Decemberists frontman colin meloy covers the kinks. If anyone has a requests for a decemberists songs to be put on youtube, just send me a message. Plastic bag in the tree flash hawk parlour ensemble. Oct 24, 20 decemberists frontman colin meloy covers the kinks. In 2008 meloy released his first official solo album, colin meloy sings live. Its been a busy year for the decemberists, who stirred some synthpop into their folkrock sound with this springs ill be your girl and revived their travelers rest festival for a second year in missoula, montana in august. Colin meloy sings shirley collins the decemberists. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from colin meloy at the discogs marketplace.
Wonder by colin meloy lyrics damnlyrics all lyrics is here. Colin meloy sings morrissey ep download morrisseysolo. O charlies neat and charlies sweet and charlie hes a dandy and every time he goes to town he brings me sugar candy i dont want none of your wheavily wheat, i dont want none of your barley. In addition to his vocal duties, he plays acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, and percussion. He is lead singer and songwriter for the decemberists and has released three eps consisting entirely of the works of morrissey, shirley collins, and sam cooke in 2005, 2006, and 2008 respectively. Listen free to colin meloy colin meloy sings morrissey i know very well how i got my name, pregnant for the last time and more. Jan 14, 2015 a brief introduction to shirley collins from the colin meloy sings live. Hes also supporting a new cover ep called colin meloy sings the kinks. Theyre baroquely arranged, which can sometimes distract from the lyrics. Im just going to be uploading a lot of the decemberists music that isnt already on here. Colin meloy born colin patrick henry meloy on october 5, 1974, in helena, montana is an american musician.
Cherry tree carol sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album. In addition to vocals, he performs with an acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, harmonica and percussion instruments. It also doesnt hurt that he then goes onto play some really great songs from the decemberists shocking, shirley collins, the smiths, morrissey and some of his one creations. He explains that fans can look forward to hearing more collins on. The smiths and revered british folk matron shirley collins, illuminating both his roots and. Im an engine driver on a long run, on a long run would i were beside her shes a long one, such a long one and if you dont love me, let m.
Apr 10, 2008 and while it might not have the rare charm of tour eps colin meloy sings morrissey or colin meloy sings shirley collins, it offers the same picture of colin meloy not as band leader, but as. He toured again the following year with fellow singersongwriters laura veirs and amy annelle, where he hawked another selfreleased limitededition ep of covers, this time from the canon of lauded british folk legend shirley collins. In addition to vocals, he performs with an acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, harmonica and percussion. He is an actor, known for wildwood, parks and recreation 2009 and portlandia 2011. Colin meloy sings morrissey 2005 colin meloy sings shirley collins 2006 colin meloy sings live. Hear shirley collins interviewed by the decemberists colin meloy. Similar to his ep from 2005, where he covered six songs by morrissey of the smiths, meloy covers six traditional arrangements from folk singer shirley collins track listing dance to your daddy charlie barbara allen cherry tree carol turpin hero. Colin patrick henry meloy is an american musician, singersongwriter and author best known as the frontman of the portland, oregon, indie folk rock band the decemberists. Below, download seek and hide, featuring meloy on backing vocals. The album was released in april 2008, and is a collection of live recordings from various nights on the artists solo tour in early 2006. A brief introduction to shirley collins from the colin meloy sings live. On hounslow heath as i rode on i spied a lawyer riding before kind sir, said i, arent you afraid of turpin that mischievous blade.
All songs considered the singer has released several eps covering music by his favorite artists, including morrissey, shirley collins and sam. I drew my ship sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album. For shirley collins, a folk revival of her very own the. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Hear an unreleased shirley collins song from a new documentary. Colin really knows how to sound modest, selfconscious and charming. Email updates date of birth colin meloy sings the kinks. Jan 26, 2010 charlie sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album. Colin patrick henry meloy born october 5, 1974 is an american musician, singersongwriter and author best known as the frontman of the portland, oregon, indie folk rock band the decemberists.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Out today in fine indie and otherwise bookstores, online, airmail, whathaveyou. Everyones awake my new picture book, illustrated by the very great shawn harris. Apr 08, 2008 listen to your favorite songs from colin meloy sings live. Nov 05, 2016 how shirley collins got her voice back after collins husband left her, her throat locked.
In previous years, he interpreted the eclectic trio of morrissey, shirley collins and sam cooke. Dance to your daddy sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album. The next song is barbara allen, a tune originally performed by shirley collins, a british folk revivalist who has been a big inspiration to colin. Hear an unreleased shirley collins song from a new. Turpin hero sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album. Featuring live material recorded on his 2006 solo tour, colin meloy sings live. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Shirley collins exhibits a more traditional and folky side of meloy. Kill rock stars, the label meloy and the decemberists called home before signing with capitol, will release both sings live. Colin meloy was born on october 5, 1974 in helena, montana, usa.
Its fitting that head decemberist colin meloy s first official release as a solo artist would be a live album, as the bespectacled auteur has already selfreleased in very limited quantities and only available at shows a collection of morrissey covers, an ep of sam cooke songs, and a set of tunes from british folk legend shirley collins. An aquarium drunkard posted the whole colin meloy shirley collins covers ep for download. Colin meloy sings shirley collins is the touronly ep by colin meloy, lead singer of the decemberists. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Shirley collins and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Meloy s latest is a collection of songs by the kinks. Two previous touronly eps covered morrissey and shirley collins. Like the preceding colin meloy sings entries morrissey, shirley collins, and sam cooke, colin meloy sings the kinks will be available exclusively on the solo tour but for those who cant make it out to see him, npr is currently streaming colin s version of do you remember walter. Even before putting his band on hold, meloy had released a live solo album and the selfexplanatorily titled eps colin meloy sings shirley collins. Meloy began releasing colin meloy sings cover eps in 2005 to coincide with his various solo tours. You can hear that story in a stirring interview, moderated by our own bob boilen and conducted jointly with colin meloy. Colin meloy, singer for the decemberists, has once again recorded an ep in tribute to one of his strongest musical influences. Email updates date of birth colin meloy sings shirley collins.
Colin meloy sings the kinks ep jumping someone elses song. Colin meloy dance to your daddy lyrics genius lyrics. If anyone has a requests for a decemberists songs to be. After 38 years of silence, a legend of folk music sings. Colin patrick henry meloy is the lead singer and songwriter for the portland, oregon folkrock band the decemberists. Colin meloy colin meloy sings sam cooke lyrics and. I drew my ship into the harbor i drew it up where my true love lay i drew it close by to her window to listen to what my love did say whos there that knocks loud at my. Shirley collins dance to your daddy, charlie and more. Though a big draw is the instrumentation, the main attraction is the lyrics and i do really like colin meloy s voice, so of course i didnt hesitate too much in listening to this album.
Now, the 81yearold british folk singer is back with her first album in 38 years. As someone else put it, it does work really well, even without the extra instrumentation. But again, meloy put his own twist on the tradition. Dance to your daddy, my little laddie dance to your daddy, my little lamb you shall have a fish and you shall have a fin you shall have a heron when the boat. It was round and about last martinmas tide when the green leaves were swellin that young jimmy grove of the west country fell in love with barbry allen. Get all the lyrics to songs on colin meloy sings sam cooke and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Released in conjunction with his most recent solo acoustic tour, colin meloy sings trad. Similar to his ep from 2005, where he covered six songs by morrissey of the smiths, meloy covers six traditional arrangements from folk singer shirley collins. Meloy s sister is maile meloy, a fiction writer often published in the new yorker and the new york times, and his aunt is the late ellen meloy, who was also a writer. Get all the lyrics to songs on colin meloy sings trad.
O charlies neat and charlies sweet and charlie hes a dandy. Like the preceding colin meloy sings entries morrissey, shirley collins, and sam cooke, colin meloy sings the kinks will be available exclusively on the solo tour but for those who cant make it out to see him, npr is currently streaming colins version of do you remember walter. Easy go, as meloy sings in the almost catchy rocker of the same name. All songs considered shirley collins was a huge part of the british folk scene but for a time, heartbreak silenced her voice. Colin meloy a brief introduction to shirley collins from. The decemberists is a prog folk progressive rock artist from united states. Charlie sung by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings shirley collins album. Released 8 april 2008 on kill rock stars catalog no. So far hes recorded songs by morrissey 2005, shirley collins 2006, and sam cooke 2008.
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