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Josh Ritter — Rumors
Album: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
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Released: 2007
Length: 3:23
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Serenade me with rocks, love
No lullabies through the locks, love
I locked myself in with the band
But the music's never loud enough

Decibels in the belfry
Hey what the hell if it helps me
I put a whip to the kick drum
But the music's never loud enough

So you're gonna have to show me
How that dance is done
The one where somebody leaves someone
Woah

My orchestra is gigantic
This thing could sink the Titanic
And the string section's screaming
Like horses in a barn burning up

He plays pianos with fistfuls
Of broken Belvedere crystal
But he can't seem to forget you
And the music's never loud enough

So you're gonna have to show me
How that dance is done
The one where somebody leaves someone
Woah

He's impaling the front row
Fighting fires with arrows
And he'll act like he forgot you
But the music's never loud enough

So you're gonna have to show me
How that dance is done
The one where somebody leaves someone
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah
Comments (29)add comment
 membeth wrote:
I like this song a lot.  However, the line about the strings section screaming like horses in a barn burning up is really just gross.
 
a ghastly simile, that  {#No}
Posted 13 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 I'm Losing You from Double Fantasy of Lennon remembered
Posted 13 years ago by Netto    [ Reply ]
...ohoooo-ohoo-oooh!

COMMON!!!
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I like this song... The first thing I thought of when I heard the first eight bars was "My Sharona," and then "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead." {#Roflol}
 
Are you confessing that you're sleeping with Sharona?  {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 13 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
I like this song... The first thing I thought of when I heard the first eight bars was "My Sharona," and then "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead." {#Roflol}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
The pounding piano arrangement and vocal phrasing sounds like it was lifted from a John Lennon songbook!
Posted 13 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
Not horrible - but surely not my world!

I quit for tonight!
20 low-mediocre songs in a row
was more than enough.
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Cattail 321 wrote: " fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff what is wrong w/my dam keyboard ..i type : TH : and everthings just goes fffffffffffffffffff dddddddddddddddd up totally pisses me off "
My I suggest you stop sharing your beer with your keyboard ? They have a lower tollerance for alcohol than you do.......

Posted 14 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
{#Crashcomp}
Posted 14 years ago by arieviln    [ Reply ]
 PFM wrote:

This deserves a 10 for stamina alone.
 

{#Roflol}
you're funny
Posted 14 years ago by strawberryblonde    [ Reply ]
 heberman wrote:

I like the middle part - "don - don - don - don..."
 
This deserves a 10 for stamina alone.
Posted 14 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]
 heberman wrote:

I like the middle part - "don - don - don - don..."
 
Thanks heberman, I was wondering if I set my player to "spin". {#Beat}


Posted 14 years ago by narc    [ Reply ]
 heathenchild wrote:
hello?  anyone there?

 

i don't think so i looked on the home page nobody there...no Bill no nothing....CD stuck....lol

Posted 14 years ago by strawberryblonde    [ Reply ]
RP out of order, gmail down... wtf!?
Posted 14 years ago by arieviln    [ Reply ]
 PFM wrote:
A bit repetitive - but I like it...
 
I like the middle part - "don - don - don - don..."
Posted 14 years ago by heberman    [ Reply ]
hello?  anyone there?

Posted 14 years ago by heathenchild    [ Reply ]
Hmmm.  Sounds like a glitch here.  I am the only one ?
Posted 14 years ago by narc    [ Reply ]
A bit repetitive - but I like it...
Posted 14 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]
This must be the extended dance version.  {#Sleep}
Posted 14 years ago by heberman    [ Reply ]
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Make it stop!!!!!!!!
Posted 14 years ago by LastChance    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear Josh Ritter, I think it's a Nick Lowe or Rockpile song I'd never heard. Growing on me.
Posted 14 years ago by rlinsk    [ Reply ]
Is that a baritone sax I hear? I think so.
This one really stretches my little theory that "bari sax" usually equals "cool".
The song is probably still better than that theory, though.


Posted 14 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
hmm ... a gomez josh ritter show?  interesting contrast.  i have seen him live a couple times.  my peruvian husband (who is not at all into the same music i am but goes to some live shows to keep me company) refers to him as "the one who smiles a lot." .... he is a really endearing (and talented) performer.
 Darlington wrote:
I saw him open for Gomez this past week. An excellent live performer and a (seemingly) good guy. He nearly stole the show. This CD and the one before it (Animal Years) are both worth having.
 


Posted 14 years ago by sine-quinn-non    [ Reply ]
I saw him open for Gomez this past week. An excellent live performer and a (seemingly) good guy. He nearly stole the show. This CD and the one before it (Animal Years) are both worth having.
Posted 15 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
I like this song a lot.  However, the line about the strings section screaming like horses in a barn burning up is really just gross.
Posted 15 years ago by membeth    [ Reply ]
"broken belvedere crystal" man, how does he come up with these lyrics?!!
Posted 15 years ago by AmandaMaria    [ Reply ]
did brittany spears cover this?
Posted 15 years ago by reason06    [ Reply ]
fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff what is wrong w/my dam keyboard ..i type : TH : and everthings just goes fffffffffffffffffff dddddddddddddddd up totally pisses me off
Posted 15 years ago by cattail321    [ Reply ]
I'm surprised it took this long for anything from this album to make it on to RP. It is a pretty good collection of modern pop!
Posted 15 years ago by sircharles    [ Reply ]