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The Swell Season — I Have Loved You Wrong
Album: Strict Joy
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6.6

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Total ratings: 274









Released: 2009
Length: 5:03
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Forgive me lover,
for I have hurt
For I have done you wrong.

For I have hurt
beyond repair,
When tears occurred
No, I didn't care.

Forgive me Lover,
for I have sinned
For I have loved you wrong.

But this estranged organ in my chest
Still beats for you
It will not rest, so
Meet me in our secret place
When the time has come

Rest your head
in my lap
And I'll lead you out of your own trap
and I'll show you how much
you have missed through the
Time we weren't right

Ah...
Ah...

So forgive me lover,
for I have sinned
For I have let you go.

But you've been every now and then on my mind,
You're every now and then on my mind (7x)

You're on my mind,
On my mind (7x)

(Acapella)
On my mind. (7x)
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The only thing whiny here are the haters comments. This is a gorgeous (albeit sad) baring of an artist's heart and soul. Check out Marketa's new solo album "Anar". Absolutely beautiful.


Weird; this song started playing within a minute of Netflix emailing a notification for shipping "Once".
 lsfeder wrote:
I really dislike everything that comes from this duo.  Their music is annoying and whiney and always makes me reach for the mute button.
 

completely agree, It's like a really really really bad Carpenters.
ha ha
I wrote that even before i read these comments on the previous page.

 yodasan_magoo wrote:

Kind of like the Carpenters, only much more suckyer.

 lsfeder wrote:
I really dislike everything that comes from this duo.  Their music is annoying and whiney and always makes me reach for the mute button.
 
Bill, please do not listen to these negative comments ... this is a good song, I think, and more like it should be played. Please. Thanks!


I really dislike everything that comes from this duo.  Their music is annoying and whiney and always makes me reach for the mute button.
I saw these guys at a music festival.  Never having heard of them before, they were a "sleeper" act that blew the audience away. Glen's passion against Marketa's shy yet haunting voice captivate.  Happy to see RP picked them up!
 romeotuma wrote:


I like this a LOT... there is an ambiance to the music that generates a lot of good emotions...  great guitar work, piano notes, and melody...  love that voice...  this is great stuff!


 
Totally agree, romeotuma. And wow - I don't think I've ever seen so many words from you before. (Teasing you, my friend.) You've summed up my thoughts perfectly. Great stuff. Starting at 8, but betting it'll go higher... {#Meditate}
 hopelandish wrote:

If you like this check out their movie. You will love....
 
The movie is better than this tune! I like it very much, also the very strong songs,and the artists!


Pretty much in the same musical mood as Emmylou Harris a couple of songs ago. Like 'em both   {#Angel}
 romeotuma wrote:


I like this a LOT... there is an ambiance to the music that generates a lot of good emotions...  great guitar work, piano notes, and melody...  love that voice...  this is great stuff!


 
Romeotuma,  UR GR8T!!


If you like this check out their movie. You will love....
...but the Carpenters could actually sing.

 
yodasan_magoo wrote:
Kind of like the Carpenters, only much more suckyer.
 


..but the Carpenters had talent.

 
yodasan_magoo wrote:
Kind of like the Carpenters, only much more suckyer.
 


Jane Siberry with none of the depth, heart or intelligence.
 romeotuma wrote:


I like this a LOT... there is an ambiance to the music that generates a lot of good emotions...  great guitar work, piano notes, and melody...  love that voice...  this is great stuff!


 
I like it too... even though I rated it "3".  Something about the song bothers me as being incomplete, or like a songwriter who is unwilling to edit him or herself.  It would be fine if it were presented as a demo, work in progress, or around a campfire at Kerrville or something like that.  As a producer I'd want to edit, and as a songwriter I'd want to introduce something more in terms of irony in the sentiment... I'm just not convinced by the song.  The musicianship is *outstanding* in this band.  I wonder if the problem lies in the artists' egos.

 Sloggydog wrote:
I like it a lot.  The beauty of simplicity is far too oft underestimated in music.
 
...particularly when you're an insomniac looking for an effective sedative... {#Sleep}
Growing on me. The more I hear of this album the more I like it.
Pretty song.  I love the coda.
8 {#Arrow} 9
Whatever the merits of the music, this is one gorgeously-produced CD. The piano intro was sparkling.
Nifty!  So glad to see Glen and Marketa doing well. 

There appears to be a shiny deluxe edition, which includes a live cd and a dvd as well, for a pretty good price over on Amazon...

I am going to have to say as this is only my second song by them... I am a fan...
 yodasan_magoo wrote:
Kind of like the Carpenters, only much more suckyer.
 
For my money and taste, the Carpenters were utterly wretched. I can recall all too well an era when one could not escape their songs, sugary, saccharine, cyclamateous, or whichever adjective one chooses (at least in the USA; possibly other countries avoided this problem). It has long puzzled me that they seem to have attracted a following in recent year. This group seems much better, although this is based on only this one song heard here.
 EssexTex wrote:

It's a tricky one I agree...you can't sing without breathing....I guess they could take a deep breath at the start
and see how far they get...bit like swimming the length of a pool.

The alternative is...well death really.

 

Or you can just go the complete opposite end of the spectrum and use the Inward Singing technique made famous by the venerable Tenacious D. That way, they coulda just kept on rocking without pause (or remorse).
 FlatCat wrote:
Lovely song, and then they go and ruin it with all that breathing.
 
It's a tricky one I agree...you can't sing without breathing....I guess they could take a deep breath at the start
and see how far they get...bit like swimming the length of a pool.

The alternative is...well death really.

I like it a lot.  The beauty of simplicity is far too oft underestimated in music.
Dreamy sleepy nighty snoozy snooze...
Pure aural Mogadon
Great Bass!!  Gotta love that.
Lovely song, and then they go and ruin it with all that breathing.
...i like this...
 yodasan_magoo wrote:
Kind of like the Carpenters, only much more suckyer.
 
I think it's spelled suckier?
 thekid wrote:
Isn't this the duet from the movie "Once" ... Unmistakable chemistry.
 
Same duo.  New album.

Kind of like the Carpenters, only much more suckyer.
Isn't this the duet from the movie "Once" ... Unmistakable chemistry.
Not too shabby! I like the harmonies.