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Camper Van Beethoven — She Divines Water
Album: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
Avg rating:
4.6

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Total ratings: 563









Released: 1988
Length: 3:46
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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How can I believe that everything in this world is going to be fine?
How can I believe that everything in this world has its place and time?
When I lay down to sleep, I feel the world spin
Slightly off axis, it's shaped like a fig
And when I lie next to you, I shiver and shake
You tell me you love me, I dream I'm awake
How can I believe that everything in this world is going to be fine?
And how can I believe that everything in this world has its place and time?
'Cause when I lay down to sleep, I have the same dream
Of a world-famous actress in a pink limousine
And she flies through the sky in that pink Cadillac
While the boys of the Press, we drink vodka in back
And she tells us our fortune by crumbling leaves
And she teaches us card tricks, the Jack makes us weak
She divines water by dancing a jig for the boys of the Press
She will wrestle a pig
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Rest assured, this song brings joy to more than just Bill .
Posted 6 months ago by brookap    [ Reply ]
 brosen wrote:

I agree with Bill.  This is a joyful song.  Really not sure why it's rated so low.


maybe it just sucks 
Posted 6 months ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
can't believe all the ones for this song, it's a great song!
Posted 7 months ago by lynn01    [ Reply ]
...well William you are Radio Paradise. We listen, We Love, We disagree, We learn. 
Posted 7 months ago by laserace    [ Reply ]
I agree with Bill.  This is a joyful song.  Really not sure why it's rated so low.
Posted 7 months ago by brosen    [ Reply ]
ouch too much noise
Posted 2 years ago by wtango    [ Reply ]
WOW - very perplexing there are so many "1s" among this wise and seasoned RP group...?  Love this album and this tune myself. 
Posted 2 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
there's something wrong with this song 
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 mrselfdestruct wrote:

:-s Sounds like the chaos you might hear in your brain as you die.


Is there a Mister Elf Destruct? 
Posted 2 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
Brilliant song off one of my favorite albums.  Thanks RP.
Posted 3 years ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
The complaints make me wonder what people would do if they heard II & III.....
Posted 4 years ago by lynn01    [ Reply ]
giving it a 10, partly for the memories.
More Camper or Cracker Please!
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
This is awesome to me, but I completely understand how some might find it a challenging listen.  Sometimes, as I think with this song, the context within an album is relevant and may make it a bit more relatable.  I dunno, that's just my theory anyway. 
Posted 4 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
 ch83575 wrote:
I hear a lot of low-bitrate digital compression in this track (listening on 320AAC stream!).  Is it some kind of effect they were after, or just a bad copy on Bill's end, I wonder?  Descent song, sounds terrible though.

 
That's the way it's mixed/mastered. Our copy is a lossless (FLAC) rip from the CD.
Posted 7 years ago by William    [ Reply ]
 ch83575 wrote:
I hear a lot of low-bitrate digital compression in this track (listening on 320AAC stream!).  Is it some kind of effect they were after, or just a bad copy on Bill's end, I wonder?  Descent song, sounds terrible though.

 
I haven't listened to this with headphones in years but I think they did do something on the actual recording, pre-digital, to the violin, like some tape flutter or something cheap.
Posted 8 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Just when I thought they had fallen off a cliff, they came back for an encore {#Stop}
Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
I hear a lot of low-bitrate digital compression in this track (listening on 320AAC stream!).  Is it some kind of effect they were after, or just a bad copy on Bill's end, I wonder?  Descent song, sounds terrible though.
Posted 8 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Remember those direct drive turntables you could change the speed on (and watch the strobe change).....
Posted 8 years ago by ajlept    [ Reply ]
Ouch, hurts my ears in itchy places!
Posted 9 years ago by Singlow    [ Reply ]
Classic tune and album from late 80's...love it!
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Please make this dude stop!
Posted 9 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
 Zeito wrote:
I wish I had known about this when it was new.  
 

 
New-to-you is still pretty good.

I'm still sort of amazed to realize this band can be called "pioneering."  
Posted 9 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
I wish I had known about this when it was new.  
 
Posted 9 years ago by Zeito    [ Reply ]
I'm sorry, perhaps I'm having a bad day.  Do people really like this sort of thing, or are they just being polite?  A 10?  Really?
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Pointless. A 2 at best.
Posted 17 years ago by lee_sf    [ Reply ]
OMG-- I totally forgot about this album - which is a shame because I loved it! Wonder if I still have that old cassette tape somewhere...
Posted 17 years ago by dsrtfalcon    [ Reply ]
Hideous! A lukewarm blob of off-key wailing. And is that supposed to be some twisted, demented form of violin I hear? No thanks, I'm driving. Marginal, at best. 2.
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill for playing this! Looks like I'm going to miss it, because I have to go to class. Happy Birthday to me!
Posted 17 years ago by tinybubbles    [ Reply ]
horrible
Posted 19 years ago by snowak    [ Reply ]
Like a train wreck in my ears. And just when you think it's over, it starts again!
Posted 19 years ago by Filofox    [ Reply ]
rcurrier wrote:
You must have been away from the computer when Cake was playing.
:nodhead: :nodhead:
Posted 19 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
Jack Benny's exaggeratedly bad violin playing was more enjoyable than whatever that noise is in the background to this song. Is it a small animal being tortured? Put the poor thing (and me) out of it's misery.
Posted 19 years ago by jruhnke    [ Reply ]
:-s Sounds like the chaos you might hear in your brain as you die.
Posted 19 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
\:D/
Posted 19 years ago by jbtidwell    [ Reply ]
its weird, definetily weird, but i like it
Posted 19 years ago by Theodoransky    [ Reply ]
Wow. Never heard that track before. The ending was simply amazing.
Posted 20 years ago by ert    [ Reply ]
Aaahhhhhh.... Brings back memories of college and the art projects I used to do while listening to Camper....
Posted 20 years ago by thebeav69    [ Reply ]
I don't know if I'd want to hear this band all the time, but this song is pretty nice (first CVB song I know I've heard).
Posted 20 years ago by keemun    [ Reply ]
My all-time favorite CVB song - a true classic, and a "10" IMHO
Posted 20 years ago by lowelltr    [ Reply ]
Staid wrote:
I guess so, easily the worst song i've heard on radio paradise in the week i've been listening.
You must have been away from the computer when Cake was playing.
Posted 20 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
Yeah, Camper Van!! More from this album would be just fine!
Posted 20 years ago by qbee    [ Reply ]
Yes! It's 1989 again and I'm in love!!!
Posted 20 years ago by satocks    [ Reply ]
Urghhhh, this is soooooo annoying....
Posted 20 years ago by DRS    [ Reply ]
now all i need is a little "Love N Rockets"...
Posted 21 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
TRIPPY! :D/
Posted 21 years ago by mafe    [ Reply ]
Eclectic, yes. Eclectic GOOD!
Posted 21 years ago by veegez    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Staid: I guess so, easily the worst song i've heard on radio paradise in the week i've been listening.
i heartily agree
Posted 21 years ago by orpheus    [ Reply ]
This song is like a bad filler. You know what they put in hot dogs,a meat filler,yeah a bad bad filler,
Posted 21 years ago by imalears    [ Reply ]
Yeah, I\'m not getting this. What am I missing?
Posted 21 years ago by tomnam    [ Reply ]
Hey Bill!! You divine music !
Posted 22 years ago by Analeptic    [ Reply ]
One of the best songs from CVB\'s best album.
Posted 22 years ago by drover    [ Reply ]
New Site-New comment. This album will always be associated with the best of times...Changed My Life, indeed! Did i write that? Then i must've meant it!
Posted 22 years ago by pilgrim    [ Reply ]