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Cracker — Shine
Album: Forever
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Total ratings: 1433









Released: 2002
Length: 4:15
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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You could never be
What you wanted to be
'Cause sweetheart it takes time
Someday you're gonna shine
You'll see

You'll be a Russian acrobat
You'll be like Burt Bacharach
You come to the party, you say "What's new pussycat?"
Someday you're gonna shine
You'll see

Don't wanna talk about it
You come around to tell it
You're beautiful can't you see?
Someday you're gonna shine
You'll see

(Someday you're gonna shine)
(Someday you're gonna shine)

Someday you're gonna shine

Someday you're gonna shine (aaah)
Someday you're gonna shine

Someday you're gonna shine (you're gonna) (aaah)
Someday you're gonna shine

Someday you're gonna shine (aaah)
Yeah someday you're gonna shine (you're gonna shine)

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Love this song. 
Posted 1 month ago by tgrier    [ Reply ]
How is this only a 6..3????

Someday this song is gonna shine, you'll see.
Posted 5 months ago by Ipse_Dixit    [ Reply ]
Posted 8 months ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
to all the haters. 
the song is totally worth it. Just to say 
What’s new pussycat. 
Posted 9 months ago by tgrier    [ Reply ]
Wait, someday you're gonna... what? I didn't catch that, could say it again?
Posted 9 months ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
 bpeloquin5004 wrote:
who writes these lyrics?     Thats it?
 
The song is so dull.  And repetitive.  And the exaggerated vocals, like he's got something in his mouth.  I agree, that's it?
Posted 1 year ago by weedyjoe    [ Reply ]
Thank you professor Lowery
Posted 1 year ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
love it.

and now for some reason, i want to hear some aimee mann from the magnolia soundtrack.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Funny what makes a song enjoyable. Pull the parts and not much here. Together. The vibe is captivating.
Posted 1 year ago by tgrier    [ Reply ]
 bpeloquin5004 wrote:

who writes these lyrics?     Thats it?




Let us see what you have created LOQUIN!
This is solid to the core.
Rock and Roll man.
Posted 1 year ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
who writes these lyrics?     Thats it?
Posted 1 year ago by bpeloquin5004    [ Reply ]
David Lowery INDEED!
Posted 2 years ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
 francesco_insyde wrote:

Surprising, but which song of Supertramp ?



I agree with the comparison. Can't put my finger on it but believes it owes to the way the keys play a more prominent role until the obligatory distorted guitars take over and dominate the song before relenting.
Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Anthem from my depression days...now, I shine! Thanks, Cracker, you guys make me dance in my kitchen. 
Posted 4 years ago by amoreena    [ Reply ]
I love David Lowery's guttural inspirations
Posted 4 years ago by Hey_Porter    [ Reply ]
 tichy wrote:
Hearing some Supertramp sound in there, love it.
 
Surprising, but which song of Supertramp ?
Posted 5 years ago by francesco_insyde    [ Reply ]
Hearing some Supertramp sound in there, love it.
Posted 5 years ago by tichy    [ Reply ]
This song could easily made it on the white album...
Posted 5 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
Check out 'Brides of Neptune' on the same album! But I like this one too
Posted 6 years ago by Krist    [ Reply ]
 LowPhreak wrote:
Anyone hearing some kind of Beatle-esque thing on this one?

 
I am the walrus perhaps?
Posted 6 years ago by manidaniel    [ Reply ]
Trying to get as boring as Tom Petty... achieved!
Posted 7 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
Anyone hearing some kind of Beatle-esque thing on this one?
Posted 7 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
Meant to come back on and say These guys are one of The Best Shows You Can Ever Hope to See! and God I love hearing this here!
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
I am he as you are he as you are me
And we are all together

I wish
Posted 8 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
 DaMoGan wrote:

Another vote for me in getting some songs off of this album in the rotation.  Lots of fond memories blasting this during grad school.  That reminds me, time to give this another spin...
 
Amen, Brother!!! 
{#Clap} 
Posted 9 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:
I counted 20 Cracker cuts on RP's playlist, but not a single one off their debut?!?!?  I just don't get it.  I remember playing this thing non-stop as I drove around the Northeast in the fall of '92, and there's at least 4 or 5 (near) classics on it.

"Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" - 4:31"Happy Birthday to Me" - 3:29"This is Cracker Soul" - 3:38"I See the Light" - 5:11"St. Cajetan" - 5:22"Mr. Wrong" - 4:34"Someday" - 3:19"Can I Take My Gun to Heaven?" - 3:59"Satisfy You" - 3:27"Another Song About the Rain" - 5:46"Don't Fuck Me Up (With Peace and Love)" - 3:08"Dr. Bernice" - 6:20


 
Another vote for me in getting some songs off of this album in the rotation.  Lots of fond memories blasting this during grad school.  That reminds me, time to give this another spin...

Posted 9 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
Lazy, repetative, banal lyrics can sometimes work (examples greatfully anticipated) but not in this case.
Posted 9 years ago by The_Walrus    [ Reply ]
Next up: Be Bop Deluxe: "Shine"

{#Dance} 
Posted 10 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:
I counted 20 Cracker cuts on RP's playlist, but not a single one off their debut?!?!?  I just don't get it.  I remember playing this thing non-stop as I drove around the Northeast in the fall of '92, and there's at least 4 or 5 (near) classics on it.

"Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" - 4:31"Happy Birthday to Me" - 3:29"This is Cracker Soul" - 3:38"I See the Light" - 5:11"St. Cajetan" - 5:22"Mr. Wrong" - 4:34"Someday" - 3:19"Can I Take My Gun to Heaven?" - 3:59"Satisfy You" - 3:27"Another Song About the Rain" - 5:46"Don't Fuck Me Up (With Peace and Love)" - 3:08"Dr. Bernice" - 6:20




  
COMPLETELY agree. Don't know why we don't hear any of the truly great Cracker tunes on RP, the majority from the debut??


Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Dull and monotonous. In every other way it's not too bad.
Posted 11 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]
Could use a few more repetitions of "someday you're gonna shine"...
Posted 11 years ago by 90180360    [ Reply ]
Echoes of John Lennon throughout....
Posted 11 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Yeah, baby!  These guys, in a couple hours, jamming a New Year's Eve Party, at The Soiled Dove Underground in Denver...just about to head out to it...then this came on...
SHINE! and may 2013 be a Rockin' Good Year for ALL!
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:
So low rated!? For me its a nice song!
 
My thought too. This is solid.
Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
wow, this song needs a lot more love on the RP ratings-o-meter.
Posted 11 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
...ah, burt bacharach:  i see what you did there, bill...  ;)
Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:
I counted 20 Cracker cuts on RP's playlist, but not a single one of their debut?!?!?  I just don't get it.  I remember playing this thing non-stop as I drove around the Northeast in the fall of '92, and there's at least 4 or 5 (near) classics on it.

  1. "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" - 4:31
  2. "Happy Birthday to Me" - 3:29
  3. "This is Cracker Soul" - 3:38
  4. "I See the Light" - 5:11
  5. "St. Cajetan" - 5:22
  6. "Mr. Wrong" - 4:34
  7. "Someday" - 3:19
  8. "Can I Take My Gun to Heaven?" - 3:59
  9. "Satisfy You" - 3:27
  10. "Another Song About the Rain" - 5:46
  11. "Don't Fuck Me Up (With Peace and Love)" - 3:08
  12. "Dr. Bernice" - 6:20


 
I absolutely loved Cracker up until (but including) Gentleman's Blues and then somehow they lost their spark for me. They are still great performers, but somehow the lyrics/songs lacked the intensity and playfulness of the "old" Cracker. This album in particular is one of my favorites. Don't F me up is a great, great song, in fact, the whole album is so, so good!{#High-five}

Posted 14 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
Rather like this.
Posted 14 years ago by tipper    [ Reply ]
Surely a homage to a freshly-made lightbulb? :o)

I'll get me coat...
Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
much better than Coulibaly!
Posted 14 years ago by dead_flowers    [ Reply ]
So low rated!? For me its a nice song!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Yea...someday...
Posted 14 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP for turning me on to Cracker..... and sooo many more!
Posted 14 years ago by musickat    [ Reply ]
love. it.
Posted 14 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
I haven't heard this one in sometime! This is a nice song, I forgot all about it!{#Clap}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 deepwoodskev wrote:

Amen, Brother! "I See the Light" is one of my favorite songs of all time. That should be in the RP playlist.
 
I see they finally added "Happy Birthday", but "I See The Light" is still untapped.  I like that cut too, but I'd rather hear "Can I Take My Gun To Heaven" if I had a choice.

Let's Hear Either Of 'Em!


Posted 14 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:
I counted 20 Cracker cuts on RP's playlist, but not a single one of their debut?!?!?  I just don't get it.  I remember playing this thing non-stop as I drove around the Northeast in the fall of '92, and there's at least 4 or 5 (near) classics on it.

  1. "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" - 4:31
  2. "Happy Birthday to Me" - 3:29
  3. "This is Cracker Soul" - 3:38
  4. "I See the Light" - 5:11
  5. "St. Cajetan" - 5:22
  6. "Mr. Wrong" - 4:34
  7. "Someday" - 3:19
  8. "Can I Take My Gun to Heaven?" - 3:59
  9. "Satisfy You" - 3:27
  10. "Another Song About the Rain" - 5:46
  11. "Don't Fuck Me Up (With Peace and Love)" - 3:08
  12. "Dr. Bernice" - 6:20
 
Amen, Brother! "I See the Light" is one of my favorite songs of all time. That should be in the RP playlist.


Posted 14 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
 vit wrote:


Unlike say Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence (which you gave a 10). Or U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday (9).

 
It's repetitive if you don't like it.

It's a groove if you do.

Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 bobcat1963 wrote:
great band! never heard of them ,  so thanks bill!
 

get "Kerosine Hat" for starters
Posted 14 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
I'm loooosing youuu.... (anyone hears that?)
Posted 15 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
One of the best things about living in Charleston SC is that Cracker plays at the Windjammer every summer...

Check out David Lowery in his youth in the band Camper Van Beethoven.  The album Key Lime Pie is a masterpiece.
Posted 15 years ago by GolfRomeo    [ Reply ]
great band! never heard of them ,  so thanks bill!
Posted 15 years ago by bobcat1963    [ Reply ]
Um, enough already.
Posted 15 years ago by dpjag    [ Reply ]
I counted 20 Cracker cuts on RP's playlist, but not a single one off their debut?!?!?  I just don't get it.  I remember playing this thing non-stop as I drove around the Northeast in the fall of '92, and there's at least 4 or 5 (near) classics on it.

  1. "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" - 4:31
  2. "Happy Birthday to Me" - 3:29
  3. "This is Cracker Soul" - 3:38
  4. "I See the Light" - 5:11
  5. "St. Cajetan" - 5:22
  6. "Mr. Wrong" - 4:34
  7. "Someday" - 3:19
  8. "Can I Take My Gun to Heaven?" - 3:59
  9. "Satisfy You" - 3:27
  10. "Another Song About the Rain" - 5:46
  11. "Don't Fuck Me Up (With Peace and Love)" - 3:08
  12. "Dr. Bernice" - 6:20



Posted 15 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 xs9095 wrote:
Anything by Cracker....thanks Bill   {#Sunny}
 

Are you prejudist if you're a Cracker hater?  {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 15 years ago by gobits    [ Reply ]

Errrm... You'll be a russian acrobat?  You'll be like Burt Bacharach?  I think that's relatively creative.

 doc_dave wrote:

Someday you're gonna ... ... what was that? No, once more — I missed it: you're gonna ... Oh! Shine!

Mercy. Decent song just begging for some lyrical creativity.
 


Posted 15 years ago by Incarnadine    [ Reply ]
PLOP
Posted 15 years ago by salice    [ Reply ]
drews wrote:
"someday your gonna shine", repeat repeat repeat ad nauseum, what completely forgettable tripe


Unlike say Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence (which you gave a 10). Or U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday (9).

Posted 15 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
Someday you're gonna ... ... what was that? No, once more — I missed it: you're gonna ... Oh! Shine!

Mercy. Decent song just begging for some lyrical creativity.


Posted 15 years ago by doc_dave    [ Reply ]
"someday your gonna shine", repeat repeat repeat ad nauseum, what completely forgettable tripe
Posted 15 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
 Excelsior wrote:
Talentless hacks. Can't write a song OR sing it well.
 

Ive noticed your song list is almost ALL classic rock. God your a Boring S.O.B  {#Iamwithstupid}
Posted 15 years ago by xs9095    [ Reply ]
if the lyrics were maybe 20% - 25% lamer, I'd swear this was Oasis!
Posted 15 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
Anything by Cracker....thanks Bill   {#Sunny}
Posted 15 years ago by xs9095    [ Reply ]
Great band...not great song( too beatlesy).
Posted 15 years ago by Chi_Guy    [ Reply ]
Cracker fan.  I like the Beatlesque vibe.
Posted 15 years ago by coffee-eyes    [ Reply ]
 gregmc15 wrote:
These guys get better and better!
 

It's a shame they haven't had a new album since 2006.
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
These guys get better and better!
Posted 16 years ago by gregmc15    [ Reply ]
Sure it's derivative, but I like it. I also heard echoes of various Beatles songs, as well as Ballad of a Thin Man. The use of references to melodies that are in the canon (if a song from the 1960s qualifies for this term) is not bad, if done in the right manner, and I think this works. The song is not great, by any standard, but also not bad.
Posted 16 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
Just that line, Ya' Be Like a Russian Acrobat, Ya' Be Like Burt Bacharach! won me to run and crank it...
Creative, wry; really dig these guys!

Posted 16 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Talentless hacks. Can't write a song OR sing it well.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
anything beatles...john lennon , mc cartney ringo george......julian lennon.........would really love to hear Chrissy (the pretenders) do this
Posted 16 years ago by cattail321    [ Reply ]
It also reminds me of The Beatles, circa the white album - the music and instruments, not the vocals.
Posted 16 years ago by ghoffman    [ Reply ]
A gem... a crazy diamond.
Posted 17 years ago by knowsrain    [ Reply ]
QueenLucia wrote:
I am the eggman..I am the walrus...
EX-AC-TLY!!!
Posted 17 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
I take it all back. This is a nice set... Cracker - Shine Boz Scaggs - I'll Be Long Gone Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good Massive Attack - Safe From Harm Solomon Burke - None Of Us Are Free Cock-a-doodle-doo to the left coast!
Posted 17 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
QueenLucia wrote:
I am the eggman..I am the walrus...
and good day sunshine
Posted 17 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
Stingray wrote:
CRACKER IS GREAT. No question! This song is not, though!
As Ned Flanders would say, "Indeedilydoodily!"
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Bert Bacharach!
Posted 17 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
celadonstone wrote:
The message of the lyrics is positive, but the pace and music is sort of downtrodden. Someday you're gonna shine. Some-day. Not today. Probably not tomorrow either.
And chances aren't looking good for the day after tomorrow either!
Posted 17 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
I can't get enough of them, I love Cracker
Posted 17 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
As well as all the Beatles' stuff, there's a strong reminder of the chord sequence from Ballad of a Thin Man lurking away in there.
Posted 17 years ago by Pazzat    [ Reply ]
The message of the lyrics is positive, but the pace and music is sort of downtrodden. Someday you're gonna shine. Some-day. Not today. Probably not tomorrow either.
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
Man, I really miss older Cracker. Everything after Gentlemans Blues has really been a letdown. Kerosene Hat and the Golden Age are really exceptional albums. Cracker Forever and now this Greenland are pretty dismal efforts. Oh well, they were good once upon a time. And Camper is still pretty solid. Life goes on.
Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
I am the eggman..I am the walrus...
Posted 18 years ago by QueenLucia    [ Reply ]
Why play something so obviously derivative (if not a blatant rip-off) of the Beatles when it brings nothing new or original to the music scene? Just play the Beatles instead.
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
ruthless wrote:
I hear influences from John Lennon in there.
me too ... I like it
Posted 18 years ago by jamm    [ Reply ]
i like cracker
Posted 18 years ago by miamizsun    [ Reply ]
Camper Van Beethoven! (so much better)
Posted 18 years ago by mysteryplane    [ Reply ]
The repetition is working for me...dunno why. Maybe I just want to shine.
Posted 18 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
I hear influences from John Lennon in there.
Posted 18 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
olsaltybastard wrote:
Not doing anything for me at all. I gave it a 2 because it doesn't totally suck.
boring. not their best effort by far.
Posted 18 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
Not doing anything for me at all. I gave it a 2 because it doesn't totally suck.
Posted 18 years ago by olsaltybastard    [ Reply ]
Nice melody. I agree a little short on the compelling lyrics. Always good to hear someone playing Cracker though.
Posted 18 years ago by rasta_tiger    [ Reply ]
CRACKER IS GREAT. No question! This song is not, though!
Posted 18 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
mdalston wrote:
not bad. better than the counting crows, that's for sure
Barely.
Posted 18 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
deepwoodskev wrote:
Her name is Brandy Wood. She was the bass player on this album. No longer with the band.
Brandy was HOT, by the way. Well, she looked that way on stage at First Ave w/Cracker several years ago. Her website pictures aren't anything special. Maybe I had too many beers?......anyways..... What were we talking about again?.....
Posted 19 years ago by veegez    [ Reply ]
Zat sure sounds like Sheryl Crow in there, but AMG doesn't say so. Anybody have inside information?
Her name is Brandy Wood. She was the bass player on this album. No longer with the band.
Posted 19 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
And someday, you're gonna think of more lines for this song than just this one.
Posted 19 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
radiojunkie wrote:
Yes you did: John Lennon, "I'm Losing You."
I've long loved Camper and Cracker, but you're right. Everything interesting about this track is "I'm Losing You."
Posted 19 years ago by ziffel    [ Reply ]
nardi wrote:
...never heard anything like this...! :D
Yes you did: John Lennon, "I'm Losing You."
Posted 19 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
I like Cracker(s) - salted or otherwise!
Posted 19 years ago by markvery    [ Reply ]
Da_Wiz wrote:
Real Lennon-isk sound. Reminds me of Instant Karam... I like it. :)
I tried Instant Karam once, but frankly like Wheatina better.
Posted 19 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
timc wrote:
And you'll be like Burt Bacharach. :-?
but I wanted to be like burt bacharach
Posted 21 years ago by schlumgolian    [ Reply ]
Illustr8r wrote:
Except that Tom Petty has a modicum of talent... and a decent voice...
lol, it really does! give it a listen. it's all good.
Posted 21 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
zipper wrote:
sounds just like something from Tom Petty's Wildflowers CD
Except that Tom Petty has a modicum of talent... and a decent voice...
Posted 21 years ago by Illustr8r    [ Reply ]
Shine what, exactly, shoes?
Posted 21 years ago by Illustr8r    [ Reply ]
sounds just like something from Tom Petty's Wildflowers CD
Posted 21 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
LaChinchon wrote:
Not only are you going to shine, but someday you'll be guarded by monkeys.
And you'll be like Burt Bacharach. :-?
Posted 21 years ago by timc    [ Reply ]
Jesus, why did he bother to even record this dreck? He runs out of lyrics about a quarter into the song.
Posted 21 years ago by Illustr8r    [ Reply ]
Zat sure sounds like Sheryl Crow in there, but AMG doesn't say so. Anybody have inside information?
Posted 21 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
So, is he trying to say that someday I'm gonna shine?
Posted 21 years ago by Anchored_Earl    [ Reply ]
Posted 21 years ago by iggy33    [ Reply ]
Not only are you going to shine, but someday you\'ll be guarded by monkeys.
Posted 21 years ago by LaChinchon    [ Reply ]
always thought that Cracker sounded like the Beatles (Abbey Road period) and maybe RP does too after seguing into this from Instant Karma. Thanks RP for stuff I never hear anywhere else.
Posted 21 years ago by epod34    [ Reply ]
Just beautiful
Posted 21 years ago by yashpheh    [ Reply ]
My other namesake...Best since Kerosene Hat...the 2 albums in between kinda sucked...Thanks David, Tasty morsels
Posted 21 years ago by Heathen954    [ Reply ]
I love Cracker! Never heard this one before but I like it. Frednic
Posted 21 years ago by frednic    [ Reply ]
Whjat are y\'all THINKING? This song is damned inspiring! I WANT to shine someday! Don\'t YOU? The dj must be reading these posts. Just played \"Shine on Brightly\" by Procol Harum. The dj recognized the \"Whiter Shade of Pale\" connection and extended it to a \"Shine..\" connection. 1 very hip DJ!
Posted 21 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
this is, indeed, sucko-barfo.
Posted 22 years ago by jefferson    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by deepwoodskev: Not one of their finer songs. Rather boring. There are better selections from this album.
Agreed...Boring
Posted 22 years ago by ChanceM3    [ Reply ]