Cat Power — Ramblin' (Wo)Man
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well i love you baby, but you gotta understand
when the lord made me, he made a ramblin' woman
he made me, he made me
some folks, some folks might say that i'm no good
that i wouldn't settle down, but if i only could
but i love to see the towns go rolling by, something i got to do before i die
i love you baby, but you gotta understand
when the lord made me, he made a ramblin' woman
he made me, he made me
some people say that i do just fine, cause i hear that sweet sound moving down the line
and when that old southern train comes a-callin me
theres somethin over the hills i just got to see
i love you, i love you baby, but you gotta understand
when the lord made me, he made me a ramblin' woman
he made me, he made me
now when i'm gone, when im gone and on my grave you stand
just say god called home your ramblin' woman
i love you, i love you baby, but you gotta understand
he made me a ramblin' woman
when the lord made me, he made a ramblin' woman
he made me, he made me
some folks, some folks might say that i'm no good
that i wouldn't settle down, but if i only could
but i love to see the towns go rolling by, something i got to do before i die
i love you baby, but you gotta understand
when the lord made me, he made a ramblin' woman
he made me, he made me
some people say that i do just fine, cause i hear that sweet sound moving down the line
and when that old southern train comes a-callin me
theres somethin over the hills i just got to see
i love you, i love you baby, but you gotta understand
when the lord made me, he made me a ramblin' woman
he made me, he made me
now when i'm gone, when im gone and on my grave you stand
just say god called home your ramblin' woman
i love you, i love you baby, but you gotta understand
he made me a ramblin' woman
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my fav cat power song! love this.
Amazing how one track can be so awful on so many levels.
flyboy wrote:
What are you talking about? Are you sure you're listening to the same song I am?
I heard in the background while I was washing the dishes. Wanted to come out and hit PSD but my hands were wet. Luckily, it's a short song.
What are you talking about? Are you sure you're listening to the same song I am?
I heard in the background while I was washing the dishes. Wanted to come out and hit PSD but my hands were wet. Luckily, it's a short song.
lutonrover wrote:
What are you talking about? Are you sure you're listening to the same song I am?
God Just awful ....please dont play
What are you talking about? Are you sure you're listening to the same song I am?
lutonrover wrote:
idiot. Chan is lovely, rugged and perfect in all of her imperfection. non-idiots should check out this write up. it fits. oh, and she's playing the rio in Scrz Friday, (solo !!)
https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-30968-live_review_cat_power_at_hawthorne_theatre_11_29.html
God Just awful ....please dont play
idiot. Chan is lovely, rugged and perfect in all of her imperfection. non-idiots should check out this write up. it fits. oh, and she's playing the rio in Scrz Friday, (solo !!)
https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-30968-live_review_cat_power_at_hawthorne_theatre_11_29.html
God Just awful ....please dont play
j'adore!
I'd like to hear Cat Power more often on your radio... As often as Leo Kottke, say :)
Good song...have not heard it in a while.
leathepea wrote:
Yep!
If sex had a voice it would sound like this.
Yep!
Following her Zen path, she rocks sublime, kansha, play more Cat P.
Purrrrrrrrr.....
Great tune, lousy cover art.
Great tune, lousy cover art.
bluecshells wrote:
thank you for saying that so softly. i do too. (...got a little bit of a crush on her too :) i don't mind her awkwardness on stage. it used to be a lot worse. i'd rather see human frailty, sincerity or a little confusion than a corporate money 'bot trained to look right, stand right, say right, do right. f'k that. don't you see that kind of thing and feel manipulated? or does it make you feel comfortable?
I respect this singer
thank you for saying that so softly. i do too. (...got a little bit of a crush on her too :) i don't mind her awkwardness on stage. it used to be a lot worse. i'd rather see human frailty, sincerity or a little confusion than a corporate money 'bot trained to look right, stand right, say right, do right. f'k that. don't you see that kind of thing and feel manipulated? or does it make you feel comfortable?
I respect this singer
If sex had a voice it would sound like this.
I'd tap that ass!
bokey wrote:
Buy her a bar of soap instead.
I mean, beyond skankland, there is uncharted gamey territory.
She cleans up very nicely thank you.
Buy her a bar of soap instead.
I mean, beyond skankland, there is uncharted gamey territory.
She cleans up very nicely thank you.
bokey wrote:
Buy her a bar of soap instead.
I mean, beyond skankland, there is uncharted gamey territory.
That is uncalled for, I'd say. Besides being extremely talented, she is a very sweet and unassuming person.
Buy her a bar of soap instead.
I mean, beyond skankland, there is uncharted gamey territory.
That is uncalled for, I'd say. Besides being extremely talented, she is a very sweet and unassuming person.
This isn't bad but Maybe Not is sooooo much more...
Moak wrote:
Buy her a bar of soap instead.
I mean, beyond skankland, there is uncharted gamey territory.
I have a tough time buying covers albums. . . except for hers
Buy her a bar of soap instead.
I mean, beyond skankland, there is uncharted gamey territory.
Meow.......
Why's she singing in the backroom - is she also afraid to step up to the mic?
I have a tough time buying covers albums...except for hers
This sounds very much like early 2000's Robert Plant. The band could even be The Strange Sensations.
Good stuff...
Good stuff...
Saw her and her rocking band in Tokyo a few months ago, it was darn good; she's unique in so many ways, stage fright getting better; she's sincere-naked honesty on so many levels, and she sings like a goddess from the backroads....
keller1 wrote:
It's a rework of Hank Williams' Ramblin Man. Explains the (Wo) added to the title.
I thought I recognized the lyrics but couldn't place it at first. This version is growing on me. 7>8
It's a rework of Hank Williams' Ramblin Man. Explains the (Wo) added to the title.
I thought I recognized the lyrics but couldn't place it at first. This version is growing on me. 7>8
I like the sound of her voice. So she's got stage fright like I do, I'll just listen to the CD and enjoy.
unclelonghair wrote:
Nice post Uncle, this song has got me interested in Cat Power :)
I saw her (Chan Marshall) at the Black Cat in DC many years ago. She stood on stage and faced the audience, but had her hair pulled down in front of her face so it completely covered it. She looked like "cousin it". It was completely bizarre. She stood there like that for her whole set.
Her performance was not great. She ran the songs together with no breaks between them and barely said 3 words to the audience. Obviously some kind of stage fright going on. It was uncomfortable to watch.
I love some of her music though. The stories of the inspiration for her music are amazing (and somewhat creepy). She's definitely plugged into the great beyond in some way.
Her performance was not great. She ran the songs together with no breaks between them and barely said 3 words to the audience. Obviously some kind of stage fright going on. It was uncomfortable to watch.
I love some of her music though. The stories of the inspiration for her music are amazing (and somewhat creepy). She's definitely plugged into the great beyond in some way.
Nice post Uncle, this song has got me interested in Cat Power :)
laroue wrote:
It's a rework of Hank Williams' Ramblin Man. Explains the (Wo) added to the title.
Is this a cover?
It's a rework of Hank Williams' Ramblin Man. Explains the (Wo) added to the title.
shawshank wrote:
Portishead-esque
Portishead? 
Portishead-esquePortishead?
a perfect accompaniment for a rainy autumn day.
I saw her (Chan Marshall) at the Black Cat in DC many years ago. She stood on stage and faced the audience, but had her hair pulled down in front of her face so it completely covered it. She looked like "cousin it". It was completely bizarre. She stood there like that for her whole set.
Her performance was not great. She ran the songs together with no breaks between them and barely said 3 words to the audience. Obviously some kind of stage fright going on. It was uncomfortable to watch.
I love some of her music though. The stories of the inspiration for her music are amazing (and somewhat creepy). She's definitely plugged into the great beyond in some way.
Her performance was not great. She ran the songs together with no breaks between them and barely said 3 words to the audience. Obviously some kind of stage fright going on. It was uncomfortable to watch.
I love some of her music though. The stories of the inspiration for her music are amazing (and somewhat creepy). She's definitely plugged into the great beyond in some way.
Bone wrote:
I read it as highlighting the fact that, as opposed to the traditional role, this is not a ramblin' man. It is a an undermining of our social conditioning to seeing the male energy as footloose and fancy-free. If you want to fall in love with Cat Power, you're falling in love with a ramblin' (wo)man. If you're a man, you've no one to blame but yourself for any subsequent heartbreak.
my $.02
I saw Cat Power open for the Pretenders last summer. She was a strange one. When we came in, her set was in progress. We saw the band on stage, and we heard her singing, but she wasn't on the stage. It took a minute to find her in front of the stage up a side aisle a bit. She spent a good 1/2 the show wandering around in front of the stage, not really making contact with the crowd, just there. It was weird. That said, they sounded great and I definitely enjoyed their set. (They did do Ramblin' (Wo)Man, by the way.)
I read it as highlighting the fact that, as opposed to the traditional role, this is not a ramblin' man. It is a an undermining of our social conditioning to seeing the male energy as footloose and fancy-free. If you want to fall in love with Cat Power, you're falling in love with a ramblin' (wo)man. If you're a man, you've no one to blame but yourself for any subsequent heartbreak.
my $.02
I saw Cat Power open for the Pretenders last summer. She was a strange one. When we came in, her set was in progress. We saw the band on stage, and we heard her singing, but she wasn't on the stage. It took a minute to find her in front of the stage up a side aisle a bit. She spent a good 1/2 the show wandering around in front of the stage, not really making contact with the crowd, just there. It was weird. That said, they sounded great and I definitely enjoyed their set. (They did do Ramblin' (Wo)Man, by the way.)
Mandible wrote:
I read it as highlighting the fact that, as opposed to the traditional role, this is not a ramblin' man. It is a an undermining of our social conditioning to seeing the male energy as footloose and fancy-free. If you want to fall in love with Cat Power, you're falling in love with a ramblin' (wo)man. If you're a man, you've no one to blame but yourself for any subsequent heartbreak.
my $.02
why is the Wo in parenthesis?
I read it as highlighting the fact that, as opposed to the traditional role, this is not a ramblin' man. It is a an undermining of our social conditioning to seeing the male energy as footloose and fancy-free. If you want to fall in love with Cat Power, you're falling in love with a ramblin' (wo)man. If you're a man, you've no one to blame but yourself for any subsequent heartbreak.
my $.02
Mandible wrote:
Perhaps a subtle rebuttal to Ramblin Man?
Thanks for playing this, RP. I've been trying to listen to a few Cat Power tunes before letting loose of a couple of dollars. If this is typical, I'll enjoy her CD for a long, long time.
why is the Wo in parenthesis?
Perhaps a subtle rebuttal to Ramblin Man?
Thanks for playing this, RP. I've been trying to listen to a few Cat Power tunes before letting loose of a couple of dollars. If this is typical, I'll enjoy her CD for a long, long time.
why is the Wo in parenthesis?
Another hottie..........
Puh-lease! 
There's something very sensual about her voice.
laroue wrote:
Yeah, the whole album's covers—but covers like you've seldom heard. Good set, tho'.
Is this a cover?
Yeah, the whole album's covers—but covers like you've seldom heard. Good set, tho'.
miiietzekatze....
or should i say
grrrros minet!
or should i say
grrrros minet!
wycado wrote:
I think folks tend to compare vocals too much (especially female vocals), but I must admit I had noticed the similarity myself.
...But I believe part of what's prodding the old brain cells with that thought is the reverb treatment (which sounds like one of the old EMT plates).
I had this playing on my laptop and thought, "Wow, Grace Slick could really sing at one time." Belay that thought. Good song.
I think folks tend to compare vocals too much (especially female vocals), but I must admit I had noticed the similarity myself.
...But I believe part of what's prodding the old brain cells with that thought is the reverb treatment (which sounds like one of the old EMT plates).
Is this a cover?
I had this playing on my laptop and thought, "Wow, Grace Slick could really sing at one time." Belay that thought. Good song.
Does a 10 take the pot?
jagdriver wrote:
....
...cat call?
(sorry, I couldn't resist...)
I'll see that 8 too.
As much as this gets played I should be getting tired of it by now but it just keeps getting better.
I see your 8 and call.
So, would that be a.......
...cat call?
(sorry, I couldn't resist...)
I'll see that 8 too.
As much as this gets played I should be getting tired of it by now but it just keeps getting better.
Limpopoking wrote:
I totally agree—I have a different CP album and only like to listen to it in a mix—same with Sleater-Kinney. Both great chick bands, but tedious quickly.
Must admit, after hearing Cat Power on RP, I bought an album, but I find she's better listened to as individual tracks, shuffled in with other stuff. A whole album on the trot comes thru as a bit tedious. Actually, there are quite a few artists like that, come to think of it! David Grey is one.
I totally agree—I have a different CP album and only like to listen to it in a mix—same with Sleater-Kinney. Both great chick bands, but tedious quickly.
Keep playing this one Bill. I definitely like.
8=>9 The more Cat I hear, the more I like.
The songs not bad but hell did her 3 year old photoshop that album cover or what?
Limpopoking wrote:
Good observation.
Must admit, after hearing Cat Power on RP, I bought an album, but I find she's better listened to as individual tracks, shuffled in with other stuff. A whole album on the trot comes thru as a bit tedious. Actually, there are quite a few artists like that, come to think of it! David Grey is one.
Good observation.
This is more like it!
Cat Power - Ramblin' (Wo)Man
Sonny Landreth - Shootin' For The Moon
Shivaree - Goodnight Moon
Thievery Corporation - Beloved (Anoushka Shankar remix)
And for some reason, this track always reminds me of something one would have heard between acts at Detroit's Grande Ballroom back in '68.
Cat Power - Ramblin' (Wo)Man
Sonny Landreth - Shootin' For The Moon
Shivaree - Goodnight Moon
Thievery Corporation - Beloved (Anoushka Shankar remix)
And for some reason, this track always reminds me of something one would have heard between acts at Detroit's Grande Ballroom back in '68.
Must admit, after hearing Cat Power on RP, I bought an album, but I find she's better listened to as individual tracks, shuffled in with other stuff. A whole album on the trot comes thru as a bit tedious. Actually, there are quite a few artists like that, come to think of it! David Grey is one.
Beautiful brown eyes...pretty voice. Interesting story about her as well on Youtube about her struggle with alcoholism a while ago.
cat power is cool.
I can't get over how her voice breaks just the tiniest bit on "I love you." Kills me (in a good way) every time.
ronniegirl wrote:
Me too. or three? Up to an 8.
I see your 8 and call.
Me too. or three? Up to an 8.
I see your 8 and call.
more cat power; cant go wrong there
lily34 wrote:
i'm with you on this. i keep upping my rating!
Me too. or three? Up to an 8.
i'm with you on this. i keep upping my rating!
Me too. or three? Up to an 8.
moonchildsce wrote:
Yummy, indeed!
Today must be my lucky day...............Cat Power = Yummy
Yummy, indeed!
Today must be my lucky day...............Cat Power = Yummy
Awesome voice. I discovered Moon Pix a couple of years ago and immediately bought all the rest. The Greatest is my favorite. I can't get enough of that album.
agnes wrote:
i'm with you on this. i keep upping my rating!
I love this song more and more with every listen. Phenomenal cover.
i'm with you on this. i keep upping my rating!
I love this song more and more with every listen. Phenomenal cover.
Better with every listen...I miss Dusty S and this brings a bit of her back. It would be so cool if she'd cover one of her songs and add her vibe to it.
Gorgeous woman, awesome voice
smdeeg wrote:
Did you check their web site? They have a lot of stuff to download including a Cat Power concert from 2006. Could be the same one.
Oh yeah ... 6
7 (and rising)
Eh
, same here - 7.
Did you check their web site? They have a lot of stuff to download including a Cat Power concert from 2006. Could be the same one.
Oh yeah ... 6
7 (and rising)Eh
, same here - 7.Lovely - she has a Dusty Springfield tone to her voice. With a sort of Pink Floyd overtone. Am I bonkers?
Jack_Jefferson wrote:
Did you check their web site? They have a lot of stuff to download including a Cat Power concert from 2006. Could be the same one.
Oh yeah ... 6 7 (and rising)
Did anyone catch the live version of this on NPR's World Cafe two nights ago (10/20/2008)? It was much better than this version. I'd like to find that version on disk or download.
Did you check their web site? They have a lot of stuff to download including a Cat Power concert from 2006. Could be the same one.
Oh yeah ... 6
7 (and rising)All sexist comments aside, very nice.
Did anyone catch the live version of this on NPR's World Cafe two nights ago (10/20/2008)? It was much better than this version. I'd like to find that version on disk or download.
babelicious
Rrrrawwrr...
Sounds like she is singing in my shower... I wish.
Sounds like she is singing in my shower... I wish.
Thanks for the new photo....
no comment - 8.
purplespider wrote:
...her voice grows on me. ...
babyjuice wrote:
Lusty Springfield?
Dusty Springfield reincarnated w/ a new edge.
Lusty Springfield?
R....u....f.....f!
I'm a new fan or Cat Power- her voice grows on me. I love the deep blues shadows in her phrasing and delivery.
jagdriver wrote:
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-m-m-m-m..............
YOW-sah!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-m-m-m-m..............
YOW-sah!
babyjuice wrote:
Now that is a big call! Dusty was a definite one-off, with a very legitimate claim to being one of the greatest contemporary music artists.
Extremely nice tho', Neneh Cherry sound-a-like maybe?
Dusty Springfield reincarnated w/ a new edge.
Now that is a big call! Dusty was a definite one-off, with a very legitimate claim to being one of the greatest contemporary music artists.
Extremely nice tho', Neneh Cherry sound-a-like maybe?
peyotecoyote wrote:
rowdydaisy wrote:
can't see a thing
except the dreaded x
Darn! I've always had trouble posting pics to this site. I can see it fine.
rowdydaisy wrote:
Cat Power at Lollapalooza
She was excellent!
can't see a thing
except the dreaded xDarn! I've always had trouble posting pics to this site. I can see it fine.
rowdydaisy wrote:
Cat Power at Lollapalooza
She was excellent!
can't see a thing
except the dreaded x
Can't wait to see her live in Houston soon... Meow! Sounds good!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-m-m-m-m..............
hippiechick wrote:
YES!!! She can beat the shit outta that Amy Winehouse chick!
Both of them are pretty far up on the list of contemporary singers
YES!!! She can beat the shit outta that Amy Winehouse chick!
Both of them are pretty far up on the list of contemporary singers
Vassilis wrote:
YES!!! She can beat the shit outta that Amy Winehouse chick!
Divine voice from the ultimate goddess!
YES!!! She can beat the shit outta that Amy Winehouse chick!
Divine voice from the ultimate goddess!
LOVELY!
babyjuice wrote:
Dusty Springfield reincarnated w/ a new edge.
Has a Dusty Springfield sound..I like this..
Awesome voice!!! Hot chick!!!
Wow this has been getting a lot of airplay lately. Bill! There is lots of other stuff from her. How about taking New York off of LRC? 
Crawlmeister wrote:
LOL, She must be getting a lot of male attention, I love Cat Power. She is incredible live.
I met her in Atlanta about 4 years ago during a business transaction. Her associates seemed surprised I knew who she was, as they had never heard of her band before, and introduced me. She was very down to earth and actually surprised, under those circumstances, to meet someone who had all of her music. Her show a week later was phenomenal. Very talented, if eccentric (in the best possible way), artist.
LOL, She must be getting a lot of male attention, I love Cat Power. She is incredible live.
I met her in Atlanta about 4 years ago during a business transaction. Her associates seemed surprised I knew who she was, as they had never heard of her band before, and introduced me. She was very down to earth and actually surprised, under those circumstances, to meet someone who had all of her music. Her show a week later was phenomenal. Very talented, if eccentric (in the best possible way), artist.
cattail321 wrote:
The thing I love about RP is the extraordinarily literate song comments.
sounds standard to me...r they boinking each other on the alb art?./love the name though!
The thing I love about RP is the extraordinarily literate song comments.
DaWiz wrote:
LOL, She must be getting a lot of male attention, I love Cat Power. She is incredible live.
A friend of mine was working a show of her's in Seattle. He's a big fan who thinks she has an amazing voice. He got up the gall to knock on her dressing room to talk to her. He opened the door and started to say "I just want to tell you I think you have a beautiful..." and before he could finish, she turned around and yell at him: "WHAT!? VA-GI-NA!?!" He quickly left...
LOL, She must be getting a lot of male attention, I love Cat Power. She is incredible live.
A friend of mine was working a show of her's in Seattle. He's a big fan who thinks she has an amazing voice. He got up the gall to knock on her dressing room to talk to her.
He opened the door and started to say "I just want to tell you I think you have a beautiful..." and before he could finish, she turned around and yell at him: "WHAT!? VA-GI-NA!?!"
He quickly left...
I like her.
Anybody see her in My Blueberry Nights?
"Boinking"...?
cattail321 wrote:
sounds standard to me...r they boinking each other on the alb art?./love the name though!
Boinking each other? Using strapons?
blah..........blah....blah
the music is unremarkable
the poon might be another story
just a 3
sounds standard to me...r they boinking each other on the alb art?./love the name though!
Does anyone else hear Zero 7 in this?
Is the rest of the album similar in that regard?
Pharlap wrote:
... She's a bit, umm, eccentric.
That's "a bit, umm," of an understatement. :) But she is talented. I really like her stuff.
Excelsior wrote:
Tip: don't ever, EVER see Cat Power live in concert. I went to a free concert and left pissed off that I couldn't demand money back. Worst performance I've ever sat through.
Funny, I saw her at the Fillmore in San Francisco and thought it was a captivating show. Highly recommended.
Did you sit throughout the show? if you did then do not complain as you could have always walked away and go to get yourself a cappuccino... Tip: don't ever endure things that you don't really like
Excelsior wrote:
Tip: don't ever, EVER see Cat Power live in concert. I went to a free concert and left pissed off that I couldn't demand money back. Worst performance I've ever sat through.
Tip: don't ever, EVER see Cat Power live in concert. I went to a free concert and left pissed off that I couldn't demand money back. Worst performance I've ever sat through.
Dusty Springfield reincarnated w/ a new edge.
this is a bizarre question, but does anyone know whether it is an instrumental version of this song that is used behind the in-flight instructions videos on Virgin Atlantic flights?
Cat is locked into someplace where other singers can't go. Wonderfully sultry...on records
On the other hand, if you go to see her live, she's a bit, umm, eccentric
If sex was a singer it would look and sound like her. WOW!
I. Love. This.
She's excellent.
I made a playlist of her music.
https://www.playlist.com/node/30780123
Very nice...
The looks and voice of a goddess.
This is new to me. Sweet!