Ant in Alaska by Liz Phair

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Ant in Alaska by Liz Phair

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16 жыл бұрын

Ant In Alaska by Liz Phair
From the Exile in Guyville Re-issue, due in stores June 24th

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@bobo5467 12 жыл бұрын

this is my favorite Liz Phair song. There is just so much vulnerability in this one. She really pours her heart out and as always, is totally unapologetic about it.

@jeanfid Жыл бұрын

me too. i cry every time i hear it and i’m not sad it’s just that raw

@CherieTalksTunes 10 жыл бұрын

Discovering this makes my heart happy. I wish that more songs sounded this real...

@mimicrawford3667 4 жыл бұрын

so upset that this version isn’t on spotify

@curly-d23 4 жыл бұрын

Technically, it is. It just isn't available. open.spotify.com/track/3J0JZzhQPwEmmiEtA3f2Cq?si=Wb6_ghzHSBKWTXmqW_AOvA

@MagicalZayz 14 жыл бұрын

Meandering, broken, raw, and absolutely perfect. ♥

@Lyndanet 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t often like almost six minute songs but when I do it’s Liz Phair’s song 🎧

@curly-d23 5 жыл бұрын

Shame that this wasn't re-included on the 25th anniversary edition of _Exile_

@philmlaur 8 жыл бұрын

I have an aunt in Alaska.

@MrJeffreyromain 7 жыл бұрын

I once lived on a farm operated by my aunt and also had an ant farm. It was pretty neato.

@RickStaffordcartunes 7 жыл бұрын

I once had a spelling test when I was in elementary school and it had ten words and I missed one word and that word was Alaska and to tell the truth I'm still pretty damned bummed about making a 90 and I also don't like any of my aunts so you can see how your post stressed the hell out of me and I request you immediately delete it.

@EdFredHernandez 26 күн бұрын

I have a cousin in Alaska

@chrisdelisle3954 4 жыл бұрын

I love her songs. One of the interesting things about some of these earlier songs is that it sounds like it has a starting point in another song. For this one, I hear a lot of Sinead O'Connor's "The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance" in the opening verses. In a song like "Down," I hear a lot of Seals & Crofts "Summer Breeze." In "F*ck Or Die," there is an obvious allusion to Cash's "Walk The Line." "Love/Hate" sounds like it's got Cheap Trick's "Dream Police" synthesizers in them.

@yeahjessicadoes 6 жыл бұрын

Her best song ❤

@Paul186 12 жыл бұрын

Read about her on CNN and was curious. Very unique and beautiful vocals. Loved the lyrics. So damned unpretentious sounding.

@toggable 7 жыл бұрын

I think 30k of these views might be mine. Go on, Liz.

@peacefrog454 6 жыл бұрын

It's perfect

@worldwideput 15 жыл бұрын

This song is incredible, incredibly hooky as always. Love her.

@henrycaleb2742 10 жыл бұрын

best song. she is the best.

@ADeLorean 14 жыл бұрын

Liz Phair: the angelic side of Courtney Love. ...with amazing talent, mind you.

@batteredthem 12 жыл бұрын

it makes sense. it's a good kind of sad, like when your sis goes someplace cool and you dont. you get a sad feeling that your not going, but then you feel happier knowing that she'll tell you all about it and have a good time.

@bradfield2266 7 жыл бұрын

I don't get that impression at all! This song is all about abandonment and caring way more than the other person does. No happy ending whatsoever.

@samhain-wu7ph 7 жыл бұрын

great .

@laurenchristine4032 4 жыл бұрын

best song. music influenced by her on my page.

@blutius 15 жыл бұрын

i haven't heard a song this good in a long time. why didn't she put this on the Exile album, i wonder? if you have a longer version, please post it.

@seansho 7 жыл бұрын

there is a longer version from the girly sound tapes (early demos) google it they are out there

@robnashville 16 жыл бұрын

they are studio versions of the songs...for the most part recorded with john henderson...they were shelved once she went full bore into the Brad wood sessions....

@Radres12345 11 жыл бұрын

Can't even listen to this it's so sad.

@analogasmr 14 жыл бұрын

She plays guitar and sing.

@randyrandall8274 5 жыл бұрын

I look at the stars and I know you're under them *I see all the cars and I know you insure them* Why did this line vanish?

@gemini_ghost666 3 жыл бұрын

It’s on the girly sound version

@randyrandall8274 3 жыл бұрын

@@gemini_ghost666 thanks!

@2A3109 13 жыл бұрын

fuuuuundilllitttttoooo!

@hotgirlsarehot 11 жыл бұрын

I love this album, only recently discovered her-- 2 days ago to be exact. I'm a 90's kid who had a deprived childhood so don't be too hard on me, lol I heard her newer songs, and they suck compared to her old stuff-- a complete 180, and she sounds like any generic female pop artist.

@blutius 15 жыл бұрын

she says "I'm just an ant in alaska to you" in the lyrics. if that's not the title, what is it? either way, it's a great song. raw Liz Phair, at her best.

@FloralPerfection656 11 жыл бұрын

it took her 4 minutes to say ant in alaska.....

@bradfield2266 7 жыл бұрын

Heads up: if you haven't seen it already, you should be warned that the first murder in Hitchcock's Psycho doesn't happen until 40 minutes into the film. And they never say the word 'psycho'!

@yeahjessicadoes 6 жыл бұрын

Brad Field LOL

@avag9841 4 жыл бұрын

@AFlockOfBeagulls 13 жыл бұрын

@JigsawsRose Actually, I dont think she does. And thats why I like her so much.

@lu59999 9 жыл бұрын

What genre of music is this?

@MakeJerold 9 жыл бұрын

proto bedroom emo music, haha

@lu59999 8 жыл бұрын

MakeJerold lmao

@curly-d23 8 жыл бұрын

Lo-fi indie rock

@bradfield2266 7 жыл бұрын

The one she did as Girly Sound was lo-fi (recorded on consumer grade portable 4-track cassette deck) but this one was done in a proper studio with proper mics recorded onto 16-track 2" tape,, EQing, mastering. It's minimal, but that's nothing to do with sound fidelity. You can think of it as medium-fi.

@anthonyzav3769 7 жыл бұрын

1990s cool.

@timkovolenko 16 жыл бұрын

what happened, liz? you were so talented.

@rothgw 6 жыл бұрын

Tim Kovolenko liz predicted it herself: Juvenalia: “it’s nice to be liked, but it’s better by far to be paid.”

@absolutelywankered 15 жыл бұрын

does liz play the guitar too or just sing?

@chickybaby2277 2 жыл бұрын

She plays too! 💕

@yasoaddictive 15 жыл бұрын

yes it is. haha

@dannygomes3159 7 жыл бұрын

I think Liz is 50? sorry.

@musiciswhatilikea3798 10 жыл бұрын

God her debut album was amazing, but after that everything was the complete opposite of what she was doing with this album!!! Why she tried to go mainstream after this record is completely mystifying to me, well not really but still..... :/

@kevinjohnson3119 7 жыл бұрын

Actually, this wasn't on her first album when it was first released. They added it to the re-release.This was from her Girlysound recordings which IMO is her best work. Some of those songs made it onto Guyville (with some changes). A few of them made it onto other albums (Juvenalia and Come and Get it) Anyway, she went mainstream (or attempted to) for financial reasons. Her first three albums were loved by the critics, but didn't make her much money. Unfortunately, she didn't garner many new fans and ended up alienating a lot of her old fans. I still love her though.

@bradfield2266 7 жыл бұрын

Come on, her second album came out the very next year after this one and it was basically the same sound and quality of writing and playing. Don't be hatin on Whip-smart.

@jameswinters952 7 жыл бұрын

MusicIsWhatiLike a - I so feel the same. There are a few I like after this album, like the title track whitechocolatespaceegg, but when I hear most of it like "rock me" I wanna puke. Exile in guyville is one of my fav albums of all time, played it from start to finish so many times... what happened Liz :< whyyyy

@bradfield2266 7 жыл бұрын

There weren't any songs on comeandgetit that were initially Girly Sound songs. There was one that was reworked for Somebody's Miracle but left off the final track list. ("Gigalo")

@hanlonn 6 жыл бұрын

over the years, I find myself listening to whip smart more than guyville.