Laurie Anderson - O Superman

[stearon]

I saw her perform in Santa Cruz, CA

I would like to know how she is and if she is still performing.

[openmiccleveland]

TRI-C PRESENTS

2008-2009 MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCE SEASON

LAURIE ANDERSON

BURNING LEAVES

a Retrospective

Songs and Stories 2009

February 7, 2009, 8:00 p.m.

Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square

1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115

[JoeNPalmdale]

Art that is timeless

[ibbjamin]

Wow that is just a great song.

I was turned on by the M.A.N.D.Y. remix of it, but the original really is great on it's own. Seemingly minimal, experimental and ahead of its time.

There is just something special about this track.

[dfcvda]

beyond weird

[8824snipe]

Try listening to B side

[OzzyDoop]

when i was a kid, this song haunted me, i woke up & thought i dreamed it, many years later i realized it was not a dream & i mustve heard it somewhere. or maybe Laurie Anderson implanted the song in my brain? Maybe everything is a dream? & only when your doing a poo in the toilet, its real ?

[koenelo]

Like to hear a schranz remix of this :p

[meatnutz]

This is the hand. The hand that takes.

[angelznight3000]

I remember my teacher playing this for our class. I love this song.

[AECRoutemaster]

Remember this first time round. Great track but mad as a box of frogs!

[Strypsex]

Now i know where Imogen Heap found her inspiration for Hide & Seek. :P

[robertrosca]

finaly lol, i listend to this song like 4 years ago and forgot it's name, found it now =)

[andersonmarquesgta]

It is a really unbelievable sound.

[nikolasfever]

AMAZING!!!

[sauceadilly24]

k-Tac from the i.e. this shit is fresh....wait till the end.

[jessicamanchester]

im a dalek im going to kill you all exsterminate you better start running im coming for you right now im going to eat you all in poo i love it rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[StepThurday]

toi et moi à l'exposition NEW YORK NEW YORK au forum Grimaldi à Monaco... Sweet Memories

[mattie2710]

'American planes, made in america, smoking or non smoking'

spooky eh

[djtotmensch]

try Soulseek...there you can find anything ok....

[fredericlaine]

Une tuerie!c est tout!

[GVWWVG]

So good song

where can you download it on limewire

cant find it on limewire!!!

plz help...

[stefbarone]

Uhm...

What about just buying the record?

lol :0))

[Hairbands77]

What???????? what happenned with this woman, c'mon this "song" is pure shit!!!

[DeALcO]

skipping a single digital terms hehe

[victotronics]

Great song. I had this on a single, if you can believe it. After playing it twice it started to skip. Oh well.

[resonanteye]

"They're american planes."

damn she is amazing, one of the best songs ever written.

[Rohhaut]

You americans can put more into the lyrics, 'cause you understand them better than me. I simply love this tune.

As far as I speak English, I would say it's about loneliness, it's about being lost in a modern world. It's about getting useless informations all the time. It's about being told all the time. It's about being tired of all that.

I just love this tune.

[murl01]

Pure genius.

[chrisharro]

Does anyone think there's anything in the lyrics, "here come the planes - they're American planes - made in America". Twin Towers...

[NermanQ]

Maybe, but not a twin towers reference, this was made in 1981

[AlanAyazyam]

yeah she was reading the future for sure. musicians are sometimes conduits for spirits to make prophetic predictions.

[tasoeurenstring]

hahhahahahahahaahahaha

[AlanAyazyam]

Lol. I'm totally serious dude. Take mushrooms sometime.

[danger0usknowledge]

Can you imagine her old friends back in Glen Ellyn,

Illinois who see this for the 1st time, "yep, there's

weirdo Laurie with the commie liberal spiked hair"

TALK NORMAL, LAURIE!!!

[danger0usknowledge]

Superman is what Obama needs to solve the economic

military mess that he now has to deal with.

"Here come the planes... you better get ready,

ready to go... when love is gone there's always justice,

and when justice there's always force, and when force

is gone there's always MOM, HI MOM! I hope I'm wrong

Mom.

[smolakowsky]

C O C K S

[gischenchris]

thank you for sharing, great performance, great song, love it!

[lalalongg]

T-Pain, is soooooo hot right now. It would be nice to c him pay homage 2 Laurie, Zapp/Roger and all those that came b4 him.

[ANTJMS]

Trust me, the B-side (Dolly Parton) was far more odd then O Superman. She is unique and we'll never see her type again. Come to Australia Laurie!!!!!

[pranavkn]

thank you john peel

[detestosu]

the most wierd song i ever heard ...but it's a masterpiece in the same time . I recommend everyone the m.a.n.d.y - oh superman (version 2 ) the minimal remix .. is a very good one.

[MillionsofBees]

im confused. I used track id on my phone to find out what I now know is a heptones (rockers 70s reggae) was.

They gave me this

Easy to confuse this with black male singing to acoustic sounds?

[nhojewoh]

I loved this in the eighties, and it's still one of my all time favourites.

[spoonspoonspoons]

FUCKING.WIERD.

[sprayred]

I used to love this when i was younger and i still do. It's timeless.

[ironcladvessel77]

I remember this when I was a kid in the early eighties, I would get high to it without realising it just by sitting in a room with my parents who were smoking joints, ahh what memories!

[Rombuzz]

fooked up but still good

[eagled96]

this is w e i r d but great all the same.

[aidy6000]

lol this song is well good our media teacher plays it and this girl has panic attacks lolage

[AngelOfThe80s]

is laurie anderson still with lou reed|

[nhojewoh]

they married earlier this year

[chbip62]

Qu'elle femme cette Laurie Anderson ! Total respect ! ...

[xrisman]

saw her live in the early 80's in ann arbor,,state theatre,,,,,,was my first concert,,,,,it was real interesting.

[YoBroMoFodotcom]

remmeber hearing this on john peels round table in the uk, I had to go out and buy it... simply SUPERB

[CombatRocks]

Sublime.

[stadusunids]

fucking creepy!!! and awesome as well.

[Kie77]

I listened to a skulljuice radio mix and heard this, it's the best thing I've heard for a long time, I just love it.

[songbirdshe]

wow... i just found out about her....someone told me a few songs i made up remind them of her... i didnt know who she was...but now hearing her i am flattered because this girl is Amazing! cool song ^_*

[bbqplatypus318]

I first heard this song when I was very little. I'm pretty sure it was on a mix tape that my mom made. It scared the shit out of me. It's a good song, though.

[rzepkowski2008]

absofuckingreat!

[zackamundo22]

Listen to Imogen Heap you'd like it if you like this. It's better than this. hah

[docsBolox]

Why is there always one? Please define better, oh, and worse while you're at it. Or at least have the decency to acknowledge that you are expressing a personal preference. For example as in, "In my personal opinion you are an opinionated asshole."

[wookie72]

I like how there's no actual percussion at all, but it still has a rhythm.

[electroluxia]

Like an electronic prayer.

[ithix06]

this was so odd

[thriceplowedfield]

"here come the planes. they're american planes. made in america."

american airlines?

[thedarkspy2]

And I meant "Bizbod22" and his song recommendation, with that comment. Not "O' Superman". I love this song.

[whatwonny]

I...love it

[lilkickpush84]

this is the worst fucking song since the beggining of suck ass songs in the history of the world laurie cuntface can blow a goat

[anavarro09]

lol whats your fav song? cause its the worst fucking song since the beginning of suck ass songs in the history of the world _____ cuntface/s can blow a goat...dumbass only an idiot like you looks up things they dont like

[bizbod22]

I love this song, its one of my all time favourites. If You like this try "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap.

[thedarkspy2]

Not to criticize your taste or anything, but I spent fifteen seconds listening to that song before I closed the window. Hehe, guess our tastes aren't that similar.

[thriceplowedfield]

you might want to give it another shot - the music builds gradually and subtly, it's strangely evocative.

[animebabe73]

lou could do better

[bikeralw]

I lived through this first time round when my kids were small. Still sends shivers down the spine.

[Mutch820]

Love this!

[cfunk72]

my favorite song.

[TarantulaP6]

stoned is better ;)

[RCs0206162]

it's a good song, it really is.. but after 3minutes of this ohohohohohohohohohohohohohohoh­ohohohoh.. it drives me insane:D... it was really good how boys noize mixed it on pukkelpop.. not too long.. but just enough that you still had the wauw-effect of this song..

[electro808]

fucking amazing!

[ukhouseRJ]

sweet i never heard the original mix,, only booka shades,,, wow,,

[bostich1]

tatally inspiring!!

I hear this song around 1980...

many thanks Laurie for your music!

[crimsonkng]

I remember hearing this for the first time on WHFS radio in Washington, DC ... what was it, around 1980? I bought the EP with Walk The Dog on the B side. I still love this song.

[gyroplanefdk]

She use to hit George Washington University for concerts. There was one that was excellent, I forget which year. Others were "OK"

[unkpop]

Laurie actually sold pretty well, and approached being a pop-star in those days.

[peregrine1010]

It was most poignant when she performed this song in New York on 09/12/01. She hesitated to include it in her set that night but she did, and she deserves a lot of credit for doing so.

[gillesssssss]

Unforgettable For ever and after !!

[mazzarge]

A ONE IN A BILLION PIECE.

[Stefanthenautilus]

Hearing this post-9/11 gives me chills.

"Here come the planes..."

I don't know, this piece really captures some of the pathos of being an American in these times, even if it's a quarter-century old.

[ziggy99]

8:26 of pure joy

[rotamota33]

25 years on and still brilliant

[betterthepast]

Never reached again!

[Veto2090]

O o

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[1210donna]

enjoy :-)

[Lotseflots]

je moet er ff aan wennen, maar het is super.....

[vroammm]

Vind ik ook

[gnome4live]

Art!

[Y0utubeHipHop]

you forgot the 'f'

[nastynate32]

cant...stop...watching....this video gets me into a trance and i cant look away

[casinozx]

ha ha ha ha ha.....

[deepchoke]

do some homework and find out how deep this is! here's a clue - o roi o juge o pere

[boombox15talay]

this song is so messed up. what kind of song goes for 8:26 secs

[ketmaniac]

I don't begrudge the time spent listening to the song. But the 2.34 secs I spent reading your message feels wasted.

[redstripebag]

Ilove yas i think yas great!

[funforremi]

This song is like something really disturbing, it creeps me out everytime I hear it...I hate this song, but it's intriging so I keep listening to it...

[NikiNiki84]

Decisamente ipnotizzante

[rashersmark]

This is fucking bollocks!!!! It got to number 2?!?!?!

God she deserves a good fingerslamming!!!!

[ATiredDogsMouth]

Shut it cunt

[BSTCREW]

vocoders FTW!

[ffairlane57]

I have see store mannequins sing this song.

[Dvinski]

how much coke was being done in the 80's... seriously?

[PsychadelicFolkNinja]

How Arty? How Popy? Now lets go look at a tin of beans painted by Andy Warhol? No!, we can move to Berlin and really live the lifestyle:) Hang on, I think its growing on me or hypnotising me or something, time and space blend into one. Have I always been here?

Laurie Anderson to the REscue!

[jmcgvrn]

Music as mind-fuck: gorgeous, haunting, enigmatic, sinister. Like a dream that might have been a nightmare. Check out her chilling live rendition a few days after Sept 11, 2001 at Town Hall in New York. "Here come the planes..."

[quazar68]

This is sooo good!!

[Mustykidd]

CRACKED OUT... lol

[sunshowermoondrop]

if you like all this weird early 80's electronic stuff you should check out KRAFTWERK

THE HUMAN LEAGUE

THE RESIDENTS

THROBBING GRISTLE

SUICIDE

[sunshowermoondrop]

i do like this song but i find the backround 'huh huh' sound slightely annoying and i think it ruins the song.

[jrmetmoi]

No way that clipped huh-huh sound makes the song what it is!

[aluovercast]

One of those songs: way ahead of time, or just one-of-a kind

[shooterwall]

look i can explain,the was this big fat bully crossing the road,and i boot him up the asshole he flew in the sky,from then on i got call superman.

[abeltonia]

The first time I listened to this song was about ten years ago... by that time I didn't understand english very well (it's not my native languaje), so I couldn't get what she was singing about, but her voice, the music and the minimalistic-misterious tone of the song scared the shit out of me...Now I can say it's one of my favorite songs ever.

[FreeEnergyExpress]

This song was voted the most annoying song ever on radio ferret

[OhNoItsGojira]

This is one of the best songs ever written.

[5purnlad]

12 hour drive from Kiel to Zurich in a knackered old golf gti? have we got enough Laurie Anderson to last the trip? yes we have:)

[Raymantico]

childhood trust in the old superpower myth... a world of flinty-hearted plutocrats where the overkill is taken for granted...atrocity and class iniquity are noted with irony if at all...

[custer1968]

if this neds explaining try checking out Kraftwerk...is electro industrial...love it!

[britneymeadows]

it was a billboard hit guys. on the radio ftw. go concept albums!

[kroking1]

This was the song i listened to when i first tripped on magic mushrooms and it was awsome a great first trip !!!!

[Amsterdammertje1975]

so relaxing, its feels nice

[dinkywinkybrasil]

This is the most awful and annoying song (?!?) ever!

[Pickers93]

not really

[Jupiterdance]

I found parts of this song in a whole lot of other songs, so it must have influenced some artists for their own work.

[machiaveliyoohoo]

Brilliant song, but jeez it gave me the creeps ( and still does ) when i first heard it...have read various interpretations of O Superman over the years ( including Andersons) , but it still manages to keep it's wonderful and eerie "mystery "

[hvuseenmemonster]

yea i know, it gives me the creeps too. But its the only song that does, its the only song that haves me morbidly fasinated.

[ziggy99]

ha ha ha ha heloooo fuckin great....here comes the plane.....this is the hand ha ha ha ha ...just luw ya

[NormanGera]

irre

[4methyst]

Im scared.

[Pickers93]

why and how can you be scared ?

[victorjoichironishi]

Me too...

I`m really frightened.

[thekadath]

what fear this song. in italy was used for a famous spot about aids

[Lolle92]

VAAH!?

[waynedewho]

clearly one of the cheapest video ever done....and yet...perfect minimal. Luv it.

[AlecoreSka]

bravo

[Tweekki]

wonderful

[davidstevens37]

Fantastic

[cleverboy2121]

hypnotizing

[ShiveCanber]

This was a one-off surprise UK no.2 hit for Laurie Anderson in October 1981 but in saying that only amassed a total of 5 weeks in the top 40. She released her 'Big Science' album in 1982 but would not make a return to the UK charts until December 1997 where she has a few spoken words at the end of the 'Perfect Day' single for the BBC Children In Need that year. As part of that collaboration, it did one better, became a UK no. 1 hit (twice) and a million seller.

[aircrafthandler]

birth of modern trance?.

[fourkneekate]

Brilliance at it's best love this one thanx 4 posting bchfj.

[gabeash1]

Forget the lyrics, from a musical standpoint this is the wost song ever created. I wanted to smash my radio to pieces after listening to that repetitive honk for 8 minutes. I hated it so much that i needed to go on the internet and leave my first youtube comment.

[Onlydreamin1959]

Actually, nobody who hated a song this much would go to such great lengths to leave a comment. There's something here that you like whether you believe it or not. Not to be disrectful, but perhaps listen to it again to see if there's not a note, chorus, message, etc., that you might have liked and overlooked. A musician can always take something away from a song.

[cptgulls]

Yes because someone rambles about utter nonsense with a fucking annoying beat it must be artistic unique and brilliant. Bollocks.

[mucusNoodles]

cptgulls,

did you ever dream of things you don't understand but feel ominously creepy?

Laurie Anderson's song has that quality - it gives me the creeps down to the bone marrow.

And, like dreams, it isn't nonsense, it's just more difficult to decipher than usual language.

[CloeBritish]

Fantastic. _____LoveLaurie

[xvs1100man]

hendersonhere you are a fucking moron

[WhoDoYouWant]

I laugh with maddeneccles. He is wisest amongst us and so right. Play this at night, turn off all lights, and close your eyes and your overactive minds...then you'll all get it and the nonsensical debates will cease

[missdeebates]

many thanks for posting ,

Laurie Anderson , amazing ARTISTRY, from a period in History when we were so very CLOSE to The EDGE

[v87t8retyrtfrrfgrc]

mi ricorda lo spot televisivo anni 80 dell'aids che brutti ricordi.

[hendersonhere]

Oh my Lord are you kidding me!! this is the biggest piece of crap I have ever heard.... Every one is anti American war machine until you need help from us or our money, technology, or entertainment (like YouTube!)

[jordieH1982]

hey hendersonhere, I'm not religous but if I were, I'd pray for your sad life. As for this song - it is clearly a great artist at her finest! I can't say quite so much for "Homeland" which I just saw her perform last night in Seattle.

[MannixAE]

I believe it was americans who asked for our help, douche.

[davekat]

are you being paid to spread obsolete propaganda or are you just stupid?

[ucl1964]

I remember when this was first released, it sounds as contempoary now as it did then. still one of the most original tracks ever recorded.

[JohnnyChicago]

This song is just one piece of her 1981 album "Big Science", and for anyone, any woman who wants to understand what her real intent was when she recorded this, this is essential listening for you.

Laurie is a performance artist of the highest order, and she took the unconcsious flow of america and dissected it, using pop references and the general feeling disassociation in life in the late 70's early 80's aand this album is the result.

The song (and the album) is still relevant, even now.

[doctorwhonico]

An 18 year old DJ used this song in a mix in a Tecno disco last week. I'm a huge fan of this song. And what that kid did with an almost 30 year old record. Respect!!!!

[6nRAIn]

einfach geil :)

[StillHeather]

Sue, Booka Shade covered it.

[randwill]

Hard to dance to.

[maddaneccles]

nevermind the video- just listen with a good green spliff and it all makes perfect sense

[arvoremaravilha]

this is really scary. She was so ahead of her time. Did she know it? Was the voice real? All she's singing about has come to pass... Said Neo in "The Matrix" : "Woah"...

[pialic]

stupenda....