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Laurie Anderson — Excellent Birds (w/ Peter Gabriel)
Album: Mister Heartbreak
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Flying birds. Excellent birds. Watch them fly. There they go.
Falling snow. Excellent snow. Here it comes. Watch it fall.
Long words. Excellent words. I can hear them now.
This is the picture.
I'm sitting by the window. Watching the snow fall. I'm looking out.
And I'm moving. Turning in time. Jump up!
And I can land on my feet. Look out! This is the picture.
This is the picture. This is the picture. This is the picture.

Looking out. I'm watching out. But when I see the future,
I close my eyes. I can see it now.
I see pictures of people rising up. I see pictures of people falling down.
I see pictures of people, they're standing on their heads. They're ready!
I see pictures of people rising up. I see pictures of people falling down.
I see pictures of people, they're standing on their heads. They're ready!

They're looking out. Look out! They're watching out. Watch out!
They're looking out. Look out!
They're watching out. Watching watching out.

I see pictures of people. I see pictures of people.
They're watching. They're watching out. Watch out.
I see pictures of people. They're watching out. They're watching out.
I see pictures of people. Watching. Watch out. They're watching.
I see pictures of people. Watching out. Watch out.
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Love this version. RIP Lou Reed....Sorry for your loss Laurie Anderson


Posted 11 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
 loungelizard48 wrote:
First time I heard/saw PG was the lead in for David Bowie in Vancouver wayyyyyyyyyy back. He nearly upstaged the main event! Blew us all away. Nice sound here.
 
I was at that show, too. Serious Moonlight tour at BC Place, and the Tubes played first. I also recall that Peter Gabriel nearly drown in English Bay earlier in the day, and invited the Coast Guard members who fished him out of the water to attend the show as his guest.

Posted 15 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]


Interview With Laurie Anderson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpDTL0kUVRw


Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by kingfish2004    [ Reply ]
I've always preferred this version over the one on "So", this one has much more energy and spunk.
Posted 18 years ago by Angelof9    [ Reply ]
I don't understand the favourable reviews from my fellow RP listeners. Perhaps because I don't know Laurie's work, but, with this song in particular, I think the original version is so much better than this one.
Posted 18 years ago by Beastie    [ Reply ]
More Laurie please...more, more, more
Posted 18 years ago by robc    [ Reply ]
I'm surprised this is the first I've heard Laurie Anderson on RP. Play more please, and not just the song with Peter Gabriel on it. Lots to choose from.
Posted 18 years ago by twothingsatonce    [ Reply ]
This one goes to 11.
Posted 18 years ago by walk    [ Reply ]
Laurie Anderson Bravo! Oh, was Peter Gabriel on this, too? Who knew?
Posted 18 years ago by betsy    [ Reply ]
winter wrote:
Excellent birds ...
This is too funny.
Posted 18 years ago by rosedraws    [ Reply ]
Laurie Anderson was a jaw-dropping show (89 or 90 I think?) Anyone know what she's up to these days? I remember being so dissappointed in the 80's when I read an interview where Laurie said she was taking voice lessons, and wanted to sing more. We could do a whole thread of favorite song quotes from Laurie... "Hey... gimme that pen"
Posted 18 years ago by rosedraws    [ Reply ]
MinMan wrote:
More Laurie Anderson songs please. Her work is conspicuously missing from Rp's play list Try Strange Angels; Hiawatha; Kokoku; Big Science, Let X=X, Etc. Wonderful stuff that stands the test of time
Here! Here ! I agree! More please.......
Posted 18 years ago by loungelizard48    [ Reply ]
First time I heard/saw PG was the lead in for David Bowie in Vancouver wayyyyyyyyyy back. He nearly upstaged the main event! Blew us all away. Nice sound here.
Posted 18 years ago by loungelizard48    [ Reply ]
More Laurie Anderson songs please. Her work is conspicuously missing from Rp's play list Try Strange Angels; Hiawatha; Kokoku; Big Science, Let X=X, Etc. Wonderful stuff that stands the test of time
Posted 18 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
Excellent birds ...
Posted 19 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
There are two versions of this song, I think: Anderson's and Gabriel's. I like them both, but give the edge to this version.
Posted 19 years ago by mbrailer    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT!
Posted 19 years ago by gonzafr    [ Reply ]
Yes!!!
Posted 19 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
This is different than the one on So, right? The only thing someone standing on their head is ready for is a kick in the face.
Posted 19 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
warderblu wrote:
Enough is enough already!!!! For now on I am voting everything with Peter Gabriel as a 1...... He is good - but NOT THIS GOOD!!!
In order to counterbalance your "I'm not going to take it anymore" votes, I am going to vote "19" on each Peter Gabriel song. The average will then be "10" (I think. Please check the math). Isn't that nice? Yes. Delightful.
Posted 19 years ago by veegez    [ Reply ]
ScopArch wrote:
Does Peter Gabriel donate alot of $$$ to RP?
Yes. ScopArch wrote:
I give this song a 10 only because of Laurie! Good Stuff!
Ok.
Posted 19 years ago by SpaceCowboy    [ Reply ]
First time I've heard her here. Could the uploader upload "Mr. Heartbreak"? This is 80s stuff that you never heard often enough to get tired of it.
Posted 19 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
gdignard wrote:
Perfect timing! I'm actually going to see her in concert tonight here in Toronto. She's doing a one-woman show called "The End of the Moon", presumably based on her experience as artist-in-residence at NASA.
I saw "End of the Moon" a few months ago in New York. What did you think? I loved it, although it felt rather abbreviated.
Posted 19 years ago by Minstrelette    [ Reply ]
Lucky duck - she's been to Sweden all of once that I know of. *dreamy look* /Stefan
Posted 19 years ago by slun    [ Reply ]
Perfect timing! I'm actually going to see her in concert tonight here in Toronto. She's doing a one-woman show called "The End of the Moon", presumably based on her experience as artist-in-residence at NASA.
Posted 19 years ago by gdignard    [ Reply ]
I wonder what ever happened to my CD of this... Excellant!! Thanx...
Posted 19 years ago by Spot1100    [ Reply ]
ScopArch wrote:
Does Peter Gabriel donate alot of $$$ to RP? I give this song a 10 only because of Laurie! Good Stuff!
Does PG donate to RP? No. Does he donate to hundreds of talented and deserving artists around the globe of whom we might never have heard if Peter hadn't stuck his neck out to record and promote them? Is he creating a sphere of influence that is impacting musical trends not just in parts of the world from which people like you would never buy a CD but also on the slightly-less-inane-than-20-years-ago nu-metal bands you hear on mainstream radio, pushing them away from the groundbreak-in-their-day but ready-to-be-replaced conventions of the British invasion with rhythms and tempos and lyrical structures from the hidden recesses of human existence? Is he, perhaps, the reason Radio Paradise exists? I dunno.
Posted 19 years ago by Trustocity    [ Reply ]
8)
Posted 19 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
This was a great album. I agree with the posts below. Let's hear Sharky's Night with Mr. Burrows. Check out "Home of the Brave", the movie for the complete picture.
Posted 19 years ago by segueman    [ Reply ]
PG's collaborative work rocks my world. Si me gusta.
Posted 19 years ago by jahiel    [ Reply ]
Does Peter Gabriel donate alot of $$$ to RP? I give this song a 10 only because of Laurie! Good Stuff!
Posted 20 years ago by ScopArch    [ Reply ]
Thank you for playing Laurie Anderson. Looks like you have at least 3 thumbs up right here for "Sharkey's Day." How about that too?
Posted 20 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
It's been literally years since I've heard Laurie Anderson as part of any broadcast. But that lovely combination of intelligence and humor hasn't faded. Gods, but it was so long ago when I was first exposed to her through the old Night Flight series on the USA channel in the early eighties.
Posted 20 years ago by Dirktooth    [ Reply ]
Enough is enough already!!!! For now on I am voting everything with Peter Gabriel as a 1...... He is good - but NOT THIS GOOD!!!
Posted 20 years ago by warderblu    [ Reply ]
Buzzardcheater wrote:
Ah yeah. Laurie! I loved her stuff in the 80s. Play Sharkey's Day/Night with the great voice of William S. Burroughs. "Sun's going down.....like a big bald head....."
Paging Mr. Sharkey. White courtesy telephone please. Yeah, let's hear some of that.
Posted 20 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
FINALLY RP is playing some L.A. Now how about adding Skarky's Night that I uploaded months ago?
Posted 20 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
Can do without the electronic hand clap or whatever that is
Posted 20 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
Well, I think she's divine. Not everyone's cup of hemlock, granted. As for me, I could listen to Laurie's stylings 24/7.
Posted 20 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
"watching... watching" just plain goofy. cracks me up too. i can just picture her sitting there shining a flashlight in her own face or something. whatever.
Posted 20 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
cracks me up every time i hear it! LESLIE i hope you like this one! ;)
Posted 20 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Buzzardcheater wrote:
Ah yeah. Laurie! I loved her stuff in the 80s. Play Sharkey's Day/Night with the great voice of William S. Burroughs. "Sun's going down.....like a big bald head....."
Me too. This whole album is a great changeup. I like Blue Lagoon off of this record.
Posted 20 years ago by veegez    [ Reply ]
Ah yeah. Laurie! I loved her stuff in the 80s. Play Sharkey's Day/Night with the great voice of William S. Burroughs. "Sun's going down.....like a big bald head....."
Posted 20 years ago by Buzzardcheater    [ Reply ]