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Maxence Cyrin — Where Is My Mind
Album: Novö Piano
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Released: 2009
Length: 2:36
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SUPERB!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 7 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Heaven.  Thanks RP. 
Posted 9 months ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
Breath, taken!  Thanks, William. 
Posted 11 months ago by luminouslass    [ Reply ]
Storm Large's version is the best in my opinion..
Posted 1 year ago by pcc    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:

I LOVE the original version.
This is quite beautiful, though.



Agree and I think the Pixies would like it too.
Posted 1 year ago by dgeagon    [ Reply ]
Yes! Just trying to track down source. RP, apart. Can anyone enlighten me? It’s driving me nuts. Film soundscape?
Posted 1 year ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
 timesliphu wrote:

Beautiful transition from Satie..  



Isn't it though - it's hard to spot the 'join'
Posted 1 year ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
Beautiful transition from Satie..  
Posted 1 year ago by timesliphu    [ Reply ]
This song (this cover) was used in a TV series called "the leftovers"
I think it fits the tone of the show perfectly. It's well worth checking out.

Many people (viewers and critics) have called the show dark but if you look closely there is an undercurrent of a particular brand of humour I rather enjoy.
Posted 1 year ago by snowcone    [ Reply ]
It makes a pretty piano piece but I just want to hear the original now
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
This is SO much better than that ridiculous, awful silly band!
Posted 2 years ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
 DW4554 wrote:

Great tune to cover by almost anyone but the Storm Large version remains my favorite.




Thank You for the info! I will check it out!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Great tune to cover by almost anyone but the Storm Large version remains my favorite.
Posted 2 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
The more I hear this, the more I like it!!  Thanx RP!  
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
just had to downgrade this from 7 to 6 because I was spoiled by the Satie that played right before.  It's hard to reach the levels of the old masters.
Posted 2 years ago by longliverp    [ Reply ]
great time!
Posted 2 years ago by brunotoutain757    [ Reply ]
Great tune! Very well recorded! Excellent in FLAC w/ studio phones, amp & DAC!
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Hearing this right after Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata makes me wonder what old Ludwig Von would think of this melody.
Posted 3 years ago by skiboy53    [ Reply ]
very nice segue from Satie, well done BillG
Posted 3 years ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
You know, this is just such a great tune that no mater who performs it, or their interpretation, it always works out beautifully.
Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 dmcanany wrote:

A superb transition from Moonlight Sonata. 



Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 this time.  Both sublime segways
Posted 3 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
A superb transition from Moonlight Sonata. 
Posted 3 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
Following Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, number 1 on RP?  That's tough.
Posted 3 years ago by steuss    [ Reply ]
Nice follow up to Erik Satie!
Posted 3 years ago by NoisyMiner    [ Reply ]
Excellent version!
Posted 3 years ago by aonley    [ Reply ]
wow this is a great rendition of this track ordering this album just on this track
Posted 3 years ago by ratbbb2    [ Reply ]
In the "small world" department...this just came on RP while I'm reading an NME article about Nandi Bushell's cover of this song.   Weird.

https://www.nme.com/news/music...
Posted 3 years ago by chuck02    [ Reply ]
Really neat cover version. Lovely melody. FWIW, I love the Pixies.
Posted 3 years ago by virwill7    [ Reply ]
A few hours ago Bill played this same song covered by Storm Large, which commenters trashed because it didn't have the same energy as the original. Well, this has the energy dialed down to 1, and it's still good. So there. 
Posted 3 years ago by birdman42    [ Reply ]
 joempie wrote:
merobreno wrote:
NO! If you had never heard the Pixie's amazing delivery of this song and had the lyrics permanently burned into your brain and instead, heard this schlock without that previous experience, you would, at best, ignore this crap entirely or (a better response) say "WTFO". Not ooh and ah about it. Get over the lame covers are always good thing. IM(not so)HO.

Sorry for the run on sentence.

 
I think you're right, and I downgraded it from 8 to 5. Indeed I constantly hear the voice and the lyrics. If I wouldn't, I'd find this pretty boring. Having said that, it doesn sound pretty cool if your head fills in what's missing. But an 8 was too much...
 
You downgraded this from 8 to 5 because of a comment of a fellow RP-listener?

Where is your mind?!
Posted 4 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
oh, so lovely. It deserves just a 4 for missing the point entirely. Oh well.
Posted 4 years ago by paulprior61    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
Erik Satie doing Pixies  : P
 

*shrug* Works for me
Posted 4 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
For pianists: the sheet music of this is available for free, it's not that hard to play.
Posted 4 years ago by gpvos    [ Reply ]
Splendid Isolation sounds ever so topical: I totally forgot just how Warren Zevon plays my heart strings —Peter Gabriel not so much 
Posted 4 years ago by timothy_john    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by kasia1podhalanka    [ Reply ]
I love all the renditions I know of this song/tune. The original, Storm large, and this. All so beautiful in their own way.
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Hang in there Paris... we will meet again. 
Posted 4 years ago by crangal    [ Reply ]
Fantastic segue from Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2", to this.   DJ'ing at it best 
Posted 4 years ago by redart    [ Reply ]
No.  Just, no.   This is far too civilized for one's mind to be considered lost.   There is no off-key screeching, beckoning, for one's sense of reality.    A travesty, really.
Posted 4 years ago by sieversfam    [ Reply ]
Where is my band?
Posted 4 years ago by Darsaka    [ Reply ]
Whoa. I'm channeling Westworld doing Radiohead. Gorgeous
And yes, off to the original for Take 2 of Take 1
Posted 5 years ago by rashad    [ Reply ]
I know you wouldn't dare, BillG, but just once I'd love to hear the Pixies original played immediately after!
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
"FIGHT CLUB" is embossed on a pink bar of soap in the upper right. Below are head-and-shoulders portraits of Brad Pitt facing the viewer with a broad smile and wearing a red leather jacket over a decorative blue t-shirt, and Edward Norton in a white button-up shirt with a tie and the top button loosened. Norton's body faces right and his head faces the viewer with little expression. Below the portraits are the two actors' names, followed by "HELENA BONHAM CARTER" in smaller print. Above the portraits is "MISCHIEF. MAYHEM. SOAP."
 

Certainly fits at the end of this movie
Posted 5 years ago by burnsrichard    [ Reply ]
Great tune turned into elevator music...
Posted 5 years ago by APH    [ Reply ]
Can still hear the lyrics ...Beautiful little pixies jumping on the keys. 
Posted 5 years ago by t0m5k1    [ Reply ]
This is rather lovely but it does make me realize what an integral part of the song Black Francis's histrionics are.
Posted 5 years ago by memoryboxer    [ Reply ]
 cob427uk1 wrote:
Just cuts through the fog of my day with a refeshing interlude. Then cut to Coldplay i'm in heaven.
 
Amazing isn't it!!! Love RP <3
Posted 5 years ago by dpaws    [ Reply ]
 aspalathin wrote:
Does anybody else think Coldplay 'borrowed' this (Fix You)?
 
I thought it was a cover of that song... although quick search reveals "Fix You" pre-dated this by 4 years if the release date is accurate. 

[edit] the plot thickens... this is actually a cover of a pixie's song
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Posted 5 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
Heard this on TV show the Leftovers.   Now I know....
Posted 5 years ago by moogmatt    [ Reply ]
 Jota wrote:
Typical, can't find this on CD anywhere.  Do record companies want to sell CD's or not?
 
His recordings were/are on obscure, little labels.  This one is probably out of print but it can be downloaded from Amazon or purchased for over $100. US.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Everyone please stop saying the C word.
Posted 5 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
Just cuts through the fog of my day with a refeshing interlude. Then cut to Coldplay i'm in heaven.
Posted 5 years ago by cob427uk1    [ Reply ]
Following this up with "coldplay" is like serving up a big mac after foie gras.
Posted 6 years ago by Duc1098    [ Reply ]
I think this is better than the official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7sJlMG8UEA
Posted 6 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
Does anybody else think Coldplay 'borrowed' this (Fix You)?
Posted 6 years ago by aspalathin    [ Reply ]
I'd love the sheet music for this.
Posted 7 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
NICE ! Prefer original. 
Posted 7 years ago by TRC    [ Reply ]
Editing to segue is cheating Bill!!!!! Oh well, two amazing songs that belong together.
Posted 7 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
Beautiful... True music
Posted 7 years ago by CeliaMarsh    [ Reply ]
 cayenne wrote:
This was used brilliantly in the first season of Mr. Robot.

 

Agreed!  Made me anticipate later seasons of the series significantly more after hearing it!
Posted 7 years ago by FluorideFreeMN    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
Erik Satie doing Pixies  : P

 
Yes absolutely {#Clap}
Posted 7 years ago by Noé    [ Reply ]
ooooooooooooh...

*STOP*

aye!
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Where is my mind ? Somewhere over the rainbow ;-) 
Posted 7 years ago by Kyrnos    [ Reply ]
This was used brilliantly in the first season of Mr. Robot.
Posted 7 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
 merobreno wrote:

dwhayslett Has nothing to do with being Pixie fan or not. This just is lame period.

 
I can only assume you didn't read the comment I replied to.
Posted 7 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
Erik Satie doing Pixies  : P
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Thank you
Posted 8 years ago by fitmartin    [ Reply ]
 ciolca wrote:
A very nice version to a rather horrible original... 

 
what what?
Posted 8 years ago by nickshortie    [ Reply ]
Typical, can't find this on CD anywhere.  Do record companies want to sell CD's or not?
Posted 8 years ago by Jota    [ Reply ]
I like the original, and I really like this.
Posted 8 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
Love it!  
Posted 8 years ago by Timbo080    [ Reply ]
God this is awful.
Posted 8 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
Second time I've heard this and I like it more than before. 8>9.
Posted 8 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 dwhayslett wrote:

New Radio Paradise motto:  Music Just For Pixies Fans.  Also No Smooth Jazz!

 
dwhayslett Has nothing to do with being Pixie fan or not. This just is lame period.
Posted 8 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
I love this, almost more than the original.  When you're singing "where is my mind?" it *should* sound tragic.
Posted 8 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
 buzzkill wrote:
You (DJ) are joking, right? Did you grow up thinking George Winston was jazz? Do you think Pixies fans want to hear this garbage? Play the real thing!

 
New Radio Paradise motto:  Music Just For Pixies Fans.  Also No Smooth Jazz!
Posted 8 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
I’ve always held that truly great songs transcend instrumentation. Put another way, if you can pickup a guitar or sit at a piano, play a given chord progression (and sing along where appropriate), and the result catches the ear, you’ve got a good song. This rendition is a perfect example.
 
Most of the great music of the ‘80s fits into the same camp for me – regardless of how glossy the production (not to mention the clothes and hair of the artist), most ‘80s songs can be played with simple instrumentation and still sound great, and that's why I frequent defend '80s music beyond its nostalgic value to me.
Posted 8 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
I LOVE the original version.
This is quite beautiful, though.
Posted 8 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]

"FIGHT CLUB" is embossed on a pink bar of soap in the upper right. Below are head-and-shoulders portraits of Brad Pitt facing the viewer with a broad smile and wearing a red leather jacket over a decorative blue t-shirt, and Edward Norton in a white button-up shirt with a tie and the top button loosened. Norton's body faces right and his head faces the viewer with little expression. Below the portraits are the two actors' names, followed by "HELENA BONHAM CARTER" in smaller print. Above the portraits is "MISCHIEF. MAYHEM. SOAP."


Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 buzzkill wrote:
You (DJ) are joking, right? Did you grow up thinking George Winston was jazz? Do you think Pixies fans want to hear this garbage? Play the real thing!

 
Hey, don't kill my buzz...

Signed,
Big Pixies Fan 
Posted 8 years ago by mdnlsn    [ Reply ]
A very nice version to a rather horrible original... 
Posted 8 years ago by ciolca    [ Reply ]
Yum
Posted 8 years ago by ddupoise    [ Reply ]
The Pixies were a huge part of my youth and Where Is My Mind was a very emotional song for me. Maxence Cyrin's fantastic cover brings tears to my eyes every time I hear. Beautifully done
Posted 8 years ago by Bigsvenyo    [ Reply ]
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Turned a hauntingly odd song into something beautiful.

 
{#Clap}

Yes. I knew within the first minute that this was a Pixies song, but couldn't quite place it. I may not like this the next time I hear it, but I'm glad I heard it tonight. A tentative 8. 

4/2/16: Yah. This works: 8 —> 9.
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
You (DJ) are joking, right? Did you grow up thinking George Winston was jazz? Do you think Pixies fans want to hear this garbage? Play the real thing!
Posted 9 years ago by buzzkill    [ Reply ]
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Turned a hauntingly odd song into something beautiful.

 

Hauntingly, sooo suitably sa(i)d.
Posted 9 years ago by eno    [ Reply ]
No.  There are certain groups who should not be muzak-ed and the Pixies are one of them.  Let me off the elevator, please (=PSD).   
Posted 9 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
merobreno wrote:
NO! If you had never heard the Pixie's amazing delivery of this song and had the lyrics permanently burned into your brain and instead, heard this schlock without that previous experience, you would, at best, ignore this crap entirely or (a better response) say "WTFO". Not ooh and ah about it. Get over the lame covers are always good thing. IM(not so)HO.

Sorry for the run on sentence.

 
I think you're right, and I downgraded it from 8 to 5. Indeed I constantly hear the voice and the lyrics. If I wouldn't, I'd find this pretty boring. Having said that, it doesn sound pretty cool if your head fills in what's missing. But an 8 was too much...
Posted 9 years ago by joempie    [ Reply ]
What about Sunday Girl (Jade Williams), at least her cover has vocals!
Posted 9 years ago by ShinyGeek    [ Reply ]
Amazing...
Posted 9 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
NO! If you had never heard the Pixie's amazing delivery of this song and had the lyrics permanently burned into your brain and instead, heard this schlock without that previous experience, you would, at best, ignore this crap entirely or (a better response) say "WTFO". Not ooh and ah about it. Get over the lame covers are always good thing. IM(not so)HO.

Sorry for the run on sentence.
Posted 9 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
So much better than the original.
Posted 9 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
Turned a hauntingly odd song into something beautiful.
Posted 9 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
Maybe RP could split off an Easy Listening/Mellow Jazz station. This would be a perfect fit for that sort of thing.
Posted 9 years ago by bentonian    [ Reply ]
This isn't bad.
Posted 9 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
My favorite cover of this song!
Posted 9 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
A wee bit on the minimal side of things.
Posted 9 years ago by beinder    [ Reply ]
I can name that song in two notes...
Posted 9 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]