Serafina Steer — Night Before Mutiny
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Drifting, land in sight
Never nearer the marina
Did they curse old Serafina
Still we will not stand ashore
We should dive in
I should dive in
Not spend my only nights trying to keep calm
Far below deep waters' rising rising
Chorus:
They left me here with a ship to sink
Queen of a wide open sea
I kissed the captain
But the cabin boy was the one that did for me
Once more we will lie
Lie once more will we
Don't close the book before sleep
And you'll be swallowed, you'll be swallowed
Not broken down but eaten up whole
Why am I slowing down now
Why am I feeling so worn out
I don't care whatever you're talking about
Chorus:
They left me here with a ship to sink
Queen of a wide open sea
I kissed the captain
but the cabin boy was the one that did for me
Once more we will lie
Lie once more will we
Never nearer the marina
Did they curse old Serafina
Still we will not stand ashore
We should dive in
I should dive in
Not spend my only nights trying to keep calm
Far below deep waters' rising rising
Chorus:
They left me here with a ship to sink
Queen of a wide open sea
I kissed the captain
But the cabin boy was the one that did for me
Once more we will lie
Lie once more will we
Don't close the book before sleep
And you'll be swallowed, you'll be swallowed
Not broken down but eaten up whole
Why am I slowing down now
Why am I feeling so worn out
I don't care whatever you're talking about
Chorus:
They left me here with a ship to sink
Queen of a wide open sea
I kissed the captain
but the cabin boy was the one that did for me
Once more we will lie
Lie once more will we
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What mutiny is she talking about? But I quibble. She sings well, plays well, and looks great!
Strings have a more intimate, human sound when stroked with the hands than when they are put into a contraption that mechanically hits them with hammers by way of a keyboard. Not that I don't enjoy hearing a well-played piano, but I'm not sure it was a good idea to mechanize the ancient and venerable harp.
justin4kick wrote:
I think it's a loom
A loom that spins magical musical yarn
I think it's a loom
A loom that spins magical musical yarn
I am a huge fan of harp music, I love its liquid sound. This is interesting, never heard of this artist before. Thank you RP.
This song wins Pull Your Inner Stevie Nicks Dance Moves OUT! Hands down. I get my hands on that "cabin boy" I'd overtake Elon Musk's SpaceX toys. Imma just sayin'.
On_The_Beach wrote:
Lawdy me! I can only imagine.
When she tears into a kick-ass harp solo, the crowd goes absolutely f*cking nuts.
Lawdy me! I can only imagine.
When she tears into a kick-ass harp solo, the crowd goes absolutely f*cking nuts.
Ahhhhhhh Serafina Steer : )
I've never commented in this song? Odd. But I think it was the first matey I once kissed, not no cabin boy. I'm not getting called up on some weird perv charge. Not at my age. No siree.
Alexandra wrote:
I think it's a loom
Love the guitar background in this! (Or is it a harp?)
I think it's a loom
LastGaspMusic wrote:
ARP
ARP
Alexandra wrote:
Love the guitar background in this! (Or is it a harp?)
chris_bartram wrote:
Ah, the wonder of Radio Paradise - I absolutely love this! Each to their own, and may it always be that way!
Amen
Ah, the wonder of Radio Paradise - I absolutely love this! Each to their own, and may it always be that way!
Amen
I love Serafina Steer (ey Businessgypsy did you see Eva Gaëlle Green in Bernardo Bertolucci's controversial The Dreamers. You will not be disappointed, wink wink nod nod, know what I mean?!)
Plarck Hupping....i prefer guitars and pianos.
Folks - this is not a rock-, this is a cowboy-folk station, with semi-talented girls to rule!
calle01 wrote:
Ah, the wonder of Radio Paradise - I absolutely love this! Each to their own, and may it always be that way!
AHHHHHRRRRRGGGGGG!!!! Thank GOD for PSD!
Ah, the wonder of Radio Paradise - I absolutely love this! Each to their own, and may it always be that way!
Loving this tune. Not sure why there is so much talk of the lord of the rings (Incidentally high on the list of films that do not have to be renamed for the porn version) but there is clearly only need for one lord of the rings song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lemgdzLDYqA
replies to several comments below ...
Been gone a while, and this was the first tune I hear upon return -- a solid nine, so if you find that dime in your purse, start a fund for the music education program you need.
I've read the Rings trilogy twice and still don't get the rampant devotion from so many. Perhaps I'll save up my dimes for some more English Lit classes.
For what it's worth, CS Lewis non-fiction did hit the spot with me 35 years ago in a college religion class; but that's religion, not Lit.
Been gone a while, and this was the first tune I hear upon return -- a solid nine, so if you find that dime in your purse, start a fund for the music education program you need.
I've read the Rings trilogy twice and still don't get the rampant devotion from so many. Perhaps I'll save up my dimes for some more English Lit classes.
For what it's worth, CS Lewis non-fiction did hit the spot with me 35 years ago in a college religion class; but that's religion, not Lit.
Businessgypsy wrote:
I will. I have read the Lord of the Rings nine times. And plan to read it again. (Lewis I am less avid about.) I believe Tolkien's creation is grounded in the losses he experienced - his father as a child, his mother as a boy, and the deaths of good friends in the war. He held fast to the gifts gained through his linguistic talents - his academic career, the friendships of like-minded academics. But many of the threads are dark - think of Smeagal, made mad through years living in dark solitude with the ring.
There is a connection, but more literary than trendy. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman's trilogy on which this film is based, deals with the oppressive power of religious institutions - a subject fellow (but not contemporary) Oxford professors J.R.R Tolkien and C.S. Lewis avoided in the Lord of the Rings in the instance of the first and and defended in the Chronicles of Narnia in the second case.
Opinions, as always, vary - but in mine this film is almost impossible to appreciate without reading the books. Comes across as visual Cliff's Notes. That's about as much as you could expect give the length and breadth of the source material. Marketed as a 'young adult' book, but very adult, sophisticated and rewarding. Owes much to Milton's Paradise Lost.
Bracing and thought provoking. Give it a try, you may find a treasure.
Opinions, as always, vary - but in mine this film is almost impossible to appreciate without reading the books. Comes across as visual Cliff's Notes. That's about as much as you could expect give the length and breadth of the source material. Marketed as a 'young adult' book, but very adult, sophisticated and rewarding. Owes much to Milton's Paradise Lost.
Bracing and thought provoking. Give it a try, you may find a treasure.
I will. I have read the Lord of the Rings nine times. And plan to read it again. (Lewis I am less avid about.) I believe Tolkien's creation is grounded in the losses he experienced - his father as a child, his mother as a boy, and the deaths of good friends in the war. He held fast to the gifts gained through his linguistic talents - his academic career, the friendships of like-minded academics. But many of the threads are dark - think of Smeagal, made mad through years living in dark solitude with the ring.
love it.
CoYoT51 wrote:
Not sure that would work, she sounds so totally bored with the whole thing that even if she could sing it would still be dire
I may find a dime in my purse and give it to her so she can buy a voice.
Not sure that would work, she sounds so totally bored with the whole thing that even if she could sing it would still be dire
I may find a dime in my purse and give it to her so she can buy a voice.
this is a quite realistic musician imo, and so does not deserve the fantasy chatter, her videos are cool and cerebral (and she's luscious)
very nice
unclehud wrote:
Opinions, as always, vary - but in mine this film is almost impossible to appreciate without reading the books. Comes across as visual Cliff's Notes. That's about as much as you could expect give the length and breadth of the source material. Marketed as a 'young adult' book, but very adult, sophisticated and rewarding. Owes much to Milton's Paradise Lost.
Bracing and thought provoking. Give it a try, you may find a treasure.
... fantasy movies in the manner of Lord of the Rings just don't get my blood going...
There is a connection, but more literary than trendy. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman's trilogy on which this film is based, deals with the oppressive power of religious institutions - a subject fellow (but not contemporary) Oxford professors J.R.R Tolkien and C.S. Lewis avoided in the Lord of the Rings in the instance of the first and and defended in the Chronicles of Narnia in the second case.Opinions, as always, vary - but in mine this film is almost impossible to appreciate without reading the books. Comes across as visual Cliff's Notes. That's about as much as you could expect give the length and breadth of the source material. Marketed as a 'young adult' book, but very adult, sophisticated and rewarding. Owes much to Milton's Paradise Lost.
Bracing and thought provoking. Give it a try, you may find a treasure.
LOL! Listening to canvas wind machine cracks me up! If they had recorded that song here in Cheyenne they could have just opened the door and gotten the real thing.
Love the guitar background in this! (Or is it a harp?)
(down a few, to the movie poster)
Daniel Craig and Eva Green together in a second movie?? This I gotta see; their chemistry as James and Vesper was quite good.
updated February 12, 2014: The Golden Compass is beautifully filmed, the sets and scenery are outstanding, and there are countless well-crafted steampunk devices. It wasn't my cup of tea however, as fantasy movies in the manner of Lord of the Rings just don't get my blood going. For what it's worth, Ms. Green has about 5 minutes screen time, Mr. Craig has perhaps fewer, and they share no scenes.
Nice track but remain uncertain as whether to buy the album or not.
goozer321 wrote:
hear, hear. Instant PSD for this babyish nonsense.
Total cobblers.
hear, hear. Instant PSD for this babyish nonsense.
idity8 wrote:
princess serafinaQueen Serafina Pekkala, of the Lake Enara clan. Here portrayed in all her deadly beauty by Eva Green
princess serafinaTotal cobblers.
DIGGING THIS
Reminds me a lot of Caroline Lavelle - and that's a really good thing. Her "Spirit" is one of the great "undiscovered" albums - I might upload a track or two and see if Bill picks them up.
Her website and videos reveal a sincere artistic sensibility, and a skillful musician (who in my eyes is deliciously beautiful)
princess serafina Aud wrote:
ugh, that'd be awful. except he's kind of right.
i wish the album cover didn't look like a poor mugshot photo.
ugh, that'd be awful. except he's kind of right.
i wish the album cover didn't look like a poor mugshot photo.
Carl wrote:
You are correct, Carl.
What do these lyrics mean? I don't care; as I am happily swept into mindlessness when this woman sings and plucks her harp.
In the second verse, does anyone else hear different lyrics from the published ones (which are also on her website)? I keep hearing, "You don't close your reading book before sleep, you fell asleep…," followed by something like, "you fell into the deep…" Definitely not hearing, "And you'll be swallowed, you'll be swallowed | Not broken down but eaten up whole," as the lyrics state. It sounds to me like she published something somewhat different from what she recorded—not that that's a crime or anything, but I'd like to know what these haunting lyrics really are saying.
You are correct, Carl.
What do these lyrics mean? I don't care; as I am happily swept into mindlessness when this woman sings and plucks her harp.
Luscious !!
8 ---> 9. Voice complements the lyric and raises goosebumps on my upper arms.
In the second verse, does anyone else hear different lyrics from the published ones (which are also on her website)? I keep hearing, "You don't close your reading book before sleep, you fell asleep…," followed by something like, "you fell into the deep…" Definitely not hearing, "And you'll be swallowed, you'll be swallowed | Not broken down but eaten up whole," as the lyrics state. It sounds to me like she published something somewhat different from what she recorded—not that that's a crime or anything, but I'd like to know what these haunting lyrics really are saying.
nsaeed wrote:
She sounds like the lead singer from the Cranberries...
Heard it again, and checked out the video posted by joga below. (Thanks, joga!) Compelled to Google some things.
From Wikipedia: "Serafina Steer is an English harpist, pianist, singer and songwriter." Jives with video. "In 2010 she released Change is Good, Change is Good, again on Static Caravan. Recording was interrupted when Steer's harp was stolen from her car. Benge made his collection of analogue synthesizers available to fill in the harp parts."
[This album is released on the ironically-named Stolen Recordings label. And who steals a harp?]
So, 1wolfy and geecheeboy, perhaps that low phone buzz is a bass harp string that has a harmonic reaction with your speaker cone or housing.
Not sure how the synchronized swimming fits (surely not just for 'water' and 'swimming' parallels) nor where she got the inspiration for the gripping lyrics in this song, but it's an 8 at minimum.
From Wikipedia: "Serafina Steer is an English harpist, pianist, singer and songwriter." Jives with video. "In 2010 she released Change is Good, Change is Good, again on Static Caravan. Recording was interrupted when Steer's harp was stolen from her car. Benge made his collection of analogue synthesizers available to fill in the harp parts."
[This album is released on the ironically-named Stolen Recordings label. And who steals a harp?]
So, 1wolfy and geecheeboy, perhaps that low phone buzz is a bass harp string that has a harmonic reaction with your speaker cone or housing.
Not sure how the synchronized swimming fits (surely not just for 'water' and 'swimming' parallels) nor where she got the inspiration for the gripping lyrics in this song, but it's an 8 at minimum.
Seraphims are the highest order of Angels, having 3 sets of wings IIRC.
The jerky vocal rhythms yanked my head around like a fishhook in the ear. Weird, and I like weird.
("Oh my God! The moths are real! Run for your lives!" or something like that ...)
("Oh my God! The moths are real! Run for your lives!" or something like that ...)
I am attracted to Serafina's music, to me it's literate and gothic, makes me stop what I'm doing to listen for a story of some kind. Reminds me in ways of artwork by Andrew or N.C. Wyeth, really well made illustrations of odd somber feelings, where do they come from, what part of the artists' emotion? God she's beautiful...
She sounds like the lead singer from the Cranberries...
Love her name - Serafina was also the name of the queen of the witches in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy...
Love her name - Serafina was also the name of the queen of the witches in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy...
Carl wrote:
8 → 9
Edit: If you like this, check out the title track from this CD (e.g., on iTunes)—it's hauntingly beautiful; maybe not RP material but unique and quite nice, nevertheless.
Edit: If you like this, check out the title track from this CD (e.g., on iTunes)—it's hauntingly beautiful; maybe not RP material but unique and quite nice, nevertheless.
8 → 9
Edit: If you like this, check out the title track from this CD (e.g., on iTunes)—it's hauntingly beautiful; maybe not RP material but unique and quite nice, nevertheless.
Edit: If you like this, check out the title track from this CD (e.g., on iTunes)—it's hauntingly beautiful; maybe not RP material but unique and quite nice, nevertheless.
I'm not sure this moth is real.
Dreamy, free and unique, thank you Radio Paradise DJ.
joga wrote:
Listening for the first time while sitting on the beach...its like 4D.
sounds to me like an accordion low note . Geecheeboy wrote:
Does anybody else hear an iPhone on "silent" in this piece from time to time? Every now and this I hear this little "buzz" and twice I have looked around my desk to find my phone not ringing. Oh about the song itself? Interesting. As Bill opined, I like it as well.
she has me now, I'm in a relationship with this very interesting musician, trying to get into this deceptive tale and its symbols, listening as well as looking at her expression, those deep eyes, her gorgeous hair...wow mutiny! who'd rebel against this soft artist
Oh yeah!I like it.
Edit: I think it's "most excellent." Mustn't buck the ratings system here!
Edit: I think it's "most excellent." Mustn't buck the ratings system here!
Such an ethereal song performed by an angelic singer! more please.......
The whistling wind at the start gave me goose pimples, and set the scene well for this sparse song. This is reminiscent of Scandinavian singers such as Agnes Obel and Anna Ternheim, but according to her Wikipedia entry she's "an English harpist, pianist, singer and songwriter." 8 from the gripped and chilled Nottingham jury.
Excellent album! 8
I wonder if her groupies are called "harpies."
Geez, this is nice!
Geecheeboy wrote:
No, but I did see an invisible man the other day.
Does anybody else hear an iPhone on "silent" in this piece from time to time? Every now and this I hear this little "buzz" and twice I have looked around my desk to find my phone not ringing. Oh about the song itself? Interesting. As Bill opined, I like it as well.
No, but I did see an invisible man the other day.
Thought it was Natalie Merchant...pleasant surprise.
sweet :-)
Utmost interesting!!
For now —> 8
For now —> 8
Quite likable!
Does anybody else hear an iPhone on "silent" in this piece from time to time? Every now and this I hear this little "buzz" and twice I have looked around my desk to find my phone not ringing. Oh about the song itself? Interesting. As Bill opined, I like it as well.