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PJ Harvey — A Perfect Day Elise
Album: Uh Huh Her
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Released: 2004
Length: 3:02
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He got lucky, got lucky one time
Hitting with the girl in room five oh nine
She turned her back on him facing the frame
Said, "Listen Joe don't you come here again"

White sun scattered all over the sea
He could think of nothing but her name Elise
God is the sweat running down his back
The water soaked her blonde hair black

It's a perfect day
A perfect day, Elise

He got burned by the sun
(He's a lucky man)
His face so pale and his hands so worn
(And the sky)
Let himself in room five oh nine
(As she turned away)
Said a prayer, pulled the trigger and cried
(Tell me why)

It's a perfect day
A perfect day, Elise

Ah oh, It's a perfect day
A perfect day, Elise
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I could swear I'm hearing some heavy pulsing of this song on the eighth notes... I was getting a bit of a headache from it.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:

Real perfect would be a night in PJ!


Not creepy at all.
Posted 1 year ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Iggy Pop’s Natural Daughter.
Posted 1 year ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
What a talent she is - more, please 👍 'Angelene' is another fab one of hers, in keeping with songs with names 👌
Posted 2 years ago by CCSandman    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:

Real perfect would be a night in PJ!

 I'll 2nd that!! Yum!! I mean, what's in a name?!!? As long as one is IN!!!!

Posted 4 years ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
PJ  Harvey  has many great rock songs that
never really got the airplay they deserved
RP....rock on .....and  on..
Posted 4 years ago by neptunejeff    [ Reply ]
Ah yes. This is what it sounds like when your lover turns angry, and focuses all their attention directly on.....you.

Highlow
American Net'Zen
Posted 4 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
It's a big wall of sound.  Love it.
Posted 4 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
Edgy as Hell, and, man, this gal sounds pretty pissed-off, and not without reason. PJ and RP continue to surprise me in so many ways.
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Really a very good song.  I read the lyrics for the first time during this spin. Raised it to a nine.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
My all-time favorite PJH song! Thank you!
Posted 10 years ago by SlinkyJ    [ Reply ]
Love the sonic wall.
Posted 10 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Enjoying me some PJ.... thanks RP
Posted 11 years ago by BruceN    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:

Real perfect would be a night in PJ!

 
I am in my PJ's every night by 9pm.  So there.  And my bunny slippers are warm too!


Posted 12 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Edgy ... nice ... 


Posted 12 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:

...it was!..except i was really tired afterward, waking before dawn to have the road to myself...
 

I know what you mean. It's just perfect to bike early morning!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:

Wouldn't that be a perfect day in an Elise?

 
Real perfect would be a night in PJ!

Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
A(nother) PERFECT PJ!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
Wouldn't that be a perfect day in an Elise?
 
...it was!..except i was really tired afterward, waking before dawn to have the road to myself...
Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 meydele wrote:
There are few artists I loathe, but PJ is one of them. The Doors are the only other ones to leap to mind at the moment.
 
Well, that's probably the only thing those two recording artists have in common.
Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Too short!

Posted 13 years ago by Roque-n-Poope    [ Reply ]
PJ always hits the right note lyrically and emotionally. Good job!
Posted 13 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:

 

 


 
Wouldn't that be a perfect day in an Elise?

Posted 13 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Great to hear more of Polly Jean's work on RP.  (Insert dancing banana emoticon here!)
Posted 13 years ago by jessfine    [ Reply ]
LOVE this woman
Posted 14 years ago by stevematic    [ Reply ]


Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Nice
Posted 14 years ago by gregpietsch    [ Reply ]
what an intro.  blasterpiece

Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Excellent, great, this chick is mine. I love her more {#Fire}bwahahaha
Posted 15 years ago by StonedByte    [ Reply ]
What a nice song! {#Guitarist}
Posted 15 years ago by cambraca    [ Reply ]
 cirruss wrote:
Love this chick.
 

Me too.
Posted 15 years ago by coffee-eyes    [ Reply ]
Love this chick.
Posted 15 years ago by cirruss    [ Reply ]


Posted 16 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]








Good song from a very good album I give it a 7. It's showing the wrong album here - the correct album is Is This Desire?. Uh Huh Her is her current release.

! Old release too, but still wrong!
Posted 16 years ago by lunar1963    [ Reply ]
The more I hear of Polly Jean, the more I like her.  How is it I've never heard of her until the last year?  Oh well, better late than never.  Thanks, Bill!
Posted 16 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
 fuh2 wrote:
The same Elise as "Letter to Elise"?

 
Yeah, and she hangs out with Charlotte sometimes.

Posted 16 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
Thought this was Heather Nova at first.
Posted 16 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
The same Elise as "Letter to Elise"?
Posted 17 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
A Perfect Day, coding to music!
Posted 17 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
Perfect ambiance. Dark to a fault.
Posted 17 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
dmax wrote:
... not your standard ranch stash.
Nice coinage. Like the song, including the freaky production.
Posted 17 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Sounds like an old cassette that sat in the sun too long.
Posted 17 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
Wow, that was a great transition between Silversun Pickups to PJ Harvey...those two tracks go together really well.
Posted 17 years ago by Ender43    [ Reply ]
this is a really good song. hmmm
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
meydele wrote:
There are few artists I loathe, but PJ is one of them. The Doors are the only other ones to leap to mind at the moment.
. . . and there are few people I execrate, but loathers are one of them. . .
Posted 17 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
araujokrl wrote:
wow
ditto
Posted 17 years ago by sixxstrings    [ Reply ]
I've always admired PJ Harvey.. her voice goes well with the dark tones of her tunes..
Posted 17 years ago by sixxstrings    [ Reply ]
meydele wrote:
There are few artists I loathe, but PJ is one of them. The Doors are the only other ones to leap to mind at the moment.
wow
Posted 17 years ago by araujokrl    [ Reply ]
A favorite - yes... very intense. It rides right up my spine that way.
Posted 17 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
A Perfect Bassline Polly
Posted 17 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
There are few artists I loathe, but PJ is one of them. The Doors are the only other ones to leap to mind at the moment.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
Polly Jean rocks!!!! Why isn't she playing Lollapalooza?!? They kinda forgot to include women in the lineup.
Don't they usually?
Posted 18 years ago by luminousjune    [ Reply ]
Kick-ass bass!
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Yes, this is Desire
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Very cool track :)
Posted 18 years ago by NutsyUK    [ Reply ]
Polly Jean rocks!!!! Why isn't she playing Lollapalooza?!? They kinda forgot to include women in the lineup.
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
rgrace wrote:
It's too short, though.
Too damn short. I was just startin' to get into it.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Intense
Posted 18 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Good song from a very good album I give it a 7. It's showing the wrong album here - the correct album is Is This Desire?. Uh Huh Her is her current release.
Posted 19 years ago by GoldenBoy    [ Reply ]
Good song, but best appreciated when listening to the album as a whole. That's the wrong album cover, BTW.
Posted 19 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
8)
Posted 19 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
Great to hear this song on RP. The CD I have does sound a bit less fuzzy than this MP3 though. Its still rough, but this MP3 sounds thinner than most of what I hear on RP. FYI
Posted 19 years ago by outerspace    [ Reply ]
Xeric wrote:
You're kidding. Is this file funky, or is that raggedy/distorted/scratched/irritating sound part of the package?
Intentional.
Posted 19 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
it's a perfect song. :-)
Posted 19 years ago by poprocker1    [ Reply ]
Fantastic tune! PJ Harvey is one of the all-time greats imo. She gets compared to Patti Smith (whom I love) but I think PJ is even more brilliant. Play more PJ!
Posted 20 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
rgrace wrote:
It's too short, though.
You're kidding. Is this file funky, or is that raggedy/distorted/scratched/irritating sound part of the package?
Posted 20 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
phineas wrote:
It's nearly two AM. I'm still working but just about to pack it in. On comes PJ Harvey. I go back to work, loving it --- don't know the lyrics, but the music is inspiring.
lily34 wrote:
so this song is featured on the jeff foxworthy cd? that seems rather odd......
Because the Amazon search doohicky starts a search based on the album name entered, with the song's other data, into the RP library, and whoever uploaded this song just put in "single" as the album title. And the two Amazon links to pop up here both contain that word in their album titles. here is a RP-Amazon link to the album, Is This Desire?
Posted 20 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
lily34 wrote:
that seems rather odd......
It's from here (click): ">(click here)
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
so this song is featured on the jeff foxworthy cd? that seems rather odd......
Posted 20 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
It's nearly two AM. I'm still working but just about to pack it in. On comes PJ Harvey. I go back to work, loving it --- don't know the lyrics, but the music is inspiring.
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
I love this PJ track. Can someone splain to me why those two album links are posted along with it? I can't see her song on either...
Posted 20 years ago by GolfRomeo    [ Reply ]
gypsy222 wrote:
This song still knocks me on my ass every time I hear it. Awesome.
But that kinda happens to you a lot anyway, doesn't it? ;)
Posted 20 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
eric wrote:
Damn, she's good.
That about says it all.
Posted 20 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
phineas wrote:
I haven't listened to much of her stuff at all ----- after hearing this I'm definitely going to pick up something on disc. Suggestions from PJ fans on a "if you only have one CD of hers, this is it" most welcome.
Personally, any one of "To Bring You My Love", "Is this Desire" or "Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea" is a sure thing. I also like her first few albums. But if I absolutely would have to go with one only, her latest (Stories...) is pretty darn good.
Posted 20 years ago by MTL_Robbie    [ Reply ]
I haven't listened to much of her stuff at all ----- after hearing this I'm definitely going to pick up something on disc. Suggestions from PJ fans on a "if you only have one CD of hers, this is it" most welcome.
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Oh man, hearing this right after Sarah McLachlan, well, it blows Sarah away...
Posted 20 years ago by cherylg4    [ Reply ]
PJ Rocks! Dots in mp3 title incorrect ;) Uploaded 3 songs from Dry, her debut album...
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
awesome song! this was my first "crack hit" that got me hooked on Ms. Harvey..nice to hear it coming across the wire from Paradise...
Posted 20 years ago by bschena    [ Reply ]
Polly Jean's using both sides of her brain again. <-- This is a GOOD head-banging.
Posted 21 years ago by Patrick    [ Reply ]
Darn, I missed it.
Posted 21 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
Great song, for me the strongest on the record. It\'s too short, though.
Posted 21 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
This song still knocks me on my ass every time I hear it. Awesome.
Posted 21 years ago by gypsy222    [ Reply ]
Damn, she\'s good.
Posted 21 years ago by eric    [ Reply ]
Never till I heard some of her stuff did I want to be able to have sex with a voice. Daaaaaaaamnnnnnn sexy
Posted 21 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
i just love this song. almost everything about it. thanks for continuing to play Polly Jean.
Posted 22 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by waryofthis: this woman has the sexiest voice....
mm... and smile
Posted 22 years ago by loveslave    [ Reply ]