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Ben Folds — Such Great Heights
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I am thinking it's a sign
That the freckles in our eyes
Are mirror images
And when we kiss they're perfectly aligned

And I have to speculate
That God Himself did make
Us into corresponding shapes
Like puzzle pieces from the clay

And true, it may seem like a stretch
But it's thoughts like this that catch
My troubled head when you're away
When I am missing you to death

When you are out there on the road
For several weeks of shows
And when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home.

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now" they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now" but we'll stay

I tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat
It sounded thin upon listening.

And that frankly will not fly
You'll hear the shrillest highs
And lowest lows with the windows down
While this is guiding you home.

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now" they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now" but we'll stay

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now" they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now" but we'll stay

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now" they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now" but we'll stay
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KI78874qbU Video of this performance.
Posted 17 years ago by surreal1221    [ Reply ]
I like Bill's habit of playing various covers, and I like Ben Folds, but poor Ben's performance sounds very labored in this recording. It's empathically exhausting on the ears!
Posted 17 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
karen wrote:
Must. type. faster.
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Intriguing and kinda fun...
Posted 17 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
meydele wrote:
Actually, this is making me laugh, so a nice solid 7 for Ben.
It's kind of making me laugh, too. But I'm not gonna give it a 7.
Posted 17 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
God. Now this shit really sucks.
Posted 17 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
This is so so good! thanx for that chillpill I needed that like bad!
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
I must say: a major disappointment coming after a long, long stretch of sublime and shiny gems... and if it goes on much longer
Posted 17 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Actually, this is making me laugh, so a nice solid 7 for Ben.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
not real sure about this one..............
Posted 17 years ago by elliotgoettelman    [ Reply ]
Is this the Aussie radio show that gets people to cover songs that are way out of their element? In that context, this is interesting... Is this worthy of RP general rotation? I think not. JMHO
Posted 17 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
Gregorama wrote:
Postal Service recorded it first, not sure who penned it...
Ummm... Postal Service did. Specifically - lyrics by Ben Gibbard. But this version... I'm going to have to go with a previous reviewer and give it a solid...
Posted 17 years ago by roggles    [ Reply ]
Ennis wrote:
I don't like Ben Folds much, but I enjoyed the cover!
I am a HUGE Ben Folds fan, but I don't like this cover. If anyone has a Ben Folds cover of Say Yes then please upload it. Thanks.
Posted 17 years ago by 99    [ Reply ]
electron wrote:
Great song. BAD cover.
Boring song not improved as a frantically bad cover.
Posted 17 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Gregorama wrote:
Is this really what the world needs now, another cover?
What the world needs now is to hear what the world needs now by Cracker.
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
This is a terrible idea by Folds. This song is amazing when postal do it and iron had a unique take. This is just a crap version of Postal's original, riding on their coat tails. Booooo
Posted 17 years ago by jeremyg2k    [ Reply ]
This was recorded on the spur of the moment at an in-studio show in Australia - Apparently he recruited a few local drummers. The video shows him reading from a lyrics sheet
Posted 17 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
Great song. BAD cover.
Posted 17 years ago by electron    [ Reply ]
I don't like Ben Folds much, but I enjoyed the cover!
Posted 17 years ago by Ennis    [ Reply ]
Nope. It don't work!
Posted 17 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Not sure we really needed another version of this song. Certainly not this version... ugh.
Posted 17 years ago by hcaudill    [ Reply ]
This just makes me laugh
Posted 17 years ago by PacificNWPariah    [ Reply ]
This is much too frenetic and labored to be even remotely enjoyable.
Posted 17 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
Terrible.
Posted 17 years ago by grouchygreg    [ Reply ]
Must. type. faster.
Posted 17 years ago by karen    [ Reply ]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Such_Great_Heights
# Ben Folds covered "Such Great Heights" on Australian radio station Triple J using a piano, forks, tin foil, and glass.
neat! Ben Folds sounds quite a bit like Ben Gibbard, doesn't he?
Posted 17 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
gandalfbmg wrote:
His voice sounds like he's having trouble keeping up... ...sing sing squeak gasp sing...
Posted 17 years ago by djinnthespazz    [ Reply ]
1) This is fun. 2) I'm going to get *really* sick of it, and soon 3) This sounds like a live version. For Ben's sake, I hope so.
Posted 17 years ago by dexev    [ Reply ]
The words to this song remind me of something used for an M & M's commercial in the last year. Is it a cover, or was it covered? Damn, ok. I see. Iron and Wine was probably the ad version.
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
shakylegs wrote:
so, who wrote the original?
Postal Service recorded it first, not sure who penned it...
Posted 17 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Woah! I had no idea Ben Folds did a cover of this. He shouldn't have. Iron and Wine's cover had a point and was done gracefully. This is just a mess.
Posted 17 years ago by Smoove_D    [ Reply ]
Is this really what the world needs now, another cover?
Posted 17 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
so, who wrote the original?
Posted 17 years ago by shakylegs    [ Reply ]
Ugh! What is with the covering of this song. Sounds like more pounding of the piano than anything just to keep up. I mean, I love Ben Folds. . . but I love my Postal Service more.
Posted 17 years ago by surreal1221    [ Reply ]
Not sure yet if this is or , but it's DEFINITELY
Posted 17 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
IMGoph wrote:
ahhhhh! another version!
um, why?
Posted 17 years ago by annanyc    [ Reply ]
themotion wrote:
what?
uhmm
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
IMGoph wrote:
ahhhhh! another version!
No more, please! He doesn't even sound that good, and what garage Casio synthesizer is he using? Man I loved the DEMO button on those things.
Posted 17 years ago by Zubie    [ Reply ]
IMGoph wrote:
ahhhhh! another version!
Damn, you beat me to it!
Posted 17 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
Sweet.....I think. Original is better.
Posted 17 years ago by bigB_3    [ Reply ]
what?
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
ahhhhh! another version!
Posted 17 years ago by IMGoph    [ Reply ]