If you aren't familiar with David, then let me tell you about him. He has been writing music since he was a teenager when he was in a band Japan. He left the band and went solo. His music and lyrics are an inspiration to me as he has a real talent of painting a picture with his lyrics. His voice adds to the painting and sends chills all over my body. No other musician has this effect on me. Of course some come close, but nothing like Sylvian. I have included the lyrics along with the videos.
And he's easy on the eyes :loveya: :blush: :loveya:
http://www.davidsylvian.com/Orpheushttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YuvdDPYEy0Standing firm on this stony ground
The wind blows hard
Pulls these clothes around
I harbour all the same worries as most
The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost
I wrestle with an outlook on life
That shifts between darkness and shadowy light
I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear
But Orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world
Sunlight falls, my wings open wide
There's a beauty here I cannot deny
And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs
Are just so many people I knew never cared
Down below on the wreck of the ship
Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret
But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide
As Orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing
Sleepers sleep as we row the boat
Just you the weather and I gave up hope
But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps
Were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs
Still the voices have stories to tell
Of the power struggles in heaven and hell
But we feel secure against such mighty dreams
As Orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring
Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing
Nine Horses: David SylvianAtom And Cellhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCYr2T01ibkHer skin was darker than ashes
And she had something to say
Bout being naked to the elements
At the end of yet another day
And the rain on her back that continued to fall
From the bruise of her lips
Swollen, fragile, and small
And the bills that you paid with were worth nothing at all
A lost foreign currency
Multi-coloured, barely reputable
Like the grasses that blew in the warm summer breeze
Well she offered you this to do as you pleased
And where is the poetry?
Didn't she promise us poetry?
The redwoods, the deserts, the tropical ease
The swamps and the prairie dogs, the Joshua trees
The long straight highways from dirt road to tar
Hitching your wheels to truck, bus, or car
And the lives that you hold in the palm of your hand
You toss them aside small and damn near unbreakable
You drank all the water and you pissed yourself dry
Then you fell to your knees and proceeded to cry
And who could feel sorry for a drunkard like this
In a democracy of dunces with a parasites kiss?
And where are the stars?
Didn't she promise us stars?
Nothing will ever be as it was
The price has been paid with a thousand loose shoes
Pictures are pasted on shop windows and walls
Like a poor mans Boltanski
Lost one and all.
Sell, sell
Bid your farewell
Come, come
Save yourself
Give yourself over
Pushing your consciousness
Deep into every atom and cell,
Sell,
Bid your farewell
Come, come
Save yourself
Give yourself over
Pushing your consciousness
Deep into every atom and cell,
Sell,
Bid your farewell
Come, come
Save yourself
Give yourself over
Pushing your consciousness
Nine Horses: The Banality of Evil (this video only has the audio)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq0GAkZp5AA&feature=relatedI’ve got me a badge
A bright shiny badge
I’m painting the crest in yellow and blue
I’ve got me a club
An exclusive club
It doesn’t include a place for you
Hey…..hello neighbour
Hey…..hello neighbour, right you are
It’s in the way that you walk
All of the changes, all the mistakes
In the demands you constantly make
It’s in the way that you grieve
All of the loss
You don’t know when you’re better off
Or at what cost
You’ve got it good
The banality of evil
Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The benefactors are in denial
Hey…..hello neighbour
Hey…..hello neighbour, right you are
There was a time
Not so long ago
I was master of everything I surveyed
Yes, there was a time
We did it my way
We’ll do things my way
Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The perpetrators are in denial
The banality of evil
King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop ‘em off
The banality of evil
Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The benefactors are in denial
The banality of evil
King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop ‘em off
Hey…..hello neighbour
I don’t believe in what you believe
You skin is filthy
And your gods don’t look like god to me
But I want to touch you
Now that isn’t right
No, that can’t be right
But I want to touch you
You’re leading me on I know it
Hey…
King of the castle
More room at the top
All sorts allowed
Now the gloves are off
Hey….hello neighbour
Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The benefactors are in denial
The banality of evil
King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop ‘em off
The banality of evil
Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The perpetrators are in denial
The banality of evil
King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop ‘em off
The banality of evil
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I also like these artists:
Boards of Canada
Air
Architecture of Helsinki
B-52's
Deep Forest
Forest for the Trees
Laurie Anderson
Kate Bush
Lene Lovich
Lamb
David Byrne
Brian Eno
Ryiuchi Sakamoto
Robert Fripp
Bill Nelson
Howard Jones
Fever Ray
Mum
Wolfsheim
There are a lot more, but this list is getting long in the tooth :blush: Sorry about that :spank: