Sharing Dar Williams
22 August 2006 08:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
larryhammerYou stopped and pointed and you said, "That's a crocus,"
And I said, "What's a crocus?" and you said, "It's a flower,"
I tried to remember, but I said, "What's a flower?"
You said, "I still love you."
— February
And where does magic come from? I think magic's in the learning,
'Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans only pumpkin pies are burning.
— The Christians and the Pagans
Where's the pain, it's only rain,
It's only slowing down a work day,
Only singing happy birthday
To a crowd, very loud.
— Playing to the Firmament
I have met the riot grrls who print their zines,
They write the word, they raise a thought.
They say who they are, they try what they're not.
— The World's Not Falling Apart
She sits on her hair, and she's tall as my dad,
And she tie-dyed my shirt, and she pierced her own ear,
And it's peace, man, cool, yeah, the babysitter's here.
— The Babysitter's Here
And it's embarrassed, but it's lusting after a SUNY student with mousy brown hair
Who is taking out the compost, making coffee in long underwear.
— Southern California Wants to Be Western New York
Links to YouSendIt while they last, by way of hoping you'll by the albums. At her best, Williams writes on the quirky side of folk-singer-songwriter earnestness. Although I usually claim The Green World is my favorite album, there's more here from Mortal City. Bonus track by Roth d'Lux:
And like my coffee, love smells better than it tastes.
— My Anniversary
eta: I forgot to include a shout out to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lucy_anne, who introduced us to Dar with "The Christians and the Pagans" and "The Ballad of Mary Magdalene" on Christmas mix tapes.
---L.
And I said, "What's a crocus?" and you said, "It's a flower,"
I tried to remember, but I said, "What's a flower?"
You said, "I still love you."
— February
And where does magic come from? I think magic's in the learning,
'Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans only pumpkin pies are burning.
— The Christians and the Pagans
Where's the pain, it's only rain,
It's only slowing down a work day,
Only singing happy birthday
To a crowd, very loud.
— Playing to the Firmament
I have met the riot grrls who print their zines,
They write the word, they raise a thought.
They say who they are, they try what they're not.
— The World's Not Falling Apart
She sits on her hair, and she's tall as my dad,
And she tie-dyed my shirt, and she pierced her own ear,
And it's peace, man, cool, yeah, the babysitter's here.
— The Babysitter's Here
And it's embarrassed, but it's lusting after a SUNY student with mousy brown hair
Who is taking out the compost, making coffee in long underwear.
— Southern California Wants to Be Western New York
Links to YouSendIt while they last, by way of hoping you'll by the albums. At her best, Williams writes on the quirky side of folk-singer-songwriter earnestness. Although I usually claim The Green World is my favorite album, there's more here from Mortal City. Bonus track by Roth d'Lux:
And like my coffee, love smells better than it tastes.
— My Anniversary
eta: I forgot to include a shout out to
lucy_anne, who introduced us to Dar with "The Christians and the Pagans" and "The Ballad of Mary Magdalene" on Christmas mix tapes.---L.
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Date: 23 August 2006 03:09 am (UTC)"I'm so glad that you finally made it here
With the things you know now that only time could tell
Looking back, seeing far, landing right where we are
And oh, you're aging, oh, and I am aging,
oh, aren't we aging well?"
I used to play her cover of "Better days" over and over and over again, like a blessing.
I owe her doubly because last time she was on tour, her opening act was "Girlyman", who are mighty close-harmony singer-songwriters in their own right.
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Date: 23 August 2006 03:14 am (UTC)The ones I included are the ones I'm most likely to punch the repeat button for.
---L.
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Date: 23 August 2006 03:16 am (UTC)I think "The Green Day" is my favorite still. But the latest is very very good. I love the opening cut.
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Date: 23 August 2006 03:18 am (UTC)I like "Echoes" just a smidgeon more than "Teen for God." But it's a near thing.
---L.
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Date: 23 August 2006 11:12 pm (UTC)Just saying.
The Green World never clicked with me. Not sure why.
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Date: 24 August 2006 02:04 am (UTC)---L.