Always loved this song, this whole album , it helped me get going after bad time. I love her still. love her voice, her energy and her guitar playing and her songwriting.
you're both right. The insert spells it "R.I.P."; but in the lyrics it's also used as the verb 'rip'. Aimee writes poetic lyrics, so it's meant to have both meanings :)
Every song on this CD is well written, well executed and well produced. Should have been a mega selling project. What a shame that more people aren't exposed to such a great collection of songs. Still sounds as moving and fresh as it did when it was released.
These albums tanked because Aimee got screwed over by her record company. Epic wanted to promote the whole band but Aimee's creativity was moving her toward the female singer-songwriter niche. They felt that genre was dead-this just before Tracy Chapman hit it big-with the wisdom that made Capitol say of the Beatles, "Guitar bands are on the way out," Epic pulled promotion for the album. "Rip in Heaven" & "Why Must I" as well as "Coming Up Close" are usually at the top of my Aimee Mann list.
I think that this is also my fav 'Til Tuesday song - along with Crash & Burn. How the hell this album and Welcome Home weren't massive is a total mystery.
One of my favorite 'Til Tuesday songs of all time. And agree with many of the other posters - this album was SO underrated.
pphillipp 3 months ago
a real mystery to me why this didn't hit higher in the charts. i used to have this cassette single and glad i've found this song after so long.
DjJohnnyM68 5 months ago
Always loved this song, this whole album , it helped me get going after bad time. I love her still. love her voice, her energy and her guitar playing and her songwriting.
I guess she is my idol?
jacquelineshelagh 1 year ago
This reminds me of when I lived in Boston in 86/87 :) Great memories, and Til Tuesday and Aimee was in my ear all the time.
IMChilidog 1 year ago
"optimistic feelings can't be passed from hand to hand / you handle them, they tend to die"
LouisKoo112345 2 years ago 2
to deepend54 and rukeyser:
you're both right. The insert spells it "R.I.P."; but in the lyrics it's also used as the verb 'rip'. Aimee writes poetic lyrics, so it's meant to have both meanings :)
plastictabs 2 years ago
my friend look at the cd insert it says r.i.p in heaven explain that to me oh wise one??? huummmm rest in peace!!!!!!
deepend54 2 years ago
it's not R.I.P.! it's a rip - a tear in the fabric of heaven - "we should have just ascended then."
i want to share this, but having the name of the song be so misleading & wrong is kinda whacky.
rukeyser 2 years ago
Every song on this CD is well written, well executed and well produced. Should have been a mega selling project. What a shame that more people aren't exposed to such a great collection of songs. Still sounds as moving and fresh as it did when it was released.
35Auto 2 years ago
I think everything's different now is probably one of my favs also. love this tune and J for Jules & Telescope...great. very melodic...
TheDarksEmpyrean 3 years ago
These albums tanked because Aimee got screwed over by her record company. Epic wanted to promote the whole band but Aimee's creativity was moving her toward the female singer-songwriter niche. They felt that genre was dead-this just before Tracy Chapman hit it big-with the wisdom that made Capitol say of the Beatles, "Guitar bands are on the way out," Epic pulled promotion for the album. "Rip in Heaven" & "Why Must I" as well as "Coming Up Close" are usually at the top of my Aimee Mann list.
olytanis 3 years ago
I think that this is also my fav 'Til Tuesday song - along with Crash & Burn. How the hell this album and Welcome Home weren't massive is a total mystery.
CoffeeNo2 3 years ago
its a mystery to me too, this album is one of the best pop albums of the last 20 years
colemann76 3 years ago
I agree. A very good song.
tony225 3 years ago
Thanks for posting this which is 1 of my favorites of theirs, and "Welcome Home", start to finish, is always essential listening. Thanks again!
johness29 3 years ago
had to post this favorite song of mine by Aimee....how do the rest of you rate it????
deepend54 3 years ago