Avalanche

November 12th, 2007 at 7:11 pm (Music, Ryan Adams)

Once in a while a song gets a hold of you and resonates with you in a way that very few do. I can remember feeling that way about the song “And Then” by Depeche Mode back in the 80s, “Alburquerque” by Neil Young, “It Can Be Beautiful (Sometimes)” and “Love Street” by World Party, “Ripple” by Grateful Dead, “Addicted” by Neil Finn, “Cast No Shadow” by Oasis, “If I Never See You Again” by Teenage Fanclub, “The Lonely 1″ by Wilco, “Fantastic Place” by Marillion, “Shanghai Sky” by Joe Jackson, “The Ballad Of El Goodo” by Big Star, “It Makes No Difference” by The Band, “Lurgee” by Radiohead, “She Goes On” by Crowded House, “The Ghost In You” by The Psychedelic Furs, “Somebody Up There Likes You” by Simple Minds, “Don’t I Hold You” and “Soft Polluted Blacks” by Wheat.

What do they all have in common? I don’t really know. They aren’t singles or popular songs. They just hold some intangible meaning to me on an emotional level. They make up some of my favorite songs of all time. There are many more but these are off the top of my head.

The most recent addition to this list is the song Avalanche by Ryan Adams. It is from his Love Is Hell album(s). I only know a bit about Ryan Adams. He is very prolific and sometimes not a great editor of his own material from what I have read. I have Gold and Love Is Hell and a few other songs. He used to play in Whiskeytown who also, apparently have quite a few very good albums. One day I’m sure I’ll decide I need to hear everything he has done.
Anyway check out this song. It is a beautifully sad, haunting song about falling down. I love Piano Songs. There aren’t enough of them these days. Pure Melancholy

I found your photograph in a cardboard box in a magazine
I can’t remember you, remember us or anything
I taught you how to feel, but you just feel numb
They taught you how to feel, but you just feel numbShe comes apart in the avalanche
Fades out like a dance
Crawls back into bed
When it’s over
When it’s over
When it’s over
And it’s overI watch the window and listen for the sound of cars
I can’t remember the last time that it was yours
I taught you how to feel, why do you feel numb
They taught us how to feel, but we just feel numbShe falls apart in the avalanche
Fades out like a dance
Crawls back into bed
When it’s over
When it’s over
When it’s over
When it’s overShe falls apart in the avalanche
Fades out like a dance
Crawls back into bed
When it’s over
And it’s over
When it’s over

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