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Laurie Anderson

Sharkey's Day

ZEN THE MOG THE BLUE SKY SOUL HOLES
9 months ago

Its a Zen thing really, Living in the now. So simple. So transparently obvious because really we can do nothing else..... "......So since I'm still here livin', I guess I will live on. I could've died for love-- But for livin' I was born" .......... Now.......is essentially all that exists for us.....Whether its this now or another now.. ....... "In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or...

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Essential 80's Tracks, Part Thurteen
over 3 years ago
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Laurie Anderson's "Mister Heartbreak". This was one of those records that led me to other things I loved, namely the author/poet William S. Burroughs. Burroughs "performs" on the album closer, "Sharkey's Night". Also appearing on the album are Peter Gabriel and David Van Tiegham. After years listening to Yes and other progressive bands, Laurie Anderson entirely changed my perception of what "ar...

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Laurie Anderson in the morning
over 2 years ago

I was thinking of the spiritual mothers and fathers of experimental bands of today, and while Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart get their due, Laurie Anderson gets completely passed over. I tried to pick an easy introduction song for anyone who never heard her. Really, where to start on a Sunday morning but Sharkey's Day. I have always thought L.A. is the ultra shiznit when it comes to music an...

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