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Supergrass — Fin
Album: Road To Rouen
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Released: 2005
Length: 3:06
Plays (last 30 days): 4
I hold it all to the love in her eyes
Lord knows I can feel her, see her, in my mind
And her spoken words ring through my head
Though I'm lost, I can hear them calling me there

Hey, the song, do you feel (feel)
Leave your light on through the night
Love (love) and loss so dear
You know it's a long way home

Well a lonely road to the promised land
May be long but I see the end some day
To broken lives on the mountain side
Out in the cold, kinda hurried shifting sands

They're in the other world to where you lie
Pulling your heart then the ravens say goodbye

Hey, the song, do you feel?
And leave your light on through the night
Loss, from .... so dear
You know it's a long way home
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Majestic!
 eyke wrote:


Led Zep Going to California?


Also Given to Fly (Pearl Jam).... William is being clever -- again :)
This tune sounds like bits of 2 or 3 songs. One being Going to California by Zep and almost every song by The Flaming Lips as well as solo Lennon. 
Could be John Lennon if he were still alive and churning out stuff.
 steviedeant wrote:

Does he get that effect on his vocals by singing through a Leslie speaker?



The flutter on the synth sounds like it's gone through a Leslie as well, but these days I imagine they're a bit of a rarity. Pretty much everything is done in the digital domain.
some one told me there's a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers
in her hair...
 drewd wrote:

This sounds like that Pearl Jam song that sounds like the Zeppelin song.




Someone did not like your joke! I got it! :-)
Sounds like a John Lennon kind of song.  I like it.
Nice song.  I guess they sound like everyone but Supergrass.  I still love the song...
Li'l touch of Flaming Lips in this one.
A pretty beautiful sounding homage to Lennon circa Double Fantasy.

I love it.
 thatslongformud wrote:



Its taken me years to figure out what song this melody reminds me of


Led Zep Going to California?
 itcanrraine wrote:

Nice transition from Pearl Jam's Given to Fly 👌




Its taken me years to figure out what song this melody reminds me of
What was once tribute or at best a tip o' the hat, is now cast as derivative or at worst theft.
I guess I'm the only one who hears George more than John. I thought of Harrison immediately. 
Echoes of Blue Jay Way in terms of voice distortion (or however they did it back then) 
Nice song regardless.
Edit: Correction...found two others from 14 years ago.
Nice transition from Pearl Jam's Given to Fly 👌
 MassivRuss wrote:
Ladies & gentlemen: The Flaming Lips! No, wait...
 

The flaming Lips with John Lennon
Beautiful melody, but way too depressing lyrics for my taste.
This sounds like that Pearl Jam song that sounds like the Zeppelin song.
With this following that oasis song, surely a beatles track is next. I am hoping...
Does he get that effect on his vocals by singing through a Leslie speaker?
 scrubbrush wrote:
The verses have similar harmonies to "Learning to Fly" by Pearl Jam
 

I think you mean 'Given To Fly'.
The verses have similar harmonies to "Learning to Fly" by Pearl Jam
Always seems to catch, reach out to me.  Touches something sentimental, takes me to a time, a place.  Not something i'd seek out, seems to seek me out and draw me into a reminiscent state o mind.  Something i like in this rotation!

Fits my chillin state o mind!
Ladies & gentlemen: The Flaming Lips! No, wait...
 dc_zee wrote:
An end perhaps, but based on some of the lyrics, maybe not the loss of a living lover:
"loss so dear
You know it's a long way home
Well a lonely road to the promised land
May be long but I see the end some day
To broken lives on the mountain side
Out in the cold, kinda hurried shifting sands
They're in the other world to where you lie
Pulling your heart then the ravens say goodbye"
 
Wow. Tonight your suggestion REALLY makes sense, and hits home to my core.
8 becomes 9,  and Long Live RP!!
 Skydog wrote:

Zep owes millions to American blues songwriters
i don't think page/plant should file a lawsuit over it 

 
I heard they actually ripped off a song from "Spirit"  
 oldkcscdj wrote:
This is my absolute favorite recording of John Lennon singing Going to California.
 
 
{#Roflol} You beat me to it.
This is my absolute favorite recording of John Lennon singing Going to California.
An end perhaps, but based on some of the lyrics, maybe not the loss of a living lover:
"loss so dear
You know it's a long way home
Well a lonely road to the promised land
May be long but I see the end some day
To broken lives on the mountain side
Out in the cold, kinda hurried shifting sands
They're in the other world to where you lie
Pulling your heart then the ravens say goodbye"
 coloradojohn wrote:
A superb, well-done song. Shimmering vocals and ringing strings (like West Indian Girl) transport me somewhere else. TRIPPY BLISS

 
Agreed!  I'm going 7→8 today, finding that I REALLY like this track.  I wonder though...is 'Fin' a reference to the French word "End?"  As in, the end of a relationship? 

Actually...nevermind...I'm enjoying this enough w/out any lost love concepts.  Long Live RP!!

 smackiepipe wrote:
Love Supergrass. And a much better nod to the Beatles than that Oasis drone that this segued in from.

 
Someone with a sentiment after my own heart . . .
Love Supergrass. And a much better nod to the Beatles than that Oasis drone that this segued in from.
Ok I have a crummy little speaker in my hotel room but I thought it was something I missed by John Lennon!
I know yer married and all but ya know ................................................................. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
 glenn124 wrote:

Going to California. I would be suing.

 
Good luck with that, Perry Mason.
Reminds me of that Flaming Lips album that was produced by George Martin....
I love this song, but I really thought it was Ween at first!
 aspicer wrote:
Cool tune but does rip off Led Zeppelin, and his voice sounds just like Daniel Ash (Love & Rockets)

 
Zep owes millions to American blues songwriters
i don't think page/plant should file a lawsuit over it 


A superb, well-done song. Shimmering vocals and ringing strings (like West Indian Girl) transport me somewhere else. TRIPPY BLISS
I'm such a sucker for the vocal processing in this song...
Gaz Coombes new album Matador is terrific in my humble opinion….
Ahhhhh, I played this entire album at work today. This is such a nice ending to a great piece of music. 
Laid back, relaxed sound
Are we SURE that is not Daniel Ash singing?!!
I was thinking about Pink Floyd, if it resembles so many styles, maybe it got something in it {#Group-hug} 
Cool tune but does rip off Led Zeppelin, and his voice sounds just like Daniel Ash (Love & Rockets)

Does no one think this vocal resembles Annie Lennox?


 kingart wrote:
Maybe. But it more resembles Lennon's Beautiful Boy in music and lyrics.
  

DJ_BellsEye wrote:
the main melodic theme is a ripoff of Led Zepplin- forget the name of the song

  
Going to California. I would be suing.



 
Yeah, 'cause we know that Zeppelin isn't guilty of ripping music off.  I guess two wrongs don't make a right though...
Have to agree on the Lennon similarity.  Exactly the song that popped into my head.
 

kingart wrote:
Maybe. But it more resembles Lennon's Beautiful Boy in music and lyrics.
  

DJ_BellsEye wrote:
the main melodic theme is a ripoff of Led Zepplin- forget the name of the song

  
Going to California. I would be suing.



 


Maybe. But it more resembles Lennon's Beautiful Boy in music and lyrics.
  

DJ_BellsEye wrote:
the main melodic theme is a ripoff of Led Zepplin- forget the name of the song

  
Going to California. I would be suing.


 DJ_BellsEye wrote:
the main melodic theme is a ripoff of Led Zepplin- forget the name of the song

 
Going to California. I would be suing.


the main melodic theme is a ripoff of Led Zepplin- forget the name of the song
I like this band a lot, but this tune is a bit smarmy.
Yup, we're going to california here :) 
duduhead wrote:
I thought the opening was a 'cover' of Led Zeppelin. Totally stolen... or perhaps quoted.
 


Echoes of Lennon on Double Fantasy. 
I thought the opening was a 'cover' of Led Zeppelin. Totally stolen... or perhaps quoted.
 FogAudio wrote:
Definitely lifted melody from Zep's Going to California.
 

this song just shimmers like the reflection of the sun on the sea
Nobody really needs super grass,
avarage homegrown does the job!

But even supergrass cannot help this boring piece!
Another song that borrows the melody of Going to California.  The PJ song is Given to Fly.

Nothing wrong with that — steal from the best - good tune.

this song already makes me feel nostalgia for a few summers ago.
ahhhhhh...Im in my happy place now...
 FogAudio wrote:
Definitely lifted melody from Zepps, Going to California.

 
Right on.

 floydoftherocks wrote:
ahh I love RP. Was going to post the lyrics to "Going to California" then saw (as I've come to expect) that other RP folks heard the same thing.. There's also a Pearl Jam song from Yield that has the same exact "Going to California" melody..
 
me2.
 Mike_Sneade wrote:
They are no more from tonight. Last concert in Paris.
 
After many years of spreading global bonhomie, releasing a collection of classic singles and six great studio albums, SUPERGRASS announce that they have split due to the 17 year itch. 

The group will play 4 farewell shows in June, starting at Glasgow Barrowlands on June 8 and ending with their final ever show in Paris on June 11. 

The group formed in 1993 and their first single, the era-defining “Caught By The Fuzz”, was released in 1994; since then they have gone on to carve their totally idiosyncratic and not insubstantial niche in rock music over six studio albums and some of the punchiest singles of our time. 

The group said today: “Thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years. We still love each other but, cliché notwithstanding​,​ musical differences have led to us moving on and of course we all wish each other well in the future” 

Read more:https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=3654248&blogId=532895778#ixzz0yBd3uVwi 
ahh I love RP. Was going to post the lyrics to "Going to California" then saw (as I've come to expect) that other RP folks heard the same thing.. There's also a Pearl Jam song from Yield that has the same exact "Going to California" melody..

They are no more from tonight. Last concert in Paris.
Definitely lifted melody from Zepps, Going to California.

Super Album!
Supergrass brings it. Not sure what "it" is, but it's the $hit.
Yes.....{#Meditate}
 littlemosdad wrote:
Yes this song and many others on this CD are derivative of the Beatles but is that a bad thing.  

 No.  Late 60s psychedelic Beatles. Sheer genius.


nice and dreamy.
Follow this up with John Lennon's Beautiful Boy.
 kaybee wrote:
Is it just my crappy speakers or are they singing underwater?
 
sounds a little "Ween"ish, huh.  This is a good album that I wouldn't have purchased if I hadn't heard 'em on RP. 

 Welly wrote:
The guy is channeling John Lennon {#Eek}
 
I like to think that they are just wearing their influences on their sleeves with this one.

Is it just my crappy speakers or are they singing underwater?
Oh, we're going to that place today, are we? {#Sad}

beautiful song, great selection!


 snowcat wrote:
I bought this after hearing Tales Of Endurance here on RP and I'm still not sick of playing it constantly.  Great quality all the way through (except I always skip Coffee In The Pot).
 
me too, me too, me too and not me! Coffee in the Pot is too much fun!

 Welly wrote:
The guy is channeling John Lennon {#Eek}
 
Funny...I thought the same thing.

Sounds like Led Zeppelin's "Going to California"...
I bought this after hearing Tales Of Endurance here on RP and I'm still not sick of playing it constantly.  Great quality all the way through (except I always skip Coffee In The Pot).
The guy is channeling John Lennon {#Eek}
All I could hear was Goin' to California

"Someone told me there's a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair..."

Just that one musical phrase that almost matched completely (till the end where I think it dips down instead of up) with the Led Zep tune.


Delicioso.. así sea el final...
lennonized definitely
need to starch it up a bit boys
{#Cowboy}
 whtahtefcuk wrote:
Super Album!!! I really don't like to compare sounds of different bands... but really sound like a Zeppelin song. And here comes the Zeppelin.

Good one Bill!
 
....goin' to California...in the morn....

if they made versions "covers" would be more still acceptable  -  

** 4  / 5 **


mmmmm
Maybe the time was not all ready for Supergrass then, or maybe they drowned in the sea of all the other bands. This is great
great tune heard it for the first time today
"super grass" I had some of that back in the 70's
Love the high chiming guitar tones! Good vocals, too.
The intro made me look... Oh, it's that album again. I'm afraid my wife will curse me once more for an impulsive buy.. until she hears this!
LOVE this, and this album.
Super Album!!! I really don't like to compare sounds of different bands... but really sound like a Zeppelin song. And here comes the Zeppelin. Good one Bill!
Beautiful... perfect for sliding into Monday morning.
so beatle-sy. i like it.
funkaholic wrote:
Boy, does that sound like John Lennon!
exactly what I was thinking
Boy, does that sound like John Lennon!
playing some Camel now would be splendid....
pevend wrote:
Sounds like John Lennon covering "Goin' to California".
Someone beat me to it. That's pretty much what I was thinking.
Janssen wrote:
What a fantastic set of music. Supergrass - Fin The Innocence Mission - When Mac Was Swimming Zero 7 - In the Waiting Line Fleetwood Mac - Sands Of Time Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes It has me sitting back and relaxing with a smile.
TOTALLY AGREE
What a fantastic set of music. Supergrass - Fin The Innocence Mission - When Mac Was Swimming Zero 7 - In the Waiting Line Fleetwood Mac - Sands Of Time Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes It has me sitting back and relaxing with a smile.
rachlan wrote:
Love this song... and the comments are pretty positive. Why the sorta low rating?
I agree...LOVE this song....very soothing & mellow.
This song may not be that bad, really, but I sure don't like it.
pevend wrote:
Sounds like John Lennon covering "Goin' to California".
exactly!!
Sounds like John Lennon covering "Goin' to California".
John, is that you? What's it like in the great hereafter?
Love this song... and the comments are pretty positive. Why the sorta low rating?
. . . made up my mind to make a new start goin' to California with an achin' in my heart . . .
i this this is possibly the perfect date song. i picture a couple walking down a boardwalk of some sort with this music playing in the background.
Welly wrote:
Always sounds like John Lennon to me. Lovely and floaty.
YES
Always sounds like John Lennon to me. Lovely and floaty.
They've changed quite a bit since the old days haven't they..? Nice though. Apparently they're a major influence for Dave Grohl(sp?) and the Foo Fighters..
konz wrote:
Where's the "overplayed" rating?
agree
Great song.