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Lykke Li — I Follow Rivers
Album: Wounded Rhymes
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Released: 2011
Length: 3:46
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Oh I beg you, Can I follow?
Oh I ask you, Why not always?
Be the ocean where I unravel,
Be my only, be the water where I'm wading.

You're my river running high,
Run deep run wild.

I, I follow, I follow you,
Deep sea baby, I follow you.
I, I follow, I follow you,
Don't come honey, I follow you.

He a message, I'm the runner.
He the rebel, I'm the daughter waiting for you.

You're my river running high,
Run deep run wild.

I, I follow, I follow you,
Deep sea baby, I follow you.
I, I follow, I follow you,
Don't Come honey, I follow you.

You're my river running high,
Run deep run wild.

I, I follow, I follow you,
Deep sea baby, I follow you.
I, I follow, I follow you,
Don't come honey, I follow you.
I, I follow, I follow you,
Deep sea baby, I follow you.
I, I follow, I follow you,
Don't come honey, I follow you.
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Good tune! I never heard of her before. Thanx RP!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 drewd wrote:

Who is Rivers and why is she stalking him?



I used to live down the road from Rivers. They had 80 or so acres in the woods with a creek and beaver dam.
Posted 2 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
No one has come close to literally depicting depression as Li Kykke...
He even thinks he want's her (it) back. incredible insight into deep-sea depression.  always feel conflicted when i hear this. but cant help loving it.
Posted 3 years ago by Rosstamon    [ Reply ]
I love that hollow tube thing that keeps falling on the floor.  (Really like this song, in part due to it's quirky little extras.)
Posted 3 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
What web page do I have up that's making those stupid sounds?
OH, It's RP? Dang, this song is irritating.
Posted 3 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
OK, that's enough
from 2 to 1
and PSD
Posted 3 years ago by robin_at_domani    [ Reply ]
Who is Rivers and why is she stalking him?
Posted 4 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
 rpdevotee wrote:
I really like this...so creative and different :)
 

Eh...I hear that...

...but I also hear a melodramatic, over-produced, self-important, twit who lives in an incredibly sheltered bubble.  Not sure I can get on board with this one.
Posted 4 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
Gentle reminder: this is an Eclectic radio station.

I find this song to be nice, unique, and interesting.
Is it a little weird? Yep.
Does it entirely make sense? Nope.
Questions: Is life never weird? Does it always makes sense?

Thank you RP for including songs like this.
Posted 4 years ago by easmann    [ Reply ]
Next
Posted 4 years ago by bshatl    [ Reply ]
I'd follow
Posted 5 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Triggerfinger cover better? Hell no. 
Posted 5 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
If this is the original I'm extremely impressed that Triggerfinger saw the potential for their brilliant cover version. No often that you get a cover that is so very much better than the original. 
Posted 5 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
I once tried to write lyrics for a melody my neighbor wrote, and I sat there, looking at the blank page but nope, niente, nichts. You know, I wanted to write something that worked, something that meant something but didn't sound sick or contrived, something natural and from the heart yet fit the meter of the melody without being shoehorned into it. I failed. So we drank a bottle of wine and ended up using the directions for using his keyboard in Spanish instead as neither of us understand Spanish.

Then along comes a song which doesn't even try to rhyme:

Oh I beg you, can I follow
Oh I ask you, why not always
Be the ocean, where I unravel
Be my only, be the water and I'm wading

 or even make sense. Try this:

Here's a message, I'm the runner (well, doh)
He's the rebel, I'm the daughter, waiting for you

(wtf is that about? Is this the message? So she's the rebel's daughter and she's waiting for, what? an ocean? Because her rebel father sent her? I mean, what?)

...

dark boom baby

Anyone got a razorblade?
 

It is the nature of art that naked emperors and empresses grace the stage. In truth though, despite his awards, Dillon has had his drawers down around his ankles plenty of times. 
Posted 5 years ago by haljordan    [ Reply ]
Triggerfinger's cover is just soooo... better. And they arranged it in like 15 minutes.
Posted 11 years ago by zitherica    [ Reply ]
Make it go away. 
Posted 11 years ago by bh1    [ Reply ]
 Carl wrote:
This song to me sounds way over-processed—many weird effects going on—and not particularly enjoyable, IMO.
 
well... maybe.. this version sounds good/better

Posted 11 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
This song to me sounds way over-processed—many weird effects going on—and not particularly enjoyable, IMO.
Posted 12 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
 eac509 wrote:
the only song i dislike on RP
 

This is maybe a little too hard an opinion, but i.m.o. this song doesn't fit in the playlist of RP indeed.
Posted 12 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
I find RP should have a upper limit of 5 times a song passes during the last 30 days... This song is not bad, but quite tired of listening to it.
Posted 12 years ago by anjo    [ Reply ]
the only song i dislike on RP
Posted 12 years ago by eac509    [ Reply ]
Every once and awhile a song which is basically OK becomes memorable for being truly butchered.  Looks like this is one of those times. About the only way I can imagine this song being treatd worse would be a rap version. 
Posted 12 years ago by bh1    [ Reply ]
Do you think she sounds a bit like Stevie Nicks?  {#Sunny}
8
Posted 12 years ago by MirageRF    [ Reply ]
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
I once tried to write lyrics for a melody my neighbor wrote, and I sat there, looking at the blank page but nope, niente, nichts. You know, I wanted to write something that worked, something that meant something but didn't sound sick or contrived, something natural and from the heart yet fit the meter of the melody without being shoehorned into it. I failed. So we drank a bottle of wine and ended up using the directions for using his keyboard in Spanish instead as neither of us understand Spanish.

Then along comes a song which doesn't even try to rhyme:

Oh I beg you, can I follow
Oh I ask you, why not always
Be the ocean, where I unravel
Be my only, be the water and I'm wading

 or even make sense. Try this:

Here's a message, I'm the runner (well, doh)
He's the rebel, I'm the daughter, waiting for you

(wtf is that about? Is this the message? So she's the rebel's daughter and she's waiting for, what? an ocean? Because her rebel father sent her? I mean, what?)

...

dark boom baby

Anyone got a razorblade?
 
Good luck with your writing career :)
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
{#Daisy}
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
Really irritating song!
Posted 12 years ago by satkinson    [ Reply ]
I really like this...so creative and different :)
Posted 12 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
I once tried to write lyrics for a melody my neighbor wrote, and I sat there, looking at the blank page but nope, niente, nichts. You know, I wanted to write something that worked, something that meant something but didn't sound sick or contrived, something natural and from the heart yet fit the meter of the melody without being shoehorned into it. I failed. So we drank a bottle of wine and ended up using the directions for using his keyboard in Spanish instead as neither of us understand Spanish.

Then along comes a song which doesn't even try to rhyme:

Oh I beg you, can I follow
Oh I ask you, why not always
Be the ocean, where I unravel
Be my only, be the water and I'm wading

 or even make sense. Try this:

Here's a message, I'm the runner (well, doh)
He's the rebel, I'm the daughter, waiting for you

(wtf is that about? Is this the message? So she's the rebel's daughter and she's waiting for, what? an ocean? Because her rebel father sent her? I mean, what?)

...

dark boom baby

Anyone got a razorblade?

I HAVE A RAZORBLADE!! PLEASE CHOOSE MINE!!!
Paul Simon says he writes lyrics using combinations of words chosen to sound nice together and jibe with the rhythm,  regardless of their meaning. He was addressing a specific question about the deep inner meaning of his line  "The cross is in the ballpark..."   It works for him, it might work for you! Or we could go back to stealing pick-a-nick baskets in Jellystone Park— you be BooBoo this time,
 

Posted 12 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
Sorry, this is not working for me at all. It sounds like Japanese karaoke. Sort of too "hyper", almost annoying. Triggerfinger's version is much better, more melodic and better paced. The song itself is something of an elevator music tune, but I'd rather ride in the car with Triggerfinger playing. 
Posted 12 years ago by bh1    [ Reply ]
I once tried to write lyrics for a melody my neighbor wrote, and I sat there, looking at the blank page but nope, niente, nichts. You know, I wanted to write something that worked, something that meant something but didn't sound sick or contrived, something natural and from the heart yet fit the meter of the melody without being shoehorned into it. I failed. So we drank a bottle of wine and ended up using the directions for using his keyboard in Spanish instead as neither of us understand Spanish.

Then along comes a song which doesn't even try to rhyme:

Oh I beg you, can I follow
Oh I ask you, why not always
Be the ocean, where I unravel
Be my only, be the water and I'm wading

 or even make sense. Try this:

Here's a message, I'm the runner (well, doh)
He's the rebel, I'm the daughter, waiting for you

(wtf is that about? Is this the message? So she's the rebel's daughter and she's waiting for, what? an ocean? Because her rebel father sent her? I mean, what?)

...

dark boom baby

Anyone got a razorblade?
Posted 12 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Yes that's so much better a version!
 lily34 wrote:
this reminds me that i haven't heard triggerfinger on RP in about 6 days or more and i miss it.
 


Posted 12 years ago by gigikent    [ Reply ]
this reminds me that i haven't heard triggerfinger on RP in about 6 days or more and i miss it.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
oh - so - catchy! {#Sunny}
Posted 12 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
"Deep sea baby" reminds me of the rather splendid movie Dagon, should have been a great end tune.
Posted 12 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
cool!
Posted 12 years ago by mkrueck    [ Reply ]
I've heard so many remixes and covers that the original actually sounds fresh now {#Biggrin}
—7—

ps: Triggerfinger's version is really doing it for me too.
Posted 12 years ago by milipili    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP!
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
Thought it was Petula Clark
 
yes!! i couldn't put my finger on it, that's exactly it!
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Wow, I have only ever heard the Triggerfinger version (which I love). This is awesome, too.
Posted 12 years ago by melissakennedy    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
Thought it was Petula Clark
 
She does sound similar during parts of the chorus, but otherwise, not so much.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Love this song and album. Glad to see it added to RP.
Posted 12 years ago by hughtwg    [ Reply ]
Thought it was Petula Clark
Posted 12 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
In 2 minds on this.  I think there is something good here but unlike many others think the sound effects fail to blend into the song and I just have an underlying nagging doubt about any song that feels like it spent this long in production.  Think I'll vote on the second listen.
Posted 12 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Gotta say I like both versions very much. I'm able to accept both as art. Completely different songs IMHO and well done either way.
Posted 12 years ago by Nuance    [ Reply ]
I'm liking this more each time I hear it.
Posted 12 years ago by twcarlin    [ Reply ]
yeah...great sound effects! like the xx or fever ray.
love it! 
Posted 12 years ago by benelu    [ Reply ]
 woodchuk wrote:
Interesting.. kinda grows on you.  I like the Triggerfinger version as well 

7 
 
I feel the same, this version is really working for me.
Posted 12 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
Interesting.. kinda grows on you.  I like the Triggerfinger version as well 

7 
Posted 12 years ago by woodchuk    [ Reply ]
Great song! Digging the sound effects.
Posted 12 years ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
I recently posted a comment on the Triggerfinger version saying it was better, IMHO.
well, after hearing this version, i now state that this is the superior version.
but i still give both versions a 10. 
Posted 12 years ago by BLADERUNNER    [ Reply ]
 kysmet wrote:

lol...funny, that's how I feel about the version of this song that you like.
 
yeah, i totally don't like this version. even if it is the original.


Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
She sounds a LOT like Emmylou.
Posted 12 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:
yuck
 
lol...funny, that's how I feel about the version of this song that you like.
Posted 12 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
yuck
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Good stuff
Posted 12 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
 nobodynowhere wrote:
Finally! Love this.
 
Yes!!!  
 
 JeniQ wrote:
I agree. I've been begging Bill to play Lykke Li for a year now. Hoot!
 
Thank you!
Posted 12 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
I agree. I've been begging Bill to play Lykke Li for a year now. Hoot!

nobodynowhere wrote:
Finally! Love this.
 


Posted 12 years ago by JeniQ    [ Reply ]
love this song, video, and Lykke! {#Hearteyes}


Posted 12 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Not feeling this one.
Posted 12 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Get Some!
Posted 12 years ago by tuttle99    [ Reply ]
I thought: Nelly Furtado at Radio Paradise?
Posted 12 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
Cool.
Posted 12 years ago by nrahk    [ Reply ]
Finally! Love this.
Posted 12 years ago by nobodynowhere    [ Reply ]