Marcus Mumford — Stonecatcher (w/ Phoebe Bridgers)
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Who am I?
Rambling at my reflection in the rearview light
Following a stranger, praying for a fight
Or the strength to get back on my knees again
This light
Glowing neon in the corner of my mind
Burns and burns, but leaves no warmth behind
I kinda wish you'd just done it in the dark
Oh, my God, we're here again
It all slows down to lines in the sand
Will I give out
Only that which I myself was given once?
Where is all the mercy that was promised us?
Perhaps we ask too much
Coulda just as well been me
Brought before them head down in that midday heat
Only defined by my most heinous deed
Well, who would trace a finger through the dust?
Oh, my God, we're here again
It all slows down to lines in the sand
All we can hope is that we suffer well
When the cycle ends, when there's tales to tell
When it reaches me
Let me be a stone catcher, please
Oh, my God, we're here again
It all slows down to lines in the sand
Rambling at my reflection in the rearview light
Following a stranger, praying for a fight
Or the strength to get back on my knees again
This light
Glowing neon in the corner of my mind
Burns and burns, but leaves no warmth behind
I kinda wish you'd just done it in the dark
Oh, my God, we're here again
It all slows down to lines in the sand
Will I give out
Only that which I myself was given once?
Where is all the mercy that was promised us?
Perhaps we ask too much
Coulda just as well been me
Brought before them head down in that midday heat
Only defined by my most heinous deed
Well, who would trace a finger through the dust?
Oh, my God, we're here again
It all slows down to lines in the sand
All we can hope is that we suffer well
When the cycle ends, when there's tales to tell
When it reaches me
Let me be a stone catcher, please
Oh, my God, we're here again
It all slows down to lines in the sand
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Really cruel. Also tend to say STOP IT. Gave it a 1 because there's no 0.
When I started listening to this song I gave it 5, within a few minutes it became 1, extremely annoying 
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... Daisayah wrote:
"My toenails curl every time I have to listen to this wailing."
LOL.... and they say Germans have no sense of humor ?!
Ich höre RP weil mich der Mix aus den verschiedenen Genres anspricht. Es freut mich immer wieder Songs zu hören die mir bis dato völlig unbekannt waren.
Ich behaupte von mir keine musikalischen Scheuklappen zu tragen aber dieser Song bringt mich zur Verzweiflung.
Mir rollen sich die Fußnägel hoch wenn ich dieses Gejammer hören muss.
In mir entflammt augenblicklich der Wunsch aktiv Sterbehilfe zu leisten.
"MAKE IT STOP" ist der beste Kommentar der schon jemandem dazu eingefallen ist.
Hoffe das dieser Song bald für immer aus dem Repertoir verschwindet.
"My toenails curl every time I have to listen to this wailing."
LOL.... and they say Germans have no sense of humor ?!
I'm starting this off at a 7... don't understand all the hate
Always curious if it's from Ted Lasso when I hear a Mumford song.
I hate the Mumford and Sons tune with the banjo/Mandolin, but this is just beautiful.
Ich höre RP weil mich der Mix aus den verschiedenen Genres anspricht. Es freut mich immer wieder Songs zu hören die mir bis dato völlig unbekannt waren.
Ich behaupte von mir keine musikalischen Scheuklappen zu tragen aber dieser Song bringt mich zur Verzweiflung.
Mir rollen sich die Fußnägel hoch wenn ich dieses Gejammer hören muss.
In mir entflammt augenblicklich der Wunsch aktiv Sterbehilfe zu leisten.
"MAKE IT STOP" ist der beste Kommentar der schon jemandem dazu eingefallen ist.
Hoffe das dieser Song bald für immer aus dem Repertoir verschwindet.
Ich behaupte von mir keine musikalischen Scheuklappen zu tragen aber dieser Song bringt mich zur Verzweiflung.
Mir rollen sich die Fußnägel hoch wenn ich dieses Gejammer hören muss.
In mir entflammt augenblicklich der Wunsch aktiv Sterbehilfe zu leisten.
"MAKE IT STOP" ist der beste Kommentar der schon jemandem dazu eingefallen ist.
Hoffe das dieser Song bald für immer aus dem Repertoir verschwindet.
lily34 wrote:
Why i gave it a 10.
omg make it stop! PSD
Why i gave it a 10.
omg make it stop! PSD
Reminds me a of Mark Lanegan who passed last year, RIP.
William wrote:
I know that's the story. However, the truth is that artists who are popular on Spotify -- meaning the artists that make music people actually listen to -- are making more money than ever before.
Not the "multi-million dollar" deals that record companies made with star artists that often had recoupment provisions so onerous that the artists saw only a small fraction of what they were promised. I'm talking about 6 or 7 figure checks in the mail, every month. No artists in the old days EVER saw the kind of income that people like Ed Sheeran, Drake, or Bad Bunny do.
Most artists on Spotify don't see that kind of income, or even close to it. Your square root of fuck-all is probably pretty close to it. But if your tracks only get a few thousand plays, then no, you won't be buying that Porsche.
Spotify, on the other hand, has never made a profit. Eventually that will no doubt change (Amazon didn't show a profit for their first 20 years or so). And the rates they pay artists are determined by the US Copyright Royalty Board, not by Spotify itself or by leveraging their power over artists.
I know, here I am defending the evil capitalist bloodsuckers. Those who know me best will get an extra-large chuckle out of that. But those are indeed the facts of the matter.
Gotta say I was already chuckling like crazy trying to calculate the square root of fuck-all then the chuckle became extra-large at the end, William! Also gotta say I love the new look and feel of RP (and William!) - Long Live RP!!
I know that's the story. However, the truth is that artists who are popular on Spotify -- meaning the artists that make music people actually listen to -- are making more money than ever before.
Not the "multi-million dollar" deals that record companies made with star artists that often had recoupment provisions so onerous that the artists saw only a small fraction of what they were promised. I'm talking about 6 or 7 figure checks in the mail, every month. No artists in the old days EVER saw the kind of income that people like Ed Sheeran, Drake, or Bad Bunny do.
Most artists on Spotify don't see that kind of income, or even close to it. Your square root of fuck-all is probably pretty close to it. But if your tracks only get a few thousand plays, then no, you won't be buying that Porsche.
Spotify, on the other hand, has never made a profit. Eventually that will no doubt change (Amazon didn't show a profit for their first 20 years or so). And the rates they pay artists are determined by the US Copyright Royalty Board, not by Spotify itself or by leveraging their power over artists.
I know, here I am defending the evil capitalist bloodsuckers. Those who know me best will get an extra-large chuckle out of that. But those are indeed the facts of the matter.
Gotta say I was already chuckling like crazy trying to calculate the square root of fuck-all then the chuckle became extra-large at the end, William! Also gotta say I love the new look and feel of RP (and William!) - Long Live RP!!
roadie wrote:
Do you purchase every song you listen to?
Hopefully, nobody purchased this one. It's horrible. Bring good music back.
Do you purchase every song you listen to?
Hopefully, nobody purchased this one. It's horrible. Bring good music back.
Edweirdo wrote:
Do you purchase every song you listen to?
I noticed that William suggested we check out this record on Spotify. Can I just make a feeble and likely doomed plea for people to boycott Spotify? They pay artists the square root of fuck all, while they fill their own trousers with loot.
Do you purchase every song you listen to?
I went back and decided to rate it a 10 (ten) .
I hear my reasons !!
I hear my reasons !!
William wrote:
I know that's the story. However, the truth is that artists who are popular on Spotify -- meaning the artists that make music people actually listen to -- are making more money than ever before.
Not the "multi-million dollar" deals that record companies made with star artists that often had recoupment provisions so onerous that the artists saw only a small fraction of what they were promised. I'm talking about 6 or 7 figure checks in the mail, every month. No artists in the old days EVER saw the kind of income that people like Ed Sheeran, Drake, or Bad Bunny do.
Most artists on Spotify don't see that kind of income, or even close to it. Your square root of fuck-all is probably pretty close to it. But if your tracks only get a few thousand plays, then no, you won't be buying that Porsche.
Spotify, on the other hand, has never made a profit. Eventually that will no doubt change (Amazon didn't show a profit for their first 20 years or so). And the rates they pay artists are determined by the US Copyright Royalty Board, not by Spotify itself or by leveraging their power over artists.
I know, here I am defending the evil capitalist bloodsuckers. Those who know me best will get an extra-large chuckle out of that. But those are indeed the facts of the matter.
I think people should keep in mind the artists played on RP make a living from their art. This is so rare in the US that such artists who accomplish this are viewed with suspicion. It's unamerican.
I know that's the story. However, the truth is that artists who are popular on Spotify -- meaning the artists that make music people actually listen to -- are making more money than ever before.
Not the "multi-million dollar" deals that record companies made with star artists that often had recoupment provisions so onerous that the artists saw only a small fraction of what they were promised. I'm talking about 6 or 7 figure checks in the mail, every month. No artists in the old days EVER saw the kind of income that people like Ed Sheeran, Drake, or Bad Bunny do.
Most artists on Spotify don't see that kind of income, or even close to it. Your square root of fuck-all is probably pretty close to it. But if your tracks only get a few thousand plays, then no, you won't be buying that Porsche.
Spotify, on the other hand, has never made a profit. Eventually that will no doubt change (Amazon didn't show a profit for their first 20 years or so). And the rates they pay artists are determined by the US Copyright Royalty Board, not by Spotify itself or by leveraging their power over artists.
I know, here I am defending the evil capitalist bloodsuckers. Those who know me best will get an extra-large chuckle out of that. But those are indeed the facts of the matter.
I think people should keep in mind the artists played on RP make a living from their art. This is so rare in the US that such artists who accomplish this are viewed with suspicion. It's unamerican.
William wrote:
I know that's the story. However, the truth is that artists who are popular on Spotify -- meaning the artists that make music people actually listen to -- are making more money than ever before.
Not the "multi-million dollar" deals that record companies made with star artists that often had recoupment provisions so onerous that the artists saw only a small fraction of what they were promised. I'm talking about 6 or 7 figure checks in the mail, every month. No artists in the old days EVER saw the kind of income that people like Ed Sheeran, Drake, or Bad Bunny do.
Most artists on Spotify don't see that kind of income, or even close to it. Your square root of fuck-all is probably pretty close to it. But if your tracks only get a few thousand plays, then no, you won't be buying that Porsche.
Spotify, on the other hand, has never made a profit. Eventually that will no doubt change (Amazon didn't show a profit for their first 20 years or so). And the rates they pay artists are determined by the US Copyright Royalty Board, not by Spotify itself or by leveraging their power over artists.
I know, here I am defending the evil capitalist bloodsuckers. Those who know me best will get an extra-large chuckle out of that. But those are indeed the facts of the matter.
For some artists, maybe. But the pool of artists making a living from music is dwindling. Today I read an article (in the The Guardian, UK newspaper) that even mid-level artists are having to give up playing live because they can't make enough money from it. I was a professional musician back in the 1980s (record deal, publishing deal, etc.) but while I never made much money from it, I was able to get by. My son, 26, who is a much more talented artist than me, has more or less given up on his dream of being a full-time musician. Sure, there is no law that says everyone should be able to make a living from music, but while the old gatekeepers of music (the record companies and managers) don't have the same power as they used to, the new gatekeepers seem even worse. Just FYI I listen to RP (and make some contributions - as much as I can afford) but never listen to Spotify, and I buy downloads and physical music on CD (mostly from Bandcamp - never from Amazon). There, that's my quota of virtue-signalling for the day.
I know that's the story. However, the truth is that artists who are popular on Spotify -- meaning the artists that make music people actually listen to -- are making more money than ever before.
Not the "multi-million dollar" deals that record companies made with star artists that often had recoupment provisions so onerous that the artists saw only a small fraction of what they were promised. I'm talking about 6 or 7 figure checks in the mail, every month. No artists in the old days EVER saw the kind of income that people like Ed Sheeran, Drake, or Bad Bunny do.
Most artists on Spotify don't see that kind of income, or even close to it. Your square root of fuck-all is probably pretty close to it. But if your tracks only get a few thousand plays, then no, you won't be buying that Porsche.
Spotify, on the other hand, has never made a profit. Eventually that will no doubt change (Amazon didn't show a profit for their first 20 years or so). And the rates they pay artists are determined by the US Copyright Royalty Board, not by Spotify itself or by leveraging their power over artists.
I know, here I am defending the evil capitalist bloodsuckers. Those who know me best will get an extra-large chuckle out of that. But those are indeed the facts of the matter.
For some artists, maybe. But the pool of artists making a living from music is dwindling. Today I read an article (in the The Guardian, UK newspaper) that even mid-level artists are having to give up playing live because they can't make enough money from it. I was a professional musician back in the 1980s (record deal, publishing deal, etc.) but while I never made much money from it, I was able to get by. My son, 26, who is a much more talented artist than me, has more or less given up on his dream of being a full-time musician. Sure, there is no law that says everyone should be able to make a living from music, but while the old gatekeepers of music (the record companies and managers) don't have the same power as they used to, the new gatekeepers seem even worse. Just FYI I listen to RP (and make some contributions - as much as I can afford) but never listen to Spotify, and I buy downloads and physical music on CD (mostly from Bandcamp - never from Amazon). There, that's my quota of virtue-signalling for the day.
Edweirdo wrote:
I know that's the story. However, the truth is that artists who are popular on Spotify -- meaning the artists that make music people actually listen to -- are making more money than ever before.
Not the "multi-million dollar" deals that record companies made with star artists that often had recoupment provisions so onerous that the artists saw only a small fraction of what they were promised. I'm talking about 6 or 7 figure checks in the mail, every month. No artists in the old days EVER saw the kind of income that people like Ed Sheeran, Drake, or Bad Bunny do.
Most artists on Spotify don't see that kind of income, or even close to it. Your square root of fuck-all is probably pretty close to it. But if your tracks only get a few thousand plays, then no, you won't be buying that Porsche.
Spotify, on the other hand, has never made a profit. Eventually that will no doubt change (Amazon didn't show a profit for their first 20 years or so). And the rates they pay artists are determined by the US Copyright Royalty Board, not by Spotify itself or by leveraging their power over artists.
I know, here I am defending the evil capitalist bloodsuckers. Those who know me best will get an extra-large chuckle out of that. But those are indeed the facts of the matter.
I noticed that William suggested we check out this record on Spotify. Can I just make a feeble and likely doomed plea for people to boycott Spotify? They pay artists the square root of fuck all, while they fill their own trousers with loot.
I know that's the story. However, the truth is that artists who are popular on Spotify -- meaning the artists that make music people actually listen to -- are making more money than ever before.
Not the "multi-million dollar" deals that record companies made with star artists that often had recoupment provisions so onerous that the artists saw only a small fraction of what they were promised. I'm talking about 6 or 7 figure checks in the mail, every month. No artists in the old days EVER saw the kind of income that people like Ed Sheeran, Drake, or Bad Bunny do.
Most artists on Spotify don't see that kind of income, or even close to it. Your square root of fuck-all is probably pretty close to it. But if your tracks only get a few thousand plays, then no, you won't be buying that Porsche.
Spotify, on the other hand, has never made a profit. Eventually that will no doubt change (Amazon didn't show a profit for their first 20 years or so). And the rates they pay artists are determined by the US Copyright Royalty Board, not by Spotify itself or by leveraging their power over artists.
I know, here I am defending the evil capitalist bloodsuckers. Those who know me best will get an extra-large chuckle out of that. But those are indeed the facts of the matter.
Just made this a 20 it sounds so good
I noticed that William suggested we check out this record on Spotify. Can I just make a feeble and likely doomed plea for people to boycott Spotify? They pay artists the square root of fuck all, while they fill their own trousers with loot.
I appreciated William's direction to stop and give this a listen, so I did. On 1st listening, I like it and the harmonies were good, but I just can't quite find the word to describe them. I look forward to hearing my appreciation develop as I better absorb this song in future listenings...
understand your comment about the initial harmonies, like they were just getting warmed up. song was growing on me then...stopped. what, no whoas?!
Maybe this will grow on me like it did for William.
I am the first poster:)