I’m listening to Shawn Colvin Sunny Came Home mid April 2024 1:46

Hello, friend! ❤

Me too 4/16/24 💜

4/19/24

Howdy friend

Aww my love for 1997! I love you👌

I'd be honored if some mid/late 90s fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of "Arms of an Angel" by SARAH MCLACHLAN, "Name" by the GOO GOO DOLLS, and "Long December" by the COUNTING CROWS on my YT channel in tribute to 3 great 90s standards. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace out.

This song was everywhere that year.

Yup, this song reminds me of my junior year in high school. Was huge on the radio the spring of that year!

Well said

Word 🤙

That's because that's all you could do in the car I'm the 90s😂

The best period of music . Now it's not worth it the new music. That's the reason I listen to 90s

Sunny was arrested and latter convicted of First-Degree Arson and 8 counts of First Degree Attempted Murder. It is highly likely that Sunny will not be coming home again ever. Sunny will be up for parole in the year 2045. An insurance settlement was used to rebuild the house that Sunny burned down.

Abuse and men's bullshit in general I think also...

@@jenniferbaldini6515 That is a highly sexist comment you just made.

I got the sense that she was up to mayhem and revenge served cold, but that's just me

I'd love to go back to the 90's.

@@dentonyoung4314 I have been searching for this song off and on for years! When I first heard it on the radio, for some reason I thought it was Jessica Simpson singing.

I tell people all the time, if I could go back to the 90s and do everything the same, changing nothing knowing I'd be right here where I am, having made some decisions that were less than we'll say honorable I would do it in A HEARTBEAT...had the best time of my life then and would ABSOLUTELY do it again.....guess I could've answered your question w/an "I do" instead of writing a novel...🤣🤣👍🤘🤘🤘🤘

I was born in 88...The 90's was my childhood..So many great memories of this kind of music on the radio and MTV when I was little.

@@CraigTodd924 Born in '87 here and feel exactly the same! That along with Vh1 hits, and fuse were all I'd ever sit and watch all day!

I believe I can fly by R.Kelly deserves the award instead

@@lilbideo No. He is a rapist.

@@lilbideo I bet he wishes he could. "R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges"

​@@lilbideo no he didn't that's why he didn't get it so Ha !

@@maxinemorris6927 you can hug a transformer instead.

I miss the 90s! Such a great time to grow up! No cellphones and not many people had the internet. Great times with great music!

There really were alot of them. Youngsters with taste in music , take the time and check them out. Not all were solo artists, many sang lead in some excellent bands.

@@jeannesimmons9155 Yeah I never had a cell phone or internet back in 97

@@footy2rock I don't think there were many people who did.

Yes. Paula Cole

+Jeremiah Payte Don't forget "Independence Day" by Martina McBride (the Sean Hannity theme song). There should be an arson/murder compilation album.

+Jeremiah Payte Who'd she murder. Mama admits she burned the house down, people just assume daddy was in it.

LOL!

***** Me too. Have since 9th grade

Damn! It's been 19 years since this song was released, and I only just found out what the song was about.

I'd be honored if some 90s fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performances of NAME by the GooGoo Dolls, ADIA by Sarah McLachlan, and "1979" by the Smashing Pumpkins in tribute to 3 of the most iconic 90s bands. Live acoustic with no autotune. Peace out and stay safe in the '020s.

41 now..u have to have good memories of the 80s as well..cuz ur 44 and I'm 41 and I do..well maybe u don't have good memories of them but u at least must remember them if I do..80s and 90s rocked!

Whippersnapper :) Try 55 on. Hahaha!

43 here! Man I miss these days

+boudicca storm Loreena McKennitt had a good run in the '90's. Funny how you said "lucky you grew up in that time" (rather than saying something like "It was a good time to be alive")(which is what I'm limited to saying!) - the point is I have a theory - that whatever we heard when we were 14-17 becomes 'ours' for the rest of our lives (my '14-17' was 1969-1973 - and come to think of it the largest proportion of my cover songs are from those years, but I'm trying to do every decade since the beginning of time). I've notice that one generation tends to ignore subsequent generations (my peers hardly know anything past the '70's existed musically) but I rolled-up my sleeves and dug and found some songs from some of the artists on your list worth covering (I haven't heard of all you've listed yet - I've just skimmed the major radio hits so far - but if it's anything like 1969, the best music never reached the mainstream)... I guess the second point is that a good song is a good song, no matter what decade it is from (meaning the song is 'timeless') - one just has to look past the period's studio productions to see it (Example, I played some Nat King Cole on the piano for my daughter (who grew up in the '90's) and she loved it - meaning she heard it without the period drawbacks (passing fads in orchestration and production)...

+boudicca storm now days its nicki minage.....ugh

+Numi How Interesting to see someone write about this notion so thoroughly. You got me thinking about music that I enjoyed from ages 14-17. The years were 2003-2007, and my god, how right you are. Keane's "Hopes and Fears" came out in 2004 and is probably still my favorite album. Bands like Death Cab for Cutie and The Shins, artist Neko Case...their songs are very special to me. I listen to music from across many decades and enjoy many new artists, but you're right. Songs and artists from that particular age are SO SPECIAL to me. Just something to be aware of, I guess.

i agree this was a great time for female artists. now everyone wants to sing about being a hoe while looking lije a hoe and dancing like a hoe.

+J Carr Edie Brickell,Wendy Melvoin,Lisa Coleman are great

Dark side - Kelly clarkson

🎉You're so right my friend, I always thought it was a love song until now when I can understand the words that I couldn't 24 years ago. Brings me nice memories of my brother's family in Idaho. Saludos.

This is a fuckin masterpiece

Absolutely

Light the sky and hold on tight is the line that got my attention

Yup me to this song is soo powerful and empowering

Young Colvin was about to kill some shit 😂 I love this song and I miss the 90's 😭

She didn't believe in transcendence

Thank you for writing the lyrics of this beautiful song🌸

@@harmony1910 You are so welcome! It was copy and paste but I definitely wanted to put the lyrics here for this! It's a gorgeous song and Shawn Colvin is just a completely beautiful songwriter! I saw her live back in the day 3 or 4 times at least! Absolutely amazing! 🥰🙌

Great lyrics

@@tomS729 They really are! All of her songs really! I saw her in concert four different times back in the day and every show was absolutely phenomenal

You just plagiarized that from the song.

+Bryan Snyder summer of 1997, a Clinton in the White House, and now...

The last Clinton in the White House. Those filthy criminals are about to have their asses handed to them on a plate. Trump landslide victory coming.

WOW a Trump supporter...I hope he delivers

rob poynter I hope for the best from credited good luck!

Janadu Sounds like Bill Clinton to me...

Beautiful. Thank goodness you were still here alive and well

Me too except the Tornado Part. I cut contact with My Narcissistic Mom and Awful Sister Too. The Rest Of Superficial uncaring Family To Which I was Family Scapegoat. It still Hurts Though. I like this song Too.

jeff lim Cool story because you survived your dad and the tornado. That was his karma I suppose.

God bless you, Jeff 💚.

im very glad you got away that terrible situation

I have the EXACT same feeling.

I remember in 1981, Air Supply's THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE seemed 2 be always on the radio being played 2 the point where I started 2 h8 the song but when I went away 2 Navy Basic Training @ Gr8 Lakes Recruit Training Command for 8 weeks & then when I heard the song after the training.....it seemed like a Christmas present 2 hear it again!

I feel that way about every Spice Girls song that was a radio hit.

ele começou bem

You were right not to like this song in the first place. One of the most annoying songs ever written!

Same with Friday I’m in love

Love your profile title! So true! Stay strong my friend

@@declanmcbride9516 Thanks Declan. Likewise.

It does and it also reminds me of the first girl I'ed ever met. Erin C O'dell was her name. I still remember Erin to this tune.

Yes, Shawn was one of my ex's favorite artists. I just added this song to my karaoke repertoire, too.

"Hell hath no fury ... "

And Shawn Colvin holds her guitar as if aiming a rifle in the video right after!

I hear it as "A mission."

As do I.

i fee goosbumps everytime i heard this song..

Sometimes, it takes a while. Everyone hears, but it's fairly rare that they truly, legitimately *listen*. Must give us pause. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

Believe it or not, I completely, truly, utterly understand. 💪😎✌️ Unfortunately, as we all know, one can never go back. Especially back to when the Internet was new, cell phones were barely much of anything wild, and meeting people in *person* was a requirement if you wanted to be anything other than invisible.

It was the best. Reminds me of my teens. Give anything to go back.

Same!!

I agree. No disrespect but music today is no good. I miss old days.

We’re here, we are underground and struggling, but we are here.

Ugh these comments. There are other good music these days. Music changes. Everyone is always nostalgic about the music that was important to them in their youth, and says stuff like this

This song is about a woman who "makes a few repairs" to the oven, then uses the gases to burn her house down by lighting a match. She does this in an attempt to escape her past. Colvin was inspired by a painting, which she used on the cover of the album. The artist was a friend of Colvin's, Julie Speed.

@@todd77777772000 pretty exact! I was gonna comment something about this being about a girl who burns her house down.

@@undergroundkingz7969 i go to songfacts dot com to find out what was said by the artist themselves.

@@todd77777772000 yea I figured out through Spotify’s behind the lyrics, then it’s also in the Wikipedia page for this amazing song. It’s not about abuse though, a common misconception for this song.

@@undergroundkingz7969 I just miss a lot of 90's early 2000's music. even when life sucked then it was still a lot better then now for me.

I’m listening to Shawn Colvin May 26,2024 Las Vegas,Nevada 2:11

June 2, 2024. Tel Aviv, Israel :)

Me too unfortunately I was born halfway through them so I didn’t get to experience it for long

Mine too.. Born in 89 so got the chance to experience and grow up throughout the 90's I miss those days..

Same.. born in 1980...90s was my teen years..frigen amazing!

Yes for sure

Born in 1988 songs like this takes me way back to those times

Hi! Have a great day!

@@summergoforth-mi7rk Thank you and wish you the same 🤝

Hey, here’s your chance to listen to one of our favorite songs!! Have a nice day!

@@generatorrepairguy8345 thankyou mate 🤝

I am so sorry for your loss. This song is so awesome and even though the memories you have about it are sad but think of it like this your mum is at peace. I will be 57 in 4 days, and I thank God I am still here, and I am sure my children do too!! Mum went home!!!!

@izzymoan7230 Heartfelt Condolences 0:49

I Concur

You are right

Britney Spears?

Artists* Rock* Their*

Spellbinding

Its supposedly about murder. Lol. It remember watching that on MTV as a twelve year old kid. Wow. Where has the time gone? 💓💓💓💓

Same

I explain it in one of the latest replies above.

Me too

Yep. My parents divorced when I was 4. I don't remember my father. His nickname was 'Sonny'

It's a very Austin Tx kind of music

I mean, according to YT, she is still touring...I'm a 90's kid, so new folk (I too love Where Have All the Cowboys Gone), grunge (STP prob my fav), and alternative rock (ala Third-Eye Blind) just hit a chord in my soul (Pun intended)...nothing quite like it...

Hold on, some new boomer / millenial singer / rapper will ripp it off soon, oops I meant "sample" it

I also relate these two songs

Paula Cole was one of my favorites ❤

yeah!

congratulations on surviving and moving on! :)

🖤

She’s out there on her own and she’s alright ..

I didn’t

God bless you! 🙏💜

@jorgeporto8172 Shawn Colvin Sunny Came Home is my number one favorite song 3:13

Your not alone

Great healing song 4 a fucked up world!

I’m listening to Shawn Colvin Sunny Came Home early September 2023

Thank you 😢

@Conniebsheetmusic Shawn Colvin Sunny Came Home is my number one favorite song 1:12

Takes me back to my younger days.

Same. I heard it today, 06/15/24. That is what brought me here.

+Kimberly Caston Good for you, I am glad you got out of a bad situation, It's never easy and I am glad you made it out ok :)

+Michael Willis thank you so much.

i dont think Sunny in the song i abused but she is angry and the house is full of bad memories. thats why she burns it down and start a new life and then feels good again it is a song that comes once in a life time just like Suzanne Vegas "Luka" that Shawn sing backround vocals on 1987 10 years before she wrote This song

Kim80 good job

I know Shawn would be proud to know she helped you. ;-)

were the same dude and im also in movie marathon of 90s & some 2000s movies

Brings back memories for sure. Please checkout a countdown that features Sunny Came Home at # 169 of the 200 greatest Adult Contemporary songs all-time here on youtube. In search type Adult Contemporary Countdown Part 1

The 90s were the best. Early 2000s were decent but after that things went downhill for music and entertainment.

Bwahahahahaha!

I’ve been nostalgic too. Especially during this dumb time and for my sweet kids who will never know innocence like I did.

I completely agree - as a record producer myself I use this as a gold standard song to compare from, and it is a must for any singer-songwriter I work with. It's just perfect in every way.

With your well thought out analysis, you’re just going to ignore the Boffo tambourines?

I agree... this might be like a classical music in year 2100

This has to be the perfect description of the song. In one word--mellow. It's beautiful.

I agree, excellent, but subtle, description of this song.

MissAstorDancer Exactly right , when my inner torment got to me I would listen to this song and it seem it would all disappear.

You’re so hot

You will get whereever you want to go because you are strong!

@@declanmcbride9516 thank you so much! That is very kind of you. Wishing you all the best that life has to offer.

I feel the same way...trying to escape abuse

@@hopppy54 you can do it, love! I know it’s very painful but once you’re freed you’ll be that freebird no longer feeling like you’re in someone else’s birdcage. If this doesn’t relate to you my apologies for being over the top. I miss not having a companion, but know that my worth is great. Anyone that doesn’t have my best interest at heart (romantic companion, acquaintance, etc.) isn’t worth being in my intimate circle. A long time ago I had my one true love in my life for too short of a time. But I am aware that my deceased friend is the standard for the ideal man be in my life. So although it’s a challenge I must wait.❤️🌹

I saw Dido in person at a tiny club in SJ/SF just before she became huge. I was lucky(?) enough to literally run into her just before the performance as I entered the ante-room to the bathrooms, and she was exiting. I was SUCH a derp, LOL. 😂 Instantly stunned by her beauty, and all I could mumble was "OMG! Whoa, I'm so sorry, the door was just... ... ... you're Dido." She said "Yes! Yes I am. And you?" To which I became confused (because I was a bloody derp) and said, "Me? No... no, I'm--uh--not. Not Dido." 😂 Clearly, I was a genius, but after that, it was pretty nice. She asked if I'd come to see her, I said yes, but not to run her over at the bathroom, etc. 🙂 She was everything you might have imagined. Kind, genuine, pleasant, chill but excited to be playing for everyone, and her beauty was ABSOLUTELY unequaled.

I feel your pain

I bet you are a great son😊

I can surely relate! ❤❤❤

Karen Zhou , no way!!gosh!!!

Wow! I never realized that she was already in her 40s when this song was released.

It's very clear BTS wouldn't approve of your comment.

Exactly

Roger Hockemier The Real World. That was the end of MTV for me.

90s fans please give a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal versions of LONG DECEMBER by the Counting Crows, HIGH & DRY by Radiohead, and BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY by the Verve on my channel in tribute to the great songwriting of the mid/late 90s. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and peace out.

Shit happened to all the music stations lol.....MTV,BET and VH1

mtv is dead cause exist youtube since 2006...mtv die almost 2009

@@francopuchal9436 mtv is dead because of the stupid reality shows not youtube

Your aunt didn't go back to her husband, did she?

❤❤❤

@BC BC ...... and that's when Sunny came home lol. :)

The smell of rain on pavement. The old guy behind the counter. Pigeons taking flight. The cat on the table. Mist on the water.

Thank u

Lol she is going to murder people

❤💔

Lyrics are appreciated when posted here because 1. I'm a forgetful idiot and 2. I'm technically unable to toggle between the video and the lyrics pages. Thanks.

We know lol

I love 90s music!

Damien Shaw So true, and that goes for ALL genres.

True talent and true innovation

defpickles98 Actually across different genres many artists displayed great talent/mastery over their skills but the days that's definitely not the case.

Yes it was spring '97 when this came out.

All 3 were from spring 1997

It's tru

I cannot quite put my finger on

Physically sick??? Really?

@@KM-mv3qr wow. Really? You sure take things way too seriously. Physically sick like overcome with so much emotion . Clearly you've never had a song do that to you otherwise you would know what I'm talking about. 🤦‍♀️

I know exactly what you mean.

I agree I feel exactly the same when I hear this song

The nostalgia is heart aching

+‫فيصل الغامدي‬‎ The song is about murder by arson.

same scenario for me. remember this coming on the radio a lot in the morning on the way to school!! those were the days! lol

The greatest songs and ever do that's why they're great

That's interesting...I always associated it with astral travel.. rather she uses her mind to escape her dreary environment in:" i fly out of my mind into the sky" she speaks of astral travel..and sunny "came home" it's often known in spiritual awakening.. note in one scene her face is veiled and in another she "lifts the veil" which is known as opening ones self up to the Devine..and the line: it's time for a few small repairs, it.speake of spiritual growth... anyway, this is just my interpretation ofthe song, being Pagan😄

She flies "out of my mind into the fire".

Yup, nailed it 🖤

I always liked, Time for a few, small repairs, she said. Sunny came home with a vengeance. Lol. Can't help but smile either. 🙂 just a little one.

Agreed, agreed... Same here, mate... As the days gone by, and I don't know why... Wishing for those days long gone again...

No kidding. When we were young, getting old was never somthing that ever crossed our minds. It was a special time. Now we all look back and think of all the what if's and how life would be if we did this or did that. So many things we took for granted that we now appreciate even more.

Then we saw the older kids who danced to these songs in the nineties go off to war. At least that's something I remember.

I was one of those older kids. Deploying for joining the military in 99 and deploying multiple times was kind of like a book mark. There was childhood with all this good music and fun stuff like video games, etc. Then from the military and on...it was adult stuff. The nostalgia has been hitting me hard as 40 approaches in a couple years. I'm glad KZfaq exists now a days so I can just stream all the best songs from those days and come as close to reliving it as possible.

I work at a elementary school 2nd grade level and I'm always telling the student's dont grow up it's a trap. It's funny to hear teacher's walk past me and say "yeah it is".

I miss it everyday. Things got really sucky in the past 20 years. :(

You and me both.

Hey Arshad: So true. (Another Torontonian here.) I am always amazed to find out that some songs that were absolutely huge in T.O. and other English speaking markets in Canada barely even charted in places like the UK and USA. And those songs had to work extra hard to make it here due to our (totally frustrating) Canadian content laws. Cheers, Keiko

Great song

It's strange how simple but how evocative your comment is. Very poetic- I can completely picture that time and that life. You are gifted, my friend.

Is it about forgiveness and moving on? Hmmmm.

crystarius Not sure it's murder. I think she's just burning down a few appropriate houses. She says to take the kids and grab a sweater, so that doesn't sound like she intends to take anyone down--just their possessions.

Janadu Nope, the artist herself confirmed that it was intended to be a murder ballad. Not a "lets burn someones house" ballad.

crystarius I know right? This sounded like such a nice happy song when I was 5 years old. lmao.

It's a song about a mind controlled Manchurian candidate type

Yeah and ODB crashed her acceptance speech 😂