[ ]   [ ]   [ ]                        [ ]      [ ]   [ ]
Jen Trynin — Getaway (February)
Album: Gun Shy Trigger Happy
Avg rating:
6.7

Your rating:
Total ratings: 266









Released: 0
Length: 4:03
Plays (last 30 days): 0
share tweet wikiwebsitesearchamg
cd
mp3
search
You're like February
I think you just may be sorry now you ever came
Lost in how to make your getaway
Poor February
Just like a dog you're burying
Everything's in your way
Stranding you from your own getaway
Go away

Don't lie, don't tell me that we're leaving
You could never go
Don't cry, don't put your arms around me
I already know

Cruel February
So quick to cash and carry 28 stacks of days
Making for a hasty getaway
Go away

Don't lie, don't tell me that we're leaving
You could never go
Don't cry, don't put your arms around me
I already know
You've got nowhere to go
Comments (70)add comment
 the_jake wrote:
My brain can be slow sometimes,

Just realized that
when listening to My Favorites stream on RP
the songs on my list may not be played
much if any time on the other RP steams

makes the tunes even more personal.


it's on My Favorites, which is playing for me now, so it must be personal to us both. 
Posted 10 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
My brain can be slow sometimes,

Just realized that
when listening to My Favorites stream on RP
the songs on my list may not be played
much if any time on the other RP steams

makes the tunes even more personal.
Posted 1 year ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
I love this song but honestly, every song from Gun Shy, Trigger Happy is incredible. My favorite album from my favorite female artist. Too bad she is no longer in the music business. It's our loss. Other standouts on this album are 'Writing Notes', 'Under the Knife', and the closer 'Rang You and Ran.' Outstanding and I miss Jen so much. Got this in '97 and have listened to it consistently ever since. "Getaway' is absolute pop perfection.

Posted 12 years ago by Masstwingles    [ Reply ]
8 {#Arrow} 9
Posted 13 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of a Seal song ... lovely!
Posted 14 years ago by JoBo    [ Reply ]
I just love this when I hear it.
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 rulebritannia wrote:
Where did you find this, Bill? Beautiful music.
 
I first heard this track here:

Amazon - Lilith Fair 98 - Starbucks Blend
Lilith Fair 98 Starbucks Blend

Great album! Lots of good stuff on it!

EDIT: One of the reviewers on Amazon complains that it is all studio tracks from the artists' studio albums - Hey, I thought that was a plus!

EDIT2 - Howcum Bill is playing this track two days in a row? ... Okay, the title is "February"

Posted 14 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
 awamutu wrote:
it sounds like a cross between annie lennox and crowded houses' second album, temple of low men.
 
Cool. I was thinking Sade + Squeeze.

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Heh...Bill wants me to point my mobile gizmo.
Posted 15 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
omg this makes me so homesick. i love this song.
Posted 15 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Love this song!! Must sing along with, can't help myself.
Posted 15 years ago by annersjen    [ Reply ]
Excellent! And her book's great too.
Posted 15 years ago by gvan    [ Reply ]
Excellent story of what it's like to get a record deal
 Cynaera wrote:
I am SO glad you posted this book reference! My friend sent it to me (although she said Trynin was a pain in the ass to work with), I burned through it, and then added Trynin's music to one of my "radio stations" at (click here). The book is pretty fascinating, and Trynin is incredibly articulate and funny. I recommend the book. I also recommend "Gun Shy, Trigger-Happy" because of a couple of really good songs. She has a "dark side," but her talent still shines through.

And no, I'm not her manager, either - just an appreciative fan.
 


Posted 16 years ago by casablues    [ Reply ]
Very nice. First time hearing this.  Oops CD skipped.
Posted 16 years ago by Kittee    [ Reply ]
i almost requested this yesterday. i adore this song. and i never hear jen enough. i don't usually even go for female vocalists, but i love love love her and this song especially.

i think it is a sign for me. seriously. as odd as that sounds. this is a sign. a wake up call. thanks, billg!!!!
Posted 16 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Turned up the volume on this one— nicely crafted song with terrific harmonies. Delicious.{#Sunny}

Posted 16 years ago by andrewimft    [ Reply ]
coding_to_music wrote:
Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be : A Rock & Roll Fairy Tale -- By Jen Trynin (Hardcover Feb 2006)
I am SO glad you posted this book reference! My friend sent it to me (although she said Trynin was a pain in the ass to work with), I burned through it, and then added Trynin's music to one of my "radio stations" at (click here). The book is pretty fascinating, and Trynin is incredibly articulate and funny. I recommend the book. I also recommend "Gun Shy, Trigger-Happy" because of a couple of really good songs. She has a "dark side," but her talent still shines through. And no, I'm not her manager, either - just an appreciative fan.
Posted 16 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Very nice. Now, if we could have a little "Cockamamie," and perhaps some Aimee Mann, the afternoon would be complete...looks like I'll have to root through the CDs!
Posted 16 years ago by rushed    [ Reply ]
This is fantastic! Me likee!
Posted 16 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
Could've played on the radio in September, 1964, and would not have seemed out of place. I like it.
Posted 17 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Very smooth and pleasing. Like the harmonic structure and the clean, even rhythm.
Posted 17 years ago by Zamoeba    [ Reply ]
I put this wonderful song on a compilation I called "Random Lost Gems." RP is the only place I've ever heard it.
Posted 17 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
OK, so if you click on my name you get a list of my highest rated songs or my lowest rated. Basically, there is a real division between 5 and 4 that I have to remember when rating. OK, easy peasy. 4
Posted 17 years ago by CafeRacer    [ Reply ]
Nice vocal. Very nice
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
I bought this CD and found that the only worthwhile sone on the entire CD was this one. Very dissapointing.
Posted 18 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]
sweet man
Posted 18 years ago by witchchild    [ Reply ]
Lovely song - Jen's album is a classic - too bad she gave it up - we miss her! My daughters and I used to listen to this in the mornings on the way to school. Hey there's that "Bertha" tease segue again!
Posted 18 years ago by edrickvb    [ Reply ]
algrif wrote:
Hey, coding_to_music: R U her agent or something?
It was in the Boston newspapers, thought this was the right spot to put it...
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by ankhara99    [ Reply ]
Hey, coding_to_music: R U her agent or something?
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be : A Rock & Roll Fairy Tale -- By Jen Trynin (Hardcover Feb 2006)
Trynin takes readers along on her wild ride up and down the cutthroat, fad-driven pop music machine—but her trip is more of a wacky nightmare than a fairy tale. In college, majoring in creative writing, she is thrilled by a band playing "loud and angry and fast." She joins a rock band, playing guitar and singing, and when the cops shut them down, she "never had so much fun." After several years trying to "get out of the Sunday-through-Wednesday-night folk/acoustic-chick-band wasteland and into the rock scene," she decides that if "something really wow isn't happening by the time I'm thirty, I'm done." And something wow does happen. With a self-styled geek-grunge makeover and a new raunchy electric guitar attitude, suddenly Trynin is being courted by entertainment lawyers, managers and major labels. She survives the exhilarating, terrifying, lonely whirlwind by starving herself, smoking, drinking and surreptitiously sleeping with her bass player. Trynin is charming: ingenuous but intelligent, whimsical but savvy. When she's dropped by the heavies as abruptly as she was discovered, it's a relief she has a steady, sensible boyfriend to settle down with, particularly since her passion for rock and roll seems to be more about youthful rebellion than music. -- Publishers Weekly "I think that the part about getting up in front of people and playing my own thing - in great part, it was always uncomfortable. And I think that really came across sometimes in my shows and my presentation of myself, because, you know, when I started doing this a million years ago when I was a kid, I honestly never pictured myself being a performer. I always thought I would be a songwriter, and I would give my music to people. And somewhere along the way, I don't know what happened, but I kind of started playing in front of people, and it went pretty well. You know, I'm really not that great a singer, so I think that was always kind of a problem for people.", so says Jen Trynin, in response to an interview. Jen Trynin, a Boston native, had been playing in the Boston music scene for seven years. She had changed her style to match that of the "up and comers" that she was seeing and hearing at her various gigs. Nothing was working; she was still just starting to play at 2am when everyone was movin' on home. She finally decided that drastic measures needed to take place when another Boston female musician, Tracy Bonham made the break. She started writing to a different beat and used simpler lyrics. Her new electric guitar grunge style, her tight pants, ugly shirts and white leather coat caught on. Her self-produced CD "Cockamamie" had all the major labels vying for her. Lawyers, managers, booking agents, the sleaze and sleazettes wanted her for their own. Millions of dollars were mentioned. "Rolling Stone" had their best, photograph her. Interviews in "Billboard" made her one of them. Meetings with D.J.'s who knew naught about her music but promised to play it. And, then, just as suddenly her record didn't fly, and she was on the dizzying spiral downward. Jen Trynin, stopped eating, smoked furiously, slept with one of her band mates and started to drink more. Her lawyer, manager and agent became scarce as her popularity fell. She continued to play the rock-star as long as she could, and then Jen realized that her career as a singer wasn't where she wanted to be. She loved writing and that was her forte, but she gave it up. Crash, burn... Her steady boyfriend was there for her, marriage and a child followed. She still rocks, when she feels like it, she says in her bio. She is part of a group and gets to go out at night and play the music she loves. Jen Trynin, wished upon a star. Her wish was granted and then her star disappeared as quickly as it had been granted. Jen Trynin's book is filled with humour, and the ridiculous, and following her down the emerald paved road was, as much fun for me as it apparently was for her. She wrote electric songs, and her writing ability has flavored this book with wit and heart. This is beautifully written and highly recommended. -- prisrob 2-25-06
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
anniebear wrote:
well frell, the opening music sounds like the beginning of "Bertha" by grateful dead......I feel a little cheated
Bill followed this with Belle & Sebastian's "If She Wants Me" which really sounds like "Bertha" in the beginning - cruel!
Posted 18 years ago by jbtidwell    [ Reply ]
laprincessa wrote:
I love this song.
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
I turned RP on this morning at 9:00 am and here almost two hours later, this is the first song that I really noticed. Quite nice.
Posted 18 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
I love this song.
Posted 18 years ago by laprincessa    [ Reply ]
NOT TRYNIN HARD ENOUGH! Something's lacking. Maybe a little salt? Or a pinch of better songwriting? Goin in the right direction just not clever enough. Trynin harder the next time.
Posted 18 years ago by wondertoofar    [ Reply ]
Didn't know this artist until I heard it here! Thumbs up...very soothing on a Sunday afternoon.
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
well frell, the opening music sounds like the beginning of "Bertha" by grateful dead......I feel a little cheated
Posted 18 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
damn i love this song...wish she was around more.
Posted 18 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Oh, Jen Trynin, where have you gone? I got to see one show of yours (Fantastic!) and now you have disappeared. I love both your records. Come back soon.
Posted 19 years ago by hannibal812    [ Reply ]
I bought this CD after hearing this song. Unfortunately, the ENTIRE rest of the CD falls far short of this one. Bummer.
Posted 19 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]
this has just been added to my must buy now list. yum
Posted 19 years ago by radiolicious    [ Reply ]
Great hook in there, with the harmonizing. I was going to throw a 9 up, but a good hook without something else wonderful can't nab a 9. 8 :)
Posted 19 years ago by amcallis    [ Reply ]
oh it's so interesting that some people here hear a squeeze or neil finn influence. i only heard this song yesterday, thanks to radio paradise (i need to sell the house for you guys...) and fell in love with it! i've listened to it constantly since and realised it sounds like a cross between annie lennox and crowded houses' second album, temple of low men. wow. anyway, whatever, it's an awesome song :) thank you r.p.! (p.s. big time enz, ch, finn fan here and it's not theirs... so i can only assume it's her's. just wish i could find the lyrics so i could sing along! :))
Posted 19 years ago by awamutu    [ Reply ]
Notelrac wrote:
I like this better than the Finn cover, because her voice is more mellifluous. And having heard her version, I don't see that Finn added much.
I looked her up on AMG and she wrote this. It didn't show that anyone else had covered it. Still like it, no matter who did it.
Posted 19 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
I like this better than the Finn cover, because her voice is more mellifluous. And having heard her version, I don't see that Finn added much.
Posted 19 years ago by Notelrac    [ Reply ]
8) Nice, sounds like Soulwax too...
Posted 19 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Gregorama wrote:
Is this a cover of a Neil Finn or a Squeeze tune?
I went to the playlist expecting to see Neil Finn's name. And that's a good thing. :)
Posted 19 years ago by Dianyla    [ Reply ]
Darn it. I was at lunch when this came on. I continue to add it to mixes ever since I found it on one of those Starbucks compilations years ago. Glad it's in the RP rotation. It's hard to describe why it's so enjoyable.
Posted 19 years ago by kars    [ Reply ]
Now it sounds like an early 70s Fleetwood Mac tune, which to me is good. Hope to hear more of her stuff. Pretty dynamic grooves...
Posted 20 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Some problems with this MP3. I don't think it's my headphones.
Posted 20 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
i uploaded "better than nothing" by her recently. it got the boot fairly quickly.
Posted 20 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
This is an awsome song, his voice reminds me of an old philly band the hooters.
Posted 20 years ago by dyoung    [ Reply ]
drH wrote:
My upload. An obscure gem from several years ago. This is the most "air worthy" track; the rest of the CD rocks quite a bit more.
When this song came out I fell in love with Jen. Thanks for the upload!
Posted 20 years ago by camden_hampden    [ Reply ]
drH wrote:
My upload. An obscure gem from several years ago. This is the most "air worthy" track; the rest of the CD rocks quite a bit more.
she kicks ass. could you PM me with a cd title that i should get?
Posted 20 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Gee, I like to think of myself as preferring songs with more of an edge than this one, but since I've just replayed this tune for the third time I guess I should admit - this is good stuff!
Posted 20 years ago by DaJoos    [ Reply ]
Gregorama wrote:
Is this a cover of a Neil Finn or a Squeeze tune? Anybody know? It's pretty sweet, got a good beat, I give it an 85, Dick.
No, this is not a cover, a Trynin original.
Posted 20 years ago by pigglywiggly    [ Reply ]
Pyro wrote:
:nodhead:
I just like to see the emoticons dancing....
Posted 20 years ago by jennywho    [ Reply ]
I like this song.
Posted 20 years ago by camarkim    [ Reply ]
linlin wrote:
nice
:nodhead:
Posted 20 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
i am THRILLED to hear jen trynin on RP. i LOVE her. saw her live. she's fabulous.
Posted 20 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
I liked that Frank Black one better tho, IMHO. This one "scored" higher with the rathings.
Posted 20 years ago by Ravensign    [ Reply ]
nice
Posted 20 years ago by linlin    [ Reply ]
I liked the Squeeze reference, must be the shuffle during the verse.
Posted 20 years ago by Ravensign    [ Reply ]
drH wrote:
My upload. An obscure gem from several years ago. This is the most "air worthy" track; the rest of the CD rocks quite a bit more.
Hmmm - thanks for the upload! Caught my attention immediately. Very nice.
Posted 20 years ago by ciscochasbro    [ Reply ]
I like it.
Posted 20 years ago by miamizsun    [ Reply ]
My upload. An obscure gem from several years ago. This is the most "air worthy" track; the rest of the CD rocks quite a bit more.
Posted 20 years ago by drH    [ Reply ]
Is this a cover of a Neil Finn or a Squeeze tune? Anybody know? It's pretty sweet, got a good beat, I give it an 85, Dick.
Posted 20 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
How nice was that?! :nodhead:
Posted 20 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
Where did you find this, Bill? Beautiful music.
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]