Laurie Anderson - Strange Angels (1989)

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Strange Angels
Monkey's Paw
Coolsville
Ramon
Babydoll
Beautiful Red Dress
The Day The Devil
The Dream Before
My Eyes
Hiawatha

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credits

Paulette McWilliams Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
Hugh McCracken Harmonica
Leon Pendarvis Drums, Drum Programming
Ray Phiri Guitar
Lenny Pickett Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Horn Arrangements
Ian Ritchie Percussion
Suzzy Roche Vocals (Background)
Peter Scherer Bass, Drum Programming, Keyboards
John Selolwane Guitar
David Spinozza Guitar
Mike Thorne Percussion, Percussion Programming, Keyboards
Steve Turre Trombone, Conch Shell
David Van Tieghem Percussion
Gib Wharton Pedal Steel
Diane Wilson Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
Terre Roche Vocals (Background)
Crusher Percussion
Bill Buchen Percussion
Eric Liljestrand Programming, Sampling, Drum Programming
Maggie Roche Vocals (Background)
Lew Del Gatto Sax (Baritone)
Bennie Ballou Vocals (Background)
Angela Clemmons Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
Bakithi Kumalo Bass, Fretless Bass
Ian Ritchi Percussion Programming
T-Bone Wolk Accordion
Alex Foster Sax (Alto)
Chris Spedding Guitar
Darryl Tookes Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
Jimi Tunnell Guitar
Lisa Fischer Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
Arto Lindsay Guitar
B.J. Nelson Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
Joey Baron Drums
Manolo Badrena Percussion
Phillip Ballou Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
Cyro Baptista Percussion
Jimmy Bralower Drums, Programming, Drum Programming
Kenny Kosek Violin
Benny Diggs Vocals (Background), Choir Master, Choir, Chorus
Anton Fier Drums
Laurie Frink Trumpet
Steve Gadd Drums
Earl Gardner Trumpet
Sue Hadjopoulas Percussion
Robbie Kilgore Bass, Keyboards
Dave Lebolt Keyboards
Yolanda Lee Vocals (Background)
Tony Levin Stick, Chapman Stick
Mark Egan Bass
Scott Johnson Guitar
"Blue" Gene Tyranny Keyboards
Naná Vasconcelos Percussion
Laurie Anderson Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Drum Programming, Percussion Programming
Peter Laurence Gordon Composer
Mark Dresser Bass
Bobby McFerrin Vocals
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My Eyes (Laurie Anderson)

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Sometimes i wish i hadn`t gotten that tattoo sometimes i wish i`d married you
one hundred fires
one hundred days
sometimes i feel like a stranger
sometimes i tell lies (whoa ho)
sometimes i act like a monkey
here come the night
and then kerjillions of stars start to shine
and icy comets go whizzing by
and everything`s shaking with a strange delight and here it is: the enormous night
and oo my eyes
they`re lookin all around
and oo my feet
i`m upside down
if i were the president
if i were queen for a day
i`d give the ugly people all the money
i`d re-write the book of love
i`d make it funny
wheel of fortune
wheel of fame
two hundred forty million voices
two hundred forty million names
and down in the ocean where nobody goes
some fish are fast
some are slow
some swim round the world
some hide below
this is the ocean
so deep
so old.
and then kerjillions of stars start to shine
and icy comets go whizzing by
and everything`s shaking with a strange delight and here it is: the enormous night
and oo my eyes
they`re lookin all around
and oo my feet
they`ve left the ground
so cry me a river that leads to a road
that turns into a highway that goes and goes
and tangles in your memories
so long
so old.
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