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Eddi Reader — Simple Soul
Album: Simple Soul
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I'd lift my head with each sunrise
If I had a simple soul
When I was weary I'd close my eyes
If I had a simple soul
Not too complicated to shiver when I'm cold
I'd make my home where I am bound
If I had a simple soul, simple soul

I say my prayers and hope to God
And I know he will know
I will break my daily bread
When hunger starts to grow
It doesn't have to be that hard
If it hurts you let it go
What you see is what you are
If you've got a simple soul, simple soul

It might take an alchemist
To turn your dust to gold
But it only takes a child to see
The diamonds in the coal
It's not so easy when a habit takes a hold
I never knew it would be so hard
To keep my simple soul, simple soul
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.....must.....get.....to.....my....pottery...class......
Posted 20 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
Could this be more precious? Please pass the insulin.
Posted 20 years ago by ndanger666    [ Reply ]
jagla wrote:
Early sounds of Shawn, . . . nice, but she seems to have moved away from her previous effort. Who produced with her?
Hmmm... DID YOU SEE THE AMG LINK ABOVE?? For whoever uploaded this, thanks. Could/Did you try "When I Watch You Sleeping"? And yeah, she does sound a bit like Shawn Colvin.
Posted 20 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Very nice thoughtful song. Really enjoyed it
Posted 20 years ago by k0yama    [ Reply ]
Early sounds of Shawn, . . . nice, but she seems to have moved away from her previous effort. Who produced with her?
Posted 20 years ago by jagla    [ Reply ]
Haunting. Love it!
Posted 20 years ago by indigo_xia    [ Reply ]
I\'d forgotten about Eddi Reader - her appearance in \'Fairground Attraction\' was a highlight of - oooh, too long ago to measure - but all her stuff after that seemed rather sub-Attraction. But this is really very good, delighted to hear it.
Posted 21 years ago by webmink    [ Reply ]
Really beautiful and impressive in all its simplicity (suits the songtitle). Not too often anymore I'm so eager to get to know an artist (I've never heard of before) better.
Posted 21 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
Easy Ed - nice...
Posted 22 years ago by rmurray248    [ Reply ]
ooh, nice production on this. and lyrics: \"..takes a child to see the diamonds in the coal.\" Thank you, Eddi
Posted 22 years ago by jabuda    [ Reply ]
Simple song, simple chords, simply soul soothing. :)
Posted 22 years ago by Cagey    [ Reply ]
Nice and soothing. Like the theramin.
Posted 22 years ago by drover    [ Reply ]
Great to see Eddi Reader getting some play on a US-based station. I didn\'t know that her music had travelled across the ocean yet! The album this comes from is really excellent and is probably her best yet - although I still love Mirmama (her first solo album) a lot. It would be great to hear the first track from that album some time - \"What you do with what you\'ve got\" - which is a truly beautiful song that deserves much more recognition than it has ever had.
Posted 22 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]