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Beth Orton — I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine
Album: Trailer Park
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Released: 1996
Length: 4:39
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Baby do you know what you did today
Baby do you know what you took away
You took the blue out of the sky
My whole life changed when you said goodbye
An' I keep crying, crying

Ooooh baby
Ooooh baby
I wish I never saw the sunshine
I wish I never saw the sunshine
An' if I never saw the sunshine baby
Then maybe I wouldn't mind the rain

Every day is just like the day before
All alone a million miles from shore
All of my dreams I dreamed with you
Now they will die and never come true
An' I keep crying, crying

Ooooh baby
Ooooh baby
I wish I never saw the sunshine
I wish I never saw the sunshine
An' if I never saw the sunshine baby
Then maybe I wouldn't mind the rain

Ooooh this pain
And I know there would not be
This cloud that's over me
Everywhere I go

Ooooh baby
Ooooh baby
I wish I never saw the sunshine
I wish I never saw the sunshine
An' if I never saw the sunshine baby
Then maybe I wouldn't mind the rain

Ooooh this pain
I wouldn't mind the rain
There wouldn't be this pain
I wouldn't mind the rain
I wouldn't mind the rain
Comments (28)add comment
If only she-ee could hold a no-ote...
Posted 19 years ago by daedalus    [ Reply ]
This is so "from the heart". Jah bless this woman!
Posted 19 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Possibly just a tad overwrought.
Posted 19 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
Beth is OK, but this is drivel.
Posted 19 years ago by BooKitty    [ Reply ]
Its raining in Atlanta, I just watched Episode 61 of Six Feet Under and I think Bill is trying to make me cry. :verysorry:
Posted 19 years ago by jbtidwell    [ Reply ]
fireguy wrote:
... why is it that female songwriters, for the most part, only get airtime for songs about their victimization? Longing for the songs of Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Bonnie Riatt, etc...
Hear! Hear! How about some Joan Jett, Amy Ray, Joan Armatrading, Sweet Honey on the Rock, or are they too "feminist" (read : lesbian) for RP??
Posted 19 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
Just --eeeked up to a 9. Awe.
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
So who cares if she's a leetle out of tune? So is Neil Young, and Dylan, most of the time. It's not about that. This song hits you right in the solar plexus. Oh man, I miss you WAB......
Posted 19 years ago by slawjam    [ Reply ]
AliGator wrote:
Painful to listen to.
My entire office agrees
Posted 19 years ago by elokin2141    [ Reply ]
If your in this mood, then this song is good. But, I think some of her other songs portray her voice better.
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
I was thinking that this song really didn't sound like her writing so I looked it up. I guess it was done originally by the Ronettes. Written by that spooky white-afro guy in the news.
Posted 19 years ago by crankypants    [ Reply ]
Interesting pair: Pictures of You and Never Saw The Sunshine... While Pictures may cover reams of teenage angst, Beth Orton's tune certainly flies through the center of middle-aged depression or 'cold angst'. Interesting. Musically, Ms Orton is most excellent.
Posted 19 years ago by diane    [ Reply ]
Painful to listen to.
Posted 19 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
Bummer. This is disappointing.
Posted 19 years ago by designerGirl    [ Reply ]
I appreciate her talent more and more everytime I hear her.
Posted 19 years ago by mig7    [ Reply ]
I appreciate her talent more and morem everytime I hear her.
Posted 19 years ago by mig7    [ Reply ]
Most of this album had a lot of electronica - it was sort of a collaboration between Orton and William Orbit. Orbit was the electronic half of a band in the 80's called "Torchsong" that I kinda liked (got it on vinyl) and he went on a couple years later to do the same sort of thing with Madonna on "Ray Of Light." So, while I usually don't like electronica all that much, and am sort of immune to Madonna, I guess Orbit is the one thing they all have in common, and of all his stuff I find I like the Madonna album best.
Posted 19 years ago by Bill_Rockoff    [ Reply ]
I wish I never heard this song.
Posted 19 years ago by B-dub    [ Reply ]
Now, if she could only sing... And why is it that female songwriters, for the most part, only get airtime for songs about their victimization? Longing for the songs of Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Bonnie Riatt, etc...
Posted 19 years ago by fireguy    [ Reply ]
Alternately hate her voice and find it interesting....that is annoying in itself, as I crave a solid reality (which doesn't exist, btw). Sweet little tune....
Posted 19 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
zipper wrote:
Oh, cool. New music for RP! Dreamy and pretty, very nice. Makes me miss rainfall even more than I already do. It made me look right away to see who was playing.
and today it dragged me down. :?
Posted 20 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Norge1 wrote:
Tissue...MIss...?
LOL... I could've sworn this was Sarah McLachlan
Posted 20 years ago by zeus    [ Reply ]
Oh, cool. New music for RP! Dreamy and pretty, very nice. Makes me miss rainfall even more than I already do. It made me look right away to see who was playing.
Posted 20 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Tissue...MIss...?
Posted 20 years ago by Norge1    [ Reply ]
Another good one from Ms. Orton. Such an arresting, unique voice.
Posted 20 years ago by 326    [ Reply ]
I like Beth. I really do, but this woman could use a singing lesson. She's pretty out of tune most of the time.
Posted 20 years ago by fluorophore    [ Reply ]
Not a big Beth Orton fan, but this is GREAT!
Posted 20 years ago by camarkim    [ Reply ]