Josh Ritter — Other Side
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Say the west is a story we made up to erase
Conestoga wagons left tracks you can see from space
From the Northwest passage to the Great Divide
Everybody's looking for the other side
I'm still waiting for the whiskey to whisk me away
And I'm still waiting for the ashtray to lead me astray
I twist the cul-de-sacs into one way signs
I ain't going round in circles on the other side
So at night I sit and watch for stars to stay
They wink and then they're gone down the Milky Way
But when You're left in the middle of the Midwest sky
Everywhere you look is the Other Side
Conestoga wagons left tracks you can see from space
From the Northwest passage to the Great Divide
Everybody's looking for the other side
I'm still waiting for the whiskey to whisk me away
And I'm still waiting for the ashtray to lead me astray
I twist the cul-de-sacs into one way signs
I ain't going round in circles on the other side
So at night I sit and watch for stars to stay
They wink and then they're gone down the Milky Way
But when You're left in the middle of the Midwest sky
Everywhere you look is the Other Side
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This is the Jackdrag Remix and can only be found on the Golden Age Of Radio Deluxe Edition
kingart wrote:
rKokon
(Colesville, MD)
Sound and singer are fine, but I am tired of sadness and dragginess. Let us have a change of pace and get upbeat, please.
Yeah, but not all of Ritter's tunes are like this.
Girl In the War, Wolves, Man Burning, To the Dogs or Whoever, and Right Moves are fun, bright, well-written compositions. Great poetry, story-telling and lots of wild imagery. Give them a listen.
rKokon
(Colesville, MD)
Posted: Aug 24, 2005 - 09:49
Sound and singer are fine, but I am tired of sadness and dragginess. Let us have a change of pace and get upbeat, please.
Yeah, but not all of Ritter's tunes are like this.
Wolves, Man Burning, To the Dogs or Whoever, and Right Moves are fun, bright, well-written compositions. Great poetry, story-telling and lots of wild imagery. Give them a listen. Other fine songs too, like Girl In the War. I think he's one of the finest song writers of recent times.
Wolves, Man Burning, To the Dogs or Whoever, and Right Moves are fun, bright, well-written compositions. Great poetry, story-telling and lots of wild imagery. Give them a listen. Other fine songs too, like Girl In the War. I think he's one of the finest song writers of recent times.
jkhandy wrote:
distasteful at that
Agreed.
distasteful at that
Agreed.
Droidac wrote:
I'm pretty sure that was meant as a joke.....
distasteful at that
I'm pretty sure that was meant as a joke.....
distasteful at that
rgrace wrote:
Ummm.... noooooo? That Ritter is dead.
I'm pretty sure that was meant as a joke.....
Ummm.... noooooo? That Ritter is dead.
I'm pretty sure that was meant as a joke.....
EssexTex wrote:
I'll second that.
Love this...unique sound
I'll second that.
rKokon wrote:
Over four years later, I AGREE! RP seems to favor the slow, dark, dreary, and downbeat.
Sound and singer are fine, but I am tired of sadness and dragginess. Let us have a change of pace and get upbeat, please.
Over four years later, I AGREE! RP seems to favor the slow, dark, dreary, and downbeat.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Not my cuppa 
I'm guessing, by playing this next to new Gomez, Blll is aware that Josh Ritter and Gomez are "co-headlining" at several gigs on Gomez's spring tour.
very goooooooooooooood....
Love this...unique sound
BKardon wrote:
I loved him on Three's Company.
Ummm.... noooooo? That Ritter is dead.
Not bad, but I do prefer the non-remixed version (aka the original).
Gak! That CD cover gave me a school bus flashback!
I loved him on Three's Company.
Sound and singer are fine, but I am tired of sadness and dragginess. Let us have a change of pace and get upbeat, please.
nice song, but did anyone catch that the dj said the same exact thing between the last song and this one about before? one does not make the same mistake and recover this same exact way twice.
Originally Posted by loveslave:
Who's that girl? Is it Heather Nova, by any chance?
I would believe so (heather nova).
great lyrics
Who\'s that girl? Is it Heather Nova, by any chance?
I have to say that I really like Josh, but when I first heard him perform live I thought to myself that the thing he needs to be most careful about is doing to much post-production on his music. I think this song works better with simpler production values... IMHO....
Originally Posted by the_jake:
Is this guy related to John and Tex? 
No. You can check out more about him at his website www.joshritter.com
Awesome. I\'d like to hear him collaborate with Beth Orton.
Is this guy related to John and Tex? :roll:
I loved him on Three's Company.