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Sinead Lohan — No Mermaid
Album: no mermaid
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Released: 1998
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We went down to the edge of the water
You were afraid to go in
You said there might be sharks out there in the ocean
And I said I'm only going for a swim

I was swimming around in a circle
I wasn't always in view
You said we might get into red flag danger
And I am alone when I'm not with you

But I am no mermaid
I am no mermaid
And I am no fisherman's slave
I am no mermaid
I am no mermaid
I keep my head above the waves

We were swinging from the centre of the ceiling
You were afraid to give in
I said I know I'll always live for this feeling
And you closed your eyes, you said never again

I was dancing in the middle of the desert
You said we'll burn under the hot sun
I said I'd rather be the colour of pleasure
Than watch like you from under the thumb

But I am no mermaid
I am no mermaid
And I am no fisherman's slave
I am no mermaid
I am no mermaid
I keep my head above the waves

We went down to the edge of the water
You were afraid to go in
You said there might be sharks out there in the ocean
And I said I'm only going for a swim

And I was living around in a circle
I wasn't always in view
You said we might get into red flag danger
And I am alone when I'm not with you

But I am no mermaid
I am no mermaid
And I am no fisherman's slave
I am no mermaid
I am no mermaid
I keep my head above the waves

And I am no mermaid
I am no mermaid
And I am no fisherman's slave
I am no mermaid
I am no mermaid
I keep my head above the waves
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Great News!
11/11/23 - This album is finally available on Spotify!
This album has been hard to find anywhere since the demise of CDs in the early 2000s. 
Trust me when i tell you that the whole album is worth at least one listen-through. Great voice. Well produced. Lots of great songs on there. 
Posted 5 months ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
Hearing Donovan
Posted 1 year ago by whiskofclarity    [ Reply ]
Wish we had a repeat, or loop, button.
Love this...
Posted 1 year ago by RazzCat    [ Reply ]
Something about this brings Richard Thompson to mind.
Posted 2 years ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
I was lucky to see her in Dublin in 1995 in Whelans's. I was a lone traveller, divorced 32, loved her and the gig, got her autograph to my travel diary, bought the debut album (previous to this), which belonged to my favorites ever since. A nice pick from the memory lane.
Posted 2 years ago by spij    [ Reply ]
great lyrics too
most excellent for me
Posted 2 years ago by luisaa72    [ Reply ]
I like her style.
Posted 2 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
Great Sender with wounderfuel Songs,,thank you for years from Motion :-) Best Greets from Austria :-)
Posted 3 years ago by silberschmucky    [ Reply ]
Oh please, please Sinead, give us another album!!
Posted 3 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
I love this song. It's been awhile. It always gives me so much hope.
I needed to hear this right now, and didn't even know it.
Thanks, once again, Bill and Rebecca!
Posted 3 years ago by Middleton    [ Reply ]
This is a terrific album!
Posted 3 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
I so, so, so wish she would release a second album.
Posted 4 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:


Unfortunately, this amazing album is not available on spotify or amazon Music. The CD is even hard to track down. It's truly an exceptional album if you can find it. Well worth the hunt.
 
Then I am blessed to own a copy.
Posted 4 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
The music is definitely quite likable, the comments are also at least that, if not more,
Posted 4 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
 jmkate wrote:
I'm going to have to look for this one....
 

Unfortunately, this amazing album is not available on spotify or amazon Music. The CD is even hard to track down. It's truly an exceptional album if you can find it. Well worth the hunt.
Posted 4 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 mojoman wrote:
okelle wrote:
I have a thing for waltzes.
Except this is in 6/8 time, not 3/4 as a waltz would be.
 
It's a waltz for horses
Posted 5 years ago by haresfur    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:

Then sit down. 
 
PFFFFF spilled me coffee (kovfefe)
Posted 5 years ago by TerrorGovernor    [ Reply ]
Beachcombing, Mermaid.. do I hear a theme?
Posted 5 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:
i can't stand this song.

 
Then sit down. 
Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Why can't every song be  hit?
Posted 7 years ago by tiare    [ Reply ]
I'm going to have to look for this one....
Posted 7 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
How many songs are on a full album? Maybe, there is something that rarely makes it to the airwaves—not the stuff that repeated 20 times a day? We could stop, listen, and say: Who is that? Nice. (Not just this number. Sorry, I try not to complain.)
Posted 7 years ago by hbm    [ Reply ]
{#Sleep}
Posted 7 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
Finally tracked down a used copy of this CD. Good all the way through.
Posted 7 years ago by cbrandtbuffalo    [ Reply ]
Sounds good to these ears.  Like to hear more from her.  Thanks RP.
Posted 8 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
i can't stand this song.
Posted 8 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Brilliant
Posted 8 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
thought it was Vienna Teng for a moment...
Posted 8 years ago by ceicilbee    [ Reply ]
Sinead was a big discovery for me.
The whole album is superb! 
Posted 9 years ago by metod    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:


...no, i don't accept that - anyone's voice can be beautifully expressive...i'd dearly love to hear sinéad again; i hope she doesn't let a change in character stop her...

 

Love it.
Posted 9 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
 spigolli wrote:

One of the great mysteries of music is how we can hear things so differently - while this is a pretty song I find it totally devoid of "soul".

 
Agreed. I find her singing voice without personality, intonation or charisma. 6
Posted 11 years ago by pianocomposer    [ Reply ]
 PureGirl wrote:
She sings so soulful, writes beutiful music, is so pretty, is Irish from County Cork, what's not to like?
 
One of the great mysteries of music is how we can hear things so differently - while this is a pretty song I find it totally devoid of "soul".

Posted 12 years ago by spigolli    [ Reply ]

Cool. this is pretty good, really.

8


Posted 13 years ago by le_colonel    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 06:59 Alas, a friend of mine who's a sound engineer worked with her this past summer - he says that years of cigarettes and such have ruined her voice in the same manner as tobacco has ruined Joni Mitchell's voice.
 

...no, i don't accept that - anyone's voice can be beautifully expressive...i'd dearly love to hear sinéad again; i hope she doesn't let a change in character stop her...
Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 saltsoft wrote:
Is she ever going to do another album? Anyone know anything about her career?
 
nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 06:59 Alas, a friend of mine who's a sound engineer worked with her this past summer - he says that years of cigarettes and such have ruined her voice in the same manner as tobacco has ruined Joni Mitchell's voice.

 




Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
manatee
Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Sinead come back and sing some more!
Posted 14 years ago by Slick    [ Reply ]
Babe Lends Eel, No?

(image deleted - it generated scary google warnings)

Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Ditto
 
 

Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny} yesssss.

Posted 14 years ago by rosedraws    [ Reply ]
I want to like it, I really do, but it's just bland.  5.
Posted 14 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Hey! Don't look at me! I ain't no mermaid, neither!
Posted 14 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
 nate917 wrote:

Looks more like Brad Pitt with braids.
  

 Hee hee.  I see Nicole Kidman, too.  The name is a crazy hybrid, though.  Imagine the trainwreck if Sinead O'Connor and Lindsay Lohan had a kid.....
Posted 14 years ago by Tagish_girl    [ Reply ]
My boat has not been floated.
Posted 15 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]

Lovely song.


Posted 15 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
She sings so soulful, writes beutiful music, is so pretty, is Irish from County Cork, what's not to like?
Posted 15 years ago by PureGirl    [ Reply ]
...this really resonates...

Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Posted 15 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
...beautiful song...
Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
~Michelle~ wrote:
Nicole Kidman with braids? Anyhoo, delicious voice.
Looks more like Brad Pitt with braids.
Posted 16 years ago by nate917    [ Reply ]
i'm drawing a blank - whose song is she covering?? - thanks!
Posted 16 years ago by tlbritton    [ Reply ]
Smoove_D wrote:
I liked the song after hearing it on RP, so I bought the album. It just plain sucked.
I got the CD also, for this song (which rocks) plus "Out Of The Woods", which was covered by Nickel Creek. Alas, Nickel Creek's version is much better than Sinead Lohan's.
Posted 16 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
Well she sure has mermaid hair.
Posted 16 years ago by dorkmeister    [ Reply ]
She makes me want to be a mer-man!
Posted 17 years ago by Lotus_Miata    [ Reply ]
Whoa I always thought she was a mermaid. Good thing she pointed this out, twelve times.
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
Is she ever going to do another album? Anyone know anything about her career?
Posted 17 years ago by saltsoft    [ Reply ]
I liked the song after hearing it on RP, so I bought the album. It just plain sucked. So over-produced. Most of it sounds like five or six late-90s albums are being played simultaniously.
Posted 17 years ago by Smoove_D    [ Reply ]
I think this is just a case of the right voice, melody, rhythym guitar and so on....it's all put together really well and has a coatal feel...
Posted 17 years ago by jdorn1    [ Reply ]
Nicole Kidman with braids? Anyhoo, delicious voice.
Posted 17 years ago by ~Michelle~    [ Reply ]
tblock wrote:
OK, the Tori song was bad enough, but this sounds like a bad impression. Please stop.
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl.
Posted 17 years ago by mrrmt    [ Reply ]
I can't believe I missed it! love this song.
Posted 17 years ago by mrrmt    [ Reply ]
I am completely baffled by this high rating.
Posted 17 years ago by h2o    [ Reply ]
OK, the Tori song was bad enough, but this sounds like a bad impression. Please stop.
Posted 17 years ago by tblock    [ Reply ]
rgrace wrote:
Serious suckage.
Would be seriously good as an "accoustic" song. I hear the drums still, but add two accoustic guitars.
Posted 17 years ago by NiceGuy2005    [ Reply ]
not bad but, maybe I'm wrong maybe not, reminds me so much at Elizabeth Frazer (cocteau twins)...
Posted 17 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
cptbuz wrote:
Maybe I just need another cup of coffee, but doesn't she look like the love child of Jennifer Aniston and Rob Pilatus.
bullseye.
Posted 17 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
Maybe I just need another cup of coffee, but doesn't she look like the love child of Jennifer Aniston and Rob Pilatus.
Posted 17 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
okelle wrote:
I have a thing for waltzes.
Except this is in 6/8 time, not 3/4 as a waltz would be.
Posted 17 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Good song and a good album.
Posted 17 years ago by El_Monty    [ Reply ]
rgrace wrote:
Serious suckage.
yeah, but she's cute tho
Posted 17 years ago by ndfan75    [ Reply ]
woah I used to have this song somewhere 5 or 6 years ago...
Posted 17 years ago by luminousjune    [ Reply ]
I wanna be a mermaid too!!
Posted 17 years ago by estaB    [ Reply ]
Somebody said... "There is a lot of grace and power in that voice" Aye.
Posted 17 years ago by birdland    [ Reply ]
I have a thing for waltzes.
Posted 17 years ago by okelle    [ Reply ]
Serious suckage.
Posted 17 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
I am no mermaid. Really. Nope.
Posted 17 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
I bought this CD as an impulse buy in the late 90's. It sounded better in the headphones at the store than it did at home. *shrugs*
Posted 17 years ago by aquadonia    [ Reply ]
Not bad at all. Surprisingly good, in fact. I had thought she was just a girl. Maybe I was confusing her with some teen idol in the U.S. or something. (Whatever. What do I know.)
Posted 18 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
Is that her real name or is it a play on Sinead O'Connor and Lindsay Lohan? Which reminds me: Did you know that the character name Gomer Pyle is from a stage worker named Gomer and Denver Pyle? Do people name their children Gomer anymore? But I digress. Anyway, yes, I liked the song OK.
Posted 18 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
May need to pick this up, after hearing it many times and always liking....hmmm...
Posted 18 years ago by freeone1    [ Reply ]
One of only a handful of women's voices that I like. She doesn't overdo it. Great stuff.
Posted 18 years ago by rosedraws    [ Reply ]
It's great to hear Radio Paradise again after a relatively short abscence (a week.) And a great song to hear when I came back...
Posted 18 years ago by plutodazed    [ Reply ]
I want a mermaid!!
Posted 18 years ago by DJac    [ Reply ]
I wish she would tour and/or put out some new music!! I love her voice.
Posted 18 years ago by bbryant321    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by sbosque    [ Reply ]
Very nice indeed, how about following it up with some Tom McRae - Mermaid blues? ^_^
Posted 18 years ago by supremo    [ Reply ]
Very nice...I heard this song here first a few months ago, but one afternoon while dining in the local KFC I heard this come on, followed by Frank Sinatra. Not bad for small town southern GA. I thought the only eclectic radio I could get was here on RP, but KFC has it, too.
Posted 18 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
She's Irish (obviously). A few years ago a bunch of musicians got together and put some of WB Yeats' poems to music - CD is called 'Now and in Time to Be' A very mixed result - not really worth buying even if you're into Yeats, but she did a version of an eight-line poem called 'The Fish' and it's among the most beautiful 3 minutes ever put to music ... very simple ... one of those songs where you're listening till the very last moment as the music fades slowly away The Fish Although you hide in the ebb and flow Of the pale tide when the moon has set, The people of coming days will know About the casting out of my net, And how you have leaped times out of mind Over the little silver cords, And think that you were hard and unkind, And blame you with many bitter words. Have been meaning to get one of her CD for ages now; thanks for the tip.
Posted 18 years ago by tony99    [ Reply ]
beelzebubba wrote:
Ok, question. If I like this song, is it worth it to buy the CD, or would I feel ripped off?
From my previous post: I bought this CD used. After a few listens, I decided that she was a "one hit wonder" and sold it back. Now that I am hearing her again (years later), I'm sorry I sold the CD.
Posted 18 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Heard this played on WMMM in Madison back when it came out. Got the cd in a used store a short while later, have loved it since. Agreed, there are stronger songs on the album, but this one isn't bad. Thanks for playing this. Haven't had this disc on in a while.
Posted 18 years ago by erik_1099    [ Reply ]
How about something else from this album, like maybe Whatever It Takes?
Posted 19 years ago by saltsoft    [ Reply ]
beelzebubba wrote:
Ok, question. If I like this song, is it worth it to buy the CD, or would I feel ripped off?
This is one of the few albums I own that I find I keep going back to. This song is actually one of my least favorites on the CD - well worth the purchase.
Posted 19 years ago by saltsoft    [ Reply ]
Having recently joined RP, this is the first song thats compelled me to add a comment. As soon as I heard it begin, a huge smile came to me. Its just lovely. I know it from the soundtrack to the movie "Message in a Bottle" which has some really good songs on.
Posted 19 years ago by BoynHill    [ Reply ]
Ok, question. If I like this song, is it worth it to buy the CD, or would I feel ripped off?
Posted 19 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
In this set, this song is the first step up out of the Depressionville mode we have been in. Thank goodness. This makes me feel like getting up and acccomplishing something instead of hanging myself with the nearest sturdy belt from my clothes closet. This also gets us away from what some people consider mellow jazz. Please let's cheer it up some!
Posted 19 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
"There's no there there."
Posted 19 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Sorry, guys...I like it! I could see how it could pale after some repetition, though.
Posted 19 years ago by radiomao    [ Reply ]
newwavegurly wrote:
Sorry folks, every time I hear this one, it gets that much more annoying. Just dropped from a 4 to a 3.
I know!!!, I am just terrify reading all the eloquent comments...Are they listening to a different song??
Posted 19 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
I bought this CD used. After a few listens, I decided that she was a "one hit wonder" and sold it back. Now that I am hearing her again (years later), I'm sorry I sold the CD.
Posted 19 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
blech
Posted 19 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
KALINEVE wrote:
I like Joan Baez' version alot - heard her do it in concert. Haunting but with her singular maturity....
I actually enjoy Joan Baez's version much better than this one....
Posted 19 years ago by streetsintherain    [ Reply ]
Dirktooth wrote:
Definitely no mermaid....pure Selkie! There is a lot of grace and power in that voice.
Great comment! I just re-grooved on the Secret of Roan Inish - what a great movie. regarding this song - man, I am so in the minority here - I find the lyrics cloying, the music awkward, and the vocal grating. I'm going to go stand in the Philistine's corner so you folks can enjoy it in peace.
Posted 19 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Heathen wrote:
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE play more Sinead Lohan. She is an amazing artist... Diving to be deeper is a great song.
Someone upload "Diving to Be Deeper" off this CD please.
Posted 19 years ago by KALINEVE    [ Reply ]
She's so amazing.... what a great song....
Posted 20 years ago by Heathen    [ Reply ]
mrselfdestruct wrote:
At low level on my speakers here, I thought this was an Air Supply song. That's a bad sign.
Maybe it's time to get new speakers? Love this tune and the eerie quality of her voice. Qute mesmerizing
Posted 20 years ago by YecatsRoo    [ Reply ]
maybe it's just me, but the lyrics to this song always strike me as b*tchy.
Posted 20 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
I don't know what ya'll are talking about. I also am "no mermaid" and I really identify with this song. In fact, I never realized what a mermaid I was not until a carefully observance of the lyrical nuance of this composition. Thanks to Radioparadise and this magical creative talent, I already feel less fishy. Thanks!
Posted 20 years ago by stickytylertoo    [ Reply ]
Definitely no mermaid....pure Selkie! There is a lot of grace and power in that voice.
Posted 20 years ago by Dirktooth    [ Reply ]
At low level on my speakers here, I thought this was an Air Supply song. That's a bad sign.
Posted 20 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
Sorry folks, every time I hear this one, it gets that much more annoying. Just dropped from a 4 to a 3.
Posted 20 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
lindydallas wrote:
Wow--I'd never heard the original before, but only Joan Baez's cover... great song.
I like Joan Baez' version alot - heard her do it in concert. Haunting but with her singular maturity....
Posted 20 years ago by KALINEVE    [ Reply ]
i.....love.....this .......song! wonder what ever happened to her??
Posted 20 years ago by kelli    [ Reply ]
Did Sinead O\'Connor change her last name?
Posted 20 years ago by mafe    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song!
Posted 20 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by jpalembas: first heard this song on KMTT, progressive rock station in seattle and ran out to buy the album. rest of the album not quite as good, unfortunately... but this song is lovely!
Nice to see another KMTT listener out there. Of course, I have no need for that station since I've found RP (OK, it gets play time when I'm in the car). :p
Posted 21 years ago by billybab    [ Reply ]
Wow... who is this! This is absolutely fantastic!
Posted 21 years ago by Blackjack    [ Reply ]
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE play more Sinead Lohan. She is an amazing artist... Diving to be deeper is a great song.
Posted 21 years ago by Heathen    [ Reply ]
fisherking likes....
Posted 21 years ago by fisherking    [ Reply ]
I thought that some of you guys might be interested to know that both of Sinead Lohan's albums can be downloaded with an E-music subscription. $15.98 a month and you can download (and burn) as much as you want. The catalog is amazing. It's mostly Indie stuff, but Universal is beginning to post back catalog as well. https://www.emusic.com
Posted 21 years ago by llazare    [ Reply ]
first heard this song on KMTT, progressive rock station in seattle and ran out to buy the album. rest of the album not quite as good, unfortunately... but this song is lovely!
Posted 21 years ago by jpalembas    [ Reply ]