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Bird York — Haunting You
Album: The Velvet Hour
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Released: 2003
Length: 4:20
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The days done
and the moon's up
and I'm pacing the cage of my heart
I cannot stop
this aching
always leaves me
dizzy with the Need
just wanna feel someone
that's the time I wonder what it is you're doing
and I slip in your mind like a daydream
I am guilty of haunting you
I am the song that stays in your mind
I am the breeze you feel upon you
I am the ghost in your bed stirring your desire
in the silence
in the shadows
in the uncharted land of your heart
you will hear me calling to you saying
don't be afraid of the dark
you're not alone I'm closer than the breath within you
I am under your skin , can you feel it?
chorus
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 kevin36 wrote:

What a lot of people don't realize is that just below where the frame ends on the cover shot is where her arm, or stub, ends.


As of October 2024, Ms. York has two full-length arms.
Posted 2 months ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 poetista wrote:

Yes, the musical phrase repeated in the outro bears a startling similarity to another song, but I can't call to mind which one it is.
 


Talk Talk It's My Life maybe ('convince myself...'
Posted 3 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 ddog wrote:

While I would agree with this in many cases..this one seems different to me, at least this song. More in line with Zero 7, Air or Morcheba which I like.


All of which are excellent choices.
Posted 3 years ago by captbradders    [ Reply ]
0p obankenobi wrote:
Lovely.  Hearing KD Lang in some notes
 
I get subtle notes of Cowboy Junkies and maybe a whiff of Mazzy Star on the finish.
Posted 3 years ago by jwallstrom846    [ Reply ]
Wow very talented lady
Posted 5 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Lovely.  Hearing KD Lang in some notes
Posted 5 years ago by obankenobi    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of a singer I stumbled upon in England that never really made it here named Jerry Burns. 
Posted 5 years ago by csummers1619    [ Reply ]
Isn't this that popular singer from Iceland?  Oh wait, no that's "Bjork", not Bird York
Posted 5 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

Are you serious? If you'd said something about Zero 7, sure, but this sounds NOTHING like Bjork. 
 
I was replying to something; taking my post in that context might clear things up a little for you.  But let me help:  "One of many similar female artists...".  The fact that this sounds nothing like Bjork (or anyone else I could immediately think of) was basically my point.
Posted 6 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

Are you serious? If you'd said something about Zero 7, sure, but this sounds NOTHING like Bjork. 

 
Yes, I hear Zero 7 too, which is nice.
Posted 6 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
What a lovely voice.
Posted 6 years ago by pdneumiller    [ Reply ]
 ODAD wrote:
Her cover photo reminds me of Gates McFadden.

 
YES!  I'll take that "reminds me of" over "sounds like Bjork" ANYDAY!

(although I was gonna say she has a white-Sade thing going on, and I say that as guy who "dated" an Asian-Sade sounding girl after high school)


Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 dwhayslett wrote:

Ain't that the truth.  How do we know this isn't Bjork?

 
Are you serious? If you'd said something about Zero 7, sure, but this sounds NOTHING like Bjork. 
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
From me only  5 - Decent
Posted 7 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
 whomhow wrote:
One of many similar female artists, nothing really special. 5.

 
Ain't that the truth.  How do we know this isn't Bjork?
Posted 7 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:
Reminds me of Brazil '66 kind of.

 
...featuring Fiona Apple. 
Posted 7 years ago by Cueburned    [ Reply ]
 ODAD wrote:
Her cover photo reminds me of Gates McFadden.

 
I do see that myself, {#Cheers}
Posted 7 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
Yes, the musical phrase repeated in the outro bears a startling similarity to another song, but I can't call to mind which one it is.
 
Posted 7 years ago by poetista    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Brazil '66 kind of.
Posted 8 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
Her cover photo reminds me of Gates McFadden.
Posted 8 years ago by ODAD    [ Reply ]
Really nice
Posted 8 years ago by cynet    [ Reply ]
 Aud wrote:


Yeah, the hook reminds me of some other song. What could that be? ideas?

 
Yes Piranga is right, the hook is reminiscent of Joe Jackson's song Steppin Out.
Posted 8 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
 whomhow wrote:
One of many similar female artists, nothing really special. 5.

 
While I would agree with this in many cases..this one seems different to me, at least this song. More in line with Zero 7, Air or Morcheba which I like.
Posted 8 years ago by ddog    [ Reply ]
One of many similar female artists, nothing really special. 5.
Posted 9 years ago by whomhow    [ Reply ]
Smoky voice ... very nice tune.
Does she look like Rene Russo? {#Whisper}

Rene Russo 
Posted 9 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
Good music
Posted 9 years ago by saidtaybi    [ Reply ]
Nice voice
Posted 9 years ago by TEG    [ Reply ]
Oh, this is good.  It's not often I purchase an album on the basis of one track, but here we go......

edit:  just listened to this album in the car this morning.  Certainly a mellow drive.  I enjoyed it. 
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 
Steppin Out.

Aud wrote:


Yeah, the hook reminds me of some other song. What could that be? ideas?

 


Posted 9 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
 GarageDragon wrote:
I always hate this song when it first starts,  but when she gets to the chorus I remember I really like it. 
 

Yeah, the hook reminds me of some other song. What could that be? ideas?
Posted 10 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
nice
Posted 10 years ago by nightmann    [ Reply ]
Is that a Theremin I hear in the background?
 
Posted 11 years ago by GarageDragon    [ Reply ]
 chrispmcd wrote:
she runs a really cool gas station /cafe in maine
 
Details?  Because, you know, she is haunting me pretty badly.  (Google gets my query all confused with places in "York, Maine".)
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
I always hate this song when it first starts,  but when she gets to the chorus I remember I really like it. 
Posted 11 years ago by GarageDragon    [ Reply ]
Bad! Not the good bad, but the bad bad!
Posted 11 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
Does Bird York have a Twitter feed?  {#Mrgreen}
Posted 11 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
.."that's the time i wonder what you're doing / and i slip in your mind like a daydream"..(if i caught that right)..

..down-to-earth & a flight of imagination, all at once..
Posted 12 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
Interestingly (to me, anyway), she records songs using "Bird" and acts using "Kathleen," as though she wants to keep these two facets of her career separate—maybe to see which wins out in the long run, thus making her smart as well as multi-talented and beautiful! Get in line, guys!
Posted 12 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
I'm assuming that's her on the album cover.  If not, I've fallen in love with the wrong girl.
 
Methinks you will need to get in line … behind me, please! Thank you.
Posted 12 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
 anabel wrote:

I'm with you Giselle! 

 
Can I come, too!

Posted 12 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
you know...

I thought she was kinda hot on West Wing...

who knew she could sing like this

and considering her nickname

how apropos..

Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
I'm assuming that's her on the album cover.  If not, I've fallen in love with the wrong girl.
Posted 13 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Perhaps you can simulate that while studying: grab a beer, dim the lights, and light up a square.

 
I doubt that will assist in passing the Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technician certification.  However, it will make studying less sucky.

Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:
I can't listen to this anymore!  It makes me wish I was in some dive jazz club, sitting in a back corner table amid a fog of smoke and  nursing an amber bock instead of sitting here studying.
 
Perhaps you can simulate that while studying: grab a beer, dim the lights, and light up a square.

Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 lexica wrote:

It makes me wish my sweetie were home instead of working Friday night.

{#Hug}

{#Naughty}

{#Sad}
 
It makes me wish I had a sweetie...

Posted 13 years ago by tkosh    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:
I can't listen to this anymore!  It makes me wish I was in some dive jazz club, sitting in a back corner table amid a fog of smoke and  nursing an amber bock instead of sitting here studying.
 
It makes me wish my sweetie were home instead of working Friday night.

{#Hug}

{#Naughty}

{#Sad}
Posted 13 years ago by lexica    [ Reply ]
I can't listen to this anymore!  It makes me wish I was in some dive jazz club, sitting in a back corner table amid a fog of smoke and  nursing an amber bock instead of sitting here studying.
Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
black velvet
Posted 13 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
Smooth as velvet and somewhat haunting.....
Posted 14 years ago by BigIslandBlues    [ Reply ]
 Giselle62 wrote:
thanks—-i like non-baby-voiced women's voices like hers, sexy.
 
I'm with you Giselle! 

Posted 14 years ago by anabel    [ Reply ]
thanks—-i like non-baby-voiced women's voices like hers, sexy.
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
{#Hearteyes}
 

metoo
Posted 14 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
 meydele wrote:
The chorus is reminding me very much of another song but I can't bring it to mind . . . I read through the comments but it's not been mentioned. Damn, now this is going to bug me all day. Still good though, 7.
 
natural_tools wrote:How about No Doubt's Simple Kind of Life? (as mentioned way below)

Yes, I hear that too.
Posted 14 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
what an amazing voice!
Posted 14 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
{#Hearteyes}
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
she runs a really cool gas station /cafe in maine
Posted 15 years ago by chrispmcd    [ Reply ]
Amazon Price: $92.20
Well, as this album appears extremely difficult to find online, it seems the laws of supply and demand hold...


Posted 15 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]


Posted 15 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 MsJudi wrote:
I just love her. She was great in The West Wing, too.
 

the west wing was better than this, imo
Posted 15 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
I would gladly nest with this song Bird!
Posted 15 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
Very high quality, extremely enjoyable adult contemporary music, ie, love it!
Apt album title.................

Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
She can 'haunt' me any day! {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 16 years ago by shawshank    [ Reply ]
HOT!

Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:
I thought this said MULCHY and was wondering what mulch sounded like....
 
She doesn't sound earthy to me.

Posted 16 years ago by ROSSinDETROIT    [ Reply ]
Zep wrote:
I thought this said MULCHY and was wondering what mulch sounded like....

Sounds a lot like this tune...

Posted 16 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
Beaker wrote:
I do like her voice. Muchly.
I thought this said MULCHY and was wondering what mulch sounded like....
Posted 16 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
I just love her. She was great in The West Wing, too.
Posted 16 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Growing on me. Rating++
Posted 16 years ago by lee_sf    [ Reply ]
coulda sworn this was KD Lang. Both good.
Posted 17 years ago by sukilau    [ Reply ]
ThePoose wrote:
I Monster should follow this.
that's what I was thinking...haven't heard that in a while. ed. I don't know why I had this rated so low. I like it (low 7) man, those skips are harsh though....
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Too bad it's not on iTunes. I tried to buy it, to no avail. It is a great song. I'm a big sucker for rich harmonic structures and weird chord progressions...
Posted 17 years ago by Zamoeba    [ Reply ]
I Monster should follow this.
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Dammit! It's time to leave work.... but I don't wanna 'cause I can't take RP with me! Now, that's just wrong.
Posted 17 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
Quite a talented human being. This isn't bad ... no, not at all.
Posted 17 years ago by rbigelo    [ Reply ]
lily34 wrote:
this is my first time seeing a photo of this woman. i swear she looks like a dead ringer for an actress that was on early years of west wing as what's his name's speechwriter's wife. and i think she sings professionally to. don't know her name. but i do think she did a song for that movie Crash... i could be wrong. i've been wrong before.
One and the same. (click here)
Posted 17 years ago by ahoylola    [ Reply ]
this is my first time seeing a photo of this woman. i swear she looks like a dead ringer for an actress that was on early years of west wing as what's his name's speechwriter's wife. and i think she sings professionally to. don't know her name. but i do think she did a song for that movie Crash... i could be wrong. i've been wrong before.
Posted 17 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
kevin36 wrote:
What a lot of people don't realize is that just below where the frame ends on the cover shot is where her arm, or stub, ends.
Like Woody Harrelson in 'Kingpin'? Or Chubbs Petersen in 'Happy Gilmore'?
Posted 17 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]
meydele wrote:
The chorus is reminding me very much of another song but I can't bring it to mind . . . I read through the comments but it's not been mentioned. Damn, now this is going to bug me all day. Still good though, 7.
How about No Doubt's Simple Kind of Life? (as mentioned way below)
Posted 17 years ago by natural_tools    [ Reply ]
meydele wrote:
The chorus is reminding me very much of another song but I can't bring it to mind . . . I read through the comments but it's not been mentioned. Damn, now this is going to bug me all day. Still good though, 7.
Is it "It's My Life" by TALK TALK"? That's what I hear
Posted 17 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
meydele wrote:
The chorus is reminding me very much of another song but I can't bring it to mind . . . I read through the comments but it's not been mentioned. Damn, now this is going to bug me all day. Still good though, 7.
i was just thinking the same thing so i had to get online and see if anyone else thought it. i think it may be a joe jackson song that has a similar chorus???
Posted 17 years ago by Kregg    [ Reply ]
The chorus is reminding me very much of another song but I can't bring it to mind . . . I read through the comments but it's not been mentioned. Damn, now this is going to bug me all day. Still good though, 7.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
I've had the album for a long time but hearing this song once in a while on RP gives me new appreciation for it.
Posted 17 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
definitely K.D. Lang vibes. I like her better on RP than on the West Wing.
Posted 18 years ago by donpdonp    [ Reply ]
KevDogRedux wrote:
Yeah. But, I'd still do her.
I'm sure she'd be real glad to hear that. Yeah.
Posted 18 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
Beautifully sung and composed....a 9
Posted 18 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
What a lot of people don't realize is that just below where the frame ends on the cover shot is where her arm, or stub, ends.
Posted 18 years ago by kevin36    [ Reply ]
eisbaer_67 wrote:
"Soft and warm - the Quiet Storm" ?
You're thinking of KBLX in Oakland. I heard her on KKSF from San Francisco. The name of the song was Magic Smile.
Posted 18 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
I hear a little K.D. Lang... And a great voice. Its a 9, if it doesnt get too much .... Bill....
Posted 18 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
Alpine wrote:
Yes, I remember her. From back in the 80's. What songs did she do? I remember her being played on a "Smooth Jazz" station back in the SF Bay Area, KKSF.
"Soft and warm - the Quiet Storm" ?
Posted 18 years ago by eisbaer_67    [ Reply ]
passsion8 wrote:
Anyone remember Rosie Vela?
Yes, I remember her. From back in the 80's. What songs did she do? I remember her being played on a "Smooth Jazz" station back in the SF Bay Area, KKSF.
Posted 18 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
dwhayslett wrote:
Uh, no, you don't. You insist on tuning in here where you hate so much of what's played. You have only yourself to blame.
Yes, and us to punish. I just don't get folks who rate more than half the songs 1's and 2's. Why torture yourself AND us? Well, from my last rating go-round, the song's grown on me (to a 7). This Bird's got some talent.
Posted 18 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
catmaven wrote:
...now I have to listen to...
Uh, no, you don't. You insist on tuning in here where you hate so much of what's played. You have only yourself to blame.
Posted 18 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
Anyone remember Rosie Vela?
Posted 18 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
Truly hated this for the first 2 minutes. Then, like some form of musical chicken pox, it began to grow on me. I'll have to hear it a few more times to really decide. Stuck a 6 on it for now, but, the jury is clearly out on this one.
Posted 18 years ago by voodoodaddy    [ Reply ]
Would be interesting to hear this segue into Talk Talk- "It's My Life". I agree that the bridge sounds very similar. This song doesn't do a whole lot for me, but makes me want to hear the Talk Talk song....
Posted 18 years ago by sasa1170    [ Reply ]
The jury is still out on this girl. This is nice but I don't know about her other stuff. Must listen more when another York rolls around.
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
jeffersonpump wrote:
is it just me, or did No Doubt do this song too? "a simple kind of life"
No Doubt they would know about the simple minded life.
Posted 18 years ago by wondertoofar    [ Reply ]
This really touches me. A 9.
Posted 18 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
is it just me, or did No Doubt do this song too? "a simple kind of life"
Posted 18 years ago by jeffersonpump    [ Reply ]
sweet voice!
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
Nice and sexy voice. Goes a 7...
Posted 19 years ago by tupicetti    [ Reply ]
anyone else hear k.d. lang in this?
Posted 19 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Grantus wrote:
Yeah, the chorus sounds like the Talk Talk bridge. Also the arrangement is a bit Tim Freisse-Green (of Talk Talk). Between the piano chords/phrasing, and the ambient guitar and the synthstrings. . .
bridge - yeeesh. That's what I meant
Posted 19 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
would love to hear this followed by You Made Me The Thief of Your Heart
Posted 19 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
When I get mellow, I ripen and then I rot (Woody Allen, "Annie Hall").
Posted 19 years ago by katschi    [ Reply ]
catmaven wrote:
I can't stand too many more of the breathy females (commenting on Bird York). They sell their sex appeal in place of really singing, and I can't stand it.
Yeah. But, I'd still do her.
Posted 19 years ago by KevDogRedux    [ Reply ]
I can't stand too many more of the breathy females (commenting on Bird York). They sell their sex appeal in place of really singing, and I can't stand it. Darn, now I have to listen to Urban Species featuring Imogen H. Must turn off now. :roll:
Posted 19 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
Yowsah!
Posted 19 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
This song remains me about morning sex
Posted 19 years ago by yancymeng    [ Reply ]
pdhski wrote:
anyone else hear a bit of Talk Talk's "It's My Life" in the chorus here? Or am I just way too much Mr. Derivative?
You mean it's not? 8O This song really cuts me both ways...I like Bird and her voice, but it's also very reminiscent of Anita ("Sweet Love") Baker, and that is most definitely NOT a good thing. Guess I have to give it a 6.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Sexy, breathy voice in the verses, then it gets sort of Dido-y. Nice beat.
Posted 19 years ago by ashbyman    [ Reply ]
rgrace wrote:
This is why I keep listening to Radio Paradise.
:nodhead: true :nodhead:
Posted 19 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
I bought the album on the strength of this song. No regrets.
Posted 19 years ago by Trustocity    [ Reply ]
(butterpop)
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
GET THIS CD! It's wonderful!
Posted 20 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
pdhski wrote:
anyone else hear a bit of Talk Talk's "It's My Life" in the chorus here? Or am I just way too much Mr. Derivative?
Initially - listening from another room - I thought it was a cover of this song....
Posted 20 years ago by shell    [ Reply ]
misterlee wrote:
I agree!!! I feel like I've been sniffing a Sharpie marker. Very floaty and drifty. Can't wat to see what's next!!!
Amen! Though, the sharpie marker is out.
Posted 20 years ago by Grantus    [ Reply ]
randomprime wrote:
I did. It took me a few minutes to figure out what song this one was reminding me of. I'm glad I'm not the only relic of the eighties.
Yeah, the chorus sounds like the Talk Talk bridge. Also the arrangement is a bit Tim Freisse-Green (of Talk Talk). Between the piano chords/phrasing, and the ambient guitar and the synthstrings. . .
Posted 20 years ago by Grantus    [ Reply ]
She wishes she was Margo Timmins. :D
Posted 20 years ago by DirkGently    [ Reply ]
This is why I keep listening to Radio Paradise.
Posted 20 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]