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Belly — Dusted
Album: Star
Avg rating:
6.7

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Total ratings: 1537









Released: 1993
Length: 2:41
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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Baby's playing dead in cellar
Gave her water just got paler
Grass stains back burns
She's a screamer
She's just dusted, leave her

If you see her, don't upset her
Never seems to get much better
Grass stains back burns
She's a screamer
She's just dusted, leave her

Her hmm, hmm, goes to your heart
Her hmm, hmm sticks in your head
Her hmm, hmm, hmm, hmmm

Baby's playing dead in cellar
Gave her water
Just got paler
Grass stains, back burns
She's a screamer
She's just dusted, leave her
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I think the drummer is pretty good. 

Has a distinct sound. Plays off the guitars pretty well.  
Posted 4 months ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
"She's just Justin Beiber"?? Couldn't get it out of my head, so had to sing it out loud with correct lyric. All good now... whew!
Posted 8 months ago by tnt_thomas    [ Reply ]
Aboslutely love Belly! There is an acoustic version of this song that is amazing too
Posted 9 months ago by damien_girard    [ Reply ]
Absolutely wonderful song. I don't know if I'm a bit biased because I love horror books/films so these dark lyrics appeal to me - but I don't think that's why I love it! The singer has an ethereal quality that juxtaposes so deliciously with the grungy guitar and morbid lyrics. Certainly one of my favourites - thank you for keeping it in the rotation!
Posted 10 months ago by libertinesupreme    [ Reply ]
just fecking noise...with pretty vocals...boring...
Posted 10 months ago by JAKLAUGHING    [ Reply ]
 VirtualPapy wrote:

Indeed.  I heard this in a record shop in Old Town off Wells in Chicago.  The counterman aptly described the guitar style as "jangly" and it's been in periodic rotation ever since.


i think i've been there!
Posted 10 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Bloody good.  No pun intended.
Posted 2 years ago by libertinesupreme    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:

Are you takin' about my wife...Dusty Beaver!


Clearly you are to blame.
Posted 3 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
Good tune! I never heard of Belly until RP! ...Thanx RP!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Rockit9 wrote:

Are you takin' about my wife...Dusty Beaver!
 

Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Saw the Stop Making Sense movie in the University of Victoria's on campus theatre, the Cinecenta.
Coming from a small town, with little to no TH on local radio play, this was an awakening. Loved how DB started off the gig with just a guitar and boombox, and everyone wheels on as opening song proceeds. Director Jonathan Demme did amazing things with DB.

Caught RockyHorrorPictureShow later that year, same place, mind blown again.
Posted 4 years ago by hifigreg    [ Reply ]
 bruceandjenna wrote:

Six years on, even more eeks!
 
Indeed.  I heard this in a record shop in Old Town off Wells in Chicago.  The counterman aptly described the guitar style as "jangly" and it's been in periodic rotation ever since.
Posted 4 years ago by VirtualPapy    [ Reply ]
Seems like they're around again. 

 skindy wrote:
I add to the chorus of "I love this entire album!" Love, love, love every song on it. So wish they were still around.
 

Posted 4 years ago by dunnodead492    [ Reply ]
 skindy wrote:
I add to the chorus of "I love this entire album!" Love, love, love every song on it. So wish they were still around.
 
Me too, I was about to post about how good this album is!
Posted 4 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
Sort of creepy / dark lyrics but a groovy tune nevertheless.
Posted 4 years ago by p_d_neumiller    [ Reply ]
 Giselle62 wrote:
loved it then, love it now---eek! 20 years later?
 
Six years on, even more eeks!
Posted 4 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
I like this tune. I had never heard of Belly until recently, on RP.  
Posted 4 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
I'm hearing some funny phrases in here - "She does Justin Bieber"
"She's just dusty beaver"
 
Are you takin' about my wife...Dusty Beaver!
Posted 4 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing some funny phrases in here - "She does Justin Bieber"
"She's just dusty beaver"
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 Marley wrote:
Love, love, love this song! I had the cassette of this back in the day and now have the CD. Still one of my favorite albums.
 
{#Exclaim}
Posted 6 years ago by CompassRose    [ Reply ]
I add to the chorus of "I love this entire album!" Love, love, love every song on it. So wish they were still around.
Posted 8 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
Love this album.  And copying it on to the phone for use in the car.  Been way too long on this one.
Posted 8 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Shades of The Heart Throbs here, circa 1989.
Posted 8 years ago by Foot    [ Reply ]
Is this song the lyrical cousin of Nirvana's "Polly"?
Posted 9 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite albums from the nineties. Saw them at RCKNDY in Seattle at the time and was completely blown away.
Posted 10 years ago by losthiker    [ Reply ]
loved it then, love it now---eek! 20 years later?
Posted 11 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:

or
Damn, the guy who said "that" is a genius!
 
or 
Damn, the guy who said "that is"—a genius! 
Posted 11 years ago by gillespp    [ Reply ]

Not the best song on the album - but still gets an 8 from me...

The album as whole (if we could vote on albums) would get a 10 - there aren't many albums that I've listened to over and over and yet still haven't tired of.  This is one, Catherine Wheel's "Chrome" is another.
Posted 12 years ago by adib    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Apparently, the guy is pretty good at grammatical ambiguity as well..

Damn, the guy who said that is a genius!
or
Damn the guy who said "that is a genius"!
 
or
Damn, the guy who said "that" is a genius!
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 coding_to_music wrote:
Damn the guy who said that is a genius!
 
Apparently, the guy is pretty good at grammatical ambiguity as well..

Damn, the guy who said that is a genius!
or
Damn the guy who said "that is a genius"!
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Sounds like she's singing about Justin Bieber?
Posted 12 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
 paloeguevo wrote:
Great album.
 

Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Brings me back to '93 ahhhh good times!
Posted 12 years ago by warderblu    [ Reply ]
Rock on Garth!
Posted 12 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
Awful voice!
Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
This rocks. . .
Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 dolfan wrote:

Very cool rockin' song. Nice to hear again.
 
Agreed!  Love hearing Tanya's voice anytime... {#Cool}
Posted 14 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]
Genius segue from Cloud Cult. BillG does it again.
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Love this album.  Like teenage candy.
Posted 15 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Great tune.  A simple structure, but killer vocal rhythms.  I wouldn't say that Tanya is off key... it's her vocal style.  I'm really not getting the negative comments towards this tune. 
Posted 15 years ago by Dude    [ Reply ]
Love, love, love this song! I had the cassette of this back in the day and now have the CD. Still one of my favorite albums.

Posted 16 years ago by Marley    [ Reply ]
Well, the "1" bit is right.  That's all it gets from me.  
 greg6494 wrote:
the rating distribution on this song oddly matches my preferred equalizer settings (might need a tad more "1").
 


Posted 16 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
greg6494 wrote:
the rating distribution on this song oddly matches my preferred equalizer settings (might need a tad more "1").
Interesting... if you do this deliberately, it's going to make "A Day in the Life" sound awfully tinny...
Posted 16 years ago by TobyRush    [ Reply ]
Great album.
Posted 16 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
wferrier wrote:
well it's not a problem really, just really spooky . . .
Spooky must be good then, especially today!
Posted 17 years ago by driver8    [ Reply ]
well it's not a problem really, just really spooky . . .
Posted 17 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
wferrier wrote:
My problem with Tanya D. is she looks so much like Alison K.!
Why would that be a problem?
Posted 17 years ago by driver8    [ Reply ]
lathyris wrote:
That's not really the kind of thing you complain about. . .it's more like a "feature" of the song!
My problem with Tanya D. is she looks so much like Alison K.!
Posted 17 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
nctomatoman wrote:
Good energy in this song - I really liked Belly. This song shows one minor blemish with Tanya D - she occasionally goes just a tad off key - she is a teeny bit sharp at the outset of this song. Still...good stuff!
That's not really the kind of thing you complain about. . .it's more like a "feature" of the song!
Posted 17 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
Good energy in this song - I really liked Belly. This song shows one minor blemish with Tanya D - she occasionally goes just a tad off key - she is a teeny bit sharp at the outset of this song. Still...good stuff!
Posted 17 years ago by nctomatoman    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
luminousjune wrote:
I am supremely jealous.
I saw them at Cornell University quite a few years ago. They played a song with Catherine Wheel, which I didn't like then, and have't acquired a taste for yet. The opening gig, however, was one sweet and largely unknown girl, then, named... Jewel. I quite like Belly, and some of Tanya's later work. However, that day at the concert, the truth of the matter is that what really surprised me and blew me away was Jewel's performance. She was warm, friendly, intimate and as at ease with the audience as if she were ntertaining a group of her buddies in her living room. Tanya, on the other hand, I found rather aloof and a tad pretentious. I haven't looked at any figures that could determine who became a more recognized pop star in the following year, Jewel or Tanya...
Posted 17 years ago by gekkosan    [ Reply ]
What a horrifyingly grim song. I love it!
Posted 17 years ago by plaid    [ Reply ]
fuh2 wrote:
outstandingly uniquePosted 17 years ago by tapatia    [ Reply ]
the rating distribution on this song oddly matches my preferred equalizer settings (might need a tad more "1").
Posted 17 years ago by greg6494    [ Reply ]
Belly Ache
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
uniquely horrible. This is a mess. fuh2 wrote:
outstandingly unique
Posted 17 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
outstandingly unique
Posted 17 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
of all belly songs, to me, this one sounds the most like it could have been a throwing muses song.
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
macasaurus wrote:
I saw them at the Univ. of Maryland years ago. The opening band?.....Radiohead!! Both bands made for a great night, and Thom Yorke did a duet with Tanya ('Untogether').
I am supremely jealous.
Posted 18 years ago by luminousjune    [ Reply ]
coding_to_music wrote:
What is this crap? ya ya, I know who Belly is They have some good songs But early 90's college rock is not what I want to hear
Damn the guy who said that is a genius!
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
yes! wierd...I was listening to this song on the way to work a few hours ago for the first time in ages. I like.
Posted 18 years ago by luminousjune    [ Reply ]
I saw them at the Univ. of Maryland years ago. The opening band?.....Radiohead!! Both bands made for a great night, and Thom Yorke did a duet with Tanya ('Untogether').
Posted 18 years ago by macasaurus    [ Reply ]
littlemosdad wrote:
Aren't they due to show up on VH1 Where Are They Now? One successful CD , the critics darlings , then they fall off the face of the earth. I'm guessing couldn't handle their drugs
Actually, they broke up after their second CD (undeservedly) flopped both critically and commercially. Tanya Donnelly went solo and released three CDs so far.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Great to hear a deeper track from this super band. A lot of individual talent circulated around this band!
Posted 18 years ago by macz    [ Reply ]
What is this crap? ya ya, I know who Belly is They have some good songs But early 90's college rock is not what I want to hear
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Very cool rockin' song. Nice to hear again.
Posted 18 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
Such A Great Song!!
Posted 18 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
Aren't they due to show up on VH1 Where Are They Now? One successful CD , the critics darlings , then they fall off the face of the earth. I'm guessing couldn't handle their drugs
Posted 18 years ago by littlemosdad    [ Reply ]
That transition from Iron and Wine almost put me through the windshield!!
Posted 18 years ago by bwcyclist    [ Reply ]
Nice song! Thanks jah_blessed
Posted 18 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
My upload! Hopefully it gets played soon. Saw them live years ago. I think they opened their set with this song. It got me in the mood instantly. I was shaking for hours afterwards.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]