Joanna Newsom - Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie

One of the sweetest songs ever, with beautiful lyrics. Seriously, it's so worth buying (!) the CD.

Photo by me.

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That means no
Where I come from
I am cold
Out waiting for the day to come
I chew my lips
And I scratch my nose
Feels so good to be a rose

Oh don't, don't you life me up
Like I'm that shy
No no no no no
Just five it up
There are bats all dissolving in a row
Into the wishy-washy dark that can't let go
I cannot let go
So I thank the Lord
And I thank his sword
'Tho it be mincing up the morning, slightly bored

Oh, oh morning without warning like a hole
And I watch you go

There are some mornings when the sky looks like a road
There are some dragons who were built to have and hold
And some machines are dropped from great heights lovingly
And some great bellies ache with many bumblebees
And they sting so terribly

I do as I please
Now I'm on my knees
Your skin is something that I stir into my tea
And I am watching you
And you are starry, starry, starry
And I'm tumbling down
And I check a frown
It's why I love this town
Well, just look around
Just see me serenaded hourly !
And celebrated sourly :
Dedicated dourly
Waltzing with the open sea
Clam, crap, cockle, cowrie
Oh will you just look at me

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[Indigo656]

We can't blame the haters, their heads have been messed up by the music industry. They have no clue what music is anymore.

[opinioninflicting]

This chick is the Beatles all by herself.

[MeggieFlask]

Whoa @DeadPixels, I hope that was said tongue-in-cheek.

[DeadPixels]

joanna newsom is the new Kylie minouge

[treyrosenmeyer]

Her lyrics mesmerize me.Yes you can compare her to Lennon, McCartney and Harrison.

[Tygrychu]

@4feartheheartsofmen

i compared her in some other video to kate bush :D

[4feartheheartsofmen]

I wonder if every Joanna Newsom video on Youtube have people arguing about her, comparing to 60's artists and such in the comment section.

[mynameishaydenreed]

there is something magical about 1:27. That line is just beautiful.

[opinioninflicting]

@CantSeeTheStars Almost every titan of 60s music couldn't produce a profound piece of musical art or enduring pop single if their lives depended on it.

Most people "develop" out of genius pretty fast, and so has Joanna BTW, and it's sad as hell. This piece makes Beatles songs look bad--which no singer-songwriter of the 70s or 80s ever accomplished.

[nfinn42]

@opinioninflicting That. And Bob Dylan's inheritor.

[CantSeeTheStars]

@opinioninflicting You should never compare any 2 artists. They are individuals within themselves and should be treated as such. And individuals are set to change. As Joanna herself said, her music hasn't matured since Ys, it has been fully developed at each stage. Her voice has developed more, and she has gone through different things since then. I'm sure you are different to how you were 5 yrs ago as well. Does that mean you have also fallen apart?

[Romancandle5929]

@opinioninflicting No