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Air — Left Bank
Album: Pocket Symphony
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Released: 2006
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Left Bank

Left bank, I'm waiting for someone
Someone to be my friend
Outside, traffic's running slowly
I hear it from my window

Without you, I'm getting lost
Without you, there's no release
I can't hold the sun
I can't hold the sun

It's raining, love is not around me
How can it get so cold?
Homesick, this is how I feel now
This is how you left me

Without you, I'm getting lost
Without you, there's no release
I can't hold the sun
I can't hold the sun

Without you, I'm getting lost
Without you, there's no release
I can't hold the sun
I can't hold the sun
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Hauntingly beautiful
Posted 7 months ago by jmjohall    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

I get Air and Zero 7 mixed up all the time.

Probably because they're both FANTASTIC.


Or as I refer to them (plus Jose Gonzales): THE HOLY TRINITY.
Posted 11 months ago by captbradders    [ Reply ]
Nothing hits quite like these guys. They were definitely on my personal rotation around the turn of the millennium. So good.
Posted 1 year ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
Not to be confused with The Left Banke
Posted 1 year ago by saamusic    [ Reply ]
8
Posted 2 years ago by patsachajuno    [ Reply ]
The vocals sound like Sean Lennon.
Posted 4 years ago by Bat    [ Reply ]
 JimboLD wrote:
Air is a Radio Paradise staple. One of the many bands that this station has exposed me to. Thanks for the hard work Bill & Rebecca! Air members
 
yes, thanks. super hard to play music, superstars!
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
Whining tunes........ not whining for Truth in life, but for a certain face.
Posted 4 years ago by (former member)    [ Reply ]
Air is a Radio Paradise staple. One of the many bands that this station has exposed me to. Thanks for the hard work Bill & Rebecca! Air members
Posted 6 years ago by JimboLD    [ Reply ]
 Bobert_ParkCity wrote:

I'm hearing Zero 7 and Jose Gonzales

Stones, though I can't quite place the song - oh it's Heaven from Tattoo You
 
I get Air and Zero 7 mixed up all the time.

Probably because they're both FANTASTIC.
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
I'm hearing reverberations of Mumford & Sons.
{#Propeller}

 
Way too funny!    
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 twoplain2sea wrote:
It's challenging that's why I I love it , Otherwise, without tightrope walking how'd  end up into challenging a wolf  ? 
And I always keep diamond in my mind.Bang bang my baby shoot me in broken English, then there were sirens and karma police, I left bank.So what's the right amount? It's not how I do you whynderer?  Wanderluster was born when I opened my mouth.Face praise for hiding.
              
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of course,
but I'd colour down the tightrope walking
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
It's challenging that's why I I love it , Otherwise, without tightrope walking how'd  end up into challenging a wolf  ? 
And I always keep diamond in my mind.Bang bang my baby shoot me in broken English, then there were sirens and karma police, I left bank.So what's the right amount? It's not how I do you whynderer?  Wanderluster was born when I opened my mouth.Face praise for hiding.
              
.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
I really like this; I need to remember this track by Air. 
Posted 8 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
Ah, la Rive Gauche. Patron: un Pernod et un pacquet de Gauloises, s'il vous plait. Je voudrais discuter de Sartre, Althusser, de Beauvoir, Camus et les autres Français célèbres, avec mes amies intellectuelles. {#Cool}
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Thought this was going to be Nick Drake's Things Behind The Sun... might make a good couple Bill. :)  Oh, and maybe Alexi M's Breathe - I can hear them all together. Just a thought... :)
Posted 10 years ago by k1j2cat    [ Reply ]
Why did I think this was the Stones at the start?

edit;  oops, my colleague from Utah picked this out a little while ago.

see below ... 
Posted 10 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 debobasu wrote:

Mumford and Sons can't hold a candle up to Air in terms of sheer creativity and diversity, musicianship, awesomeness, un-lameness, etc. Did I mention, Mumford and Sons suck?

 
I was making a joke (albeit, a bad one). Note the "spinning propeller" icon - an attempt to indicate facetious irony.  For a while any song that had an acoustic guitar and a banjo or fiddle was deemed to "sound like Mumford & Sons" in these threads - I was just working that up.
 {#Propeller}
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
This is so surreal ...  :)
Posted 10 years ago by Amyjacksoncc    [ Reply ]
this song based on a real story: "This is a song I wrote in a hotel room after a lovely weekend with a girl. And then Monday morning she left without saying a word and I wrote it on my guitar, very simple. Crazy French girls!"
Posted 11 years ago by illecoc    [ Reply ]
 horstman wrote:


These guys "Air" are fresh and essential to life. Sadly, Mumford & Sons, are delegated to the same realm as Fleet Foxes. Very ho hum.

Love Air!
I need it to survive!   

True comment!
Posted 11 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
I'm hearing reverberations of Mumford & Sons.
{#Propeller}

 

These guys "Air" are fresh and essential to life. Sadly, Mumford & Sons, are delegated to the same realm as Fleet Foxes. Very ho hum.

Love Air!


I need it to survive!   
Posted 11 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
I'm hearing reverberations of Mumford & Sons.
{#Propeller}

 

{#Lol} If you hear the mumfords in this song, then all hope is lost.........{#Eyes}
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
I'm hearing reverberations of Mumford & Sons.
{#Propeller}
 
Can't be; I'm not nauseated.  edit a few months later: Dammit, Hud!  He was fishing, threw out bait, and you bit hard. 
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing reverberations of Mumford & Sons.
{#Propeller}
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Much better tonight as I ease my way towards sleep than whenever I first heard it
Posted 11 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Ray LaMontagne to this.... now that was a segue.  I coudn't hear it and I was listening for it.
Posted 12 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
 angrypanda wrote:
The opening chords remind me of Wilco's "Muzzle of Bees." So much so, in fact, that I did a double-take on the track title.
 
Wow, spot on. I immediately thought the same thing, especially the opening guitar.
Posted 12 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Is this the same Left Bank from the hit 'Walk away Rene' ?
else
 name rip off 
Posted 12 years ago by max_p    [ Reply ]
 brookap wrote:
Hearing echos of Elliott Smith.
 
I'm hearing Zero 7 and Jose Gonzales

Stones, though I can't quite place the song - oh it's Heaven from Tattoo You

Posted 12 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
Nice music!
Posted 12 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 brookap wrote:
Hearing echos of Elliott Smith.
 
I'm hearing Zero 7 and Jose Gonzales


Posted 12 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
 brookap wrote:
Hearing echos of Elliott Smith.
 

absolutely!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
"Without you, there's no release."

Duh! That's what the internet's for. ;-)
Posted 13 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
 brookap wrote:
Hearing echos of Elliott Smith.
 
With just one song between this and a John Lennon song I initially thought it sounded like his son Sean.

Posted 13 years ago by Bat    [ Reply ]
Hearing echos of Elliott Smith.
Posted 13 years ago by brookap    [ Reply ]
I like good old Anglo American hard rock and when I hear stuff like this on Radioparadise I go.....wow, this is really cool. {#Yes}
Posted 13 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear on this Saturday morning, thankful to be posting from the left bank of the Caloosahatchee.

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
 Mack wrote:
I wish I could leave my bank. 
 
Ditto.
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 cdt105 wrote:

Sounds like "How can it get so cold" ?
 
That's what it is. :)
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
reminds me how be patient with our weather here
nice tempo {#Meditate}
Posted 14 years ago by Glencoe_JC    [ Reply ]
WOW I always thought this was supergrass................


Posted 14 years ago by floydoftherocks    [ Reply ]
RP... Thx
Posted 14 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
 Mack wrote:
I wish I could leave my bank. 
 
Now this being a song by Air, my guess is that they mean La Rive Gauche.

Posted 15 years ago by sub-arctic    [ Reply ]
infinitely better than cherry blossom girl...

Posted 15 years ago by df1489    [ Reply ]
 cdt105 wrote:
Sounds like "How can it get so cold" ?
 
Well done, that makes sense. {#Notworthy}

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Left bank, I'm waiting for someone
Someone to be my friend
Outside, traffic's running slowly
I hear it from my window

Without you, I'm getting lost
Without you, there's no release
I can't hold the sun
I can't hold the sun

It's raining, love is not around me
How can it get soak?
Homesick, this is how I feel now
This is how you left me

Without you, I'm getting lost
Without you, there's no release
I can't hold the sun
I can't hold the sun

Without you, I'm getting lost
Without you, there's no release
I can't hold the sun
I can't hold the sun

{#Cry} I didn't realize that this was such a sad song until I checked out the lyrics.

edit - How can it get soak? Huh....lost in translation?
 
Sounds like "How can it get so cold" ?

Posted 15 years ago by cdt105    [ Reply ]
This is cool air, man
Posted 15 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
Left bank, I'm waiting for someone
Someone to be my friend
Outside, traffic's running slowly
I hear it from my window

Without you, I'm getting lost
Without you, there's no release
I can't hold the sun
I can't hold the sun

It's raining, love is not around me
How can it get soak?
Homesick, this is how I feel now
This is how you left me

Without you, I'm getting lost
Without you, there's no release
I can't hold the sun
I can't hold the sun

Without you, I'm getting lost
Without you, there's no release
I can't hold the sun
I can't hold the sun

{#Cry} I didn't realize that this was such a sad song until I checked out the lyrics.

edit - How can it get soak? Huh....lost in translation?
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Nena - 99 Luftballons >> Air - Left Bank

I thought that was outrageous! Worked on so many levels. I really do love this station.

Oh the song is good too :)


Posted 15 years ago by Elliot    [ Reply ]
I wish I could leave my bank. 
Posted 15 years ago by Mack    [ Reply ]
up to 8
Posted 15 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
These guys remind me of Zero 7 and Jose Gonzalez with their wispy, quiet vocals. I like this.
Posted 15 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
 megisi wrote:
When did they drop "Supply" from their name?
 
When they needed more Air... gasp!!! {#Bounce}
Posted 15 years ago by gobits    [ Reply ]
When did they drop "Supply" from their name?
Posted 15 years ago by megisi    [ Reply ]
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Posted 15 years ago by NeilBlanchard    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

Yes.  Oops. {#Redface}{#Roflol}
 
No worries {#Wave}
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:
alux wrote:    That comment sure fell flat.


 rdo wrote:


We already have plenty of grammar police, do we really need humor police?
 
 
That was another joke! Flat tire....get it! Phew,... I'm winded now.
 
Yes.  Oops. {#Redface}{#Roflol}


Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Nice vibe from this band...might be my next purchase !
Posted 15 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
alux wrote:    That comment sure fell flat.


 rdo wrote:


We already have plenty of grammar police, do we really need humor police?
 
 
That was another joke! Flat tire....get it! Phew,... I'm winded now.


Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 baltimorelovejoy wrote:
"I'm going to be in Philly next weekend for the Air concert."

"Oh, so you're comin' up for air?"

I crack me up.
 
This is great lame humor. I LOVE these types of groan inducing punch lines. ^_^
Posted 15 years ago by chirpie    [ Reply ]
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
The guy on the left seems to be enjoying himself a bit too much.
 
And the guy on the right is channeling Mick Jagger.
Posted 15 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
Sure you can recognize the style of AIR any time with any of their songs...Which in this case is nothing bad! I really enjoy it! ...especially the gentle sound of the guitar...
Posted 16 years ago by enigma7    [ Reply ]
I like this tonight on this stormy summer evening...makes me wanna hear some Pinback next, or...
Posted 16 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
"I'm going to be in Philly next weekend for the Air concert."

"Oh, so you're comin' up for air?"

I crack me up.
Posted 16 years ago by baltimorelovejoy    [ Reply ]
easy 7
Posted 16 years ago by oscar_driver    [ Reply ]
alux wrote:
That comment sure fell flat.
It's the pressure of trying to be funny.
Posted 16 years ago by rluking    [ Reply ]
Some people say not to worry about the air
Posted 16 years ago by Phlegmaticman    [ Reply ]
That comment sure fell flat. Papernapkin wrote:
Of air you tire?
Posted 16 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
Air is human
Posted 16 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I like it: 7
Posted 16 years ago by colleen    [ Reply ]
themotion wrote:
heh ... orchestrating a pocket symphony
As Confucius say, "He who stands with hands in pocket feels cocky all day."
Posted 16 years ago by Ballzak    [ Reply ]
Papernapkin wrote:
Of air you tire?
I fear to tread where this comment thread is rolling to. (Just another day on "Radial" Paradise, I guess.)
Posted 16 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
to air is human
Posted 16 years ago by felix_the_man    [ Reply ]
Of air you tire?
Posted 16 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
themotion wrote:
heh ... orchestrating a pocket symphony
Perhaps inflated?
Posted 16 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
al9009 wrote:
Did you know that they don't put air in the tyres of aircraft...they use Nitrogen instead - cos it is inert.
Where the heck is ert?
Posted 16 years ago by Chi_Guy    [ Reply ]
michaelgmitchell wrote:
The guy on the left seems to be enjoying himself a bit too much.
heh ... orchestrating a pocket symphony
Posted 16 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
My girlfriend is big fan. Music is alternatively relaxing and stirring and great for when we are just cleaning up around the apartment. They should however have more guest vocalists who often enhance their tunes.
Posted 16 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
brett_k wrote:
They used an air song in that movie virgin suicides by whazzername coppola, it was playground love (still my favorite air song)
I believe it was the whole soundtrack......and I love it.
Posted 16 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
mojoman wrote:
... and that 97.8926% of all statistics are made up on the spot?
Oh, now I get it!
Posted 16 years ago by MonkeyPod    [ Reply ]
The guy on the left seems to be enjoying himself a bit too much.
Posted 16 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
mojoman wrote:
... and that 97.8926% of all statistics are made up on the spot?
I agree with you 99%.
Posted 16 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
angrypanda wrote:
The opening chords remind me of Wilco's "Muzzle of Bees." So much so, in fact, that I did a double-take on the track title.
Definitely Wilcoish. I here Elliot Smith too.
Posted 16 years ago by majdim7th    [ Reply ]
MonkeyPod wrote:
Did you know that air makes up 92.5% of the Earth's atmosphere?
... and that 97.8926% of all statistics are made up on the spot?
Posted 16 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
The opening chords remind me of Wilco's "Muzzle of Bees." So much so, in fact, that I did a double-take on the track title.
Posted 16 years ago by angrypanda    [ Reply ]
LOVE LOVE Love LovE
Posted 16 years ago by tiare    [ Reply ]
They used an air song in that movie virgin suicides by whazzername coppola, it was playground love (still my favorite air song)
Posted 16 years ago by brett_k    [ Reply ]
al9009 wrote:
Did you know that they don't put air in the tyres of aircraft...they use Nitrogen instead - cos it is inert.
He he he ...tyres... Over here in Freedomland we spell it tires. Go Freedom!
Posted 16 years ago by Zeito    [ Reply ]
I can't help it--they just sound out of tune.
Posted 16 years ago by FlamingLotus    [ Reply ]
alanthecowboy wrote:
And approximately 0.00867% of the songs I've heard on RP. Yes, I figured it out.
Would you explain it to me? I don't get it.
Posted 17 years ago by MonkeyPod    [ Reply ]
MonkeyPod wrote:
Did you know that air makes up 92.5% of the Earth's atmosphere?
And approximately 0.00867% of the songs I've heard on RP. Yes, I figured it out.
Posted 17 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
MonkeyPod wrote:
Did you know that air makes up 92.5% of the Earth's atmosphere?
Did you know that they don't put air in the tyres of aircraft...they use Nitrogen instead - cos it is inert.
Posted 17 years ago by al9009    [ Reply ]
Did you know that air makes up 92.5% of the Earth's atmosphere?
Posted 17 years ago by MonkeyPod    [ Reply ]
Ah! Some nice fresh Air!
Posted 17 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Alpine wrote:
I bought this. Has'nt arrived yet. Cover looks like two ghosts, one of them playing pocket pool.
LOL. Thx for a long and loud laughter in the office.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
I bought this. Has'nt arrived yet. Cover looks like two ghosts, one of them playing pocket pool.
Posted 17 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
I'm not turned off by it, but it strikes me as a similar reaction I have to movies that have more special/computer effects than plot. It's kind of a "hey, we can make these really cool computer effects, let's make a movie" (300), or in this case an album cover. Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
Am I the only one who is "turned off" by this self absorbed cover art? I _really_ like this tune
Posted 17 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
Am I the only one who is "turned off" by this self absorbed cover art? I _really_ like this tune
I'm not really turned off by it although somewhere it reminds me a little of one of those michael jackson statues. Can't remember when, but at some point in time MJ was going over the world donating statues of himself to some mcDonalds restaurants I believe (no, not ronald mcDonald ;)) As far as self absorbed goes that's got to rank up there with the likes of kim yong il and other assorted "glorious Leaders".
Posted 17 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
I also agree.
Then we're all agreed?
Posted 17 years ago by Lonestar    [ Reply ]
Eh. Not so much.
Posted 17 years ago by coffee-eyes    [ Reply ]
Ugh. ABBA on quaaludes
Posted 17 years ago by ranwulf    [ Reply ]
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
Am I the only one who is "turned off" by this self absorbed cover art? Guck. How about not taking a picture of yourselves, and take a picture of what you see? Wanks.
I got no beef with it...looks like the fella on the left's conducting a pocket symphony with his hand, too. Pretty good tune...I've caught most of this album's tracks on a late-night radio show and haven't been disappointed yet. Probably time to buy.
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
Am I the only one who is "turned off" by this self absorbed cover art? Guck. How about not taking a picture of yourselves, and take a picture of what you see? Wanks. I _really_ like this tune
Meh, I think the cover art is pretty cool. It is a nice use of Photoshop filters.
Posted 17 years ago by aliasnwonderland    [ Reply ]
Am I the only one who is "turned off" by this self absorbed cover art? I _really_ like this tune
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Am I the only one who hears the similarities between the opening of this, and Jose Gonzales' Heartbeats cover?
Posted 17 years ago by plaid    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
They should be left in a bank vault with no air.
Wow.... who's Jerry lewis man?
Posted 17 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
Does anyone else hear a whole lot of Behind Blue Eyes?
Posted 17 years ago by Smoove_D    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
Guess I'm first. Still trying to decide if this is worth buying.
I bought it. Ehh.
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Lock 'em in a bank vault with no air.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
davin wrote:
I agree
I also agree.
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Inamorato wrote:
The album hasn't been getting great reviews, but I like it. It has a seamless construction that is transporting.
Ditto. Every time a track from it comes on it cuts right through.
Posted 17 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
Inamorato wrote:
The album hasn't been getting great reviews, but I like it. It has a seamless construction that is transporting.
I agree
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
We found this album took a couple listens to grown on us. There's no "Cherry Blossom Girl" or super-catchy songs, but it's consistent and nice background music.
Posted 17 years ago by pattiecovert    [ Reply ]
Kind of cool cover art....
Posted 17 years ago by strick    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
Guess I'm first. Still trying to decide if this is worth buying.
The album hasn't been getting great reviews, but I like it. It has a seamless construction that is transporting.
Posted 17 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
bob_hund wrote:
I must say I'm a bit disappointed on their new album. This one is ok, but some are just too boring. Where are the melodies?
More cowbell!
Posted 17 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
bob_hund wrote:
I must say I'm a bit disappointed on their new album. This one is ok, but some are just too boring. Where are the melodies?
It's been 9 years since their last awesome album. This sounds just a tab (more like a ton) of one Mr. Sufjan Stevens
Posted 17 years ago by dogdokken    [ Reply ]
I must say I'm a bit disappointed on their new album. This one is ok, but some are just too boring. Where are the melodies?
Posted 17 years ago by bob_hund    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
Guess I'm first. Still trying to decide if this is worth buying.
Apparently it is more similar to Moon Safari again... didn't hear the song though...
Posted 17 years ago by lunar1963    [ Reply ]