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James — Sound
Album: Seven
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6.7

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Released: 1992
Length: 6:37
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Ape your father's sins, your mother's mood swings
To perfection
Fall into a spin, shed another skin
Strip away all your protection

Laugh at the wonder of it all
Laugh so loud you break the fall
And you see the gathering clouds
Cry at the sadness of the world
Cry so long you break its cold
And you hear the gathering sounds

Do everything you fear
In this there's power
Fear is not to be afraid of

Laugh at the wonder of it all
Laugh so loud you break your fall
And you hear the gathering sounds

Come, dip on in
Leave your bones, leave your skin
Leave your past, leave your craft
Leave your suffering heart
Comments (63)add comment
chorus reminds me of the numa numa song... ...which is not a good thing.
Posted 16 years ago by palphd    [ Reply ]
wave your hands and sway like a tree in a gale
Posted 16 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
My dog is glaring at me.
ROTHFLMAO
Posted 16 years ago by ajlept    [ Reply ]
jpfueler wrote:
I can't decide if I like this or not. Odd
I gave it a "7"
Posted 16 years ago by hewijew    [ Reply ]
tim booth knows how to use his voice.
Posted 16 years ago by mefrombrazil    [ Reply ]
I can't decide if I like this or not. Odd
Posted 17 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Holy crap!
Posted 17 years ago by darkhorse53    [ Reply ]
Excuse me........Excuse me. This just plain old sucks.
Posted 17 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
Mugro wrote:
There are some great songs on this album. This is not one of them.
Yes it is.
Posted 17 years ago by kalpol    [ Reply ]
I think what Bill was going for with James was "howling" considering the previous set: 9:08 pm - Grateful Dead - Dire Wolf 9:04 pm - Los Lobos - Will the Wolf Survive 9:01 pm - Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London How about an owl set Bill? Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones Who - The Who Bad - U2 Black Horse and a Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall Listen and you will hear...
Posted 17 years ago by js5280    [ Reply ]
i always thought the criticism of a song as being pretentious was itself pretentious, coming from an audio radience member after all... until i heard this! or is there a joke i have missed, hopefully?
Posted 17 years ago by C57BL6    [ Reply ]
Yuk. Someone make him stop.
Posted 17 years ago by MartiniSlacker    [ Reply ]
jstevep00 wrote:
Meh...I feel like Rod Stewart could break in at anytime with "Forever Young"...James just does absolutely nothing for me.
Actually I feel that way about Rod Stewart!
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Sounds like ABBA singing U2.
Posted 17 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
There are some great songs on this album. This is not one of them.
Posted 17 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
My dog is glaring at me.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
Medic! Somebody check his pulse. Daniel_Pittenger wrote:
Not feeling it
Posted 17 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
MrSpaz wrote:
BA BA LOOOOOO!
I was reading through the comments before that bit started and couldn't imagine what the h3ll everyone was going on about. Sounds like the result of a transmogrifier accident involving U2 and Ricky Ricardo. And yet ... I sorta like it.
Posted 17 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Not feeling it
Posted 17 years ago by Daniel_Pittenger    [ Reply ]
Well done James!
Posted 17 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Love this band.
Posted 17 years ago by allisonscola    [ Reply ]
Been a loooooong time.. great band!
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
Turn it up, up, UP!
Posted 18 years ago by djinnthespazz    [ Reply ]
Nope.
Posted 18 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
Never heard of this guy before. Could've stayed that way as far as I'm concerned. And what a choice of cover art!
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
just boring
Posted 18 years ago by johncaronte    [ Reply ]
Still a great song/album, all these years later.
Posted 18 years ago by camworld    [ Reply ]
I think I still have the CD I bought when this one was first released.. time to take it back out and reabsorb the beauty.
Posted 18 years ago by Gryn    [ Reply ]
Waits until it's over, sound turned off. Thank Goddess, it's over now. Wheww!
Posted 18 years ago by Govi    [ Reply ]
Yes, they lost me with the babalou stuff. Then, the mixture of noises got on my nerves.
Posted 18 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
yeah, the babaloo thing always threw me off, but other than that, i like this song and i love this band. their song writing is captivating. it always gets me.
Posted 18 years ago by mrrmt    [ Reply ]
I'm so glad to come here and see that I'm not alone in the Babaloo thing. What the heck is he really saying?
Posted 18 years ago by revsully    [ Reply ]
Way too much noise in this song! I'm getting dizzy from all the sounds and jodelling and wooooos....
Posted 18 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
Funny. I listened to this album for the first time in a long time last night and forgot how great it is -- especially this song.
Posted 18 years ago by anruler    [ Reply ]
I haven't heard this top-notch groove for a looong time. Great to hear it on RP.
Posted 18 years ago by plutodazed    [ Reply ]
This tune is right up there with Say Something and Laid. Excellent!
Posted 19 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
"Loooosseeee, you got some 'splainin' to do."
Posted 19 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Nuance wrote:
damn I'm way to slow babalooooooo
I heard it too... BA BA LOOOOOO! Do we have some 'splaining to do now?
Posted 19 years ago by MrSpaz    [ Reply ]
tg3k wrote:
I'm glad I'm not the only one here who was picturing Ricky Ricardo playing a conga drum and singing ba ba looooooooo. Nice enough song, though.
You are not alone....
Posted 19 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Excellent song, excellent group.
Totally! James have produced some outstanding material in their lifetime and provided me with a lot of good memories. :D
Posted 19 years ago by pyxxel    [ Reply ]
Stop yodeling or join Jewel for a norwegian duet.
Posted 19 years ago by psycholynx    [ Reply ]
tg3k wrote:
I'm glad I'm not the only one here who was picturing Ricky Ricardo playing a conga drum and singing ba ba looooooooo. Nice enough song, though.
damn I'm way to slow babalooooooo
Posted 19 years ago by Nuance    [ Reply ]
I'd rather hear the (Rick) James pictured on this page here...
Posted 19 years ago by ksb    [ Reply ]
this band was sooo great! thanks for playing...but the cd-cover is wrong:-)
Posted 19 years ago by elduderino    [ Reply ]
Excellent song, excellent group.
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
Please tell me he's not saying, "BA BA LOOOOO!" Good tune otherwise.
I'm glad I'm not the only one here who was picturing Ricky Ricardo playing a conga drum and singing ba ba looooooooo. Nice enough song, though.
Posted 19 years ago by tg3k    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
Please tell me he's not saying, "BA BA LOOOOO!"
He may be. . .!
Posted 19 years ago by kimmer    [ Reply ]
Meh...I feel like Rod Stewart could break in at anytime with "Forever Young"...James just does absolutely nothing for me.
Posted 19 years ago by jstevep00    [ Reply ]
Great music but I can't stand the lyrics .
Posted 19 years ago by japanmoran    [ Reply ]
Please tell me he's not saying, "BA BA LOOOOO!" Good tune otherwise.
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
I can't live....with or without you.....
Posted 19 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Darkmatter wrote:
Thank you RP for adding my upload. This song means so much to me, on a very personal and spiritual level. When life seemed too much for me to take, this song offered relief and helped me through even though the times seemed dark and without hope. Do everything you fear In this there's power Fear is not to be afraid of Laugh at the wonder of it all Laugh so loud you break your fall And you hear the gathering sounds
Thanks to you Darkmatter !!!
Posted 19 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Thank you RP for adding my upload. This song means so much to me, on a very personal and spiritual level. When life seemed too much for me to take, this song offered relief and helped me through even though the times seemed dark and without hope. Do everything you fear In this there's power Fear is not to be afraid of Laugh at the wonder of it all Laugh so loud you break your fall And you hear the gathering sounds
Posted 19 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
Man, I loved James in the 90s. What a great song. Funny thing is that I thought it was Blue Man Group at first too. Ha!
Posted 20 years ago by TheAax    [ Reply ]
I LOVE THIS SONG !!!! Come, dip on in Leave your bones, leave your skin Leave your past, leave your craft Leave your suffering heart...
Posted 20 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
For the first few measures, I thought this was Blue Man Group!
Posted 20 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
mig7 wrote:
I wish someone would upload some more tracks off from Whiplash--great CD!
I will, as soon as I get it back from someone I lent it to! And "Lost a Friend" is already uploaded...it just hasn't played yet.
Posted 20 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
I wish someone would upload some more tracks off from Whiplash--great CD!
Posted 20 years ago by mig7    [ Reply ]
shutter wrote:
Check the Apple iTunes store. It looks like the album was released in 1992. The most recent album listed is "Getting Away With It...Live."
oh yeah, and this is a great live album from their last UK tour... :(
Posted 20 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
mig7 wrote:
Not their best song, but I cannot dis James.
Totally agree. James has been around all this time (since "Laid") but just not getting the attention they deserve here in the US. Also, with their last album ("Pleased to Meet You," IMHO one of their best...) they finally broke up. :(
Posted 20 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
kaleb wrote:
When did this come out? Seems to have no links to an album called Seven and I liked Laid so much... are they still making albums? Clueless
Check the Apple iTunes store. It looks like the album was released in 1992. The most recent album listed is "Getting Away With It...Live."
Posted 20 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
When did this come out? Seems to have no links to an album called Seven and I liked Laid so much... are they still making albums? Clueless
Posted 20 years ago by kaleb    [ Reply ]
Not their best song, but I cannot dis James.
Posted 20 years ago by mig7    [ Reply ]