Song of the night: Natalie Merchant - Carnival

[Travellin' Man]

One of my favorite songs of all time



I gotta type the lyrics out to this one.

Well, I've walked these streets
A virtual stage, it seemed to me
Makeup on their faces
Actors took their places next to me
Well, I've walked these streets
In a carnival, of sights to see
All the cheap thrill seekers vendors and the dealers
They crowded around me

Have I been blind have I been lost
Inside myself and my own mind
Hypnotized, mesmerized by what my eyes have seen?

Well, I've walked these streets
In a spectacle of wealth and poverty
In the diamond markets the scarlet welcome carpet
That they just rolled out for me
And I've walked these streets
In the madhouse asylum they can be
Where a wild-eyed misfit prophet
On a traffic island stopped and he raved of saving me

Have I been blind, have I been lost
Inside myself and my own mind
Hypnotized, mesmerized by what my eyes have seen
Have I been wrong, have I been wise
To shut my eyes and play along
Hypnotized, paralyzed by what my eyes have found
By what my eyes have seen
What they have seen?


Have I been blind
Have I been lost
Have I been wrong
Have I been wise
Have I been strong
Have I been hypnotized, mesmerized by what my eyes have found
In that great street carnival
Have I been blind
Have I been lost
Have I been wrong
Have I been wise
Have I been strong
Have I been hypnotized, mesmerized by what my eyes have found
In that great street carnival
In that carnival

 

[boogers]

natalie merchant????

i dunno whos worse, you for posting this, or me for knowing who that is



she does have a beautiful voice tho. just not my kinda music

 

[BlackAchilles]

A classic

 

[Cakebatter]

I prefer tracks 'Break your Heart' & 'Frozen Charlotte' from her Ophelia album, but Tigerlily was musically a better album. Ophelia was recorded better, which speaks to me as an audiophile.

 

[Travellin' Man]

A classic

Yes indeed!

I prefer tracks 'Break your Heart' & 'Frozen Charlotte' from her Ophelia album, but Tigerlily was musically a better album. Ophelia was recorded better, which speaks to me as an audiophile.

Man she got classics for days

Let’s not forget her work with 10,000 Maniacs also

 

[Cakebatter]

Damn, listening to that album just now brought back so many musical memories. It was a great time for female artists: Sarah Mclachlan, Tori Amos, The Sundays, The Cranberries, Dionne Ferris, Joan Osborne, etc.

 

[Travellin' Man]

Damn, listening to that album just now brought back so many musical memories. It was a great time for female artists: Sarah Mclachlan, Tori Amos, The Sundays, The Cranberries, Dionne Ferris, Joan Osborne, etc.

Yes it was!

Great songs, great songwriting and singing

You know music