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Antje Duvekot — Ragdoll Princes & Junkyard Queens
Album: The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer
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Released: 2009
Length: 2:57
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Posted 2 months ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
She has a cool name and a nice album cover. She should sing better than this.
Posted 12 years ago by Dalebarely    [ Reply ]
This is awfull, too many bland female vocalists on RP at the moment
Posted 12 years ago by sonofsun    [ Reply ]
If my squezze box has another glitch I'll let you know.
Posted 12 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
 xtalman wrote:
Just checked her web page, she is going to be here in OK at the end of this month.
 
There's just something reassuring about an area called "OK."  Kind of like a self-affirmation.  (No disrepect, sir.)

Posted 12 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Shawn C - in a good way.
Posted 13 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
Great voice.
Posted 13 years ago by grungepuppy    [ Reply ]

Posted 13 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
Sweet, simple and well executed pop tune. Hard to throw negative comments about a whisper of a tune. Sweet voice too.
 
I think the "pop tune" might be part of the problem.  I know people use the term "clear channel" and "pop" interchangeably (rightly or wrongly depends on your tastes) and many people don't like it because it is a pop tune.  There is a certain predictability and comfort with pop type music that I generally don't like.  It isn't because it isn't catchy or good, but often because it's too much like everything else that's out there and too easy.  A song that is catchy and easy to process will capture the attention of the people who don't really want to have to listen to a song to process it.  I can appreciate that viewpoint in today's busy society, but I prefer songs with more depth.

Not that this is a BAD song, it just doesn't bring much to the table aside from being catchy.  It's a solid 6, but isn't going to be anything that is going to stand up to repeated listening.

Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
Just checked her web page, she is going to be here in OK at the end of this month.
Posted 13 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
Sweet, simple and well executed pop tune. Hard to throw negative comments about a whisper of a tune. Sweet voice too.
Posted 13 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
I remember this song is not liked much here, some critics were even pretty bad!

I cannot agree!

The song has anything one can expect from a good pop-song!

Rhythm, super melody, drive, harmonies - what the hell is missing?

I LOVE IT!!!
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:


ooh really? Smells like militairy!

Why putting water in her whine?

No, seriously - I like that song!
I like naive-romantic girls!
TRUELY
 
The ever-deepening Stingray mystery continues.


Posted 13 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
This is ok for the genre its in...but this is the kind of stuff I don't want to listen to RP for
 
I was going to write some witty quip, but I instead opted to let this comment stand on its own.
Posted 13 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
This is ok for the genre its in...but this is the kind of stuff I don't want to listen to RP for
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
 lmic wrote:

How about that she was born in Heidelberg :)

 

ooh really? Smells like militairy!

Why putting water in her whine?

No, seriously - I like that song!
I like naive-romantic girls!
TRUELY
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
SWINGS!!!
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Magic picture, magic blues. Rate to 10. Thanx for RP {#Whistle}
Posted 13 years ago by Netto    [ Reply ]
jagdriver wrote:
Blech! Gag me!
Okay, but couldn't you just enjoy the song without the accessories?
Posted 14 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
I sure like it, and I'm happy about that . . .
Posted 14 years ago by gillespp    [ Reply ]
Blech! Gag me!
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
In a recent show in Berkeley she mentioned that this song is about Woody Guthrie. That is not obvious, is it? She is a reasonably good performer, but was not hitting the higher notes without a good deal of evident straining. On another subject, it is true that there is an abundance of female singers these days playing acoustic guitar, etc. However, this is one worth listening to. 
Posted 14 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
 Carl wrote:
Like this one, I do. This song reminds me of some of Dar Williams' songs, which I also enjoy.

 
It's the Richard Shindell connection; he produced this album for Antje, and he is also in Cry, Cry, Cry with Dar Williams.  Small circle.

Posted 14 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Oct 29, 2009 - 05:21 < Reply >
 peter_james_bond wrote: I love this photo from her website, the look on that kids face is priceless {#Lol}

Antje with young fan
 
{#Roflol} Now that's asking for a caption competition {#Wink}
That's pretty much how I feel about her "singing".
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I like the album art better than the song. Not bad, just not my style.
Posted 14 years ago by isayhoomhom    [ Reply ]
Like this one, I do. This song reminds me of some of Dar Williams' songs, which I also enjoy.

Posted 14 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
Super-melody, rhythm, lyrics ok, good voice!
anything else to expect?
 
How about that she was born in Heidelberg :)

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 nmatavka wrote:
This song is worse than anything the Weepies pulled out of their no-no parts, and that's saying something.
 
For somebody who loves "JOHN THOROUGHGOOD" (and the destroyers!!!!!)
this is a statement "bad to the bone" - straight from the supermarket!

What now...?

Woman-hater or Morphine-lover?


Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
This song is worse than anything the Weepies pulled out of their no-no parts, and that's saying something.
Posted 14 years ago by nmatavka    [ Reply ]
I do not even read the comments below,
knowing most will badly TRASH this song!

I say it's POP at it's best!

Super-melody, rhythm, lyrics ok, good voice!
anything else to expect?
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]

This is a difficult genre in which to stand out among the rest. Sad to say
 many singers in this genre sound a lot alike. Yet she does
a good a job, perhaps with lyrics and cadence ? Whatever it is,
she is unique enough to stand out as a very listenable artist.{#Cheers}


Posted 14 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
Hearing this I wondered how many girl singers sound just like this already?
Posted 14 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
I'd never heard of this musician until RP, and I love her!  Thanks for the intro
Posted 14 years ago by eruwenolorien    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:
I love this photo from her website, the look on that kids face is priceless {#Lol}

Antje with young fan
 
{#Roflol} Now that's asking for a caption competition {#Wink}


Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
I'm STILL kicking myself for NOT attending her recent show in Gainesville, FL at the Civic Media Center. Tickets were only $8 advance / $10 door but I could not get away.  Really enjoy her music.  Thanks Bill & RP for the introduction...

Posted 14 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]
I really didn't like this song the first time I heard it. Every time it is played now, it seems to get my attention. I think my opinion has been changed after repeated listening, I love it now.{#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by maroubra    [ Reply ]
 DTERREL wrote:
No one  is making you listen. Find something else to tune into. Too many whiners. Eclectic is great. How many times can a peson listen to the same songs over say 20 years.

 Shesdifferent wrote:
Sounds like every other song in this genre...YAWN, Please make it stop! RP plays too much stuff like this....Blech!
 
 
Thanks DTERREL ... choose, don't choose ... banal rhetorical comment ... I like the comments that address the nature of the music ... 
Posted 14 years ago by ronbellaz    [ Reply ]
No one  is making you listen. Find something else to tune into. Too many whiners. Eclectic is great. How many times can a peson listen to the same songs over say 20 years.

 Shesdifferent wrote:
Sounds like every other song in this genre...YAWN, Please make it stop! RP plays too much stuff like this....Blech!
 


Posted 14 years ago by DTERREL    [ Reply ]
Meh.  Don't dislike the song necessarily, but I'm already tired of hearing it.
Posted 14 years ago by dggeek    [ Reply ]
OK, this is the one AD song that I can handle in very small doses.

But the rest get an auto-mute, to be sure
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I feel this one as a commercial song.. might be wrong but..
Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
 handyrae wrote:

Care to elaborate?

 
Why encourage more drivel?

Posted 14 years ago by Droidac    [ Reply ]
 thatslongformud wrote:
This tune wraps up all that is wrong with RP into one short 3 minute package :)
 
 
Care to elaborate?

Posted 14 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
 brandog wrote:
Lovely

I was thinking Shawn Colvin with grace notes of Dar Williams
 
Very perceptive!

Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
This tune wraps up all that is wrong with RP into one short 3 minute package :)
 
Posted 14 years ago by thatslongformud    [ Reply ]
I like her.  Thanks RP.
Posted 14 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
 WayUpNorth wrote:
I feel helpless!  I just don't get what anyone likes about this song.  Sorry I'm not being negative, I truly just "don't get it".
 
Don't feel helpless! This web site offers the help you need:

deafness.about.com/cs/earbasics/a/earwax.htm 

Posted 14 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
Sounds like every other song in this genre...YAWN, Please make it stop! RP plays too much stuff like this....Blech!
Posted 14 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
"As far as I can tell, Antje is the whole package... I've had this reaction once in the past 10 years, and that was the first time I heard Patty Griffin." -Dave Marsh

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Is the singer pretty? It might help.
Posted 14 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
 denmom wrote:
I'm right there with you.  Can't downgrade it any further; we've hit bottom.
 
If this is the bottom, then what an incredible barrel!

Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
This song has moments.  She has a little bit too much country twang in some parts, but generally has a nice melody.
Posted 14 years ago by danagle    [ Reply ]
Time to go hang out at the copy machine ... I'll be back when it's over.
Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
 WayUpNorth wrote:
I feel helpless!  I just don't get what anyone likes about this song.  Sorry I'm not being negative, I truly just "don't get it".
 
I'm right there with you.  Can't downgrade it any further; we've hit bottom.

Posted 14 years ago by denmom    [ Reply ]
I feel helpless!  I just don't get what anyone likes about this song.  Sorry I'm not being negative, I truly just "don't get it".
Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
Not the greatest thing I've ever heard, but it's sweet and smooth and pleasant and it caught my ear.  {#Jump}
 
Is it not a 75 year old building?
The more I hear, the fonder I become of this disc.


Posted 14 years ago by tom-kenna    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
Hi Sidney-Pieter,
you aren't Dutch, are you? Just kidding...

I know what you mean with your critic, but do not agree. Not here, not with this song! Not tonight!

Isn't it a matter - often at least - of the moment we hear a certain song? "Ragdoll" did it for me - tonight! Often heard, middle-of-the-road, mainstream - call it as you will. It is true, but still...

groovy anyway
{#Kiss}....!
from Cologne,
S.R.
 
There's a lot of love in the room, and that's got to be a good thing!
Posted 14 years ago by Pieter    [ Reply ]
Not the greatest thing I've ever heard, but it's sweet and smooth and pleasant and it caught my ear.  {#Jump}
Posted 14 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
I love this photo from her website, the look on that kids face is priceless {#Lol}

Antje with young fan
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 denmom wrote:
I downgrade this every time I hear it.  Her upper register sounds really weak to me.
 
Me, too.  Be needing negative numbers soon ...{#Wall}
Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
I´m just receiving this from amazon ( via RP, of course). I like it all, in particular the last one and, of course, Long Way.
Posted 14 years ago by joanot    [ Reply ]
Yes, it does sound like some other artists, and doesn't break any new ground, but I like this anyway

Those are pretty tough prerequisites just to like a song.
Posted 14 years ago by Mr_Wilson    [ Reply ]
nice album art too


Posted 14 years ago by lancesh    [ Reply ]
 denmom wrote:
I downgrade this every time I hear it.  Her upper register sounds really weak to me.
 
One person's weak is another's wispy and ethereal ;-). No' bad, pleasant enough, worth a 7 from the Nottingham jury. Shame about the rest of the CD, though.


Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Hi Sidney-Pieter,
you aren't Dutch, are you? Just kidding...

I know what you mean with your critic, but do not agree. Not here, not with this song! Not tonight!

Isn't it a matter - often at least - of the moment we hear a certain song? "Ragdoll" did it for me - tonight! Often heard, middle-of-the-road, mainstream - call it as you will. It is true, but still...

groovy anyway
{#Kiss}....!
from Cologne,
S.R.

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 WayUpNorth wrote:
I guess I'm in the minority, but I find this very bland; sounds like so many others of this genre.  I hate her singing — sounds like a high school talent show.
 
Thanks for that: 100% spot on!

All too often I check the comments of a particularly bland song to find almost everyone loving it. Rather than adding a negative comment, I'll shrug and switch off. 
Posted 14 years ago by Pieter    [ Reply ]
I downgrade this every time I hear it.  Her upper register sounds really weak to me.
Posted 14 years ago by denmom    [ Reply ]
I guess I'm in the minority, but I find this very bland; sounds like so many others of this genre.  I hate her singing — sounds like a high school talent show.
Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Love her voice and this song is captivating! I went to rate it and found that I already had given it a 9 (meaning I would like 90% of RP songs to be like this when I'm in this mood, IAW my new rating paradigm :-).


Posted 14 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
Her voice reminds me of Lucy Kaplansky.. curious..
Posted 14 years ago by lil_pixie    [ Reply ]
suuuuu-purb! {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
check out Big dream boulevard album..specifcally Dandelion and Helpless Kiss
Posted 15 years ago by crazy    [ Reply ]
That artwork is outstanding!! I'd rate that as a 10 if I could. This song is no slouch either.
Posted 15 years ago by smilestoomuch    [ Reply ]
Both the voice and the arrangement are reminiscent of Dar Williams, as has been noted by others. 
Posted 15 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny} Improves with each listen.  8>9
Posted 15 years ago by pinklife    [ Reply ]
brandog wrote:
Lovely

I was thinking Shawn Colvin with grace notes of Dar Williams


no wonder i love it more with every listen. 9—>10
{#Daisy}

Posted 15 years ago by Gartholamundi    [ Reply ]
 brandog wrote:
Lovely

I was thinking Shawn Colvin with grace notes of Dar Williams

 
Good point re: Dar.  She was just recently in Gainesville, FL and I missed the show...bummer.

Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]

Very pleasant yet strong voice ... she's a keeper and would like to hear more.


Posted 15 years ago by JoBo    [ Reply ]
Nice.  I really like her sound.  She seems to be influenced, at least in part, by Shawn Colvin.  {#Cool}
Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]

cute song! I like Scream a bit more but def. an artist I will look into


Posted 15 years ago by avidlistener    [ Reply ]
 rtkmusic wrote:
did suzanne vega change her name? catchy, love the jangly guitars....

 
That's Shawn Colvin you're thinking of.

But...I do like this.

Posted 15 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Oooh, nice! I've been looking for some of  her music and can't find it from my usual sources. I guess Amazon's next! yay!
Posted 15 years ago by Ntropy    [ Reply ]
did suzanne vega change her name? catchy, love the jangly guitars....

Posted 15 years ago by rtkmusic    [ Reply ]