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Grandaddy — The Warming Sun
Album: Sumday
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6.3

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Total ratings: 353









Released: 2003
Length: 5:40
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In a dream
You were sitting there waiting by the door for me
And I got the opportunity
To experience the experience once again
How it could have maybe been

But in real life
You're in another world
You're with another guy
Who doesn't have to cheat
And never has to lie
And all that stuff I didn't get
Comes so easy to him
He doesn't even have to try

But do you ever ask yourself
How it could have maybe been

I haven't been that bad
But I haven't been that good
Overmisunderstood
Oh I wish I really could
Enjoy the warming sun
Enjoy a warm someone
And end the need to hide
Away alone inside

No I haven't been that bad
But I haven't been that good
Overmisunderstood
Oh I wish I really could
Enjoy the warming sun
Enjoy a warm someone
And end the need to hide
Away alone inside

In a dream
You were sitting there waiting by the door for me
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This reminds me so much of that old Fruit of the Loom commercial, where a band of fruit is playing a song about blue underwear: 
Is that Funeral for a Friend playing in the background? {#Ask}
If this was my grandaddy I'd put him in a home. A soundproof home.
Kermit needs an antidepressant.
...reminds me of paul cusick...

The sound reminds me of Klaatu.  BTW, for those who are wondering, that's not a good thing. {#Eh}


Blech....!
I can picture Kermit the Frog singing this song in some swamp somewhere...with Miss Piggy.  {#Puke}
 paulpaar wrote:
this is NOT great! Its the lame kids of today. And they're from the land of milk, honey  and  insects where you can sleep in parks at night. get it?! A friend described these places as places of vermin (snip)

Dude, you're cracking me up with your "the younger generation is going to the dogs" rants, but I'm sorry, an album made 7 years ago by guys in their 30's doesn't count as "lame kids of today".

 FeralChihuahuas wrote:
Not liking something is fine.  Isn't that what the rating thing is all about.  But there's actually some deep poetic songwriting from Jason Lytle and Grandaddy.  Yes it's rather melancholy, and yes it's slow and low in its sound, but give another listen and perhaps find something you didn't expect in this music.
 
Totally with you! This song is actually pretty moving.

I had a grandfather I called Grandaddy.  I miss him a lot.  He was a great guy that had an incredible life.  He helped liberate Mauthausen as a doctor in the US Army.


 superfido wrote:

Too disharmonic at times for my taste. Listenable, but too uninteresting at best for any real staying power. generally just kind of ho hum{#Cry}


 
You must also have yawned at Echoes off Pink Floyd's Meddle album. Try lovemaking during such songs instead and you may finally unlock their staying power.


Not liking something is fine.  Isn't that what the rating thing is all about.  But there's actually some deep poetic songwriting from Jason Lytle and Grandaddy.  Yes it's rather melancholy, and yes it's slow and low in its sound, but give another listen and perhaps find something you didn't expect in this music.
How does this crap ever make it to a recording?  Simply awful.  Reedy voice, depressing melody, ponderous and whiney.  {#Frustrated}  I gave it a 1, and that's too high.
Truly Horrible.
this is NOT great! Its the lame kids of today. And they're from the land of milk, honey  and  insects where you can sleep in parks at night. get it?! A friend described these places as places of vermin: some  with six legs some with two. Seee: it takes little energy and verve and guts and schmaltz to survive in lands of milk and sunny. sad ain't it? Or is it.?

try some truth! but you are probably a kid too. So not now. Maybe in forty fifty years.. . .

Again: maybe the beef and good ice cream is depressing me. (The local sunflower food store had  a killer weekend sale and i bought it or rather the state bought it.)  .  

2.1 is my rate

 
Yah, this is great.  And the synth chord changes hark back to Kansas... actually several have that sort of slow "exposition from one theme to another" quality.  It was so immediate an impression that I kept expecting Steve Walsh to start singing.
Me likey.
I, too, have liked Grandaddy for several years now thanks to RP. My fave is Crystal Lake which, while it's in my own rotation on my DAP, I haven't on RP for many a moon now.

Too disharmonic at times for my taste. Listenable, but too uninteresting at best for any real staying power. generally just kind of ho hum{#Cry}


Sounds like Pink Floyd jamming on Imagine with some throw-away vocals thrown in for good measure.
thought westerberg was involved in grandaddy?
Holy Alan Parsons Batman!
Reminds me of The Beatles, with some hints of Pink Floyd
More_Cowbell wrote:
Just like Al Gore.
No. These guys are way better. They're from Modesto for crying out loud!
Any chance of some Sparklehorse?
xc_para_puravida wrote:
Boring.
Just like Al Gore.
Boring.
Kind of sounds like the theme for the movie Scarface.
forgot all about grandaddy! thanks for playing this to remind me.
Sounds like the Flaming Lips meets John Lennon. Still pretty cool though.
they are just so good...
Thats so many good songs in a row now - we need something to hate soon?
Sounds like eels singing on top of Hoverphonic music. With John L on the piano, as others have mentioned.
govna wrote:
very floydian chord changes for a minute in there. not bad.
i am hearin APP
very floydian chord changes for a minute in there. not bad.
Bad_Art wrote:
She dumped your ass - probably for being whiney. Get over it!!
...and apparently he was a liar and cheat! I'm jus sayin'.
possibly the worst song i have ever heard on RP. truly execrable. and to top it all off they actually named their album 'sumday'. you must be kidding me.... they receive a 2 for being indistinguishable from an act in a junior high school talent show, and this as i am feeling generous and lighthearted.
She dumped your ass - probably for being whiney. Get over it!!
A couple of things I want to say about this track: the dude who said it was like 'imageine' -ok. The piano chords are a bit like the first three in that track, but that's about it. This band is great. They're certainly not 'bubblegum' -a lot of it's innovative, challenging and inaccessible. Kind of like how The Eels were a band loved by geeks and Primus a band loved by musos, so this band is loved by muso geeks. Heartbreaking.
hideousness! make it stop.
It takes great songwriting courage to discuss your failings. It is not easy. Unless you're so depressed that you always feel this way. But if one is always depressed, then songwriting, working a band, and producing music must be even more of an uphill challenge. Artists make it look easy to the rest of us. We are deceived and criticize.
another whiny "misunderstood" dude. what a bore.
I like Grandaddy for years now. I heared that they broke up? That's bad news if it is true... I'm suprised that they are not famous here!?
A Masterpiece.
The song was good, but not from their best album...
how cool that that have John Lennon on keyboards!!
Wow, that was good. Never heard these guys. Thanks Bill.
bajafisher wrote:
In a dream You were sitting there waiting by the door for me And I got the opportunity To experience the experience once again How it could have maybe been But in real life You're in another world You're with another guy Who doesn't have to cheat And never has to lie And all that stuff I didn't get Comes so easy to him He doesn't even have to try But do you ever ask yourself How it could have maybe been I haven't been that bad But I haven't been that good Overmisunderstood Oh I wish I really could Enjoy the warming sun Enjoy a warm someone And end the need to hide Away alone inside No I haven't been that bad But I haven't been that good Overmisunderstood Oh I wish I really could Enjoy the warming sun Enjoy a warm someone And end the need to hide Away alone inside In a dream You were sitting there waiting by the door for me
Thanks for posting these. Impressive lyrics. Who are these guys?
Jeez . . . I still can't believe how good The Sophtware Slump is. Never liked anything else by them nearly as much. "Good Luck!"
rascal420 wrote:
This sounds like something that would be featured on "The O.C."
Oh god noooo!!!!! I rather have it on "CSI" or "Cold Case" (GREAT use of music on the late) (Ok, I don't find anything interesting on The O.C.)
Unique sound. Well done chaps!
I was guessing this was either The Flaming Lips or My Morning Jacket.
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Very cool indeed. Yep its a mix of floyed and many outhers but its a good mix :) I like this stuff... Going to look out for thgis album
beautiful song, great album...
John, Floyd, Lips - yeah it's all there. it's nice to hear what the kids weaned on this stuff are coming up with. kind of like enjoying grandchildren, in the musical sense.
I was convinced this was Mercury Rev before I checked
Sounds like something from off-Broadway
A bit Mercury Rev?
I have to agree with most everyone here - I definitely picked up on a John Influence, and to a certain extent also the Flaming Lips, at least in regards to the vocal styling. What has me puzzled though is why the song is only a 6.9? I think it's pretty snazzy.
Hub wrote:
for those wondering who this band reminds them of, it's so clear to me. even my high schooler heard "Imagine"-John Lennon in it
See, now I would have thought this was Flaming Lips. Hmmmm.... and I love John Lennon, just never crossed my mind on this one though.
This sounds like something that would be featured on "The O.C."
Definitely a Pink Floyd influence in there.
ANNE_MARIE wrote:
they don't really remind of of any other group...a very good thing imho. i agree...nice sound!
Musically they remind me of Coldplay, obviously with a different singer, which is another "scratch your head", trying to determine who the singer reminds me of.
Good song from a great album by an excellent band. These guys' melodies haunt me in my waking hours.
for those wondering who this band reminds them of, it's so clear to me. even my high schooler heard "Imagine"-John Lennon in it
really fitting for those of us who are not having a happy valentines day
and from Built To Spill to Pavement ;)
Nice, and may I suggest a crushing segue to Built to Spill :)
love this! Makes up for the ELP played before (well, almost)
more g-daddy please
Excellent stuff! They have a unique sound as a band. Very rare these days. Wonder what they're like live - anyone seen them?
In a dream You were sitting there waiting by the door for me And I got the opportunity To experience the experience once again How it could have maybe been But in real life You're in another world You're with another guy Who doesn't have to cheat And never has to lie And all that stuff I didn't get Comes so easy to him He doesn't even have to try But do you ever ask yourself How it could have maybe been I haven't been that bad But I haven't been that good Overmisunderstood Oh I wish I really could Enjoy the warming sun Enjoy a warm someone And end the need to hide Away alone inside No I haven't been that bad But I haven't been that good Overmisunderstood Oh I wish I really could Enjoy the warming sun Enjoy a warm someone And end the need to hide Away alone inside In a dream You were sitting there waiting by the door for me
RobGraham wrote:
I love the sound. Trying to think of who they remind me off. A little really early Pink Floyd...maybe some ELO. Hard to peg
Maybe some old slow Beach Boys?
I love the sound. Trying to think of who they remind me off. A little really early Pink Floyd...maybe some ELO. Hard to peg