Grinderman — Star Charmer
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Like a far flung star
There you are
Littlest than before
As you slip from my fingertips
Left me here on the burning shore
Searched and searched
Ah, you were worth so much
More than you ever thought you were
Everything you believe I still carry with me
Broken down on the burning shore
And it must have felt much easier
To have the stars along your side
And it must have felt much easier
To have the world along your side
A Daddy's girl
I see you curl
And sleeping on the floor
Maybe you dream a little dream of me
Down here on the burning shore
Yeah, there you are
Attached to a star
Beyond the point of no return
Maybe you ought to spare a thought
For those of us down here who never learn
And it must have felt much easier
To have the world along your side
And it must have felt much easier
To have the stars along your side
There you are
Littlest than before
As you slip from my fingertips
Left me here on the burning shore
Searched and searched
Ah, you were worth so much
More than you ever thought you were
Everything you believe I still carry with me
Broken down on the burning shore
And it must have felt much easier
To have the stars along your side
And it must have felt much easier
To have the world along your side
A Daddy's girl
I see you curl
And sleeping on the floor
Maybe you dream a little dream of me
Down here on the burning shore
Yeah, there you are
Attached to a star
Beyond the point of no return
Maybe you ought to spare a thought
For those of us down here who never learn
And it must have felt much easier
To have the world along your side
And it must have felt much easier
To have the stars along your side
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This song. Every time I hear it I stop what I'm doing and listen. 
Does he have a day job?
xkolibuul wrote:
Alejandro Escovedo?! This is Nick Cave through and through. I don't get the comparison at all....
i hear it a bit with the phrasing and stuff.
this one is hard for me. i rated it a 9 some time ago, but i don't remember doing that. it's a strange song to me today, and i gave it a 6 for now. i bet next week i'll change my mind again. i do like nick cave a lot, so i'm not sure why i'm so confused over this one today!
Alejandro Escovedo?! This is Nick Cave through and through. I don't get the comparison at all....
i hear it a bit with the phrasing and stuff.
this one is hard for me. i rated it a 9 some time ago, but i don't remember doing that. it's a strange song to me today, and i gave it a 6 for now. i bet next week i'll change my mind again. i do like nick cave a lot, so i'm not sure why i'm so confused over this one today!
nick cave is inside ..... great
stephanwarpig wrote:
read wiki
Why Grinderman when it sounds like Bad Seeds?
read wiki
Why Grinderman when it sounds like Bad Seeds?
smdeeg wrote:
LOL! Bringing up memories of being 16 and and trying to grab my favorite songs off the radio onto tape so I could listen to them in my car. That's something the whippersnappers don't get to experience.
Did the same myself back in the day myself.
Found the local NPR station (KUNC) that played an eclectic mix which became the source for my tapes.
Thankfully on RP today we can just download a cache of favorites to enjoy.
LOL! Bringing up memories of being 16 and and trying to grab my favorite songs off the radio onto tape so I could listen to them in my car. That's something the whippersnappers don't get to experience.
Did the same myself back in the day myself.
Found the local NPR station (KUNC) that played an eclectic mix which became the source for my tapes.
Thankfully on RP today we can just download a cache of favorites to enjoy.
Hello nick 
Sounds like Nick Cave . . . oh, never mind.
cathstewart94 wrote:
Alejandro Escovedo?! This is Nick Cave through and through. I don't get the comparison at all....
I thought I was listening to Alejandro Escovado, from the Boxing Mirror. Glad to hear the sound of someone new to me.
Alejandro Escovedo?! This is Nick Cave through and through. I don't get the comparison at all....
I thought I was listening to Alejandro Escovado, from the Boxing Mirror. Glad to hear the sound of someone new to me.
I just went 8→9 on this gem of a track. Maybe part of the appeal is the unheardness nature of it; in fact if you were to ask almost anyone who "Grinderman" is, you might get an xxx type of reply.
LONG LIVE RP!! (and yes, I do like to make up words)
oppositelock wrote:
Not a CD. Back side to a single record. Super hard to find this song.
Any luck finding this? I would love to have it.
Not a CD. Back side to a single record. Super hard to find this song.
Any luck finding this? I would love to have it.
Shesdifferent wrote:
Not a CD. Back side to a single record. Super hard to find this song.
Nick Cave? Haunting song, and even more Haunting cover for the CD
Not a CD. Back side to a single record. Super hard to find this song.
Nick Cave? Haunting song, and even more Haunting cover for the CD
pcc wrote:
LOL! Bringing up memories of being 16 and and trying to grab my favorite songs off the radio onto tape so I could listen to them in my car. That's something the whippersnappers don't get to experience.
..or record it from RP..
LOL! Bringing up memories of being 16 and and trying to grab my favorite songs off the radio onto tape so I could listen to them in my car. That's something the whippersnappers don't get to experience.
perfect weather outside on an outstanding day yet these lyrics easily bring tears, written a while before the loss of a son
strong artist
strong artist
chuck_flacks wrote:
Her blackness is far from the most striking aspect of that image. I suspect you are just trolling.
I like this song. But I was very distracted by the graphic — so racist!! A black woman as the "heathen child?" Yuck!!
Her blackness is far from the most striking aspect of that image. I suspect you are just trolling.
chuck_flacks wrote:
I find the cover to be challenging, like the music.
I like this song. But I was very distracted by the graphic — so racist!! A black woman as the "heathen child?" Yuck!!
I find the cover to be challenging, like the music.
smdeeg wrote:
Great. Only available on a limited edition 12" vinyl.
..or record it from RP..Great. Only available on a limited edition 12" vinyl.
Great song Bill. Thought I had all of Grinderman in my collection, but that one eluded me
chuck_flacks wrote:
Sheesh.. each artist has their own motives, beliefs, and convictions. Art is a very personal thing and you have no idea what that represents. Are you sure this artist is a racist... get over yourself.
I like this song. But I was very distracted by the graphic — so racist!! A black woman as the "heathen child?" Yuck!!
Sheesh.. each artist has their own motives, beliefs, and convictions. Art is a very personal thing and you have no idea what that represents. Are you sure this artist is a racist... get over yourself.
Haven't heard this one in a while. Great song.
She's whispering the words,
Xenophilia is lucky go easy
It reachs for the skies..
Xenophilia is lucky go easy
It reachs for the skies..
I like this song. But I was very distracted by the graphic — so racist!! A black woman as the "heathen child?" Yuck!!
I love Mondays like this :)
Hard to listen to this now knowing that Nick and his family have just lost their 15 year old son. Thoughts and prayers go out to them as they weather that inconceivable storm.
So sorry to hear about Nick Cave's 15-year-old son passing away.
As the father of two teenagers, my heart goes out to the family.
As the father of two teenagers, my heart goes out to the family.
Stingray wrote:
"If" and not "when." I want your medical team.
If I die, this is the kinda song I want to be played for me for the BIG TRIP!
"If" and not "when." I want your medical team.
Stingray wrote:
Live Long and Prosper Mr. Spock
If I die, this is the kinda song I want to be played for me for the BIG TRIP!
Live Long and Prosper Mr. Spock
from an 8 to a 9....
9 people rated this to be a 1 !
Could have been nobody but ISIS.
Or super Morons!
Could have been nobody but ISIS.
Or super Morons!
10 of course!
If I die, this is the kinda song I want to be played for me for the BIG TRIP!
Can it get anz better....
WOOW...
WOOW...
Nick sounds like he is in a world of hurt - even more than normal.
10
And here I thought all of Cave's G- man stuff was noisy.
treehugger wrote:
Bump. Yes indeed there is, and more to come I'd guess. Saw Nick and Warren in concert this week. . . they (or their foreheads) did not disappoint.
A lot of forehead in that band.
Bump. Yes indeed there is, and more to come I'd guess. Saw Nick and Warren in concert this week. . . they (or their foreheads) did not disappoint.
I'm a fan of Nick and all his various musical endeavors, but this song seems to be a bit overplayed on RP lately...
pinto wrote:
I think the tormented voice of Nick is really Slim Whitman, too old to still hit the high notes. Tormented indeed.
Slim could always hit the high notes. You are apparently not familiar with his work.
I think the tormented voice of Nick is really Slim Whitman, too old to still hit the high notes. Tormented indeed.
Slim could always hit the high notes. You are apparently not familiar with his work.
unclehud wrote:
only the overlay, the rest is sweet.....
That's some scary shite on the album cover ....
only the overlay, the rest is sweet.....
...i thought i was hearing nick cave!..
edit: ...ah, after consulting the collective brain, my ears did not deceive me after all - nick cave plus warren ellis?..interesting!..
edit: ...ah, after consulting the collective brain, my ears did not deceive me after all - nick cave plus warren ellis?..interesting!..
I think this tune is supreme
Happy 4th!
Happy 4th!
now if only I could buy it....
Ghiaap wrote:
I think the tormented voice of Nick is really Slim Whitman, too old to still hit the high notes. Tormented indeed.
Beautiful song! Love the violin and the tormented voice of Nick
I think the tormented voice of Nick is really Slim Whitman, too old to still hit the high notes. Tormented indeed.
That's some scary shite on the album cover ....
:+:_DL wrote:
I'll second that second. I'd love to hear more form this album. Especially since I just went to Amazon and saw how much it would cost to buy it.
2nd that
I'll second that second. I'd love to hear more form this album. Especially since I just went to Amazon and saw how much it would cost to buy it.
Beautiful song! Love the violin and the tormented voice of Nick
Great, great song. Hearing this on RP made me go out and buy the 12" single.
juanos wrote:Pu-lease!!! We get your point without being squeezed off the planet to make room for it.
I was just about to say that - not sure why, but it ages incredibly well
lily34 wrote:
lily34 wrote:
i like this more each time i hear it.
:+:_DL wrote:
2nd that
ditto, Bill just play the whole damn thing. This is soooo good.
2nd that
ditto, Bill just play the whole damn thing. This is soooo good.
Warren Ellis
having scrutinized at length the cover art, I conclude that the color of the hair is not quite right to match the mouth and eyes.
bc wrote:
2nd that
Nice...
Do we have anything else off this album we could hear?
...nudge, nudge...
Do we have anything else off this album we could hear?
...nudge, nudge...
2nd that
Nice...
Do we have anything else off this album we could hear?
...nudge, nudge...
Do we have anything else off this album we could hear?
...nudge, nudge...
oh thank god the antidote to your playing PM & Wings! That choice had me jump off a ladder to hit psd
Grinderman = Joy
Grinderman = Joy
f-ing awesome
lily34 wrote:
i like this more each time i hear it.
me tooi like this more each time i hear it.
Like a far flung star
There you are
Littlest than before
As you slip from my fingertips
Left me here on the burning shore
Searched and searched
Ah, you were worth so much
More than you ever thought you were
Everything you believe I still carry with me
Broken down on the burning shore
And it must have felt much easier
To have the stars along your side
And it must have felt much easier
To have the world along your side
A Daddy's girl
I see you curl
And sleeping on the floor
Maybe you dream a little dream of me
Down here on the burning shore
Yeah, there you are
Attached to a star
Beyond the point of no return
Maybe you ought to spare a thought
For those of us down here who never learn
And it must have felt much easier
To have the world along your side
And it must have felt much easier
To have the stars along your side
There you are
Littlest than before
As you slip from my fingertips
Left me here on the burning shore
Searched and searched
Ah, you were worth so much
More than you ever thought you were
Everything you believe I still carry with me
Broken down on the burning shore
And it must have felt much easier
To have the stars along your side
And it must have felt much easier
To have the world along your side
A Daddy's girl
I see you curl
And sleeping on the floor
Maybe you dream a little dream of me
Down here on the burning shore
Yeah, there you are
Attached to a star
Beyond the point of no return
Maybe you ought to spare a thought
For those of us down here who never learn
And it must have felt much easier
To have the world along your side
And it must have felt much easier
To have the stars along your side
LOVELY!
9-10
RPJunkie wrote:
I saw him last night in Denver. Front row. Fantastic. He gets better with age. Glad to finally see a Grinderman song on here!
Saw Nick and the Bad Seeds last night at the Chicago Theater.
Amazing show.
Amazing show.
I saw him last night in Denver. Front row. Fantastic. He gets better with age. Glad to finally see a Grinderman song on here!
A lot of forehead in that band.
hook line sinker
I want a whole Album like that !
Saw Nick and the Bad Seeds last night at the Chicago Theater.
Amazing show.
Amazing show.
Yeah!
Poacher wrote:
And with ticket prices starting at $200 a pop. Screw that.
Mr Cave is currently touring and is selling out across the world. You can read that a number of ways, but the truth is he is really an unknown superstar.
And with ticket prices starting at $200 a pop. Screw that.
Mr Cave is currently touring and is selling out across the world. You can read that a number of ways, but the truth is he is really an unknown superstar.
i was JUST listening to grinderman last night! weird weird coincidence.
weird weird coincidence.Awesome cover art! Now play "No Pussy Blues".
Man, I gotta listen to RP more. Had no idea Nick Cave had another project, let alone the second disc was released 3 years ago!!
Beurk ! aspicer wrote:
as rzuphal pointed out, this isn't a new album, it's a red vinyl single or something. Song's from 2010 but could be a different version, what do I know?
Very cool - was not aware of yet another Grinderman disc - excellent! I expect this is among the 1-2 calm ballads on the album - excited to hear the more hardcore tracks I'm sure are also on the disc!
as rzuphal pointed out, this isn't a new album, it's a red vinyl single or something. Song's from 2010 but could be a different version, what do I know?
casey1024 wrote:
Yes, and I raise you a most certainly.
no
Yes, and I raise you a most certainly.
Very cool - was not aware of yet another Grinderman disc - excellent! I expect this is among the 1-2 calm ballads on the album - excited to hear the more hardcore tracks I'm sure are also on the disc!
no
Ah, Nick, where ha' ye been?
definitely 2010 :)
That Nick Cave... always so jolly.
Nick Cave.... what a wonderful weirdo
That is exactly what just happened to me. It isn't on my regular rotation, yet every time I hear it I get reeled in. Just a very beautiful and pleasant tune.