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Ohbijou — Niagara
Album: Metal Meets
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5.6

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Total ratings: 377









Released: 2011
Length: 4:24
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You collapsed into iron arms
A bridge across it to desperate hearts
Fill this quiet, this poison cup
The scar on your hollow drum, read:
Give me some (x4)
Turn the sound into words
Knotted flame conducts the course, but on this light synthesize The circuitry will memorize
Memorize
On my mind, you are
On my mind
I'll follow you down, I dreamt this love
Our memory still returning
We packed ours bags for Niagara Falls
To feel the water rushing
I'll follow you down, I dreamt this love
Our memory still returning
We packed our bags for Niagara Falls
Give me some (x4)
Comments (61)add comment
Definitely gets a few points for capturing that "quiet storm" ballad sound from the 1980s, somewhat like Stacy Lattisaw's "Let Me Be Your Angel".  I'm not sure anyone has been brave enough to tread that ground in recent years.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
I miss Ohbijou.
Posted 1 year ago by Nat    [ Reply ]
 FlatCat wrote:

Awful awful. Sit on one chord and noodle up and down the scale. So simplistic. Not to mention the voice.


Weird comment.  There is more than one chord in this song.  I accept that the voice is somewhat "take it or leave it" - I quite like it.
Posted 1 year ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Naysayers be damned.  This song is right down my wheelhouse.  Love it & wouldn't change a thing.  Thanks RP!
Posted 1 year ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:

"We represent the Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild"...



yeah, the "cutesy" or "baby-type" vocals always grate on my nerves. not for me.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Yep I still love this - and once again - you people hating seem kinda foolish to me.
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
I really enjoyed this. I'm 12 years late to the party.
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
7 up to 8 - love the production and her voice!
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 FlatCat wrote:

Awful awful. Sit on one chord and noodle up and down the scale. So simplistic. Not to mention the voice.


Ah. Like REM or U2. Also here: not to mention the voice.
Posted 1 year ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
 tm wrote:

Wow - head turned to see who this was… I like it. fuck off haters.



Yeah, my head turned, too, thinking to myself: "WTF is that!?!?!?" Her voice just doesn't do it for me.
Posted 2 years ago by mbolch30307    [ Reply ]
Wow - head turned to see who this was… I like it. fuck off haters.
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Wow -- New artist to me.
This caught me off guard.

From the comments frequency and positivity,  guessing not played often.

Going with a 6 to start off with, but will I ever hear it again?
Posted 2 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
"We represent the Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild"...
Posted 12 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
i think this might actually be worse than dengue fever
Posted 12 years ago by gosvimmink    [ Reply ]
Finally, a band with a female singer that does not try to sound like all those other unbearable whispering women. Excellent tune, with a bridge reminiscent of the best Sufjan Stevens music. Love it.
Posted 12 years ago by stevendejong    [ Reply ]
I wish you could go lower than a "1"
Posted 12 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
Excellent, haunting.
Good stuff 
Posted 12 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Can't get past the voice! Ewwww!
Posted 12 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]
Love this song's weightlessness. A lovely love song. Are ya feeling it yet? {#Tongue}
Posted 12 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
SIMPLY BAD!

And a nightmare "voice"...

"1"
 
Mr S.
I find myself agreeing with you.
Huh.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
sometimes I wonder how some people get record contracts.  this was awful.
Posted 12 years ago by frecklady    [ Reply ]
AHHHGGGG!!!
Posted 12 years ago by Dog_Ear    [ Reply ]
God awful. Must mute.
Posted 12 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
 FlatCat wrote:
Awful awful. Sit on one chord and noodle up and down the scale. So simplistic. Not to mention the voice.
 
Interesting comment

I really like the song, but you have a point — although MANY artists are guilty of the same technique 
Posted 12 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Awful awful. Sit on one chord and noodle up and down the scale. So simplistic. Not to mention the voice.
Posted 12 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
The ubiquitous "girly" voice, it's everywhere.  Sorry, BORING!!
Posted 12 years ago by demenshea    [ Reply ]
 hubcapsally wrote:
is that a baby singing?{#Eek}
 
Perhaps a maudlin mouse in a helium bubble. 
Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 kaybee wrote:

Good grief, I hope RP never plays Ethel Merman!!{#Stop}  

Normally I don't like these kewpie doll voices, but it seems to suit this song.  A 7 for now.
 
It's Lt. Hurwitz, severe shell-shock. Thinks he's Ethel Merman . . . 

 
Posted 12 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:


Yes; it's just her voice; it's the way she sings.  I probably wouldn't want to listen to her singing all day, but who would I want to listen to all day, anyhow?  Personally, I don't believe that every female singer has to belt out songs like Ethel Merman.
 
Good grief, I hope RP never plays Ethel Merman!!{#Stop}  

Normally I don't like these kewpie doll voices, but it seems to suit this song.  A 7 for now.


Posted 12 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
...oh, hi, i'm back, just had the strangest urge to floss my teeth
Posted 12 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
Am surprised no one thought of Sea of Bees .
Posted 12 years ago by rjajodia    [ Reply ]
 iTuner wrote:
Sounds like a Lana Del Rey song without a strong voice.
 
It's all the stupid sonic affectations that made me wonder in the first few seconds if it was a Lana Del Rey song. Another solid 1 and I'm wishing there was a zero score.


Posted 12 years ago by petesoper    [ Reply ]
{#Puke} {#Puke} {#Puke} {#Puke} {#Puke}
Posted 12 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
D'oh tricked me again.
Posted 12 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
Hate these female vocalists who sound like baby bop.

Posted 12 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a Lana Del Rey song without a strong voice.
Posted 12 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
SIMPLY BAD!

And a nightmare "voice"...


Enough about you, how do you feel about the song? 
 
Posted 12 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Ohbijou
7
Posted 12 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
 callook67 wrote:
For a young band, I think this is a pretty mature sound.

My first reaction was Kate Bush meets Feist. And if you can see the cute Asian girl singing, the vocals totally make sense..
 

not Asian...first-generation Canadian of Filipino decent.
Posted 12 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
Blurring the border between music and noise. How many times can you bang that guitar off a building before it breaks?
Posted 12 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
SIMPLY BAD!

And a nightmare "voice"...

"1"
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
This is so good, my favourite song right now, thanks for showing it to me Bill!
Posted 12 years ago by Shouc    [ Reply ]
is that a baby singing?{#Eek}
Posted 12 years ago by hubcapsally    [ Reply ]

7 {#Arrow} 8


Posted 12 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 callook67 wrote:
For a young band, I think this is a pretty mature sound.

My first reaction was Kate Bush meets Feist. And if you can see the cute Asian girl singing, the vocals totally make sense..
 

Yes; it's just her voice; it's the way she sings.  I probably wouldn't want to listen to her singing all day, but who would I want to listen to all day, anyhow?  Personally, I don't believe that every female singer has to belt out songs like Ethel Merman.


Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Wow, good stuff!
Posted 13 years ago by Phlegmaticman    [ Reply ]
Its edgy.  Her voice isn't really thin, it sounds crafted to me - a cultivated vibrato coupled with her "two octaves above middle C" classic soprano.  Nice.  I like it. 
Posted 13 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Yuppers, can't abide her voice, despite liking other squeaky ladies like Kate Bush. A lot.
Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
I agrere with many of the other posters: I just don't get much from female vocalists who sound like helium kewpie dolls. Makes me think of Britney Spears and Vanessa Paradis, both of whom I loath for this baby voice quality. Wrecks the otherwise interesting song.
Posted 13 years ago by salzburg4321    [ Reply ]
 MTL_Robbie wrote:

My thoughts exactly. Nice instrumentation but I am not enjoying the voice.  
 

Definitely agree! The voice is just too precious!
Posted 13 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Minnie Mouse does come to mind. I wouldn't want to listen to her voice too many times. It'd be interesting to hear a fuller, richer woman's voice sing this. 
 
My thoughts exactly. Nice instrumentation but I am not enjoying the voice.  
Posted 13 years ago by MTL_Robbie    [ Reply ]
Good work making the bass and drums work together on this song.
Posted 13 years ago by jonnydreaming    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:


...it teeters precariously close to classic disney singsong warbling, but i don't think it quite goes over the edge...
 
Minnie Mouse does come to mind. I wouldn't want to listen to her voice too many times. It'd be interesting to hear a fuller, richer woman's voice sing this. 
Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
For a young band, I think this is a pretty mature sound.

My first reaction was Kate Bush meets Feist. And if you can see the cute Asian girl singing, the vocals totally make sense..
Posted 13 years ago by callook67    [ Reply ]
 Boots77 wrote:
I understand the sound they're trying for but I just can't get past that voice. 
 

...it teeters precariously close to classic disney singsong warbling, but i don't think it quite goes over the edge...
Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
I'm liking the instrumentals but I find her voice is comparable to nails on a chalkboard.
I understand the sound they're trying for but I just can't get past that voice. 
Posted 13 years ago by Boots77    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Angelo Badalamenti, but Ohbijou is an indie band from Toronto ... interesting sound.

Posted 13 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
 maxmox wrote:
Phoebe Snow meets Bjork
 
...with vocals by Dolly Parton. I really want to like it; gotta give it points for originality if nothing else.  A 5 for now.

Posted 13 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
hmmm...
Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
Phoebe Snow meets Bjork
Posted 13 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
...yikes!..

{#Eek}
Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]