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Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds — Two Step (alternate version)
Album: Two Step (single)
Avg rating:
6.5

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Total ratings: 3031









Released: 1996
Length: 6:18
Plays (last 30 days): 2
Hell, at home I came to you with best intentions
You laid down and give to me just what I'm seeking
say, you drive me to distraction

so..
How Irma, you came to me like wine comes to the mouth
Grown tired of water all the time
You quench my heart and Oh, you quench my mind
and.. celebrate

Celebrate we will
'Cause life is short but sweet for certain
Hey, we climb on two by two
To be sure these days continue
Things we cannot change

Oh Hell, Irma, do you believe that we might last a thousand years
Or more if not for this,
Our flesh and blood
It ties you and me right up
celebrate and see how...

Celebrate we will
'Cause life is short but sweet for certain
Hey, we climb on two by two
To be sure these days continue
Things we can
get up and celebrate...
Celebrate we will
Come on'Cause life is short but sweet for certain
Aw, we climb on two by two
To be sure aw, these days continue
Things we cannot change
change.. change.. oh oh oh..

Oh that, Irma, I came to you with best intentions
You laid down and give to me just what I'm seeking
Aw lover you... ride me, ride me ,ride me
so..

Celebrate we will
'Cause life is short but sweet for certain
OH, we climb on two by two
oh To be sure these days continue
Things we can...
Aw well away ah..
and these celebrations
Oh.. climb on two by two
good life is short
But sweet for certain
oh..Oh We grab on To be sure...
Things we cannot change
change...change..change... oh oh..

celebrate we will..
cause life is short...
but sweet for certain
Oh, we climb on two by two
to be sure that these days continue....
Comments (767)add comment
Not necessarily a Dave Matthews fan but this tune is awesome! 
I first heard this song (and this version even) when I was in Japan as a student back in 2000, played to me by a good friend. I have since then loved it and I get a big smile and a fuzzy feeling every time it comes on. Love it.
 
I cant stand this guy. Lordy.  I partially blame over play by commercial radio I subjected myself to years ago on my daily commute.
I never skip on RP.  But this is one few artist I do turn down 
 Funkyfreddy wrote:

My wife is a huge Dave Matthews fan and I have attended a few shows with her. Great band and he has talent.... If his voice doesn't suit you move along. 

The worse thing an artist can do is to try to please everyone. 

Try to please everyone and likely you will please no one, its probably best to please oneself and maybe others will be pleased.

If you can't sing, then don't sing. Please!
 meatmike wrote:

So, we've learned (1) there are a lot of Dave Matthews haters listening to RP, and (2) Bill likes him and he will occasionally be played.
Skip it if you don't like it; jam with Dave if you do.
Stop with the "Oh God, this hurts my ears!" comments.

Sorry to say, I can’t skip because the feature is not available on iOS web app.  (Using work pad with restricted access.) So..
Thanks to Dave Mattews i found PEARadio!!!! Everytime RP plays something unbearable - like this - I just change station for a few minutes. 

Powerful! Thrilling! Outstanding!
My wife is a huge Dave Matthews fan and I have attended a few shows with her. Great band and he has talent.... If his voice doesn't suit you move along. 

The worse thing an artist can do is to try to please everyone. 
 kcar wrote:
Oh God I PSDed away from this but after the other song finished this is still playing...




Ginger cat screaming in place of man in parody of Munch's




I'm really conflicted about how to respond to this comment.. On the one hand, it's just sooo whiiiny. Just get over yourself already. On the other hand... that is superb fat cat art. So net zero, I guess?
Can't stand this guy's schnozzy voice. Maybe the music is good. Maybe the lyrics are good. I don't know. That voice makes me turn the volume off for the duration. 

2 plays in the last 30 days = that's enough for the next decade. 
Huh, there are a lot of people disliking his voice, where there are much more annoying tunes on rp. This has such a nice music to it though!
I don't understand why some singers choose to add weird voice inflections. I otherwise really like the song, and his band is amazing.  

jbuhl wrote:
"Dave Matthews' voice is a massive sensory annoyance. It would please me
enormously if he removed that grass blade stuck in his nose"


My daddy always said if you can't say something good dont say nothing at all and I try my best to adhere.  But this guys voice must be an acquired taste.

 

 meatmike wrote:
So, we've learned (1) there are a lot of Dave Matthews haters listening to RP, and (2) Bill likes him and he will occasionally be played.
Skip it if you don't like it; jam with Dave if you do.
Stop with the "Oh God, this hurts my ears!" comments.
 
Very well stated!
"Dave Matthews' voice is a massive sensory annoyance. It would please me
enormously if he removed that grass blade stuck in his nose"


My daddy always said if you can't say something good dont say nothing at all and I try my best to adhere.  But this guys voice must be an acquired taste.

Great song, prefer the studio version over this live version, but solid nonetheless! 
what the fuck is this shit?
 ppopp wrote:

Radioparadise allows for a democracy with listener comments. Comments are no less welcome (within reason of course) if they are not expressing love for the tune in question. This is why I am going to take advantage of this freedom and offer this; Dave Matthews' voice is a massive sensory annoyance. It would please me enormously if he removed that grass blade stuck in his nose causing that vile effect it has on his voice.
 

OK Zippy, if you don't like him, that is what the "Skip Button" is for! ...it appears that a lot of other listeners on RP, like Dave Matthews.
Great, great music -- even unplugged! We saw them in Berlin in 2016, where Dave opened the concert with words of apology, "for the man, who we elected as President of the United States". What a great political message!
Lovely guitar.
 meatmike wrote:
 
 
Radioparadise allows for a democracy with listener comments. Comments are no less welcome (within reason of course) if they are not expressing love for the tune in question. This is why I am going to take advantage of this freedom and offer this; Dave Matthews' voice is a massive sensory annoyance. It would please me enormously if he removed that grass blade stuck in his nose causing that vile effect it has on his voice.
So, we've learned (1) there are a lot of Dave Matthews haters listening to RP, and (2) Bill likes him and he will occasionally be played.
Skip it if you don't like it; jam with Dave if you do.
Stop with the "Oh God, this hurts my ears!" comments.
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Yuck. To my ears, what a gopher would sound like if it was a tenor.
 kcar wrote:
Oh God I PSDed away from this but after the other song finished this is still playing...







 


The oppression is palpable.  You might not make it through this great trial.  Thoughts and prayers going out.
 cuatrot wrote:
WHY!?!?!  GOD, WHY DMB!?!?!?! 
 
Guys voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard.


 Art_Carnage wrote:
At least we don't have to listen to Dave Matthews' crappy singing.

Nevermind.

 

Excellent musician. Just doesn't have much to say in his music. 
Oh God I PSDed away from this but after the other song finished this is still playing...




Ginger cat screaming in place of man in parody of Munch's "The Scream"


 fraserji wrote:
 h8rhater wrote:
That assault of the small minded h8rs is prevalent in this thread.  Class, people... try it sometime.

  

 
Thanks for the example.
Pablum has no taste.
Tastes are different.
A solid 9 for me. 
{#Cheers}
Ok,ok, I get it, DM is an acquired taste.  However I caught aTim Reynolds show a couple years ago at a small venue and it was magical.  Just sayin'.
That voice just kills it.
Musical talent yes. Voice talent, no. Just can't like that voice.
 fraserji wrote:
Small minded h8ters? That's a bit much, to be honest. A whole lot of people can't stand Dave Matthews Band. It's simply a question of taste; hate has nothing to do with it, nor does small mindedness. 

 

 h8rhater wrote:
That assault of the small minded h8rs is prevalent in this thread.  Class, people... try it sometime.

 


 Segue wrote:
Please! No YODELING! Thank you

 

Kill it....before it gets to the children
Man, this is gross.
This is an acoustic version done by 2 individuals and clearly not better than the standard version, but the DMB haters always come out of the woodwork. If it's not Led Zep or Pink Floyd it's no good. Frank Zappa said "most people wouldn't recognize good music if it bit them on the ass".
RP could play better much better material from DMB, however. Then RP plays the overplayed Fadeaway, which I also happen to like.
 ecomaniac wrote:
Some of you folk need to learn to appreciate amazing talent even when it's not to your taste, me thinks. Take the great pyramids of Egypt. They're just triangles, right? Mundane. Simple. Familiar since birth.  But consider the sheer ingenuity and power of the time to create them, and suddenly they blow your mind. 

...If it's open to such things. 

 
As an Egyptian and a Seattleite, I'm not sure if I agree with your analogy or if I'm offended! Just kidding of course, and Dave is a really cool guy I've met him a few times when i lived in Seattle and still I'm not a fan of the music;  more respect I guess.
frog gargling
time to turn off my music for the day - yuck is right
Yuck! Double yuck! How folks can think this is music is beyond me. Worse than Dylan.
Not a fan of DMB, but I do think Crash is a good album. That said, it sounds like Dave is singing through a kazoo on this. Nice guitar work, though.
Deal-breaker band.
My wife and I play a game where we imagine we just met and think about what bands would have been deal-breakers if the other person liked/loved/listened-to them.  DMB = deal-breaker.
 ecomaniac wrote:
Some of you folk need to learn to appreciate amazing talent even when it's not to your taste, me thinks. Take the great pyramids of Egypt. They're just triangles, right? Mundane. Simple. Familiar since birth.  But consider the sheer ingenuity and power of the time to create them, and suddenly they blow your mind. 

...If it's open to such things. 

 
Nice Try.  But this guys voice is pure hell for me.
 Slipstream wrote:
Sweet Baby Geebus, make it stop.  What an audio abortion, a musical upchuck of the stomach of our musical gut of Americana.  A vomit of the auditory senses.

 
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Sweet Baby Geebus, make it stop.  What an audio abortion, a musical upchuck of the stomach of our musical gut of Americana.  A vomit of the auditory senses.
Some of you folk need to learn to appreciate amazing talent even when it's not to your taste, me thinks. Take the great pyramids of Egypt. They're just triangles, right? Mundane. Simple. Familiar since birth.  But consider the sheer ingenuity and power of the time to create them, and suddenly they blow your mind. 

...If it's open to such things. 
fell in love with my wife at a DMB concert.  Great musicians each.   celebrate.  life is short.  8.   8.  at least.  wife gets tired of his voice much like ....uh   van morrison.  but  Dave rocks!
 
Very nice, can't understand the total negativity I read here...
My fault not yours Dave, but this song makes me want to hang myself
 Skydog wrote:

no, i think it is a good parody

 

{#High-five}


Good Lord, I just don't "get" Dave Matthews' music.
I am not a DMB fan as such. But dang, I love this song in all it's forms.
Not sure how, but missed Dave Matthews Band in my musical formative years. The first time I heard of him was when I heard DaVinci's Notebook singing Ants Marching and I checked out the source. Now every time I hear Dave Matthews Band here, I think it's Ants Marching! Similar sounding, to me.
DM snd TM, what's next? BM?
Please! No YODELING! Thank you
please make the bad man stop...
Love this too
 
 pfreet wrote:
Love this song. But not this version. The vocals are like a bad parody of Dave Matthews.

 
no, i think it is a good parody
The comments are overly harsh. While this may not be a great example of DMB or the duet of Tim and Dave, but by and large they have made some great music and are second to none when it comes to live performances.
What a shame. Have to listen to DM yet Black Sabbath Paranoid with a rating of 7.9 has not been heard since Oct 2014.

just saying.. 
 Hannio wrote:

The trick is to imagine that it is Jack Black singing.  Then it becomes hilarious. 

 

Thank you so much for the guidance Hannio.  I'm picturing Jack with Tenacious D and I can almost handle it.  {#Drunk}
negative ratings need to be created for DM poop    - 5
 bam23 wrote:
Utterly undisciplined performance. Wanders all over the yard. Cannot find the exit. Listless and aimless.

 
Sorry, but I agree.  This is hideous, to my ears.  Instant PSD now, and wait for the next gem from RP.

Utterly undisciplined performance. Wanders all over the yard. Cannot find the exit. Listless and aimless.
Is there any way to rate this lower than a 1. ? Awful and irritating,
what have I done, what have I done oh, what have I done to deserve thiiiiiiiiis!?   : (  Jack Black, that's good man!)
 AhhtheMusic wrote:
I never like Dave Matthews, no matter how hard I try.  Is there a trick?

 
The trick is to imagine that it is Jack Black singing.  Then it becomes hilarious. 
 AhhtheMusic wrote:
I never like Dave Matthews, no matter how hard I try.  Is there a trick?

 
Go deaf?
 liteon1 wrote:
Dave's whiney voice has not aged well over the years.  Not that he's sounding old, just that his voice is more grating now than it was when his group first made it big.

 
Well, maybe it's me whose ears are ageing, but I really find him quite out of tune on this song {#Ask}
 AhhtheMusic wrote:
I never like Dave Matthews, no matter how hard I try.  Is there a trick?

 
The trick, AhhtheMusic, is not minding that it hurts.


I never liked Dave Matthews, no matter how hard I try.  Is there a trick?
great song but not this version.   needs that relentless drum.
That assault of the small minded h8rs is prevalent in this thread.  Class, people... try it sometime.
WTF? Guitars are so good, vocals are s-h-i-t
 pfreet wrote:
Love this song. But not this version. The vocals are like a bad parody of Dave Matthews.

 
DMB's songs seem to be either really well crafted or meandering half-distracted entries in a private diary. This one definitely falls into the latter category...and then all the down to the floor. Best left in the 90s. 
 dragon1952 wrote:
I like Dave Mathews...I really do.......but this song (or version at least)  kinda sucks. Had to give it the ol' Ho Hum....sorry :^ (

 
On 2nd listen,definite 'Sucko, Barfo'
Love this song. But not this version. The vocals are like a bad parody of Dave Matthews.
 Keef wrote:
Stoked to have scored some tickets to see Dave, Tim & the full band at Lake Tahoe this summer.  Gary Clark opening.

 

Well at least you got to see Gary Clark.
I will celebrate when this song is over.
I like Dave Mathews...I really do.......but this song (or version at least)  kinda sucks. Had to give it the ol' Ho Hum....sorry :^ (
 ziggytrix wrote:
Say what you will about Dave Matthews Band.

 
{#Roflol}
Another pop song that I "knew" but hadn't really paid attention to the lyrics. Irma Thomas? To this son of New Orleans, there's only one Irma Thomas, and I don't think he's referring to her  -- though maybe she is the "Ruler of (His) Heart" . . . .
Say what you will about Dave Matthews Band.
Dave's whiney voice has not aged well over the years.  Not that he's sounding old, just that his voice is more grating now than it was when his group first made it big.
 scrubbrush wrote:

Love this song and much of DMB's early stuff... the first 3-4 albums have some truly amazing music (and some I can do without)... his concerts and live recordings were fantastic in the early 2000s (probably still are). I don't know his later stuff as well but have heard a few nice tracks. All in all, I don't see how he and the whole band could be considered anything less than a hugely important and influential band. No doubt that they’ll be in the R&R Hall of Fame someday.

I see a lot of the DMB bashing as simply popularity-backlash. There's no way this many people can't hear the beauty in his music. It's a bit trendy to not like DMB.

Also, people should not bash him personally. I live in Seattle, as does Dave, and i know folks whose kids go to school with his kids. From what i hear, he's simply one of the nicest, most sincere and most involved parents at the school (and the folks who say this are not "star-struck": in fact they're not 'music people' and had never really heard his anything by him until long after they met him).



 
I wouldn't necessarily characterize not liking his music as "bashing", although comments here often (unfortunately) lean that way (pro and con).  I find most of his music repetitive and boring.  This one is not so bad.  I can only speak for myself and I hold little regard for what is "trendy". The "beauty" of the music is in the eye of the beholder.  I get irritated by the comments that insist that we must like/dislike this band, that singer or whatever.  I don't know him and certainly have no reason to bash him personally either.  He might be a great human being, I don't know. I do know that I'm a great human being, but NOBODY wants to hear me sing!!!

Love this song and much of DMB's early stuff... the first 3-4 albums have some truly amazing music (and some I can do without)... his concerts and live recordings were fantastic in the early 2000s (probably still are). I don't know his later stuff as well but have heard a few nice tracks. All in all, I don't see how he and the whole band could be considered anything less than a hugely important and influential band. No doubt that they’ll be in the R&R Hall of Fame someday.

I see a lot of the DMB bashing as simply popularity-backlash. There's no way this many people can't hear the beauty in his music. It's a bit trendy to not like DMB.

Also, people should not bash him personally. I live in Seattle, as does Dave, and i know folks whose kids go to school with his kids. From what i hear, he's simply one of the nicest, most sincere and most involved parents at the school (and the folks who say this are not "star-struck": in fact they're not 'music people' and had never really heard his anything by him until long after they met him).


After 1000+ shows these guys still enjoy making music and it shows! Excellent!
 rdo wrote:
I think this is a great recording.  If you don't like it then you might consider a lobotomy or at minimal electro-shock therapy.   10 ———- beyond doubt.  
 
Ouch! 
Love the guitar! The song is a bonus. Thanks RP
 avidfan wrote:

Live at Luther College is the best album in my entire library.   I've had it on repeat since 1999 (when I'm not listening I rp!). 
 
Agreed
I like it, but in small doses, because it reminds me of a mosquito buzzing around my head and sets my teeth on edge.
Sorry, no. I don't care for DMB in general, but most certainly not this (seemingly) self-conscious effort.
I've tried, I know he/they are popular and I respect others' opinions.  But, no.
 jhorton wrote:

Took me forever to find this version, it is actually from a disc called, " Live At Luther College." I think it's finally on iTunes.

 
Live at Luther College is the best album in my entire library.   I've had it on repeat since 1999 (when I'm not listening I rp!). 
 Byronape wrote:

How has no one noticed the brilliance of this comment?
 
 
Brilliance Indeed.  Toke Toke.
Love this song but I think the best version is from the 1999 Woodstock Festival held in Rome, NY.
Never cared for the dude  {#Ass}
Potent! Zingy guitar and the vocals are like a shot of spice on top.
 Toke wrote:
Per Negative comments,what the hell are those people doing listening into RP as they sure have NO grasp of music PERIOD.. I'll quit now before I really let rip.

 
I listen to rp to avoid crap like this...Now, put the bong down, let the haze clear and give it another listen. See?! Horrible!
Potent!
I think this is a great recording.  If you don't like it then you might consider a lobotomy or at minimal electro-shock therapy.   10 ------- beyond doubt.  
 Stratocaster wrote:

Much like Talking Heads, and even more people can't understand THEIR popularity.

I used to dislike DMB, now I can't get enough.  Saw them twice at The Gorge...now that was an experience.

 
I must disagree. Talking Heads are/were worlds more challenging, both musically and thematically. I can tolerate this band, a bit, but must agree with those who find this performance to be meandering and borderline musical. I lived in Charlottesville for a time and was intrigued to learn that DM based his band there, but geographic familiarity can only go so far. In essence, the dude does not sing very well and seems to have a limited conceptual and musical range.
 dpvest wrote:

especially the fellow davehead getting the post dave head...

 
How has no one noticed the brilliance of this comment?
 
 daniel_rusk wrote:
Aweful. Not musical at all. I tried to listen to DM many times. Just don't understand his popularity.

 
Much like Talking Heads, and even more people can't understand THEIR popularity.

I used to dislike DMB, now I can't get enough.  Saw them twice at The Gorge...now that was an experience.
His endless caterwauling indicates he loves the sound of his own voice. The tune is about 10 minutes too long.
Great transition. The acoustic guitar just blends from one song to the next.
 jhorton wrote:

Took me forever to find this version, it is actually from a disc called, " Live At Luther College." I think it's finally on iTunes.

 
Thank you for sharing! I have been searching since I heard this the other day. Loved it. 
Aweful. Not musical at all. I tried to listen to DM many times. Just don't understand his popularity.
 ryanberg7 wrote:
I just love that version.  Blissful.  That is from Live at Radio City?

 
Took me forever to find this version, it is actually from a disc called, " Live At Luther College." I think it's finally on iTunes.
I just love that version.  Blissful.  That is from Live at Radio City?
 ziakut wrote:

Not a fan and not crazy about this.

 
I'm not crazy and I'm a fan. Or was it, I'm not a fan and I'm crazy? 

{#Devil_pimp} 
 bluematrix wrote:

I'm a fan, but not crazy about this.

 
Not a fan and not crazy about this.
 SynapseRider wrote:
*mute*

 
Me too. Same for BoDeans and Sanatana too.
 NeuroGeek wrote:
Wow, Dave's voice really smacked my brain the wrong way first thing this a.m.  Ew.

 
Dave's voice has done that to me for years.
Wow, Dave's voice really smacked my brain the wrong way first thing this a.m.  Ew.
 hippiechick wrote:
A great memory: I drove my 16 year old son and his friends to a Dave outdoor concert, and this was the last song, and it started to rain, and we were all dancing in the rain and it was FANTASTIC!

Then it stopped raining and we all started leaving and all of a sudden we were standing in front of Dave's bus, and he was waving to us!

Then we sat in the car for 2 hours trying to get out of the lot, the car next door to us gave us a show by letting us watch her give him a bj, I almost ran out of gas, I had to have my battery jumped by a fellow Davehead, then we stopped at the Subway and filled up, along with everyone else, and got home at 4am. 

A good time was had by all. 

 
especially the fellow davehead getting the post dave head...