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PJ Harvey — A Place Called Home
Album: Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
Avg rating:
7.3

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Total ratings: 1438








Released: 2000
Length: 3:31
Plays (last 30 days): 1
One day
I know
We'll find
A place of hope

Just hold on to me
Just hold on to me

Walk tight
One line
You're wanted
This time

There's no-one to blame
Just hold on to me

And I'm right on time
And the birds keep singing
And you're right on line
And the bells keep ringing
And the battle is won
And the planes keep winging
And I'm right on time
One day there'll be a place for us
And the girl keeps singing

I walk
I wait
With folded hands
And lonely
I stumble
I stumble

With you
I wait
To be born
Again
With love comes the day
Just hold on to me

And I'm right on time
And the birds keep singing
And you're right on line
One day there'll be a place for us
And the bells keep ringing
And the battle is won
And the planes keep winging
And I'm right on time
One day there'll be a place for us
And the girl keeps singing

Now is
The time
To follow through
To read the signs

Now the
Message is sent
Let's bring it to its final end

And I'm right on time
And the birds keep singing
And you're right on line
One day there'll be a place for us
And the bells keep ringing
And the battle is won
And the planes keep winging
And I'm right on time
One day there'll be a place for us
And the girl keeps singing

And I'm right on time
And the birds keep singing
And you're right on line
One day there'll be a place for us
And the bells keep ringing
And the battle is won
And the planes keep winging
And I'm right on time
One day there'll be a place for us
And the girl keeps singing

One
Day
I
One day there'll be a place for us
Know
There'll be
A place
Called
One day there'll be a place for us
Home
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What a magnificent artist and wildly impressive performer. Inspiring, surprising, mesmerizing, exciting; in her words, in her music, in her collaborations, in her sources, topics, actions and stage shows. Thank you RP for including PJH in your mixes so regularly. Every single time, you make my day...
 timmus wrote:

I didn't realize this was P.J. Harvey.  All this time I thought I was listening to one of those bands like Elastica or Sleeper.



or patti smith
I didn't realize this was P.J. Harvey.  All this time I thought I was listening to one of those bands like Elastica or Sleeper.
How did PJ get that alto sax into that little bag? 
How about anything off of Rid of Me?
Short but very captivating 
Over time, I have noticed
That very few people 
Can do just one line
One of those albums that NEVER grows old. It's the best driving album btw. just set it on repeat and blast through those desert skies. Not to mention her other artistic endeavours with Seamus Heaney for example but I've been obsessed with Polly for 25 years. 
Wow great singer
Oh how I adore this album. One of my favorites.
J'ai toujours aimé cet album. Merci à un pote de l'époque qui me l'avait fait découvrir. Sublime ! Perfect.
Polly Jean is one of my absolute all-time favourite artistes! Been a loyal fan since the early 90's and she has still yet to disappoint. Thanks for playing her songs.
one of the best things about RP is the time span of some of these pics/comments
10 > 11
 oppositelock wrote:
bump


Love this photo.  PJ is very underrated,...a great musician.

 

 

 


If I was a rock star I would dress like her on stage. Unfortunately...I'm not. {#Frown}
 nigelStHubbins wrote:
One of the most moving cuts from one of my favorite all time CDs.  Loved her then; loved her before; love her now.

 
Right there with ya'!  
bump



 



 


 nigelStHubbins wrote:
One of the most moving cuts from one of my favorite all time CDs.  Loved her then; loved her before; love her now.

 
{#Angel}
Great song.  Great album.
One of the most moving cuts from one of my favorite all time CDs.  Loved her then; loved her before; love her now.
All my love to Polly Jean. 
 unclehud wrote:

Polly Jean .... now my stalking — err, I mean admiration from afar — is complete.

 
Much better than fixating on another P J

as in Proby.


 janac13 wrote:
The wonderful Polly Jean... Love this
 
Polly Jean .... now my stalking — err, I mean admiration from afar — is complete.
The wonderful Polly Jean... Love this
Great women! great sound ! Easy and serious at the same time - lov her
 aspicer wrote:
SO love this tune...and this album.  Truly awesome!

  Amen.  Her best album, IMHO.  Outstanding.


 Desimia wrote:
oh i love her  
same here ♥
SO love this tune...and this album.  Truly awesome!
Polly at her very best; fab album
 lemmoth wrote:
People - buy this record.  It's wonderfu.l!!!!!
 
Her best—and most approachable. I love it all the way through.
 lemmoth wrote:
People - buy this record.  It's wonderfu.l!!!!!
 
I agree. My favorite of hers.
 lemmoth wrote:
People - buy this record.  It's wonderfu.l!!!!!
 

Word! (is the bird)
People - buy this record.  It's wonderfu.l!!!!!
Damn good stuff.......Much better than K.D. Lang helplessly doing helpless.
oh i love her
 

Works here.
Looks like the service is down?  Can't get rp from any of the feeds.
AMAZING album - nuff said.
 philbertr wrote:

How old was she when this pic was taken?  She is a grown woman now.  (And still totally HOT, IMHO)

 
The photo was apparently taken sometime between 2002 and 2007, according to the photographer's Flickr page.  So she's at least 32 in the photo.  Quite a good song, by the way.


 jagdriver wrote:
Channeling Stevie Nicks...
 
Gee, I thought she was channeling Chrissy Hines. Sounds wonderful...

ouch. love it.
 katiediddler wrote:

 the sand paper of PJ.

 

Sandpaper...?

From the silk of Patty Griffin to the sand paper of PJ. What a beautiful contrast. Thanks, Bill.


 paulmack wrote:


Thank you, oh, Most Righteous Arbiter of All Talent. What would we do without you?
 
ROFL
Can't believe this album came out 10 years ago. Still sounds amazingly fresh. 10.

 songbirdfemme wrote:
Okay this is a boring comment but I think PJ Harvey is one of my favorites, she totally rocks. Her newest album (white chalk) is so creepy and different, and I LOVE it! brilliant!
 
Yes, PJ Harvey is yet another talent I was unfamiliar with until RP and with each listen, I find her work more intriguing.

One of my favorite albums.  Great song.
 AngieOrwell wrote:

AN ABSOLUTE GODDESS!

 
Agreed.  I bow down to the Magnificence that is Polly Jean Harvey.  This album I find especially tasty.
 tiare wrote:
She has talent, but this does not show it
 

Thank you, oh, Most Righteous Arbiter of All Talent. What would we do without you?

AN ABSOLUTE GODDESS!


I love it though i think my favourite stuff is the really gritty early stuff.
Excellent tune from a terrific album.  Go Polly Jean.
 Rickvee wrote:
Polly Jean is the greatest female rock artist since Patti Smith.
 
Could be, but I do know one must get this CD, it is great.

Polly Jean is the greatest female rock artist since Patti Smith.
most excellent
More PJ on RP!
1pj_harvey2_sxsw_JJ.jpg

Photos taken by Jonathan Jackson (Harvey, Bun B, Kidz, White Lies), Eric Ryan Anderson (Romantica, Bird/Bee, Rosebuds) and Mike White (Gentleman Jesse, Modern Skirts, Octopus) at SXSW

2009

She's got the weapons and knows how to use them.  Understated perfection.
I liked it in the first place—so much so that I bought the CD.  But she's growing on me.    7 {#Arrow} 8
Awww... I stepped away for a moment and I missed this? {#Cry}

woozurbuddy wrote:
The song is an 8. This pic is a 12!

 
 philbertr wrote:

How old was she when this pic was taken?  She is a grown woman now.  (And still totally HOT, IMHO)

 
Most likely around 2004/05. Touring in support of her
Uh Huh Her album.


 woozurbuddy wrote:
The song is an 8. This pic is a 12!


 
How old was she when this pic was taken?  She is a grown woman now.  (And still totally HOT, IMHO)

I always loved her tunes.{#Guitarist}
 woozurbuddy wrote:
The song is an 8. This pic is a 12!





 
I just wanted to see this again. . .

Okay this is a boring comment but I think PJ Harvey is one of my favorites, she totally rocks. Her newest album (white chalk) is so creepy and different, and I LOVE it! brilliant!
EssexTex wrote:
"Breathy" singing?...how would you prefer they inhaled air before releasing a note?...I guess they could stick a hose up their ass and drape it out the window instead. I suggest you try to sing without breathing.
nice pic, send more. PJ is hot!
P J wants my babies well she will when she meets me...
moomatz wrote:
blah
your mom is blah. And why is it everytime we hear a hollow body it just has to sound like U2 or it isn't good? Christ, get over that band, there are so many better ones out there!
Dylan76 wrote:
She sounds like Sarah McLachlan with a slighty harder edge
Slightly harder! You have no idea. Check out some of her earlier material.
seriously... nothing like sarah mclaughlin. check out Rid of Me. Awesome album
rKokon wrote:
It is so irritating when the high register and the low register sound like two different people and there is no good transition across the middle. Also can't stand breathy singing. Breathiness is just plain bad. That's in the high register. The low register is more talking than singing. Maybe there are actually two singers?
"Breathy" singing?...how would you prefer they inhaled air before releasing a note?...I guess they could stick a hose up their ass and drape it out the window instead. I suggest you try to sing without breathing.
physicsgenius wrote:
So boring I don't even remember writing this comment.
Duh! Stupid shit!
Nothing like a hot chick with a Gibson Firebird.
Talent... She's got it in spades, just like Björk...
She has talent, but this does not show it
Jack_Jefferson wrote:
(in Jimmy Stewart voice:) "Hhharvey!"
"My name's Dowd, Elwood P. Here's my card. Don't use that number. That's my old one. Dial the number on the other side." The legendary Jimmy Stewart as 'Elwood P. Dowd' in "Harvey." I so wish there were more like him.
(in Jimmy Stewart voice:) "Hhharvey!"
i like PJ!!
she's rockin . . .
She sounds like Sarah McLachlan with a slighty harder edge
Slightly harder! You have no idea. Check out some of her earlier material.
Jamunca wrote:
Why have I never heard this before? It's great!
Yeah! I had to come over and check out what it was. More PJ Harvey, please!
Why have I never heard this before? It's great!
Being PJ Harvey...
Channeling Stevie Nicks...
Great segue from Robert Plant. She sounds like Sarah McLachlan with a slighty harder edge
rKokon wrote:
It is so irritating when the high register and the low register sound like two different people and there is no good transition across the middle. Also can't stand breathy singing. Breathiness is just plain bad. That's in the high register. The low register is more talking than singing. Maybe there are actually two singers?
Academic comment, yet irrelevant. Some music appeal to my brain, some to my gut. This one is in the latter category. Bottom line, nothing else. Peace out.
rKokon wrote:
It is so irritating when the high register and the low register sound like two different people and there is no good transition across the middle. Also can't stand breathy singing. Breathiness is just plain bad. That's in the high register. The low register is more talking than singing. Maybe there are actually two singers?
Thanks for chiming in, Professor. Now go back to listening to some technically perfect but creatively dull music.
Remains one of my favourite albums of all time! Incredible track, thanx Bill!
I love this song !!!
polly jean, will you marry me?
So boring I don't even remember writing this comment.
Caribbeing wrote:
but it still sounded like a crazy person.
Aren't we all?
Wow, has she mellowed. I bought the CD with "To Bring You My Love" on it years ago, and it sounded like the ravings of a madwoman. I liked it, but it still sounded like a crazy person.
One of my favorite songs...and one that speaks to me more than any right now. Thanks, RP. Your sets today have been fantastic. You're helping me make it.
boring.
catmaven wrote:
It is so irritating when the high register and the low register sound like two different people and there is no good transition across the middle. Also can't stand breathy singing. Breathiness is just plain bad. That's in the high register. The low register is more talking than singing. Maybe there are actually two singers?
Are you trying to sound musically educated?
Great song, great album.
King_Balt wrote:
great stuff... one of my favs, in the context of her catalog. She's constantly evolving as a song writer and it's impeccably produced as usual. one of the better albums of 2000...
Yes, this is a great album... and maybe even more enjoyable than her earlier albums.
catmaven wrote:
It is so irritating when the high register and the low register sound like two different people and there is no good transition across the middle. Also can't stand breathy singing. Breathiness is just plain bad. That's in the high register. The low register is more talking than singing. Maybe there are actually two singers?
so sorry you don't dig the tune. but i'm so in love with her "breathy singing" anytime of the day. Yea! for PJ on RP!!!
It is so irritating when the high register and the low register sound like two different people and there is no good transition across the middle. Also can't stand breathy singing. Breathiness is just plain bad. That's in the high register. The low register is more talking than singing. Maybe there are actually two singers?
great stuff... one of my favs, in the context of her catalog. She's constantly evolving as a song writer and it's impeccably produced as usual. one of the better albums of 2000...
stubbsz wrote:
High IQ means that you are good at doing IQ tests. Don't get the U2 Reference. I think if you don't like something, you tell yourself it sounds like U2 to feed your obsession.
I think you can tell the musical taste by the songs rated by Tux... SAY NO MORE!! Rated stuff I wouldn't care to listen to ever again - in my lifetime a "10"... And what's wrong with sounding like U2 anyway? The Edge has more talent in his little piggy toe than most people have in their whole body. IQ and Music do not necessarily have anything to do with one another.
Mari wrote:
...Radio Paradise ... A Place Called Home! ... ... Support RP! ...
You know, I see your posts all the time and I can just tell that you are a great supporter of RP...so... I thought to myself...I'm going to take her up on her call out.. "Support RP!" and did just that.
polly jean rocks!
outerspace wrote:
Thanks for all the PJ in the rotation Bill. You're a good man.
I second that.
Thanks for all the PJ in the rotation Bill. You're a good man.
divine, sweet divine ... The lines 'one day there'll be a place for us' keeps on sticking to your memory, doesn't it?
divine, sweet divine ... The lines 'one day there'll be a place for us' keeps on sticking to your memory, doesn't it?
this is a phenomenal album!
One of the PJ's best songs! Keep 'em comin'
love PJ, love this song, nuff said
This song has some serious drive. Good pick!
Good ole' Polly Jean. Not my favourite of her tunes, but still a good one.
moomatz wrote:
blah
Agreed. A boring melody.
So what if she does sound like U2? That's not a bad thing if it's true. I would think PJ likes U2 since she opened for them on the Elevation tour in 2001.
I really like this song.I like PJ Harvey.
blah
Tux wrote:
Read on. I'm obviously not the only one to hear it. And I *do* use that stuff between my ears for thinking. And I'm also rather smart, as long as IQ might be a measure stick.
High IQ means that you are good at doing IQ tests. Don't get the U2 Reference. I think if you don't like something, you tell yourself it sounds like U2 to feed you obsession.
rgj13 wrote:
That stuff between your ears is for thinking, kid. Not poking repeatedly with sharp things. But hey, go ahead....
Read on. I'm obviously not the only one to hear it. And I *do* use that stuff between my ears for thinking. And I'm also rather smart, as long as IQ might be a measure stick.