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Collective Soul — Shine
Album: Hints, Allegations, & Things Left Unsaid
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Released: 1994
Length: 5:04
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Give me a word, give me a sign
Show me where to look
Tell me what will I find?
What will I find?

Lay me on the ground - Or fly me in the sky
Show me where to look,
Tell me what will I find?
What will I find?

(Yeah)
(Yeah)
(Yeah)
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down

Love is in the water - Love is in the air
Show me where to look,
Tell me will love be there?
Will love be there?

Teach me how to speak
Teach me how to share
Teach me where to go,
Tell me will love be there?
Love be there?

(Yeah)
(Yeah)
(Yeah)
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down

Give me a word, give me a sign
Show me where to look
Tell me what will I find?
What will I find?

Lay me on the ground - Or fly me in the sky
Show me where to look,
Tell me what will I find?
What will I find?

(Yeah)
(Yeah)
(Yeah)
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down
Whoa, heaven let your light shine down

I'm gonna let it shine
I'm gonna let it shine
Heaven, let your light shine on me
Oh, yeah, yeah
Heaven, let your light shine on me
(Shine) Shine on me, yeah
(Shine) C'mon and shine
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 sfyi2001 wrote:


COLLECTIVE SOUL opened for Keith Richards and the Expensive Winos at the Paramount in Seattle, January 1993, almost 30 years ago, wow.
Really good show.
There was a strong Collective Soul contingent - Very enthusiastic - loved the band's Southern brand of Grunge Rock.
Keith was great too.








nice venue! when i saw the xpensive winos, soul asylum was the opener. same year in pittsburgh, pa. interesting!
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Still love it ❤️

Some tracks just kinda disappear, you don't enjoy them anymore, they don't seem to have that feeling about them anymore, but this sounds as good as it did 'back then'.  That guitar starts and I'm back  😎

Thanks guys.
Posted 1 year ago by Dapps    [ Reply ]


COLLECTIVE SOUL opened for Keith Richards and the Expensive Winos at the Paramount in Seattle, January 1993, almost 30 years ago, wow.
Really good show.
There was a strong Collective Soul contingent - Very enthusiastic - loved the band's Southern brand of Grunge Rock.
Keith was great too.






Posted 2 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
If you turned on the alternative radio station in 1996-1997, the odds were pretty good this song would come up within half an hour.  It was a staple of radio airplay in those years.
 
Apparently the song was recorded in late 1992 and released March 1993, but I really don't recall hearing it at all until 1995 or so.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Great rendition of a great song......yeah
Posted 2 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
 Typesbad wrote:

I like the Dolly Parton version.  
No, seriously, I do.



I also like Dolly Parton's version. 
Which does not make me like this any less. 
Posted 2 years ago by daiv    [ Reply ]
I’ve got to admit I like the Dolly Parton version better.
Posted 2 years ago by Pez    [ Reply ]
 Sofa_King wrote:
I can't listen to this song without thinking about this bird version every time
There's one with a cat meowing, too
thanks so much for a very silly moment to start the day!

Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
I kinda feel guilty for liking this so much. It’s rather formulaic… but they do it so well! And those crunchy 90s guitars as Bill says - it’s just too much fun. I find myself singing along. Gotta learn this one. So from me a 9 - just for the joy of it!
Posted 2 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
This song seriously rocks. I especially love the cranked guitar chords followed by the distant 'Yeah' at exactly the right moment. Brilliant.
Posted 2 years ago by talexb    [ Reply ]
 sjccroquet wrote:

... which means that 25 light-years from Earth it is overplayed right now.


if it moved just one neutrino, it was worth it.
Posted 2 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by campagnolo4me    [ Reply ]
I can't listen to this song without thinking about this bird version every time
There's one with a cat meowing, too
Posted 3 years ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Well, I guess it was overplayed on the radio 25 years ago.


But the overplayed groove is still etched in this brain, too. Not bad. Very nostalgic for what life was like at the time.
Posted 3 years ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]
Sometimes you just enjoy a basic rock and roll groove that is fun and doesn’t ask you to think too much. It would be a hoot to play this. Power chords yeah!
Posted 3 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
 Ok_Sobriquet wrote:

Catchy guitar riffs but after that all you say is this song is better as a hymn than as a rock song.
So be it.



Oh , Maybe that's why I love it!

Not sure how our congregation would react. LOL

Especially that riff screaming through the huge Bose speakers we have.  
Posted 3 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
I always was impressed with this band.  The guitar work on this song is really interesting.  Far better than 95% of the grunge that was shoved down our throats in the mid 1990s.  
Posted 3 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]


Proclivities wrote:

Well, I guess it was overplayed on the radio 25 years ago.

 sjccroquet wrote:

... which means that 25 light-years from Earth it is overplayed right now.


Which means we're probably gonna hear people whining about it being overplayed out there 25 years from now
Posted 3 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

I've seen these guys twice. and consider it a bona-fide blessing that they get played on RP; they are truly special!



They are truly special live! Glad to share the stoke!!
Posted 3 years ago by ahenwood    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Well, I guess it was overplayed on the radio 25 years ago.


Sweet mother of pearl don't do that to me!! 
Posted 3 years ago by Laurelai    [ Reply ]
Catchy guitar riffs but after that all you say is this song is better as a hymn than as a rock song.
So be it.
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Well, I guess it was overplayed on the radio 25 years ago.
 
... which means that 25 light-years from Earth it is overplayed right now.
Posted 4 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
Just another Whitney Houston ripping off a Dolly Parton song!
Posted 4 years ago by tcseeley    [ Reply ]
 Typesbad wrote:
I like the Dolly Parton version.  
No, seriously, I do.
 

Posted 4 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 bitbanger wrote:

They were kind of stealth super star band. They had about 5 or 6 top 20 US albums and a bunch of them that went gold or platinum. Pretty impressive, just never became a household name.
 
They got lost in the Sea of Grunge that was the mid-90's, and had the unfortunate reality of existing at the same time as Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Nirvana (more or less). A "Very Good" band that was making its way amongst Hall-of-Famers.

Kind of like Penny Hardaway having to play at the same time as Jordan, Pippen, Robinson, Malone, Stockton, Olajuwon, and Ewing.
Posted 4 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
I am deeply amused by how different the lyrics are in text from the way that are in the song. 
Yeah. 
FWIW, their concert with Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra ... Makes Me Happy. Find on YouTube. 
Posted 4 years ago by daiv    [ Reply ]
 Piranga wrote:
One of those bands that had some absolutely amazing tunes, like this one, but never really made the big time. Why is that?
 
They were kind of stealth super star band. They had about 5 or 6 top 20 US albums and a bunch of them that went gold or platinum. Pretty impressive, just never became a household name.
Posted 4 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
Hahaha! Bill says "A crunchy little nugget".
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
One of those bands that had some absolutely amazing tunes, like this one, but never really made the big time. Why is that?
Posted 4 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
FFS Bill - please play something crappy....!

Just added another 3 artists to my cheeck-out and buy list
Posted 5 years ago by meanderer    [ Reply ]
Oh Hell Yes


Oh and when live I saw no drum machine present

Collective soul
Counting Crows
Live

Very Nice show. Frederick Md 2007
Posted 5 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
 Raechel wrote:

Love!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czirN42RKFY
 
Nice share, and somewhere along the line, BillG's added it to the mix, much to my ears' enjoyment!

Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 Raechel wrote:

Love!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czirN42RKFY
 Not bad, but I  love this .




Posted 5 years ago by danw64    [ Reply ]
 dischuckin wrote:
i love this album. it never fails to pick me up. but this song was overplayed on the radio
 
Well, I guess it was overplayed on the radio 25 years ago.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
i love this album. it never fails to pick me up. but this song was overplayed on the radio
Posted 6 years ago by dischuckin    [ Reply ]
All good but the Drum Machine!
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 Raechel wrote:

Love!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czirN42RKFY

 
Dolly does it pretty well! 
Posted 7 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:
Context changes ratings, for instance I'd give this song a 6 except that it reminds me of my senior year of high school, and those fond memories bumps this up to an 8 for me.

Dolly Parton does this? That I've got to hear! 
 
Love!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czirN42RKFY
Posted 7 years ago by Raechel    [ Reply ]
I've seen these guys twice. and consider it a bona-fide blessing that they get played on RP; they are truly special!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Context changes ratings, for instance I'd give this song a 6 except that it reminds me of my senior year of high school, and those fond memories bumps this up to an 8 for me.

Dolly Parton does this? That I've got to hear! 
Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
This song is a milestone in my life.... wonderful group!
 
Posted 7 years ago by Amaya_Stone    [ Reply ]
 adib wrote:
Half of me is thinking "standard", "formulaic" - would be about a 5...
But then the grungy guitar kicks in, and it's an 8!  {#Bananajam}

The cliched/repetitive elements (especially towards the end) drop it back to a 7, but still pretty good.

 
It's an "8" for me. 
Posted 8 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]

Saw Keith Richards at the Paramount in Seattle, January 1993.
Collective Soul opened up. Great Show. 
Posted 8 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Cool man!
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Half of me is thinking "standard", "formulaic" - would be about a 5...
But then the grungy guitar kicks in, and it's an 8!  {#Bananajam}

The cliched/repetitive elements (especially towards the end) drop it back to a 7, but still pretty good.
Posted 8 years ago by adib    [ Reply ]
 Typesbad wrote:
I like the Dolly Parton version.  
No, seriously, I do.

 
I can't hear this anymore without thinking of her cover. Not that that's a bad thing. I like both!
Posted 8 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Crunchy says Bill. 
I remember playing this album every Friday night for several months back in the late 90s in a bit of a social routine. I moved away, but those friends and I recently reunited at a Collective Soul concert in New Hampshire. It's good to hear them once in a while, and I look forward to catching up with those people again in another while. 
Posted 8 years ago by blackdogsailing    [ Reply ]
 Typesbad wrote:
I like the Dolly Parton version.  
No, seriously, I do.

 
Well, that cover is on the RP playlist, and although this is not a Dolly Parton fan board, I highly recommend her cover of Billy Joel's "Traveling Prayer" from The Grass is Blue.
Posted 8 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
I like the Dolly Parton version.  
No, seriously, I do.
Posted 9 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
GAAAAARBAAAGE
Posted 9 years ago by Shmelo    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
If you're only going to watch one six-second version of this song, this is the one to watch:

https://vine.co/v/Og7QDjdB6l3

Who knew a woodcock was so musical?

 
That was a funny video!
Kudos to you, for working the word woodcock into a pertinent musical comment. Well done!
Posted 9 years ago by Lindo525    [ Reply ]
Damn that song rocks.
Posted 9 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
If you're only going to watch one six-second version of this song, this is the one to watch:

https://vine.co/v/Og7QDjdB6l3

Who knew a woodcock was so musical?
Posted 9 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
 laup wrote:

I agree , it's still on the fm rolling playlist

 
many of us do not listen to FM all that much and so appreciate Bill tossing this and a few others in here
Posted 9 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Great cover of this on Dolly Parton's Little Sparrow.
Posted 10 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Contrived and boring.
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 Isobel wrote:
I rate this as low as possible not because it's a bad song but because, dear god, haven't we heard it enough?? 

 
I agree , it's still on the fm rolling playlist
Posted 10 years ago by laup    [ Reply ]
Always loved this song, including the Dolly Parton version Bill plays some times. Also notable that this is the song that "Smashing Young Man" Billy Corgan thought sounded too much like Drown.
Posted 11 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
 Isobel wrote:
I rate this as low as possible not because it's a bad song but because, dear god, haven't we heard it enough?? 
 
Well, I for one have never heard this before. Its a, rocking, 8. 
Posted 11 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
 Isobel wrote:
I rate this as low as possible not because it's a bad song but because, dear god, haven't we heard it enough?? 
 
I rate it as low as possible because we've heard it way too much and because yes, it is a horrible song. The lead singer easily has one of the worst voices in recorded music, the lyrics are drivel, and the pace is boring. {#Stop}
Posted 11 years ago by grungepuppy    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:

Lovely anecdote. Thanks.
  Thanks for reming me why Mondays suck. Great story, Good writing and visualization, made feel as if I were there with you.


Posted 12 years ago by jktravl    [ Reply ]
thx Bill....good to rock alittle nn a a mid-Saturday  as  the snow flies past my window.
Posted 12 years ago by Larry_Rosenow    [ Reply ]
I rate this as low as possible not because it's a bad song but because, dear god, haven't we heard it enough?? 
Posted 12 years ago by Isobel    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:
Oh fantastic memories...

My grandparents used to have a little cabin by a river.  My best friend and I used to hang out there sometimes in the summer.  One weekend we spent the entire time listening to this album and Dr. Dre's Chronic back to back.  When one album would end, we'd switch the disk and play the other, again and again.  If we got bored, we walked the 1.5 miles down the road to a small store to get some munchies and drinks and walk back.  At night, we built a fire and just talked well into the night about girls, our lives, girls, school, girls, and sometimes even girls.  We had everything all worked out, too bad we forgot it all come Monday.

My grandparents sold that land back before my grandfather died.  Someday I'd like to have something like that to share with my (hypothetical at this point) kids and grandkids.  We had some great times there and I really miss the place and the friendship we had.   
 
Lovely anecdote. Thanks.
Posted 12 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
....... yeah
Posted 12 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
Malibu nights, tangerine dreams,
lalalala Lo-la.

Edit for more content: I first heard this song on the Woodstock 94 live album, and liked it way better than the single I heard later. It really benefits from a human drummer.
Posted 12 years ago by stahlwerk    [ Reply ]
The Buddhist band.{#Meditate}
Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 Gel is awesome, as is The World I know

lemmoth wrote:

They are actually a really solid live band with a number of really good tunes besides this.  I particularly like Gel, December and the World I Know.

 


Posted 12 years ago by jocelynsart    [ Reply ]
i'm not too churchy, but always thought this band rocked. big hook on this one.
Posted 12 years ago by musicology    [ Reply ]
one of my most favourite groups
Posted 12 years ago by jocelynsart    [ Reply ]
Too bad they didn't use a real drummer...but still, Yeah!
Posted 12 years ago by Rockit    [ Reply ]
Hints, Allegations, & Things Left Unsaid:

Ooops. I already said too much. :-) 
Posted 12 years ago by theralph    [ Reply ]
Yeah.
Posted 12 years ago by gvan    [ Reply ]
fit for purpose - thought guitar sounded like Smashing Pumpkins - like it anyway
Posted 12 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
I'd like to take this moment and thank Bill for developing the PSD button.
Posted 12 years ago by jsn65    [ Reply ]
this song is hugely underrated :/ YEAH
Posted 12 years ago by ranked1    [ Reply ]
quite nicely riffed for '94.


Posted 12 years ago by Nadine    [ Reply ]
Make it stop
Posted 12 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
YES!  Oh, YES!  Now and forever, Let It SHINE!  Heaven Let Your Light Shine Down...
—-YEAH!
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Oh fantastic memories...

My grandparents used to have a little cabin by a river.  My best friend and I used to hang out there sometimes in the summer.  One weekend we spent the entire time listening to this album and Dr. Dre's Chronic back to back.  When one album would end, we'd switch the disk and play the other, again and again.  If we got bored, we walked the 1.5 miles down the road to a small store to get some munchies and drinks and walk back.  At night, we built a fire and just talked well into the night about girls, our lives, girls, school, girls, and sometimes even girls.  We had everything all worked out, too bad we forgot it all come Monday.

My grandparents sold that land back before my grandfather died.  Someday I'd like to have something like that to share with my (hypothetical at this point) kids and grandkids.  We had some great times there and I really miss the place and the friendship we had.   
Posted 12 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
 marc1980 wrote:

Really solid live!!  I remember seeing them in Vancouver at UBC for Edgefest '97 along with Our Lady Peace, Tea Party, I Mother Earth, and Silverchair.
 
Wow, great lineup!  I would have loved to have been there.

Wait, no Skinny Puppy ? 
Posted 12 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
Great band.  Lots of good music over the years.  Distinctive sound and solid lyrics. (!yeah!)

Posted 12 years ago by George_Tirebiter    [ Reply ]
Love the guitar break — that's about 90 seconds too short. 
Posted 12 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Well, this certainly brings back memories.

Oh, and I also like the Dolly Parton cover.  Really interesting! 
Posted 12 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
I agree. But I haven't heard this version in a long time, and I think they do a great interpretation. Thumbs up for both Dolly and Collective Soul. 

 ronniegirl wrote:
I actually really like the Dolly Parton version.  Sheepish.
 


Posted 12 years ago by Majestic    [ Reply ]
I actually really like the Dolly Parton version.  Sheepish.
Posted 13 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:

They are actually a really solid live band with a number of really good tunes besides this.  I particularly like Gel, December and the World I Know.

 
Really solid live!!  I remember seeing them in Vancouver at UBC for Edgefest '97 along with Our Lady Peace, Tea Party, I Mother Earth, and Silverchair.

Posted 13 years ago by marc1980    [ Reply ]
 daveshel4 wrote:


They have a greatest hits CD?  I was just thinking about how this was one of the better one-hit wonders.  I didn't realize they had any other "hits."
 
They are actually a really solid live band with a number of really good tunes besides this.  I particularly like Gel, December and the World I Know.

Posted 13 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
This throws me back to 1994 to my great road trip around the US (20K miles in 3.5 months it was, I think). This song played constantly on the different radio stations along with the song from "the Lion King".
Posted 13 years ago by itaish    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


This song is soooo good for the ears...
 
RT - having a good time I hope?
 
Posted 13 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
 Decoy wrote:
song rarely played, here at least.  Looks to be a few years in between playing...or at least that is what is suggested by the song comments.  It could just not be noted, but I find that highly unlikely.  I am OK with hearing it, I like some of their other stuff.  Nice greatest Hits CD they have.
 

They have a greatest hits CD?  I was just thinking about how this was one of the better one-hit wonders.  I didn't realize they had any other "hits."
Posted 13 years ago by daveshel4    [ Reply ]
Shiny! WOOOT! Been a while!

Posted 13 years ago by tnt_thomas    [ Reply ]
This disk, as well as about $2k worth of other cds was stolen about 7 years ago.  I really miss this CD. 
Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
hahah, nice segue from that silly cover of Tomorrow Never Knows!  it is shining, indeed!
Posted 13 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Really diggin' this one . 7.
Posted 13 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:
Yeah!
 
I was always amused by how they repeatedly punch in that sound bite (or "sample") of the singer saying "yeah", at the breaks.  Good tune.


Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
song rarely played, here at least.  Looks to be a few years in between playing...or at least that is what is suggested by the song comments.  It could just not be noted, but I find that highly unlikely.  I am OK with hearing it, I like some of their other stuff.  Nice greatest Hits CD they have.
Posted 13 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
Yeah!
Posted 13 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
The song is good, but the production is lacking. There's a huge gap in the frequency content somewhere between 5kHz and 12kHz. This simulates the feeling of listening to music while having a severe cold, with clogged nose and ears. {#Fever}


Posted 16 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Some songs are good for turning up loud and playing air guitar to and were never meant to be erudite commentaries or musical masterpieces - this is one of them. Just fun to listen to (IMHO)
Posted 21 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
I think this song is underrated :)
Posted 21 years ago by qosforever    [ Reply ]
Sure, it\'s not a great song (I gave it a 7), but it\'s a great example of what a good garage band can do. I think that, as they\'ve developed Collective Soul developed a better and better sound, but there was less and less substance behind it. This song reminds me of when it was the other way around for them....
Posted 22 years ago by Blackjack    [ Reply ]
Posted 22 years ago by noladq    [ Reply ]
Good, but don\'t play it too frequently or the memories from the 15 times a day period in the mid 90s will come back.
Posted 22 years ago by chris    [ Reply ]
No, please! Get rid of this song ASAP...
Posted 22 years ago by Atrail    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by soulspin:
<---- what she said... this is just no good. plain and simple. no. good. :(
Posted 22 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
I think I\'d like to continue to put years between me and this tune, and even then, to hear it only once in a blue
Posted 22 years ago by Mot    [ Reply ]
Posted 22 years ago by soulspin    [ Reply ]
Can anyone else hear George Martin in this? Great tune.
Posted 22 years ago by birdland    [ Reply ]
I gotta find that acoustic version of this song and upload it. It\'s tres cool
Posted 22 years ago by Milo    [ Reply ]