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Heather Nova — Walk This World
Album: Oyster
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Released: 1995
Length: 3:41
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I have slept beside the winter and the green is growing slow
I have watched you find the places hidden by the snow
I have tripped into a valley that is blue till you can see
I want you to come walk this world with me

(CHORUS)
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
Holding on and on 'til we believe
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come walk this world with me

And I'm sucked in by the wonder and I'm fucked up by the lies
And I dig a hole to climb in and I build some wings to fly
And I think that I could love you 'cause you know how to be free
I want you to come walk this world with me

(CHORUS)
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
Holding on and on 'til we believe
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come, I want you to come
I want you to come walk this world with me

And it's burning in our fingers and it's burning on the road
And I like the way you're broken and I'll like you when you old
And I see you in the garden and I feel you plant the seeds
I want you to come walk this world with me

(CHORUS)
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
Holding on and on 'til we believe
With the light in our eyes it's hard to see
I'm not touched but I'm aching to be
I want you to come, I want you to come
I want you to come walk this world with me
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another cracker RP discovery, uplifting on a monday morning!
that chorus gets me to "come" over here to the comments to see all those with dirty minds... not as many as one would think.
she really puts the emphasis on come
Well then!  If there were ever a time for the well known Donna Summer song to be played next....this might be it!  And oddly enough, the song seems as loving as it does horny.  Got a "rise" out of me...bumping my 6 to an 8 (almost had to go to 9 hehehe) LONG LIVE RP!!


                              I want you to, play 'Come together' next.


 

 bartolomeo wrote:
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/libido it goes both ways, not just a male thing.

 
I was not referring to the word "libido", I was referring to the simile "like a firehose", which would have more of a male connotation.
Cheers. {#Cheers}
 Proclivities wrote:

Curious choice of simile to describe a song by a female recording artist, but still, your point is clear.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/libido it goes both ways, not just a male thing.
 


 chasech5 wrote:
Its an RP classic. Not really sensual, but using libido like a firehose. Still, its pretty cool.

 
Curious choice of simile to describe a song by a female recording artist, but still, your point is clear.
One of my all times favorites
Its an RP classic. Not really sensual, but using libido like a firehose. Still, its pretty cool.
Oddly enough this song was worming through my brain this morning and I was planning to see if I could hear it later via Apple Radio. Thanks for the synchronous response to my unexpressed yearnings.
I've caught this song on RP like 5 times so far this year. It's one of my favorites, but aside from my own CD in the 90s I've never heard it anywhere else. 

{#Laughing}{#Laughing}{#Laughing} 
this one could be retired forever and i wouldn't mind.
Wow that's good stuff! Thanks Bill 
Wow that's interesting. 
 Jelani wrote:

I was thinking the same thing. But I know I'm a perv, I'm just wondering if she is too!

 
I think she just likes ... long walks ... in the garden, and she seems to want "you" to come with her.  Right?  Seems straightforward to me.
subtle...
Blondie is crooning, "I'll give you some head....and shoulders to lie on".
20 years later, still love it. 
"I'm not touched, but I'm achin' to be." Hit me like a velvet two by four!
I never ever seem to get tired of the groove she ruts in with this hot number! Wow, I agree, it's one of the most sensual songs out there
Inspired by the Divinyls?
 GarageDragon wrote:
Is this song really naughty, or am I just a perv?
 

yes, and also yes.
 JasondotG wrote:
I remember seeing this video on 120 Minutes in '94 when I was a teenager. It was love at first sight/sound. Still is. 

  More like' 96;-)
I remember seeing this video on 120 Minutes in '94 when I was a teenager. It was love at first sight/sound. Still is. 
 GarageDragon wrote:
Is this song really naughty, or am I just a perv?
 
I was thinking the same thing. But I know I'm a perv, I'm just wondering if she is too!
 GarageDragon wrote:
Is this song really naughty, or am I just a perv?
 
Maybe both? ;)
Heather is fantastic live, too. 
Is this song really naughty, or am I just a perv?
This song is so 90's. She sounds as if she's working really hard to sing accurately (which she doesn't) and that is a bit annoying to my ears. Anyways it's a 7 for me since I really liked this song once.
One of the very FEW that rate a "10" from me.  I LOVE Heather Nova!

I like it instantly.  I had heard of Heather Nova but not really properly listened until this station turned me on to the beautiful album The Jasmine Flower.  Probably time I explored more of her cattle dog.

Also I have to say romeotuma that there are many ways in which it could be suggested that the video you posted has very little to do with the music and is just an opportunity to stare at lingerie models for a few minutes...not that i'm complaining at having giving it a go.
" I'm sucked in by the wonder and I'm fucked up by the lies" . That's just killer.


 lixy wrote:
"...All over me" ?
 
{#Roflol} Solid 7.

MORE HEATHER NOVA!!
Great song. Very ... distracting {#Good-vibes}
 huebdoo wrote:

Doesn't do anything for me ... she is trying to use provocative language to catch attention ... which when done right is smart and clever as anything ( Wynona Big Brown Beaver) for example, however the pause after "I want to come" ... it seems so freaking obvious

Maybe I am jaded - to each his / her own ... I personally will pass on this


 
Couldn't disagree more!

Yeah, the double entendres pretty much bowl you over, and I won't deny the obvious - that Heather was being deliberately provocative - but the power of the melody, and the palpable elation of embarking on a spiritual expedition on the Silk Road with someone who ignites your senses, are intoxicating!


Heather Nova

I don't get too distracted by the "risqué" lyrics...  obviously, she was having some fun with this...  when you write your own songs, and they're good, you're entitled to some slack - it's called "poetic license"!

But there is some deeper stuff here, too:


And I'm sucked in by the wonder and I'm fucked up by the lies
And I dig a hole to lie in and I build some wings to fly
And I think that I could love you 'cause you know how to be free
I want you to come walk this world with me.

It's a fubar world, hopelessly distorted by lies.  I suppose it has probably always been that way.  If you toss out the baby with the bath water, you miss that part of what she is saying...  especially the part about "I'm sucked in by the wonder and...  I build some wings to fly".

But you're right... "to each his/her own"...


It was a little embarrassing to have this on loud in the coffeeshop with some sweet elderly people by me—-cuz it was so sexual; but they didn't seem to mind. No biggie, I guess.

Doesn't do anything for me ... she is trying to use provocative language to catch attention ... which when done right is smart and clever as anything ( Wynona Big Brown Beaver) for example, however the pause after "I want to come" ... it seems so freaking obvious

Maybe I am jaded - to each his / her own ... I personally will pass on this


I've been a big fan of Heather for years. This is the song that got it all started for me. The entire album is great. I got to see her live in the late 1990's at a small club in Scottsdale. Very good show. It's too bad she hasn't toured the U.S. in over a decade.
I hope she comes as well.
hands down favorite Heather Nova song {#Hearteyes}
ThePoose wrote:
I feel you in the garden
I watch you plant the seed
I want you to COME
I want you to COME
I want you to COME
Doesn't get much more blatant than that.


Once during the time when this was being overplayed on the alt-whatever station, after it ended the (female) dj said with a smirk you could hear over the waves, "Demanding, isn't she?" Just the way she said it cracked me up.

stewliscious wrote:
Maybe she could help Norah Jones? She doesn't know why she didn't come.

Maybe because her mother told her so?

I hadn't heard this before.  Something about her voice reminds me of Edie Brickell.
Also find it ironic that she wants you to come but her last name is "Nova".  No va = "it doesn't go".  So they would come to walk this world with her but when they got there they would find that she couldn't go.  I would be pissed if it were me.
 MJMJ wrote:
My vote for a follow-up song would be AC/DC's "You shook me all night long"

"she told me to come but I was already there"
 
Maybe she could help Norah Jones?  She doesn't know why she didn't come.  Now that I think about it, those 2 together would make a great "duet".

bev wrote:
Bleeeech. Had generously given a 2 on first listen. On second listen it's a solid 1.


{#Yes}

My vote for a follow-up song would be AC/DC's "You shook me all night long" "she told me to come but I was already there"
RP should play more of her live tracks. Vastly superior to the overproduced studio albums. I blame her usual producer (which is also her husband - duh!) for overproducing her albums. Her 2003 release "Storm" was a return to form, after stints of poppy attemps. And that album was a collaboration with the fellows of Mercury Rev, and shows clearly that with proper guidance, she's absolutely great. The live albums ('Live from the Milky Way', 'Blow' and to a lesser measure "Wonderlust") show her true talent, without the interference of her husband - er, producer. My personal favorite is "Live from the Milky Way", which is absolutely brilliant, albeit a bit short (it's an EP with only 6 tracks - but all brilliant). That's the only album I ever ran to the store to buy after hearing it on the radio (college radio, of course). Saw her live for the 'Oyster' tour in a very small club and that was amazing. Got to see her a couple more times after that ('Siren' and 'Red Bird' tours) and that wasn't as brilliant. The sheer energy of her old tracks when played live was just amazing ("Throwing Fire at the Sun" comes to mind)... Unfortunately, she's been overproduced and underrated (causality anyone?) in the last years...
Anyone have live Heather shows to trade? I have about 30 at (click here), would like to hear some recent stuff after her baby break...
I listen to RP because you guys dig these needles out of haystacks. Nice one.
Yet another female musician that falls victim to mediocrity and the redundancy of many. Please No more... Maybe something real like Lucinda
ThePoose wrote:
I feel you in the garden I watch you plant the seed I want you to COME I want you to COME I want you to COME Doesn't get much more blatant than that.
my kinda Lady
Lucinda's Come On from West would fit nicely before or after this....
Jamunca wrote:
Still listening eh, Rachoh? I noticed all the comments you and I made earlier this morning were deleted after the server restart.
Really? Boo.
Rachoh wrote:
Thought this was Poe for a second. Might as well be.
Still listening eh, Rachoh? I noticed all the comments you and I made earlier this morning were deleted after the server restart.
Thought this was Poe for a second. Might as well be.
"...All over me" ?
I'll wager that virtually everyone who is sexually experienced knows what it's like to want your lover to come.
Matts wrote:
This song doesn't make me feel comfortable, especially when my wife is around
This song makes me look forward to my wife being around . . .
Hmmmm, lemme look this up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgasm
This song doesn't make me feel comfortable, especially when my wife is around
ThePoose wrote:
I feel you in the garden I watch you plant the seed I want you to COME I want you to COME I want you to COME Doesn't get much more blatant than that.
I'm surprised Poe's I Want to Blow You (Away) wasn't next on the playlist.
WonderLizard wrote:
Hold on! I'm comin'!
Bleeeech. Had generously given a 2 on first listen. On second listen it's a solid 1.
ThePoose wrote:
I feel you in the garden I watch you plant the seed I want you to COME I want you to COME I want you to COME Doesn't get much more blatant than that.
Yea not too subtle is it... I don't think I'll go, but thanks. 5 (in)Decent.
Hot. I love this song.
And I think that I could love you 'cause you know how to be free Nice -- but it ain't gonna pay the bills...
I feel you in the garden I watch you plant the seed I want you to COME I want you to COME I want you to COME Doesn't get much more blatant than that.
billca42 wrote:
Oh my! Was that full of double entendres, or do I just have a dirty mind?
It's not like she's singing about a big black horse and a cherry tree, like some songs you hear on the radio these days!
Tireux_De_Roche wrote:
I wonder if Ms. Nova realizes that the latter part of the refrain is a double-entendre. ;)
Do ya think?
Pyro wrote:
Does anyone hear Jewel?
No, I hear Heather Nova.
Does anyone hear Jewel?
I touch myself by the Divinyls comes to mind.
I wonder if Ms. Nova realizes that the latter part of the refrain is a double-entendre. ;)
This song is not doing anything for me.
What I love about Radio Paradise: they play songs like this, which have been in my playlist for years but I never expected to hear them again (or ever, in some cases) on the radio. Hooray, RP, for not letting all this wonderful music fade into oblivion just because it wasn't blessed by Clearchanel!
WonderLizard wrote:
Hold on! I'm comin'!
This song should definitely be followed by Sam and Dave doing 'Hold on, I'm coming'.
halfgazo wrote:
I've liked all of her stuff. Especially her cover of wild horses.
She first came to my attention when I heard her cover during the end credits of some movie. Now I can't seem to find any information on it, but I definitely remember looking for the artist in the credits when I heard such an excellent version of the song.
halfgazo wrote:
I've liked all of her stuff. Especially her cover of wild horses.
Are you confusing her with The Sundays?
I like her voice!
"I want you to come !"
WonderLizard wrote:
Hold on! I'm comin'!
I've liked all of her stuff. Especially her cover of wild horses.
I have not heard this in years.
A good song, but the chorus is a bit of a let down...
9. I think these lyrics are great, and i'm a woman...
Hold on! I'm comin'!
jah_blessed wrote:
We definitely need more from Heather on RP. She has so many great songs on her first three discs. Instead, we get that second-rate hand-me-down Gloomy Sunday. Great track this.
I agree, I absolutely loved this album - many great tracks!
jah_blessed wrote:
We definitely need more from Heather on RP. She has so many great songs on her first three discs. Instead, we get that second-rate hand-me-down Gloomy Sunday. Great track this.
Hear Hear, this girl tops all the other girl singers that have come along in the past 5 years! She is an original. Much like Fiona but with more commercial appeal. Her depth and understanding, beautiful arrangements and just all around awareness need more exposure. A definite 9 just for being Heather Nova. Note to Bill: PLAY MORE OF HER
We definitely need more from Heather on RP. She has so many great songs on her first three discs. Instead, we get that second-rate hand-me-down Gloomy Sunday. Great track this.
Can't go wrong playing heather nova...
coding_to_music wrote:
... And I'm sucked in by the wonder and I'm fucked up by the lies ...
Wow...sucked, fucked, and come in the same song...is this a tribute to George Carlin? ;-) Guilty pleasure, but I like this tune. Too bad it's not "Gloomy Sunday", right Trustocity?
radiojunkie wrote:
Exactly.
can't argue with that...cheap way to get a good rating, but it worked. "What's wrong with being sexy?"
hamer12string wrote:
She wants me to what?!!
Exactly.
borderlessworld wrote:
she was in town for a concert a while ago and a lot of boys/guys were in the audience. much more than girls. a lot of my friends who normally don't listen to the female singer/songwriter stuff (neither do I). it's great to hear her on RP, it's a pity she receives so little attention. great voice, great lyrics. the real alanis morissette in my opinion.
last time i checked alanis morissette was the real alanis morissette.
I have slept beside the winter and the green is growing slow I have watched you find the places hidden by the snow I have tripped into a valley that is blue till you can see I want you to come walk this world with me With the light in our eyes it's hard to see Holding on and on to what we believe I'm not touched but I'm aching to be I want you to come walk this world with me And I'm sucked in by the wonder and I'm fucked up by the lies And I dig a hole to lie in and I build some wings to fly And I think that I could love you 'cause you know how to be free I want you to come walk this world with me With the light in our eyes it's hard to see Holding on and on 'til we believe With the light in our eyes it's hard to see I'm not touched but I'm aching to be I want you to come, I want you to come I want you to come walk this world with me And it's burning in our fingers and it's burning on the road And I like the way you're broken and I'll like you when you're old And I see you in the garden and I feel you plant the seed I want you to come walk this world with me With the light in our eyes it's hard to see Holding on and on 'til we believe With the light in our eyes it's hard to see I'm not touched but I'm aching to be I want you to come, I want you to come I want you to come walk this world with me
She wants me to what?!!
she was in town for a concert a while ago and a lot of boys/guys were in the audience. much more than girls. a lot of my friends who normally don't listen to the female singer/songwriter stuff (neither do I). it's great to hear her on RP, it's a pity she receives so little attention. great voice, great lyrics. the real alanis morissette in my opinion.
billca42 wrote:
Oh my! Was that full of double entendres, or do I just have a dirty mind?
Nope, you got it correct...
I dig it!
bev wrote:
in the video is she rolling around on the floor half-clothed and wet-lipped and all hot and bothered? sheesh.
Not in the video I remember, but that would have been hot!!
Radio Paradise has been a hell on my iTunes Music Store habit :)
awesome song
Uck. This hurts my ears and I don't like the cheesy double entendre.
bev wrote:
in the video is she rolling around on the floor half-clothed and wet-lipped and all hot and bothered? sheesh.
=P~ =P~ =P~
What's she singing about?
Shades of Natalie Merchant....
:roll: in the video is she rolling around on the floor half-clothed and wet-lipped and all hot and bothered? sheesh.
WOOT! This is another one of my downloads... I am SO glad to finally catch it on RP! Sing it, Heather!
A highly underrated female musician... glad to know she's getting play on RP!
Cheap and flimsy.
I'm working on the computer with RP in the background (as usual) and Nova's voice just came out of the speakers seduced my ears and made sweet love to my mind. First time I hear her music and I'm ordering her CDs presently. Very clear, well sounding artist.
Amazing song: tune, voice are great, but especially the lyrics, and musicians. The bass is like a pile driver And the lyrical image of reaching out to love from desolation: And I'm sucked in by the wonder and I'm fucked up by the lies And I dig a hole to lie in and I build some wings to fly And I think that I could love you 'cause you know how to be free I want you to come walk this world with me.
Oh my! Was that full of double entendres, or do I just have a dirty mind?
OOOooooOoHHHh! What a dirty little double entendre song!! IT'S CRAPPPP and she's wasting her talent :2dancingbananas:
One of my favorite artists. She's the reason I hate that hack Alanis. Great song, great album, great singer.
Excellent tune! :D
Oh boy did (do) I like this one! Nice addition!