B i o g r a p h y (by Official Site)
Angela swooped into my life in 1997. That's what she does; she swoops into your world, as if from another epoch, all big hats and velvet and a dense Scottish slur. I was transformed, touched; she possessed an inexplicable magnetism, an infinite energy, scattering practical advice, poetry, Dorothy Parker-isms, and foul-mouthed jokes like fairy-dust. The force of her personality alone is enough to make her legendary, but here's the thing: when she sings, only then will she righteously kick your ass. I could cite gushers like this: "The striking vocals of Angela McCluskey will make you remember the first time you heard Miles blow his horn or Billie sing the blues." (Hits Magazine) That's not inaccurate. People bandy phrases like this around, but let it be known that Angela McCluskey is no less than the real deal. Angela hails from Glasgow, Scotland; a lovely, scary town. Scarier still, she wasn't exactly encouraged to become a vocalist. "I used to sing so I could stay up late," says Angela. "I'd do 'Summertime' or something and then (my family would) throw me back in bed. Singing's just not a big deal there, so nobody ever turns 'round and goes, 'You know what? You should sing when you grow up." Nurtured thus, Angela went to London and found work as a publicist and then in the video department of EMI Records. But her true calling nagged at her. "Though I'd sung backup for friends' bands, singing was the last thing I thought I would do," she says. "And I'd always wanted to sing - I figured I'd do it when I was 50, sing jazz or something. But it got overwhelmingly annoying that I wasn't doing what I wanted to do. I was always making other people's dreams come true and never really expressing myself. It was easier than doing my own work. So in 1991, Angela headed out to Hollywood. "...I came to America and instead of saying, 'I'm a film publicist,' I just said, 'I'm a singer.' And the American Dream literally happened. I mean, I had to work hard, get a club show together and do a lot of stuff, but at the same time, over here you hear a lot more yes's than no's. People say, 'So you can do that? Let me see you,' rather than, 'Oh, get a life. Get a real job,' which is very Scottish." In 1992, she and her friend Shark formed a band called The Wild Colonials. The group rapidly drew local and national attention and within the space of a year, went from their point of conception, an Irish Pub called Cafe Beckett, to the rarefied air of Geffen Records HQ. Two albums (1994's "Fruit of Life" and 1996's "This Can't Be Life") and much touring came of this, including 1997's Lilith Fair road show. During this period, Angela found the time to lend her voice to many film soundtracks, among other projects, and to work with an eccentric list of artists, including Dr. John, Cyndi Lauper, Deep Forest, Joe Henry, The The's, Matt Johnson, and Triptych (featuring the two brilliant beauties Sara Sant'ambrogio and Lilli Hayden, as well as Angela's husband, the singular Paul Cantelon. Recently, Angela was a key collaborator with French group Telepopmusic, who enjoyed a solid European dance hit and US Mitsubishi television commercial with "Breathe." I came to know her while I was in the band Shudder To Think, in a fly-by-night hip-hop studio in New York. Her, in the pitch-dark behind dirty glass and a microphone, and me with my chin on the floor, knowing as one does that I was in the presence of something real in an industry of hacks and half-truths. I was forever sold. On the first day that we met, we had discussed making an album. I think, though I was drunk. Maybe it was later. Regardless, many people talked about making "The Angela Record" with her; I just got there first. It wasn't until she landed in New York in 2001, however, that the idea of working together started to look vaguely possible. Time passed though. I had quit my band and she was floating a bit. We were both busy with one thing or another. But at some point it occurred to us that we could just go for it. I had a studio in NYC and a place in Sweden. We didn't need to be watching clocks, we could create unmolested. And so we did. This record was written and recorded in Manhattan and Sweden. I remember bits and pieces, like a wonderful slow-mo car wreck...a paper plateful of dead tea-candles and cigarette burns; a bottle of Scotch propping up a page of hand-scrawled lyrics; the seismic basso-profundo of the train to Denmark as it passed within inches of our "studio" walls; Angela in a filthy kitchen with a broken guitar, playing the only chord she knows into a Dictaphone, singing something about a foreign place. The vocal for this night was nailed in one drunken post-midnight take. "Long Live I," my old place in Tribeca, sung towards the space where only three weeks before the Trade Centers had stood, sung for the ghosts and the dust. We were flowing. The initial recordings were composed and committed to tape very, very fast, with no real regard for the technical aspects of a proper record. The folks at Manhattan Records however, had the foresight to take the album on in its raw, unfinished form. We then spent more time in NYC fixing stuff and adding bits here and there. But in essence, what you have here is what came out of us, direct from our dream-life. Angela and I were channeling something; perhaps colored by the cataclysmic period in which it was made, certainly limited by the dodgy, seat-of-our-pants working environments, but never second-guessed or compromised. This is a record about sex, death, joy, fear, love, pain, and beauty, interpreted by one of the most exquisite modern voices. We're thankful to have made it, and hope you enjoy Angela McCluskey's Manhattan Records debut.
Absolute Beginners Anything But Love Cure Day Ditty Deep down truth Deliver Me Don't Believe What They Say Don't explain Don't Mind The Rain Famous Blue Raincoat Frosty The Snowman God Bless The Child Here Comes The Sun I Adore You I Came Aching I'm Not The Girl In The Air I Think It's Going To Rain Today Lady Grinning Soul Like a star My Funny Valentine Nature Boy No Ordinary Life Pick Up The Pieces Real Love She'll Get Over Loving You Soldier's Things Solitude Stargazing The Little Things We Don't Need Another Hero We Rule The School Wild Is The Wind Will You Be Ready You Could Be Happy
The Things We Do It's been done Here am I on chains of solace The moment I could win Oh it's so dumb that I'm intrigued by the thunder And the lightning comes streaming in our home But oh a summer of our own And it's been done It's been done And oh I'm so proud of loving, again It's been done Wishing I was yours forever Can we rely on love I was lost, cut underneath by another And the feeling that crept into our home But oh a winter of our own It's been done It's been done And oh I'm so proud of living, again Crossing your heart And hope to die The skin I'm touching Will never lie Crossing your heart And hope to die The skin I'm touching Will never lie But oh the winter of our own It's been done It's been done And oh I'm proud of living, again Crossing your heart And hope to die The skin I'm touching Will never lie Crossing your heart And hope to die The skin I'm touching Will never lie Crossing your heart And hope to die The skin I'm touching Will never lie Crossing your heart (crossing) And hope to die The skin I'm touching (touching) Will never lie Crossing your heart (crossing) And hope to die
Somebody got lucky I was in the moment The terminal endeavor Someone I should have run from I turn back Oh Someone untrue Someone I should have run from stole my soul And took my hands And brought me home You're choosing sides That blow my mind And everywhere you go You got control Aw don't you know Evaporator Somebody Got lucky The terminal invader The diamond I shine my heart on I tremble Ooo The diamond is a viper The diamond done stole my home and burned my hide And took my hands And brought me home You're choosing sides That blow my mind And everywhere you go You got control Aw don't you know Evaporator And my world is breaking down You took my hands And brought me home You're choosing sides That blow my mind And everywhere you go You got control Well don't you know I do my time Survive your lies I tremble and sigh But i'm doing fine I know not why You stole my sky I shiver and I cry But i'm doing fine So turn back time Until the moon No longer lies
Love is stronger than death
( The The Cover )
Love, love, love Love, love, love Me and my friend were walking In the cold light of mourning Tears may blind the eyes But the soul is not deceived In this world even winter ain't what it seems Here come the blue skies Here comes springtime When the rivers run high and the tears run dry When everything that dies Shall rise Love, love, love Is stronger than death Love, love, love Is stronger than death In our lives we hunger For things we cannot touch All the thoughts unuttered All the feelings unexpressed Play upon our hearts like the mist upon our breath But awoken by grief, our spirits speak "How could you believe That the life within the seed That grew arms that reached And a heart that beat And lips that smiled And eyes that cried Could ever die?" Here come the blue skies Here comes springtime When the rivers run high & the tears run dry When everything that dies Shall rise Love, love, love Is stronger than death Love, love, love Is stronger than death. Love, love, love Is so much stronger than death Know it all I gotta talk to you today Can't keep listening to what you say What you say What you say I know it makes my insides crawl Think you think you know it all Know it all Know it all Oh God you're reading Albert Camus And there's not much things you can't do Can't you see they're laughing at you Oh dear I'm getting weary Of the same show every night It wouldn't be so hard If you weren't so right I gotta talk to you today Can't keep listening to what you say What you say What you say I know you can't get over yourself It's so hard to listen to someone else Someone else Someone else Oh God you're reading Albert Camus And there's not much things you can't do Can't you see they're laughing at you Oh dear I'm getting weary Of the same show every night It wouldn't be so hard If you weren't so right Feel like you're well-meaning It's not your fault, I know You're on medication It's helping you to grow Oh no Oh dear i'm getting weary Of the same show every night It wouldn't be so hard If you weren't so right Oh dear i'm getting weary Of the same show every night It wouldn't be so hard If you weren't so right A thousand drunken dreams Lover loves me But he loves somebody new Lover wants me To be his mother too He don't recognize His luck until his luck is through He's a nightingale I'm an ugly dove I don't wanna speak Done said enough No one can mend a human heart that's torn in two In a moment's space he's gone And my ship has run aground And a thousand drunken dreams are sunken If you leave me Lover, please leave me something You Don't leave me diamonds Don't leave me jewels You leave me silence You leave me bruised You leave me with the knowledge of the evil we do But Nothing could control the weather And nothing could console my devils And no-one knows the manner in which they'll burn In a moment's space he's gone And my ship has run aground And a thousand drunken dreams are sunken If you leave me Lover, please leave me something You wrapped me in the stained shroud of morning And pulled the cord You threw me through the stained-glass floor You dropped me in the hole A whole lot of nothing In a moment's space he's gone And my ship has run aground And a thousand drunken dreams are sunken If you leave me Lover, please leave me something Sleep on it Now I know that nothing's get me high Scorched the land to find a man Even lost the will to lie Pluck out every artery Left my heart to die I made my bed So I can lie on it So I can cry on it Now i'm wondering why I made this bed Cameras hidden in my ceiling fan Excuse me but where was you, god That long hot afternoon Drag my head across the floor Now i'm living dead And I made my bed So I can sleep on it So I can weep on it Now I'm wondering why I made this bed And the cold dew's stinging There's vultures singing I caught a vision of my death But there is One sweet poison i'm immune to Don't wake me 'Cause my dreaming's seeming true I made my bed So I can lie on it So I can cry on it Now i'm wondering why I made this bed So I can sleep on it So I can weep on it Now I'm wondering why I made this bed Perfect Girl Eleven All hail the Virgin Mary Whatever happened to her Dark sails upon her black seas She be heaven on earth Oh there's Perfect Girl Eleven In the swimsuit test Oh there's Perfect Girl Eleven In the blood-red dress What a life, what a life, what a life, what a life What a love With murderous intent Don't stumble Don't fumble Pick a spider from the web Hot tail and runway action Reception's getting worse Short males beyond distraction Maybe she'll be the first girl on the moon Oh there's Perfect Girl Eleven In the swimsuit test Oh there's Perfect Girl Eleven In the blood-red dress What a life, what a life, what a life, what a life What a love With murderous intent Don't stumble Don't fumble Pick a spider from the web Oh, Girl Eleven Oh, Girl Eleven You're in heaven Come and raise your scepter high High Oh there's Perfect Girl Eleven In the swimsuit test Oh there's Perfect Girl Eleven In the blood-red dress What a life, what a life, what a life, what a life What a love With murderous intent Don't stumble Don't fumble Pick a spider from the web Oh there's Perfect Girl Eleven (oh Girl Eleven) Oh there's Perfect Girl Eleven (oh Girl Eleven) What a life, what a life, what a life, what a life, what a life (oh Girl Eleven) Wrong side I've been living on the wrong side Of the law For so long I don't know which side I am on And every hand I shake Is shaking me down For a hard-luck song Is there no one I can ride beside You just came to mind You can be my trigger I can be your hanger-on I've been digging at a ditch my dear But I hit concrete Late last year The spade and the shovel And all kinds of trouble Came and stripped me of my natural cheer This could be a gravesite Or we could make a garden here You could plant gardenias I could be released from fear Don't the night grow cold Sleeping in a garden Don't the birds move slow Their wings get frozen here Lying on the wrong side of the bed Since you've gone I don't know which side I am on And every stitch on the bedspread Is doing my head in All night long Lord Let this be the last time I should have to suffer so Hurry down the morning And I will be prepared to go Dirty pearl She's not your average girl She's just a dirty pearl She might be priceless But they're blind to it She got that halter-top She haunts the truck-stop She's got several secrets Scribbled on a matchbook She's showing you her scars, isn't she She's sleeping with the stars, isn't she Oh You can do what you like, boys Oh You can do what you please Oh Just be gentle with that girl She's shining like a dirty pearl Yeah It's such a lovely world You can have her for a rusty dime When she gets her head Around to it She's gonna buy that chevy nova And point it at the ocean She's showing you her scars, isn't she She's sleeping with the stars, isn't she Oh You can do what you like, boys Oh You can do what you please Oh Just be gentle with that girl She's shining like a dirty pearl Shining like a dirty pearl Shining like a dirty pearl She's shining like a dirty pearl Sucker New town and a new home To save your skin This is where your new life should begin Still after weeks You toss and you turn in your sleep And you know that whatever you do Someone keeps looking for you New life and a new view To save your soul This is where you dig your hole And you know that whatever you do Looking for you No one believes that it's true What that fucker can do Aw you know what that sucker can do Yeah you know what that mother can do Yeah you know what that fucker can do You know what that fucker can do Aw you know what that sucker can do Aw you know what that mother can do Yes you know what that fucker can do This night This night, this static night The moon gives shelter from the rain It's not the only night It's not no final ending See, your majesty Is falling from his shining grace And you're just coming home This life, this holy life We take our beatings from the rainbow And god's not cutting back She still can shield us from the pain Feel that you've gone astray The righteous on a one-way trail One that leads you here Feel like I want to stay And make you understand me Oh cause fear doesn't live around here I'm disappearing Could we dream much longer? Fear doesn't live 'round here Fear doesn't live Fear (fear) Fear Fear doesn't live 'round here I'm disappearing Fear Long live I The devil done got me Though the doctor tried to spare me I'm living on candy now Got down on my bad knee To the drip-drip of i.v. Won't someone hold me as I die But if I die Long live I Long live I Mamma would you miss me Would you hover and caress me Would you hang me from the christmas tree And I leave something burning here A signal-fire The moon and stars Will track my fall Receive me Love Good love Goodbye Bye and bye Long live I Long live I And I don't wanna be your shadow And I don't wanna know your skin Tell them not to dig too shallow I want to sleep in sin Cut the sun And steal away a piece Long live I Long live I Long live I
Hidden Song
Waking up with the sand in my ears Rustling around to beaches I see your name Your name Tell Tobias and start me up I'm not doing much God I got no truck bring here In your shed 'Cause I'm tripping up the stairs You made me say my prayers And I'm slipping up the stairs Not to feel numb Feeling dumb Could be a foreign place (?) Could be a lot like rain Could be a cannonball Could be a quiet nod Could be a foreign place Could be a lot like rain Could be a cannonball For everyone who's feeling numb It's hard, so hard to not feel dumb
You Could Start A Fight In An Empty House
End Of My Rope (Angela McCluskey and Bardi Johannsson) Do you stare at the wall And pretend you don't care You were right about love When you said it's unfair You keep trying to change But get in your own way Tell them, tell them, tell me Baby, don't wonder why Baby, don't wonder why Maybe I've come to the end of my rope I'm digging deep with all I can cope Don't ever listen to anyone Maybe, just maybe, I can be bought The smallest smile caused more than I've got Just maybe, just maybe, I can be bought Do they make your life hell When you try to come clean When you're feeling alone Living in a bad dream You were trying so hard That you couldn't give in Tell them, tell them, tell me Baby, don't wonder why Baby, don't wonder why Maybe I've come to the end of my rope Digging deep with all I can cope Don't ever listen to anyone Maybe, just maybe, I can be bought The smallest smile caused more than I've got Just maybe, just maybe, I can be bought Don't ever listen to anyone Maybe, just maybe, I can be bought The smallest smile caused more than I've got Maybe, just maybe, I can be bought Baby, don't wonder why Baby, don't wonder why Maybe I've come to the end of my rope I'm digging deep with all I can cope Don't ever listen to anyone Maybe, just maybe, I can be bought The smallest smile caused more than I've got Just maybe, just maybe, I can be bought Don't ever listen to anyone Maybe, just maybe, I can be bought I've come to the conclusion You're just too hard to live
Message The morning wakes me As a message in my heart I wonder if you can feel it Or hear it Just listen to your heart Just listen to your heart I have a message I wanna tell you But there are no words You just listen to your heart Listen Listen to your heart Listen to your love What's it telling you How'd you know what to feel What to do Listen to your heart Listen Listen to your heart Listen What's it telling you How'd you know what to feel How Listen To your heart Listen Mmm, to your heart Mmm, to your heart... You just listen to your heart Listen..
Running out of time ( With Joseph Arthur ) When I was running out of time I turned it into a dream And you went drifting into my mind Things ain't the way that they seem I turn you into a dream And make it all go away You know your hair looks different when you wear it that way You've got a painted face and a body made of clay You are my super star They will fill you with big ideas They'll hang your heart in the sky I know you want to save the world How long have you been that high How long have you been that high And did you make it all go away You know your eyes look different when you look the other way You've got a cheating heart bleeding emeralds everyday You are a shooting star Things ain't the same as when we was young They hung us from shooting stars Let's tell the world we're doing fine I know how lucky we are I know how lucky we are To make it all go away You know this world is topsy-turvy in days like today We got a million souls looking for a place to stay Each one a shooting star Truth is Hi, you got the history That inside bribe that you’re wrong Why, why did you always get me so wrong Then you turn around and say Truth is I miss you And you turn around and say Truth is I miss you I came strolling along Like your perfect gal In your perfect song You were dancing on tables Having your life and living mine Why, why did you always get me so wrong Then you turn around and say Truth is I miss you You turn around and say Truth is I miss you Can you let the sun still shine Can you feel the oceans strength Do we want to live to see This world just make some sense Can we let the sun still shine Can we feel the oceans strength Do we want to live to see This world just make some sense Strolling along like your perfect girl In your perfect song You were dancing on tables Living your life and loving mine Why, why did you always get me so wrong Then you turn around and say Truth is, I miss you You turn around and say Truth is, I miss you Can you let the sun still shine Can you feel the oceans strength Do we want to live to see This world just make some sense Can we let the sun still shine Can we feel the oceans strength Do we want to live to see This world just make some sense Do we want to live to see
Day Ditty A mighty day in the garden Will make you feel alright I finally say "oh sweet darling You make me feel alright" I want to walk through the garden with you Spin as you circle I want to walk through the garden with you Spin as you circle But now, I am so tired Can you help me sleep Go home Maybe meet me another day in the garden You make me feel alright I finally say "oh sweet darlin'" You make me feel alright" I want to walk through the garden with you Spin as you circle I want to walk through the garden with you Spin as you circle And now, I'm so tired Can you help me sleep Go home 'Cause I might not live another day Another day, another day Another day, another day Another day, another day Another day, another day Another day, another day Another day, another day Another day, another day
A Boy Like You I've been waiting for a boy like you Been a long time too Haven't met no one like you I've been waiting for a boy like you It's been a long time, haven't met no one like you So why don't we make this a day we'll never forget Oh let's get closer, don't let me down bring yourself around 'Cause I've been waiting for a boy like you Tell me why you're feeling so shy Tell me how I know the lie So just stay, we'll make it a day like we'll never forget Let's get closer, bring yourself around Tell me why you're feeling so shy 'Cause I've been waiting for a boy like you You're living on the outside And what you could be, it's not too late to try and see All you are is everything you could be You're living on the outside And what you could be, it's not too late to try and see All you are is everything you could be I've been waiting for a time like this I've been dreaming every night when you touch my lips I've been wanting every little sign I keep on blessing all the time 'Cause I've been waiting for a boy like you And now you're here I can't believe this is true I can't believe me and you I can't believe this is true Me and you Me and you A boy like you
LAMBETH PALACE EP Over And Over I walked until your home You told me this is dumb But I will try to never stop loving Every little thing that you do Over and over Under the stars, beaten by rain I will never feel nothing but pain Why stop loving you I walked to your house You told me to stop this browse I will know to never stop living Every little way that you be Over and over Under the stars, beaten by rain I couldn't feel anything but pain If I had to live a minute without you Over and over Under the stars, beaten by rain I couldn't stop feeling anything but pain If I was to live without this thing, this thing All walls keep us entombed The silence in this lonely room Sounds like a house closed down All I Want La vie est brève Ombre de moi Un peu de rêves Et plus grand chose La vie est brève Un peu d'amour Now I know why you let me go 'Cause I went out and found myself Now I think I wanna come home 'Cause whithout you I am just sick Tout ce que je sais C'est que tu dois revenir Je regrette tout ce que je disais I know you knew what you had to do Open that door and you push me through 'Cause all I know is that I want you back We'll find a place we always knew All I want is you to want me back too Darling, please tell me that is true 'Cause all I know is that I want you back Sorry for everything I said Tout ce que je sais C'est que tu dois revenir Je regrette tout ce que je disais Je regrette tout ce que je disais Lullaby You tell me to be strong But you're never strong yourself You tell me that I'm wrong, my dear You're never wrong yourself Well, I'm just taking time To get myself undone Gonna make a move right now I'll fly to everywhere Yes, I'll fly to everywhere You tell me to be hard, my dear But you're never hard yourself You tell me I am weak, my love But you're never weak unless Well, I'm just taking time To get myself undone Gonna make a move right now Fly to everywhere Fly to everywhere I'm just taking time To get myself undone I'm gonna make a move right now Gonna fly to everywhere Yes, I'm gonna fly to everywhere Wish I could find A way to unwrite Memories you lost A kiss left behind ??? A night in your sleep And you wake with a feeling A feeling so deep
Non Albums Tracks Absolute Beginners (David Bowie cover / Samsung's "Every day is day one" TV spot) I've nothing much to offer There's nothing much to take I'm an absolute beginner But nervous all the same If our love song Could fly over mountains Could laugh at the ocean Just like the films There's no reason To feel the hard times To lay down the hard lines It's absolutely true
*** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one ***
Anything But Love (Squirrel Nut Zippers cover / Dr. John & Angela McCluskey / Flirting With Disaster OST) Angela: I sing a song about clouds and rainbows I hum a tune that sings like a dove Rhyme some words about anything Anything but love Dr. John: Yeah, I paint a picture of my prison With blue and gray from the sky above Framed and signed with the title "Anything But Love" Angela & Dr. John: He had to go, but I won't miss him (oh, no) I have got better things to do Like writing stories and painting pictures Of anything but love I write a story about a couple Steal a plot from some old movie You can tell what inspired it Anything but love (that's right) He had to go, but I won't miss him (you won't) I have got better things to do Like writing stories and painting pictures Of anything but love Anything but love Anything but love Anything but love
Cure (Cabin By The Lake OST) Don't you want somebody to lean on Don't you need somebody to claim All my life, I've been trying to avoid you 'Cause loneliness is something I dream about Unhappiness, my fate Can you give me a cure Come on, give me a cure All I need is a cure You gotta give me a cure Come on, give me a cure I'm so tired of living the same old same Longing for an act of faith In your eyes, I see a different way Nobody in this world has the answer Just tell me that you're sure Can you give me a cure Come on, give me a cure All I need is a cure You gotta give me a cure Come on, give me a cure All I need is a cure Come on, give me a cure All I need is a cure All I need is a cure All I need is a cure Come on, give me a cure Gotta give me a cure All I need is a cure
*** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one *** Day Ditty (Shudder To Think feat. Angela McCluskey) A mighty day in the garden To make you feel alright I finally say, "Oh sweet darling You make me feel alright" I want to walk to the garden with you And spin dizzy circles I want to walk to the garden with you And spin dizzy circles But now, I am so tired Can you help me sleep Or go home And maybe meet me another day in the garden To make you feel alright I finally say, "Oh sweet darlig with you Makes me feel alright" I want to walk to the garden with you And spin dizzy circles I want to walk to the garden with you And spin dizzy circles But now, I'm so tired Can you help me sleep Or go home 'Cause I might not live another day Another day Another day Another day
Deep Down Truth
( The The featuring Angela Mccluskey / 45 Rpm: The Singles LP ) Your bed at night Awake, uptight Your hopes, your fears Your lips, God's ears Days come and go Beauty dissolves into skull Time keeps spinning round History thunders down Every step of the climb Led you to this place and time There's no more power in darkness than in light There's no more truth above you than inside The deep down truth, the deep down truth Your heart, your mind Uncoiled, unblind Ego undressed All time compressed Into that shadow on the wall From the raindrop waterfall Crawling down the misting glass To the future from the past Every step you take Leads you from this time and place There's no more strength in hatred than in love There's no more truth beneath you than above There's no more truth in sadness than in joy There's no more tenderness in girls than in boys The deep down truth There's no more truth in hope than in grief There's no more truth in a saint than a thief There's no more truth in fate than in chance There's no more truth in your mind than your heart There's no more justice in peace than in war There's no more time behind us than before The deep down truth, the deep down truth The deep down truth, the deep down truth The deep down truth, the deep down truth
Deliver Me (Danny Keough & Angela McCluskey / Cabin By The Lake OST) Deliver me from this place Deliver me, oh Lord Take away all the pain I ever knew And I'll shelter you I know a place that's dark Raining all the time So cold and lonely But it's mine Don't believe in saving grace Any kind If you would just open up your heart Give of yourself a little part Deliver me from this place Deliver me, oh Lord Take away all the pain I ever knew And I'll shelter you Shelter you
Don't Believe What They Say (Parov Stelar feat. Angela McCluskey / The Demon Diaries LP) Don't, don't believe what they say 'Cause life, life is new every day Let me say it plain and loud Take me back, I'm not too proud Don't, don't believe what they say 'Cause life, life is new every day Don't, don't believe what they say You say In my sleep, in the day In my life, in the way All the day, on the town In the bus, on the ground In the air, in the sea When I laugh, cry, try to eat There was you All I could see was you You say You say You say So let me say it plain and loud Take me back, I'm not good at doing proud Everything I need is you I'd be strong, I'd get along Turn the beat on, sound of you Without you, without us Without our love You say I could feel it was you Coming up behind me In my sleep, in the day In my life, in the way All the day, on the town In the bus, on the ground In the air, in the sea When I laugh, cry, try to eat There was you All I could see was you You say You say
Don't explain ( Billie Holiday Cover / A Story of Jazz Vol.3 or The Things we do Bonus Tracks )
Hush now Don't explain Just say you'll remain I'm glad your back Don't explain Quiet Don't explain What is there to gain Skip that lipstick Don't explain You know that I love you And what love endures All my thoughts are of you For I'm so completely yours Cry to hear folks chatter And I know you cheat Right or wrong, don't matter When I'm with you sweet Hush now Don't explain My life's yours love Don't explain You know that I love you And what love endures All my thoughts are of you For I'm so completely yours Cry to hear folks chatter And I know you cheat Right or wrong, don't matter When I'm with you sweet Hush now Don't explain You're my joy and pain My life's yours love Don't explain Don't explain
Don't Mind The Rain (Boardwalk Empire Volume 3 OST) Sorrows were never meant to be But still they come to you and me And like the skies of grey They come and fade away, so Don't, don't mind the rain It's gonna clear right up again Oh when the clouds go rolling by A rainbow lights the sky and All at one time, there's a lot of sunshine Don't, don't complain But always smile, keep smiling when it's raining If you wanna have happy hours You need showers just like the flowers Don't, don't mind the rain Don't, don't mind the rain It's gonna clear, clear right again Oh when the clouds go rolling by A rainbow lights the sky and All at one time, there's a lot of sunshine Don't, don't complain But always smile, keep smiling when it's rain-, rain-, raining If you wanna have happy hours You need showers just like the flowers Don't, don't mind the rain
Famous Blue Raincoat
( Leonard Cohen Cover / The Things we do Bonus Tracks )
It's four in the morning, the end of December I'm writing you now just to see if you're better New York is cold, but I like where I'm living There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert You're living for nothing, I hope you're keeping some kind of record Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair She said that you gave it to her That night that you planned to go clear Did you ever go clear Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder You'd been to the station to meet every train And you never came home without Lili Marlene So you treated some woman to a flake of your life When she got home she was nobody's wife Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth One more thin gypsy thief Well I see Jane's awake She sends her regards Oh what can I tell you What can I tell you What can I possibly say I guess that I miss you I guess I forgive you I'm glad you stood in my way If you ever come by here Here for Jane or for me Your enemy is sleeping And your woman is free Yes, and thanks For the trouble you took from her eyes I thought it was there for good So I never really tried And Jane came by with a lock of your hair She said that you gave it to her That night that you planned to go clear Sincerely, L. Cohen
Frosty The Snowman (Christmas song) Frosty the Snowman Was a jolly happy soul With a corncob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal Frosty the Snowman Is a fairytale, they say He was made of snow But the children know How he came to life one day There must have been some magic in That was the hat they found For when they placed it on his head He began to dance around Oh, Frosty the Snowman Was alive as he could be And the children say He could laugh and play Just the same as you and me Frosty, clumsy as he could be See him loping the lodge Off he goes on a popcicle stick with a happy song cha la la la Frosty the Snowman Knew the sun was hot that day So he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun Now, before I melt away" Down to the village With a broomstick in his hand Running here and there All around the square Saying, "Catch me if you can" He led them down the streets of town Right to the traffic cop And only paused a moment When he heard him holler, "Stop" Frosty the Snowman Had to hurry on his way But he waved goodbye, saying "Don't you cry I'll be back again some day" Thumpety, thumpety, thump Look at Frosty go Thumpety, thumpety, thump Over the hills of snow Thumpety, thumpety, thump
God Bless The Child ( Billie Holiday cover / Angela McCluskey & Tryptich / Curio LP ) Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said and it still is news Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child The child that's got his own So the strong gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets don't ever make the grade Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child The child that's got his own Money, you've got lots of friends Crowding 'round the door And when you're gone, spending ends They don't come no more Rich relations give Crust of bread and such You can help yourself But don't take too much Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child The child that's got his own Yes, Jesus loves me Yes, Jesus loves me Yes, Jesus loves me The Bible tells me so Money, you've got lots of friends Crowding 'round the door When you're gone, spending ends They don't come, they don't come no more Rich relations give Crust of bread and such You can help yourself But don't take too much Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child The child that's got his own God bless the child that's got his own
Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles cover) Here comes the sun, doo doo doo Here comes the sun, I say It's all right Little darling It's been a long cold lonely winter Little darling It feels like years since it's been here Here comes the sun, doo doo doo Here comes the sun, I say It's all right Little darling The smiles are returning to their faces Little darling It seems like years since it's been here Here comes the sun, doo doo doo Here comes the sun, I say It's all right Sun, sun, sun Here it comes Sun, sun, sun Here it comes Sun, sun, sun Here it comes Sun, sun, sun Here it comes Little darling I feel the ice is slowly melting Little darling It seems like years since it's been clear Here comes the sun, doo doo doo Here comes the sun, I say It's all right Here comes the sun, doo doo doo Here comes the sun, I say It's all right It's all right It's all right
I Adore You (Paul & Price feat. Angela McCluskey) I adore you You smile so sweet And you Tempt me with your kiss You're a heaven I can't resist I adore you I adore you You smile so sweet And you I adore you You're a heaven I can't resist I adore you You smile so sweet And you Tempt me with your kiss Sweet kiss Your kiss Sweet kiss Your kiss Sweet kiss Your kiss I adore you (you) I adore you I adore you I adore you You're a heaven (you) You're a heaven (you) I can't resist (you) Your kiss (you) Sweet kiss Your kiss Sweet kiss Your kiss
I Came Aching (It's Been Done EP) I came aching down your hallway But I could not find your door Somebody must have moved it Maybe I'll try another floor I came looking for your keyhole I was scraping at the lock I was watching my hands shaking You were watching the crowd Can't anybody find me Can't anybody find me 'Cause I got lost, I got loaded I got lost and I am not faking This is how it was When I came aching up your driveway I was looking for your car Requesting a slow dance numbers They'll be closing the bar I was well in and I was able To get along with Keith I was ready for my whole night out You were running again Can't anybody find me Can't anybody find me 'Cause I got lost, I got loaded I got lost and I came faking This is how it was When I came aching
I'm Not The Girl I can hear the sound Like the rolling sea A whisper in the air It would not let me be I, I'm ready now to listen I'm ready to believe Summer wind Whirling through the trees A haze of heartache Settled over me I'm not the girl That you asked me to be But here I am Holding on to my love My love I can feel the sun Breaking through the leaves I see the moon abroad Waiting quietly And now I'm bound to nothing Ready to be free Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Summer wind Whirling through the trees A haze of heartache Settled over me I'm not the girl That you asked me to be But here I am Holding on to my love My love Summer wind Whirling through the trees A haze of heartache Settled over me I'm not the girl That you asked me to be But here I am Holding on to my love My love
In The Air ( with Morgan Page, Sultan & Ned Shepard and BT ) I'm feeling it I'm feeling a change I'm feeling it in the air I'm feeling it I'm feeling a change I'm feeling it in the air To look the other way To get what you want Throw out your troubles find your song Cause there's a change Change in the air In the air In the air Just one more minute here with you All I'd give to have this come true Can you feel it too Can you feel this heart beating in time Wishing it was yours but it's gotta be mine Couldn't believe everything I felt You walked in you saw me just melt Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin I'm feeling it I'm feeling a change I'm feeling it in the air To look the other way To get what you want Throw out your troubles find your song Cause there's a change Change in the air To look the other way To get what you want Throw out your troubles find your song Cause there's a change Change in the air Don't close that door, don't walk away Don't shut your eyes, you can hear me say I love you now more than everyday It's okay Give every bit to have you here Give every moment to see your tear Give everything I've got from now to my last breath I'm feeling it I'm feeling a change I'm feeling it In the air To look the other way To get what you want Throw out your troubles find your song Cause there's a change, change in the air To look the other way To get what you want Throw out your troubles find your song Cause there's a change, change in the air In the air
I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Angela McCluskey with Paul Cantelon / Live at Culture Project / 11-18-2007) Broken windows and empty hallways A pale dead moon in a sky streaked with grey Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles The frozen smiles to chase love away Human kindness is overflowing, and I think it's going to rain today Lonely, lonely Tin can at my feet I think I'll kick it down the street Tin can at my feet I think I'll kick it down the street That’s the way to treat a friend Bright before me the skies implore me Help the needy and show them the way Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today Oh I know it's going to rain Oh I feel it's going to rain Oh I know it's going to rain today
Lady Grinning Soul ( David Bowie Cover / The Things we do Bonus Tracks ) She'll come, she'll go She'll lay belief on you Skin sweet with musky odour The lady from another grinning soul Cologne she'll wear Silver and Americard She'll drive a beetle car And beat you down at cool Canasta And when the clothes are strewn Don't be afraid of the room Touch the fullness of her breast Feel the love of her caress She will be your living end She'll come, she'll go She'll lay belief on you Skin sweet with musky odour The lady from another grinning soul Cologne she'll wear Silver and Americard She'll drive a beetle car And beat you down at cool Canasta And when the clothes are strewn Don't be afraid of the room Touch the fullness of her breast Feel the love of her caress She will be your living end She will be your living end She will be your living end She will be your living end
Like A Star ( Myspace Demo )
In your eye I see the world go by, go by So come on baby Let's go ??? somehow See it shine, see it shine Like the stars I go by Take your hand in mine Come on baby Let's take every chance This time In your eye I see the world go by My star, my star You're my star I know it's hard to let it shine I know it's good when you're the one (?) I can't believe it's coming back again Like a star, we'll go fly Like a star, like a star Like a star, you're my star Come on baby, you're my star Come on baby, this time Let's shine like a star
My Funny Valentine
( Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart / Angela McCluskey & Tryptich / Curio LP ) My funny valentine Sweet comic valentine You make me smile with my heart Your looks are laughable Unphotographable Yet you’re my favourite work of art Is your figure less than greek Is your mouth a little weak When you open it to speak Are you smart But don't change a hair for me Not if you care for me Stay little valentine stay Each day is Valentine's Day My funny valentine Sweet comic valentine You make me smile with my heart Your looks are laughable Unphotographable Yet you're my favourite work of art Is your figure less than greek Is your mouth a little weak When you open it to speak Are you smart But don't you change one hair for me Not if you care for me Stay little valentine stay Each day is Valentine's Day Each day is Valentine's Day
Nature Boy
( David Bowie cover / Angela McCluskey & Tryptich / Curio LP ) There was a boy A very strange Enchanted boy They say he wandered Very far, very far Over land and sea A little shy and sad of eye But very wise was he And then one day One magic day He passed my way While we spoke Of many things Fools and kings This he said to me The greatest thing You'll ever learn Is just to love and Be loved in return And then one day One magic day He passed my way While we spoke Of many things Fools and kings This he said to me The greatest thing You'll ever learn Is just to love and Be loved in return Be loved in return
No Ordinary Life (Morgan Page feat. Angela McCluskey) You could change your world right now You could take her hand somehow You could make this life for real You could learn to really feel Well, I know it's right To feel what I am feeling 'Cause you're the only one I'll understand You're a cut above the ordinary life This is no ordinary life We got the moon We got the stars We got the sun Take my hand and run Why don't you surprise me Oh why don't you surprise me You could change your world right now You could take her hand somehow You could make this life for real You could learn to really feel Well, I know it's right To feel what I am feeling 'Cause you're the only one I'll understand You're a cut above the ordinary life This is no ordinary life We got the moon We got the stars We got the sun Take my hand and run Why don't you surprise me Oh we got our chance We can run Let's take a moment Get it right This is no ordinary life Take my hand and run This is no ordinary life
Pick Up The Pieces (Maor Levi feat. Angela McCluskey) Happened much too slow For me to even know That every day without you Kills too much to show I could show you the moment that day When you pulled it all down When you crashed through the moment Without making a sound And you pick up the pieces Pick up the pieces of me Pick up the pieces Pick up the pieces of me Pick up the pieces Pick up the pieces of me Pick up the pieces I won't let it happen again It's hard to think about all you wanted It's hard to think about what you lost Doesn't have to be that we get even Doesn't have to be the last 'Cause I'm not giving in And I won't let it happen again Not giving in And I won't let it happen again Just pick up the pieces Pick up the pieces of me Pick up the pieces I won't let it happen again I won't let it happen again
Real Love (Christian Rich feat. Angela McCluskey / FW14 LP) You say keep it close It's too good to be real Am I dreaming It's too good to be real It's too good to be real Am I dreaming This can't be real This can't be real This can't be real Feels like home This can't be real This can't be real It's never too much Beneath the rain You say There's no such thing as living too much This is real Beneath the rain This can't be real This can't be real This can't be real Feels like home This can't be real This can't be real This can't be real This can't be real This can't be real Feels like home This can't be real This can't be real
She'll Get Over Loving You ( Andy White feat. Angela McCluskey / Rare LP ) In my melancholy I feel you all the more Watching every breath of air and Willing you to score You're much too young to know this time It's not too much to see the sign It's fun for what it's worth this time It's not too hard It's not too hard She'll get over loving you If only you would let her She'll get over wanting you You could be so much better She'll get over hating you If only you would let her She'll get over loving you If only you would let her Do you understand the feeling (I could be wrong about you) Every organ reeling (and if I am I'll still be true) Choking me and stealing (nothing's perfect in this world) Every particle of you (except for straight hair when it's curled) You're much too old to waste your time It's not too much to be unkind It's not much fun to wait in line It's not too hard It's not too hard By all accounts you should be doing better Maybe buying houses sorry you just met her Or maybe just move in together Buy an irish setter sorry you just met her She'll get over loving you If only you would let her She'll get over wanting you You could be so much better She'll get over hating you If only you would let her She'll get over loving you If only you would let her She'll get over She'll get over She'll get over loving you She'll get over loving you Do you understand the feeling (I could be wrong about you) Every organ reeling (and if I am I'll still be true) Choking me and stealing (nothing's perfect in this world) Every particle of you (except for straight hair when it's curled) You're much too old to waste your time (I could be wrong about you) It's not too much to be unkind (and if I am I'll still be true) It's not much fun to wait in line (nothing's perfect in this world) It's not too hard (except for straight hair when it's curled) It's not too hard I could be wrong about you (I wish I was) I could be wrong (I wish I was) I could be wrong about you But if I am I'll still be loving you
Soldier's Things ( Tom Waits Cover / The Things we do Bonus Tracks )
Davenports, kettle drums Swallow tail coats Table cloths Patent leather shoes Bathing suits Bowling balls Clarinets and rings All this radio really needs Is a fuse A tinker, a tailor A soldier's things His rifle, his boots full of rocks Oh and this one is for bravery This one is for me Everything's a dollar In this box Cuff links, hub caps Trophies, paperbacks It's good transportation But the brakes aren't so hot Neck tie and boxing gloves This jackknife is rusted You can pound that dent out on the hood A tinker, a tailor A soldier's things His rifle, his boots full of rocks Oh and this one is for bravery And this one is for me Everything's a dollar In this box A tinker, a tailor A soldier's things His rifle, his boots full of rocks Oh and this one is for bravery This one is for me Everything's a dollar Everything's a dollar Everything's a dollar In this box
Solitude ( Duke Ellington cover / Angela McCluskey & Tryptich / Curio LP ) In my solitude You haunt me With dreadful ease Of days gone by In my solitude You taunt me With memories That never die I sit in my chair Filled with despair There's no one could be so sad With gloom everywhere I sit and I stare I know that I'll soon go mad In my solitude I'm afraid Dear Lord above Send back my love I sit in my chair Filled with despair There's no one could be so sad With gloom everywhere I sit and I stare I know that I'll soon go mad In my solitude I'm afraid Dear Lord above Send back my love
Stargazing ( Delerium feat. Angela McCluskey ) I could sing you to sleep, while I hear your heart beat I could hold your hand longer than most lovers meet Ah, see you grasp at very straw, watch you watch your every flaw See you try so hard Makes me wanna call in the law Makes me wanna call in the law Can't you see what you're doing to me Can't you feel what my heart wants to feel Can't you see what you're doing to me Can't you feel what my heart wants to feel Don't go, everything you say I hear you Don't go... I love you, ooh I do I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake There's no one else for me to blame To help me through this night I know right now I have to see the truth in black and white Oh, I misunderstood every little thing I could Looked for treason in your eyes When there was nothing but you Can't you see what you're doing to me Can't you feel what my heart wants to feel Can't you know, everywhere you go I'm with you Can't you know, everything you say I hear you Don't go... I love you, yes I do I love you, ooh I do Solemn as an owl you terrorize my mind Speaking words so fowl, there's so few of your kind Here's my one solution, ah, it's my lonely path of absolution To hide behind your every lie, can't do this Empty out your soul, bring ‘em all to me Cast them far away, I'm with you Can't you know, everything you say I hear you Don't go, everything you say I hear you Can't you know, everywhere you go I'm with you Can't you know, everything you say I hear you Don't go
The Little Things (Big Gigantic feat. Angela McCluskey / Brighter Future LP) I could feel it coming back I didn't know, was I built to last I've come so far so fast And it feels like a hundred years Am I dreaming, is it gonna last I could be better still Than anything I've done I know you think you could do, too I know you think you feel it's true It's the little things in life that I feel 'Cause I can feel it 'Cause I can feel it 'Cause I can feel it It's the little things in life that I feel 'Cause I can feel it 'Cause I can feel it 'Cause I can feel it I could be better still Than anything I've done I know ya think you could do, too I know ya think you feel it's true It's the little things in life that I feel 'Cause I can feel it 'Cause I can feel it 'Cause I can feel it 'Cause I can feel it 'Cause I can feel it 'Cause I can feel it 'Cause I can feel it
We Don't Need Another Hero ( Tina Turner cover / Nouvelle Vague feat. Angela McCluskey / unreleased song ) Out of the ruins Out from the wreckage Can't make the same mistake this time We are the children The last generation We are the ones they left behind And I wonder when we're ever gonna change Living under the fear till nothing else remains We don't need another hero We don't need to know the way home All we want is life beyond the thunderdome Looking for something we can rely on There's got to be something better out there Love and compassion, their day is coming All else are castles built in the air And I wonder when we're ever gonna change Living under the fear till nothing else remains We don't need another hero We don't need to know the way home All we want is life beyond the thunderdome So what do we do with our lives We leave only a mark Will our story shine like a life Or end in the dark We don't need another hero We don't need to know the way home All we want is life beyond the thunderdome We don't need another hero We don't need to know the way home All we want is life beyond the thunderdome We don't need another hero We don't need to know the way home All we want is life beyond the thunderdome
We Rule The School (Belle And Sebastian cover / Cool For School: Benefit For The Lunchbox Fund LP) On a beech tree rudely carved NC loved me Why did she do it Was she scared, was she bored On a beech tree rudely carved NC loved me Why did she do it Was she scared, was she pushed Do something pretty while you can Don't fall asleep Skating a pirouette on ice is cool Do something pretty while you can Don't be a fool Reading the gospel to yourself is fine On a bus stop in the town We rule the school Written for anyone to read and to see On a bus stop in the town We rule the school Written for anyone with eyes in their head Do something pretty while you can Don't fall asleep Driving from California to New York Call me a prophet if you want It's no secret You know the world was made for men You know the world was made for men You know the world was made for men Not us
Wild Is The Wind (David Bowie cover / Live at WFUV) Love me, love me, love me, say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind Wild is the wind Wild is the wind Give me more than one caress Satisfy this hungriness For my love is like the wind Wild is the wind Wild is the wind You touch me I feel sound of mandolins You kiss me With your kiss my life begins You sing to me all things to me Love me, love me, love me, say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind Wild is the wind Wild is the wind
Will You Be Ready
(Deep Forest feat. Angela McCluskey and Chitose Hajime / Music Detected LP) Shiwaja shiwaja itokuri shiwaja yoi An eye for an eye, will only make this world go blind Another lie for a lie, we'll be wiping out mankind Will you be ready Ennuo kiriri musu ranoya Will you be ready Ahuu yuu uri yoi Itoya kiririba musubimo na ryu uri yoi Can we let the sun still shine Or rip into fifteen pieces, will you be ready When it comes Will you be ready when it takes your heart Will you know what to say Will you be ready Ennuo kiriri musu ranoya Will you be ready Ahuu ryu uri yoi Will you still sing out in ecstasy To know that while you live Only love can see deep down inside Will you be ready Will you be strong Throw the love away Ennuo kiriri musura yano ya Tokoyanu suraya no Will you be ready Ennuo kiriri musura yano ya Will you be ready Tokoyanu surayano Bai doga joi joi
You Could Be Happy (Original Edit / Snow Patrol cover / Paul Oakenfold feat. Angela McCluskey) You could be happy and I won't know But you weren't happy the day I watched you go Most of what I remember makes me sure I should have stopped you from walking out that door You could be happy and I hope you are You made me happier than I'd been by far Somehow everything I own smells of you You could be happy, it's all not true You could be happy and I hope you are You made me happier than I'd been by far More than anything I want to see you, boy Take a glorious bite out of the whole world You could be happy and I hope you are You made me happier than I'd been by far Somehow everything I own smells of you You could be happy, it's all not true Do the things that you always wanted to Without me there to hold you back, don't think, just do More than anything I want to see you, boy Take a glorious bite out of the whole world You could be happy and I hope you are You made me happier than I'd been by far Somehow everything I own smells of you You could be happy, it's all not true You could be happy