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Elbow — Red
Album: Asleep in the Back
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Released: 2001
Length: 4:54
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Come as you are, sweetheart, come as you are
You know you've got nothing to prove
I'll put you to bed you can let it all go
You've been playing too rough lately

You burn too bright
You live too fast
This can't go on too long
You're a tragedy starting to happen

Just as you are, perfect, just as you are
I'll give you the time you deserve
Don't make those promises, don't tell me again
That dust is gonna settle your nerves

You burn too bright
You live too fast
This can't go on too long
You're a tragedy starting to happen

You burn too bright
You live too fast
This can't go on too long
You're a tragedy starting to happen

You burn too bright
You live too fast
This can't go on too long
You're a tragedy starting to happen
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 lily34 wrote:


i believe back in the day i got the first elbow song accepted to RP from this album. Any Day Now. still love that. and this track, too.

If that’s how it went down, I have you to thank for my love of this amazing group, 

jeez!! Released 23 years ago?? SERIOUSLY? 
Wow! I’m old as dirt. 
Loves me my Elbow. Thank you, RP (and @lily34!) 
Posted 1 year ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
Sweet stuff.
Posted 1 year ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
 Roguewarer wrote:

Early Elbow is nice to hear! I like much of their newer music, but I got hooked on Elbow specifically because of their early stuff. (Great album, btw)

More early Elbow, please!! 



i believe back in the day i got the first elbow song accepted to RP from this album. Any Day Now. still love that. and this track, too.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Early Elbow is nice to hear! I like much of their newer music, but I got hooked on Elbow specifically because of their early stuff. (Great album, btw)

More early Elbow, please!! 
Posted 1 year ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
 SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
Thankfully, I know my arse from my elbow. This is arse. 

 
Well it takes one to know one.! 
Posted 8 years ago by Redpoint    [ Reply ]
oooooh i haven't heard this in forever. thanks, bill!
Posted 9 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
nice reach into their catalogue.
love this song.


 
Posted 10 years ago by damo    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:
Thankfully, I know my arse from my elbow. This is arse. 

 
Never heard of 'em.
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Elbow just released a new single yesterday called New York Morning - it's beautiful:


 
Posted 10 years ago by malvey254    [ Reply ]
Hadn't heard this one before.  Nice.
Posted 10 years ago by scarletdancer    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:
Thankfully, I know my arse from my elbow. This is arse. 

 
Tee hee hee.
Posted 10 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Thankfully, I know my arse from my elbow. This is arse. 
Posted 11 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
 luckywhitegirl wrote:
The review of their debut album on iTunes praises the "layered vocals". What are layered vocals or is that just music review fluff?
 
When it is NOT just musical review fluff, 'layered vocals' means having many different singing parts at the same time.

The singers could be singing the same lyrics in the same beat (meter), but on different notes, like a barbershop quartet; or they could be singing things that may or may not match lyrically and metrically, like the Dixie Chicks or the Indigo Girls; or it could be some other complex choral music, like Handel's Messiah.

With the invention of mutli-track recording, it is easy to have the same person sing all the parts in a single song; that's also 'layered vocals'.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
The review of their debut album on iTunes praises the "layered vocals". What are layered vocals or is that just music review fluff?
Posted 11 years ago by luckywhitegirl    [ Reply ]
Ok I'm buying the album!
Posted 11 years ago by luckywhitegirl    [ Reply ]

Elbow. 

Recognizable. Often brilliant.


Posted 11 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I am so glad I found Radio Paradise. I can only imagine how much great music like this that I have missed and probably would have never heard. Great Song!
Posted 11 years ago by Minimally    [ Reply ]
This is really great stuff.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Great to hear some of this album now on RP!
Posted 11 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
yeah!! I'm relatively new to elbow and this is the first unknown song I recognized by guys voice - I'm so proud {#Jump}
Posted 11 years ago by Catecaneverall    [ Reply ]
 metod wrote:
Ah...so glad to hear Elbow on RP. I absolutely love their "Seldom seen kid" album. A real masterpiece. And I know there is more which I haven't had a chance to explore yet....
 
Yep, they have loads of good albums. I was so fortunate to see them play live 3 times last year: awesome!
Posted 11 years ago by CaptainPicard    [ Reply ]
Ah...so glad to hear Elbow on RP. I absolutely love their "Seldom seen kid" album. A real masterpiece. And I know there is more which I haven't had a chance to explore yet....
Posted 12 years ago by metod    [ Reply ]
great song BTW
Posted 12 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
first one first one first one first one first one first one first one first one first one
Posted 12 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]