Tuesday, January 18, 2011

It's a happy day, but the song is sad. Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons has been a best friend and a bully for the last few months. His voice is this quivering masterpiece that I could listen to forever and a day. You really need to turn the volume up for this one. His lyrics are not to be misjudged or taken lightly, there is so much power and experience in everything he writes. I have all of his albums, but my favourite one remains the first one I heard. It's- I Am A Bird Now (2005). I wish I could post every song now, but that would make you lazy. Go and discover, if you have not already, and listen to it in private so that no one can judge you. I discovered him after watching the Leonard Cohen Tribute DVD. Which I really recommend- it's just a pity about The Edge and Bono, but Nick Cave and Antony and Rufus Wainwright and a bunch more really do some of the most incredible Leonard Cohen covers I've heard.
This is My Lady Story off the above mentioned album.

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