Laurie Anderson - Blue Lagoon

(1984) from the Mr. Heartbreak release.
Full fathom five thy father lies.
Of his bones are coral made.
Those are pearls that were his eyes.
Nothing of him that doth fade.
But that suffers a sea change.
Into something rich and strange.
And I alone am left to tell the tale.
Call me Ishmael.

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[brykmantra]

Thanks for posting this -- and the poetry from the end!

[justpostit1]

@brykmantra Thanks. A lot. (as Laurie sez.) =) ur welcome.

[pianoman8882]

This woman is incredibly intelligent. So much depth to her music and her compositions.

[marcelnz]

i bought 12 copies of this album and handed them to my friends...they didn't have a clue how to react!

[petitemasochist]

@CultureJudge There is also some Sylvia Plath and Herman Melville in there! :)

[CultureJudge]

@brykmantra 'The poetry from the end' is from 'The Tempest', by Shakespeare.

[CafeAlpha]

I love this.

[nikOoOnik]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ♥

[benjaminadams1966]

How could anyone click dislike on this?

[TimandRuth08]

@Quag7 When I first heard this (as well as Big Science) I was 10. I know where you're coming from ;-)

[newwavechic]

THank you! I have beem looking for this cut ion youtube for awhile now--- been into her pieces since 82!!!

[gigsing]

Deep marine imagery to drift about in ! Where's my diving goggles, Laurie ?

[Quag7]

The day I realized I was a little weird...I was 12 years old, and heard this song on the radio.

"I saw a plane today / Flying low over the island / But my mind was somewhere else"

Paging Mr. Sharkey, white courtesy telephone...

Jeez, this song has been with me 2/3rds of a lifetime now.