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Matisyahu — Sunshine
Album: Spark Seeker
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3.8

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Total ratings: 389









Released: 2012
Length: 3:32
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Keep on moving to the first rays of dawn
Keeping it on till the sun moves on
Keepin till the night time all along
On and on- I keep singing my song
I said, these ways aren't those ways
Sometimes I get so fased
But just know that ill always stay
Cause your my light through the haze

Its time for a champion
Soothe the soul of the land
Mend the heart from the sea and the sand
Until the sun comes up again [x2]

Reach for the sky
Keep your eye on the prize
Forever by my side
Your my golden sunshine
Fits raining in your mind
So push those clouds aside
Forever by my side
Your my golden sun

Sunset I let myself down
Found the ground beneath my heart gone
No more words were there to speak
On that day my song was born
Never meant to leave you all alone
Said I'd be your shelter from the storm
Now your clothes have all been torn
Kingdom sacked attacked and dethroned

Its time for a champion
Soothe the soul of the land
Mend the heart from the sea and the sand
Until the sun comes up again [x2]

Reach for the sky

Keep your eye on the prize
Forever by my side
Your my golden sunshine
Fits raining in your mind
So push those clouds aside
Forever by my side
Your my golden sun

It's the way of the world
Your on your own
Time to grow and be a man
Want to fly high like peter pan
No more never never land
So loose your backpack filled with sand
Come along now take my hand
We'll walk together- walk forever

Reach for the sky
Keep your eye on the prize
Forever by my side
Your my golden sunshine
Fits raining in your mind
So push those clouds aside
Forever by my side
Your my golden sun

Reach for the sky
Keep your eye on the prize
Forever by my side
Your my golden sunshine
Fits raining in your mind
So push the clouds aside
Forever by my side
Your my golden sunshine
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Call me crazy but I like it... also I can't  see what so many people dislike about it... unless it sounds like their kids' music to them, and I guess, to some folks, that's not allowed. Just guessin' I guess :-)
Posted 2 years ago by kenmo    [ Reply ]
I felt I needed to skip this one.  But then I saw the rating and comments and decided to listen to the rest.   It's not something I would listen to on purpose (again) but a collective 3.8 just seems mean.
Posted 2 years ago by 200    [ Reply ]
Indeed, mixing it up is great...Compliments to RP for continuing to do this...However, this is absolute shite...for a moment I thought I was listening to mainstream Top 40 on Terrestrial Radio - where every song sounds the same...Yikes...makes me want to jump off a tall building...Its really bloody awful.
Posted 2 years ago by MKoMOne    [ Reply ]
 saellig668552 wrote:

whats this?

my god - as much as i love and adore RP and cannot imagine a live without. in fact the UNESCO should reward RP for its keeping of musically heritage of the world


BUT THIS is simply non worthy RUBBISH - the same sound as one can sadly hear on all the commercial radios, fashion boutiques, elevators etc. around.

everyone has a bad day once in a while - this was the one of Bill/Rebecca...

no big deal - just cancel it from the library please



Sometimes I think Bill is just messing with us to see if we are paying attention!  It's all good...  And a reminder that we really are hearing really good music almost all the time. 
Posted 2 years ago by jayhamiljr    [ Reply ]
Wow, 3.8 is an all time low score from the ones I've seen. I wonder how songs are chosen to remove from the mix, does anyone have any insight into this? 

One other point I've wondered about ratings, is there a place to see the highest rated songs?

Cheers!
Posted 2 years ago by Arrius    [ Reply ]
Sounds like mainstream formulaic bullshit (sorry.) This is not worthy of Radio Paradise. Please stop playing it :)
 
Posted 5 years ago by Stodoroff    [ Reply ]
This is awful! I'm really shocked it's on radio P! 
Posted 5 years ago by PockettVenus    [ Reply ]
{#Frustrated}
Posted 5 years ago by epiclectic    [ Reply ]
whats this?

my god - as much as i love and adore RP and cannot imagine a live without. in fact the UNESCO should reward RP for its keeping of musically heritage of the world


BUT THIS is simply non worthy RUBBISH - the same sound as one can sadly hear on all the commercial radios, fashion boutiques, elevators etc. around.

everyone has a bad day once in a while - this was the one of Bill/Rebecca...

no big deal - just cancel it from the library please
Posted 6 years ago by saellig668552    [ Reply ]
This tune is... meh.

But I LOVE it when RP mix it up 
Posted 6 years ago by Dubbelito    [ Reply ]
Shocked to hear this play on RP and also to see that it was released as late as 2012.. the melody is so bland and simplistic that I thought it was a pop relic that never made it in the 90's.  I guess this makes me more grateful for more complex and thought provoking music!  I rated it as a 2 only because the lyrics are optimistic.  
Posted 6 years ago by constantine.stephanie148    [ Reply ]
Lots of words that end in and
my lyrics are not in demand
there's talk on RP that we will be banned
because our music has been panned.
Posted 6 years ago by nmcvaugh    [ Reply ]

Posted 11 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
Bill probably plays this one to check whether we still pay attention. :D
Posted 11 years ago by Abraxas336    [ Reply ]
Hum, I'm not on Paradise ?
Posted 11 years ago by philipr    [ Reply ]
Please remove!
Posted 11 years ago by Toppetasjen    [ Reply ]
 richlister wrote:
Chav FM, there's no place for this sh1t in Paradise, Bill.
 
Yes there is, his Unplugged is tremendous
Posted 11 years ago by Euskadita    [ Reply ]
It's a catchy pop tune, but doesn't seem very eclectic.
Posted 11 years ago by tprimeau    [ Reply ]
The only word I can come up with sounds like "oig-uck". Definite PSD material.
Posted 11 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
It's just...wrong!
Posted 11 years ago by husac    [ Reply ]
 ncollingridge wrote:
Sorry - not trying to impose my taste on anyone or anything, but I really don't like this. Auto-tuned rubbishy pap (won't even do it the compliment of calling it pop) to my ear, I'm afraid. No attempt to do anything of any melodic interest in the backing whatsoever, just a mind-numbingly dull rhythm track.
 
I really needed some mind-numbing today.  Thanks RP!
Posted 11 years ago by tkosh    [ Reply ]
Sorry - not trying to impose my taste on anyone or anything, but I really don't like this. Auto-tuned rubbishy pap (won't even do it the compliment of calling it pop) to my ear, I'm afraid. No attempt to do anything of any melodic interest in the backing whatsoever, just a mind-numbingly dull rhythm track.
Posted 11 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]
Is this a joke? I'd give it a negative rating if I could, 1 is simply too much.
Posted 11 years ago by kojiroh    [ Reply ]
Relax... and enjoy :) Music means different things to different people. I won't rate this, I don't particularly like it. But I surely think it's refreshing :)
Sometimes I just want to dance! Keep up the good work Bill!
Posted 11 years ago by Mayasha    [ Reply ]
What?  How DARE Bill not play exactly what you want to hear 24/7?  Seriously, I don't care for this either and was surprised to hear it here, but come on.  Ain't that what we dig about RP?  Sure, I hear  some things I don't like at all (mainly stuff from the ever tortured singer/songwriter vein), but it is totally worth it to be exposed to new stuff.  Ignore the whiners, Bill, keep throwing stuff at us...we'll keep whatever sticks!  

I second (or is it 'third'?) these RP'rs!!  

{#Angel}
Posted 11 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]
Rap meets reggae meets pop. No!
Posted 11 years ago by ezzyme    [ Reply ]
oh....crap.....run!.... p. frickin s d 
I'm hoping for some nice fresh Spice girls on the PSD...that'd be good...yeah...Spice girls...."Tell me what you want, what you really really want"
Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
True that!...

robbeek wrote:
What?  How DARE Bill not play exactly what you want to hear 24/7?  Seriously, I don't care for this either and was surprised to hear it here, but come on.  Ain't that what we dig about RP?  Sure, I hear  some things I don't like at all (mainly stuff from the ever tortured singer/songwriter vein), but it is totally worth it to be exposed to new stuff.  Ignore the whiners, Bill, keep throwing stuff at us...we'll keep whatever sticks!  
 

Posted 11 years ago by BoulderKevin    [ Reply ]
What?  How DARE Bill not play exactly what you want to hear 24/7?  Seriously, I don't care for this either and was surprised to hear it here, but come on.  Ain't that what we dig about RP?  Sure, I hear  some things I don't like at all (mainly stuff from the ever tortured singer/songwriter vein), but it is totally worth it to be exposed to new stuff.  Ignore the whiners, Bill, keep throwing stuff at us...we'll keep whatever sticks!  
Posted 11 years ago by robbeek    [ Reply ]
One of the things I like most about RP? That in spite of what we all think, sometimes Bill and Rebecca just say "Hey, we're the DJ's, it's our station, and we're going to play what we like."

Right on!

P.s. I was bopping all over my kitchen to this song as I was cooking dinner...
Posted 11 years ago by BoulderKevin    [ Reply ]
 xkolibuul wrote:
Man there's a lotta people who need to lighten up here....
 
I second that.
Posted 11 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
 richlister wrote:
Chav FM, there's no place for this sh1t in Paradise, Bill.
 
oh my. how vicious can comments go.

i think the song is funny...bubblegum pop galore. I'll survive it...with a smile.

if I were Bill I'd keep playing and playing and playing this song just for its effect on the commenting section...
Posted 11 years ago by Nadine    [ Reply ]
Chav FM, there's no place for this sh1t in Paradise, Bill.
Posted 11 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
 Beez wrote:
Music snobs.....
 
OK, so you addressed us correctly, but did you have anything you wanted to say to us?  Or was that kind of like, "Hey! Music Snobs! Howzit going?"

:-)
Posted 11 years ago by sici    [ Reply ]
 OTB wrote:
I was listening on Hulu while working on a project but stopped to log on and give this song the lowest rating - gag me with a spoon.
 

Funny, but that's exactly what I did too.  It completely blew my concentration and my thought was, "Did the station just change to one of the local pop stations on FM that play auto-tuned hip-hop." 

I love an eclectic mix of music, but this one went over the top.  ;-)
Posted 11 years ago by sici    [ Reply ]
This song slowly made its way to the forefront of my consciousness with the thought, "Did my radio somehow get tuned to a Clear Channel Top 40 stations?"
Posted 11 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Total Pants!
Posted 11 years ago by scoote    [ Reply ]
Music snobs.....
Posted 11 years ago by Beez    [ Reply ]
buy a comb.
Posted 11 years ago by Red_Dragon    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
I thought I enjoyed Matisyahu, but this is too much synth pop for me.
 
Yes, this is far too polished, plain, and formulaic.  The definition of Sold Out, I'd say.  This guy can be so much better than this.

Example: https://youtu.be/k3-ByFRxbNA
Posted 12 years ago by Derecho    [ Reply ]
 bachbeet wrote:
This song is on its "last legs" and needs to be "euthanized."
 
As do inverted commas.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
This song is on its "last legs" and needs to be "euthanized."
Posted 12 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
I was listening on Hulu while working on a project but stopped to log on and give this song the lowest rating - gag me with a spoon.
Posted 12 years ago by OTB    [ Reply ]
Autotune aside, this is perky little ditty about at the same level as "Walking on Sunshine" and "Take your Momma Out Tonight".  Clever in a bubble gum sort of way.  I say different strokes for different folks, so stop the complaining and move on.
Posted 12 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Man there's a lotta people who need to lighten up here....
Posted 12 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Utter, utter shit. Bill, why do you play this almost universally despised crap?
Posted 12 years ago by GwentRabbit    [ Reply ]
I thought I enjoyed Matisyahu, but this is too much synth pop for me.
Posted 12 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 husac wrote:
{#Stop}

This is a total s..t.
 
agreed...has no right being played anywhere.
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
{#Stop}

This is a total s..t.
Posted 12 years ago by husac    [ Reply ]
Gotta appeal to those tweeners or lose em forever......
Posted 12 years ago by ezzyme    [ Reply ]
Bill plays what Bill wants to play ........... I don't like this song, but I'm not Bill .......
Posted 12 years ago by Fooboy    [ Reply ]
 chelsiaann wrote:
5 plays in the last 30 days.
Average rating: 4.5
Hmm.
 
It's a conspiracy, I tell you.  I've heard worse.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
I love how every angry commenter has clearly been taken out of their comfort zone. This tune was pleasant and happy, and its length was just right. As long as it's not overplayed it's an interesting addition to the playlist. Set up Vienna Teng nicely.

To all those who have been irked from their slumber to moan about Bill's choice — like a cold Guinness halfway through a session, consider this a palate cleanser. ;-)
Posted 12 years ago by christopherwoods    [ Reply ]
This is some serious degradation of quality on RP...
Posted 12 years ago by vivyruest    [ Reply ]
Haven't awarded a sucko-barfo for a long time, until now.

How can this auto-tuned slop get past the LRC??
Posted 12 years ago by ZedLeppelin    [ Reply ]
Please do not play this music.
Posted 12 years ago by niccca    [ Reply ]
For a moment I had to come back to my browser to double check that I had RP On.... what the hell?
will turn the volumen down for some minutes...
Posted 12 years ago by kelo    [ Reply ]
 myersei wrote:
it's poppy hip-hop.  normally, i'd dismiss it as crap, but his lyrics redeem the pop.  rarely do you hear pop or hip hop these days that send any kind of positive message.  at least matisyahu tries.
 
yeah, but ...most artists on RP are trying, trying to be original, trying to be provocative, trying to be expressive, trying to be good....this one is just trying my patience. 
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
Bill, really?  Distorted-voice-electro-pop on Radio Paradise?  Shame!
Posted 12 years ago by NakedBatman    [ Reply ]
American Idol finds its way to RP.  {#Eek}
Posted 12 years ago by George_Tirebiter    [ Reply ]

JUST UNBELIEVABLE RP plays this!

A SHAME AS FOLLOW-UP TO STEELY DAN!

WEIRD-WEIRD-WEIRD!


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]

Is this what happened to Backstreet Boys?


Posted 12 years ago by rp1125    [ Reply ]
Wow, this sucks..... Whats next, Gaga?
Posted 12 years ago by leathepea    [ Reply ]
It made me stop my work and walk over to the computer to make sure I was still listening to RP.... Huh...
 
Posted 12 years ago by Moonflower31    [ Reply ]
it's poppy hip-hop.  normally, i'd dismiss it as crap, but his lyrics redeem the pop.  rarely do you hear pop or hip hop these days that send any kind of positive message.  at least matisyahu tries.
Posted 12 years ago by myersei    [ Reply ]
 iam_overlord wrote:
I think they play this at my gym.
 
Exactly where they belong to!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
blech
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
5 plays in the last 30 days.
Average rating: 4.5
Hmm.
Posted 12 years ago by chelsiaann    [ Reply ]
JERUSALEM ROCKS FOR KIDS!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
I think they play this at my gym.
Posted 12 years ago by iam_overlord    [ Reply ]
I suddenly have the urge to buy a Sprite?

I dunno guys, it's not so bad for overproduced commercial dross.  4 or maybe even a 5 since I'm feelin the Sunshine today.  {#Sunny}
Posted 12 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
brave choice 
Posted 12 years ago by bobzane    [ Reply ]
More NSync ??
Posted 12 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
What PSD is for....
Posted 12 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
Dreadful
Posted 12 years ago by albertcamus    [ Reply ]
Not this Cr#$ is in heavy rotation?!

Uhhhhhhh

 
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
It stinks.
Posted 12 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
I thought my 12yo daughters had snuck onto my computer and changed the station..
Posted 12 years ago by nathanso    [ Reply ]
 bluecshells wrote:
Such harsh judgement....get up there and sing.
 
OHHHH!!!! THATS what that was?
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
Such harsh judgement....get up there and sing.
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
This is not worthy......
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
{#Headache}
Posted 12 years ago by thyceomx    [ Reply ]
Bill has just tried to excuse the inclusion of this in his playlist. There is no excuse. It's crap.
 
Posted 12 years ago by GwentRabbit    [ Reply ]
 Keef wrote:
Matthew Paul Miller, better known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu, is an American reggae and alternative rock musician. Wikipedia
Sounds goot to me
 
no he's not and no he doesn't sound good, he sounds like a boy band and reggae? where? when?. If you mean "alternative rock" in terms of something that is NOT rock well then yes...and in terms of not good....well it gets my vote. I don't often make votes of 1 but good grief...what was that? I'd much rather hear Madonna, in fact I'd much rather hear Nsync...at least they are a "BOY BAND" and proud of it.. 
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
blech
 
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
NSync..
Posted 12 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
what the hell?       hey bill your teenage debutante niece from boston has taken control....make er stop!!!!!
Posted 12 years ago by DD rabbi_phil    [ Reply ]
Far more diluted-pop material than I'd expect from Matisyahu (or RP for that matter).  This will probably make him rich.
Posted 12 years ago by Derecho    [ Reply ]
Really on this station?  
Posted 12 years ago by trosati    [ Reply ]
I know rp is pretty eclectic .......but really, this?? Utter dross.
 
Posted 12 years ago by GwentRabbit    [ Reply ]
Matisyahu
Posted 12 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Questionable.
Posted 12 years ago by chelsiaann    [ Reply ]
Bill should really follow this with the Brady kids singing "Sunshine Day"

Posted 12 years ago by GarageDragon    [ Reply ]
My Squeezebox seems to have re-tuned to BBC Radio 1 with Fern Cotton.
Posted 12 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
fun. funky {#Good-vibes}
Posted 12 years ago by LYS    [ Reply ]
LIKE!
Posted 12 years ago by jocelynsart    [ Reply ]
 Keef wrote:
Matthew Paul Miller, better known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu, is an American reggae and alternative rock musician. Wikipedia
Sounds goot to me
 
Matisyahu on RP.
Posted 12 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
Matthew Paul Miller, better known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu, is an American reggae and alternative rock musician. Wikipedia
Sounds goot to me
Posted 12 years ago by Keef    [ Reply ]