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Mazzy Star — Still Cold
Album: Among My Swan
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Released: 1996
Length: 4:40
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You really had a million hearts to break
All those times I never left you in the moonlight
How come there's always someone else driving your car
Taking you different places, in the sunlight

Still cold like the stars
That's just the way you are
Still cold like the stars

You used to say your heart felt like a stone
Now everything you ever wanted is your own
Still cold like the stars
That's just the way you are
Still cold like the stars
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This is MELLOW? really ?
Posted 1 week ago by enigma757    [ Reply ]
I saw them perform in 1989-ish. I have never witnessed a more profound stage fright than Hope Sandoval! Great music & she worked her way through it. But boy, she really didn't want to be up there on stage. Perhaps she has gotten over it...
Posted 5 months ago by garyloew    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:

tambourines have been bugging me for a while now,  a lot of it in the 1960's and I thought it was cool but now it's seems amaturest
generally someone's gf needed an excuse to sit in with the band

Posted 7 months ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
initially thought this was an acoustic American Dreaming 
Posted 7 months ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
This is mellow ?
Posted 9 months ago by enigma757    [ Reply ]
 MrSpaz wrote:

I'm sure I've said this somewhere else before, but my friends and I have always considered Mazzy Star the "suicide soundtrack." Listen to this album while drinking a bottle of sleeping pills & merlot, that sort of thing.



I always tell people "Look on Down From The Bridge" will be on my suicide tape.  
Posted 10 months ago by Kreisky    [ Reply ]
I'm still cold listening to this.  I heard the other band members got together and thought it would be nice if she could mix it up a little and sing like Ethel Merman.  
They haven't told her yet.
Posted 10 months ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
Outro guitar - maybe a bit like Clapton’s White Room?.  Which I love
Posted 11 months ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
If you listen carefully to all of Hope Sandoval's records, both Solo and with Mazzy Star, she is a sublime way to spend the evening listening to her trance-like whispers.
Posted 11 months ago by afperrone    [ Reply ]
 Philipirata wrote:

Is there any way to remove annoying GIFs on this site?


Désolé!

Posted 11 months ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Not much Mazzy Star that is not an easy "8" for me.
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Sitting here working with RP in the background, thought for sure this was a 60's Airplane song I'd never heard...
Posted 1 year ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
 rgrace wrote:
MrSpaz wrote: 
I will not drink f*cking Merlot! :)

 
The exact line is "I am not drinking any f*cking merlot!".
Merlot
Posted 1 year ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
The outro to this song has some similarities for me (albeit slowed down) to the intro of Love Song by The Dandy Warhols .

Posted 2 years ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
Im Geiste von Velvet Underground. Zeitlos schön.
Posted 2 years ago by Majoran    [ Reply ]
 Philipirata wrote:
Is there any way to remove annoying GIFs on this site?
 
UBlock Origin.  Right click on image, block it.  If you get creative you can even block entire websites people are using for the images.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Does Hope ever sound like she's into anything?  I have the feeling that she would still sound like this in the deepest throws of passion...yes, like that, slowly...very slowly...pretend you are dead, that's right baby...oh, you are so good...
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Is there any way to remove annoying GIFs on this site?
Posted 2 years ago by Philipirata    [ Reply ]
 crogers wrote:
Note: it's not flat, it's "trailing portamento"!   
 

Posted 3 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
feeling this one; particularly the guitar solo.  surprised to see Mazzy Star as the artist. 
Posted 4 years ago by sjmorrison2    [ Reply ]
I'm sorry..but is there any music more dull and uninspired than Mazzy Star?
Posted 4 years ago by jimvanders    [ Reply ]
More than a feeling ... 
Posted 4 years ago by pankman    [ Reply ]
I was rather indifferent to this band prior to Dave Roback's death. I decided to download and album and quickly realized I was missing out on some incredible work. Very talented indeed. 
Posted 4 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
Note: it's not flat, it's "trailing portamento"!   
Posted 4 years ago by crogers    [ Reply ]
Thanks for the song
Posted 5 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
 Dfitz wrote:
Makes me want to drink by myself in some dive bar
 
so it's good then?
Posted 5 years ago by fredphoesh    [ Reply ]
Makes me want to drink by myself in some dive bar
Posted 5 years ago by Dfitz    [ Reply ]
more than a feeling   ltbluesoda wrote:
the guitar riffs at the end of this song make me want to hit replay every time...
 

Posted 5 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh...more Hope Sandoval, my boyhood crush. 
Posted 5 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
ALL of their music is compelling for me.  From this album to today.  
Posted 6 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
For some reason, the tambourine is invasive. 

 
tambourines have been bugging me for a while now,  a lot of it in the 1960's and I thought it was cool but now it's seems amaturest
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Great moody song gets its 'once a year' play.
Posted 9 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
this is still awesome.
Posted 10 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
wow, a year since  last comment... go Mazzy! <3
Posted 10 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
 CinnamonGirl wrote:
the outro, most def

 
Yep, that's when my ears latched on.
Posted 11 years ago by RobN    [ Reply ]

exxxcellent...  love this song soooo much...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 TimeWaster wrote:

Tambourines are tangible evidence of evil.



 
Yes, I've just put mine away under lock and key until it's time to do more evil:  https://www.broomemusic.com/bb/



And in my village when something's good we say "Wicked" or "Deadly".       {#Good-vibes}
Posted 11 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
the outro, most def
Posted 11 years ago by CinnamonGirl    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this sexy song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
I seem to be liking the tunes by Mazzy Star that I hear on RP.
Posted 11 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
 TimeWaster wrote:

Tambourines are tangible evidence of evil.
{#Lol} 


Posted 12 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
For some reason, the tambourine is invasive. And she's singing off-key. It's not like a lazy-sexy off-key, but more a bored, don't-give-a-crap off-key. I like Mazzy Star, but this song doesn't impress me.
 
Flying carp are invasive.  Tambourines are just instruments. 
Posted 12 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
For some reason, the tambourine is invasive. And she's singing off-key. It's not like a lazy-sexy off-key, but more a bored, don't-give-a-crap off-key. I like Mazzy Star, but this song doesn't impress me.
 
I guess we all hear different things.  The tambourine sounds fine to me and I find her singing style to be consistent the nature of the song's tempo and lyrics (and not terribly off-key).  I really wouldn't want to hear Ethel Merman belting out a song like this, regardless of her enthusiasm or pitch.



Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
For some reason, the tambourine is invasive.
 
Tambourines are tangible evidence of evil.


Posted 13 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
It's so interesting, I've never heard this song but knew it was Mazzy, and wondered if she came out with a new album!  So I looked and it's from 1996, that's a very long time ago, and the song sounds as fresh as anything else on the radio!  That's why I will always be a Mazzy Star fan!
Posted 13 years ago by jmana    [ Reply ]
 ltbluesoda wrote:
the guitar riffs at the end of this song make me want to hit replay every time...
 
Never heard the song, but I'd like to hear it again if for no other reason than for that "outro"...incongruent in a pleasing sort of way.

Posted 13 years ago by favrood    [ Reply ]
...these second two mazzy star albums were just masterworks, genuinely inspired timeless sincerity...
Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Love the Mazz
Posted 13 years ago by Wittgenstein    [ Reply ]
Like someone jiggling loose change in their pocket - you wanna tell them to stop
 ziggytrix wrote:

It's a bit like an annoying cricket, innit?

 


Posted 14 years ago by ober9000    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
For some reason, the tambourine is invasive.
 
It's a bit like an annoying cricket, innit?

Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Puts me to sleep.

Posted 14 years ago by SchoepTone    [ Reply ]
For some reason, the tambourine is invasive. And she's singing off-key. It's not like a lazy-sexy off-key, but more a bored, don't-give-a-crap off-key. I like Mazzy Star, but this song doesn't impress me.
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
the guitar riffs at the end of this song make me want to hit replay every time...
Posted 14 years ago by ltbluesoda    [ Reply ]
always lovely.
Posted 14 years ago by fondushka    [ Reply ]
I'm a fan and i like this song a lot but every time i hear Mazzy Star i just have to listen to fade into you right afterwards.  But then its never a bad thing to be reminded to go back and play yourself a classic.
Posted 15 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 superflyLD wrote:
so Hope Sandoval (aka Mazzy Star) is playing a show at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston... and the crowd is getting restless... it is a very dimly lit show (at the artist's request) and a lot of people were there to see Hope b/c they heard she was cute... not a shadow on stage.. so a bit into the show a quiet crowd started chit-chatting, drinking at the bar and what-not. Mazzy stopped the show and started complaining about the crowd being too loud. Someone shouted out "We love you Hope!" to which she replied:

"I don't need you to love me. I need you to SHUT THE F**K UP!"

Amazingly bizarre moment out of all the live shows I've worked/seen. Almost the whole crowd turned on her.

She was very apologetic after the show and is a TOTAL SWEETHEART in person.

Just an off night I guess.

 

She apparently has been to too many Jonathan Richman shows and thinks this is the way to do it.
Posted 16 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
MrSpaz wrote:
I'm sure I've said this somewhere else before, but my friends and I have always considered Mazzy Star the "suicide soundtrack." Listen to this album while drinking a bottle of sleeping pills & merlot, that sort of thing.
Why merlot? If ya gonna top yer self why not a decent wine with a bit o' grunt like shiraz, grenache, petite verdot. Drinking one of those ya might even change ya mind!
Posted 16 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
Bill has the ultimate job. But then, he doesn't get many vacations... :-)
Posted 16 years ago by dstrimbu    [ Reply ]
In my next life I want Bill's job: playing my record collection all day long for a living. Either that or pro golf, but I've gotta correct that nasty slice...
Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
hypnotic voice...very nice
Posted 16 years ago by felam    [ Reply ]
...sublime albums, this and the one before, both...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
so Hope Sandoval (aka Mazzy Star) is playing a show at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston... and the crowd is getting restless... it is a very dimly lit show (at the artist's request) and a lot of people were there to see Hope b/c they heard she was cute... not a shadow on stage.. so a bit into the show a quiet crowd started chit-chatting, drinking at the bar and what-not. Mazzy stopped the show and started complaining about the crowd being too loud. Someone shouted out "We love you Hope!" to which she replied: "I don't need you to love me. I need you to SHUT THE F**K UP!" Amazingly bizarre moment out of all the live shows I've worked/seen. Almost the whole crowd turned on her. She was very apologetic after the show and is a TOTAL SWEETHEART in person. Just an off night I guess.
Posted 16 years ago by superflyLD    [ Reply ]
shayborg wrote:
Aren't those riffs at the end lifted from "More than a Feeling"?
sure!
Posted 17 years ago by raga    [ Reply ]
I'm really liking this!
Posted 17 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
BobVaughan wrote:
The first Mazzy Star album was very good, but they fell off quickly with the second one.
I loved the first one and then liked their follow-up even more. AMS is great, too. And this is a real nice song.
Posted 17 years ago by RobK    [ Reply ]
Aren't those riffs at the end lifted from "More than a Feeling"?
Posted 17 years ago by shayborg    [ Reply ]
... mazzy ! my star!
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Ooo. I can sing every note flat, too. I could be a star!
Posted 17 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
rgrace wrote:
I will not drink f*cking Merlot! :)
Merlot a bit alcoholy tasting, though it was the rage a few years ago like Pinot is now.
Posted 17 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
MrSpaz wrote:
I'm sure I've said this somewhere else before, but my friends and I have always considered Mazzy Star the "suicide soundtrack." Listen to this album while drinking a bottle of sleeping pills & merlot, that sort of thing.
I will not drink f*cking Merlot! :)
Posted 18 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Too long....too boring
Posted 18 years ago by MJB    [ Reply ]
newwavegurly wrote:
The guitar riffs at the end of this song... anyone else hear shades of Edge's guitar work at the end of "All I Want Is You"?
Yeup.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Hope's voice is one of my favorites...not their best effort, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Posted 18 years ago by mcass    [ Reply ]
Nice! Groovy guitar work... Solid 8.
Posted 18 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
always loved this one...her voice is so haunting and sexy in a ghostly kind of way...
Posted 18 years ago by luminousjune    [ Reply ]
That Was Beautiful
Posted 18 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
Saw these guys in New York in the mid nineties. Hope Sandoval radiated sexuality and ennui. They opened for The Jesus and Mary Chain but they blew them away.
Posted 18 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
Very Cool song
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
I'm sure I've said this somewhere else before, but my friends and I have always considered Mazzy Star the "suicide soundtrack." Listen to this album while drinking a bottle of sleeping pills & merlot, that sort of thing.
Posted 18 years ago by MrSpaz    [ Reply ]
Mazzy Star has done some good stuff. This ain't it.
Posted 18 years ago by SCJoniguy    [ Reply ]
Stop lookin at me swan
Posted 18 years ago by Luna2    [ Reply ]
Dave_Mack wrote:
Nope, but I hear Zep's "Your Time is Gonna Come", clear as day.
or Boston's "More Than a Feeling"
Posted 18 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
Very likable song.
Posted 18 years ago by honeygirl    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Mazzy Star - a seriously underrated band. Hope's voice - ooh la la.
Posted 19 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
Now this is a band I sure wish would reunite & tour. Love them, Hope Sandoval solo is pretty good, but there is something about Mazzy Star that is most excellent.
Posted 19 years ago by damien    [ Reply ]
still too cold :fever.gif:
Posted 19 years ago by uhuru    [ Reply ]
beelzebubba wrote:
Is this what Margo Timmins and the Cowboy Junkies would've sounded like when she was 13?
I like both bands... but that's funny.
Posted 19 years ago by cjg    [ Reply ]
newwavegurly wrote:
The guitar riffs at the end of this song... anyone else hear shades of Edge's guitar work at the end of "All I Want Is You"?
Nope, but I hear Zep's "Your Time is Gonna Come", clear as day.
Posted 19 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
You keep playing where you shouldn't be playing And you keep thinking that you'll never get burnt (HAH) Well, I've just found me a brand new box of matches And what he knows you ain't had time to learn These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
Posted 19 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I'm kind of done with this band... :-k
Posted 19 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
rickf wrote:
Wow, a Mazzy Star song I don't love. It's "nice" but certainly not among their best.
The first Mazzy Star album was very good, but they fell off quickly with the second one.
Posted 19 years ago by BobVaughan    [ Reply ]
Is this what Margo Timmins and the Cowboy Junkies would've sounded like when she was 13?
Posted 19 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
Wow, a Mazzy Star song I don't love. It's "nice" but certainly not among their best.
Posted 19 years ago by rickf    [ Reply ]
Nice song, Realy fights with the compression (as in compressor effect rather than codec) on the 48k stream though :/
Posted 19 years ago by Hob    [ Reply ]
This reminds me of Gentleman Caller from Chicago. I love it.
Posted 19 years ago by Vikia    [ Reply ]
The guitar riffs at the end of this song... anyone else hear shades of Edge's guitar work at the end of "All I Want Is You"?
Posted 20 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
govkid wrote:
No - I want her!
MINE!!!
Posted 21 years ago by bigpomp    [ Reply ]
dolfan wrote:
Can I have her? Please?
No - I want her!
Posted 21 years ago by govkid    [ Reply ]
Can I have her? Please?
Posted 21 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
Yeah, it does have a \"Surrealistic Pillow\" sort of feel, doesn\'t it? As for her voice and delivery, well, one man\'s \"creepy\" is another man\'s \"haunting\". Thanks (again) for broadening my horizons, Bill.
Posted 21 years ago by AC    [ Reply ]
Sorry, I just don't like this band. :( Her voice is so creepy, it grates on my nerves.
Posted 21 years ago by mellotron    [ Reply ]
Sound more like Jefferson Airplane to me.
Posted 21 years ago by fatport    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Johray63: Strange, maybe, but it reminded me of the guitarbreak in Badge (Cream), that in the end, as well, goes on and on. Same chord progress.
I hear it too... good observation... Cheers Jacques Radio Paradise: What Radio Could Have Been
Posted 22 years ago by Jacques    [ Reply ]
Strange, maybe, but it reminded me of the guitarbreak in Badge (Cream), that in the end, as well, goes on and on. Same chord progress.
Posted 22 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
Just when I thought Mazzy Star was incredibly boring and repetitive, I hear this song that redeems them in my mind. Perhaps it\'s the electric guitars and drums that catch my ear.
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]