014 #37
"The Sweetest Drop" Peter Murphy politicat Jul 2014 #38
Magazine - Permafrost sendero Jul 2014 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2014 #41
Add It Up - Violent Femmes Coventina Jul 2014 #45
Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand Coventina Jul 2014 #46
Strobe Light - B-52's Coventina Jul 2014 #47
Sex - Berlin Coventina Jul 2014 #48
Erotica - Madonna Coventina Jul 2014 #49
One Time for Me - Reverend Horton Heat Coventina Jul 2014 #50
Fatman In The Bathtub - Little Feat bluesbassman Jul 2014 #51
Do'in it? >> El Supremo Jul 2014 #53
Paula Cole "Feeling Love" herding cats Jul 2014 #60
I just think of this Boom Sound 416 Jul 2014 #62
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