Listening to Over the Rhine on Radio Paradise

kcar wrote:

I think accents in Baltimore and Pittsburgh can be like that too, based on my visits to both places and TV shows like "Homicide: Life on the Streets. My brother went to school in Pittsburgh and he would amaze us with stories about natives saying things like "Yins gawn dawntawn?" and "Ey, your windows need warsh."

If yins want to read more about American accents, check out this great New York Times from a coupla years back:

https://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/03/17/travel/escapes/17accent.html

Gotta love Baltimore: Aaron earned an iron urn

Posted 3 weeks ago by q4Fry [ Reply ]

coloradojohn wrote:

Her voice is always great, but in this, it's downright incredible... The lyrics, as well, grab me by the heartstrings every time...

Pride and acceptance in the face of defeat...

Posted 10 months ago by kcar [ Reply ]

The_Wanderer wrote:

A band that is worth going out of your way to see live.

i second this. i've only seen them twice, but well worth both times.

Posted 1 year ago by lily34 [ Reply ]

coloradojohn wrote:

Her voice is always great, but in this, it's downright incredible... The lyrics, as well, grab me by the heartstrings every time...

I Agree!!

Posted 1 year ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

Her voice is always great, but in this, it's downright incredible... The lyrics, as well, grab me by the heartstrings every time...

Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

Love this tune. Sort of Grace Potter-ish.

Posted 2 years ago by sosumi [ Reply ]

Some of the Queen City's finest kiddos.

Posted 3 years ago by sunybuny [ Reply ]

A band that is worth going out of your way to see live.

Posted 3 years ago by The_Wanderer [ Reply ]

ziakut wrote:

I am a sucker for pedal steel guitar. Even if a song isn't that great...and the pedal steel comes in...I'm like...ohhhhh yeahhhhh!!!!

Absolutely! Started with Joni Mitchell, then CSNY with Jerry Garcia playing the instrument.

Posted 3 years ago by bimmerfan739 [ Reply ]

Cincinnati's own

Posted 3 years ago by sunflowerbee [ Reply ]

Thank you, Bill and Rebecca, for introducing me to OTR.

I love the sultry Lucinda Williams style delivery and the backing is just right.

Posted 4 years ago by philip1 [ Reply ]

I don't think of OTR as a "Southern" band, but Karin is sure drawling it up on this song. I've met her and talked with her (she liked my necktie!), and I don't remember anything like this in her speech. The Southern inflection totally works here, though.

Posted 4 years ago by birdman42 [ Reply ]

She sounds a lot like Nora Jones to me. Not a bad thing.
c.

Posted 4 years ago by cc_rider [ Reply ]

Wow.
Never heard of this band (and I've spent much time in the American South). I read a number of positive comments about the lyrics. This subset elicited a slow exhale from me:
Everybody has a dream
That they will never own
...
So come on boys
It weren't not for tryin'
It's called the laugh of recognition
When you laugh but you feel like dyin'

Posted 4 years ago by mattenuttall [ Reply ]

Beautiful. Thanks again RP.

Posted 4 years ago by DaidyBoy [ Reply ]

I know that laugh of recognition, but never from slutting around... I have been waaaaaaaay too drunk though.

Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8 [ Reply ]

What an exquisite voice.

Posted 5 years ago by cavemanleong [ Reply ]

There's a wonderful video of a performance of this:

https://youtu.be/DmvLo9j8dOE

Posted 6 years ago by Algis [ Reply ]

bh1 wrote:

There is a sadness to this song that appeals to me. The pace and rhythm just work for me right now. The voice is comforting. If I went to sleep to this I wouldn't mind not waking up.

While I like the song, that's an odd comment......there's nothing at all to mind if you don't wake up.

Posted 6 years ago by TerryS [ Reply ]

sunflowerbee wrote:

Posted 7 years ago by sunybuny [ Reply ]

Posted 7 years ago by sunflowerbee [ Reply ]

i love this one. so much.

Posted 8 years ago by lily34 [ Reply ]

I am loving this radio paradise.😍

Posted 8 years ago by wally38 [ Reply ]

Sort of reminds me of the song, oh children from nick cave.

Posted 9 years ago by wolverine [ Reply ]

No flaws for me in this perfect bittersweet gem.

Posted 9 years ago by Dog_Ear [ Reply ]

"I Want You to Be My Love..." same group. Love their style.

Posted 10 years ago by Rooney [ Reply ]

But you get to wake up in Vermont! bh1 wrote:

There is a sadness to this song that appeals to me. The pace and rhythm just work for me right now. The voice is comforting. If I went to sleep to this I wouldn't mind not waking up.

Posted 10 years ago by Nillagirl [ Reply ]

There is a sadness to this song that appeals to me. The pace and rhythm just work for me right now. The voice is comforting. If I went to sleep to this I wouldn't mind not waking up.

Posted 10 years ago by bh1 [ Reply ]

Posted 11 years ago by toterola [ Reply ]

I am a sucker for pedal steel guitar. Even if a song isn't that great...and the pedal steel comes in...I'm like...ohhhhh yeahhhhh!!!!

Posted 11 years ago by ziakut [ Reply ]

Captivating voice. Compelling lyrics (see a post below).

Posted 11 years ago by zoopmama [ Reply ]

Great song, i did'nt know this band. Thank you R.P.

Posted 11 years ago by Ptijoc [ Reply ]

So nice to see this on RP

Posted 11 years ago by hippiechick [ Reply ]

One of the best qualities of OTR is the beautiful melding of piano with voice. This shows up well on this song and especially so on the Ohio album. Or so I think. These folks are really in sync.

Posted 11 years ago by bam23 [ Reply ]

poetista wrote:

Something about the opening of this song reminded me of an old country road in Baton Rouge. As it turned off Jefferson Highway, it started off gravel and turned to dirt. At the turnoff there was a hundred-year-old oak tree. I used to drive my sister to horseback riding lessons down that road. Funny how a song can do that.
Now I'm homesick for a place that isn't there anymore.

What a great experience.

I love this post. Thanks for writing that.

Posted 11 years ago by d-don [ Reply ]

Something about the opening of this song reminded me of an old country road in Baton Rouge. As it turned off Jefferson Highway, it started off gravel and turned to dirt. At the turnoff there was a hundred-year-old oak tree. I used to drive my sister to horseback riding lessons down that road. Funny how a song can do that.
Now I'm homesick for a place that isn't there anymore.

What a great experience.

Posted 12 years ago by poetista [ Reply ]

Biscobret wrote:

What in incredibly well done and beautiful average song.

What an incredibly well done and beautiful song.

Posted 12 years ago by Dog_Ear [ Reply ]

What in incredibly well done and beautiful average song.

Posted 12 years ago by Biscobret [ Reply ]

snitramc wrote:

Not the best OTR song, by a long shot. But still very nice. Just saw them live last month at the Old Town School of Folk Music. I especially loved it when they shut off all the mics and sang au natural. That's when you can tell they really hit the harmonies every time. Truly a talented band. Keep up the great work.

Oh darn! I missed them. I saw them the last time they were there.

Old Town School, one of the best places in the world!

Posted 12 years ago by hippiechick [ Reply ]

snitramc wrote:

Not the best OTR song, by a long shot. But still very nice. Just saw them live last month at the Old Town School of Folk Music. I especially loved it when they shut off all the mics and sang au natural. That's when you can tell they really hit the harmonies every time. Truly a talented band. Keep up the great work.

indeed. i love them.

Posted 12 years ago by lily34 [ Reply ]

bam23 wrote:

Yeah, but I will bet real money that your accent has aspects that annoy the hell out of those who don't pronounce things the right way, yours. Lots of Americans think that residents of the South are stupid because of their way of pronouncing words (I have heard this expressed too many times to doubt that this is a prevalent attitude). I would suggest that y'all keep your blinkered perspective in check. Van Morrison must also annoy you, with his idiosyncratic ways of pronouncing English words, right?

Many residents of the southern states of the United States of America think that most Americans are stupid elitist because "he doesn't sound like me". This is another prevalent attitude you find if you spend enough time in the American South. So your point is?

Posted 12 years ago by snitramc [ Reply ]

Not the best OTR song, by a long shot. But still very nice. Just saw them live last month at the Old Town School of Folk Music. I especially loved it when they shut off all the mics and sang au natural. That's when you can tell they really hit the harmonies every time. Truly a talented band. Keep up the great work.

Posted 12 years ago by snitramc [ Reply ]

Dog_Ear wrote:

Amazing song - Another gem I never would have heard anywhere but RP

Me too.

Posted 12 years ago by michaelgmitchell [ Reply ]

Looking forward to seeing james on the Cayamo Cruise in Feb!!!

Posted 13 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo [ Reply ]

voice is shades of Ravi Shankar's daughter

Posted 13 years ago by NatureDeficit [ Reply ]

What a perfect song to showcase Karin's velvety voice.

Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra [ Reply ]

Amazing song - Another gem I never would have heard anywhere but RP

Posted 13 years ago by Dog_Ear [ Reply ]

bam23 wrote:

Yeah, but I will bet real money that your accent has aspects that annoy the hell out of those who don't pronounce things the right way, yours. Lots of Americans think that residents of the South are stupid because of their way of pronouncing words (I have heard this expressed too many times to doubt that this is a prevalent attitude). I would suggest that y'all keep your blinkered perspective in check. Van Morrison must also annoy you, with his idiosyncratic ways of pronouncing English words, right?

Nope, he does have a point. Barthelona is a good example of the vocal equivalent of bound feet. An inherited lisp or a regional lisp is stil a lisp..

Posted 13 years ago by TerryS [ Reply ]

g-rod wrote:

How's the new album?

I really like the Joe Henry influence on the album. It is worth a listen.

I discovered OTR on the Ohio album, and that is my favorite. My personal opinion is that this album is a step above the last two studio albums.

Posted 13 years ago by Valley_Boy [ Reply ]

jeaster wrote:

I like the music, but can barely listen to it, and cannot stand to hear her actually speak. I listened to the story on NPR a few weeks ago, and all I could hear is how she adds an "SH" to every word that starts with an "S". Starts becomes shtarts, simply shimply, serious becomes sheriously. Sheriously drives me up a shtupid wall.

Yeah, but I will bet real money that your accent has aspects that annoy the hell out of those who don't pronounce things the right way, yours. Lots of Americans think that residents of the South are stupid because of their way of pronouncing words (I have heard this expressed too many times to doubt that this is a prevalent attitude). I would suggest that y'all keep your blinkered perspective in check. Van Morrison must also annoy you, with his idiosyncratic ways of pronouncing English words, right?

Posted 13 years ago by bam23 [ Reply ]

Nice lyrics and music!

Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany [ Reply ]

The Laugh Of Recognition

Come on boys
It's time to settle down
What do you think you'll gain
From all this runnin' around?

Come on boys
It's time to let it go
Everybody has a dream
That they will never own

Come on boys
It's time to let her down
You might be surprised
How far she'll get
With her feet on the ground

So come on boys

Every night we always
Led the pack
There and back

And we never could do anything half
You just have to laugh
Oh you gotta laugh

So come on boys
It weren't not for tryin'
It's called the laugh of recognition
When you laugh but you feel like dyin'

Come on boys
Now don't be shy
If we gotta walk away
We gotta hold our heads up high

You're not the first one to start again
Come on now friends
There is something to be said for tenacity
I'll hold on to you
If you hold on to me
Come on boys

Posted 13 years ago by scmerriam [ Reply ]

Oh great, this song again. I'll be listening again in 5 minutes.

Posted 13 years ago by jeaster [ Reply ]

imnotpc wrote:

A Cincinnati accent also often replaces the "s" with a "rsh". For example Washington becomes "Warshington". You get used to it eventually.

I think accents in Baltimore and Pittsburgh can be like that too, based on my visits to both places and TV shows like "Homicide: Life on the Streets. My brother went to school in Pittsburgh and he would amaze us with stories about natives saying things like "Yins gawn dawntawn?" and "Ey, your windows need warsh."

If yins want to read more about American accents, check out this great New York Times from a coupla years back:

https://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/03/17/travel/escapes/17accent.html

Posted 13 years ago by kcar [ Reply ]

Posted: Feb 24, 2011 - 10:17

"This reminds me too much of Tori Amos. Sooooooooo 1."

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Don't hear it, not even a little.

6+ on my first listen.

Posted 13 years ago by htowncoog [ Reply ]

No matter the reason for the speech impediment, I cannot listen any more. I shurrender. Shtop Shinging, pleash.

Posted 13 years ago by jeaster [ Reply ]

imnotpc wrote:

A Cincinnati accent also often replaces the "s" with a "rsh". For example Washington becomes "Warshington". You get used to it eventually.

"Please? I didn't hear you."

Posted 13 years ago by fingerpin [ Reply ]

jeaster wrote:

I like the music, but can barely listen to it, and cannot stand to hear her actually speak. I listened to the story on NPR a few weeks ago, and all I could hear is how she adds an "SH" to every word that starts with an "S". Starts becomes shtarts, simply shimply, serious becomes sheriously. Sheriously drives me up a shtupid wall.

A Cincinnati accent also often replaces the "s" with a "rsh". For example Washington becomes "Warshington". You get used to it eventually.

Posted 13 years ago by imnotpc [ Reply ]

I like the music, but can barely listen to it, and cannot stand to hear her actually speak. I listened to the story on NPR a few weeks ago, and all I could hear is how she adds an "SH" to every word that starts with an "S". Starts becomes shtarts, simply shimply, serious becomes sheriously. Sheriously drives me up a shtupid wall.

Posted 13 years ago by jeaster [ Reply ]

This reminds me too much of Tori Amos. Sooooooooo 1.

Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph [ Reply ]

YES!! I havent been so excited about a CD in a long time.... Great to hear new stuff from OTR.

Posted 13 years ago by slickdh [ Reply ]

Nice cut from talk radio

Posted 13 years ago by Wizzuvvoz [ Reply ]

So glad to hear that Bill is playing something off the new album.

Posted 13 years ago by hippiechick [ Reply ]

bam23 wrote:

A subliminal perception caused me to see if this was indeed Over the Rhine. A partial hearing is encouraging and may send me to the local CD store.

It might be on sale at Borders now!

Posted 13 years ago by cohifi [ Reply ]

Another great segue! From The Mystery Zone to this song = sublime!

Posted 13 years ago by peter_james_bond [ Reply ]

Woooooooooooowwww....... This is the prettiest song i've heard the last couple of months.... WOOW!

10!!

Posted 13 years ago by Sjaaks [ Reply ]

A subliminal perception caused me to see if this was indeed Over the Rhine. A partial hearing is encouraging and may send me to the local CD store.