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Guster — Window
Album: Parachute
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Released: 1995
Length: 3:33
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A gaping wound,
Tells the story of it all.
A man lost only to find,
What was left of his mind,
With no hope of a scar at all.

You say, go slow.
But something's right behind me.
I can runaway, for only so long.
It will not stop,
I will come down.
Oh no.

Let me find my way.
I'll take you to the edge.
Go across that window.
And I'll carry you there.

Woah, and nothing goes right.
Woah, and days don't come to night.
Oh, and all I see, is the error of my own enemy.

A man alone,
And cut and torn for it.
His whole life friend after friend,
They're all a flash in the pan,
With no hope of rejoice at all.

You say, go slow.
But something's right behind me.
I can runaway, for only so long.
It will not stop,
I will come down.
Oh no.

Let me find my way (Don't be scared of what you might be saying).
I'll take you to the edge (Throw away those empty fears).
Go across that window (Throw away those).
And I'll carry you there.

Oh, and nothing goes right.
Oh, and days don't come to night. (Throw away those empty fears)
Go across that window (throw away those), and I'll carry you.
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Cool song Bill Thanks
Posted 5 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
 phlattop wrote:

first time hearing it and my reaction was indigo girls too.
 
Or Indigo Boys with a former BNL sitting in (Could've sworn I heard a bit of Steven Page in there).
Posted 5 years ago by eeastridge    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:
OMG this is Guster?!? I've heard this song a bajillion times, and until Bill called out that "Indigo Boys" joke I had no clue this wasn't Indigo Girls.  Dang! {#Lol}{#Lol}{#Lol}

 
first time hearing it and my reaction was indigo girls too.
Posted 6 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
OMG this is Guster?!? I've heard this song a bajillion times, and until Bill called out that "Indigo Boys" joke I had no clue this wasn't Indigo Girls.  Dang! {#Lol}{#Lol}{#Lol}
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Indigo boys. That is gold! +1 for boo
Posted 8 years ago by alexmwalker    [ Reply ]
BOOOOO.
Posted 9 years ago by missali    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:
Indigo Boys.

 
Yeah, that
Posted 10 years ago by MJMJ    [ Reply ]
Reminiscent of Galileo by the Indigo Girls
Posted 10 years ago by MJMJ    [ Reply ]
 C-dogg wrote:
Adam and Ryan of Guster came out into the audience to play Window during a show at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. They really know how to connect with the fans. :) Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC483OsZi3M

 
They did the same thing at the Lincoln Theater in Washington--I think on the same tour, the acoustic one, right? The twist was they would sing "Window" to someone who texted them during the show. I forget what the criterion was, but a young woman sitting next to us "won." Sure enough they came down and sang "Window" to her, with Adam almost in my lap, "Sorry, dude..." My daughter, a huge Guster fan, danced, sang, grinned, not believing her good fortune to be so close to them. Pretty cool. Guster loves their fans and will go to amazing lengths to show them how much.
Posted 10 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 C-dogg wrote:
Adam and Ryan of Guster came out into the audience to play Window during a show at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. They really know how to connect with the fans. :) Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC483OsZi3M

 
I know what you mean. Slash from G'N'R used to connect with his fans all the time, only the female ones though, for some reason.
Posted 10 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
The Indigo Girls after a few testosterone.shots.
Posted 10 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
 JoBo wrote:

Eddie From Ohio -ish sounding

 
Yes, with a hint of Indigo Girls.

Neither one a bad thing in my opinion. 
Posted 10 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Adam and Ryan of Guster came out into the audience to play Window during a show at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. They really know how to connect with the fans. :) Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC483OsZi3M
Posted 11 years ago by C-dogg    [ Reply ]

Eddie From Ohio -ish sounding
Posted 11 years ago by JoBo    [ Reply ]
Boilerplate frat rock... even ripping off Cyndi Lauper lyrics... 
Posted 11 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
 mgoldman wrote:
BODeans??
 
Yeah, that's who I thought it was at first, too. Odd. Even tho' Guster has two top notch vocalists, they don't harmonize like this all that often. I had the same complaint about Barenaked Ladies.
Posted 11 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 LizK wrote:
And more than a wisp of Stevie Nicks.  Which I like. A lot.
 
i don't hear that at all. all i hear is the dreadful indigo girls.
Posted 11 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
this is brutal. why, Guster, why?
Posted 11 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
And more than a wisp of Stevie Nicks.  Which I like. A lot.
Posted 12 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
 cohifi wrote:
sounds like gomez  {#Roflol}
 

no you don't {#Naughty}
Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
I'm finding the "You say 'go slow'" part really distracting — my mental jukebox keeps trying to slide into "Time After Time".
Posted 12 years ago by lexica    [ Reply ]
i'm hearing SubDudes now

Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
BODeans??
Posted 13 years ago by mgoldman    [ Reply ]
old school guster! thanks RP
Posted 13 years ago by kelty    [ Reply ]
sounds like gomez  {#Roflol}
Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
This sounds a lot like Box Set.  I really like it!!
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:
Indigo Boys.
 
HA!  Exactly - the same sound that I cannot stand from the girls.  I like some Guster, but not this.

Posted 13 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
 sailorgirl wrote:
6 minus 1 for the stupid album cover = 5
 
6 for the cute cover, 2 for the tedious song = 4

Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
6 minus 1 for the stupid album cover = 5
Posted 13 years ago by sailorgirl    [ Reply ]
Love the guitars but i'm not sure about the vocals.  I'll try it again some other time and see what i think then.
Posted 14 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Indigo Boys.
Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 crockydile wrote:
Bad Guster. Songs like they'd been listening to the Indigo Grrls
 
I personally like it better than their newer stuff. To me, "Lost And Gone Forever", "Keep It Together", and "Parachute" are Guster's best three releases, in that order. Their newest release hasn't impressed me as much. Just my two cents, though.


Posted 14 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
Bad Guster. Songs like they'd been listening to the Indigo Grrls
Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
I feel like I'm in some farmhouse in northwest New Jersey or some New England ski resort in 1999.

I think I've heard about 800 bands do something exactly like this in one of those settings over a 3 year period in the late 90's 
Posted 14 years ago by bobringer    [ Reply ]
LOVE IT!
Posted 15 years ago by Moonflower31    [ Reply ]
i'd give my left.....hand, if Guster AND Mason Jennings would come play Ketchum Alive.
Posted 16 years ago by techer2    [ Reply ]
Bill Keep the guster classics coming...
Posted 16 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
Ya mean...the BoDeans are NOT in there? 8 just the same.
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Ya mean...the BoDeans are NOT in there? 8 just the same.
Posted 16 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
sine-quinn-non wrote:
Indigo boys - great comment. Also reminds me of some Lowen and Navarro song. There is a part of me that likes corny, earnest folk and part of me that finds it grating.
This is exactly what I was thinking. That said, this song is pretty lame. And I really like a lot of Guster's material. Oh well, even Bowie had a bad day once in a while.
Posted 16 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
jdorn1 wrote:
Reminds of a band called "The Wonder Stuff". Any connection? Anyone?
Well, I remember the band, but don't remember them sounding like this. Makes me want to look up that band again though, I think they had like a semi-hit
Posted 17 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
jdorn1 wrote:
Reminds of a band called "The Wonder Stuff". Any connection? Anyone?
Thank you! The intro really made me think I was going to hear something from one of my favorite 90's bands - I do agree though that Indigo Girls is much closer once the singing starts.
Posted 17 years ago by eskles    [ Reply ]
Indigo boys - great comment. Also reminds me of some Lowen and Navarro song. There is a part of me that likes corny, earnest folk and part of me that finds it grating.
Posted 17 years ago by sine-quinn-non    [ Reply ]
The Indigo Boys comment is so spot on! They even invited a Mike Stipe soundalike in for guest vocals!
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Hannio wrote:
Wow. This is really bad. Sounds like the Indigo Boys.
Absolutely. With a guest appearance by Michael Stipe
Posted 17 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
WonderLizard wrote:
IMHO, this cut sounds like early BoDeans, tho' the Indigo Girls analogies are funny.
I agree! Sounds very much like Bodeans style arrangement and vocal phrasing. Not that that's a bad thing.
Posted 17 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
Hm... a piece from their bongo days. I guess they had to start somewhere, eh?
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
Hannio wrote:
Wow. This is really bad. Sounds like the Indigo Boys.
HA HA HA MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY And I normally like Guster.
Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
mikedill wrote:
oh my god! old school guster. is this heaven?
One man's heaven is another man's hell.
Posted 17 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Wow. This is really bad. Sounds like the Indigo Boys.
Posted 17 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
oh my god! old school guster. is this heaven?
Posted 17 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
Allenthar wrote:
Pretty cool...for some reason they kinda remind me of BNL in this song.
That's not too surprising... the band members are friends with each other, and there's a lot of fanbase overlap. This isn't my favourite Guster song, but it's still good stuff!
Posted 17 years ago by canadave    [ Reply ]
I want to like Guster. I should like Guster. I like a lot of other, Guster-like music. But I just can't get into them. Every time I hear them, I'm not quite sure what's missing.
Posted 17 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Pretty cool...for some reason they kinda remind me of BNL in this song.
Posted 17 years ago by Allenthar    [ Reply ]
Reminds of a band called "The Wonder Stuff". Any connection? Anyone?
Posted 17 years ago by jdorn1    [ Reply ]
Hannio wrote:
I was going to post the same thing.
It does have that IG feel. Everytime they say you say go slow, I want to start singing "I fall behind, the second hand unwinds..." as in "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
RPsavedme wrote:
ah, old guster. love it.
right there with you... love guster and the old stuff just does it for me!
Posted 17 years ago by bmccall17    [ Reply ]
WonderLizard wrote:
IMHO, this cut sounds like early BoDeans, tho' the Indigo Girls analogies are funny.
Neither of those comparisons is a flattering thing in my book. Yuck.
Posted 17 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Please make it stop. Gets a 3
Posted 17 years ago by cyzik    [ Reply ]
Professor_C wrote:
Is it me or do these guys sound like the Indigo Girls if they were, uh, guys?
IMHO, this cut sounds like early BoDeans, tho' the Indigo Girls analogies are funny.
Posted 17 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Professor_C wrote:
Is it me or do these guys sound like the Indigo Girls if they were, uh, guys?
I was going to post the same thing.
Posted 17 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
annanyc wrote:
it's not you...I just thought the same thing!
Me three.
Posted 17 years ago by Bosonator    [ Reply ]
Professor_C wrote:
Is it me or do these guys sound like the Indigo Girls if they were, uh, guys?
it's not you...I just thought the same thing!
Posted 17 years ago by annanyc    [ Reply ]
i've never really been into guster, but what i've heard on rp i quite enjoy. they remind me a bit of dispatch.
Posted 17 years ago by jubilantme    [ Reply ]
Is it me or do these guys sound like the Indigo Girls if they were, uh, guys?
Posted 17 years ago by Professor_C    [ Reply ]
witchchild wrote:
*Orgasmic Sigh*
WTF
Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
Marr wrote:
Everytime I hear them say "You say go slow" I expect the next line to be "I fall behind"
one of my favorites.
Posted 18 years ago by ahoylola    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
Do we love Guster or what?!?
Guster is for lovers.
Posted 18 years ago by d-mac    [ Reply ]
Everytime I hear them say "You say go slow" I expect the next line to be "I fall behind"
Posted 18 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
Do we love Guster or what?!?
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
witchchild wrote:
*Orgasmic Sigh*
Can you sigh like that one more time for me?
Posted 18 years ago by mooseisadick    [ Reply ]
*Orgasmic Sigh*
Posted 18 years ago by witchchild    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by pescivendolo    [ Reply ]
Jett01 wrote:
INDIGO BOYS!
I was stuck between Indigo girls and Billy Bragg partnered up.
Posted 18 years ago by lkbooth71    [ Reply ]
This really does sound like a male version of the Indigo Girls.
Posted 18 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Jett01 wrote:
INDIGO BOYS!
definitely
Posted 18 years ago by ktbaynes    [ Reply ]
nice. :)
Posted 18 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
I'm a sucker for music like this can't...stop...must...rate...8
Posted 18 years ago by meghan89    [ Reply ]
Great energy with all the instruments, not so much with the vocals...
Posted 19 years ago by Puglia    [ Reply ]
Old school Guster....awesome song!
Posted 19 years ago by jbwiv    [ Reply ]
sounds a bit like the Bodeans...or maybe the Bodeans sound a bit like this band. I like them both.
Posted 19 years ago by flandersdog    [ Reply ]
but... Guster doesnt start with C!
Posted 19 years ago by Milk5Cents    [ Reply ]
Jett01 wrote:
INDIGO BOYS!
Whoah.
Posted 19 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a poor man's Freddy Jones Band. Not bad.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
nolands wrote:
BombsandBombsandBombs
JokesandJokesandJokes had a very prolific commentary day on August 21, 2004, as we can see from the repeated playlist today, but sadly, not a very funny day. Keep polishing your material and come back and see us, y'hear?
Posted 19 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
nolands wrote:
BombsandBombsandBombs
hilarios nolands
Posted 19 years ago by RPsavedme    [ Reply ]
ah, old guster. love it.
Posted 19 years ago by RPsavedme    [ Reply ]
MsfStl wrote:
Sounds kinda like O.A.R.
Sounds kinda like Dispatch.
Posted 19 years ago by time_101    [ Reply ]
i never met a gus song i didn't like
Posted 19 years ago by twiggy77    [ Reply ]
Guster rocks! You can take almost any song from any of their albums, and it will be quality. Such a good band.
Posted 19 years ago by Grondar    [ Reply ]
says something about how good music is at conditioning a response when every time they sing "You say, Go slow" and i immediately think "I fall behind..."
Posted 19 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
:-({|= ADHD?
Posted 20 years ago by sola    [ Reply ]
old school guster is the best!
Posted 20 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
Every single CD is great by these guys, good choice!
Posted 20 years ago by Stevo    [ Reply ]
JokesandJokesandJokes wrote:
Someone needs to start a thread "how much money does Guster donate to RP"
BombsandBombsandBombs
Posted 20 years ago by nolands    [ Reply ]
Someone needs to start a thread "how much money does Guster donate to RP"
Posted 20 years ago by JokesandJokesandJokes    [ Reply ]
Jett01 wrote:
INDIGO BOYS!
Now that's funny! LOL!
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Jett01 wrote:
INDIGO BOYS!
LOL. My thoughts exactly!
Posted 20 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
INDIGO BOYS!
Posted 20 years ago by Jett01    [ Reply ]
Have these guys considered going instrumental? Things sounded good until the voices came in.
Posted 20 years ago by timc    [ Reply ]
jayladdin wrote:
Old school Guster! Excellent! Nice harmonies and great drums - and it sounds very basic - like these guys were recording it right in my living room. More Guster, please - this is terrific!
Yeahhh - I second the old school Guster all the way!!!!
Posted 20 years ago by kelty    [ Reply ]
gotta love guster!
Posted 20 years ago by holyguster    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Spirit of the West, a Canadian band, and their pre-1990 work.
Posted 21 years ago by Catty    [ Reply ]
Old school Guster! Excellent! Nice harmonies and great drums - and it sounds very basic - like these guys were recording it right in my living room. More Guster, please - this is terrific!
Posted 21 years ago by jayladdin    [ Reply ]
Sounds kinda like O.A.R.
Posted 21 years ago by MsfStl    [ Reply ]
Guster is simply one of the best kept secrets in music today. Rarely do I introduce them to someone who doesn't become a fan. Please play more! Great song.
Posted 21 years ago by alotlikeyou    [ Reply ]