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The Waifs — Beautiful You
Album: Beautiful You
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7.1

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Total ratings: 2472









Released: 2015
Length: 4:31
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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You're walking around in a haze
After gambling with your life for hours
Just like you did yesterday
And the years before when we tried to put your chains on

Beautiful You,
You got caught up in a web of trying
Something fun and new
That no longer keeps you high and flying
You gotta change
Change the road you have been taking
Take a look at your face
Your life is broke and your hands are shaking
Beautiful you changed so long ago now we don't know ya
And you know its true
I'll keep open the doors that you slam behind ya
If looks could kill
You woulda killed me a thousand times over
But your deadly aim
Was to turn away and not look over your shoulder

You gotta change
Change the road you have been taking
Take a look at your face
Your life is broke and your hands are shaking

Beautiful you
You're the only one left in the trenches
Beautiful you
lay down your weapons and surrender

Cos you've gotta change
Change the road you have been taking
Take a look at your face
Your life is broke and your hands are shaking

In basement rooms where the
Coffee's bad there mingles a people
who talk about it too
All having shared in the common peril

Beautiful you
Lay down your weapons and surrender
Beautiful you
Lay down your weapons and surrender
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 dougalbumski wrote:


Probably a Ram, but nice try.


The one who suicided when Chris Montez sang "There'll never be another ewe"?
Posted 2 months ago by MildGeorge    [ Reply ]
OK, we have The Waifs, and Half Waif... anyone else out there want to start a Waif band?
Posted 4 months ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

Nice! I thought this might be something new from KT Tunstall for a sec... Reminds me of Lucinda Williams, Jesse Sykes, Margo T, too.



Good company in every respect. 
Posted 9 months ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
 DaveInSaoMiguel wrote:


Beautiful Ewe?


Probably a Ram, but nice try.
Posted 1 year ago by dougalbumski    [ Reply ]
 DaveInSaoMiguel wrote:

Baa-ram-ewe?


Posted 1 year ago by rezadent    [ Reply ]
 Pjesnik wrote:

Every time I hear a band from Australia playing on RP, I wonder why there are no Triffids here also.  




There 're on a day trip to Burma.
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear a band from Australia playing on RP, I wonder why there are no Triffids here also.  
Posted 2 years ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:


Beautiful Ewe?


Looks like a ram to me
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this sultry, wonderfully sexy song, I long for Oz, surely one of the most interesting, beautiful, and intriguing places I've seen so far...
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Another absolutely brilliant musical talent to emerge from Oz... Love their distinctive sound!
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:




Beautiful Ewe?

That's a ram
 

Posted 4 years ago by Johnny_Alpha    [ Reply ]
 paulmcnett wrote:
Definitely don't miss seeing this band live, I've been following for them for years, they are real, they are tight, they love their art and each other (sisters) and they are basically beautiful people inside and out. Last time Josh the guitarist even let my 3 year-old do some finger picking when he came and mingled with the crowd in between sets.
 
Just to clarify, I too have seen them more than a few times and would recommend that you not miss the opportunity to see them live.
Posted 4 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 mattenuttall wrote:

Fur? Horns? Doh! I stand corrected! I'm not  particularly intimate with sheep....
 
And we applaud ewe for that!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Heroin sucks
Posted 4 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
 zedwhytheexwarrior wrote:
Thank you, thank you, thank you RP! I had never heard the Waifs until tonight sitting in isolation waiting out COVID 19. I now feel wholer! Gives me hope when I discover beautiful things that I did not know about.  BGW
 

I've found that even though their songs are often sad, they cheer me up too. Funny that. Sweet and sour I guess....
Posted 4 years ago by jamesallen    [ Reply ]
Thank you, thank you, thank you RP! I had never heard the Waifs until tonight sitting in isolation waiting out COVID 19. I now feel wholer! Gives me hope when I discover beautiful things that I did not know about.  BGW
Posted 4 years ago by zedwhytheexwarrior    [ Reply ]
 SmackDaddy wrote:

Fur? Try wool. And that's irrelevant. Those horns though, tell the story.
 
Fur? Horns? Doh! I stand corrected! I'm not  particularly intimate with sheep....
Posted 4 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
 paulmcnett wrote:
Definitely ... love their art and each other (sisters) and they are basically beautiful people inside and out...
 
Does seem to be heart felt intimate messages to one another from the rooms....
Posted 4 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
One little problem--pretty certain this is a ram! Beautiful ram doesn't work:)  DaveInVA wrote:




Beautiful Ewe?


 

Posted 5 years ago by laurieoc53    [ Reply ]
 mattenuttall wrote:


I'm no expert. There is a lot of fur. Could this in fact be a beautiful ram?
 
Fur? Try wool. And that's irrelevant. Those horns though, tell the story.
Posted 5 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 MountainMike37 wrote:
 DaveInVA wrote:




Beautiful Ewe?


 VERY FUNNY!
Great  sense of humor!
 

I'm no expert. There is a lot of fur. Could this in fact be a beautiful ram?
Posted 5 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:




Beautiful Ewe?


 VERY FUNNY!
Great  sense of humor!
Posted 5 years ago by MountainMike37    [ Reply ]
This song is played daily, not 3 times in the past 30 days.
Posted 5 years ago by bb_931    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:




Beautiful Ewe?
 
Why ewe, I oughta . . . 
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
No man, it's a beautiful U


 

DaveInVA wrote:




Beautiful Ewe?


 
Posted 5 years ago by izycrzy    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:




Beautiful Ewe?


 perfect !

Posted 5 years ago by intralune    [ Reply ]
I believe that might be a brilliant piece of music from the time it was made. I love it.      
Posted 6 years ago by pburrow328    [ Reply ]
 haresfur wrote:

I don't think they have left their bogan youth totally behind.
 
No one is wearing a check pattern shirt .... REAL bogans have the shirts AND the Uggies
Posted 6 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
 Solanus wrote:

Definitely has an Amy & Emily feel to it
  Yes, I hear that too.

Posted 6 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
 VV wrote:
Waaayyyyy overplayed. Liked it more before... now it's grating on me a bit.
 

Waaayyyyy overstated

The new RP  statistic
Plays (last 30 days): 3
exposes wankers  like you

30 days = 43200 minutes
divide by 4 (minutes per song) = 10800 songs per month
Thus, 3 plays out of 10800 = 0.028%

You are grating on me - more than a bit


Posted 6 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
 DocStrangelove wrote:
hipsters and tea steepers
 
That's a new one on me.
Posted 6 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 MJMJ wrote:

Sounds more Indigo to me

 
Definitely has an Amy & Emily feel to it
Posted 6 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
Beautiful Waifs song on a rainy winter sunday    : )
Posted 6 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 DocStrangelove wrote:
hipsters and tea steepers do make nice music!

 
I don't think they have left their bogan youth totally behind.
Posted 6 years ago by haresfur    [ Reply ]
 deepwoodskev wrote:
Purple Waifs. Purple Waifs.

 
Sounds more Indigo to me
Posted 6 years ago by MJMJ    [ Reply ]
 VV wrote:
Waaayyyyy overplayed. Liked it more before... now it's grating on me a bit.

 
Congratulations on the first overplayed comment for this track Veev. Someone is bound to say it by the first time I hear a track on RP.
Posted 7 years ago by haresfur    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

HAHAHA!!! Is this supposed to be an Australian joke? Actually, the sheep to human numbers in both NZ and AU have dropped over the last decade; only 7:1 in NZ and 3:1 in AU. 

*EDIT* As of 6/21/17 (Summer's first day in the northern hemisphere) I'm rating this track an 8.  I think I've gone from 6 to 7 already, and well I just find that every time I hear this one it's stuck in my head for awhile.   LONG LIVE RP!

*2nd Edit* 9 rating now.  Love how delicate the lead vocal is, esp. near the end of the track. The message or theme of the song is classic and well done. My wife even liked it a lot, which by itself counts for a +1 LLRP!!

 
As Jason Mraz would say, "It's all about the wordplay."
Posted 7 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
Definitely don't miss seeing this band live, I've been following for them for years, they are real, they are tight, they love their art and each other (sisters) and they are basically beautiful people inside and out. Last time Josh the guitarist even let my 3 year-old do some finger picking when he came and mingled with the crowd in between sets.
Posted 7 years ago by paulmcnett    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:



Beautiful Ewe?



 
HAHAHA!!! Is this supposed to be an Australian joke? Actually, the sheep to human numbers in both NZ and AU have dropped over the last decade; only 7:1 in NZ and 3:1 in AU. 

*EDIT* As of 6/21/17 (Summer's first day in the northern hemisphere) I'm rating this track an 8.  I think I've gone from 6 to 7 already, and well I just find that every time I hear this one it's stuck in my head for awhile.   LONG LIVE RP!

*2nd Edit* 9 rating now.  Love how delicate the lead vocal is, esp. near the end of the track. The message or theme of the song is classic and well done. My wife even liked it a lot, which by itself counts for a +1 LLRP!!
Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Waaayyyyy overplayed. Liked it more before... now it's grating on me a bit.
Posted 7 years ago by VV    [ Reply ]
Funny!

 DaveInVA wrote:



Beautiful Ewe?



 


Posted 7 years ago by 200807260916    [ Reply ]



Beautiful Ewe?


Posted 7 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Beautiful me. {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 7 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Nice.  My ears approve.  Not that the Waifs know that, of course.  Happy New Year, everyone xxx
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Nice! I thought this might be something new from KT Tunstall for a sec... Reminds me of Lucinda Williams, Jesse Sykes, Margo T, too.
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Pretty odd responses to this one.

I like them & the song.
Posted 8 years ago by number7    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
Sounds a bit like the Cowboy Junkies with a younger Marianne Faithfull singing...

 
That's a damn fine call
Posted 8 years ago by NorthernLad    [ Reply ]
I thought the Indigo Girls had mellowed out a little. Surprise!
Posted 8 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit like the Cowboy Junkies with a younger Marianne Faithfull singing...
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
The singer sounds a little like Marianne Faithful. Cool song. Now that I hear it not playing over Purple Rain.
Posted 8 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
or maybe conflicts between the regular and beta players…
Posted 8 years ago by MiloD    [ Reply ]
it must be a mash, a bad one at that!
Posted 8 years ago by MiloD    [ Reply ]
technical difficuties this morning
Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Purple Waifs. Purple Waifs.
Posted 8 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Hey, these guys sound a lot like Prince.  {#Ask}
Posted 8 years ago by SynapseRider    [ Reply ]
Somebody crossed the streams. I hate it when that happens.
Posted 8 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]