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Morphine — You Look Like Rain
Album: Good
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Released: 1993
Length: 3:30
Plays (last 30 days): 1
Your mind and your experience call to me
You have lived and your intelligence is sexy
I want to know what you got to say
I want to know what you got to say
I want to know what you got to say
I can tell you taste like the sky 'cause you look like rain

You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain

You think like a whip on a horse's back
Stretched out to the limit, you make it crack
Send that horse round and round the track
I want to know what you got to say
I want to know what you got to say
I want to know what you got to say
I can tell you taste like the sky cause you look like rain

You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain
You look like rain

Yeah, you look like rain
You look like rain
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More Twin Peaks, please.
Staring out on a wet rainy day while listening to this...
you lɔɔk like Greg
New one on me.  Sort of reminds me a bit of M Ward in the vocals; really enjoy the laid back, slightly smokey late-night vibe....


Looks like grain.
`` socalhol wrote:
Nope, today in Seattle it looks like SUN!! 

In Seattle, the appearance of the sun prompts
numerous calls to the police reporting a yellow
UFO floating in the sky...:-)

Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
{#Daisy}
 

Enter Sandman    
 capooti wrote:
 
 
Miss this guy so much!
 shakitten wrote:
This is SO sexy...
 
My opinion about most things Morphine.
You look light grey, you look light grey....
Morphine sound, unmistakable
 No Doubt before Mophine, there 's something wrong here...

No Doubt    1

Mophine     10


Bless their hearts, Morphine; a stoner's fave band live, like, ever. Long long LONG time ago, of course. (Just in case potential employers troll RP comments.)  
These guys always get their 7. Always.
no sir........for once TODAY in Seattle it looks like SNOW!
This is SO sexy...
Some of their songs make me feel like wearing black, skinny pants and black be-bop sweater and walking around snapping my fingers... {#Daisy}
Thank you for the RAIN thread.....we are going to dry up and blow away down here in central Tejas.....106 today, it was 112 over the weekend....wft is going on???????  Rain, Rain, Rain, please!!!!!!!!!!!
{#Cheers}

You sound like Mose, you sound like Mose.....


It looks like grain? WTF? :-)
 Axelito wrote:
It sounds like s**t... it sounds like *hi*... (on the tune rythm) ==> 1
 
I think that was the beginning and end of your career as a humorist.

Today it look like SUNschine. 9pm, sitting in the garden with a good glas of cold whitewine, 25 degree celsius, listen toRP ....
Looks like rare summer rain gonna hit Sacramento very soon.
It sounds like s**t... it sounds like *hi*... (on the tune rythm) ==> 1
Love the dank shadowy entry of the sax . . .
Nope, today in Seattle it looks like SUN!!  {#Daisy}
 fingerpin wrote:
Sexy sax. {#Cool}
 
Yes, 'tis...
{#Motor} {#Fire} {#Cool} {#Chillpill} {#Devil_pimp} Cool n' smooth like butta...7 to 8

 sqqqrly wrote:

Yes...This is Morphine...

 
my wife would not like this song.

ugh. a morphine drip would be very helpful
God, I need a drink. Sandman has that effect, yes?
I need a martini and a cigarette when listening to this song.
 EssexTex wrote:
The sax works well on this one...but do we need it on EVERY song?!
 
Yes...This is Morphine...

 phoenix wrote:
If I were a stripper, this would be my theme song!
 
If this is your strip routine, phoenix, don't give up your day job!  {#Roflol}
 pelirojo_viejo wrote:
Followed (or was it preceded?) by You Speak my Language, this is a two track pairing difficult to top.

When my son was a wee lad, he thought the lyrics went "you look like grain."
 
As a wee lad, I thought they were singing that Puff's green scales "fell like grain."  I think I pictured wheat chaff or something.


classic rp-sad,sweet,spooky-city slicker sleazy
Your mind and your experience call to me...
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:
Nice...one of the only Morphine songs, to date, I have been able to tolerate. ;)
 

Yep.  They got the saxophone in key on this one.

Nice...one of the only Morphine songs, to date, I have been able to tolerate. ;)
"you look light grey, you look light grey..."  time for some sun!!
Sexy sax. {#Cool}
I'm not sure what rain looks like. Translucent? {#Stupid}
 Alpine wrote:
Sax
 

SEX
Sax
perfect relaxing
It's graining here right now, gats and dogs.
Interesting—each time I hear it, I rate it a little higher . . . .
Wow.  Nice shot.

 
a_genuine_find wrote:


 


Followed (or was it preceded?) by You Speak my Language, this is a two track pairing difficult to top.

When my son was a wee lad, he thought the lyrics went "you look like grain."


{#Cool}{#Music}{#Devil_pimp}
morphine is awesome finally something i can shoot a wad on.
 vandal wrote:

when you're a 3-piece featuring the sax as your primary melodic instrument, it seems like it might be tough to do otherwise. . .

 

Ha Ha!  Agreed!
 EssexTex wrote:
The sax works well on this one...but do we need it on EVERY song?!
 
when you're a 3-piece featuring the sax as your primary melodic instrument, it seems like it might be tough to do otherwise. . .



"you have lived, and your intelligence is sexy"
possibly one of the sexiest things ever said

this is nice...smooooth. The rains been threatening here for days, now. got a little bit on the walk home from work yesterday, but would have been much happier with an all out downpour. 

Nice rain set:

11:48 am Morphine You Look Like Rain
1:43 am Bruce Cockburn The Coming Rains
I am a stripper.. and this is my theme song! phoenix wrote:
If I were a stripper, this would be my theme song!
EssexTex wrote:
The sax works well on this one...but do we need it on EVERY song?!
"Hey, we bought this thing... cost us $8000, you're damn right it needs to be on every song!". Actually, I just looked up the Selmer MKs and the are like 16k these days.
Fantastic band with a tragic demise.
If I were a stripper, this would be my theme song!
The sax works well on this one...but do we need it on EVERY song?!
chiggins wrote:
Whoa. 6 months later... Morphine - You Look Like Rain Bruce Cockburn - The Coming Rains
And today. Bill seems to like repeating segues.
Time to pull in the rains, Bill.
Quintessential late night music. I like, but time is almost noon here and there is a blazing sun outside. I'm confused.
tomka wrote:
I know! I've been in Rhodes 4 weeks ago.
I know Karlsruhe, nice town.
Morphine, Definitively it's my favorite instrument ( I play It ). And with this Artist it's good
daveturnley wrote:
Reminds me of Bleeding Gums Murphy.
indeed. Thought it was going to be some Twin Peaks. Ah well, still pretty kool.
Smokey, sultry and smoooooooooooooth. Great song!
Morphine sax is so passionate and sexy!
Kristi wrote:
Sure wish it would work to bring rain here. The grass is downright crunchy!
I know! I've been in Rhodes 4 weeks ago.
tomka wrote:
23.08.2007 once more Bruce Cockburn - The Coming Rains Morphine - You Look Like Rain but no rain in southern germany (... at the moment)
Sure wish it would work to bring rain here. The grass is downright crunchy!
Reminds me of Bleeding Gums Murphy.
once more Bruce Cockburn - The Coming Rains Morphine - You Look Like Rain but no rain in southern germany (... at the moment)
snakechaser wrote:
Bill, how did you know it was raining here? Bruce Cockburn - The Coming Rains Morphine - You Look Like Rain
Whoa. 6 months later... Morphine - You Look Like Rain Bruce Cockburn - The Coming Rains
Bruce Cockburn - The Coming Rains Morphine - You Look Like Rain Is it raining in Paradise, Bill?
algrif wrote:
Ooops. Sorry. I thought you said looks like grain.
I didn't know this song was about a cereal killer!
sensuous, lyrics come close, should be a 9, but, alas, its a 7
cochlear wrote:
Who is Bill?
The owner, operator, and DJ extrodinare(sp)of Radio Paradise.
algrif wrote:
Ooops. Sorry. I thought you said looks like grain.
That is totally what I thought too....in fact, having driven across Canada, through the Prairies, I appreciated the simile more before I found out it was "rain" Rain is wet, grey, cold. Grain is sensuous, flowing, smells like warm toast in the sun
algrif wrote:
Ooops. Sorry. I thought you said looks like grain.
Thanks, you've now ruined this song for me... on the upside, at least I'll laugh anytime I hear it now.
Good, but it sounds just like Cowboy Junkies' "Working On A Building."
Who is Bill?
Bill, how did you know it was raining here? Bruce Cockburn - The Coming Rains Morphine - You Look Like Rain
treehugz wrote:
smoooooth... and refreshing.
and hot
smoooooth... and refreshing.
Frawg wrote:
Do a little research as to why "the band broke up" and you might regret how you put this.
Right. "On July 3, 1999, Sandman collapsed on stage at the Giardini del Principe in Palestrina, Italy (near Rome). He was soon pronounced dead of a heart attack and Morphine immediately disbanded." From (click here)
More Morphine.
Ooops. Sorry. I thought you said looks like grain.
"You look like grain, you look like grain, you look like grain".....thats sexy
Do a little research as to why "the band broke up" and you might regret how you put this. s catmaven wrote:
... The band broke up in 1999. Not too ssssooooon.
yashpheh wrote:
well here's a compliment... you look like rain.. :?
Wet, yet furtive?
cattgirl813 wrote:
RP has been playing some tunes that have made me hot as the dickens today. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Aside from the fact that I'm at work and my sweetie is out of town. That part is wrong.
Gonna ask Bill to play it again. A twofer for ya.
RP has been playing some tunes that have made me hot as the dickens today. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Aside from the fact that I'm at work and my sweetie is out of town. That part is wrong.
Any dibs on RED RAIN playing next??
There is only one person I've in mind to "play" this one with ... Ouuuuu la la Sexxxy Stuff...
Beautiful cover, and I love the low sax sound. Is it a Bass sax? I don't know reed instruments. But I gotta admit, the GRAIN thing does get to me. Not in a good way. Otherwise a very likeable song. I am glad RP revealed Morphine to me.
I lovelovelove Morphine. Sandmans voice and that sax - YUUUMMM! I cant ever get enough. Lily
Agree with all the negatives below, and add that it and its darned horns go on forever. I can't explain why I hate the brass, especially the saxophone, so very much. Also dislike woodwinds. Somebody should construct a psychological instrument to explain what likes and dislikes in musical instruments signify. (Pun intended.) Allmusic.com fails to include "jazz" as a Morphine typing, but it sounds jazzlike to me. The band broke up in 1999. Not too ssssooooon.
diane wrote:
I had to look at the listings to see that he wasn't saying "You Look Like Grain"...
haa. for a long time before i bought the album, i thought he was singing "You look light gray"
yashpheh wrote:
well here's a compliment... you look like rain.. :? nice tune though
suppose it's better than you taste like mud you feel like dirt your lips like sand ______ _______ _____ _______ 'add yours here'
physicsgenius wrote:
Cheesy pickup lines whispered to a lack of music.
Cheesy "critical" comments typed to a complete lack of musical experience or knowledge. Meanwhile, let's all enjoy this moody masterpiece (I switched over from the LRC just because this one song was on...).
maryte wrote:
Worthless comments written with a lack of awareness...
"I can tell you taste like the sky because you look like rain" Works for me.
diane wrote:
I had to look at the listings to see that he wasn't saying "You Look Like Grain"...
Me too
physicsgenius wrote:
"I can tell you taste like the sky because you look like rain"? Come on, Zap Brannigan can come up with something better than that.
Perhaps...but I doubt you could...
maryte wrote:
Worthless comments written with a lack of awareness...
"I can tell you taste like the sky because you look like rain"? Come on, Zap Brannigan can come up with something better than that.
physicsgenius wrote:
Cheesy pickup lines whispered to a lack of music.
Worthless comments written with a lack of awareness...
Cheesy pickup lines whispered to a lack of music.
diane wrote:
I had to look at the listings to see that he wasn't saying "You Look Like Grain"...
John Barleycorn must die.
Love that sax.
I had to look at the listings to see that he wasn't saying "You Look Like Grain"...
Katie wrote:
I'm in favor of any song that says "your intelligence is sexy."
seriously. How cool! Morphine can do no wrong.
8)
I'm in favor of any song that says "your intelligence is sexy."
yashpheh wrote:
well here's a compliment... you look like rain.. :? nice tune though
Perhaps ,as in,the promise of refreshing change...pre-cursor to a rainbow....something that washes away tired layers, soul quencher. I dunno, song sucks. (kidding)
yashpheh wrote:
well here's a compliment... you look like rain.. :? nice tune though
Sure, it's a compliment. He's not talking about a heavy downpour, with thunder, lightning and flooding. This is one of those sparkling rains that happen while the sun's still shining. You know, the kind that make you want to dance around naked and hold your face up to the sky. It's a sensuous, sexy compliment!
especially favorite in morphine.
well here's a compliment... you look like rain.. :? nice tune though
Definite makeout music. I like it.