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The Coral Sea — Under The Westway
Album: Volcano and Heart
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Released: 2005
Length: 3:43
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I tried to see your side
Living up all your life
The thoughts that threw me down
Was everything but inside
The times that took me back
Afraid to let you go
Giving up all my life
The tears that are stuck inside
Tying up all my eyes
Afraid to let you go
Deifly all the signs that you find
The love that took you there
Was so real and scared
Try to open your eyes
The love that took you there
Was so real and scared
Dissatisfy yourself
Living up all your dreams
The fact that threw you so
Was everything that it seemed
Who will forsake you now
Giving up all your fight
Afraid to let you go
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This new Placebo sound is mellow and groovy
Posted 1 month ago by slmcnulty    [ Reply ]
It's just brilliant, should be rated higher.  Feel it, folks.
Posted 8 months ago by Pazu    [ Reply ]
 Propayne wrote:

Reminds me of Sloan.


"Oh, Sloane dear.  Hurry along now."  Chicka-chick-owww
Posted 9 months ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
This is always a joy to hear.  
Posted 11 months ago by cbazinet    [ Reply ]
Bliss! Always love hearing this! Similar to songs by Delays, it soothes me with its nostalgic melancholy.
Posted 1 year ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 jmddj wrote:


well said. i agree.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by jmddj    [ Reply ]
 OldStrummer wrote:

This is one reason I like RP:  I like performing songs no one else has heard before.  I'm adding this one to my setlist!


Ever since I happened on this fine station and a couple of others, no more mindless corporate radio for me
Posted 2 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
That intro... heavy jeff buckley vibes
Posted 3 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
If you need an argument about Chrissie Hynde on a flower-petal of a pretty song by a delicate band called Coral Sea, welcome to RP. 
Posted 3 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
This is one reason I like RP:  I like performing songs no one else has heard before.  I'm adding this one to my setlist!
Posted 3 years ago by OldStrummer    [ Reply ]
love this band and this tune! Thanks BillG and Rebecca!!!
Posted 3 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 mrselfdestruct wrote:

How did she communicate this over the phone without her voice?



Lip-sync vid call?  NOT!!
Posted 3 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
 sb204 wrote:

I don't get why so many folks (including Chrissie Hynde) think that Chrissie Hynde can sing at all.

That must suck.
Posted 3 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 Hogtownmike wrote:

This is the first time I have heard this song, but I did think it was Chrissy Hynde/Pretenders...
 
...and then I looked it up and saw that it was in fact a male singing this song. (No judgement, just a tad surprised)
Posted 3 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Pretty song
Posted 3 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
I don't get why so many folks think this is Chrissy Hynde.
 
I don't get why so many folks (including Chrissie Hynde) think that Chrissie Hynde can sing at all.
Posted 3 years ago by sb204    [ Reply ]
 mrselfdestruct wrote:

How did she communicate this over the phone without her voice?
 

Maybe her Singy Voice
Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
I think this is a nice sound. Doubtful anyone's gonna write home about it, but quite nice. 
Posted 4 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
meh.
Posted 4 years ago by MsfStl    [ Reply ]
 mrselfdestruct wrote:

How did she communicate this over the phone without her voice?
 
with grunts and clucks?
Posted 5 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Chrissie Hynde called, she wants her voice back!
 
How did she communicate this over the phone without her voice?
Posted 5 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
Till I checked who it was I thought 'Swedish'. And the title could have been for a song by the Clash. But all that is irrelevant as song is great!
Posted 5 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
 bakshi wrote:
love this song... need a better music system to appreciate this ..esp when the drums kick in
 
Thanks for the heads up, bakshi, I'll try to play this on the big speakers when I can.  And since BillG pointed out this band is from SB, I'll go 6+1 = 7 for the 805 nostalgia...Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
I don't get why so many folks think this is Chrissy Hynde.

 
This is the first time I have heard this song, but I did think it was Chrissy Hynde/Pretenders...
Posted 5 years ago by Hogtownmike    [ Reply ]
getting drowsy ...... zzz zzz
Posted 5 years ago by bakshi    [ Reply ]
love this song... need a better music system to appreciate this ..esp when the drums kick in
Posted 5 years ago by bakshi    [ Reply ]
The whole album is a hidden gem. Check it out. 
Posted 6 years ago by thovden    [ Reply ]
Love this tune. Haven't heard it in years. Bought it way-back-when after hearing it on RP!
Posted 6 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
Very nice lyric and composition. Somehow reminds me of 'The Bends' era Radio head. 
Posted 8 years ago by SECA_Alan    [ Reply ]

Very good ! 
Posted 8 years ago by musman    [ Reply ]
 divis wrote:

{#Mrgreen}

His solo project 'House of Wolves' is also excellent

 



Cheers, I'll look it up. Ha, Villalobos - House of Wolves, just got it!
Posted 8 years ago by Ngoziman    [ Reply ]
Nice song. Play it more often RP
Posted 9 years ago by TEG    [ Reply ]
I love the arrangement, meaning and sentiment of this song.
Posted 9 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 Ngoziman wrote:
Hate to intrude on the debate about who "she" sounds like, and I know it's been said before, but HIS name is Rey Villalobos.
 
{#Mrgreen}

His solo project 'House of Wolves' is also excellent
Posted 9 years ago by divis    [ Reply ]
Always loved this song, maybe never got a chance to investigate who it was...really has a familiar sound, and poignant lyrics; so nice! 
Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Ngoziman wrote:
Hate to intrude on the debate about who "she" sounds like, and I know it's been said before, but HIS name is Rey Villalobos.
 
{#Cheers} Cheers, Ngoziman.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Ngoziman wrote:
Hate to intrude on the debate about who "she" sounds like, and I know it's been said before, but HIS name is Rey Villalobos.
 
Chrissie-Rey Villalobos-Hynde.   ; )
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Hate to intrude on the debate about who "she" sounds like, and I know it's been said before, but HIS name is Rey Villalobos.
Posted 10 years ago by Ngoziman    [ Reply ]
Is this song sad or is it happy? It depends on your mood I guess. Anyway, it's always great to hear it. You could play it more often, Radio Paradise :)
Posted 10 years ago by a2sibiu    [ Reply ]
The comparison is extremely superficial.
i love this artist.    
so GFY  
Posted 11 years ago by ccjemmett    [ Reply ]
Great singer!!!...
No, just kidding.{#Nyah}
Posted 11 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:

I too am extremely perplexed as to why people say this. To me, the singer sounds NOTHING like Ms. Hynde. I like the tune too Sasha2001.

 
She has a lazy nasal delivery that is reminiscent of Chrissy. But nothing like as close as Florence.
Posted 11 years ago by Sweet_Virginia    [ Reply ]
 Sasha2001 wrote:
I both like this tune and am wondering why folks think she sounds like Chrissie Hynde?
 
I too am extremely perplexed as to why people say this. To me, the singer sounds NOTHING like Ms. Hynde. I like the tune too Sasha2001.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
I can hear a little Chrissie Hynde and Aimee Mann.
Posted 12 years ago by jen3005545    [ Reply ]
I both like this tune and am wondering why folks think she sounds like Chrissie Hynde?
Posted 12 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
 terrapin52 wrote:
Boring.  It really makes me wonder why they even bother.
 
The same could be said for a great many comments. 
 
Posted 12 years ago by riverhead    [ Reply ]
 {#Wink}Stingray wrote:
I always wonder how certain bands are able to produce songs
without any, just any meldody!

This one is a perfect example! If I could I gave it a "sero".
JUST TERRIBLE! 
 
Go'on give it a sero...... after all, it has no meldody  I knew a girl named Meldody once. She was very melodic. She was fine too.  {#Confused}

Posted 12 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
 TJS wrote:
I totally thought this was the Pretenders.  I had to look.  Love it!
 

Wondering where you —- and a few others here - got that from. 

Sounds nothing like anything the Pretenders have ever recorded.
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Not my style, maybe I just don't get it...
Posted 12 years ago by mrlayance    [ Reply ]
great stuff but very disappointing not to be able to buy this on vinyl.

well, one more record i won't be spending money on because of the ignorance
of the good old vinyl.


Posted 12 years ago by Delboy77    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Chrissie Hynde called, she wants her voice back!
 
Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld called - they want people to stop using variants of their 15-year-old line, especially when those variants don't seem particularly accurate, but I guess everyone hears different things in singers' voices.
By the way, the singer in this band is of the male gender.



Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
I don't get why so many folks think this is Chrissy Hynde.
Posted 13 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
I always wonder how certain bands are able to produce songs
without any, just any meldody!

This one is a perfect example! If I could I gave it a "sero".
JUST TERRIBLE! 
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Boring.  It really makes me wonder why they even bother.
Posted 13 years ago by terrapin52    [ Reply ]
 ssg wrote:
Changed my 9 to 10.
 
There ya go.
Posted 13 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
So awesome!
Posted 13 years ago by Clockworkpersona    [ Reply ]
 ssg wrote:
Changed my 9 to 10.
 
A wise choice !
Posted 13 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
HORRIBLE!!!
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Changed my 9 to 10.
Posted 13 years ago by ssg    [ Reply ]
 debobasu wrote:
I was all, wow another female singer I like, then I was like, oh noes...
 
hahaha! right you are!
Makes you feel kinda weird, no?
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
...I need to stop looking at these listener comments...
I didn't read yours.

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Think these guys were listening to the beginning of Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah"?  Guitar tone sends me there...  They have a nice sound.
Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
 djengs wrote:


Might want to wantch out for the plank, matey.
 
Hahaha! Good one.
Posted 13 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
 drews wrote:
She be a siren and I be a sailing boat riding her rocks...hmmm nice 
 

Might want to wantch out for the plank, matey.
Posted 13 years ago by djengs    [ Reply ]
I was all, wow another female singer I like, then I was like, oh noes...
Posted 14 years ago by debobasu    [ Reply ]
TEEEEEEEEEEEERRIBLE SONG!!!!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 drews wrote:
She be a siren and I be a sailing boat riding her rocks...hmmm nice 
 

hehehe..., funny!

Seems the Brits on this board are the most funny!
No wonder!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
She be a siren and I be a sailing boat riding her rocks...hmmm nice 
Posted 14 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
I wish my voice was that beautiful {#Daisy}
Posted 14 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
The sound of vocals in this reminds me of Lennon's "#9 Dream" a little bit.

Posted 14 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
There is not much to this song that appeals to me. Just saying.
Posted 14 years ago by ugly    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Sloan.
Posted 14 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Chrissie Hynde called, she wants her voice back!
 

What the what?! This isn't even remotly similar {#Rolleyes}
Posted 14 years ago by rtwingo    [ Reply ]
Chrissie Hynde called, she wants her voice back!
Posted 15 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
 stevematic wrote:
love the vocalist; reminds me of chrissie hynde
 

the one with the beard? {#Roflol}

Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Supertramp echoings? {#Ask}
Posted 15 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
 TJS wrote:
I totally thought this was the Pretenders.  I had to look.  Love it!
 
same here!

Posted 15 years ago by dorbach    [ Reply ]
Opening notes...insta-Led Zepplin, then after that, it's not as good, but decent.

Posted 15 years ago by Jared    [ Reply ]
Is this why I don't live in CA?!
Posted 15 years ago by paulpaar    [ Reply ]
Rey Villalobos, the singer/songwriter for Coral Sea, is a man. Pity a number of folks below seem to have a problem with that. This song is beautiful. Another group like Silversun Pickups in a very nice trend started earlier by Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips. Thanks, RP, for playing it so often. I'd love to hear more from this album.
Posted 15 years ago by isayhoomhom    [ Reply ]
I totally thought this was the Pretenders.  I had to look.  Love it!
Posted 15 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
love the vocalist; reminds me of chrissie hynde
Posted 15 years ago by stevematic    [ Reply ]
This is grrrreat. What a lovely voice.
Posted 15 years ago by lawman    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
I like the song. I need to stop looking at these listener comments for this track, though...
 
Totally agreed.

Posted 15 years ago by annersjen    [ Reply ]
tanyhon wrote:
I thought this was The Pretenders! Does anyone else hear Crissie Hynde?



Glad I wasn't the only one to think that. I'm a serious Pretenders nut, and at first, I thought "What? I've never heard this song before."
Well, I figured out it wasn't, even before seeing the "Now Playing". Still, quite a resemblance, and enjoyable. Jeez, Chrissie just sends me over the edge...


Posted 15 years ago by all_ears    [ Reply ]
I like the song. I need to stop looking at these listener comments for this track, though...
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 sharkey wrote:

What the hell is a gayish sounding male & what the hell does it have to do with this singer. Enjoy or shut up.
 
i second that

Posted 15 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
It's really annoying me {#Beat}
Posted 15 years ago by martindi    [ Reply ]
i keep thinkin' that i am going to hear Bryan Setzer with the first couple of notes of the guitar...
Posted 15 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
 ercasul wrote:
it starts out sounding like Chrissie Hynde covering Radiohead
 
Spot-on! {#Clap}

Posted 15 years ago by sub-arctic    [ Reply ]
Love this.  Although TBH I can hear about 3 other artists in there - it starts out sounding like Chrissie Hynde covering Radiohead, then the chorus is really reminiscent of an NZ band called Goldenhorse.    But still lovely.

Great playlist, this one. 
Posted 15 years ago by ercasul    [ Reply ]
 k_trout wrote:

dude
i really do not care one way or another whether you like the song or not
but to make a statement such as "a man I guess, but probably not from the local football team"
and then use the term "redneck from texas" to reply to my comment, and then to hide behind "not slavishly following masculine stereotypes" in  using negative,  belittling statements to promote your supposed superiority is laughable.
bark bark bark
rock on
dude
{#Cowboy}
 
Hmmm ... Looks like you got me wrong right from the start, and things are not improving.
Too difficult to sort it out. Only that much: I dont feel superior to anybody. And communication via the web
is always a tricky thing.
Have a nice one!

Posted 16 years ago by Baum74    [ Reply ]
This song gets better with each listen.
Posted 16 years ago by fauxhawk    [ Reply ]
 Baum74 wrote:

Perls of wisdom!
Exactly, you got it!
Plus: Not slavishly following masculine stereotypes
often takes more guts than just barking along ...

 
dude
i really do not care one way or another whether you like the song or not
but to make a statement such as "a man I guess, but probably not from the local football team"
and then use the term "redneck from texas" to reply to my comment, and then to hide behind "not slavishly following masculine stereotypes" in  using negative,  belittling statements to promote your supposed superiority is laughable.
bark bark bark
rock on
dude
{#Cowboy}


Posted 16 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
 elxibalba wrote:
Not all gay men are girly, nor are all girly men gay.
 
Perls of wisdom!
Exactly, you got it!
Plus: Not slavishly following masculine stereotypes
often takes more guts than just barking along ...

Posted 16 years ago by Baum74    [ Reply ]
sporkster
(New York, NY)
Posted: Oct 04, 2008 - 07:45 < Reply >
 tanyhon wrote: I thought this was The Pretenders! Does anyone else hear Crissie Hynde?

 

Totally!!  I was thinking the exact same thing.  But this is a dude singing?  Weird.  Sounds like a woman.

What's going on here...a little Wendy (nee: Walter) Carlos action?

Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Not all gay men are girly, nor are all girly men gay.
Posted 16 years ago by elxibalba    [ Reply ]
 k_trout wrote:

i guess that would be a girly man, in your vernacular?
{#Cowboy}
 
No, I am not a redneck from Texas.
And no problems with men not joining the local football team.
But in this case I just dont like the singing!


Posted 16 years ago by Baum74    [ Reply ]
 Baum74 wrote:
Hmmm ...
Sounds a bit like Placebo covering a (soft) Smashing Pumpkins song.
Don't really like the singing (a man I guess, but probably not from the local football team)
 
i guess that would be a girly man, in your vernacular?
{#Cowboy}


Posted 16 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
 morgsy67 wrote:
Aimee Mann if she was making good music today
 

Aimee still kills it.  Have you seen her lately? 

And this sounds nothing like her — vocally or musically.

{#Rolleyes}

Posted 16 years ago by coffee-eyes    [ Reply ]
Hmmm ...
Sounds a bit like Placebo covering a (soft) Smashing Pumpkins song.
Don't really like the singing (a man I guess, but probably not from the local football team)
Posted 16 years ago by Baum74    [ Reply ]
 jgeyer wrote:
I'm unclear, is this a woman?
 
Does it matter? It's smooth and lovely on the ear.

Posted 16 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
I'm unclear, is this a woman?
Posted 16 years ago by jgeyer    [ Reply ]
{#Clap}
Posted 16 years ago by spiritual76    [ Reply ]
 tanyhon wrote:
I thought this was The Pretenders! Does anyone else hear Crissie Hynde?

 

Totally!!  I was thinking the exact same thing.  But this is a dude singing?  Weird.  Sounds like a woman.
Posted 16 years ago by sporkster    [ Reply ]
I thought this was The Pretenders! Does anyone else hear Crissie Hynde?

Posted 16 years ago by tanyhon    [ Reply ]
 sharkey wrote:

Grow up bitch

 

And this is a mature comment because??
Posted 16 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
macadavy wrote:
Sheesh! I can understand skittishness regarding castrati - but what you macho males got against countertenors? (click here)


Shhh.... macho closeted homosexual guys have an anxiety tantrum whenever they hear anything they remotely associate with gays... high singing voices, sensitivity, understanding, caring, knowing how to cook, heck even nice shoes... Don't say the word countertenor, it might raise macho closeted guys' blood pressure.

It's ok macho closeted guys, we understand that you are secretely bi or gay, and don't worry, we can't see you in your room when you secretely pull out your gay porn videos. Us straight guys who are completely secure about our sexuality don't have any anxiety when we hear a male singer with a high voice or anything else that triggers you closeted boys. In fact, us straight guys who are completely secure about our sexuality really don't care if you're gay or anyone else is.


Posted 16 years ago by andrewimft    [ Reply ]
oceansoul63 wrote:
A very nice song. I was disappointed to find that the singer was male, though. I had been thinking it was a very cool direction for a female songwriter to go in. Oh well, either way, it's a good song.
Grow up bitch
Posted 16 years ago by sharkey    [ Reply ]
crazy wrote:
yeah, what's with the gayish sounding male singers lately?
Grow up.
Posted 16 years ago by sharkey    [ Reply ]
crazy wrote:
yeah, what's with the gayish sounding male singers lately?
What the hell is a gayish sounding male & what the hell does it have to do with this singer. Enjoy or shut up.
Posted 16 years ago by sharkey    [ Reply ]
coloradojohn wrote:
Hey I'll second that -- but before it sounded like Cracker it sounded like all sorts of wild things...and then near the end it sounded like something else again entirely...and it's the second time I've heard it, and the second time I thought the same thing... Anyhow, some amazing stuff! good Lord how it just keeps right on coming hmmm this and then Nick H and that sexy-breathy Goldfrappy gal wow I love how it seems so logically trippy the way these songs all flow together; great after-a-bath sparking the pipe and having a cold-one while planning the summer trip back to Boulder and new life in Peru-musing tunes, Bill, thanks!
Like my Dad used to say, "You have Diarrhea of the mouth!"
Posted 16 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
deepwoodskev wrote:
Before the singer started up, I thought this was Cracker.
Hey I'll second that — but before it sounded like Cracker it sounded like all sorts of wild things...and then near the end it sounded like something else again entirely...and it's the second time I've heard it, and the second time I thought the same thing...
Anyhow, some amazing stuff! good Lord how it just keeps right on coming hmmm this and then Nick H and that sexy-breathy Goldfrappy gal wow I love how it seems so logically trippy the way these songs all flow together — thanks!

Posted 16 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
now, how to differentiate this from Keane or Coldplay or...... why bother. just let it play as background to show off my "good taste"
Posted 16 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
agbar713 wrote:
I think it's a rise in the gay recruitment. They've been trying to get me, and I must admit that they do offer a nice retirement package. They also get cool uniforms consisting of tighter than normal clothing, and shoes, lots and lots of shoes. You should visit their headquarters in New York. They make an Apple-Tini that will knock your socks off , that is if you're wearing any. Most of the guys there have a foot fetish so socks are usually the first things to go.
Posted 16 years ago by justin_thyme    [ Reply ]
crazy wrote:
yeah, what's with the gayish sounding male singers lately?
I think it's a rise in the gay recruitment. They've been trying to get me, and I must admit that they do offer a nice retirement package. They also get cool uniforms consisting of tighter than normal clothing, and shoes, lots and lots of shoes. You should visit their headquarters in New York. They make an Apple-Tini that will knock your socks off , that is if you're wearing any. Most of the guys there have a foot fetish so socks are usually the first things to go.
Posted 16 years ago by agbar713    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of early Radiohead. I like this. Is the rest of the album good?
Posted 16 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
AphidA wrote:
Definitely Hyndesque ... but apparently a wee bit tranny. Is there a (new) male-falsetto movement afoot in rock and roll?
Sheesh! I can understand skittishness regarding castrati - but what you macho males got against countertenors? (click here)
Posted 16 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
A very nice song. I was disappointed to find that the singer was male, though. I had been thinking it was a very cool direction for a female songwriter to go in. Oh well, either way, it's a good song.
Posted 16 years ago by oceansoul63    [ Reply ]