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Ben Ottewell — Blackbird
Album: Shapes & Shadows
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Released: 2011
Length: 4:26
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There's the line that I stepped right over
My, oh, my, ten times over
Carry the weight 'round upon my shoulder
My, oh, my, [Incomprehensible]
Place it down and you're ten years older
Come home, blackbird, come home
I am sorry for what I have done
You lay down and I stepped right over
My, oh, my, how you've got to me
Fill my lungs full of precious words for you
And all my life, sing for sympathy
Crossed that line, a devil danced with me
Come home, blackbird, come home
I am sorry for what I have done
Forgive me if that can be done
This time I swear to keep you warm
Come home, blackbird, come home
I am sorry for what I have done
Forgive me if that can be done
This time I swear to keep you warm
To keep you warm
To keep you warm
To keep you warm
To keep you warm
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 tm wrote:

Ha - its Gomez! ha didnt know that until I looked it up. nice!

Yeah, voice is pretty distinctive. Like it.
c.

Posted 3 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Ha - its Gomez! ha didnt know that until I looked it up. nice!
Posted 3 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Reminiscent of "Come all ye rolling minstrels" by Fairport Convention.  I like it.
Posted 3 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
it would be amazing to know the story behind these lyrics.
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
 willmcnaught wrote:

agreed! thought Gomez from the first notes he sang
 

Guys, it IS him!
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:


Just what I was thinking....not a bad thing tho

 
agreed! thought Gomez from the first notes he sang
Posted 5 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
Reminds me quite a bit of Ramsay Midwood, but nowhere near as good and Way lost toward the end. Ramsay needs some airtime here! (no connection, just like his music)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np5766R3U7Q
Posted 12 years ago by icemang    [ Reply ]
As a (very amateur) landscape photographer, I do like the cover photo which is highly atmospheric. It's quite difficult to compose an interesting picture in misty woods but this one draws the eye into it and sets an atmosphere. Song's ok, but the photo's more interesting, IMO.
Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Reminiscent of Tracy Chapman with a little fuller sound...
Posted 12 years ago by twirledpiece    [ Reply ]
Man, this guy always surprises me. This song is no exception.
Posted 12 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Retro blues....  not bad
Posted 13 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
Horrifically godawful piece of crap. Just the perfect mix of whining, disjointed and repetitive. A "1", and I don't give those out.
Posted 13 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
depressing cover art; nice tune however.
Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
I really love this song, the way it sounds.  But the apology section he cut in between the little party melody is too much like an afterthought.  Hey guys, my wife is headed over here, switch over to that contrite section I wrote.  OK, she's gone.  Where were we?
Posted 13 years ago by lkovathana    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a melody from the frolic sixties-seventies era....like it.
Posted 13 years ago by Larry_Rosenow    [ Reply ]
song 6
voice 8
let's call it a 7
Posted 13 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 vit wrote:
Playing this guy within 2 songs of the Derek Trucks Band is the exact opposite of eclectic.
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Posted 13 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
Playing this guy within 2 songs of the Derek Trucks Band is the exact opposite of eclectic.
Posted 13 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:
I like this.  This is what David Grey would sound like if he quit writing music for suburban soccer moms and artsy college chicks. 
 
35, 3 kids, 2 in soccer (no minivan, currently cramming kids in the back of a Pontiac Vibe). 
Love David Grey, love Gomez, love this.  ;)

Posted 13 years ago by sradrew    [ Reply ]
8 ➜ 9
This just hit me right tonight.

Posted 13 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:
I like this.  This is what David Grey would sound like if he quit writing music for suburban soccer moms and artsy college chicks. 
 
Oh boy! This is the comment of the week to me. Kudos Bryonape!!! Excellent.
Posted 13 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
I like this.  This is what David Grey would sound like if he quit writing music for suburban soccer moms and artsy college chicks. 
Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
Gomez all over this of course, lovin' it. 8.
Posted 13 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
Ben is my favorite Gomez sound and his solo album is really growing on me. And this great news today from Gomez:

Our unbelievably great new album, Whatever's On Your Mind, will be released in the UK (Eat Sleep) and Europe on June 6th, Australia (Shock) on June 10th, and in North America (ATO) and the rest of the world on June 21st.  There'll be a flurry of information and treats coming your way in the months leading up to the release, from behind-the-scenes looks at the making of the album to exclusive deluxe pre-orders, videos, tour announcements and everything in between.

... free download at www.gomeztheband.com
Posted 13 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill!
Posted 13 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
 copymonkey wrote:
Gotta be one of the main singers from Gomez, no?
 
yes, just googled....Ben is the familiar voice of Gomez

Posted 13 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Not caring for his voice. It sounds overly strained, the way pop country artists way overdo the twang.
Posted 13 years ago by grungepuppy    [ Reply ]
 copymonkey wrote:
Gotta be one of the main singers from Gomez, no?
 

Just what I was thinking....not a bad thing tho
Posted 13 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Gotta be one of the main singers from Gomez, no?
Posted 13 years ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
nice
Posted 13 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]