B i o g r a p h y (by vyvienne.foreveraubyn.com)
Although Dublin-born cellist Vyvienne Long has been best known for her work with Damien Rice, that may be about to change. After completing postgraduate studies at the Escola de Musica in Barcelona, Long played on Rice's 'The Blower's Daughter' and toured America and Europe with him in 2003. During that tour she began experimenting on stage with quirky adaptations of popular hits and obscure classics. When she returned to Ireland, Long played her version of the White Stripes anthem 'Seven Nation Army' on the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show. This led to its inclusion on last year's 'Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol 2' where it was picked in several reviews as one of the highlights of the compilation. Long played her first solo gig in Dublin's Mother Redcaps in March 2005, followed by a sold-out show in Whelans shortly after. Her onstage band is made up of three cellos, piano, double bass and drums to make a refreshingly original soundscape that defies categorisation. Aside from her solo work, Long also performs regularly with the National Symphony Orchestra and continues to work with Rice on his second album.
Blue Carousel Come Together He Wants to Move I Don't Wanna Dance Lullaby Never Leave You Purple Haze Random Man Seven Nation Army Yoshimi
Caterpillar Sarabande
Late, Always I am always late I’m sorry You will be irate Forgive me It’s all my fault I hope that you’ll wait With sun on your face for me I will always wait But hurry Shadows cross my face of worry Sun has gone down There’s no one around So try to make haste for me
They're not waving Searching for a place to be A face to smile agreeably I wandered round about the room I cut my way through such perfume I saw you standing by the door Waiting, watching and waiting for me ‘Cause you're the only boy for me And I’m the only girl for you I knew it when we met last week So call me when you know it too So call me, so call me So call me, so call me Crazy thoughts go through my mind But I reply that I am fine You move a little closer then I feel your breath, I wonder when You watch me smile I watch you talk With funny faces just to amuse me Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin You're the only boy for me And I’m the only girl for you I knew it when we met last week So call me when you know it too So call me, so call me So call me, so call me Searching for a quiet place To disappear without a trace When crowded rooms get much too much And I just want to feel your touch So take my hand and take the wine Don't look back ‘cause they're not waving You're the only boy for me And I’m the only girl for you I knew it when we met last week So call me when you know it too ‘Cause you're the only boy for me And I’m the only girl for you I knew it when you kissed my cheek Knew it when you laughed on cue So call me, so call me So call me, so call me
Treacherous Try to be good To break up this sadness When someone else could Erase all this madness Losing control Grip on reality Fragmented soul And resident malady Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin But you were sublime Your words were treacherous Suitable time For feeling so lecherous Nothing so good as when it’s bad You were the best I’ve ever had Nothing so good Because we could Nothing so good Pray for the end You prey on my weakness And none will defend What makes me feel weakest Breaking the ice Was not my intention I’m stuck in a vice Still I cannot mention that You were sublime Her lips were treacherous Suitable time For feeling so reckless Nothing so good as when it’s bad You were the best I’ve ever had Nothing so good Because we could Nothing so good So good, so good
Test of Endurance This is a test of endurance This is at best, pure indulgence No one dare speak their mind Slowly, we rot inside This is a trial never ending This is a stairwell descending Smile with an easy compliance We make up these contrived alliance Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Sometimes it's hard to breathe Choke back all of my feelings This is a tortured existence This is a test of endurance Stare out to blue grey sea Cry out too silently Rewind the clock and just say what I think Instead of just taking till I’m on the brink This is a test
Tactless Questions Don't! Prize me open Don't push for information I'll tell you if I want to Without interrogation Do you realize That you're not the time or place Do you realize That you ask too many tactless questions Don't! Prize me open For cross examination Unless you wish to vex me Let's end this conversation Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Won't you take the hint When I attempt to change the subject Won't you take the hint When I attempt to change the subject Won't you take the hint When I attempt to change the subject Won't you take the hint When I attempt to change the subject You're so persistant You've made my life much shorter Now I need a vodka Why don't you try the water Don't! Prize me open I'm not your tin of biscuits Although you'd like to have me In front of all your misfits Do you realize That you're not the time or place Do you realize That you ask too many tactless questions Won't you take the hint When I attempt to change the subject Won't you take the hint When I attempt to change the subject Won't you take the hint When I attempt to change the subject Won't you take the hint When I attempt to change the subject
Freakscene Driving down a one-way street Bad ministers don’t skip a beat And shouting loudly on a train While others look on with disdain Scaling walls and dangerous places Be sure to bring some cans of maces Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin It is a freakscene You know it is ’Cause it’s a freakscene ’Cause it’s a freakscene ’Cause it’s a freakscene Dangling babies from a height it gives the fans a nasty fright And hanging in a see through box While starving months for extra shocks Nasal bridge a little loose And jasper where’s my cactus juice ’Cause it’s a freakscene You know it is ’Cause it’s a freakscene ’Cause it’s a freakscene ’Cause it’s a freakscene Running naked through the trees In tune with mother natures breeze And dancing tribal on the streets While jumping puddles in bare feet And bathing in a filthy fountain With friends you know that you can count on And it’s a freakscene You know it is ’Cause it’s a freakscene Bad behaviour ’Cause it’s a freakscene Yes, it’s a freakscene ’Cause it’s a freakscene ’Cause it’s a freakscene Bad behaviour ’Cause it’s a freakscene
Bad Move That was a bad bad move Why did I agree to this It was a bad bad move Once again I’ve learnt my lesson Why can’t I say Half of me said “do it” And half of me said “don’t!” I thought I could run through it But that half had no brain attached And now there’s no escaping Force my mind to happy thoughts All along mistaken Curse this day and all it’s warts It was a bad bad move Why did I agree to this It was a bad, bad move Once again I’ve learnt my lesson Why can’t I say Why can’t I predict this Kick myself like I’m tyre Why do I inflict this Should have said my dog caught fire I never will forget it Should have said my car broke down Now do I regret it Why does this shit come around It was a bad, bad move Bad, bad move Bad, bad move I’m the fool (she’s the fool) I’m the fool Swimming round in concrete That’s what I agreed to do Always catch the wrong beat And come up red instead of blue I’ll sacrifice perfection Shut my eyes and count to ten You are above correction And I will not be back again It was a bad bad move Why did I agree to this It was a bad, bad move Once again I’ve learnt my lesson Why can’t I say Why can’t I say Why can’t I say
Hideaway If I could stay right here Forever stay My own idyllic hideaway The sun, the moon and endless sky And you, the diamond in my eye Out of reach and out of time, this distant Peaceful place of mine
The Ring Road Before you take the ring road Know that I love you Before you take the ring road Know that I love you Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin And if I never see your face again And if I never hear your voice again And if you never kiss my lips again Know that I love you Know that I love you
To The End
It's a full-time job Being a good friend Being a good listener Through the week and the week-end Many many phone calls Many messengers to send And it's a full-time job To the end Being a good sister Is a full-time thing But lining up why husband who no longer wears a ring Saying all the right things Is never meaning to offend And it's a full-time thing To the end Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Being a good daughter Can be quite time ??? And if you want to be a good one Then it's no use ?? presuming But you can skip all the ??? ?? sent her home to bed 'Cause there are many things to be discussed And empty from her head And it's a full-time job Being a good wife Being a good lover Not taking your own lie Many many dishes Many christmas card to send And it's a full-time job To the end
Happy thoughts Why do cats smile When dragons breath fire Why do frogs sigh When camels wish to retire Why do the antelope Go swinging off the anchor-rope Why do bears bore Oh why whatever for No one will ever know And neither will I So think happy thoughts ‘Till bad ones go by Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Happy thoughts Happy thoughts Happy thoughts will save me Happy thoughts Happy thoughts Happy thoughts will save me Why do birds sing When worms can’t hear a thing Why do snakes dance When snails get fried in France Why do the red fox Go pulling off the badgers socks Why do sheep dive Straight in to the bee hive No one will ever know The black bird in the pie So think happy thoughts ‘Till bad ones go by Happy thoughts Happy thoughts Happy thoughts will save me Happy thoughts Happy thoughts Happy thoughts will save me
Non Album Tracks
Blue carousel
( Birdtalk EP ) How could I know what clue was there How could I know your soul made bare How could I tell when we would fall Through the night and day revealed our faith Blue carousel You've put a spell on me Blue carousel When will you let me be You'll never know nor be aware You'll never see nor breathe this air You'll never lie again by me Through the night or stay to seal our fate Blue carousel You've put a spell on me Blue carousel When will you let me be Blue carousel You've put a spell on me Blue carousel When will you let me be
Come Together ( The Beatles / Live ) Here come old flattop he come Grooving up slowly he got Joo-joo eyeball he one Holy roller he got Hair down to his knee Got to be a joker he just do what he please He wear no shoeshine he got Toe-jam football he got Monkey finger he shoot Coca-cola he say "I know you, you know me" One thing I can tell you is you got to be free Come together right now over me He bag production he got Walrus gumboot he got Ono sideboard he one Spinal cracker he got Feet down below his knee Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease Come together right now over me He roller-coaster he got Early warning he got Muddy water he one Mojo filter he say "One and one and one is three" Got to be good-looking 'cause he's so hard to see Come together right now over me Come together yeah Come together yeah Come together yeah Come together
He wants to move
( Birdtalk EP ) Bass ! He makes me think of lightening in skies His name, he's sexy How else is God supposed to ride His name, he's sexy Move, he wants to move But you're hogging him, you're guarding him He wants to move, he wants to move But you're hogging him, you're guarding him Damn sister, is that your boy? He loves it I can see it in his eyes, he Hope you last forever Hey His offbeat dance makes me fantasize His curves, he's sexy His ass is a spaceship I want to ride He's sexy Move, he wants to move But you're hogging him, you're guarding him He wants to move, he wants to move (Just let him move) But you're hogging him, you're guarding him Beat it sister is that your boy He loves it I can see it in his eyes, he Hope you last forever Hey Shake it off Wow Damn sister Is that your boy He loves it I can see it in his eyes, he Hope you last forever Hey sister Is that your boy He loves it I can see it in his eyes, he Hope you last forever Shake it off Shake it off Shake it off Why you why you why you with that fool ‘Cause he's hot Somebody get me some water in here
I Don't Wanna Dance
( Eddie Grant Cover / Live ) I don't wanna dance Dance with you baby no more I'll never do something to hurt you, though Oh but the feeling is bad The feeling is bad I love your personality But I don't want our love on show Sometimes I think it's insanity Girl the way you go With all of the guys on the corner Girl, you are the latest trick You seem to have all their number Look they're dancing still But I don't wanna dance Dance with you baby no more I'll never do something to hurt you, though Oh but the feeling is bad The feeling is bad Now the party's over Girl it's time I was on my way Now that the things which moved me Are standing still I know it's only superstition Baby, but I won't look back Even though I feel your music Baby that is that But I don't, I don't, I don't I don't wanna dance Dance with you baby no more I'll never do something to hurt you, though Oh but the feeling is bad The feeling is bad I don't wanna dance Dance with you baby no more I'll never do something to hurt you, though Oh but the feeling is bad The feeling is bad I don't wanna dance I don't wanna dance I don't wanna dance
Lullaby ( The Cure Cover / Live ) On candystripe legs the spiderman comes Softly through the shadow of the evening sun Stealing past the windows of the blissfully dead Looking for the victim shivering in bed Searching out fear in the gathering gloom And suddenly a movement in the corner of the room And there is nothing I can do when I realise with fright That the spiderman is having me for dinner tonight Quietly he laughs and shaking his head Creeps closer now Closer to the foot of the bed And softer than the shadow and quicker than flies His arms are all around me and his tongue in my eyes "Be still be calm be quiet now my precious boy Don't struggle like that or I will only love you more For it's much too late to get away or turn on the light The spiderman is having you for dinner tonight" Never leave you
( Birdtalk EP ) I could never leave you You know I never could Even though you drive me crazy Even though you know I should You flirt with all the ladies You flirt with all the boys You flirt with my grandmother Do you hear me making noise Three o'clock in the morning You come banging on my door I smell the cocktail on your breath I know just what you're looking for Three o'clock in the afternoon You're still taking up space in my bed I say baby you're no good for me, no good for you I said He’s so careful, why you act like this I’m still crazy about your ass The only thing you crazy about is smoking your sister's grass And still you know I’d never leave you You know I never could Even though you drive me crazy Even though you know I should You know that I could never leave you You know that I could never leave you Yesterday, my birthday You’ve gone drinking with your friends I see no pearls, no diamonds I hear no Mercedes Benz Pulling up in the driveway with a silver bow on top It's not your style it’s not your groove you don't know where to shop You make me feel so lonely like the fridge my only friend I wonder is this working, are we cruising a dead end You are a little selfish and you are a little cold But I know you'll still be shaking it at sixty-five years old So come on over right here and bring your homies too ‘Cause you know I’d never leave so keep doing what you do And still you know I’d never leave you You know that I could not Not even for a second you're so mother fucking hot You know that I could never leave you. You know that I could never leave you. You know that I could never leave you. You know that I could never leave you Purple Haze ( Jimi Hendrix / Live ) Purple haze all in my brain Lately things just don't seem the same Acting funny, but I dont know why Excuse me while I kiss the sky Purple haze is all around Don't know if I'm coming up or down Am I happy or in misery What ever it is, that boy put a spell on me
Random Man Random man on the motorway What are you doing there Random man you took your coat away That wasn’t very fair Where are you going Where have you been Did you have a nice day Did you smoke some heroin Random man, random man Random man, random man Random man on the motorway I’d like to know your name Was your car run out or was it towed away Or is your pony lame Did you have a fight with your bossy wife Did she threaten you with the kitchen knife Random man, random man Random man, random man Random man on the motorway Have you been very bold You look like you’re just about to float away You must be very cold Did you rob a bank Did you steal a life Have you run through the fields Oh Random man Random man Seven Nation Army ( The White Stripes / Live ) I'm gonna fight 'em all A nation army couldn't hold me back They're gonna rip it off Taking their time right behind my back And I'm talking to myself at night Because I can't forget Back and forth through my mind Behind a cigarette And the message coming from my eyes Says leave it alone Don't want to hear about it Every single one's got a story to tell Everyone knows about it From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell And if I catch it coming back my way I'm gonna serve it to you And that ain't what you want to hear But that's what I'll do And the feeling coming from my bones Says find a home I'm going to Wichita Far from this opera for evermore I'm gonna work the straw Make the sweat drip out of every pore And I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding Right before the lord All the words are gonna bleed from me And I will sing no more And the stains coming from my blood Tell me go back home
Yoshimi ( Birdtalk EP ) Her name is Yoshimi She's a black belt in karate She's working for the city She has to discipline her body ‘Cause she knows that It's demanding To defeat those evil machines I know she can beat them Oh Yoshimi they don't believe it That you won't let those Robots defeat me Yoshimi, they don't believe me That you won't let those robots eat me Those evil natured robots They are programmed to destroy us She's got to be strong to fight them So she's taking lots of vitamins ‘Cause she knows that It'd be tragic If those evil robots win I know she can beat them Oh Yoshimi They don't believe me That you won't let those robots eat me Yoshimi They don't believe me That you won't let those robots eat me Yoshimi