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This is a nice album on the ACT label. Solveig Slettahjell has a beautiful voice and perfect phrasing -- she owns these songs, as they say.
I especially like her cover of Tom Waits' composition 'Time'. Here are the lyrics:
Well the smart money's on Harlow and the moon is in the street
And the shadow boys are breaking all the laws
And you're east of East Saint Louis and the wind is making speeches
And the rain sounds like a round of applause
And Napoleon is weeping in a carnival saloon
His invisible fiancee's in the mirror
And the band is going home, it's raining hammers, it's raining nails
And it's true there's nothing left for him down here
And it's time time time, and it's time time time
And it's time time time that you love
And it's time time time
And they all pretend they're orphans and their memory's like a train
You can see it getting smaller as it pulls away
And the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget
That history puts a saint in every dream
Well she said she'd stick around until the bandages came off
But these mama's boys just don't know when to quit
And Mathilda asks the sailors "Are those dreams or are those prayers?"
So close your eyes, son, and this won't hurt a bit
Oh it's time time time, and it's time time time
And it's time time time that you love
And it's time time time
Well things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl
The boys just dive right off the cars and splash into the street
And when they're on a roll she pulls a razor from her boot
And a thousand pigeons fall around her feet
So put a candle in the window and a kiss upon his lips
As the dish outside the window fills with rain
Just like a stranger with the weeds in your heart
And pay the fiddler off 'til I come back again
Oh it's time time time, and it's time time time
And it's time time time that you love
And it's time time time
And it's time time time, and it's time time time
And it's time time time that you love
And it's time time time
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Surprised to see someone else mention Solveig Slettahjell. My favorite track, one of my favorite tracks of all time probably - is her version of another Tom Waits song, "Take it With Me", from Silver. Whew... goosebumps and a lump in my throat every time I hear it. What a gorgeous recording.
Not sure how many she's released, but I've got 5 of her albums - all beautiful.
Silver
Domestic Songs
Good Rain
Pixiedust
Slow Motion Orchestra
which is out of print right now
have auditioned only two so far. On your recommendation, I'll listen to 'Silver' soonest.
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