Which musicians do you think write the best #poetry? I put forward Fiona Apple, @sparksofficial.bsky.social, Charlie Winston and Passenger (this morning anyway- I'm often wowed by lyrics) Who are your top four musicians who are also #poets?
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Passenger his me right in the feels every time
nov 27, 2024, 12:44 pm • 1 1 • view
Me too. Holes is a regular 'singing for pain relief when I'm too immobile for physio' songs (also Life's for the Living. It works & sometimes gets enough endorphins going that I can then do some stretches) I love the video as it reminds me of my (much missed) Brighton days youtu.be/OW7WH2j4Y3o?...
nov 27, 2024, 2:45 pm • 1 0 • view
Ooh- looking that up I stumbled on the glorious anniversary edition of Life's for the Living w/ Vance. Glorious countryside in the video - fab way to get nature from bed m.youtube.com/watch?v=3q-X... (has #craptions though: many errors. Wish artists would include proper #captions not autogenerated)
nov 27, 2024, 2:53 pm • 1 0 • view
Colin Meloy (The Decemberists). Example: The Crane Wife m.youtube.com/watch?v=VIjC... French singer/songwriter Francis Cabrel. Example: youtu.be/EVeZzR677DU?...
nov 27, 2024, 11:06 am • 1 1 • view
Francis Cabral is fab too "Seule la lumière pourrait Défaire nos repères secrets Où mes doigts pris sur tes poignets Je t'aimais, je t'aime et je t'aimerai" Lyrics in different languages are a great way to learn new languages too. Thanks for sharing such fab lyrical musicians
nov 27, 2024, 4:50 pm • 1 0 • view
I'm glad you like them! I owe my introduction to Cabrel to a school French teacher.
nov 27, 2024, 8:22 pm • 1 0 • view
This is another beautiful French song I was grateful to be introduced to. Most confident, classiest and sultriest break up song ever (it wasn't shared with me in that context). Amazing video too m.youtube.com/watch?v=I8vT...
nov 27, 2024, 5:08 pm • 1 0 • view
Beautiful. A deceptively langorous rhythm at the beginning. I don't speak Spanish, so thanks to whoever provided the subtitles for the video.
nov 27, 2024, 8:31 pm • 1 0 • view
Doh, Spanish. I speak bits of both so get them confused as it fits in the 'languages I can parse some of' bit of my brain. Brain fog moment ;-)
nov 27, 2024, 9:37 pm • 1 0 • view
YouTube DJ followed this with Etta James At Last which is inspired: 1 of my all time favourite songs though Phoebe Snow's version is my most listened to version /https://youtu.be/JgBrmOZCyVg?feature=shared) It was 1st song in this playlist (fab 'romantic dinner' soundtrack) youtu.be/CFwBi9nXvNk?...
nov 27, 2024, 5:18 pm • 2 1 • view
That's lovely. "Sound the keening bell And see it's painted red Soft as fontanelle The feathers and the thread" Suspect you may enjoy this youtu.be/ggcjW7AN75U?...
nov 27, 2024, 2:07 pm • 1 0 • view
Evidence: for Fiona Apple, Fetch the Boltcutters (also one of my favourite ever albums) youtu.be/qONNetp6rZQ?... Sample lyric "Evil is a relay sport, when the one you burn turns to pass the torch” Pitchfork review here (they loved it too pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...)
nov 27, 2024, 10:54 am • 0 0 • view
Evidence for Charlie Winston youtu.be/UBfK3j6Hs00?... Sample lyric "For all my life I've tried to hide the animal in me Now it's time to open up and breathe" (from My Life as a Duck youtu.be/phV8ybcn8Nc?...
nov 27, 2024, 10:54 am • 0 0 • view
Evidence for Passenger youtu.be/0-vagZyA-dM?... Sample lyric "Sing at the top of your voice Oh, love without fear in your heart Can you feel, feel like you still have a choice If we all light up we can scare away the dark" (From this which has a fab video full of nature youtu.be/cWKTFuAFcOY?...)
nov 27, 2024, 10:54 am • 0 0 • view
K.flay! youtu.be/HTnBl8Q7zwo?...
nov 27, 2024, 11:38 am • 1 0 • view
Kang Daniel - youtu.be/sZHNBcatTRI?...
nov 27, 2024, 11:49 am • 1 0 • view
Vision Video - youtu.be/c2CQdMwAbBc?...
nov 27, 2024, 11:44 am • 1 0 • view
Iniko - youtu.be/C8BP8K-ZuL0?...
nov 27, 2024, 11:40 am • 1 0 • view
david berman
nov 27, 2024, 8:23 pm • 0 0 • view