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Jah Wobble — Visions of You
Album: Rising Above Bedlam
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Released: 1991
Length: 5:29
Plays (last 30 days): 4
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 garrettb wrote:


She's the new(ish) Michael McDonald - always great when backing someone else


No comparison there garrettb. Sinead has the voice of an angel. I can't stand McDonald's vocals. He ruined the Doobie's
Posted 2 weeks ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
 ask wrote:

Wait. Do I hear Sinead O'Connor on this? I guess it is her. Sounds great. 7—>8




The one and only!  What a unique voice she had. I love everything she recorded. RIP Sinead. Jah is playing a very catchy bass line in this one. 
Posted 2 weeks ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
Most talented London Underground driver working today. Crazy to think he could be driving you any time you get on-board
Posted 3 weeks ago by Beardsley    [ Reply ]
I enjoy how the vocals play off each other all the while this stellar groove sweeps me away.  Great song.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
Dieser Song war 1991 absolut auf der Höhe seiner Zeit. Grossartig.
Posted 3 months ago by Majoran    [ Reply ]
love love the bass
Posted 6 months ago by phlatdade469    [ Reply ]
How very sad that we'll never get to discover new collaborations featuring Sinead...I'm going to miss those discoveries...
Posted 6 months ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
There is Only ONE TUNE by him on the RP playlist. PLEASE ADD MORE! Thank You.
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Is that Sinead in the background?
Posted 1 year ago by garrettb    [ Reply ]
What a voice. RIP Sinead
Posted 1 year ago by frogtoad    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT!! First time I ever heard of him! That is why we come here.  Thanx RP!  
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Lyrics:

I'm not numbed that anymore
Not longer feel the hate and pain
No longer drenched in shame
I'm not numbed that anymore

Now I am the key to the door
The kingdom of heaven lies inside
Makes a circle with the turning tide
Now the circle is complete

And the heart and mind they need
The kingdom of heaven lies inside

I love visions of you (endlessly)
I love visions of you (endlessly)

It's a vision for me and for you
Hell can be a circle too
And the truth remains unspoken
A vision for me and for you

I love visions of you (endlessly)
I love visions of you (endlessly)
I love visions of you (endlessly)
I love visions of you (endlessly)
I love visions of you (endlessly)
I love visions of you (endlessly)

I'm not numbed that anymore
No longer feel the hate and pain
No longer drenched in shame
I'm not numbed that anymore
Now I am the key to the door

I love visions of you (endlessly)
I love visions of you (endlessly)
I love visions of you (endlessly)
I love visions of you
I love
Visions of you
I love visions of you (endlessly)
I love
Visions of you
Posted 1 year ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
Super song. Thanks a lot RP.
Posted 1 year ago by flozer68    [ Reply ]
Jah Wobble's bass tone is always recognizable to me.  Within the first few notes I always seem to know it's him.
Posted 2 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
I always love hearing this! Such visceral, bad-assed bass-work, and with Sinead's incredible soaring vocals, to boot! YES! Styles like Robyn Hitchcock, Kula Shaker.
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP for one more tune you have turned me on to! 
Posted 2 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
 stickers11 wrote:

Is there anyone Sinead has not worked with? She can turn any track into something special.



She's the new(ish) Michael McDonald - always great when backing someone else
Posted 2 years ago by garrettb    [ Reply ]
Man, I'm not numbed out anymore...
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Skarp wrote: ”I had to register just to talk about the old HFS in Bethesda. My friends and I still talk about it. Weasel is back on the air on 94.7 (I think) but what a station to have around growing up.” Then there was WGTB ou of Georgetown U. They played some RIGHTEOUS music!
Posted 2 years ago by Frabjous    [ Reply ]
Bassist for PIL ?  Nice pedigree
Posted 2 years ago by johnnycache    [ Reply ]
Poor Sinead.. losing her son. A great performace from her here
Posted 2 years ago by johnlambe    [ Reply ]
 arserocket wrote:

Love it and espec. if this is Sinead O'Connor backing who has such a gifted voice - slainte




She may have a screwing life but she sure can sing. Up Fermanagh.
Posted 3 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
 billybob123 wrote:

I like this song. This entire album, along with his album Take Me To God, is good, listenable stuff.  And kinda eclectic like RP!


Inspiration of William Blake is also interesting.
Posted 3 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
I wonder if Kula Shakur had been listening to this before they wrote Govinda?
Posted 3 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
I like this song. This entire album, along with his album Take Me To God, is good, listenable stuff.  And kinda eclectic like RP!
Posted 3 years ago by billybob123    [ Reply ]
The Ace of Bass!
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
Jah Wobble were at a festival I went to a few years back, and naturally they performed this, it being their 'hit'.  I'm not saying that the chorus went on for a bit, but when it started I managed to go for a toilet break, and then bought some liquid refreshment and munchables (bearing in mind the queues involved in each case), and located the other half in the crowd, and they STILL hadn't finished. 
Posted 4 years ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
 gmsingh123 wrote:
 arserocket wrote:
Love it and espec. if this is Sinead O'Connor backing who has such a gifted voice - slainte
 

The bassline is rock solid too.

 
That bass is amazing...

Posted 4 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Rated at 8 really like. If not for RP would have never heard.
Posted 4 years ago by SRAY    [ Reply ]
 arserocket wrote:
Love it and espec. if this is Sinead O'Connor backing who has such a gifted voice - slainte
 
Sinéad let me almost klick the next-track button. What an annoying voice.
Posted 4 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
 arserocket wrote:
Love it and espec. if this is Sinead O'Connor backing who has such a gifted voice - slainte
 

The bassline is rock solid too.

Posted 4 years ago by gmsingh123    [ Reply ]
 keelo wrote:
Without the Sinaid riff, Material / Bill Laswell did all this some time ago.  That said, works like crazy with her voice.  Love it.  
 
Does Bill Laswell have any music with tabla in it?
Posted 4 years ago by gmsingh123    [ Reply ]
Love it and espec. if this is Sinead O'Connor backing who has such a gifted voice - slainte
Posted 4 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
I don't know what this is... I have never heard it before.
It sounds pretty good -- not great.
But I'm glad to make its acquaintance.

That's why RadioParadise is so amazing.  I know I'll hear something out of left field if I listen for a little while.

Thanks, Bill.
bc
Posted 4 years ago by bc    [ Reply ]
 jzekeb wrote:
I would have sworn this was Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians. Am I crazy?
 
Nope, I spotted RH as well. 
Posted 4 years ago by dputlak    [ Reply ]
Whoa, look at that photo of him on the WIki page, –slappin' da bass mon!
Posted 4 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
Not sure if the "Endlessly" is subliminally meant to sound like LSD.
Posted 4 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
I thought this was Robyn Hitchcock at first...
Posted 5 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Wow
Posted 5 years ago by lovelyhelicopter    [ Reply ]
Without the Sinaid riff, Material / Bill Laswell did all this some time ago.  That said, works like crazy with her voice.  Love it.  
Posted 5 years ago by keelo    [ Reply ]
VERY NICE!
Bought this cassette in Istanbul in 1992 and wandered much with my Walkman.
Good soundtrack for a very trippy city.
Posted 5 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
Always dug Jah Wobble. It's a band led by PiL's former bassist. There's a hybrib feel to his grooves. A musician who has clearly traveled across Africa and the Middle East.  
Posted 5 years ago by PeaceInIraq    [ Reply ]
endlessly... very apt! it's so boring!

Posted 13 years ago by bookie    [ Reply ]
groovy
Posted 13 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
It's gotten even better since the last time I've heard it.... 8... the big fat kind!
Posted 13 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]

Posted 13 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
yes you are correct, it is her — me too,  an 8 for sure {#Dancingbanana}

 ask wrote:
Wait. Do I hear Sinead O'Connor on this? I guess it is her. Sounds great. 7—>8
 


Posted 14 years ago by moonsaura    [ Reply ]
Dear - Great

Posted 14 years ago by rialdo1    [ Reply ]
 Skarp wrote:
I had to register just to talk about the old HFS in Bethesda. My friends and I still talk about it. Weasel is back on the air on 94.7 (I think) but what a station to have around growing up.
 
I moved here in '91 from NYC.  LOVED HFS.  They did a good job programming.

Does anyone remember WLIR (aka WDRE) in NYC?  There was a comparable station in Central/Southern NJ, can't remember the call letters but they were high on the dial.
Posted 14 years ago by bhallmark    [ Reply ]
Wait. Do I hear Sinead O'Connor on this? I guess it is her. Sounds great. 7—>8


Posted 14 years ago by ask    [ Reply ]
An oldie but a goodie.  I have this on a cd "single."
Posted 14 years ago by bhallmark    [ Reply ]
 unclelonghair wrote:

She has always reminded me of a couple of my ex-girlfriends — intense, crazy, and doomed.
 
You and me both, brother. I wonder why I date crazy women and then I remember that the normals are boring.

Posted 14 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
9 -> 10 'cause it's such a cool tune.
Posted 14 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
Sinead adds the perfect compliment to this song.

She has always reminded me of a couple of my ex-girlfriends — intense, crazy, and doomed.
Posted 14 years ago by unclelonghair    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


This song is cool...
 
One of my favourites.  Soooo good for the ears.

Posted 15 years ago by handsomened    [ Reply ]
Billy Bragg meets Eurythmics meets Sinead (oh whoops, that is Sinead!)

Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 alanthecowboy wrote:

If anyone has the credits for this recording, I'd be interested to know who actually played in this tune.

 

Information from discogs.com
Posted 15 years ago by doctec    [ Reply ]
Quite nice song, but vocals far too repetitive
Posted 15 years ago by AdyMiles    [ Reply ]
So I plop down at my desk and pull up RP to hear the tail end of Talk talk nad the segue into this magical tune.  Thanks, Bill.  8:15 and you got me smiling at my desk!
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
Killer bass line.  Very cool. Sinead is even tolerable, too.
Posted 15 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:
This song is soooo good for the ears...
 
But it makes my jaw wobble! {#Lol} I like it!
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Good stuff!  A nice surprise to hear Sinead's voice.
Posted 15 years ago by Middleton    [ Reply ]
 OHMish wrote:
Sinead O' Connor?
 

Yes indeed. 

It's an interesting album by a former member of PiL.
Posted 15 years ago by PeaceInIraq    [ Reply ]
Sinead O' Connor?
Posted 15 years ago by OHMish    [ Reply ]
really grooving to him lately and his years with early PIL (first two records).

Posted 15 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
Jah Baby!
Posted 15 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Another great British musician doing his own thing, great to hear him on this station.

Posted 15 years ago by STEVIE1    [ Reply ]
I used to have this on cassette waaaayyy back when.....great to hear it on RP!
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
I cannot reach the dial fast enough to turn it off. Sinead has the same affect on me as Neil Diamond.
 
Makes you want to sing karaoke?

Posted 15 years ago by quatsch    [ Reply ]
 drtjdel wrote:


The Michael Caine of music.
 
ROTFL - name a movie that doesn't have him OR Gene Hackman!  I swear 50% do.

Posted 15 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
I cannot reach the dial fast enough to turn it off. Sinead has the same affect on me as Neil Diamond.
 
makes you want to grab the 3" platforms and sequined bodysuit from your closet?
Posted 15 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]
lotta luna lurking
{#Cowboy}
Posted 16 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
I like it more everytime I hear it.

7 —> 8
Posted 16 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
I cannot reach the dial fast enough to turn it off. Sinead has the same affect on me as Neil Diamond.
 
And that affect would be, perhaps a rush of blood to a certain region of the body?

Posted 16 years ago by countyman    [ Reply ]
{#Motor}
Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
{#Crown}

Posted 16 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
I cannot reach the dial fast enough to turn it off. Sinead has the same affect on me as Neil Diamond.
Posted 16 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:

Sinead is a hard worker. She shows up on albums from Afrocelts to Massive Attack.
 

Love her voice, and have enjoyed all her collaborations so far.

Posted 16 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
rgrace wrote:
with Bill Laswell on bass, I suspect.


That got me thinking.  Wardle's a competent bassist, so I always assumed he played his own bass lines.  However, a couple of minutes research has revealed to me that he and Laswell have worked together; John has contributed bass work to Laswell, and vice versa.

If anyone has the credits for this recording, I'd be interested to know who actually played in this tune.

Posted 16 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
Egrey wrote:
Yeah, when HFS went, the last tolerable terrestrial station in the DC area died. I was in the audio wilderness for a while until I discovered webcasting, and RP in particular.
Yeah miss WHFS, Still think Bill G is Bob in disguise, they sound very much alike.
Posted 16 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
I like this track, but it seems so clunky after Talk Talk...
Posted 16 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
Good song though a little long.
Posted 16 years ago by Ericac    [ Reply ]
love the Wobbleyness
Posted 16 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
esotericderek wrote:
I dunno, but I hear Daniel Ash and Sinead O'Connor.
Agreed. Sorta forgot about this song and always thought it was Love & Rockets or Ash with Sinead O'Connor.
Posted 16 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
Definitely something I'd like to hear often.
Posted 16 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
drtjdel wrote:
The Michael Caine of music.
Close, but not quite. Sinead hasn't done an album with the Muppets.
Posted 16 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
Sinead is a hard worker. She shows up on albums from Afrocelts to Massive Attack.
The Michael Caine of music.
Posted 16 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]
esotericderek wrote:
I dunno, but I hear Daniel Ash and Sinead O'Connor.
Sinead is a hard worker. She shows up on albums from Afrocelts to Massive Attack.
Posted 16 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
jzekeb wrote:
I would have sworn this was Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians. Am I crazy?
I dunno, but I hear Daniel Ash and Sinead O'Connor.
Posted 16 years ago by esotericderek    [ Reply ]
crisssi wrote:
Sinead: Great! And the little guitar solo! And the bassline ... Wonderful track!
Sums it up nicely!
Posted 16 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
I love this song.
Posted 16 years ago by manzanitafire    [ Reply ]
Addictive bassline. Like to try some counterpoint on fretless.
Posted 17 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
nice to hear this again! such a groovy groove...
Posted 17 years ago by rtkmusic    [ Reply ]
Meh. Pretty nothing-y to me.
Posted 17 years ago by duality2099    [ Reply ]
I would have sworn this was Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians. Am I crazy?
Posted 17 years ago by jzekeb    [ Reply ]
Skarp wrote:
I had to register just to talk about the old HFS in Bethesda. My friends and I still talk about it. Weasel is back on the air on 94.7 (I think) but what a station to have around growing up.
Yeah, when HFS went, the last tolerable terrestrial station in the DC area died. I was in the audio wilderness for a while until I discovered webcasting, and RP in particular.
Posted 17 years ago by Egrey    [ Reply ]
Misterfixit wrote:
Evidently Brewgoat, you and me are the WHFS fans here. "102.3 in Bethesda". I googled Cerphe and Weasel and of course WHFS .. what a difficult time the old girl has had over the years. I remember hearing Damian the day he returned to the air .. almost unintelligible ... there I was bawling like a baby. I returned from overseas sometime after the change to Hispanic music (or maybe it was all-news?) and the freq change to below 102 .... I don't think I listened to the radio for a week. Now for the heartbreaker ... Once Upon A Time I had a set of ten Ten Inch reels of continuous on-air recording that we did in our lab in the Pentagon. Covered a whole week at 7-1/2 ips would have been about 1972 or 73. Lost in a move from Germany back to the US in 1985. Oh well .... You're not the only ones - I was a huge HFS fan. It was the only radio station in the tri-state area. After it went Latino I turned permanently to NPR. Thank god for RP.
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
great bassline.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Skarp wrote:
I had to register just to talk about the old HFS in Bethesda. My friends and I still talk about it. Weasel is back on the air on 94.7 (I think) but what a station to have around growing up.
Evidently Brewgoat, you and me are the WHFS fans here. "102.3 in Bethesda". I googled Cerphe and Weasel and of course WHFS .. what a difficult time the old girl has had over the years. I remember hearing Damian the day he returned to the air .. almost unintelligible ... there I was bawling like a baby. I returned from overseas sometime after the change to Hispanic music (or maybe it was all-news?) and the freq change to below 102 .... I don't think I listened to the radio for a week. Now for the heartbreaker ... Once Upon A Time I had a set of ten Ten Inch reels of continuous on-air recording that we did in our lab in the Pentagon. Covered a whole week at 7-1/2 ips would have been about 1972 or 73. Lost in a move from Germany back to the US in 1985. Oh well ....
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
flashback for sure. Takes me back to my first 'internet radio' experience. Blasting Adam Curry's "rave radio" across a convention floor in the early 90's. Other song I recall is Utah Saints, "Something Good is Going to Happen". :)
Posted 17 years ago by quesarah    [ Reply ]
Sinead: Great! And the little guitar solo! And the bassline ... Wonderful track!
Posted 17 years ago by crisssi    [ Reply ]
Skarp wrote:
I had to register just to talk about the old HFS in Bethesda. My friends and I still talk about it. Weasel is back on the air on 94.7 (I think) but what a station to have around growing up.
And I second, or third, that emotion! It was such a great station; the DC area has been a desert for good radio since it went off the air years ago.
Posted 17 years ago by BigDaddy_PA    [ Reply ]
brewgoat wrote:
Wow, flashback to feasting the ears with WHFS in Bethesda.
I had to register just to talk about the old HFS in Bethesda. My friends and I still talk about it. Weasel is back on the air on 94.7 (I think) but what a station to have around growing up.
Posted 17 years ago by Skarp    [ Reply ]
Wish this was on iTunes...
Posted 17 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
good song. long time no hear.
Posted 17 years ago by TobiMc3    [ Reply ]
Jacksonstat wrote:
Yep. And a little Love and Rockets to me.
Yep, that's who I thought it was.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
She can certainly turn any track into something. We'll leave it at that. stickers11 wrote:
Is there anyone Sinead has not worked with? She can turn any track into something special.
Posted 18 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
with Bill Laswell on bass, I suspect.
Posted 18 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Cool to see/hear Jah Wobble on RP!
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
I heard Sinead and came here to this website to check out what the Song title was so I could buy it for the first time in like 6 months! Time to donate... :)
Posted 18 years ago by dotnetdiva    [ Reply ]
Is there anyone Sinead has not worked with? She can turn any track into something special.
Posted 18 years ago by stickers11    [ Reply ]
This is one of my favourites - suits many moods, from sunny days with a marg, to sleepy nights, to brooding...
Posted 18 years ago by Gambrinus    [ Reply ]
AphidA wrote:
That's where I first heard this too. It sounds pretty much the same to me. ...so far.
Wow, flashback to feasting the ears with WHFS in Bethesda.
Posted 18 years ago by brewgoat    [ Reply ]
Cruithne3753 wrote:
Public Image Limited.
Yep. And a little Love and Rockets to me. I like it! It's got a nice little groove thing going.
Posted 18 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
rluking wrote:
This used to play heavily on HFS. But it either sounds very different on FM or is a different mix. Anyone know?
That's where I first heard this too. It sounds pretty much the same to me. ...so far.
Posted 18 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
This used to play heavily on HFS. But it either sounds very different on FM or is a different mix. Anyone know?
Posted 18 years ago by rluking    [ Reply ]
drtjdel wrote:
Anyone hear 'Feel Like Makin' Love' by Bad Company? NO? O. K. My Bad.
I absolutely agree. I can dig it.
Posted 18 years ago by GunnerXP    [ Reply ]
Not just Sinead... That sure as shit sounds like Ian Brown as well...
Posted 18 years ago by bobringer    [ Reply ]
Anyone hear 'Feel Like Makin' Love' by Bad Company? NO? O. K. My Bad.
Posted 18 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]