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Sarah Jarosz — Come On Up To The House
Album: Song Up In Her Head
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Released: 2009
Length: 4:23
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Well the moon is broken and the sky is cracked
Come on up to the house
The only things that you can see is all that you lack
Come on up to the house

All your crying don't do you no good
Come on up to the house
Come down off your cross we could use the wood
Come on up to the house

You got to come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home I'm just passing through
Come on up to the house

There's no light in the tunnel, no irons in the fire
Come on up to the house
And you're singin' lead soprano in the junk man's choir
Come on up to the house
Don't life seem nasty, brutish and short
Come on up to the house
Well the seas are stormy you can't find no port
Come on up to the house

Yeah, you got to come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home I'm just passing through
Come on up to the house

There's nothin' in the world that you can do
Come on up to the house
You've been whipped by the forces that are inside of you
Come on up to the house
Well you're high on top of the mountain of woe
Come on up to the house
And you know you should surrender but you can't let go
Come on up to the house

You got to come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home I'm just passing through
Come on up to the house

Yeah, you got to come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home I'm just passing through
Come on up to the house
Comments (45)add comment
 woodchuk wrote:
Any song that paraphrases Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan is worth at least a 7, no?


I liked that sly little reference. Now if she had only added a quote from Calvin...
Posted 1 month ago by Lucinda805    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
 floydpink wrote:

And Tom was quoting  a line from Tom Hobbes "nasty brutish and short" 


Actually was  co-written by Waits and Kathleen Brennan forTom Waits' 1999 album Mule Variations
Posted 1 year ago by stephen2    [ Reply ]
This song is co-written by Waits and Kathleen Brennan for Tom Waits, on his 1999 album Mule Variations
Posted 1 year ago by stephen2    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:

Yeh...what awaits you up at that house? Is it this {#Kiss} or this {#Beat} or maybe just a good old fashion house party! {#Guitarist}{#Boohoo}{#Dance}{#Cheers}

Well, come on up and find out!
Posted 2 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 FamilyMan wrote:

"Autotune", perhaps.  But, before judging view this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzapgZI5SEc&list=RDlKBN5ewEXdc&index=2 for strong live vocal performance.  Not bad.  Not autotune.





Are you suggesting that Autotune isn't used live?
Posted 3 years ago by sirtezza    [ Reply ]
Any song that paraphrases Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan is worth at least a 7, no?
Posted 3 years ago by woodchuk    [ Reply ]
Sweet, but it lacks the depth and gravity of the original from Tom Waits. I also like the Blind Boys of Alabama version better than this. But I also like the diversity!
Posted 4 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
 suzpom12 wrote:
Ooooh… she is new to me.  Made a note that I really like this song and her voice.  I see someone commenting that Tom Waits wrote it.  Not surprised..
 
This isn't her best

Check out her other albums

She's an amazing talent

Posted 4 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
Ooooh… she is new to me.  Made a note that I really like this song and her voice.  I see someone commenting that Tom Waits wrote it.  Not surprised..
Posted 4 years ago by suzpom12    [ Reply ]
 SyncOne wrote:

Well it was written by Tom Waits - so it is bound to have some quirky lines that bring a smile to your face ;-)
 
And Tom was quoting  a line from Tom Hobbes "nasty brutish and short" 
Posted 4 years ago by floydpink    [ Reply ]
Interesting mandolin solo by Jarosz. Different from the other mando gods out there. 
Posted 4 years ago by rigel2213    [ Reply ]
Love her voice...it transcends bad music choices and formats (I tend to eschew the twang)
Posted 5 years ago by chuck.b.meyers    [ Reply ]
Love Tom Waits!
Posted 5 years ago by dklmoore    [ Reply ]
 newbolddrive wrote:
Love that line, "Come down from the cross, we could use the wood" 
 
Well it was written by Tom Waits - so it is bound to have some quirky lines that bring a smile to your face ;-)
Posted 5 years ago by SyncOne    [ Reply ]
Agreed!
I'm not going!
Posted 5 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
Love that line, "Come down from the cross, we could use the wood" 
Posted 5 years ago by newbolddrive    [ Reply ]

"Autotune", perhaps.  But, before judging view this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzapgZI5SEc&list=RDlKBN5ewEXdc&index=2 for strong live vocal performance.  Not bad.  Not autotune.


Posted 9 years ago by FamilyMan    [ Reply ]
tedious.

Posted 14 years ago by papaman    [ Reply ]
 raewah wrote:
I am thinking she really wants you to come on up to the house...
 
Ya think so?

This song loses major points for mind-numbingly repetitive lyrics. {#Wall}
Posted 14 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
Drove right past, sorry. Nothing grabbed me enough to want to pull in.
 

oh ha ha - there are the funniest people on RP!
Posted 14 years ago by hdaisy    [ Reply ]
Drove right past, sorry. Nothing grabbed me enough to want to pull in.
Posted 14 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
Come on everyone, get yer whiskey jug out and play along...
Posted 14 years ago by yodasan_magoo    [ Reply ]
This has a nice country blues quality. It reminds me somewhat of Elizabeth Cotten and Mississippi John Hurt.
Posted 14 years ago by rbigelo    [ Reply ]
 Geecheeboy wrote:
Several posters complained about autotune.  How can you tell? Seriously. I want to know.
 
You can generally spot it when there are subtle but noticeable pitch shifts in the singer's voice. I just re-listened to this (google for the song and you'll get a Lala.com link) and couldn't spot any auto tune. I'm no expert though.

Posted 14 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I don't want to come near this house.
Posted 14 years ago by suitep    [ Reply ]
I've gotta do what??

No substitute for talent...
Posted 14 years ago by floydoftherocks    [ Reply ]
Me likey!
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
I find this song rather annoying and repetitive, but, like so often, after reading the comments, I see Sarah and her whole body of work-to-come in a different light
Posted 15 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
"Come down off the cross, we could use the wood" - great line {#Clap}
Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Her two songs on RP, this Tom Waits cover and "Shankill Butchers" by The Decemberists, are the only cover songs on the album. Her original songs are more flavored with Americana and more to my liking. I think she will become a presence in the alt/traditional country world...lots of talent as a musician, vocalist, and songwriter.
Posted 15 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
Several posters complained about autotune.  How can you tell? Seriously. I want to know.
Posted 15 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
I never ever really need to hear this song again.
Posted 15 years ago by edatwork    [ Reply ]

3 -> 2. Based purely on the excessive repetition. Too bad too, because I like her voice. I look forward to hearing something else from her though.


Posted 15 years ago by Droidac    [ Reply ]
Good song, but isn't it a little too soon to cover it?  It seems too fresh to me.
Posted 15 years ago by jwb    [ Reply ]
She went to Wimberley High School with my son — they just graduated May 09.  you talk about a focused young woman.  What an accomplishment for a 17 year old....my son and his friends are just wondering where they can skateboard.
Posted 15 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
 raewah wrote:
I am thinking she really wants you to come on up to the house...
 
Yeh...what awaits you up at that house? Is it this {#Kiss} or this {#Beat} or maybe just a good old fashion house party! {#Guitarist} {#Boohoo} {#Dance}{#Cheers}
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 sirrus wrote:
autotune....grrr....
 

Oh, I get it, autotune must be what makes this song so annoyingly repetitive ...
Posted 15 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
I am thinking she really wants you to come on up to the house...
Posted 15 years ago by raewah    [ Reply ]
{#Cheers}
Posted 15 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
Tom Waits should be paying her to cover this.  It's great stuff.  That mandolin really puts it over the finish line.



Unfortunately, I too detected a whiff of auto tune in the vocals so I subtracted two points.  I vote we ban that piece of crap from anything not Britney Spears.


Posted 15 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
 skyguy wrote:
I like this version, but I miss the sarcasm of the Waits version. Tom Waits writes some great tunes.
 
Wouldn't have thought this was a Waits tune, frankly.

Posted 15 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
I like this version, but I miss the sarcasm of the Waits version. Tom Waits writes some great tunes.
Posted 15 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
autotune....grrr....
Posted 15 years ago by sirrus    [ Reply ]
diggin it...
Posted 15 years ago by freeone1    [ Reply ]