"It was imprudent of us, in the first place, to become authors. We could have become something regular, but we managed not to.
We were lucky, but we were also determined." Roy Blount Jr

"I don’t change the facts to enhance the drama. I think of it the other way round, the drama has got to fit the facts,
and it’s your job as a writer to find the shape in real life."
Hilary Mantel

Monday, January 26, 2009

Musical Monday

I've been a fan of singer Sam Phillips since the release of her album The Indescribable Wow, with the awesome single "Holding on to the Earth." I was very vaguely aware of her during her earlist incarnation, as a Christian recording artist. Much of her music was produced by her ex-husband, the amazing T-Bone Burnett.

I've seen her in concert 3 times, but not lately.

Here's the video of another favourite song of hers, "I Need Love."



Wanna sing along with Sam? Here are her lyrics:


I left my conscience like a crying child
Locked the door behind me put the pain on file
Broken like a window I see my blindness now

And I need love not some sentimental prison
I need god not the political church
I need fire to melt frozen sleet inside me
I need love

Driving into town tired and depressed
Like a flare a street light burst and SOS
Peace comes to my rescue
And I don't know what it means

But I need love not some sentimental prison
I need god not the political church
I need fire to melt frozen sleet inside me
I need love

Broken like a window I see my blindness now

And I need love not some sentimental prison
I need god not the political church
I need fire to melt frozen sleet inside me
I need love
I need love
I need love

I need love



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