Michael Kiwanuka — The Rest of Me
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Back when I was lost
Stumbling around
You found me now I can see
My feet won't touch the ground
Fighting through the pain
No longer remain
In that darker place
Lead me to the light
You don't seem to mind
Standin in the rain
I give you the hardest time
You're resolute to stay
Help me realise
There's nothing left to gain
Lord I need your lovin
God knows I gotta be
Leavin the rest of me behind, behind
With your heart right next to me
I'm leavin the rest of me behind
Behind us yeah
Hide me from the noise
But I can't stand the sound
Of silence it's so hard for me I needed you around
Callin out your name
Feel like I could drown
When I need your lovin
God knows I gotta be
Leavin the rest of me behind
Behind yeah
With your heart right next to me
I'm leaving the rest of me behind
Behind us yeah
God know I better be
Bringin the best of me this time
This time yeah
In middle of love
In the middle of pain
You get high
You get high
In the middle of love
You get high high
Don't cry
In the middle of pain
You get high
Stumbling around
You found me now I can see
My feet won't touch the ground
Fighting through the pain
No longer remain
In that darker place
Lead me to the light
You don't seem to mind
Standin in the rain
I give you the hardest time
You're resolute to stay
Help me realise
There's nothing left to gain
Lord I need your lovin
God knows I gotta be
Leavin the rest of me behind, behind
With your heart right next to me
I'm leavin the rest of me behind
Behind us yeah
Hide me from the noise
But I can't stand the sound
Of silence it's so hard for me I needed you around
Callin out your name
Feel like I could drown
When I need your lovin
God knows I gotta be
Leavin the rest of me behind
Behind yeah
With your heart right next to me
I'm leaving the rest of me behind
Behind us yeah
God know I better be
Bringin the best of me this time
This time yeah
In middle of love
In the middle of pain
You get high
You get high
In the middle of love
You get high high
Don't cry
In the middle of pain
You get high
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Egctheow wrote:
Yes, it brings to mind a version of that song.
Really like this. I finally managed to remember what the intro echoed in me, Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton, here if you fancy it. Perhaps it's only me. Wouldn't be the first time ; )
Thanks for introducing me to M Kiwanuka : )
LLRP
Yes, it brings to mind a version of that song.
Kaw wrote:
Good news is less than a year from this comment, rating's up to a 7.2.
Don't get the 6.9. Nice funk, well written and produced pleasant song. Better than 90% of the other new music.
If only he was a blond girl doing some cheesy Americana...
Good news is less than a year from this comment, rating's up to a 7.2.
Really like this. I finally managed to remember what the intro echoed in me, Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton, here if you fancy it. Perhaps it's only me. Wouldn't be the first time ; )
Thanks for introducing me to M Kiwanuka : )
LLRP
Thanks for introducing me to M Kiwanuka : )
LLRP
This is the type of music that force you to stop what you are doing and come back to RP and listen. An automatic 8!
Kiwanuka can do no wronguka!
ghoulardi wrote:
or --- Wm & Company play above average tunes
I suspect this is correct.
But I also tend not to rate songs much in the 6-2 range in part the songs are not worth the effort of rating . . . 7s I rate when sitting here like this, 8 and up I will often walk over or stop what I'm doing to rate. Same with 1sa song that so annoys me I stop and have to (now) skip, so I'll give it the poke it deserves. 2ish songs I will skip if I am near the player, 3,4,5? meh, it'll serve as tinnitus cover if nothing else. Though a 3 might get skipped if I'm in an ugly mood.
or --- Wm & Company play above average tunes
I suspect this is correct.
But I also tend not to rate songs much in the 6-2 range in part the songs are not worth the effort of rating . . . 7s I rate when sitting here like this, 8 and up I will often walk over or stop what I'm doing to rate. Same with 1sa song that so annoys me I stop and have to (now) skip, so I'll give it the poke it deserves. 2ish songs I will skip if I am near the player, 3,4,5? meh, it'll serve as tinnitus cover if nothing else. Though a 3 might get skipped if I'm in an ugly mood.
NeuroJoe wrote:
I don't have the data to back this up but my hunch after listening and viewing song comments for many years is that the mean song rating on RP is somewhere between 6 and 7. Kinda like academic grades in school, C is no longer average; B is the new C ;)
I typically rate new songs I like as a 7 to start (that gets it into the "My Mix" list), and then go up (or down) from there on repeated listens.
or --- Wm & Company play above average tunes
I don't have the data to back this up but my hunch after listening and viewing song comments for many years is that the mean song rating on RP is somewhere between 6 and 7. Kinda like academic grades in school, C is no longer average; B is the new C ;)
I typically rate new songs I like as a 7 to start (that gets it into the "My Mix" list), and then go up (or down) from there on repeated listens.
or --- Wm & Company play above average tunes
I've yet to hear anything by Michael that didn't start out at least at 7 for me and move up from there. Very nice.
The love of adoption?
NeuroJoe wrote:
I don't have the data to back this up but my hunch after listening and viewing song comments for many years is that the mean song rating on RP is somewhere between 6 and 7. Kinda like academic grades in school, C is no longer average; B is the new C ;)
I typically rate new songs I like as a 7 to start (that gets it into the "My Mix" list), and then go up (or down) from there on repeated listens.
I'm the same- I don't rate a song unless I want it in My Mix. I see no reason to downvote songs that don't move me- William plays what he wants and has stated that he doesn't care what others think, and that works for me.
I don't have the data to back this up but my hunch after listening and viewing song comments for many years is that the mean song rating on RP is somewhere between 6 and 7. Kinda like academic grades in school, C is no longer average; B is the new C ;)
I typically rate new songs I like as a 7 to start (that gets it into the "My Mix" list), and then go up (or down) from there on repeated listens.
I'm the same- I don't rate a song unless I want it in My Mix. I see no reason to downvote songs that don't move me- William plays what he wants and has stated that he doesn't care what others think, and that works for me.
this is like when Seal was good...
Love that bass line
Wonderful groove that stops you in your tracks. Would love Bill to add some music from Thee Sacred Souls.
I think this is now my favourite Kiwanuka album. I wasn't sure at first, but that's often a good sign and now after many listens I adore it. Understated and effortless.
anyone else hear remnants of torn by Natalie Imbruglia?... you're a little late, I'm already torn
Very Good Music
I am really digging his new stuff! I like how this has at its heart an ambient '70s-kinda sound, like something I might have heard on the radio in those days... Go, MK!
walk2k wrote:
yes I'm sure it's racism.
anyway.. 7 is a good rating, well above average. it's a 1-10 scale, after all.
I don't have the data to back this up but my hunch after listening and viewing song comments for many years is that the mean song rating on RP is somewhere between 6 and 7. Kinda like academic grades in school, C is no longer average; B is the new C ;)
I typically rate new songs I like as a 7 to start (that gets it into the "My Mix" list), and then go up (or down) from there on repeated listens.
yes I'm sure it's racism.
anyway.. 7 is a good rating, well above average. it's a 1-10 scale, after all.
I don't have the data to back this up but my hunch after listening and viewing song comments for many years is that the mean song rating on RP is somewhere between 6 and 7. Kinda like academic grades in school, C is no longer average; B is the new C ;)
I typically rate new songs I like as a 7 to start (that gets it into the "My Mix" list), and then go up (or down) from there on repeated listens.
Nice and chill. Slight Simply Red vibe - and that's a good thing.
Yeah, I'm digging it.
7
Yeah, I'm digging it.
7
vandal wrote:
I agree, but it may go up with more listens from soggy Scotland...
An easy 7 from soggy Seattle...
Such great sound!
Kaw wrote:
yes I'm sure it's racism.
anyway.. 7 is a good rating, well above average. it's a 1-10 scale, after all.
Don't get the 6.9. Nice funk, well written and produced pleasant song. Better than 90% of the other new music.
If only he was a blond girl doing some cheesy Americana...
yes I'm sure it's racism.
anyway.. 7 is a good rating, well above average. it's a 1-10 scale, after all.
An easy 7 from soggy Seattle...
Kaw wrote:
I just bumped the overall rating up to 7.
Every time I hear this song, my personal rating goes up a level :)
Don't get the 6.9. Nice funk, well written and produced pleasant song. Better than 90% of the other new music.
If only he was a blond girl doing some cheesy Americana...
I just bumped the overall rating up to 7.
Every time I hear this song, my personal rating goes up a level :)
Very nice indeed
Don't get the 6.9. Nice funk, well written and produced pleasant song. Better than 90% of the other new music.
If only he was a blond girl doing some cheesy Americana...
If only he was a blond girl doing some cheesy Americana...
This is quite different from his earlier stuff ... but there's no drop in quality. He's definitely the real deal as far as I'm concerned.
Guy has a nice voice that he controls beatifically. Pretty jazzy/Motown setting for the song is nostalgic, in a good way. Opening with a 7 from Napoli on the Gulf.
Wow - that guitar intro drew me in straight away... Chilled tune
or --- Wm & Company play above average tunes
Yes! I really like probably 95% of what RP plays.