what's with the human voice?
it can be so horrid. so shrill. a weapon really. when was the last time you were destroyed by a person? huh? they did it with their voice, didn't they?
we're fucking animals. and we mostly make guttural sounds.
ah, but there are some who rise above!
van morrison on 'tupelo honey'!
rick danko on 'it makes no difference'!
jeff mangum on 'two headed boy'!
daniel johnston on 'i remember, painfully'!
paul saur on 'charming mutt'!
vic chesnutt on 'bernadette and her crowd'!
robert wyatt on 'free will'!
warren zevon on 'accidentally like a martyr'!
elvis costello on 'i want to vanish'!
rodney anonymous on 'life is shit'!
joey ramone on 'baby, i love you'!
e on 'it's a motherfucker'!
and....
and...
(tho' there are tons more...}
paul westerberg on 'answering machine'!
god, he sings his voice raw. and listen for the last time he sings the word 'lonely'. if you were learning the language you wouldn't have to look up the definition of the word. just listen to him sing it. it's there. fuck. fuck it.
the next time some asshole is wasting his breath on you, think. think. there's so much potential.