Betsy is like someone has said in the comments on the YouTube video- Cher reborn. Not like I was a Cher fan, but her voice is her own.
The video sums up how I am feeling.
Check this out, and her other music such as “Lost & Found” and “Little White Lies”
This song came out just over 20 years ago. The music, the words, one of the first songs that really washed over, and grabbed me. Carried me out and I explored such a clear and powerful set of imagery. I only heard it in 2003, but it has been one of my favourite songs ever since.
Here is a beautiful cover, by Ben Abraham. Adore the arrangement.
One of the most beautiful songs I have heard in a long time. I am just thankful Frances has shared her voice with the world.
Makes me think about where I am right now.
Happy 2016. Entering now my 11th year of this blog now. And as I enter it, plenty is changing, plenty is good. Even though that is terrible grammar.
This has been a favourite of mine for many years. Eight years to be precise now. The lyrics really rang out to me, when feeling weary and it feels like a blanket around the heart.
So listen closely. Save it for a down day.
She has a heart in this song. The arrangement works and it brings a new freshness to an already excellent song.
The lyrics I haven’t noticed as much as I have with this new version.
This song had a bit of a catchiness too it when I heard it, but then I saw the video and art direction behind it. I loved the Wizard of Oz nod, and the way it is filmed. Show your colours. That simple really.
Ingrid has an excellent way of writing beautiful music with lyrics that match. Even if they don’t say the most happiest of things, they can truly express what is real.
“Nobody wants to be the only one that’s left standing
Nobody wants to be the only one to understand
And now I’m seeing the way that you’re leaving without me
Now go on and drift away
The tide can hold you out
Go quiet now
Go sound go safe
Open hands are hard to hold onto anyway
Anyway”
Well, I always believe music finds you. And helps you feel what you need to feel right then and there, when you cannot explain it yourself. Beautiful song and beautiful video.
I simply like this song, as it is the Spring anthem for this year for me. It also reminds me of Toni Childs. You just wanna keep strolling, focussing on the present.
Shame that the music video is so uncreative, including barefoot hipsters walking across the desert the entire clip.
