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I Am Kloot — From Your Favourite Sky
Album: I Am Kloot
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Released: 2003
Length: 2:45
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Do you dare
Take a breathe
Do you dream of a tragic death
I know you do

Do you wail
Do you weep
Do you sing yourself to sleep
You delicate flower

And so what is love?
And who am I
To dare to pull the stars from your favourite sky

You were born
Forth from joy
You're every girl and boy
You know you are, you know you are

And you dress
Like a dame
And you burn on a catholic flame
By the hours, by the hours

And so what is love?
And who am I?
To dare to pull the stars from your favourite sky

You possess
Savoir faire
Put cheap bleach on your hair
You know you do, you know you do

Do you dare
Take a breath
Do you dream of a tragic death
You delicate flower

And so what is love?
And who am I?
To dare to pull the stars from your favourite sky

And so what is love?
And who am I?
To dare to pull the stars from your favourite sky
From your favourite sky
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 siqbal wrote:
So far in the comments we have the vocalist (John Bramwell) sounding like:

- Neil Finn (Crowded House)
- Davy Jones (Monkees)
- Al Stewart
- Robyn Hitchcock
- John Lennon
- Liam Gallagher (Oasis)
- Mike Scott (Waterboys)
- Colin Meloy (Decemberists)
- Dudley Moore
- Stimpy (!)

Anyone else?  


Maybe a bit like the singer of James (Tim Booth), maybe?
Posted 2 months ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
"...In the year of the...Kloot?"  
Posted 4 months ago by sieversfam    [ Reply ]
So far in the comments we have the vocalist (John Bramwell) sounding like:

- Neil Finn (Crowded House)
- Davy Jones (Monkees)
- Al Stewart
- Robyn Hitchcock
- John Lennon
- Liam Gallagher (Oasis)
- Mike Scott (Waterboys)
- Colin Meloy (Decemberists)
- Dudley Moore
- Stimpy (!)

Anyone else?  
Posted 10 months ago by siqbal    [ Reply ]
Sounds like The Monkees.
Posted 1 year ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
 renegade_X wrote:

Great tune. Sounds like The Monkies



Took me a minute then I got it- the guy really sounds like Davy Jones.
Posted 1 year ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
it s crowed house like
Posted 1 year ago by asap.band    [ Reply ]
Great tune. Sounds like The Monkies
Posted 1 year ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
brilliant band… lyrics are fantastic and the production is lovely
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Nice vibe and lyrics to this track
Posted 1 year ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Robin Hitchcock which is also a good thing.
Posted 2 years ago by txoxspain    [ Reply ]
 robco1 wrote:
winter wrote: Or Robyn Hitchcock maybe? Pretty good.


I hear Robyn as well in his voice.
Posted 3 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
NeuroGeek wrote:

Without Googling further (hey, it's been a long day), the band name makes me wonder if was the inspiration for Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy....


 dwhayslett wrote:

Simply because Groot and Kloot rhyme?


Having just done my Google Doctorate in Linguistics, I have determined that both words are Dutch, "groot" translates to English as "big" (so basically our woody friend in Guardians is just saying "I am big" the whole movie.) "Kloot" on the other hand is translated as "ball" or "testicle" but when put in context of the band's name, it basically means "I'm a bastard". Or you could just read the wiki explanation to your right, but it's less satisfying (IMO).
Posted 3 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by glowworm    [ Reply ]
 NeuroGeek wrote:
Without Googling further (hey, it's been a long day), the band name makes me wonder if was the inspiration for Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy....
 
Simply because Groot and Kloot rhyme?
Posted 3 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 ebanzai wrote:
 

(sigh) Are they called 'I Am Groot'? No they are not. I rest my case.
Posted 4 years ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
There is something transcendentally great about this song/track, don't know quite what it is, given its simple structure. Bravo guys.
Posted 4 years ago by pixeldude1    [ Reply ]
A crying sky

Related image
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
 NeuroGeek wrote:
Without Googling further (hey, it's been a long day), the band name makes me wonder if was the inspiration for Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy....
 
I think that the Groot character first appeared in Marvel comics in the 1960s.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song, by the talented Mr Bramwell
Posted 5 years ago by picorette    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Crowded House & Al Stewart.  Me likey!
Posted 5 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]

Factoid: Washington D.C. neighborhood with current highest crime rate is in fact 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Posted 6 years ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
 djidji wrote:
great song! really cool guitar work, nice lyrics and a 9. oh and i drove my wife crazy trying to learn how to play it :-)
 
That's because John Bramwell doesn't stick to standard guitar tuning.
Posted 6 years ago by Spraymanuk    [ Reply ]
Good song. Singer sounds a little like Al Stewart (Year of the Cat).
Posted 7 years ago by LeonD    [ Reply ]
good songwriting here
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Trippy / Groovy.  {#Heartkiss}
Posted 8 years ago by azcarol    [ Reply ]
Without Googling further (hey, it's been a long day), the band name makes me wonder if was the inspiration for Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy....
Posted 8 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
Hadn't heard this one from Kloot before. Very nice. A 7 to start (gotta have room to increase)
Posted 9 years ago by motobecane    [ Reply ]
 rushed wrote:
Channeling Crowded House....which is NOT bad.

 
that's a fine, fine thing :)
Posted 9 years ago by brookap    [ Reply ]
Channeling Crowded House....which is NOT bad.
Posted 9 years ago by rushed    [ Reply ]
Now *this* is what's known as excellent song-smithing. 

Lyrically clever, musically clever, thoughtful and quite haunting. 
Posted 11 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
Another fine song from Kloot - the acoustic version is better still! More from the underrated Mancunians please...
Posted 12 years ago by hidey    [ Reply ]
 sieversfam wrote:
"...in the year of the Cat..."

 
Yes.  His voice bears an incredible resemblance to Al Stewart's.
Posted 12 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
6 -> 7

Fits today's mood
Posted 13 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
Jane Fonda was hot!
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 apd wrote:

"grok" is used in Ellroy's novels? I thought it was a sci-fi word?
 

To grok (play /ˈɡrɒk/) is to intimately and completely share the same reality or line of thinking with another physical or conceptual entity. Author Robert A. Heinlein coined the term in his best-selling 1961 book Stranger in a Strange Land. In Heinlein's view, grokking is the intermingling of intelligence that necessarily affects both the observer and the observed. From the novel:

Grok means to understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the observed-to merge, blend, intermarry, lose identity in group experience. It means almost everything that we mean by religion, philosophy, and science-and it means as little to us (because of our Earthling assumptions) as color means to a blind man.

Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

It's a word frequently used in James Ellroy's crime novels, though as they're pretty much all 50s and 60s-set it gives you an idea of how dated the term is.

Is that a minimalist cover, or what? I thought the Black Keys cover was basic, but this is as minimalist as you can get. I wonder if the band paid a design agency to come up with it? ;-)

Great sound in this song - 8 from the Nottingham jury.
 
"grok" is used in Ellroy's novels? I thought it was a sci-fi word?
Posted 13 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
 gatorade wrote:

Oh man! I haven't heard or used the word...
"grok"...in years! Great word!
Thank you for bringing it back to the forefront for me.
 
It's a word frequently used in James Ellroy's crime novels, though as they're pretty much all 50s and 60s-set it gives you an idea of how dated the term is.

Is that a minimalist cover, or what? I thought the Black Keys cover was basic, but this is as minimalist as you can get. I wonder if the band paid a design agency to come up with it? ;-)

Great sound in this song - 8 from the Nottingham jury.

Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 Ears_of_Stone wrote:

Heh, I grok this.
 
Oh man! I haven't heard or used the word...
"grok"...in years! Great word!
Thank you for bringing it back to the forefront for me.
Posted 13 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
Okay - Al Stewart, yes. Oasis, yes. But the snarkiness/perception of the Finn Brothers, too.  I like it - and I'd like it even if the band name wasn't dorky. {#Daisy}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
I didn't know "Weird Al" did serious music. {#Nyah}  (And I'm NOT talking about Al Stewart.)


Posted 13 years ago by ubuntourist    [ Reply ]
This is not bad, but if I never heard it again I would be perfectly OK with that. There must be 20,000 songs better than this one. 
Posted 14 years ago by david1045    [ Reply ]
Good stuff! {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 cayenne wrote:
I AM ROOT!
 
Heh, I grok this.

Posted 14 years ago by Ears_of_Stone    [ Reply ]
a little Al Stewart and a dash of New Decemberists maybe?  I like it.
Posted 14 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:

Or Oasis + Al Stewart.
 
Add Michael Penn to the mix.

Posted 14 years ago by SchoepTone    [ Reply ]
"Reminded me a bit of Al Stewart....nice."

Yes, it does.  But better.
Posted 15 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
Well, the CD cover is fascinating.

Posted 15 years ago by whistlercat    [ Reply ]
 SmackDaddy wrote:
One blender + Waterboys v 1.0 + Al Stewart = Kloot
P.S. wrote this without reading other comments including my own {#Doh}
 
Or Oasis + Al Stewart.
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
I AM ROOT!
Posted 15 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
 squidish wrote:
I AM CUTE
 

We need proof
Posted 16 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
One blender + Waterboys v 1.0 + Al Stewart = Kloot
P.S. wrote this without reading other comments including my own {#Doh}

Posted 16 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
so cool ....
Posted 16 years ago by oscar_driver    [ Reply ]



Posted 16 years ago by Dog_Ear    [ Reply ]
thewiseking wrote:
clever pop
Yes, damn fine indeed.
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
clever pop
Posted 16 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
DoctorHooey wrote:
Your comment is strangely reminiscent of a previous comment relating the likelihood of mental association.
Clever!! :-)
Posted 16 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
cathenley wrote:
Someone always reminds you of someone
Your comment is strangely reminiscent of a previous comment relating the likelihood of mental association.
Posted 16 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
I think he sings quite well..oh well..joshfm wrote:
They need to learn how to spell. And then the guy should learn how to sing. Tripe.
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
They need to learn how to spell. And then the guy should learn how to sing. Tripe.
Posted 16 years ago by joshfm    [ Reply ]
So sort of captivating in a different way
Posted 16 years ago by tiare    [ Reply ]
He is kloot. *8*
Posted 16 years ago by Tailypoe    [ Reply ]
Someone always reminds you of someone
Posted 16 years ago by cathenley    [ Reply ]
10 ...........
Posted 16 years ago by zsoltzsolt    [ Reply ]
ThePoose wrote:
I'm hearing Al Stewart.
Poose, You beat me to it! "Time passages, buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Stewart Nice photo!!?
Posted 17 years ago by panlad    [ Reply ]
omg! who does this sound like? what can i compare it to? waste of time.
Posted 17 years ago by poopypants    [ Reply ]
winter wrote:
The singer's voice reminds of the Decemberists' singer.
I'm hearing Al Stewart.
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
winter wrote:
The singer's voice reminds of the Decemberists' singer.
Or Robyn Hitchcock maybe? Pretty good.
Posted 17 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
winter wrote:
The singer's voice reminds of the Decemberists' singer.
Yeah. Everytime I hear the Decemberists on RP I think it's "I am Kloot". This is their best album, by the way.
Posted 17 years ago by Verpeiler    [ Reply ]
Love the album cover artwork. ;-)
Posted 17 years ago by dragonflygal    [ Reply ]
kazuma wrote:
or ... I Am Spoonart
hahahahahaha
Posted 17 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
Like the Kloots 8
Posted 17 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
The singer's voice reminds of the Decemberists' singer.
Posted 17 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
Why am I visualizing Dudley Moore singing? Trying to turn it into Davey Jones from the Monkees. grunt
Posted 17 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
I AM CUTE
Posted 17 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
You all are missing it, very very much like early Waterboys. Same kind of drama and tone.
Posted 17 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
Sorry, this one is pompous. Pomposity profligately proffered. Yours, Pompey
Posted 18 years ago by dmcamp    [ Reply ]
Pomposity profligately proffered. Yours, Pompey
Posted 18 years ago by dmcamp    [ Reply ]
Dang! I had to log back in to make sure I gave this song a "10". Waddaya know! I already did! And SIX other Rpeeps also gave it a 10!
Posted 18 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
fruitflie wrote:
You guys are all wrong. I think it sounds like a cross between Wayne Newton's uncle's daddy's grandpa, and Jello Biafra's wife's live in roommate.
Hey, you know you're right! I would never have noticed that.
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
i love the lyrics to this song... "do you dream of a tragic death, you delicate flower?"
Posted 18 years ago by tripi    [ Reply ]
Bramhall sounds like the singer from Oasis - but if Oasis could actually write songs and lyrics.
Posted 18 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Pleasnt. Sounds like a combo of Radiohead, Oasis, Nada Surf --I don't know many obsure bands, so that's all I can think of.
Posted 18 years ago by MahlerTheMartyr    [ Reply ]
Is it a song for RP's favorite "delicate flower" Jrzy?!
Posted 18 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Hey, did ya know he's Kloot? I think I remember reading that somewhere.
Posted 18 years ago by wondertoofar    [ Reply ]
You guys are all wrong. I think it sounds like a cross between Wayne Newton's uncle's daddy's grandpa, and Jello Biafra's wife's live in roommate.
Posted 18 years ago by fruitflie    [ Reply ]
Dang! I wanted to increase my rating for this song, but it's ALREADY A TEN!!!
Posted 18 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
MojoJojo wrote:
Spoon + Al Stewart = I Am Kloot
or ... I Am Spoonart
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
thank you for your always kind and lyrical words fair dinkum...Mari wrote:
...I Am Kloot... ...Your Favourite Sky ...
Posted 18 years ago by godspeed    [ Reply ]
Spoon + Al Stewart = I Am Kloot
Posted 18 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Oddly enough, I'm agreeing with both the person who thought the vocals sound like Stimpy (there's an odd Larry Fine sound to the voice) and the one who thought it sounds like (early) Al Stewart. That said, it's not bad. I wouldn't mind hearing it every so often... and maybe something else from the group, too.
Posted 18 years ago by miraclo    [ Reply ]
Wow. I've been ignoring these guys because their name annoys me for some reason.
Posted 19 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
ankhara99 wrote:
Oh, she is a naughty person and she must pay the penalty, and here in Castle Anthrax, we have but one punishment for setting alight the grail-shaped beacon: you must tie her down on a bed and spank her.
And then the Oral Sex!!!! monty rules! hey, kloot ain't so bad either....!
Posted 19 years ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
I AM KAZUMA ... and I would not mind hearing this song again.
Posted 19 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
certainly worth downloading.
Posted 19 years ago by dead_flowers    [ Reply ]
I liked it. The lyrics reminded me of Peter Sarstedt's Where do you go to my lovely.
Posted 19 years ago by Filofox    [ Reply ]
not bad, but nothing special also...
Posted 19 years ago by rolf    [ Reply ]
Drummer4soul wrote:
All those"sounds like so and so"......I thought it was Robyn Hitchcock.
Me too; but the lyrics were a dead giveaway. Too rational.. Heh.
Posted 19 years ago by ibcoleman    [ Reply ]
great song! really cool guitar work, nice lyrics and a 9. oh and i drove my wife crazy trying to learn how to play it :-)
Posted 19 years ago by djidji    [ Reply ]
Just had to increase my rating from an 8 to a 9. Probably next time it plays, I'll increase it to a 10.
Posted 19 years ago by heeb    [ Reply ]
I thought I was Kloot. Damn - now I have to spend the rest of the weekend navel-gazing and rediscovering my identity. And I was gonna watch the game today. Dammit!
Posted 19 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
BluEyes wrote:
Reminds me of Neil Finn more than Al Stewart. But I like it either way!
Absolutely. I immediately thought it was a Finn brothers song. Sounds absolutely nothing like Al Stewart, nor is it "Lennonesque." Honestly, where are you people getting this from?
Posted 19 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
I'd have bet money that the vocalist was the guy out of the Levellers. Anyway, I thought this was pretty good.
Posted 19 years ago by Filofox    [ Reply ]
eyelykearrpee wrote:
Oh, no. Oh, no! Bad, bad Kloot! Well, what is it? Oh, wicked, bad, naughty Kloot!
Oh, she is a naughty person and she must pay the penalty, and here in Castle Anthrax, we have but one punishment for setting alight the grail-shaped beacon: you must tie her down on a bed and spank her.
Posted 19 years ago by ankhara99    [ Reply ]
Decent song... too bad the lead singer sounds like Stimpy.
Posted 19 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
If dogs could sing along
Posted 19 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Is it only me or does the guitar sound awfully alike 22 pistepirkko? That's a compliment btw. And the vocal sometimes sound LIKE 22 pistepirkko..not bad that either =)
Posted 19 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]
Oh, no. Oh, no! Bad, bad Kloot! Well, what is it? Oh, wicked, bad, naughty Kloot!
Posted 19 years ago by eyelykearrpee    [ Reply ]
There aren't too many songs that after hearing one time I can remember the words and melody upon second listen. The first and last time I heard this song was weeks ago and I remember a bunch of the words and the entire melody. That's a good song.
Posted 19 years ago by mezzanine    [ Reply ]
Oceria wrote:
word ;)
double word ;-) I Am Al "Kloot" Stewart
Posted 19 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
All those"sounds like so and so"......I thought it was Robyn Hitchcock.
Posted 19 years ago by Drummer4soul    [ Reply ]
newwavegurly wrote:
Something about the vocals struck me as sounding like Al Stewart ("Year of the Cat"). I know, probably just me.
Sounds Lennon-ish to me...but maybe that's just because I like it.
Posted 19 years ago by softjeans    [ Reply ]
am i hearing the same songs every day? that's kind of beat. I understand this station having small playlists, but this is getting ridiculous.
Posted 19 years ago by upinya    [ Reply ]
BluEyes wrote:
Reminds me of Neil Finn more than Al Stewart. But I like it either way!
word ;)
Posted 19 years ago by Oceria    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Neil Finn more than Al Stewart. But I like it either way!
Posted 19 years ago by BluEyes    [ Reply ]
I love these guys. They put on an amazing live show, you feel like they are playing just to you. IAK are good friends with Elbow, another stellar Brit band.
Posted 20 years ago by mrperkin    [ Reply ]
RichardPrins wrote:
Indeed, klootzak would be correct as explained here too ;)
Even better. (Prins? Thanks , from one SHOE to another.)
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
Kloot-sakh...or, ball-bag.
Indeed, klootzak would be correct as explained here too ;)
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
ChardRemains wrote:
Well then, an Al Stewart sounding guy whose name is ball. Let's give him an 8 for sure. Seriously.
Posted 20 years ago by ankhara99    [ Reply ]
Damn! I love this song! :nodhead: :goodvibes.gif:
Posted 20 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
I saw them in Rotterdam...great
Posted 20 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]