Playlist Laurie Anderson

laurie anderson - baby doll

I don't know about your brain but mine is really bossy
I come home from a day on the golf course and I find all these messages scribbled on wrinkled up scraps of paper
And they say thing like: Why don't you get a real job?
Or: You and what army?
Or: Get a horse.
And then I hear this voice comin from the back of my head
Uh huh (Whoa-ho) Yep!
It's my brain again
And when my brain talks to me,
He says: Take me out to the ballgame
Take me out to the park
Take me to the movies
Cause I love to sit in the dark
Take me to Tahiti
Cause I love to be hot
And take me out on the town tonight
Cause I know the new hot spot.
He says: Babydoll! Ooo oo oo Babydoll Ooo
He says: Babydoll! I love it when you come when I call Babydoll!
You don't have to talk I know it all Babydoll!
Ooo oo oo Babydoll Ooo
Well I'm sitting around trying to write a letter I'm wracking my brains trying to think of another word for horse
I ask my brain for some assistance.
And he says: Huh...Let's see...How about cow? That's close.
He says: Take me out to the ballgame
Take me out to the park
Take me to the movies
Cause I love to sit in the dark
Take me to your leader
And I say: Do you mean George?
And he says: I just want to meet him
And I say: Come on I mean I don't even know George!
And he says: Babydoll! Ooo oo oo Babydoll Ooo
He says: Babydoll! I love it when you come when I call Babydoll!
You don't have to talk I know it all Babydoll!
Ooo oo oo Babydoll Ooo Babydoll! Babydoll! Ooo oo oo Babydoll! Babydoll! Ooo oo oo Babydoll! Babydoll! Ooo oo oo

laurie anderson - beautiful pea green boat

I'm lying in the shade Of my family tree
I'm a branch that broke off What will become of me? Dear Mom, I'm lying here In this queen sized bed. I'm thinking back To all the stories you read to me About those little animals Who went to sea In their beautiful pea green boat. But I can't remember now. What happened then? Dear Mom, how does it end? The owl and the pussycat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat. They took some honey and lots of money Wrapped in a five pound not. The owl looked up to the stars above Ans sang to a small guitar, O lovely pussy! Pussy my love! What a wonderful pussy you are. Let us be married Too long we've tarried But what shall we do for a ring? What shall we do for a ring? Hey! Hey! They sailed away for a year and a day To the land where the bong tree grows And there in a wook a piggy wig stood A ring at the end of his nose A ring at the end of his nose. And hand in hand at the edge of the sand They danced by the light of the By the light of the, by the light of the moon. And ha
nd in hand at the edge of the sand They danced by the light of the By the light of the, by the light of the moon. The moon, the moon. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

laurie anderson - big science

Coo coo it's cold outside.
Coo coo it's cold outside.
Ooo coo coo.
Don't forget your mittens.
Hey Pal!
How do I get to town from here?
And he said "Well just take a right where they're going to build that new shopping mall, go straight past where they're going to put in the freeway, take a left at what's going to be the new sports center, and keep going until you hit the place where they're thinking of building that drive-in bank.
You can't miss it."
And I said "This must be the place."
Ooo coo coo.
Golden cities.
Golden towns.
Golden cities.
Golden towns.
And long cars in long lines and great big signs and they all say "Hallelujah.
Yodellayheehoo.
Every man for himself."
Ooo coo coo.
Golden cities.
Golden towns.
Thanks for the ride.
Big Science.
Hallelujah.
Big Science.
Yodellayheehoo.
You know.
I think we should put some mountains here. Otherwise, what are all the characters going to fall off of?
And what about stairs?
Yodellayheehoo.
Ooo coo coo.
Here's a man who lives a life of danger. Everywhere he goes he
stays - a stranger.
Howdy stranger.
Mind if I smoke?
And he said "Every man, every man for himself. Every man, every man for himself.
All in favor say aye."
Big Science.
Hallelujah.
Big Science.
Yodellayheehoo.
Hey Professor!
Could you turn out the lights?
Let's roll the film.
Big Science.
Hallelujah.
Every man, every man for himself.
Big Science.
Hallelujah.
Yodellayheehoo.

laurie anderson - beautiful red dress

Well I was down at the Zig Zag
That's the Zig Zag Bar & Grill
And everybody was talking at once and it was getting real shrill.
And I've been around the block
But I don't care I'm on a roll -
I'm on a wild ride Cause the moon is full and look out baby -
I'm at high tide.
I've got a beautiful red dress
And you'd look really good standing beside it.. I've got some beautiful new red shoes and they look so fine
I've got a hundred and five fever and it's high tide.
Well just the other day I won the lottery
I mean lots of money I got so excited
I ran into my place and I said: HEY!
Is anybody home?
Nobody answered but
I guess that's not too weird
Since I live alone.
I've got a beautiful red dress
And you'd look really good standing beside it.. Girls?
We can take it
And if we can't we're gonna fake it
We're gonna save ourselves
We're gonna make it
And if we don't we're gonna take it
We're gonna save ourselves
Save ourselves
Well they say women shouldn't be the president Cause we go crazy from time to time
Well push my button, baby
Here I come
Yeah, look out, baby
I'm at high tide
I've got a beatiful red dress and you'd look really good standing beside it..
I've got a little jug of red sangria wine and we could take little sips from time to time
I've got some bright red drop dead lips
I've got a little red card and mechanical hips I've got a hundred and five fever!!!
OK! OK! Hold it!
I just want to say something.
You know, for every dollar a man makes a woman makes 63 cents.
Now, fifty years ago that was 62 cents.
So, with that kind of luck, it'll be the year 3,888 before we make a buck.
But hey, girls?
We can take it
And if we can't we're gonna fake it
We're gonna save ourselves save ourselves
(Yeah tell it to the judge)
We're gonna make it
And if we don't we're gonna take it
We're gonna save ourselves save ourselves
We've got a fever of a hundred and five and look baby
It's high tide.
Well I could just go on and on and on...
But tonight I've got a headache

laurie anderson - born never asked

It was a large room.
Full of people.
All kinds.
And they had all arrived at the same buidling at more or less the same time.
And they were all free.
And they were all asking themselves the same question:
What is behind that curtain?
You were born.
And so you're free.
So happy birthday.

laurie anderson - broken

You say: Where have you been?
I say: Nowhere
You say: There, you're doing it again
You know I can't keep, I can't keep
I can't keep doing this
I wanted our life to be so sweet
To live on harmony
But there are so many things
You just don't want to hear anymore from me
You know I can't keep doing this, I can't keep,
I can't keep doin' this
Where did it go, the heat?
I can't keep doin' this
I wanted to tell you so many things
But I lost my voice somewhere along the way
I think to myself where did it go?
Maybe it lives somewhere
Outside the city and it's waiting for me there
All I have to do is say the word
And it will come back to me, it will come back to me
But I can't even recall
How to ask something as big as that
You say: What are you thinking now?
I say: Nothing
You say: There, you're doing it again
How did you get to be my conscience?
You know I can't keep, I can't keep
I can't keep doing this
Where did it go, the heat?
Silence can be a beautiful thing
But only when it can by broken by a kind word
With a soft word
With a word
Our love unspoken
Our love lies broken

laurie anderson - coolsville

Coolsville
Coolsville
Coolsville
Coolsville
So perfect
So nice
Hey little darlin,
I'm comin your way little darlin'
And I'll be there
Just as soon as I'm all straightened out
Yeah just as soon as I'm perfect.
Some things are just pictures
They're scenes before your eyes
And don't look now I'm right behind you
Coolsville
Coolsville
So perfect
So nice
So nice!
And down by the ocean under the boardwalk
You were so handsome we didn't talk
You're my ideal I'm gonna find you I'm goin' to Coolsville
So perfect
So ideal
This train
This city
This train
Some things are just pictures
They're scenes before your eyes
And don't look now I'm right behind you
Coolsville
She said: Oh Jesus, why are you always in the arms of somebody else?
He said: Oh man!
I don't need anybody's help I'm gonna get there on my own.
This train
This city
This train
This city
This train

laurie anderson - dark angel

A dark angel parachutes down into an abandoned town
He says: Oh, I've been looking for a certain white clown
Doesn't look like you're it
But you're the only one around
So I guess you'll have to do, He says
So anyway...how are you doin'?
I say, Actually, I can't stand all the new machines
It's supposed to be all brand new but it just looks the same"
He says: Oh, it looks like you're bored. So try this he says to me:
Why don't you get yourself an old beret
And why don't you find an old cafe?
And sit at a time and write something new
That's never been heard before
Or write your own manifesto.
That would do
Just make sure you use a pencil
So you can always get it...you know...right
Look at all the things I've bought
I can't believe what they cost
Just a lot of plastic and numbers on my credit card
I'm feeling kind of lost
The world that used to seem so small
I could wrap my arms around it
Now it seems so big.
And he said: Oh
From your pictures I guessed that you were tall
But actually...I gotta go now
It's a small world full of light
It's a small world full of light
But I wouldn't want to have to paint it

laurie anderson - example

laurie anderson - excellent birds

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 now.
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.
They're watching out.
I see pictures of people.
Watching.
Watch out.
They're watching.
I see pictures of people.
Watching out.
Watch out.
Pictures of people.
They're watching out.

laurie anderson - from the air

Good evening.
This is your Captain.
We are about to attempt a crash landing.
Please extinuish all cigarettes.
Place your tray tables in their upright, locked position.
Your Captain says: Put your head on your knees. Your Captain says: Put your head on your hands. Captain says: Put your hands on your head.
Put your hands on your hips.
Heh heh.
This is your Captain-and we are going down.
We are all going down, together.
And I said: Uh oh.
This is gonna be some day.
Standby.
This is the time.
And this is the record of the time.
This is the time.
And this is the record of the time.
Uh-this is your Captain again.
You know, I've got a funny feeling
I've seen this all before.
Why?
Cause I'm a caveman.
Why?
Cause I've got eyes in the back of my head.
Why?
It's the heat.
Standby.
This is the time.
And this is the record of the time.
This is the time.
And this is the record of the time.
Put your hands over your eyes.
Jump out of the plane.
There is no pilot.
You are not alone.
Standby.
This is the time.
And this is the
record of the time.
This is the time.
And this is the record of the time.

laurie anderson - gravity s angel

You can dance. You can make me laugh. You've got x-ray eyes. You know how to sing. You're a diplomat. You've got it all. Everybody loves you. You can charm the birds out of the sky. but I, I've got one thing. You always know just what to say. And when to go. But I've got one thing. You can see in the dark. But I've got one thing: I loved you better. Last night I woke up. Saw this angel. He flew in my window. And he said: Girl, pretty proud of yourself, huh? And I looked around and said: Who me? And he said: The higher you fly, the faster you fall. He said: Send it up. Watch it rise. See it fall. Gravity's rainbow. Send it up. Watch it rise. See it fall. Gravity's angel. Why these mountains? Why this sky? This long road. This ugly train. Well he was an ugly guy. With an ugly face. An also ran in the human race. And even God got sad just looking at him. And at his funeral all his friends stood around looking said. But they were really thinking of all the ham and cheese sandwiches in the next room. And everybody

laurie anderson - hiawatha

By the shores of Gitche Gumee
By the shining Big Sea Water
Downward through the evening twilight
In the days that are forgotten
From the land of sky blue waters
And I said: Hello Operator
Get me Memphis Tennessee
And she said: I know who you're tryin to call darlin'
And he's not home he's been away
But you can hear him on the airwaves
He's howlin' at the moon
Yeah this is your country station
And honey this next one's for you.
And all along the highways and under the big western sky
They're singing
Ooo oooooo
They're singing Wild Blue.
And way out on the prairie and up in the high chaparral
They hear a voice it says: Good evening
This is Captain Midnight speaking
And I've got a song for you
Goes somethin like this: Starlight Starbright We're gonna hang some new stars in the heavens tonight.
They're gonna circle by day
They're gonna fly by night
We're goin sky high.
Yoo Hooooo hooo.
Yeah yoo hooo
Ooo Hooooooooo
So good night ladies
And good night gentlemen
Keep those cards and letters coming
And please don't call again.
Geronimo and little Nancy Marilyn and John F. dancing
Uncle took the message and it's written on the wall.
These are pictures of the houses
Shining in the midnight moonlight
While the King sings Love Me Tender.
And all along the watchtowers aand under the big western sky
They're singing
Yoo Hooooo
They're singing Wild Blue.
And wau wau up there, bursting in air
Red rockets, bright red glare
From the land of sky blue waters
Sent by freedom's sons and daughters.
We're singing
Ooo Hoooooooo
We're singing Wild Blue.
We're singing
Ooo Hoooooooo
Ooo Hooooooooo
And dark behind it rose the forest
Rose the black and gloomy pine trees
Rose the firs with ones upon them
And bright before it beat the water
Beat the clear and sunny water
Beat the shing Big Sea Water

laurie anderson - john lilly

Now in this book there are a lot of stories
about talking animals: talking snakes, and birds, and fish; and about people who try to communicate with them.
John Lilly, the guy who says he can talk to dolphins, said he was in an aquarium and he was talking to a big whale who was swimming around and around in his tank. And the whale kept asking him questions telepathically. And one of the questions the whale kept asking was: do all oceans have walls?

You know, I?ve always thought that one of the most serious defects of the human body was that you couldn?t close your ears. You can?t point them anywhere or close them, they just sort of hang there on the sides of your head. But an acupuncturist explained to me that the pressure points in the ears are very important because the whole body is represented right there in the ear. The ears, he said, are vestigial fetuses, little versions of yourself, one male and one female, and he showed me here?s the lobe, that?s the miniature upside down head, and this curve here is the spine, and right here are the little genitals, and that was when I went back to wearing hats.

laurie anderson - kokoku

I come very briefly to this place.
I watch it move.
I watch it shake.
Kumowaku yamano.
Watashino sakebi.
Watashino koewo.
Ushano kokoku.
Watashiwa sokoni.
Watashiwa asobu.
Mountain with clouds.
A cry.
My voice.
Home of the brave.
I'm here now.
And lost.
They say the dead will rise again.
And here they come now.
Strange animals out of the Ice Age.
And they stare at you.
Dumbfounded.
Like big mistakes.
And we say: Keep cool.
Maybe if we pretend this never happened, they'll all just go away.
Watashiwa sokoni.
Watashiwa asobu.
Mewotoji.
Mewotoji.
Kikunowa kotori.
Watashino sakebi.
Watashino koewo.
I am here in this place.
Losing.
My eyes are closed.
Closed.
Birds are there.
Hearing something.
Shouting.
My voice. (And yet, we could all be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time.)
Kumowaku yamano.
Watashiwa sokoni.
Watashiwa asobu.
Kumiwaku yamano.
Kikunowa kotori.
Watashino sakebi.
Mountains with clouds.
I am there.
Lost.
Mountains with clouds.
Birds are there.
Hearing something.
A shout.
They say the world is smaller now.
Small world.
They say that man is taller now.
Tall man.
They say the stars are closer now.
Thank you, lucky stars.
You come very briefly to this place.
Jikanwa tomaru.
Ushano kokoku.
Time is stopped.
Home of the brave.
And on a very distant star, slimy creatures scan the skies.
They've got plates for hands.
And telescopes for eyes.
And they say: Look down
They say: Watch it move.
Watch it shake.
Watch it turn.
And shake.
Watashiwa sokoni.
Watashiwa asobu.
Kumowaku yamano.
Watashino sakebi.
Watashino koewo.
Mewotoji.
Mewotoji.
I am there.
Lost.
Mountains with clouds.
A cry.
A shout.
My eyes are shut.
Shut.
And we say: Watch us move.
Watch us shake.
We're so pretty.
We're so pretty.
We say: Watch us move now.
Watch us shake.
We're so pretty.
Shake our hands.
Shake our heads.
We shake our feet.
We're so fine.
The way we move.
The way we shake.
We're so nice.

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