OneMinuteFixed now it's Muppet TV

Now the 'M' stands for 'meh'

i have a shirt with i am my mtv

The "M" stands for "Mindless."

Things were better back then lol

And be thankful the other didn’t get to sing it. This is for Liz they said

@R230Tuner madonna was going to be chosen .

I think schminkyminky would sound better

Almost

Liz Fraser is never "almost" ethereal

Don't we all? And anyone who doesn't is a fool.

ahh shes amazing i first heard her on all the flowers in time bend towards the sun with jeff buckley both amazing

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+cutesucker LoveAll oh,nevermind. You are so not worth the trouble

If appreciating a beautiful voice makes me emotionally weak, then I don't care. I'd rather be soft, than hard.

Chris Evans the whole album's basslines give me goosebumps lol

serious players.

It's amazing how much intensity they managed to squeeze into such an initially-mellow-sounding groove. Back when I was DJ'ing on my College radio station, I played this song every time I was in the booth. It was in rotation for only two weeks because we didn't get enough requests for it, which really chafed me at the time, I was flabbergasted by the apathy and indifference towards this song, of both our audience and the other DJ's. We could play a limited number of non-Rotation songs every hour (along with the compulsory PSA's the FTC required us to air), and I spun this song up as often as I could, I'd lose myself in it with my cans on, sometimes I could hardly bring myself to cite the next song, I felt like this one deserved some "breathing room" after it ended (Dead Air is "No-no #1 in radio, but I still sometimes waited five to ten seconds to play the next song, even after receiving a warning over it from our studio manager, with whom I had very little in common when it came to music, he loved pop junk like "All-Star", and vacuous house music, which, since he played that kind of light fare every weekend at the local LGBTQ Club, I had hoped he'd be more accommodating for real music on the station: end of self righteous rant). At the end if the year they actually dumped that disk, which I snatched up in a heartbeat. That promotional disk also had an obnoxious (by comparison) tune by Black Grape, and something from Moby, if I recall correctly (this was twenty years ago, now, and I only really cared about this time so far as that promo compilation was concerned) but I just couldn't get into it, it seemed so trite sitting on the same Aluminum/Polycarbonate platter as this song. It was both vindicating and also something of an annoyance to see how popular this song became after it was made into TV-Opening-Theme-Song material a few years later. I'll admit, that's mostly just Sour Grapes, but I was still chuffed that it went overlooked for so many years while ridiculous crap like "Limp Bizkit" and "Bush" were dominating the charts at the time, along with scads of other "Rap & Roll" throwaway me-too acts (I won't name names, I'm sure you can sort it out yourselves). I had played this song for various family members after moving back to Colorado post-Uni, but all I got were disinterested yawns and glazed-over eyes, only to have these same siblings (and my parents) suddenly start telling me about "this awesome theme song" on TV...the very one they had totally blown off when I'd played it for then a few years earlier, on their computers, in the car, and on the Hi-Fi, Doh! They also, apparently, didn't even remember me playing it for then and raving about it! Oh, well, at least it eventually received new legs and finally got some of the recognition it deserved, even if those same Cotton Eared listeners were oblivious to it when it was first released!

Guess you've never heard Stranglehold by Ted Nugent. That Bass line will groove your ears off.

treck87 Yeah man there are a few good bass riffs kicking around. Does it matter what his favourite is？

Or to be the last thing, you ever hear, in this world, as you depart.

It's incredible how nobody gets bored of this song

Sofia Noiti Thanks for this

Ty so much for the lyrics.

Sofia Noiti AA

The most disputed line - start of second verse. Others hear it as "night, night of murder". (Bear in mind that mis-stressing words is a Fraser trademark, and the association of black flowers [and, indeed, "black milk"])

Grithron2 Nice to see the dispute brought up. Personally, I thought it was "night, night of matter".

andy oliver Cocteau Twins? Pretty much recognized in my opinion

andy oliver Liz Fraser should have been so bigger and so more recognised than she is.

Braxium Go ask a random 100 people, and only a handful will know the name :

ruarc if you ask random people, you won't get answers. Because the 99% of the world population is made of plebs.

ruarc also, Cocteau Twins is an old band. They were popular back in their day though. Check their chart listings, if you don't believe me.

I literally have chills running down my spine listening to this now. Crazy how music can do that.

Excuse me ??

TIMe 4 BeD ARthuR..........

try Portishead

Portishead isn't that dark, but I double this.

hoyit Trip Hop

Nick Brannnigan 3 years later your comment is a perfect description of my present.

@@mariacelestegonzalez7600 The crackle and pop of the Vynil gives that vibe of the disturbed underneath it all, that the song hides.

+Steph Rem That is so sweet!

Your animals have excellent taste. :)

I noticed today that her voice pacifies my one usually rambunctious cat.

+Steph Rem no strange/ my cat really like massive attack too :p

+Steph Rem This is one of my favourite songs. Never really thought it had such great potential :v . I am gonna try that on mine too :) .

+elevenart I had no idea the lyrics were about Buckley. Thanks!

+elevenart Not quite. From Wikipedia: "Fraser wrote the song's lyrics. While recording the song on 29 May 1997, she found out that her once-close friend, Jeff Buckley, had drowned. "That was so weird ... I'd got letters out and I was thinking about him. That song's kind of about him - that's how it feels to me anyway."

Mir van Zanten as I said- it was about Jeff. Re-read it. Ciaociao

+elevenart it wasn't meant to but it became that while recording it

He did her wrong.

I could not agree more with your comment. This song and arrangement are something else...WOW...

I agree. It was recorded right after Jeff Buckley’s passing. You feel her love and pain.

It probably felt like being carried away from your body into the terrifying beautiful world.

I saw the Cocteaus in 1994 and it was magical. There is a show from 1991 (or 1990) on here that is fairly representative as it has soundboard audio laid over video and it really is a great experience.

SolarMichael I had heard it in House but never realized it until a few days ago.

SolarMichael that song is a work of pure genius!!! it reaches places in my soul i didn't know i had!! amen michael!!--WILKE

SolarMichael well said

Amen to you EF & JB ♥

Never too late! You are with us now.

Thanks....

MuskateerGripWeed That beautiful black woman! Which one? Etta James :)

John Arundell yes that's her name, amazing woman.

+MuskateerGripWeed Agreed, and for me Sugarcubes - Regina Cranberries - Dreams

miss Etta James sings At last :)

madonna still got to make a song with them.

Madonna is not even close to Elizabeth Frasier. That's like comparing bananas to a sour Pear.

Madonna doesn't even come close in the vocal range and emotion.

+Garth Davison And both were on 4AD records.

same here! the third language is very ethereal :) what other music recommendations do you have

+Garth Davison Have you heard of Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields. She has a very sultry voice, but kind of has that "I don't know what the hell she is saying most of the time, but I love it" style of singing as well. She also fronts another band called Lovage. They are both pretty good bands :)

More noises and sounds than a language.................

Couldn't agree more :-) I remember hearing Songs of the Siren and I honestly thought, on first hearing, it was Lisa Gerrard it was so similar..Lisa Gerrard came from as I'm sure you know The Dead Can Dance and then went on to do other things Liz again from the Cocteau Twins and famous for Pearly Dew Drops Drops one of my favs went and did other things as well..So we have two woman from different continents that have a similar tone and singing qualities..How weird is that..I bet Liz could have done Gladiator as well

I so very hope he is still with you. Prayers and Thoughts

It's been a decade since I buried my girlfriend who died froma heart attack. I can still hear the sand dropping on the wooden surface of the casket - This song has some healing powers!

@@5293278363 thank you. i appreciate it. he still is. he was cured. this was about fifteen years ago. but it came back a couple of years ago. but he's still here.

@@KappaDaKappa oh wow. my condolences. i'm glad the song gives you solace.

I can understand that. Or rather, see it.

thank U

Def. in my top 5. No matter the genre.

first time ever hearing liz i love her voice.

David Hernandez t

Were they lovers? I'm sure Jeff Buckley was dating Joan Wasser of Joan As Policewoman when he passed away. But yes, I've read that this song was recorded by Elizabeth on the day Jeff died so it is, in a sense, about him.

When you listen to her interview in his documentary, you can tell he never really left her heart.

I thought Liz Fraser was in a long term relationship with Robin Guthrie.

She dated Jeff for two years :))

From what I understand, Liz and Jeff dated, but it ended before he passed away. Before that, she was in a relationship with Robin Guthrie, from the begiining of the Cocteau Twins to the early 90s. After Jeff Buckley, Liz got into a relationship with Damon Reece of Spiritualized.

Geoffrey Ringham Love, love is a verb Love is a doing word Fearless on my breath Gentle impulsion Shakes me, makes me lighter Fearless on my breath Teardrop on the fire Fearless on my breath Night, night after day Black flowers blossom Fearless on my breath Black flowers blossom Fearless on my breath Teardrop on the fire Fearless on my... Water is my eye Most faithful mirror Fearless on my breath Teardrop on the fire Of a confession Fearless on my breath Most faithful mirror Fearless on my breath Teardrop on the fire Fearless on my breath You stumble in the dark You stumble in the dark