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Lera Lynn — The Only Thing Worth Fighting For
Album: Curly Tonic & Franz S. Bootleg
Avg rating:
7.6

Your rating:
Total ratings: 4260









Released: 2015
Length: 5:56
Plays (last 30 days): 1
Waking up is harder
Than it seems
Wandering through these empty rooms of
Dusty books and quiet dreams
Pictures on a mantel
Speak your name
Softly like forgotten tunes just
Outside the sound of pain

Weren't we like a pair of thieves
With tumbled locks and broken codes
You cannot take that from me
My small reprieves your heart of gold
Weren't we like a battlefield
Locked inside a holy war
Your love and my due diligence
The only thing worth fighting for

Change will come to those who
Have no fear
But I'm not her, you never were
The kind who kept a rule book near
What I said was never
What I meant
And now you've seen my world in flames my
Shadow songs my deep regrets

Weren't we like a pair of thieves
With tumbled locks and broken codes
You cannot take that from me
My small reprieves your heart of gold
Weren't we like a battlefield
Locked inside a holy war
Your love and my due diligence
The only thing worth fighting for
Comments (177)add comment
 Edweirdo wrote:

It sounds like she's singing 

Ovaltine
Ovaltine
Ovaltine.

Which is making me sleepy.




 How to tell me where you're from without telling me where you're from.
I hadn't heard it - but will never be able to unhear it now.. Always preferred Horlicks 
It sounds like she's singing 

Ovaltine
Ovaltine
Ovaltine.

Which is making me sleepy.
 swart wrote:

Is this a remix? The drum track is super annoying. I loved the original but this kind of sucks



The drum track is a reason why I rated this song higher than I would, actually.
I remember her great aunt, Vera.
Is this a remix? The drum track is super annoying. I loved the original but this kind of sucks
 idiot_wind wrote:

sounds a little like roseanne  cash 

but later on in her career...after she said she was going to put the "count" back into "country" music



Another listener reports it was cowritten by Roseanne Cash and T-Bone Burnett. So props to you for hearing that.

DaidyBoy wrote:

Fabulous. Firm 9 from the Bristol office.

I often think I should listen to another radio station, just to get some variety, you know? Or perhaps Spotify for a bit.

Then you blow me flat again with this superb material and I think "Nah, you're alright mate. Stay where you are".

Thanks from the bottom of my heart Mr & Mrs G.

 joejennings wrote:


That is why we come here!!

RP: Lock it in and rip the knob off. You're home.  
 DaidyBoy wrote:

Fabulous.  Firm 9 from the Bristol office.  

I often think I should listen to another radio station, just to get some variety, you know?  Or perhaps Spotify for a bit.

Then you blow me flat again with this superb material and I think "Nah, you're alright mate.  Stay where you are".

Thanks from the bottom of my heart Mr & Mrs G.



That is why we come here!!
EXCELLENT!  Thanx RP!   
 radioparadise38 wrote:

Every now and then when listening to RP, I copy Song/Artist/Album into a note file.

I'm building one hell of a play list.

Lera Lynn has just joined it.



Why not rank songs and then download the csv file - that is what I do - one of the excellent perks of having an account.  Plus I get to give some $ back to this wonderful station that has been my daily soundtrack for over 20 years 
This verison is a 10. No doubt in my mind. 
 sjccroquet wrote:

Co-written by Roseanne Cash and T Bone Burnett, which helps to explain why this is so awesome (both this bootleg and the hauntingly spare original).


After listening to both I much prefer the 'hauntingly spare' original. Her voice and instrumentals win out over the reptition and the over-long rhythm intro of this one. Those of you who haven't heard the original:it's worth finding.
Another talented artist that i heard on RP going to increase this to 9
 keymaster wrote:

The version I downloaded from the iTunes store is more what you want, without the drumbeat.  It's also shorter, by 2-3 minutes.

I actually prefer this version, but I have no idea where to find it... 


Here it is
 keymaster wrote:

The version I downloaded from the iTunes store is more what you want, without the drumbeat.  It's also shorter, by 2-3 minutes.

I actually prefer this version, but I have no idea where to find it... 


https://youtu.be/mjg43nzSYck
 billmce wrote:

it is just missing oboe.  I can barely tell the difference between this song and Twist in my sobriety by  Tania Tikeram. I likem both. Groove beats.



I was hearing Sofi Tukker at first.
good song. reminds me of True Detective TV show.
Tasty. Love this one.
Any wagers on whether that's a drum machine?  It sounds really plain, almost the very same beat as "That Don't Impress Me Much", but I do like that it doesn't take away from the guitar layers.
I love the way the guitar growls... 
I love. Love. Love this version of this son that I can never find online. 
Love the simple lush guitar… that keeps changing through various textures… fresh and juicy.
 Ogilvie...?



Holy Cow, Batman...

Live...
Free Again - Lera Lynn 

This song appears in the trailer for the upcoming game Endless Dungeon - haunting, beautiful.
I could listen to this on a daily basis!! Just love the groove...
 radioparadise38 wrote:
Every now and then when listening to RP, I copy Song/Artist/Album into a note file.
 
 
Yup, yup, been doing that since 2010.  I probably have a list 200 songs long.  It's great for when you have a riff or a fragment going around in your head.  Usually the list is enough to look up which song it is.
 
Bill ought to add a little button on the website to copy song/artist info to the clipboard, lol.
Katie Tunsall's song.  Love it.
Judy Collins anyone?
sounds a little like roseanne  cash 

but later on in her career...after she said she was going to put the "count" back into "country" music
Totally......fab!
 sfyi2001 wrote:





Feeling the same !
Every time it plays I drop what I’m doing and let it wash over me
There's a youtube vid of her performing with Joshua Grange in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2016 at a club.  The two of them are so killer diller together.  Lera Lynn is amazing. She should be much better known.
 radioparadise38 wrote:

Every now and then when listening to RP, I copy Song/Artist/Album into a note file.

I'm building one hell of a play list.

Lera Lynn has just joined it.


So far on my spotify playlist i have 250 songs from radio paradise, beck and moby are not on it
 radioparadise38 wrote:

Every now and then when listening to RP, I copy Song/Artist/Album into a note file.

I'm building one hell of a play list.

Lera Lynn has just joined it.



I do the same thing. Hope Bill adds a bookmark feature into RP. I've discovered so many great new artists here!
Every now and then when listening to RP, I copy Song/Artist/Album into a note file.

I'm building one hell of a play list.

Lera Lynn has just joined it.
Nice!
I just fell in love for the 5th time in my life.....and loving it!
Nice vocals.  Girl can sing.
This song is just listening to loops and tracks not impressed
I wish Spotify had this version… Good thing there’s RP!!
 grimdarc wrote:

Thi made me actually sit up and pay attention. What a great tune; I'd never heard this song or artist before. 


Who is this Thi?
Are you need of some assistance from this monster?
Thi made me actually sit up and pay attention. What a great tune; I'd never heard this song or artist before. 
Bumping to a 9.  There is just something about this song. 
Drum machine and all.  Just love it. 
 cc_rider wrote:
Please don't feed the troll. 
c.




Yeah I know, but they are so cute and cuddly. 
 keymaster wrote:

The version I downloaded from the iTunes store is more what you want, without the drumbeat.  It's also shorter, by 2-3 minutes.

I actually prefer this version, but I have no idea where to find it... 



You find it on Spotify, Soundtrack True Detective, Season 2
 sjccroquet wrote:

Co-written by Roseanne Cash and T Bone Burnett, which helps to explain why this is so awesome (both this bootleg and the hauntingly spare original).



Play Rosanne Cash's version. Hell, just play Rosanne Cash!
 kazoo wrote:

I find it unfortunate that you find it funny that people are dying and suffering in a country even if you think it is deserved.
Please don't feed the troll. 
c.

cool. whimsical


Great tune 
Wonderful!  so much good music out there that I'm still discovering.
Really like this! Thanks Bill!
 keymaster wrote:

The version I downloaded from the iTunes store is more what you want, without the drumbeat.  It's also shorter, by 2-3 minutes.

I actually prefer this version, but I have no idea where to find it... 
 
I found this on BandCamp:
https://patricpleasure.bandcam...
 billmce wrote:
it is just missing oboe.  I can barely tell the difference between this song and Twist in my sobriety by  Tania Tikeram. I likem both. Groove beats.
 
Tikeram's voice - amazing. Great album as well.
I love the way the guitar just so gently growls...
Today I am hearing shades of Joni Mitchell in her voice. And that's a Good Thing. Either she is petite or she likes jumbo body guitars. Or both.
 Stephenater wrote:

I found it on SoundCloud.
 
Thanks for that

 jahgirl8 wrote:


agree! RP is quite singular in that they are as hard left as any could be politically, and their listening audience is clearly same-minded. but they play this and so very many opposite minded bands. good music is good, though, so cheers to that. glad they don't censor what's good cuz an artist is pro gun, pro anything the DJ is anti.
 

"RP is quite singular in that they are as hard left as any could be politically"
Arrant nonsense ... American? Idiot
You, however, are singularly ignorant


"cuz an artist is pro gun, pro anything the DJ is anti"
How's that pro disease, pro gun thing working out there in Covidland?

LMAO




Who is Lera Lynn? Well, I'd never know if not for this station. Thank you!
it is just missing oboe.  I can barely tell the difference between this song and Twist in my sobriety by  Tania Tikeram. I likem both. Groove beats.
 inmanart wrote:
meh
 

exactly!
8 --> 9
This is really good. 

Please play more. 
No, I like this remix better than the 'pure' version. It has a constant beat whereas the original stutters, varies the timing and puts pauses where they're not needed. Not as good, IMO.
same song you just played
 scrubbrush wrote:
Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
Remember how she said that 
We would meet again 
Some sunny day?
 
R.I.P Vera Lynn.  Inspirational for a generation.  I hope we'll all meet again.
meh
 coding_to_music wrote:
Pretty freaken great
 

agree! RP is quite singular in that they are as hard left as any could be politically, and their listening audience is clearly same-minded. but they play this and so very many opposite minded bands. good music is good, though, so cheers to that. glad they don't censor what's good cuz an artist is pro gun, pro anything the DJ is anti.
The original is haunting and just lovely.  This version is like someone performed sloppy surgery and forgot to close the patient =/   I love Lera Lynn, but this version gets a regretful 2 from me.
solid 3. 
weak, shallow,  and oh so ho -hum.
Her name reminds me of an old Brit joke:

Two Inuit discussing the evening's food. One asks " What's for dinner tonight?" and gets the reply "The usual -Vera Lynn special". "Ah," says the first, "whale meat again".

I'll get me sealskin...
Damn.  She was just in town and I missed seeing her perform live.
 tournemire wrote:
the intro is really fabulous....
"ah oui, c'est tres bien ca......"

where can i find THIS version ????
 
I found it on SoundCloud.
I just love this version and can't get enough of it!
the intro is really fabulous....
"ah oui, c'est tres bien ca......"

where can i find THIS version ????
Co-written by Roseanne Cash and T Bone Burnett, which helps to explain why this is so awesome (both this bootleg and the hauntingly spare original).
Reminds me of Tanita Tikaram.......twist in my sobriety....
I gave it a 2 because I think this remix guts the original.... which I love.
Here's  Lera Lynn performing 'Lose Myself' with John Paul White. A song they co-wrote.

https://soundcloud.com/single-lock/lera-lynn-lose-myself-feat-john-paul-white

That man is consistently surrounded by beautiful women, that sing fantastic.

This is why I keep coming back here! 
One of my very rare 9s!
 DaidyBoy wrote:
Fabulous.  Firm 9 from the Bristol office.  

I often think I should listen to another radio station, just to get some variety, you know?  Or perhaps Spotify for a bit.

Then you blow me flat again with this superb material and I think "Nah, you're alright mate.  Stay where you are".

Thanks from the bottom of my heart Mr & Mrs G.
  same here - you're so right!!! 

 ih8bills wrote:
This remix is no where NEAR as good as other versions -- in my humble opinion.
I agree with other posts here -- that the drums /guitar just don't fit. Lera Lynn is a superb singer -- I discovered her on YouTube just about 5 years ago-- that version is just Lera -- on a stage with her guitar.  Simplicity is superior some times-- and this is one of those times. 
I must confess -- I was attracted to the video because she is a gorgeous woman ( so call me shallow )--  and then I heard her sing.
So I went and hunted for more of her material... and I  still wonder why she is not  a superstar. 
( Oh YEAH-- the  so-called 'mainstream' music scene -- doesn't like people who can actually SING without auto-tune)

If you want to hear the version of this song I am referring to-- go here :

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
 

Thanks for sharing that link,  I now prefer that rawer version, but this "remix" is still good, just different. I concur that she is a beautiful woman, with a beautiful voice.
 ih8bills wrote:
This remix is no where NEAR as good as other versions — in my humble opinion.
I agree with other posts here — that the drums /guitar just don't fit. Lera Lynn is a superb singer — I discovered her on YouTube just about 5 years ago— that version is just Lera — on a stage with her guitar.  Simplicity is superior some times— and this is one of those times. 
I must confess — I was attracted to the video because she is a gorgeous woman ( so call me shallow )—  and then I heard her sing.
So I went and hunted for more of her material... and I  still wonder why she is not  a superstar. 
( Oh YEAH— the  so-called 'mainstream' music scene — doesn't like people who can actually SING without auto-tune)

If you want to hear the version of this song I am referring to— go here :

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
 
Although I was initially introduced to Lera Lynn by this RP track, I subsequently found the original and now I'm more and more annoyed by hearing this remix...
This remix is no where NEAR as good as other versions -- in my humble opinion.
I agree with other posts here -- that the drums /guitar just don't fit. Lera Lynn is a superb singer -- I discovered her on YouTube just about 5 years ago-- that version is just Lera -- on a stage with her guitar.  Simplicity is superior some times-- and this is one of those times. 
I must confess -- I was attracted to the video because she is a gorgeous woman ( so call me shallow )--  and then I heard her sing.
So I went and hunted for more of her material... and I  still wonder why she is not  a superstar. 
( Oh YEAH-- the  so-called 'mainstream' music scene -- doesn't like people who can actually SING without auto-tune)

If you want to hear the version of this song I am referring to-- go here :

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
 be4con wrote:
Beginning to like this version more, bumped to an 8 today. Lovely, mellow rhythm.
 
I'm right there with you!  Or I was, somewhere along the line I upped my 7 to an 8.  I'm finding I like her effortless sounding singing style, which floats on top of the notes like an extra layer of aural pleasure.  Still, this is still an 8 to me...Long Live RP!!
Beginning to like this version more, bumped to an 8 today. Lovely, mellow rhythm.
 Tommyknocker wrote:
Still hearing "Wear Me Like A Beard of Bees." Yeah, and "ovaltine".


Image result for wear me like a beard of bees
 
Now why did yo have to go and say that!?! Now I can't hear the proper lyrics, when I listen all I can hear is Lera singing about Ovaltine. 
I prefer the original Lera version, the one played in the TV show.
Anyway, not bad.
Love the series and this tune's sound is perfect 
Still hearing "Wear Me Like A Beard of Bees." Yeah, and "ovaltine".


Image result for wear me like a beard of bees
 cscashby wrote:
Love the song but I can't help but keep hearing 'Ovaltine'.

Mmm malty. 

 

I hear "Ovaltine" too.  Yummy as her voice.
Only 5 - Decent from me 
Zowie........
{#Eek}    {#Notworthy}
 DocStrangelove wrote:
fight
for that
voice
 
Yes, what a genuinely lovely singing voice - natural with just a little vibrato - not too much - just right!
fight
for that
voice
 keymaster wrote:

The version I downloaded from the iTunes store is more what you want, without the drumbeat.  It's also shorter, by 2-3 minutes.

I actually prefer this version, but I have no idea where to find it... 

 
Scroll down.... someone posted the link here.
 Sloggydog wrote:

Do you mean there is a version hopefully without the silly dance drum beat that feels to me a bit out of step with the rest of the song?

 
Yeah, that's what I meant :)

I still kindalike this version too, but the original is way better. Send's shivers down my spine every time.


What a beautiful natural voice without affectation and in perfect pitch.  

I could listen to her singing all day long {#Heartkiss} 
Good stuff!
loving this! {#Dancingbanana}{#Music}
opps, i fell in love again!
I love it !
I much prefer the version without the drum machine.
Starts out sounding like “JahLove”
Only 10 rated song after 3 years listening to RP. I don't get tired of hearing it. 
 Sloggydog wrote:

Do you mean there is a version hopefully without the silly dance drum beat that feels to me a bit out of step with the rest of the song?

 
The version I downloaded from the iTunes store is more what you want, without the drumbeat.  It's also shorter, by 2-3 minutes.

I actually prefer this version, but I have no idea where to find it... 
 user4176 wrote:
Btw, what's wrong with the original version?

 
Do you mean there is a version hopefully without the silly dance drum beat that feels to me a bit out of step with the rest of the song?
First time i hear this! Very nice tune!


 crackker8385 wrote:
Great remix.  Anyone know where I can get a copy of it?

 
youtube 
Haunting, melancholic and beautiful ! perfect association of the voice and the music :)
Great remix.  Anyone know where I can get a copy of it?

 

A pox be upon you, cscashby!  I will never be able to un-hear "Ovaltine" when I hear this song!  Though Ovaltine did add a certain malty goodness to milkshakes, didn't it?

 

cscashby wrote:

Love the song but I can't help but keep hearing 'Ovaltine'.

Mmm malty. 

 


I LIKE IT! She has a lovely voice; shades of Jesse Sykes' huskiness in some spots...but the guitar-work and delay is definitely unique. 
 scrubbrush wrote:
Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
Remember how she said that 
We would meet again 
Some sunny day?

 
Spiky hairs. For sure, one of my favorite all-the-time songs.