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David Byrne and Brian Eno — Life Is Long
Album: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
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5.6

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Total ratings: 93









Released: 2008
Length: 3:37
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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Lyrics:

Everybody says that the living is easy
I can barely see cause my head's in the way
Tigers walk behind me, they are to remind me that
I'm lost, but I'm not afraid

Soul to soul, A kiss and a sigh
Sawed in half, by the passage of time
Halfway home, from a window you see
Chains and bars, but I am still free

People on the outside, I remember sweet times
This old rose, is always in bloom
Everybody's happy, to be a baby daddy
Stone love, with nothing to lose

Life is long, if you give it way
So stay, don't go, cause I'm fading away
Soul to soul, between you and me
Chain me down, but I am still free

Now I can say, those three little words
And every day, I'm dreaming a world
Soul to soul, a kiss and a sigh
Holding back, the waters outside.

Life is long, if you give it away
So stay, don't go, cause I'm fading away
Soul to soul, between you and me
Chain me down, but I am still free
Posted 11 months ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
DAMN this is good!
Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Nice lyrics, but it's just too darn repetitive.
Posted 15 years ago by rtree    [ Reply ]
 Bakaretsu wrote:
Sorry I am tired of DB & THs
 
But not Bill: he loves Byrnin' down the house.

I like DB + BE; however this is not as edgy as they can be—it's too mainstream pop.
Posted 15 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
MUTE!
 
You make a ''mute'' point.

Posted 15 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
well, i gave it a chance. sad to say The Cure sound good following it. Whatever it was. If I'm never to hear it again i won't be upset. I'd give it a two or three. At least it wasn't three minutes of The Killers. I suppose byrne and eno are old and tired but do they need to sound it. I suppose it's a contrivance. For the sake of it. Left me feeling annoyed and agitated. But not in a good way.    

Posted 15 years ago by bmo    [ Reply ]
I hear that.  It's too bad byrned-out is still trying to learn how to sing.

 Pyro wrote:
Love Eno. Byrne, not so much.  This is beneath both of them.
 


Posted 15 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
It is interesting that Eno has not done more vocal work since he swept through the industry back in the seventies.. as though he actually agrees with his critics that his voice is not up to it.. pity. I'd like to hear more of his singing..

just an idle thought on the side..

as for this album, yeah, um.. ok. don't really know where to place it.

Posted 15 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
...followed by all cats are grey, i'm calling this bipolar day on radio paradise...
Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Love Eno. Byrne, not so much.  This is beneath both of them.
Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
I'm not super fond of it, but I definitely like it more than a lot of songs averaging 8-10.
Posted 15 years ago by Rantipole    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
MUTE!
 
MUTE MUTE MUTE-DAVID BYRNE...BORE ME TO DEATH!!

Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
both of them have done sooo much better

Posted 15 years ago by DavidS_UK    [ Reply ]
Life's been good to me so far....
Posted 15 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
MUTE!
 
Indeed.

Posted 15 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
MUTE!
Posted 15 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
good{#Angel}
Posted 16 years ago by spiritual76    [ Reply ]
OF course we must have some David Byrne {#Puke}

it's OK ...

OScar 
Posted 16 years ago by oscar_driver    [ Reply ]
 dmax wrote:
I so much expected the sequel to the iconic "My Life In The Bush of Ghosts."

Instead, this is the sequel to "Wrong Way Up." Not as impressed. 
 
America is STILL waiting.....

Not too impressed either. I do like 'Stange Overtones'. It's a little more 'Eno-ish'. (And it's a free download this week at Amazon MP3!)

Posted 16 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
I'm a Talking Heads/David Byrne fan, but this one isn't doing much for me.

Posted 16 years ago by SchrodingersCat    [ Reply ]
I'm not liking this one so much. I like the other 2 from the album that Bill plays, however.

Posted 16 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
This is quite listenable, but certainly not David Byrne at his best. The bar for him is quite high, I'll put it in his 50th percentile work.
Posted 16 years ago by shmuelman    [ Reply ]
I like this whole album. It's grown on me.

Posted 16 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
 kellis wrote:

I hear ya. This is the only song in the last couple of hours on RP that I just can't listen to. I just can't stand Byrne's voice - no matter how hard I try. Makes me shudder. 
 
I feel the same way. I never liked the Talking Heads and he seems to get worse as his career progresses. I was never a Brian Eno fan either so this album doubly sucks for me. I contributed my 1 in the ratings.

Posted 16 years ago by Marley    [ Reply ]
Oh come on, it's not that bad! I'm just not a Heads/Byrne fan either way. This song doesn't change my opinion.
Posted 16 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Um, yeah .... no.

I love both these guys but this isn't just lesser than the sum of its parts, it's as if the parts cancel each other out.
Posted 16 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
 palad1 wrote:
Must be the Old Peculier talking but I can't help bobbing my head in rythm here... Chalk me up for bad taste but it's a 7 :D
 
I'd need at least 4 pints of OP and probably a malt or two to chase before this song sounded halfway-acceptable. Sober it's a headache. 2 from the Nottingham jury.

Posted 16 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
This album is deplorable.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
Must be the Old Peculier talking but I can't help bobbing my head in rythm here... Chalk me up for bad taste but it's a 7 :D
Posted 16 years ago by palad1    [ Reply ]
 marmoteenha wrote:
my grandmma likes this song!!{#Puke}
 
Your grandma rocks!

Posted 16 years ago by dougment    [ Reply ]
my grandmma likes this song!!{#Puke}
Posted 16 years ago by marmoteenha    [ Reply ]
 splooge wrote:
Good stuff. Ima buy it tomorrow.
Edit: Damn, it's not available for purchase yet. {#Grumpy}

 
Well it is today 'cos earlier I purchased & downloaded the MP3/FLAC bundle of the album from their site.

Posted 16 years ago by vaiodon    [ Reply ]
MJMJ wrote:
Life is long but it's too short to listen to this

I hear ya. This is the only song in the last couple of hours on RP that I just can't listen to. I just can't stand Byrne's voice - no matter how hard I try. Makes me shudder. 
Posted 16 years ago by kellis    [ Reply ]
CAN I HAZ CD COVER?!1!!11
Posted 16 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
 rtrudeau wrote:
That's the funniest ratings distribution I've ever seen on this site - a one and a 10.

DB inspires the passions, yes?
 
I got my 1 in first so it counts more!

Posted 16 years ago by MJMJ    [ Reply ]
That's the funniest ratings distribution I've ever seen on this site - a one and a 10.

DB inspires the passions, yes?
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]

Hurray! 
A brand new David Byrne song for people to poop on!  {#Razz}

Posted 16 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
Good stuff. Ima buy it tomorrow.
Edit: Damn, it's not available for purchase yet. {#Grumpy}

Posted 16 years ago by splooge    [ Reply ]
Life is long but it's too short to listen to this
Posted 16 years ago by MJMJ    [ Reply ]