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Antje Duvekot — Vertigo
Album: The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer
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6.4

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Total ratings: 253









Released: 2009
Length: 5:35
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Lyrics:

You're on a highwire and I'm climbing out
And I feel the danger as I steal a kiss from your mouth
And I will try to hold steady
Wanna make you believe
That the height of this tightrope is just second nature to me

But I will break
All my bones
'Cause I lied about the vertigo
And I have
Never been up this high
There'll be no safety net
When I fall right our of the sky
There will be no ambulance waiting
And I have no wings to fly

So we will meet on the borders,
Barefoot and blessed
In colorful graveyards with flower bouquets for the dead
And I don't ask you to promise
That I will not come to harm
But when the wind tugs my courage will you be my brother in arm

'Cause I will break
All my bones
'Cause I lied about the vertigo
And I have
Never been up this high
There'll be no safety net
When I fall right our of the sky
There will be no ambulance waiting
And I have no wings to fly

Oh the view from this height
High above the ferriswheel lights
Might cause me to sway
But I am teaching myself to be brave

And I may break all my bones
'Cause I lied about the vertigo
And I have
Never been up this high
There'll be no safety net
When I fall right our of the sky
There will be no ambulance waiting
And I have no wings to fly
Posted 4 months ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
Long time since i heard this one, still great!
Posted 13 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:

Good point, but I've heard Eliza so much it's easy for me to tell the difference. Love Antje's voice. And Eliza's too, although her songwriting is really the draw.
 
I made this comment elsewhere, but in performance Antje's voice does not have the range and power heard in her in recordings. Maybe her voice was worn out from touring, but when I saw her in 2010, she was not hitting the higher notes that exist in the recorded work. Eliza G has much more command over her singing, with much more practice I suppose. And as a songwriter, Eliza G is, in my opinion, one of the better ones today.
Posted 13 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
This song is wonderful.  What a great description of falling in love

Posted 13 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
This song gets better with every listen.  What a great voice!
Posted 14 years ago by Dude    [ Reply ]
I just love this song. It's sweet and the lyrics are fresh and evocative.

Posted 14 years ago by joanie    [ Reply ]
I am the wire and you are the dancer
or was it you are pavement and I am the blood splat.

Come on Antje go back to the metaphors {#Tongue-out}
Posted 14 years ago by to_the_eleven    [ Reply ]
Blech!
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 Sjaaks wrote:
Absolutely love the chorus!!! Excellent two-voice combination...

9
 
I just bumped it to an 8. Beautiful vocals. I love melancholy songs.

Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Absolutely love the chorus!!! Excellent two-voice combination...

9
Posted 14 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

Good to hear. She's positively narcoleptic on this number {#Sleep}
 
She doesn't hold a snuffed candle to Margo Timmins (of Cowboy Junkies), who is the Queen of Narcolepsy.


Posted 14 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 Cruzan wrote:
Hello, hello?  Bill?
Who is progamming this morning? This is the fourth song 'like this" in a row. 
Bill are u ok? 
while I am typing this another one is starting...........
I am your biggest fan but jeeez, killing me with flat, depressing music this morning.

 
He must be having a bad day. Hittin' the scotch early {#Roflol}
Posted 14 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
 LorraineV1 wrote:
I always hear her and think it's Eliza Gilyson.  Their voices are so similar.
 
Good point, but I've heard Eliza so much it's easy for me to tell the difference. Love Antje's voice. And Eliza's too, although her songwriting is really the draw.

Posted 14 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

Good to hear. She's positively narcoleptic on this number {#Sleep}
 
  (I hope it's over soon.)


Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
This song and her voice has really grown on me....
Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
I always hear her and think it's Eliza Gilyson.  Their voices are so similar.
Posted 15 years ago by LorraineV1    [ Reply ]
 lmic wrote:
Amazing lyrics throughout this album, and she's not even a native English speaker (German)
 
Agreed:

'Cause I lied about the vertigo
And I have never been up this high
There'll be no safety net
When I fall right out of the sky
There will be no ambulance waiting
And I have no wings to fly

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 HazzeSwede wrote:
Just because you are a girl and can play some guitar should not ,should not, be a reason to get played on RP !!! R,are you hearing me !?

 

So it's "Rebecca-and-the-girls" and not

"Bill-and-his-babes" as I thought...?

It's Rebecca with the trousers...? Smiling!!!!
Posted 15 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
good ol' whiner...
Posted 15 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 Bear1492 wrote:

Intelligent ear you must have... Richard Shindell produced this and he has spent a great deal of time in the studio, and on the road, with Lucy.
Btw, Antje is currently touring with Shindell.  Should be a great show!

 
Hoping to catch them later this month in NJ.

Posted 15 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
Hello, hello?  Bill?
Who is progamming this morning? This is the fourth song 'like this" in a row. 
Bill are u ok? 
while I am typing this another one is starting...........
I am your biggest fan but jeeez, killing me with flat, depressing music this morning.

Posted 15 years ago by Cruzan    [ Reply ]
Just because you are a girl and can play some guitar should not ,should not, be a reason to get played on RP !!! R,are you hearing me !?

Posted 15 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
 evansdad wrote:
Sounds a lot like Lucy Kaplansky...
 
Intelligent ear you must have... Richard Shindell produced this and he has spent a great deal of time in the studio, and on the road, with Lucy.
Btw, Antje is currently touring with Shindell.  Should be a great show!

Posted 15 years ago by Bear1492    [ Reply ]
 Thistle wrote:
For the first 2 min I hated this. Now I rather like it!
 
Agree, it started with a vocal angst that had me reaching for a sub-5 rating, but then it moved towards heart and warmth and all things good in life.

Posted 15 years ago by spigolli    [ Reply ]
This song (and her voice) has really grown on me....and I do hear the Nanci Griffith in there (as someone commented)...and that's ALL GOOD!
Posted 15 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
 salnunzio wrote:
Antje is even better live, if you get the chance see her.
 
Good to hear. She's positively narcoleptic on this number {#Sleep}
Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Antje is even better live, if you get the chance see her.

{#Skull}

Posted 15 years ago by salnunzio    [ Reply ]
For the first 2 min I hated this. Now I rather like it!
Posted 15 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
this song is free on her Web site
 
I've heard this song several times on RP and the more I hear it the more like it. Was on my way to the iTunes store when I read your comment. Saved me a buck! - THANKS!
Posted 15 years ago by SDBob    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
I know its raining here this morning, but that's no reason to put a depressing COUNRTY style song on PLA-EEEEZE make it stop!
 

Not all country sucks....besides - this is NOT Country.  You think just because someone has a folksy sound that they are country??  redic.
Posted 15 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
I ALWAYS think this is Nanci Griffith when it starts out....and several times thru it....love it
Posted 15 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
I know its raining here this morning, but that's no reason to put a depressing COUNRTY style song on PLA-EEEEZE make it stop!

No accounting for taste. Personally I think this is a beautiful heart felt song.
First time I have heard it and I had to check who's playing so I can find more from her. {#Clap}

Posted 15 years ago by Screature    [ Reply ]
I found the song quite pleasant to listen to, FWIW.
Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
I know its raining here this morning, but that's no reason to put a depressing COUNRTY style song on PLA-EEEEZE make it stop!
Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Damn you people are harsh.
Posted 15 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
 WayUpNorth wrote:
The upper and lower ends of her register are just weak and her music is just so bland, IMHO.
 
I'm with you in regard to this artist. She gets an A in cover art, however.


Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Every song I hear from here brings the smell of a high school gymnasium to my nose, and I'm sitting there waiting for the song to be over and I can politely applaud and wait for the next talent show contestant to take the stage.  The upper and lower ends of her register are just weak and her music is just so bland, IMHO.
Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
 osbyec wrote:
I like this more every time I hear it, and I love the album cover.
 
Coverart is Crowded Housish

Posted 15 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Amazing lyrics throughout this album, and she's not even a native English speaker (German)
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
this song is free on her Web site
Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
This song makes me cry.  It could be about turnips, I don't know.  Something about the delivery is just so sweet.
Posted 15 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Sounds a lot like Lucy Kaplansky...
Posted 15 years ago by evansdad    [ Reply ]
I liked the last song I heard from this album, and I like this song. Is the whole album similar? Not like all the songs are the same, just is this one way slower or faster or countryer (I know thats not a word) that the other songs on the album?
Posted 15 years ago by ugly    [ Reply ]
Would be nice if she could do something a bit more challenging.
Posted 15 years ago by Pieter    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:
My top 5 (in alphabetical order) favorite new (by new I mean introduced to me by RP or recently added to the RP playlist) female singer/songwriters:

Jill Barber
Neko Case
Antje Duvekot
Kathleen Edwards
Vienna Teng

My top 5 classic RP female singer/songwriters:

Kate Bush
Aimee Mann
Joni Mitchell
Patti Smith
Suzanne Vega

  Excellent lists.


Posted 15 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
I like this more every time I hear it, and I love the album cover.
Posted 15 years ago by osbyec    [ Reply ]
My top 5 (in alphabetical order) favorite new (by new I mean introduced to me by RP or recently added to the RP playlist) female singer/songwriters:

Jill Barber
Neko Case
Antje Duvekot
Kathleen Edwards
Vienna Teng

My top 5 classic RP female singer/songwriters:

Kate Bush
Aimee Mann
Joni Mitchell
Patti Smith
Suzanne Vega

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:


Yeah, for those who may not have seen it, that's the World Trade Center.  I had never known about that amazing feat before this documentary.  It's really hard to believe.
 
He was on every tv network for the entire time he was  up there. Of course, that was just three networks.

We all thought he would fall.

Posted 15 years ago by evenso    [ Reply ]
 robco1 wrote:

Very good documentary about this guy and his little stunt. He is definitely an original . . . {#Eek}
 

Yeah, for those who may not have seen it, that's the World Trade Center.  I had never known about that amazing feat before this documentary.  It's really hard to believe.
Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
rdo wrote:


Very good documentary about this guy and his little stunt. He is definitely an original . . . {#Eek}
Posted 15 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
This is incredibly dull
Posted 15 years ago by ercasul    [ Reply ]
sorry, it makes me feel too sleepy.... sounds there comes no end ;-(
Posted 15 years ago by bobcat1963    [ Reply ]
This song was a perfect fit for this day in my life.  I would love to find the lyrics (the link here is incorrect and I cannot locate them)
Posted 15 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
Really lovely and just what I needed today.
Posted 15 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
I'll say it, I like this.
Posted 15 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]