world it gets
so crowded that you can't look out the window
in the morining.
And what will happen in the evening in the
forest with the
weasel with the teeth that bite so sharp when
you're not looking in the evening.
And all the friends that you once knew are left
behind they kept
you safe and so secure amongst the books and
all the records of your lifetime
What will happen
In the morning
When the world it gets so crowded that you can't
look out the window in the morning.
Hey, take a little while to grow your brother's
hair
And now, take a little whille to make your sister
fair
And now that the family
Is part of a chain
Take off your eyeshade
Start over again.
Now take a little while to find your way in here
Now take a little while to make your story clear
Your feet from the ground
Weigh up your anchor
And never look around.
Let's sing a song
For Hazey Jane
She's back again in my mind
If songs were lines
In a conversation
The situation would be fine.
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter. An accomplished acoustic guitarist, Drake signed to Island Records at the age of twenty while still a student at the University of Cambridge. His debut album, Five Leaves Left, was released in 1969, and was followed by two more albums, Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972). While Drake did not reach a wide audience during his brief lifetime, his music found critical acclaim and he gradually received wider recognition following his death.
Drake suffered from depression and was reluctant to perform in front of live audiences. Upon completion of Pink Moon, he withdrew from both performance and recording, retreating to his parents' home in rural Warwickshire. On 25 November 1974, Drake was found dead at the age of 26 due to an overdose of antidepressants.
Drake's music remained available through the mid-1970s, but the 1979 release of the retrospective album Fruit Tree allowed his back catalogue to be reassessed. Drake has come to be credited as an influence on numerous artists, including Robert Smith of the Cure, Peter Buck of R.E.M., Kate Bush, Paul Weller, Aimee Mann, Beck, Robyn Hitchcock and the Black Crowes. The first Drake biography appeared in 1997; it was followed in 1998 by the documentary film A Stranger Among Us.
-Nick Drake
Do you curse where you come from,
Do you swear in the night
Will it mean much to you
If I treat you right.
Do you like what you're doing,
Would you do it some more
Or will you stop once and wonder
What you're doing it for.
Hey slow Jane, make sense
Slow, slow, Jane, cross the fence.
Do you feel like a remnant
Of something that's past
Do you find things are moving
Just a little too fast.
Do you hope to find new ways
Of quenching your thirst,
Do you hope to find new ways
Of doing better than your worst.
Hey slow Jane, let me prove
Slow, slow Jane, we're on the move.
Do it for you,
Sure that you would do the same for me one day.
So try to be true,
Even if it's only in your hazey way.
Can you tell if you're moving
With no mirror to see,
If you're just riding a new man
Looks a little like me.
Is it all so confusing,
Is it hard to believe
When the winter is coming
Can you sign up and leave.
Hey slow Jane, live your lie
Slow, slow jane, fly on by.
Since this is 'How I Came Here' and 'What It Did For Me" Day for RP, here's mine I have had episodes of depression since age 8.
Ten or 9 or so years ago, I tried classic stations and rock stations and got bored with the sameness. Under Eclectic was RP.
And I was on to music happiness. I found artists I came to love - Patty, Victoria, Roy Buchanan. And I learned more about the music of artists I thought I knew. Dylan, Willie, Buddy Holly. And their stories too.
Thank you RP.
Good story and I admire your bravery for telling it. For what its worth I wish you health, wealth and happiness. Viva Radio Paradise!
Tragic geniuses, both.
c.
Since this is 'How I Came Here' and 'What It Did For Me" Day for RP, here's mine I have had episodes of depression since age 8.
Ten or 9 or so years ago, I tried classic stations and rock stations and got bored with the sameness. Under Eclectic was RP.
And I was on to music happiness. I found artists I came to love - Patty, Victoria, Roy Buchanan. And I learned more about the music of artists I thought I knew. Dylan, Willie, Buddy Holly. And their stories too.
Thank you RP.
+1
It's been the soundtrack here for 15+ years.
So much interesting music -> deeper exploration of obscure / unknown to me artists and music styles.
The latest incarnation (new.radioparadise.com) is astonishing in its vision and capability.
Do you curse where you come from? Do you swear in the night?
Would it mean much to you if I treat you right?
Do you like what you're doing? Would you do it some more?
Or will you stop once and wonder what you're doing it for?
Hey slow, Jane, make sense
Slow, slow, Jane, cross the fence
Do you feel like a remnant of something that's past?
Do you find things are moving just a little too fast?
Do you hope to find new ways of quenching your thirst?
Do you hope to find new ways of doing better than your worst?
Hey slow Jane, let me prove
Slow, slow Jane, we're on the move
Do it for you
Sure that you would do the same for me one day
So try to be true
Even if it's only in your hazey way
Can you tell if you're moving with no mirror to see?
If you're just riding a new man who looks a little like me
Is it all so confusing? Is it hard to believe?
When the winter is coming can you sign up and leave
Hey slow, Jane, clear your eye
Slow, slow, Jane, fly on by
Good story and I admire your bravery for telling it. For what its worth I wish you health, wealth and happiness. Viva Radio Paradise!
I also discovered RP in the eclectic section in the old version of itunes. Have been a listener ever since - have new favorites and loved hearing obscure favorites.
Music happiness - well said. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Bill for leading the music and knowing what we need to hear at just the right time, and for giving us multiple sources to listen on so we can have RP anywhere, anytime.
Great story! I came across RP about ten years after you did and my record collection wasn't as extensive as yours, but I was amazed by the songs chosen and the way they flowed beautifully together. There are so many Internet stations, even ones built on supposedly wonderful algorithms, that drive you up the wall after 30 minutes. Not RP!
Must donate more money soon, now that I'm over my anti-Radiohead grump.
Please, can you remove this post?
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With the greatest respect I beg to differ. Its sublime just as it is.
Interestingly I recently listened to an interview on BBC radio with his sister. She rubbished suggestions that Joe Boyd (the producer) forced the orchestral background onto Nicks first two albums. She confirmed that, at the time, Nick was keen on the orchestration and even persuaded Boyd to use a friend Robert Kirby as arranger.
You're kidding right?... hehe the part of the album cover that is covered up with the album title shows his hand full of "what were believed to be psilosibin mushrooms".
Nope. These are no psilos. Look more like Amanita muscaria.