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Swati — I'm on Fire
Album: Small Gods
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Released: 2007
Length: 4:22
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Hey, little girl, is your daddy home?
Did he go away and leave you all alone?
I got a bad desire

Oh, oh, oh
I'm on fire

Tell me now, baby, is he good to you?
And can he do to you the things that I do?
Oh no, I can take you higher

Oh, oh, oh
I'm on fire

Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull
And cut a six-inch valley through the middle of my skull
At night, I wake up with the sheets soakin' wet
And a freight train runnin' through the middle of my head
Only you can cool my desire

Oh, oh, oh
I'm on fire
Oh, oh, oh
I'm on fire
Oh, oh, oh
I'm on fire

Ooh-ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
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Nope. 
Posted 10 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
It looks to me this gal is under a lot of liquids and not fire :)
Posted 10 years ago by ciolca    [ Reply ]
That_Jeff wrote:
That is the single worst Springsteen cover I have ever heard.

 
are you retarted?
 
Posted 10 years ago by TubesandTone    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of homeless camps loves this weird cover...  Bruce Springsteen turned 65 today...

here's another groovy weird one—

 
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
That is the single worst Springsteen cover I have ever heard.
Posted 10 years ago by That_Jeff    [ Reply ]
 handyrae wrote:
She sounds bored and half asleep. 
 
Smoke got to her before the flames?
Posted 10 years ago by dc_zee    [ Reply ]
She sounds bored and half asleep. 
Posted 10 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
there is potential with he voice, but this is really lacking, there is no "desire" that Bruce captures so well. there is no longing and the attempts at times seems weak and apathetic.
Posted 10 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
No.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
I like Swati but got annoyed by the way she sort of mumbled out the ending. A little slow and draggy considering that the song's about heart-rendering passion. Will have to give it a listen again before passing final judgment. 

 
I agree.  She doesn't sound very concerned about being on fire.  I'm going with 3, just because it's my favorite Boss song, so I obviously like the song itself.  I think it'd still be a 3 if I sang it, too.
Posted 10 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
I'm usually more sympathetic to covers than most on RP seem to be, but I'd say this is a "not great" for me. Springsteen's version has a kinetic energy, a dirge-like movement to it, that's missing here. The angst is one of mental movement. When her version gets noisy it's more acceptable, but the quiet parts are too still.
Posted 10 years ago by jasonv    [ Reply ]
It is really hard to barf up a good train song.  I have to give her credit for completely ruining what was simple.
 
Posted 10 years ago by dziebell    [ Reply ]
I like a lot this interpretation...  Is his song originally from Ze Boss ?
Posted 10 years ago by DCABERO    [ Reply ]
 haretic wrote:
This cover is wonderful, the epitome of what a cover ought to be: an artist's unique and distinctive interpretation of a great and familiar song.
{#Meditate}

 
well said, I agree 100%
Posted 10 years ago by GawgaBoy    [ Reply ]
This cover is wonderful, the epitome of what a cover ought to be: an artist's unique and distinctive interpretation of a great and familiar song.
{#Meditate}
Posted 11 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
More coffee stat!
Posted 11 years ago by hbs47    [ Reply ]
This is quite good. Soothing vibe
Posted 11 years ago by OHMish    [ Reply ]
Loved that version..........play it again please

 
Posted 11 years ago by Irish    [ Reply ]
I like Swati but got annoyed by the way she sort of mumbled out the ending. A little slow and draggy considering that the song's about heart-rendering passion. Will have to give it a listen again before passing final judgment. 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
{#Guitarist}  {#Fire}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
I like this cover.

Hard to imagine it's been in the rotation since at least 2007 and not many have commented.
Posted 11 years ago by FrankRizzo    [ Reply ]
Better than the original by a long shot. She actually makes the song beautiful, as the lyrics demand.
Posted 11 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
small gods! i'm on fire! just quietly!
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]