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Post by Ming on Jan 15, 2004 6:09:29 GMT -5
I love this song. I listen to it quite often.
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Post by Boat2Sail on Jan 16, 2004 0:48:06 GMT -5
I love this song also. It's beautiful. Karen is at her best here.
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Post by Rick Henry on Jan 16, 2004 4:16:37 GMT -5
Anything from "Horizon" is a favorite of mine. I especially love this song for three reasons, Karen's outstanding vocal performance, Tony Peluso's guitar solo. And the lyrics about wanting someone to love you for who you are.
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Post by Ming on Jan 16, 2004 5:43:43 GMT -5
Anything from "Horizon" is a favorite of mine. I especially love this song for three reasons, Karen's outstanding vocal performance, Tony Peluso's guitar solo. And the lyrics about wanting someone to love you for who you are. I agree with you.
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Post by Will on Jan 17, 2004 19:45:29 GMT -5
I'll quote myself from an another comment:
The subject matter is so real and she puts such real emotion into her work. It's that extra dimension that she gives it that makes the difference.
Other singers read words to various notes -- Karen always seems to experience the words to music.
Karen needs real lyrics like these to be able to perform a wonderful work like this.
There are so many songs out there with catchy tunes but nothing in the way of real lyrics. The words are just there to hang the notes on.
I know Karen sings some songs for fun (in which case the words don't have to paint a strong scene), but for the 'heavier' songs she's got to have a story to tell.
This song tells an interesting story based on real life.
This is one of the reasons why I believe K & R exceed the rest.
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Post by Alan on Jan 17, 2004 19:52:23 GMT -5
I'll quote myself from an another comment: The subject matter is so real and she puts such real emotion into her work. It's that extra dimension that she gives it that makes the difference.
Other singers read words to various notes -- Karen always seems to experience the words to music.
Karen needs real lyrics like these to be able to perform a wonderful work like this. There are so many songs out there with catchy tunes but nothing in the way of real lyrics. The words are just there to hang the notes on. I know Karen sings some songs for fun (in which case the words don't have to paint a strong scene), but for the 'heavier' songs she's got to have a story to tell. This song tells an interesting story based on real life. This is one of the reasons why I believe K & R exceed the rest. Great analysis of why they've stood the test of time and will continue to do so!
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Post by smoothie2 on Jan 17, 2004 21:14:14 GMT -5
:(Horizon is such a great album. It's different in some ways than others. "Love me for what I am" ..is great because Karen surely has no trouble keeping up perfectly with the ups and downs the lilting flavor (flavor...hummm?) or lyrics of that song. I really need to get that on a cd. I have the Horizon album.
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Post by Rick Henry on Jan 17, 2004 23:22:05 GMT -5
Yes, Karen was really at her best when the song tells a story like "Superstar" or "Desperado".
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Post by Boat2Sail on Jan 18, 2004 22:57:38 GMT -5
Another beautiful song from Horizon.
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