Kimya Dawson has, if nothing else, confidence in what she is and what has to say, and she wants other people to feel the same way about themselves, too. Which doesn't mean that her fifth full-length release, Remember That I Love You, is an arrogant record; rather, it portrays an emotional honesty that, even in its weakness ("I'm trying to be brave/because when I'm brave other people feel brave/but I feel like my heart is caving in") -- or perhaps because of this admittance -- contains a strength and humanity that's seen in few contemporary artists. Dawson is concerned about the well-being of her listeners. She genuinely wants them to be happy. This desire to help, to be a friend, means that for Dawson, the musical portion of her songs (quickly strummed open acoustic guitar chords, the occasional bell or keyboard) takes a distant second place to her lyrics. Which is fine, because her words are so engaging, but it wouldn't hurt her to experiment a little more with chord progressions or keys (an exception is the darker "France," whose music, incidentally, she only co-wrote), as the melodies tend to blend easily into one another. The lyrics, however, are quite unique. Like any good folk (or anti-folk) singer, Dawson has a social consciousness that she's more than willing to explicitly share ("and I'll say f*ck Bush and f*ck this war" in "Looselips" or "We'd have 12/26 tattooed across our foreheads if something this atrocious happened on our coast instead" in "12/26," a response to her feelings of helplessness after the 2004 tsunami), but she doesn't come across as preachy or holier-than-thou. She's honest, and she's being herself, and that's all she wants, from herself and others. Yes, sometimes it takes a bit of reading between the lines to filter through the slightly non-sequitur, or even bizarre, lyrics ("when I saw Genevieve I really liked it when she said/what she said about the giant and the lemmings on the cliff/she said 'I like giants, especially girl giants/'cause all girls feel too big sometimes, regardless of their size") to reach the underlying message underneath, but it's kind of nice knowing that such positivity exists amidst the cynicism and anger of the outside world.
i love this song... it's my current "anthem".i stayed with Kimya in Olympia last November, she and her man Angelo have the cutest lil' baby, Panda...Kimya is one of my biggest inspirations.whenever i get all bummed about stupid stuff i think of Kimya and her strength and her honesty, and her songs... they are the kind of real that makes you want to forget about all things fake.here's a shot fro...
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DAWSON, KIMYA-REMEMBER THAT I LOVE YOUTrack Listing:Tire swingMy momLoose lipsCaving inBetter weatherUndergroundLike giantsThe competitionFranceMiss you12/26My rollercoasterFollowing up her critically acclaimed album, Hidden Vagenda, with an album that continues her mission to reach out to those with their ears to the ground looking for answers, Kimya Dawson released Remember That I Love You, o...
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Emscee put down the challenge: at least 40 songs, under 80 minutes. Here are 45 in 77:Tom Jones, "It's Not Unusual"Jerry Lee Lewis, "Great Balls of Fire"Marianne Faithfull, "I Ain't Goin' Down to the Well No More"The Byrds, "Renaissance Fair"Kimya Dawson, "Better Weather"The Dave Clark Five, "Bits and Pieces"Sleater-Kinney, "The Professional"Janis Joplin, "Mercedes Benz"Ramblin' Jack Elliott, "...
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'we won't stop until somebody calls the copsand even thenwe'll start againand just pretend thatnothing ever happened."yup. i just got home from work.& i'm eating cereal even thoughi'm pretty sure i'm lactose intolerant.but that's okay.kimya dawson makes me happy.
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1. George Lopez, "Si Se Puede." You'd think by the time we get to 2006, it wouldn't be hard to find videos for the tracks, but shuffle play seems to have come up with the less-popular selections. So the video for this is from a different George Lopez skit. My son and his wife have been trying to convince me for years that George Lopez is funny. I've come to agree with them.2. T.I., "What You Kn...
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today I had the last of my uni exams for this semester. I love that relief afterwards when you can just relax and do all the things that you wanted to do while you were studying. (until I go to work tonight, that is. grr.)so I thought I'd post this song just because it cheered me up and the lyrics are great.
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i love this song... it's my current "anthem".i stayed with Kimya in Olympia last November, she and her man Angelo have the cutest lil' baby, Panda...Kimya is one of my biggest inspirations.whenever i get all bummed about stupid stuff i think of Kimya and her strength and her honesty, and her songs... they are the kind of real that makes you want to forget about all things fake.here's a shot fro...
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Emscee put down the challenge: at least 40 songs, under 80 minutes. Here are 45 in 77:Tom Jones, "It's Not Unusual"Jerry Lee Lewis, "Great Balls of Fire"Marianne Faithfull, "I Ain't Goin' Down to the Well No More"The Byrds, "Renaissance Fair"Kimya Dawson, "Better Weather"The Dave Clark Five, "Bits and Pieces"Sleater-Kinney, "The Professional"Janis Joplin, "Mercedes Benz"Ramblin' Jack Elliott, "...
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DAWSON, KIMYA-REMEMBER THAT I LOVE YOUTrack Listing:Tire swingMy momLoose lipsCaving inBetter weatherUndergroundLike giantsThe competitionFranceMiss you12/26My rollercoasterFollowing up her critically acclaimed album, Hidden Vagenda, with an album that continues her mission to reach out to those with their ears to the ground looking for answers, Kimya Dawson released Remember That I Love You, o...
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'we won't stop until somebody calls the copsand even thenwe'll start againand just pretend thatnothing ever happened."yup. i just got home from work.& i'm eating cereal even thoughi'm pretty sure i'm lactose intolerant.but that's okay.kimya dawson makes me happy.
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Kimya Dawson in Seattle March 1st 2008.Live footage of the song Underground during a benefit for HollowEarthRadio.comDawson is trying out a new guitar and stops mid set to clip her nails. Later in the show her other guitar is brought out for her, but this is a prime example of the intimacy and unpretentiousness of her shows even after reaching #1 selling album status (nationwide) with the JUNO ...
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Compiled by: MandyO 01. Kimya Dawson- "I Like Giants" (Remember That I Love You) 02. The Knife- "Heartbeats" (Veneer) 03. The Mountain Goats- "Palmcorder Yajna" (We Shall All Be Healed) 04. Gogol Bordello and Balkan Beat Box- "Gypsy Part of Town" (J.U.F.) 05. Beirut- "Elephant Gun" (Lon Gisland) 06. Of Montreal- "Chrissy Kiss the Corpse" (Satanic Panic in the Attic) 07. Tarkio- "Tristan and Is...
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| 1 Tire Swing |
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| 2 My Mom |
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| 3 Loose Lips |
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| 4 Caving In |
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| 5 Better Weather |
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| 6 Underground |
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| 7 I Like Giants |
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| 8 The Competition |
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| 9 France |
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| 10 I Miss You |
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| 11 12/26 |
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| 12 My Rollercoaster |
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