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Morcheeba — Blood Like Lemonade
Album: Blood Like Lemonade
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Released: 2010
Length: 4:44
Plays (last 30 days): 3
Healing holy man, once upon a time
He lived for his wife up until the crime

Hunting high and low to seek revenge
Brand new moral code, got made reluctant renegade
Leaving empty souls when he avenged
Evil spirits flowed he drank the blood like lemonade

Cozy campfire crowd with a case of wine
And feeling fine
Bounty hunter now and they'd crossed the line
Crossed that line

Hunting high and low to seek revenge
Brand new moral code got made reluctant renegade
Leaving empty souls when he avenged
Evil spirits flowed he drank the blood like lemonade

In a border town, down in Mexico
They let him go
Law and order now 'cause he runs the show
So now you know

Hunting high and low, exact revenge
Brand new moral code got made reluctant renegade
Leaving empty souls when he avenged
Evil spirits flow he drank the blood like lemonade

Hunting high and low, exact revenge
Brand new moral code got made reluctant renegade
Leaving empty souls when he avenged
Evil spirits flow he drank the blood like lemonade

He drank the blood like lemonade
He drank the blood like lemonade
He drank the blood like lemonade
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Evil spirits flowed
He drank the Bud Light lemonade
 
 Grammarcop wrote:

Are we sure he didn't drink the blood-like lemonade?




Enya followed by Skye.  LLRP 
The curse of the most driven vampire hunters is that, to kill more vampires than one might in a single lifespan, there is a very easily-accessed form of immortality readily available. 

And if one finds that more than a single lifetime is needed to Finish the Job, then one might find themselves permanently separated from their loved ones lost in order to see their revenge through to its end. =/
 MattRudely wrote:

Just them four chords though innit. You know the ones. Like bread with nothing on it. Which can be ok if it's really fresh. I'm off to do a mashup with Boulevard of Broken Dreams. It won't get any more tasty.


Judging the quality of a song by the number of chords used in it seems like a pretty trivial evaluation.  For one thing, the majority of popular songs and beloved classics have only three or four chords.
This song's got a good groove - it seems that was what they were going for.
For what it's worth, this song is not the notorious "four chord" progression that you seem to be hinting at.
 Grammarcop wrote:

Are we sure he didn't drink the blood-like lemonade?



Maybe it was just strawberry lemonade some kids brought to the Halloween party. 
 mjbaumann wrote:

Anti-Antifa song... ahead of its time.



Moron 🤬
Since they came out, they were an instant click with me. And continue to do so 
 acolt wrote:
The song is a 6.5-7. Morcheeba's voice makes it an 8.
 
Oh by the way, which one's Pink?
 MattRudely wrote:
Just them four chords though innit. You know the ones. Like bread with nothing on it. Which can be ok if it's really fresh. I'm off to do a mashup with Boulevard of Broken Dreams. It won't get any more tasty.
 
It's all about the lyrics and Skye's voice, you moron
Anti-Antifa song... ahead of its time.
The song is a 6.5-7. Morcheeba's voice makes it an 8.
Just them four chords though innit. You know the ones. Like bread with nothing on it. Which can be ok if it's really fresh. I'm off to do a mashup with Boulevard of Broken Dreams. It won't get any more tasty.
RandomousJam wrote:
It seems that Morcheeba's beats tend to follow similar and distinct patterns.
 
Yup, chill grooving beats to set a nice laidback vibe. LLRP!!
 Marr wrote:
The vocals here sound kinda like one of the softer Kate Bush songs.
 

I'd marry Skye for that lovely voice alone.
Floor Jansen is my favorite singer, but Skye is my favorite voice.
The vocals here sound kinda like one of the softer Kate Bush songs.
 Grammarcop wrote:
Are we sure he didn't drink the blood-like lemonade?
 
A fine comment from a Grammarcop, but lyrical context makes me believe he drank blood as if it were lemonade. 

Not sure what incident would drive a healing holy man to extract revenge, however.  Only that "he lived for his wife up until the crime."
great way to start out my morning. Thank you! 
Heard this on the Man On The Moon episode of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy. It reminded me how much I enjoy it.
 Proclivities wrote:

I think he only used that as a marinade.
 
At a parade drinking gatorade with marmalade infusion.
 Grammarcop wrote:
Are we sure he didn't drink the blood-like lemonade?

 
I think he only used that as a marinade.
C'mon Bill...I can't leave my office if you continue playing such fine music {#Exclaim}
Are we sure he didn't drink the blood-like lemonade?
 sunybuny wrote:
HATE..THIS..SONG..

 
Why?  Just curious.
HATE..THIS..SONG..
It seems that Morcheeba's beats tend to follow similar and distinct patterns.
{#Heartkiss}
I wish this band would stop changing the lyrics to their song.  
 jt1 wrote:

Definitely creepy. Thanks for the link Fred.

 
Creepy? Crappy more like, it is a shite video and does not fit the song at all, sorry I do not understand what's creepy about it. {#Headache}


 fredriley wrote:
The official video is cool and creepy. As is the song. 9 from the spooked Nottingham jury.

 
Definitely creepy. Thanks for the link Fred.
Southern trees bear a strange fruit.
I am so hooked on this song !
 
more Morcheeba please (missed them completely, I gotta catch up) 
feels so good
Creepy!
Skye come away with me to Mexico!
Very well written lyrics.  Damn good job.
I like it.  Now play Poncho and Lefty, seems to fit, 
Oh, SNAP!
 BillG wrote:

We don't play any songs more than once per day — in fact we only play a handful of songs more than once per week, and this hasn't been one of them for a couple of years (when it was new).

 

Well said Bill
 msymmes wrote:
I thought this was Kate Bush :)
 

 
Love Kate, but I'd marry Skye for that voice alone.
 moodfood wrote:
ohh yeah she's soo cool.. {#Yes}

 
Ridiculously sexy cool...
 
ohh yeah she's soo cool.. {#Yes}
I thought this was Kate Bush :)
 
Have always loved Morcheeba. More-cheeba!
8→9 I'm liking this{#Dance}
{#Heartkiss} .. just love the album, this is an excellent track - it's "Outstanding" for me
Great melody, vocals, production.............could the lyrics be ANY darker.....good grief!
The official video is cool and creepy. As is the song. 9 from the spooked Nottingham jury.
I love everything you're doing tonight, Bill. Jam on
Aha... it's on again... "Last play: May 22, 2013 - 10:30".

Looks at clock: 10:31

Okay, you win this one, Bill.
 VH1 wrote:
Used to like this song, but its been played every day several times on RP, can't stand it no more
 
We don't play any songs more than once per day — in fact we only play a handful of songs more than once per week, and this hasn't been one of them for a couple of years (when it was new).
Second Morcheeba song of the day here on RP, and that's a good thing, I think.
Over this song.
Used to like this song, but its been played every day several times on RP, can't stand it no more
I like Morcheeba and I like this one, but I think they're starting to pilfer from themselves. The chorus here shares quite a bit of tune and beat DNA with their song Blindfold. Have a listen.
This song is starting to get my attention after hearing it several times here.
Is there a replay button here? Man, I love this song.
 DavidS_UK wrote:

Yes, 5 for Peter Gabriel's Listening Wind (last song) and then 5 for this!
 
Yup, it is decent, but a bit thin, kinda like lemonade might feel in place of blood. 
Check out Skye's new(?) work, "Back to Now"  it is breathtaking.
 Stingray wrote:
And another 10!
 
Yes, 5 for Peter Gabriel's Listening Wind (last song) and then 5 for this!
 cShaggy wrote:
..speaking of "hunting high and low", how about the A-ha song
of that name?..(ok, let the stoning begin..sorry, guilty pleasure!).. ..Morcheeba is worlds above (& below) that, natch.. :->
  A-ha only recenty beginning to get the critical acclaim they deserve , better late than never


 Stingray wrote:
And another 10!
 
I hate it when I have to agree with you, but I do....this time.
Heard this in Barcelona.  Got my attention because it wasn't in Spanish.  
Oddly appealing giving the gruesome subject matter {#Cheers} 
This takes a while to get going. The vocals and melody are rough in the beginning. Then, flows like bloody lemonade.
Oh boy! I love this tune...so seamless yet poignant at the same time. BLISS.
..speaking of "hunting high and low", how about the A-ha song
of that name?..(ok, let the stoning begin..sorry, guilty pleasure!)..

..Morcheeba is worlds above (& below) that, natch.. :->
Sounds like a good song for the new series Revolution!
Looking forward to hearing more of the 20 tracks in the RP library Bill.  I just LOVE Morcheeba.  8>9 {#Yes}
 Hannio wrote:

Why do you assume he was thinking of a band member?  Maybe Stingray was just indulging in a bit of oikophilia.
 
{#Eh}
I was certain this was "What It's Like" by Everlast when this came on. Beat is nearly identical.
Not bad!
Pure genius.
And another 10!
 dew34 wrote:

I agree with the Triad reference-she was so sexy then-now not so much-can still sing however.{#Cheesygrin}
 
I can't hear Grace in this, it's too slick, to graceful....
 lily34 wrote:
i love this album cover!
 
Gotta say I agree. The simplicity is a beautiful thing. I like the simplicity of the song too. Just really great.
                                              
                                             
                      

Reading Shadow of the Sun, listening to RP play favorites and tunes unknown to me. Perfect. Thank you RP.
pushing this one up to a 9- great song for a sunny lazy afternoon!
arrrrgggghhhhhh
 coccyx wrote:

You need to research this band a bit, then revise...one pic from Google images should do it :)
 
Why do you assume he was thinking of a band member?  Maybe Stingray was just indulging in a bit of oikophilia.
Morcheeba never sounded better than with SKYE. Gods, what a voice! {#Good-vibes}
First I've heard this but I luv it already. Not generally one to give out 8's quickly but this has my toes tapping!
 SinisterDexter wrote:


Hmm, it does sound a bit like Grace sounds on "Triad."
 
I agree with the Triad reference-she was so sexy then-now not so much-can still sing however.{#Cheesygrin}
 RedGuitar wrote:
Singer sounds like 60s era Grace Slick.  That's a good thing!
 

Hmm, it does sound a bit like Grace sounds on "Triad."
 RedGuitar wrote:
Singer sounds like 60s era Grace Slick.  That's a good thing!
 
That's a connection I would never make, but we all hear different things.
{#Bananasplit}10!
10!
Beautiful, seamless transition from Peter Gabriel to Morcheeba. Another reason I love RP the most!
I'd marry Skye just for her voice....sing to me Milady.
 myersei wrote:
Saw them last fall. The cheeb be cool! This is by far the best track on this album, but now that Skye's back, even their average stuff is really good.
 
Agreed!!  Skye is da bomb — what a great voice!
 Roguewarer wrote:
What *IS* it about this group? Good gracious! i just *love* their groove, always end up tapping my foot and checking the song name. And that voice....it...DOES things ... to a feller.... Thx to RP for introducing me to them, like, eons ago.... (BTW: I love B&R MORE than I love Morcheeba!)
 
What exactly does it do to a feller?  Probably the same thing Grace Slick (who this singer sounds like) did to me in the late 60s.
Singer sounds like 60s era Grace Slick.  That's a good thing!
please give us moreMorcheeba!!
i love this album cover!
Bought this album based on hearing this track here.  It's a very good album.  More tracks should get play here, especially "Even Though" and "Recipe For Disaster" (my personal favorite).
What *IS* it about this group? Good gracious! i just *love* their groove, always end up tapping my foot and checking the song name. And that voice....it...DOES things ... to a feller.... Thx to RP for introducing me to them, like, eons ago.... (BTW: I love B&R MORE than I love Morcheeba!)
If Neil Young was younger and a bit more hip...cross him with a bit of 'Travis' and you got this sound! Love it...!
 Stingray wrote:
I WANT TO MAKE LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL, BLOND, INTELLEGENT WOMAN WITH A PETTY FACE AND LONG LEGS
- when hearing this song!


 
You need to research this band a bit, then revise...one pic from Google images should do it :)


 On_The_Beach wrote:

Good luck with that. (Intelligent women generally know how to spell "intelligent".)

 
Well, he is looking for a woman with a "petty" face too.  Wow, what a catch this guy is.

 Stingray wrote:
I WANT TO MAKE LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL, BLOND, INTELLEGENT WOMAN WITH A PETTY FACE AND LONG LEGS - when hearing this song!
 
Good luck with that. (Intelligent women generally know how to spell "intelligent".)

She makes me ..thirsty!
We all have dreams...
I WANT TO MAKE LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL, BLOND, INTELLEGENT WOMAN WITH A PETTY FACE AND LONG LEGS
- when hearing this song!


GODLIKISH!
 Stingray wrote:
Simple but very-very effectiv!
WOOOONDERFUL - for me a 10!
 
Hey Stingray, something we can agree on!  Puts "Time Waits For No One" to shame.

Reminds me of the early cartoon Andy Borowitz says he drew—-Man kneeling to take the Eucharist: "Can I have fries with that?" lol
 Stingray wrote:
Simple but very-very effectiv!
WOOOONDERFUL - for me a 10!
 
Me too!
Simple but very-very effectiv!
WOOOONDERFUL - for me a 10!
Saw them last fall. The cheeb be cool! This is by far the best track on this album, but now that Skye's back, even their average stuff is really good.

The "Cheeb" is growing on me. Like pretty warts.


Mor cheeba anytime you want Bill...8 > 9 on the way to 10.
10
MORCHEEBA is bed music - ask the girls!

SENSUAL! > 8+

PS
Today is only Tuesday - shit!
3 more days and I will let Morcheeba rotate.

 Nerubo wrote:
They should totally put this song on the upcoming season of True Blood.  I mean, there's even a thread about how the main character (Sookie) has blood that tastes like "sunshine". 
 
Yep, I could just hear this song on the TB soundtrack. A shame that, over this side of the Pond, TB's been transferred to pay satellite channels (thanks a feckin' bundle, Rupert) so us non-satellite plebs can no longer watch it. A shame, as I really liked the back to basics TB take on vampirism: sex, blood and violence, as it should be, none of this poncey McVampire 'new chastity' Stephanie Meyer bollox.

 ofanansky wrote:
disgusting lyrics, I turned it off
 
Well, the lyric search came up with nothing that resembles what I hear ...


 ofanansky wrote:
disgusting lyrics, I turned it off
 
Wow, really?  I hear the music much more than I hear the lyrics...I do hear them, but hardly pay attention...

I like your mercury on glass description ! fredriley wrote:
Cool. Chillin'. Smoother than mercury on glass, and that's smooth. Ver' nahce. 7 from the Nottingham jury.

Hearing the lyrics, it's perhaps 'chilling' in the 'frightening' sense.

 

Tonight on a very special episode of Criminal Minds,....
 Proclivities wrote:
But what will Dennis The Menace and Charlie Brown drink after the zombie apocalypse?



One of the great questions of our time...

Who really cares about what the lyrics say, Morcheeba is back!!  love that vibe.