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Vienna Teng — Blue Caravan
Album: Dreaming Through the Noise
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Released: 2006
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Blue, blue caravan, winding down to the valley of lights
My true love is a man who would hold me for ten thousand nights
In the wild, wild wailing of wind, he's a house 'neath a soft yellow moon
So blue, blue caravan, won't you carry me down to him soon?

Blue, blue caravan, won't you drive away all of these tears?
For my true love is a man that I haven't seen in years
He said, "Go where you have to, for I belong to you until my dying day"
So like a fool, blue caravan, I believed him and I walked away

Oh, my blue, blue caravan, oh the highway is my great wall
For my true love is a man who never existed at all
Oh, he was a beautiful fiction I invented to keep out the cold
But now, my blue, blue caravan, I can feel my heart growing old
Oh, my blue, blue caravan, I can feel my heart growing old
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 George_Tirebiter wrote:

Way better than that eyelash chick.



No cosmetics/plastics is the credo of truely beauty. 

Posted 3 months ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
Way better than that eyelash chick.
Posted 4 months ago by George_Tirebiter    [ Reply ]
Yes, indeed, she is back in the Music biz, after getting involved in environmental activism and concentrating on raising a child. I finally saw her this last July at the fantastic e-Town Hall, an intimate professional recording studio (KBCO Studio C) that holds a lucky bunch who get to bask in perhaps the best sound and acoustics available -- and she took us on a wonderful journey! Very friendly, lovely, sweet, and personal...as if we were in her home (in fact, she used to live here)... Her young daughter was in the Front Row; her very first live concert, the beaming mother told us. She blew us away, on a multitude of instruments. And of course, her voice is exquisite, ethereal, Divine! It was totally unforgettable and rather surreal...and I highly recommend the experience! Thanks, RP, for turning me on to her way back when she was first starting out!
Posted 9 months ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Just took in her sold out 90 minute matinee performance at Jammin' Java in Vienna, Va. today 4/22/2023. Last evening's and this evening's shows also sold out. She pretty much played songs from all her albums. She mentioned that she is immersing herself into music again, working towards a new album and going on a tour  which you can see listed on her website. Very enjoyable performance. I wouldn't have known she existed if it weren't for RadioParadise. Thank you! 
Posted 1 year ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 junebaby65 wrote:

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.




How does one type when zzzzzing?
Posted 1 year ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
gorgeous song!
Posted 1 year ago by jjbix37    [ Reply ]
I hope she put a rock on top of that when she was done.
Posted 1 year ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
The more I hear from this young lass, the more impressed I am.

Another RP find - naturally 
Posted 1 year ago by meanderer    [ Reply ]
Can't explain it, but there's just something in her voice that resonates with me! Rating in the infinite range!
Posted 2 years ago by BlackBetty    [ Reply ]
Vienna Teng is one of the artists I'd never know about if not for RP

Her stuff is generally exccellent musically and in composition. Deserves more than she gets in our music industry
Posted 2 years ago by Samantho    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Мелодично, спокойно
Posted 4 years ago by DDVKST    [ Reply ]
Saw her live at the Dakota in downtown Mpls a couple of winters ago.

Very good in concert. If you get a chance to see her live, it is well worth it.

She and her co-performers were their own road crew.
They had to packup late at night and drive to Denver for their next gig the next night.
I'm not sure how they slept, with the drive and loading/unloading equipment. It's like a 14 hour drive.
Posted 4 years ago by rabaak    [ Reply ]
 Tomasni wrote:
My rating a weak 7
I will use "Skip"
 
I'm at a regular 8, though sometimes it's skippable if the mood isn't right...today it is....Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Nothing gets one pumped up on a Friday afternoon than Vienna Teng!!!
That's sarcasm.
Posted 5 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
My rating a weak 7
I will use "Skip"
Posted 5 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
Do not play this often but when I am in the right mood hits the spot nicely. Such a controlled vocal delivery. Stunning.
Posted 5 years ago by cob427uk1    [ Reply ]
Trombones
Posted 6 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
Posted 6 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
If you want to get their attention, whisper. 
Posted 7 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:

Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...  we be dancing like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners...  love Radio Paradise...  hope life is grand for you these days, xtalman...  time flies when we're having fun...

 
Lazarus, Xtalman could be dead and buried by the time you posted your reply - over 2 years later!  Ah well... better late than never I suppose.
Posted 7 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
 xtalman wrote:
Time Machine (?)....Tardis, you know bigger and such.
 
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...  we be dancing like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners...  love Radio Paradise...  hope life is grand for you these days, xtalman...  time flies when we're having fun...
Posted 7 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 Nerubo wrote:
Literal-minded comment incoming: "My true love is a man who would hold me for ten thousand nights"   That's a bit over 27 years for those of you wondering how long that is.

 

 
That does not sound unreasonable.
- On 2nd thought: I will have to check with Mrs Lindo525 to see if that's ok...
—On third thought: I will have to check with Vienna too - I will be 83 years old at the end of that stint. Not sure if that is what she had in mind...
Posted 7 years ago by Lindo525    [ Reply ]
Go see her play live if you get a chance. She is just amazing.
Posted 7 years ago by poetdancer    [ Reply ]
Literal-minded comment incoming: "My true love is a man who would hold me for ten thousand nights"   That's a bit over 27 years for those of you wondering how long that is.

 
Posted 7 years ago by Nerubo    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this song, which is often lately as I ordered the CD recently from Wax'n'Facts on their 40th birthday just to hear this one song a lot (shameless plug for my hometown's legendary vinyl store; still going strong), I am touched by its classicism and timelessness. 
Posted 8 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
Always get some Aimee Mann vibe from this song before I work out it's not Aimee Mann. That's not a bad thing.
Posted 8 years ago by doc_dave    [ Reply ]
Definitely one of the most haunting songs out there, sung very well. The lyrics are heart-piercing and achingly poetic. Her voice is wow.
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
This one had me hooked on Vienna. Her voice is divine. And this song does things to me :) 
Posted 8 years ago by HanaBel    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:

Because software engineers never screw up, and no sloppy code has ever been written.



 
It's not about never screwing up or being sloppy, but writing lengths of code compared to composing and polishing music is unfair. The point seems to have been she clearly focuses a lot on cleanliness and perfection, more so than most musicians, and it's a point I agree with.
Posted 8 years ago by OceanBlue    [ Reply ]
I always get deep chills with this song.  Wow.
Posted 9 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
Entranced by this song. 
Posted 9 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
 scott_bruce wrote:

So true, but then that is what happens when a software engineer composes and sings — everything done so carefully, so precisely. Its part of her magic, IMHO.

 

Because software engineers never screw up, and no sloppy code has ever been written.


Posted 9 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
I saw her in concert a couple of weeks ago. Solo - just get voice and piano along with harmonizer and looper. Really awesome. Highly recommended if you get a chance.
Posted 9 years ago by bwanab    [ Reply ]
 JasondotG wrote:
Starting to grow on me. Hadn't heard this one yet and I didn't completely dislike it. She still needs to a little dirty. Everything is just too clean. Feels like I'm listening to a robot. 

 
Robot? Try "Passage"
Posted 9 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:
Everybody in my alien space craft loves this song...

time flies when we're having fun... 

 
Time Machine (?)....Tardis, you know bigger and such.
Posted 9 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
This is the song that first alerted me to the talent of VT almost a decade ago. Lovely. Interesting bio as I recall.
Posted 9 years ago by stalfnzo    [ Reply ]
Absolutely beautiful.
Posted 9 years ago by ench    [ Reply ]
 JasondotG wrote:
Starting to grow on me. Hadn't heard this one yet and I didn't completely dislike it. She still needs to a little dirty. Everything is just too clean. Feels like I'm listening to a robot. 

 
I don't think she gets "dirty" too often, at least not with her music.  She is left-handed though, which is pretty cool.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Starting to grow on me. Hadn't heard this one yet and I didn't completely dislike it. She still needs to a little dirty. Everything is just too clean. Feels like I'm listening to a robot. 
Posted 9 years ago by JasondotG    [ Reply ]
 gjeeg wrote:
Vienna is incapable of a wrong note.
Each song crafted to perfection.
Thank you RP for turning me onto her.

 
So true, but then that is what happens when a software engineer composes and sings — everything done so carefully, so precisely. Its part of her magic, IMHO.
Posted 9 years ago by scott_bruce    [ Reply ]
Vienna is incapable of a wrong note.
Each song crafted to perfection.
Thank you RP for turning me onto her.
Posted 10 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my alien space craft loves this song...

time flies when we're having fun... 
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:
This is a wonderful song. Simply. Wonderful.

 
..it is...looking forward to hearing it again
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
This is a wonderful song. Simply. Wonderful.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]

{#Yes} -soo fine- {#Cheers}


Posted 10 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
 Tony0600 wrote:
I love Radio Paradise

 

I second that...
Posted 10 years ago by pcc    [ Reply ]
I love Radio Paradise
Posted 10 years ago by Tony0600    [ Reply ]
Pure Beauty!!!
Posted 10 years ago by cosmoschrugg    [ Reply ]
 pcc wrote:
 ncollingridge wrote:

Just what I was thinking as I was listening to this. Her 1995 album "Spirit" is one of those lost gems that most people have never heard.

 


 

Yes Spirit is a fabulous album
Posted 10 years ago by pcc    [ Reply ]
 pcc wrote:
Voice very like Caroline Lavelle's.
Very nice
 
Just what I was thinking as I was listening to this. Her 1995 album "Spirit" is one of those lost gems that most people have never heard.
Posted 10 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]
Had to change my 9 to a 10.  The chills are overwhelming.  Love this!
Posted 10 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
Wonderful song. She writes some great lyrics.  Catch her live if you have the chance.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
Really nice song. Thanks. /
ГарМа річ. Дуже спПЎПбалась. Дякую. 
Posted 10 years ago by r0mn    [ Reply ]
wow what a voice!
Posted 10 years ago by Lauriea    [ Reply ]
Sounds like slow down version of the previous track, JO's St. Teresa. In fact it's the only thing that made me stop and listen, this being the 100th time at least I hear this song.
Posted 10 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
Voice very like Caroline Lavelle's. Very nice
Posted 10 years ago by pcc    [ Reply ]
A 7 from me. What a divine voice.
Posted 10 years ago by ScreamingRhyme    [ Reply ]
{#Tongue}
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 eswiley2 wrote:
How can the 11 people who gave this a 1 like anything on RP?



 

Easy, this song annoys the piss out of me.  Your comment does not make sense.  Just because I find this tune ulistenable does not mean I don't enjoy other music on RP.    I guarantee you've probably given 1's to songs I enjoy. 
Posted 11 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
Haunting smooth as silk song that speaks for the heart
Posted 11 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Love this tune...   hauntingly beautiful....
Posted 11 years ago by RedTopFireBelow    [ Reply ]
V Teng
Posted 11 years ago by snap_dragon    [ Reply ]
Yeah, she will be one of the cheerleaders, pom poms and all.
Go, team, go.


 Grammarcop wrote:
I heard the other day that Vienna Teng has taken up residence in Ann Arbor while she is working on a degree master's degree in global sustainability at the University of Michigan.

I'll have to look for her at the football games. 

 



Posted 11 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]


Her soft voice comes out very clearly is played in the dark and small hours before dawn...

The time when memories come calling... and ghosts haunt...

Headphones help the affect... This another reason to listen to RP. Not something the machines-would-play-based-on-my-interests-and payola-from record-companies... Shun the robots. Support the humans-!     
Posted 11 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
 eswiley2 wrote:
How can the 11 people who gave this a 1 like anything on RP?



 

You think everything on RP sounds like this?
Posted 11 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
I heard the other day that Vienna Teng has taken up residence in Ann Arbor while she is working on a degree master's degree in global sustainability at the University of Michigan.

I'll have to look for her at the football games. 
Posted 11 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
 Rachoh wrote:
I got over a bad heart-ache because of the line "he was a beautiful fiction I invented to keep out the cold" — it all made sense then after that. 
 
Yeah.  And she whispers it.  As a guy, it was a little chilling.  Gotta go with a nine.  Poetry.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
So Soft and Subtle     Lov  it
Posted 11 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
I got over a bad heart-ache because of the line "he was a beautiful fiction I invented to keep out the cold" — it all made sense then after that. 
Posted 11 years ago by Rachoh    [ Reply ]
Her tones are perfection. Flawless. Kinda crazy...
Posted 11 years ago by Rachoh    [ Reply ]
Her voice is highly seductive. 
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I need to put a bug in my music-guru's ear and have her send me some Vienna Teng - this is ethereal and sublime...{#Meditate}
 
Miss you...

this song is gorgeous...  love it...

 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
..lessee, 10,000 nights is about 27-1/3 years..yeah, that's a pretty good run for true love..but why stop there?..

..got this one pegged at 9..
Posted 11 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Elegant like artisan crystal. 
 
Well said. I gave it an 8.
Posted 11 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
 eswiley2 wrote:
How can the 11 people who gave this a 1 like anything on RP?
 
You said it ~ my thoughts exactly. 
Posted 12 years ago by Nillagirl    [ Reply ]
How can you tell? I'm curious to know what you listen for.
Posted 12 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
 coding_to_music wrote:
Wonder if there is any AutoTune in this, to make it this good...
 
I don't hear any trace of it.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
How can the 11 people who gave this a 1 like anything on RP?


Posted 12 years ago by eswiley2    [ Reply ]
Simply gorgeous
Posted 12 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
Commanding Quiet.... Like before a storm or the moon between clouds...
Posted 12 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
∞♥∞
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
Elegant like artisan crystal. 
Posted 12 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
so do I   {#Clap}
Posted 12 years ago by KrischanZ    [ Reply ]
 laozilover wrote:

I just might change my rating to god like

 
I was just thinking the very same thing
Posted 12 years ago by eve_silver    [ Reply ]

I just might change my rating to god like

Posted 12 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
 d-don wrote:


Totally agree.
 
I hear It Too!
Posted 12 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
 BillG wrote:

She played live in our studio years ago. No auto-tune necessary. She nailed every note, every time.
 
I well remember that performance. And then I bought a reviewers copy of this album for $1. I ought to pay to see her play to justify the bargain. It seems pretty clear that there are no electronic gimmicks used in her music.
Posted 12 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
I think a lot of her stuff sounds a bit forced. I'm really liking this, though.
Posted 12 years ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
Sensuous, sexy voice. Nice piano, too. 
Posted 12 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Love this tune. Every time I hear it...it gets better and better. How is that possible? This is just an intelligent, well arranged and sung tune. Though I have to say that I like the title of the album the way I originally read it..."Dreaming Through The Nose!"
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
This keeps getting better.
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
Get goosebumps every time, and flashbacks of seeing her play this here in Austin last year. Agree with prior posters, she puts on an amazingly intimate show. 

Best way I can describe her as, "Kinda like Tori Amos/chick with piano music, except she has a background in software engineering so she just comes out and says it instead of hiding behind metaphors about fairies and pixies and whatnot." 
Posted 12 years ago by ufamsm    [ Reply ]
We got to see her at an intimate venue here recently. Just she and her piano and sampling machine, a la Imogen Heap. She has great audience interaction (helped by us being at a table a few feet away) and puts on a wonderful show—very charming and engaging. What a talent!

Posted 12 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
Such a lovely voice !
Posted 12 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Lovely voice, but no soul.
Posted 12 years ago by ladron    [ Reply ]
lovely track, gorgeous album cover - excellent use of type. 
Posted 12 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
 Jeff09 wrote:
I hear a little bit of Joan Osborne's "St. Teresa."

 

Totally agree.
Posted 12 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
Great taleneted artist. She plays on the piano without watching and sings. Imagine how hard it will be for average human, like me.
One of my favourite artists. 
Posted 12 years ago by ortega1    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
Talented and beautiful. Can't stand her music.{#Sad}
 

That sums it up for me, too.  She has a very pretty voice, but I find her music completely uninteresting.

Posted 12 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
9 → 10
Posted 13 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
One of my all time favorite songs. Ever. I am a huge fan of Vienna Teng. Saw her in Houston. Amazing. Agree with Bill. She nails every single note. She sounded as good if not, if such a thing were possible, better live. It was a singular experience for me. Even went by myself dateless to a dinner theater where she had many fans.

Posted 13 years ago by sarahurban    [ Reply ]
 coding_to_music wrote:
Wonder if there is any AutoTune in this, to make it this good...
 
She played live in our studio years ago. No auto-tune necessary. She nailed every note, every time.
Posted 13 years ago by William    [ Reply ]
Wonder if there is any AutoTune in this, to make it this good...
Posted 13 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
10
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
{#Hearteyes}    {#Cry}my medea would be  appropriately played today given the saddness I feel about the Casey trial.
 
What?

Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
Talented and beautiful. Can't stand her music.{#Sad}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
I need to put a bug in my music-guru's ear and have her send me some Vienna Teng - this is ethereal and sublime...{#Meditate}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Lovely and sublime. Saw her perform this live in Santa Barbara. She is a humble and accessible performer with so much talent. Now studying sustainable living solutions (phd program) in Michigan, she is brilliant on many levels.
Posted 13 years ago by yofitofu    [ Reply ]


yes - II like it...
Posted 13 years ago by Det    [ Reply ]
it's fridaynight in sweden and I a starting a short vacation, if you read this Bill, please crank up the beat a bit, please

ps notting against Vienna 
Posted 13 years ago by BowTieDad    [ Reply ]
 GT66 wrote:
Ya can't fault a woman who obviously likes her Dodge enough to write a song about it. {#Yes}

https://hackedgadgets.com/2008/03/03/jet-turbine-van/
 

HAR!!!!!{#Roflol}
Posted 13 years ago by Ubaldo    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


love it...
 
Second that !!! 8.

Posted 13 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Joan Osborne - St. Teresa? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbAeTywPiP4
Posted 13 years ago by cherjr    [ Reply ]
!! it take so little to make me laugh!! thank you!!!! 
Ya can't fault a woman who obviously likes her Dodge enough to write a song about it. {#Yes}

https://hackedgadgets.com/2008/03/03/jet-turbine-van/
 


Posted 13 years ago by bea_elysium    [ Reply ]
Just heard it again...  simply beautiful!

Two comments from the same listener, back-to-back, more than a week apart.  What's with that?  {#Confused}

Posted 13 years ago by Aegean    [ Reply ]
 Rooney wrote:
This is great stuff.  Once again, I discovered another creative artist through RP.  {#Notworthy}
 
My feeling exactly!  It amazes me that this kind of depth comes from a mere 32-year-old.  RP is worth every penny!  {#Good-vibes}

Posted 13 years ago by Aegean    [ Reply ]
this is a cheery song and so it is
Posted 14 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
This is great stuff.  Once again, I discovered another creative artist through RP.  {#Notworthy}
Posted 14 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
I hear a little bit of Joan Osborne's "St. Teresa."

Posted 14 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]