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Minnie Driver — How To Be Good
Album: Seastories
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6.5

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Total ratings: 195









Released: 2007
Length: 4:42
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I could write the book of you
And illustrate the pages
Ya shouldn't read it
I'm the one that you put down
It was written in a hurry
Slipped through your fingers

I do everything I should
I still gotta learn
How to be good
You got two strong arms I see
Can't ya bring'em around?
Wrap'em around me

Lay my storms down at your feet
Maybe you'll build a shelter
Maybe do my heart work for me
Oh I kick and scream but the job is mine
So I'll stay by the ocean
You got your own hills to climb
Whoa

I do everything I should
I still gotta learn
How to be good
And I've got two strong ya see
I gotta bring'em around
Wrap'em around me

And know that I am full of holes
Still they let me
See on through to the other side
And the Southern Cross has got you
In her sights

Music Playing

Well I do everything I should
But I still gotta learn
How to be good
You got two strong arms ya see
Gotta bring'em around
Gotta wrap'em around me

Gotta wrap'em around me
Gotta wrap'em around me
Yea bring'em around
Yea wrap'em around me

Ooooooooooooooooooo oooooooo oooooooooo oooooo oooooooooo

I do everything I should
I still gotta learn
How to be good
How to be good
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LOVE IT!

Posted 13 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
How do you like them apples?

Nice song. 
Posted 13 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
Wow!

Posted 13 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
This is nice.  Thought it was KT Tunstall at first.
Posted 13 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
This woman is a tremendous talent.

She's a very good actress... she might be a better singer/songwriter. 
Posted 13 years ago by bobringer    [ Reply ]
I had to get up to see who this was.
Was thinking  I don't really like Norah Jones, but this is kind of nice and a bit different for her.
What do I find? I"ve heard this before and rated it a seven.
At least I'm consistent. :) 
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Only song ever heard from Minnie. Never knew she was a singer. Like the song. But, from the comments would not buy the album.

jjtwister
Posted 13 years ago by jjtwister    [ Reply ]
Not too shabby, but I like the other tunes I've heard from her better.
Posted 13 years ago by htowncoog    [ Reply ]
Norah Jones.
Posted 14 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
 MagicalTrevor wrote:
Certainly not strangling a cat here, though. Not bad.
 
My thoughts exactly.

Posted 14 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
She has an inordinately large head.
 
{#Lol}
Posted 14 years ago by isayhoomhom    [ Reply ]
Didn't recognize her voice initially.
When I match the voice to person, my opinion of both her and this song improves.{#Hearteyes}


Posted 14 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
She has an inordinately large head.
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
I am so pleasantly surprised by her voice. It's not perfect, but I think I could listen to it all day!
Posted 14 years ago by formersnowbug    [ Reply ]

thanks Bill...nice deep centre image on the maggies


Posted 15 years ago by Mike_S    [ Reply ]
Ms. Driver has a lovely voice.  It was nice to listen to such pleasant music.
Posted 15 years ago by nekonmick    [ Reply ]
I prefer the cuts that Bill plays off of her earlier album Everything I've Got In My Pocket. This is verging on a little too "twangy" for me in contrast to her vocals.

Posted 15 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
 DrCyKosis wrote:
In the tradition of Bruce Willis, Don Johnson, Kevin Bacon, David Hasselhoff, River Phoenix, Bill Shatner...my advice is stick with acting.
  
Dammit I hate it when I come up with 2 lame jokes and can't decide which one to go with.

  1. You "forgot" Eddie Murphy
  2. Come on, that Tina Yothers album kinda rocked. 

Posted 15 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]

Oooo, Ooo, play some Scarlet Johanson next! (NOT)


Posted 15 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
It's not fantastic, but it's not offensive either.  I guess I'll just say "that's nice" and give it a 6.
Posted 15 years ago by smdeeg    [ Reply ]
 membeth wrote:

Uh...I think you meant "contraband."  But I would find it rather amusing if prisons were having a serious problem with illicit contra bands.

 Having been to several contra dances over the last few years, the idea of contra dancing in prison is making me laugh and laugh and laugh.

The first few notes of singing on this song make me think it's going to be Aimee Mann. But that impression quickly disappears.


Posted 15 years ago by vivakitty    [ Reply ]
 ndad47 wrote:
a good song to play over the speaker system at any state prison between announcements for showers and line ups to check for contrabands.
 
Uh...I think you meant "contraband."  But I would find it rather amusing if prisons were having a serious problem with illicit contra bands.

Leaving that aside, however, I still have no clue what you're getting at. I think she has quite a nice voice and I dig the pop plus twang thing that she has going on in this song. Sure, she's Minnie Driver.  Get over it.

Posted 15 years ago by membeth    [ Reply ]
Patagonia wrote:
Very surprising. I was not expecting such a nice voice.


Very surprising. I was not expecting such trite pop. But I should have.

Posted 16 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
a good song to play over the speaker system at any state prison between announcements for showers and line ups to check for contrabands.
Posted 16 years ago by ndad47    [ Reply ]
 DrCyKosis wrote:
In the tradition of Bruce Willis, Don Johnson, Kevin Bacon, David Hasselhoff, River Phoenix, Bill Shatner...my advice is stick with acting.
 

At least your negative attitude is consistent.
Posted 16 years ago by RobK    [ Reply ]
Little bit of Norah Jones, little bit of the woman from 10,000 Maniacs... Nice
Posted 16 years ago by sfuller    [ Reply ]
 Patagonia wrote:
Very surprising. I was not expecting such a nice voice.
 

Agreed.  Although I heard her on XM radio once so I knew she had some ability.  It's tough to be objective about someone when you know them already and for a different skill.  All things considered it's hard to criticize this harshly.  Nice stuff.
Posted 16 years ago by RobK    [ Reply ]
Very surprising. I was not expecting such a nice voice.
Posted 16 years ago by Patagonia    [ Reply ]
DrCyKosis wrote:
In the tradition of Bruce Willis, Don Johnson, Kevin Bacon, David Hasselhoff, River Phoenix, Bill Shatner...my advice is stick with acting.
Didn't she initially set out to be a singer and kind of fell into acting? She's got a beautiful voice, but I must say, she looks kind of anorexic in the picture below...
Posted 16 years ago by smilestoomuch    [ Reply ]
I can see why they had to have someone else dub her singing voice in "The Phantom of the Opera".
Posted 16 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
Talented lady.
Posted 16 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
This sounds like it could be a cover of a HEM song. Which isn't a bad thing, I like HEM, it just has that feel which I like.
Posted 16 years ago by RockinBlueVoodoo    [ Reply ]
i LOVE this album.
Posted 16 years ago by superflyLD    [ Reply ]
Surprisingly...awesome. I really like her stuff.
Posted 16 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Minnie Driver is certainly legit as a musician. This album, though, blurs into a sameness of mid-tempo songs.
Posted 16 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
Come on now, I thought this was really nice. Not even close to being compared to Don Johnson or the Hoff. DrCyKosis wrote:
In the tradition of Bruce Willis, Don Johnson, Kevin Bacon, David Hasselhoff, River Phoenix, Bill Shatner...my advice is stick with acting.
Posted 16 years ago by KermitDfrog    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by dereksailor    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
DrCyKosis wrote:
In the tradition of Bruce Willis, Don Johnson, Kevin Bacon, David Hasselhoff, River Phoenix, Bill Shatner...my advice is stick with acting.
I disagree strongly. She was a singer before she made it big in movies. She's not even comparable to the campy actors that dabble in singing list above.
Posted 16 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
sub-arctic wrote:
Is this the Minnie Driver from Good Will Hunting?
yes yes yes! and The Riches man, love this woman I'd go gay, seriously
Posted 16 years ago by jenakle    [ Reply ]
Kind of reminds me of Katie Melua. Enjoyable song, start this off with a 7. Looking forward to hearing more from her.
Posted 16 years ago by burdell    [ Reply ]
Is this the Minnie Driver from Good Will Hunting?
Posted 16 years ago by sub-arctic    [ Reply ]
In the tradition of Bruce Willis, Don Johnson, Kevin Bacon, David Hasselhoff, River Phoenix, Bill Shatner...my advice is stick with acting.
Posted 17 years ago by DrCyKosis    [ Reply ]
Pretty song. Pretty simple song. Pretty average song. This is the second song I've heard from Minnie on this station and they are nearly indistiguishable. With her contacts, you'd think she'd get a better production team.
Posted 17 years ago by donnyballgame    [ Reply ]
It's funny, I've known she could sing, but she's really good at pretending to be horrible at it as well. She was "strangling a cat" in James Bond Goldeneye with a heavy russian accent. Certainly not strangling a cat here, though. Not bad.
Posted 17 years ago by MagicalTrevor    [ Reply ]
Very nice. I'd like to hear more from this album.
Posted 17 years ago by joelsephus    [ Reply ]
Definitely would like to hear this again.
Posted 17 years ago by jmassoglia    [ Reply ]