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AngryJohnnyN1930 A Contender
Posts : 179 Join date : 2010-05-20 Age : 33 Location : Denver, CO
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:53 pm | |
| it's also the same title of a great Tom Waits tune | |
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Midnight Rambler Red In The Morning
Posts : 60 Join date : 2009-08-17 Age : 31 Location : Berkshire, UK
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:31 pm | |
| - angryjohnnyN1930 wrote:
- it's also the same title of a great Tom Waits tune
...which is a cover of a Leadbelly song. | |
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DaveSavedTheDay A Contender
Posts : 170 Join date : 2009-12-19 Age : 36 Location : Pittsburgh, Pa
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:45 pm | |
| I've listened to this non-stop during work for the past two days, ha. | |
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MKULTRA Wooderson
Posts : 440 Join date : 2009-09-26 Age : 30 Location : Edmonton, AB
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:22 am | |
| i likes it. i'd say that i'm stoked for the album, but really, who isn't? | |
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Jay A Contender
Posts : 298 Join date : 2009-11-24 Age : 33 Location : Lincoln Park, Chicago
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:51 pm | |
| - WingsForWheels wrote:
- i likes it. i'd say that i'm stoked for the album, but really, who isn't?
I'd just like it if they came out an announced something officially already. We've been hearing about this for almost a year now lol. | |
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Down by the Mersey Wooderson
Posts : 373 Join date : 2008-11-20 Location : Liverpool UK
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:27 pm | |
| Brian talked about a special 7" release to coincide with a tour next sept in Europe with chuck rather than an album. | |
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Bea The Navesink Banks
Posts : 1578 Join date : 2010-05-26 Age : 32 Location : Luxembourg / Spain
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:29 pm | |
| back in september Brian wrote on his blog "Working on the "night time" music I spoke of last blog... I'll update that part very soon", so i guess we'll be hearing something once this tour is over, in a couple of weeks maybe (fingers crossed) | |
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cpt.eddie Red In The Morning
Posts : 6 Join date : 2010-11-20 Location : Belgium
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:16 pm | |
| - Angry Johnny wrote:
- great song. ive been listening to it for a couple days now, but having a hard time making out all the lyrics. anyone?
I was at the show in Tilburg and this song totally got to me from the very first notes. This is what I figured out so far. I'm not a native english speaker though. I'm not sure, or absolutely wrong about the parts between brackets. first verses and chorus: Darling it's so dark in this house Except for this light of a slow candle burning. I know you're somewhere, I always (keep feeling). I've got a new song you might never hear.
Goodnight Irene, I got your trouble and I read your letters You sent back (a bomb). And when you're gone We're all gonna miss you, you're perfume and cigarettes and the sea. My name that you always wore (like grief). Goodnight Irene.I was also trying to check out the chords, I think the main riff is something like Am - E - F - G Come on, help us out! | |
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Bea The Navesink Banks
Posts : 1578 Join date : 2010-05-26 Age : 32 Location : Luxembourg / Spain
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:15 pm | |
| i hear pretty much the same, although i think it is "You sent like a bomb"... this is what i hear in the rest of the song (i'm not an native english speaker neither so here comes the part where i understand a few words, mix them together and form a full sentence, so please correct cause this is probably gonna be wrong xD): You were kind of lonesome, you're saint of the sinners You're voice of the dogs, you fight/find in the rain So I just keep working, I just keep driving Nobody writes the blues anymoreAnd in my mind there is a dream where the telephone rang Before the ring took a vow and bend in her hand (does this sentence make any sense??) In her closet with white dresses and (___) (___) declare a warsomeone correct this please? | |
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Silver Red In The Morning
Posts : 62 Join date : 2010-08-28 Location : Berlin
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:15 am | |
| I would agreeeee with the lyrics. I'm only hearing some differences in the last verse.
But in my mind there's dream where the telephone rang before the ring took a vow and bend in my hand. in a closet where white dresses hang her eyes declaring war.
I've listened to all Goodnight Irene videos on youtube now and I always understand different lyrics. (in the tilburg version I always hear: "I've declared a war.) :/ Anyway, this song is really mystifying me now, especially the end passage where Brian starts to singing: "And in my mind there's a dream..."
I once read that Brian almost got married when he was 18 or so and I wonder if these lyrics are about that time. Could it be a pre-story of WDIWWWY? Really interrested in the interpretation of that song. | |
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cpt.eddie Red In The Morning
Posts : 6 Join date : 2010-11-20 Location : Belgium
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sun Nov 21, 2010 2:55 pm | |
| I also start hearing: 'Your perfume, light cigarettes and the sea' It's going to be one of those lyrics where you read them and go... damn, so THAT's what he says, makes a lot more sense than 'You send back/like a bomb' I used to have that a lot with Bad Religion songs when I was younger, hehe. | |
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GraveRobbers A Contender
Posts : 100 Join date : 2010-11-02 Age : 34 Location : Always traveling
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:38 pm | |
| Darling it's so dark in this house Except for this light of a slow candle burning. I know you're somewhere, I always (keep feeling). I've got a new song you might never hear.
Goodnight Irene, I got your trouble and I read your letters You sent like a bomb. And when you're gone We're all gonna miss you, you're perfume like cigarettes and the sea. My name that you always wore like grief. Goodnight Irene.
You grew up kind of lonesome, you're saint of the sinners You're voice of the dogs, you find in the rain So I just keep working, I'll just keep driving Nobody writes blues anymore
Goodnight Irene, I got your trouble and I read your letters You sent like a bomb. And when you're gone We're all gonna miss you, you're perfume like cigarettes and the sea. My name that you always wore like grief.
And in my mind there is a dream where the telephone rang Before the ring took a vow and bend in her hand In her closet where white dresses hang Her eyes declaring a war, Irene.
Man that's an amazing song | |
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Jay A Contender
Posts : 298 Join date : 2009-11-24 Age : 33 Location : Lincoln Park, Chicago
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:55 pm | |
| Solid job with the lyrics man. Seriously. | |
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Bea The Navesink Banks
Posts : 1578 Join date : 2010-05-26 Age : 32 Location : Luxembourg / Spain
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:23 pm | |
| - cpt.eddie wrote:
- It's going to be one of those lyrics where you read them and go... damn, so THAT's what he says, makes a lot more sense
i have that with Chuck Ragan i don't know why xD | |
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cpt.eddie Red In The Morning
Posts : 6 Join date : 2010-11-20 Location : Belgium
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:57 pm | |
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Angry Johnny Red In The Morning
Posts : 80 Join date : 2009-09-09 Location : New Jersey
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:27 pm | |
| nice work. it all sounds pretty close to me. guess we will just have to wait and see. as for the chords, Am-E-F-G seems pretty good too. chorus is maybe C-Am-F-G and then C-Am-E-F-G...havent figured much more out but it sounds like the whole song is based around those chords. | |
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enola First Among Equals
Posts : 1900 Join date : 2010-08-24 Location : London, UK / Vienna, Austria
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sun Nov 21, 2010 6:06 pm | |
| thanks so much! And indeed - an amazing song! | |
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Henriflame Red In The Morning
Posts : 39 Join date : 2010-11-12 Age : 35 Location : Dublin
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sun Nov 21, 2010 8:52 pm | |
| Heard that shit life, was amazing.
Chuck ragan is the dude. | |
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cpt.eddie Red In The Morning
Posts : 6 Join date : 2010-11-20 Location : Belgium
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:47 am | |
| - Bea wrote:
- cpt.eddie wrote:
- It's going to be one of those lyrics where you read them and go... damn, so THAT's what he says, makes a lot more sense
i have that with Chuck Ragan i don't know why xD Indeed. Old HWM songs are a treasure for misunderstood lyrics. | |
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hynesie Red In The Morning
Posts : 26 Join date : 2010-02-13 Age : 38 Location : Dublin, Ireland
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:48 am | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn4ZbZy2ono
Video from dublin. enjoy | |
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Jay A Contender
Posts : 298 Join date : 2009-11-24 Age : 33 Location : Lincoln Park, Chicago
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:55 pm | |
| - hynesie wrote:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn4ZbZy2ono
Video from dublin. enjoy Nice. Great sound quality. | |
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ExitEnglish A Contender
Posts : 148 Join date : 2010-06-03
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:06 pm | |
| i'm generally not a fan of live videos of new songs cause the sound quality is usually shit and you can't get a feel for the song...but damn this song is good...really good | |
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SenorDedos Red In The Morning
Posts : 1 Join date : 2011-01-28
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:31 am | |
| So I recently discovered Goodnight Irene. Love it, it's great. In looking up the lyrics I of course discovered the folk song Goodnight Irene, which obviously was not what I was looking for. So I took matters into my own hands and watched a bunch of youtube videos to discern the lyrics. (We had a snow day!) I was gonna post them on some lyrics site but I figured everyone here would enjoy them more (and I only had to sign up for this site) Lazy, I know. Enjoy.
Goodnight Irene
Darling it’s so dark In this house Except for this light My slow candle burnin
And I know you’re somewhere I always did feel it I got a new song You might never hear
Goodnight Irene I’ve got your troubles I read your letters You sent like a bomb And when you’re gone We’re all gonna miss you Your perfume like cigarettes and the sea My name that you always wore like cream Goodnight Irene
Grew up kinda lonesome The saint of the sinners The voice of the dark You find in the rain So I just keep working I just keep driving Nobody writes the blues anymore
And in my mind there’s a dream Where the telephone rang But before the ring took a vow And abandoned her There in a closet where white dresses hang Well I was declaring war
Goodnight Irene…
I'm not completely sure about the "cream" (could be green?) And the bridge part was a little tricky, esp. the "Well I was declaring war" line.
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fullcollapse Wooderson
Posts : 502 Join date : 2010-11-27 Age : 38 Location : Dayton OH
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:51 am | |
| As others have said, I don't think it's "cream," it seems like "grief to me. And as for that last line, I hear something like "with eyes declaring war"... I hope that's it, because I have that line running through my head all he time.
I love trying to figure out the lyrics to newly leaked/played/etc songs. Gives a great excuse to listen over and over, too. | |
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Jay A Contender
Posts : 298 Join date : 2009-11-24 Age : 33 Location : Lincoln Park, Chicago
| Subject: Re: Goodnight Irene- New Song? Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:22 am | |
| I'm in the greif camp myself on this one. I don't really know anyone would wear cream anyway lol. | |
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