Tanya Donelly — Whiskey Tango
Album: Whiskey Tango GhostsAvg rating:
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You accuse me of fancy talk
When i'm just trying to find my words
You've got a funny way of saying my name
Like i just ripped it off
These whiskey tango ghosts
Won't leave us alone
But you are too polite to complain
Of the art of speaking plain
I haven't gathered a thing
While I know we're dug in deep here
Why can't we live high with the wind
You're just a freckle away from changing everything
I'll make this easy
By calling on my gypsy pedigree
These whiskey tango ghosts
Won't leave us alone
Of the art of speaking plain
I haven't gathered a thing
While i know we're dug in deep here
Why can't we live high with the wind
Can't we live
Of the art of making waves
I had my lesson in spades
And these ghosts they make it plain
They're never going away
And my ghost she makes it plain
I haven't gathered a thing
Though I know we're dug in deep here
Why can't we live high with the wind
Can't we live
When i'm just trying to find my words
You've got a funny way of saying my name
Like i just ripped it off
These whiskey tango ghosts
Won't leave us alone
But you are too polite to complain
Of the art of speaking plain
I haven't gathered a thing
While I know we're dug in deep here
Why can't we live high with the wind
You're just a freckle away from changing everything
I'll make this easy
By calling on my gypsy pedigree
These whiskey tango ghosts
Won't leave us alone
Of the art of speaking plain
I haven't gathered a thing
While i know we're dug in deep here
Why can't we live high with the wind
Can't we live
Of the art of making waves
I had my lesson in spades
And these ghosts they make it plain
They're never going away
And my ghost she makes it plain
I haven't gathered a thing
Though I know we're dug in deep here
Why can't we live high with the wind
Can't we live
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Pretty abrasive vocal delivery in this one. Not loving it.
GREAT VOICE!!! I never heard of her before. Thank You RP!
katherinenz wrote:
I'm glad people are calling out BS on this post, us child-like speakers have enough crap to put up with when everyone that calls your house asks you if your mum is home. I'm not a victim of child sexual abuse, I just sound like I'm f*ing 12.Enough of that, I love the song and Tanya
I'm glad people are calling out BS on this post, us child-like speakers have enough crap to put up with when everyone that calls your house asks you if your mum is home. I'm not a victim of child sexual abuse, I just sound like I'm f*ing 12.Enough of that, I love the song and Tanya
HazzeSwede wrote:
Yes! LOL Me too, I have that same experience! Personally I am not so fond of these ever same whispering girlie voices. Get a bit uneasy feeling from that, that fake sweetness... I mean: Get real, you're a woman, not a girl! (Saying that as a woman to a woman) And if you still sound like a 12 year old, maybe it's time to start reconsidering it why you still do that. And no, that is not your voice. It's what you've made of it.
I am thinking that I am hearing the same girlie all the time on RP but when checking there's always a new name ! 
Yes! LOL Me too, I have that same experience! Personally I am not so fond of these ever same whispering girlie voices. Get a bit uneasy feeling from that, that fake sweetness... I mean: Get real, you're a woman, not a girl! (Saying that as a woman to a woman) And if you still sound like a 12 year old, maybe it's time to start reconsidering it why you still do that. And no, that is not your voice. It's what you've made of it.
rKokon wrote:
If you heard it on a 'late night radio show' it's got to be true. I'm sure their research methods were painstaking.
betterdaze wrote:
I like the sound of her voice. Too rich to be annoying.
It's not rich, it's poor. Very poor. Mostly whispering and sounds like a child of 6 trying to sound still younger and more vulnerable than that. I wish to affiliate myself with the men who do not like this kind of thing. On a late-night radio show, I learned that women with childlike speaking voices are usually if not always victims of C.S.A., and I do not mean the Confederate States of America either. That is sad, but it makes my flesh creep all the more, knowing that, when I hear this kind of female singer. In a book recently, I read that female voices that are lower are heard better by people with hearing impairments. Will come back and edit this to add the title if I locate the book. Teenage girls with low voices, check out this URL: https://www.shakespearemag.com/winter02/higgins.asp If you heard it on a 'late night radio show' it's got to be true. I'm sure their research methods were painstaking.
Kilroy wrote:
Ahhh....and I was wondering where the Foxtrot was at in this track.
Whiskey Tango is code for White Trash... I use it in case any MAGA supporters are eavesdropping.
Ahhh....and I was wondering where the Foxtrot was at in this track.
Whiskey Tango is code for White Trash... I use it in case any MAGA supporters are eavesdropping.
Go Doula, girl.
Anything related to Kristin Hersh deserves at least a 7.
Looking at all of her work, I think she's a real rock 'n roll woman. The lyrics here are fairly insightful, and no, her voice isn't that breathy.
no.
Look, she is very pretty and all that. Yeah, yeah. Nice voice too. Except — the little girl voice has run its course with me. I'm not kidding, it gets old, Bill, very old to hear the breathy phrasings of women trying to be demure, when they'd basically love to scratch the eyes out of that dude. Ya know? Just sayin...' 
Snoopy2 wrote:
She is very pretty
Nice song
She is very pretty
Nice song
rKokon wrote:
I'm glad people are calling out BS on this post, us child-like speakers have enough crap to put up with when everyone that calls your house asks you if your mum is home. I'm not a victim of child sexual abuse, I just sound like I'm f*ing 12.
It's not rich, it's poor. Very poor. Mostly whispering and sounds like a child of 6 trying to sound still younger and more vulnerable than that. I wish to affiliate myself with the men who do not like this kind of thing. On a late-night radio show, I learned that women with childlike speaking voices are usually if not always victims of C.S.A., and I do not mean the Confederate States of America either. That is sad, but it makes my flesh creep all the more, knowing that, when I hear this kind of female singer. In a book recently, I read that female voices that are lower are heard better by people with hearing impairments. Will come back and edit this to add the title if I locate the book. Teenage girls with low voices, check out this URL: https://www.shakespearemag.com/winter02/higgins.asp
I'm glad people are calling out BS on this post, us child-like speakers have enough crap to put up with when everyone that calls your house asks you if your mum is home. I'm not a victim of child sexual abuse, I just sound like I'm f*ing 12.
Enough of that, I love the song and Tanya
Tanya Donelly by Jared Leeds
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredleeds/
ARLINGTON, MA - 1001: Former Belly lead singer and guitarist Tanya Donelly in her home in Arlington, MA. Donelly, also formerly of the bands The Breeders and the Throwing Muses and now a mother of two, is studying to be a post-pardem doula.
(Photo © Jared Leeds 2010, All Rights Reserved.)
ziggytrix wrote:
Lima Oscar Lima!
Sierra Hotel
Lima Oscar Lima!
Sierra Hotel
randomprime wrote:
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Lima Oscar Lima!
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Lima Oscar Lima!
Sloggydog wrote:
thatswhatimtalkinbout
Here was me thinking how much i liked this and then i see who it is and i'm not really surprised. I'm a fan of belly and throwing muses and didn't know Tanya Donelly had a solo album or i'd already of listened to it. Bonus there's lots of albums and they're on spotify...thats todays listening sorted then.
thatswhatimtalkinbout
Here was me thinking how much i liked this and then i see who it is and i'm not really surprised. I'm a fan of belly and throwing muses and didn't know Tanya Donelly had a solo album or i'd already of listened to it. Bonus there's lots of albums and they're on spotify...thats todays listening sorted then.
coolpeople_rule wrote:
Yep, and men should be big and stupid!
Nice and simple, just the way women should be. J/K
Yep, and men should be big and stupid!
I am thinking that I am hearing the same girlie all the time on RP but when checking there's always a new name !
coolpeople_rule wrote:
There ain't no such thing.
Nice and simple, just the way women should be. J/K
There ain't no such thing.
coolpeople_rule wrote:
Nice and simple, just the way women should be. J/K
So sayeth the 107 year-old genderless person. The song, so-so. The latter I disagree. Simple is OK and so is intellectual, complex and complicated!
randomprime wrote:
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
spunkyboy62 wrote:
I may have to report you to the WWCSVADL (Women With Childlike Speaking Voices Anti-Defamation League).
That is funny....
WonderLizard wrote:
Whiskey Tango: coded response to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Whiskey Tango: coded response to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. 
what's that?
it's a 10.
Nice and simple, just the way women should be. J/K
rKokon wrote:
It's not rich, it's poor. Very poor. Mostly whispering and sounds like a child of 6 trying to sound still younger and more vulnerable than that. I wish to affiliate myself with the men who do not like this kind of thing.
On a late-night radio show, I learned that women with childlike speaking voices are usually if not always victims of C.S.A., and I do not mean the Confederate States of America either. That is sad, but it makes my flesh creep all the more, knowing that, when I hear this kind of female singer.
In a book recently, I read that female voices that are lower are heard better by people with hearing impairments. Will come back and edit this to add the title if I locate the book.
Teenage girls with low voices, check out this URL: https://www.shakespearemag.com/winter02/higgins.asp
rKoKon is a mOrOn
Reading throught the past comments....
Jeezus! I thought Rush Limbaugh was the only reason people tuned to AM radio! It's a whole new enemy, the reactionists!
rKokon wrote:
It's not rich, it's poor. Very poor. Mostly whispering and sounds like a child of 6 trying to sound still younger and more vulnerable than that. I wish to affiliate myself with the men who do not like this kind of thing.
On a late-night radio show, I learned that women with childlike speaking voices are usually if not always victims of C.S.A., and I do not mean the Confederate States of America either. That is sad, but it makes my flesh creep all the more, knowing that, when I hear this kind of female singer.
In a book recently, I read that female voices that are lower are heard better by people with hearing impairments. Will come back and edit this to add the title if I locate the book.
Teenage girls with low voices, check out this URL: https://www.shakespearemag.com/winter02/higgins.asp
Somebody has way to much time on their hands.
rKokon wrote:
...
On a late-night radio show, I learned that women with childlike speaking voices are usually if not always victims of C.S.A., and I do not mean the Confederate States of America either. That is sad, but it makes my flesh creep all the more, knowing that, when I hear this kind of female singer.
Hate to sound rude but f it, I will. What an absolute load of crap!
ranwulf wrote:
WTF is C.S.A.?
I think rKokon means Child Sexual Abuse. I also think rKokon is reading way too much into this. Stay away from yak-yak shows and pop-psycologists, pal!
rKokon wrote:
It's not rich, it's poor. Very poor. Mostly whispering and sounds like a child of 6 trying to sound still younger and more vulnerable than that. I wish to affiliate myself with the men who do not like this kind of thing.
On a late-night radio show, I learned that women with childlike speaking voices are usually if not always victims of C.S.A., and I do not mean the Confederate States of America either. That is sad, but it makes my flesh creep all the more, knowing that, when I hear this kind of female singer.
In a book recently, I read that female voices that are lower are heard better by people with hearing impairments. Will come back and edit this to add the title if I locate the book.
Teenage girls with low voices, check out this URL: https://www.shakespearemag.com/winter02/higgins.asp
I may have to report you to the WWCSVADL (Women With Childlike Speaking Voices Anti-Defamation League).
I just f'n love her.
Simple.
rKokon wrote:
It's not rich, it's poor. Very poor. Mostly whispering and sounds like a child of 6 trying to sound still younger and more vulnerable than that. I wish to affiliate myself with the men who do not like this kind of thing.
On a late-night radio show, I learned that women with childlike speaking voices are usually if not always victims of C.S.A., and I do not mean the Confederate States of America either. That is sad, but it makes my flesh creep all the more, knowing that, when I hear this kind of female singer.
In a book recently, I read that female voices that are lower are heard better by people with hearing impairments. Will come back and edit this to add the title if I locate the book.
Teenage girls with low voices, check out this URL: https://www.shakespearemag.com/winter02/higgins.asp
WTF is C.S.A.?
betterdaze wrote:
I like the sound of her voice. Too rich to be annoying.
It's not rich, it's poor. Very poor. Mostly whispering and sounds like a child of 6 trying to sound still younger and more vulnerable than that. I wish to affiliate myself with the men who do not like this kind of thing.
On a late-night radio show, I learned that women with childlike speaking voices are usually if not always victims of C.S.A., and I do not mean the Confederate States of America either. That is sad, but it makes my flesh creep all the more, knowing that, when I hear this kind of female singer.
In a book recently, I read that female voices that are lower are heard better by people with hearing impairments. Will come back and edit this to add the title if I locate the book.
Teenage girls with low voices, check out this URL: https://www.shakespearemag.com/winter02/higgins.asp
What is that thing on the cover?
diane wrote:
Hmmm... What is she - 12? 13?
Another voice that's just too precious that men seem to get all wet over.
I'm sorry, I can't hear you with all the water dripping in my ears.
... Foxtrot?
i just found that ms. donelly lives in the next town over from me.
meloman wrote:
Who's Beyonce?
Touche! viva la viva. Am listening to Taj Mahal (truly the better of the best) and confirm we don't dig beyond beyonce, very much, so don't bother oz with your lame stuff.
I like how the 7 votes outnumber all next closest competitor by more than double.
Maybe that means this song is a 7.
I loved Belly's music. This is disappointing compared to that.
fretman wrote:
What a lame comment. It barely rates rebuttal. Some men actually like voices that can sing in tune. You know, like Marianne Faithfull or Beyonce.
Who's Beyonce?
fretman wrote:
What a lame comment. It barely rates rebuttal. Some men actually like voices that can sing in tune. You know, like Marianne Faithfull or Beyonce.
You were doing brilliantly until you mentioned the talentless Beyonce!
Squirrel wrote:
. . . Foxtrot.
hahahahahaha! I was waiting for someone to say that!!!
What a lame comment. It barely rates rebuttal. Some men actually like voices that can sing in tune. You know, like Marianne Faithfull or Beyonce.
diane wrote:
Hmmm... What is she - 12? 13?
Another voice that's just too precious that men seem to get all wet over.
Simply Beautiful Tanya 
I've been listening to her for 15 - 16 years.
From the Throwing Muses to Belly to her own solo music, Tanya Donelly is talented beyond belief.
All I can say is, you *go* girls!
4:29 pm - Tanya Donelly - Whiskey Tango
4:27 pm - Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On
4:23 pm - Snow Patrol w/ Martha Wainright - Set The Fire To The Third Bar
4:19 pm - Joan Osborne - Brokedown Palace
I like the sound of her voice. Too rich to be annoying.
daveesh wrote:
i like her voice...
What voice ?
diane wrote:
Hmmm... What is she - 12? 13?
Another voice that's just too precious that men seem to get all wet over.
Not often you see a sexist comment from a woman, but here's one.
She's got to be about 40 because she's been releasing great music since the mid-80s. Where have you been?
diane wrote:
Hmmm... What is she - 12? 13?
Another voice that's just too precious that men seem to get all wet over.
have you seen what she looks like? i don't think it's her voice!
is it me or does her voice sound a lot like Lisa Loeb?
Hmmm... What is she - 12? 13?
Another voice that's just too precious that men seem to get all wet over.
glad to see the founder of Belly still going strong. pretty song.
i like her voice...
Bless you RP! I adore Tanya...and this song. 
Tanya be good!
Very nice tune.
I thought I liked Tanya pretty well, but following Niko Case?...
paul anka is going to be in reno on Dec 30
So far, I like it. (I'm turning it up now). It has a crisp production. Not quite over-done. Her voice is really angelic.
disclaimer: This is purely the opinion of the one who happens to be right.
whiskey tango is a common adjective here in the south used to describe White Trash. see also Papa Whiskey Tango/ Poor White Trash.
flandersdog wrote:
my friends and I use the term whiskey tango quite frequently when talking smack about people...who knew it was the title of such a pretty song, as well as an insult (or in some cases, an accurate statement)?
Is that as in "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?"
my friends and I use the term whiskey tango quite frequently when talking smack about people...who knew it was the title of such a pretty song, as well as an insult (or in some cases, an accurate statement)?
New record on RP. Fresh sound. I like this.