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Neko Case — The Next Time You Say Forever
Album: Middle Cyclone
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Released: 2009
Length: 1:40
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I hear the tiniest sparks and the tenderest sounds
Diving music
Drowning the sound
Waltzing with the hairs upon my arms
Then your fight or flight alarm
And you tremble
Then you stumble
And you scrape up your palms

I can't stay here to hold your hand
I've been away for so long
I've lost my taste for home
And that's a dirty, fallow feeling...
To be the dangling ceiling
From when the roof came crashing down

Peeling in the heat
Vanish in the rain
The next time you say "forever"
I will punch you in your face
Just because you don't believe it
Doesn't mean I didn't mean it
You never knew when I'll show you the never
You never know when I'll show you the never
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Love her voice, and the music's nice.  But the lyrics are pure drivel.
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Nice car. Is Neko a cougar?

Posted 2 years ago by cosmicjoe54    [ Reply ]
Bill can never play enough Neko Case. She deserves all the play she gets here. Is your usual FM station in your area playing her way too much? Hm, maybe never did at all is more like it and you'd never know of her existence otherwise.
Hm, I see RadioDoc hails from Chicagoland, home to the Bloodshot label. RP plays enough from that label and I never hear a lick from it on Dallas airwaves which is why I've stuck to streaming RP for the past 14 years.
Posted 7 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Still playing this to death 5 years later?  Bill...you can do better than that.
Posted 9 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
 oldsaxon wrote:

Because she's awesome? Just a thought.

 
Is she thinking about her "awesomeness" as well?
Neko Case and Kelly Hogan's Comedy Song
Posted 10 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:
Sorry - there is far too much Neko Case on RP for me. While these should be room for her - why is there so much?

 
Because she's awesome? Just a thought.
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
romeotuma wrote:
absolutely marvelous...  I want Neko Case to have my baby...   

tulfan wrote:
Get in line...
 
An international dance-off, perhaps? Steel cage death match? Presbyterian church raffle prize with a honeymoon in the Poconos? 
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
her voice just woke me from a drunken stupor
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Sorry - there is far too much Neko Case on RP for me. While these should be room for her - why is there so much?
Posted 11 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
Like her voice. Style of music too. Nice stuff we'll never hear on corporate radio.
Posted 11 years ago by daniel_rusk    [ Reply ]
 casey1024 wrote:
This is a brilliant little tune
 

I agree...  it is surprising how good this song really is...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
This is a brilliant little tune
Posted 11 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:

What does everyone in your room think?
 

Everybody in my church loves this song...  sigh...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!
Posted 11 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
Song is wayyyyy too short. Wayyyyy.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Love the arrangement, the lyrics and of course, her voice.Thanks Rebecca and Bill!
Posted 12 years ago by krysthal    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:
the next time you say forever, I will punch you in your face - love it
 
sloggydog - you and i are totally on the same page. 
Posted 12 years ago by elitry    [ Reply ]
the next time you say forever, I will punch you in your face - love it

Posted 12 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Relax guys...she's my girlfriend. She lies all the time.

...ahem... 
Posted 12 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
Love the little truism

    "Just because you don't believe it doesn't mean I didn't mean it".
Posted 12 years ago by Bat    [ Reply ]
Love her voice. Sehnsucht
Posted 12 years ago by DocBurchi    [ Reply ]

She always leaves you wanting more... clever girl...

 

 SinisterDexter wrote:



Exactly what I was going to post.  I love Neko, but that's my only gripe with her - many of her songs are less than 2:30 or so. And it's not just this album; it's just the way she composes.
 


Posted 12 years ago by archrrone    [ Reply ]
 abbey_normal wrote:
I adore Neko, but nearly every track I've heard off this album sounds fragmented and way short. {#Sad}
 

Exactly what I was going to post.  I love Neko, but that's my only gripe with her - many of her songs are less than 2:30 or so. And it's not just this album; it's just the way she composes.
Posted 12 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
Haven't been as crazy about this album as her others, but this piece is really growing on me.

Posted 12 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
I adore Neko, but nearly every track I've heard off this album sounds fragmented and way short. {#Sad}

Posted 13 years ago by abbey_normal    [ Reply ]
Really like NC.  I've only heard Fox Confessor and Cyclone, but have been very impressed with her.  More, please.  : )
Posted 13 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
I would love to hear a "Best Of' from Neko Case.   But next best thing to that is RP!!!
Posted 13 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
I want to live next door to Neko Case....I'll be she is a good neighbor to have!

Posted 13 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
Looking at the album cover I wonder why Ford does not design a retro rod based on the old Cougar.  The Mustang is a fantastic car with the retro looks and is very popular.  I would be the first in line and I would check the box for the optional 'Neko hood ornament' as depicted here.
Posted 13 years ago by yodasan_magoo    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


absolutely marvelous...  I want Neko Case to have my baby...


 


Get in line...
Posted 13 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


absolutely marvelous...  I want Neko Case to have my baby...


 
{#Eek}


Posted 13 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
 GT66 wrote:

Well she's a woman so for sure her narcissism will surpass anything a man could imagine. Also, why is she on a Mercury Cougar instead of on a Mercury Cyclone?
 
It is actually her car or was, I think she raffled it off for charity a last year sometime.

Posted 13 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
 GT66 wrote:

Well she's a woman so for sure her narcissism will surpass anything a man could imagine. Also, why is she on a Mercury Cougar instead of on a Mercury Cyclone?



 
Because it's hard to stand on the hood of a Unimog?  Attached Images


Posted 13 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:
This is such a great song...  I want Neko Case to have my baby...
 Getting it back might be a problem. She's got a freakin' sword!

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Love Neko Case, but not a big fan of this song.
Posted 13 years ago by jnhashmi    [ Reply ]
best album cover ever
Posted 13 years ago by neuticle    [ Reply ]
the next time you say forever I will punch you in your face.
 
Posted 13 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
Well a) welcome to the world of art, b) I've actually heard that Neko Case rarely writes about herself. Only a few songs are genuinely about her life/experiences. Wierdly enough you can write in first person from the perspective of someone else. It happens a lot in this niche little thing called literature.

vit wrote:
Of the 12 songs on this album that have lyrics 10 of them (including this one) are sung in the first person. How self-absorbed can you get?
 


Posted 14 years ago by ladymix    [ Reply ]
 vit wrote:
Of the 12 songs on this album that have lyrics 10 of them (including this one) are sung in the first person. How self-absorbed can you get?
 

How many singer/songwriters do you know of who do not write the majority of their lyrics in the first person?  A singer-songwriter being self absorbed?  Perish the thought.  Her music is a personal expression, not a dissertation.  Do you wish to limit all songwriting to be third-person "story-songs"?

Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:
I eat it up because it's good music, I enjoy it. A lot of other people also like it, I don't find that bizarre. What I do find bizarre is the huge popularity of Lady Gaga or Britney Spears. Life itself is also bizarre.
 
{#Lol}{#Clap}{#Kiss} pjb, you da bomb.

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 vit wrote:
No man, what's bizarre is that people eat it up.
 
I eat it up because it's good music, I enjoy it. A lot of other people also like it, I don't find that bizarre. What I do find bizarre is the huge popularity of Lady Gaga or Britney Spears. Life itself is also bizarre.

Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 vit wrote:
Of the 12 songs on this album that have lyrics 10 of them (including this one) are sung in the first person. How self-absorbed can you get?
 
Well she's a woman so for sure her narcissism will surpass anything a man could imagine. Also, why is she on a Mercury Cougar instead of on a Mercury Cyclone?



Posted 14 years ago by GT66    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}  Three geniuses in a row...Tori, Strummer, Neko...OK four, Mark Knopfler...can you get your mind around the chain reactions that folks like this initiate?  History changing.

Posted 14 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
 MrKite wrote:

what a bizarre comment. I have a feeling you might have way too much time on your hands.
 
Why bizarre? Some musicians are stuck like that. David Byrne is another example. If you hear him enough on this station one thing starts coming out — he sings almost entirely in the first person. It took 5 minutes to scan her lyrics and confirm what every song played on the station was already telling me.

No man, what's bizarre is that people eat it up.

Posted 14 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
 vit wrote:
Of the 12 songs on this album that have lyrics 10 of them (including this one) are sung in the first person. How self-absorbed can you get?
 
what a bizarre comment. I have a feeling you might have way too much time on your hands.
Posted 14 years ago by MrKite    [ Reply ]
Of the 12 songs on this album that have lyrics 10 of them (including this one) are sung in the first person. How self-absorbed can you get?
Posted 14 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
 smdeeg wrote:
I generally like Neko, but haven't been able to get into this album.
 

It does seem like not her best effort.  I like most of the songs, but they're all on the short side.  Then the eternity of frogs croaking at the end is a bit annoying.  It was novel for the first five minutes, but then I just wanted it to end.  The first time I heard the frogs, we were in the car and had the sound down a bit.  I thought we had a squeaky bearing going out in the front end.
Posted 14 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
forever.  {#Headache} OW!
Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 Sobient wrote:
marginal...
 
Yes, I agree. Your comment is marginal.

Posted 14 years ago by Droidac    [ Reply ]
marginal...
Posted 14 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]
Cool muscle car!
Posted 14 years ago by Albert1967    [ Reply ]
 smdeeg wrote:
I generally like Neko, but haven't been able to get into this album.
 
funny, it's the opposite for me. this is what got me interested in her older stuff.
Posted 14 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
All I ever hear is the "red bells" song, it doesn't matter what song she is singing. Love the artwork cover!

Posted 14 years ago by coyote620    [ Reply ]
I generally like Neko, but haven't been able to get into this album.
Posted 14 years ago by smdeeg    [ Reply ]
 Neil66 wrote:
Just cannot bring myself to like her voice - I know I'm in the minority, but I find it so irritating / grating and I keep reaching to turn it off...
 
Perhaps not such a minority. I personally find her voice annoying.

Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
 Neil66 wrote:
Just cannot bring myself to like her voice - I know I'm in the minority, but I find it so irritating / grating and I keep reaching to turn it off...
 

   Wow.  You are in the minority.  Most people think she has one of the most crisp and crystalline voices put to audio.
Posted 15 years ago by realsleep    [ Reply ]
Going to see her in Charlotte NC on 11/18!!!! Again!!!
I looooooooooooooooove her!!!!
Posted 15 years ago by salide    [ Reply ]
 daigoro wrote:
Love love love her voice! I'm gonna get me some Neko Case albums.
 
The Next Time you're in a record store. {#Biggrin}
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Just cannot bring myself to like her voice - I know I'm in the minority, but I find it so irritating / grating and I keep reaching to turn it off...
Posted 15 years ago by Neil66    [ Reply ]
Love love love her voice! I'm gonna get me some Neko Case albums.
Posted 15 years ago by daigoro    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
it seems to me that Neko subscribed to the punk rock ideal of the 2 minute song on this record with at least a couple of the songs
 
I guess that could come from her former life as a punk rock drummer!
Posted 15 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:


It's a '67 Cougar.

A Cyclone was gussied-up Comet.

 

Definitely a Cougar...


Posted 15 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
Just saw her in concert 2 weeks ago.  I was already a lifelong fan, now, well, I'm even more of a fan - if that's possible.
Posted 15 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
 25demayo wrote:


I believe it's a Cougar but could not tell you the year. Maybe '68.
 

It's a '67 Cougar.

A Cyclone was gussied-up Comet.

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I love Neko! Thanks RP!
Posted 15 years ago by drh2020    [ Reply ]
Thank you RP for introducing me to Neko.  What a delight.

Posted 15 years ago by papaman    [ Reply ]
Second time in a few hours...too much Neko {#Evil}
Posted 15 years ago by markoirl    [ Reply ]
Best album cover of 2009 so far. One of my least favorite songs from the album, though.
Posted 15 years ago by jnhashmi    [ Reply ]
Dang, that was short.  I was just getting interested..."that was never five minutes just now!"
Posted 15 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
 auburntigerrich wrote:
I used to have a '70 Buick Skylark which had a very similar body style to that car she's on.  What is that?

Always a pleasure to have more Neko in my life.
 

I believe it's a Cougar but could not tell you the year. Maybe '68.


Posted 15 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
 Dalebarely wrote:
I think this is sounding a lot like a Neko Case song.
 
Only because every other musician sounds like The Decemberists so who is there left for her to sound like?

If she's smart, she'll get a lawyer and sue herself.

Posted 15 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
it seems to me that Neko subscribed to the punk rock ideal of the 2 minute song on this record with at least a couple of the songs
Posted 15 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Lovely but too short {#Neutral}.....not her, the Song {#Beat}
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
I used to have a '70 Buick Skylark which had a very similar body style to that car she's on.  What is that?

Always a pleasure to have more Neko in my life.
Posted 15 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
 sfListener wrote:
I hear parts of everything else she's done.
 
Good thing she has such nice parts.

Posted 15 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
 sfListener wrote:
I hear parts of everything else she's done.
 
Yeah, I agree, I think this is sounding a lot like a Neko Case song. Weird.
Posted 15 years ago by Dalebarely    [ Reply ]
How much do I love that we're hearing so much of this new album! Thank you, Bill!
Posted 15 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
 sfListener wrote:
I hear parts of everything else she's done.
 
There's nothing wrong with that.

Posted 15 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
I hear parts of everything else she's done.
Posted 15 years ago by sfListener    [ Reply ]