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Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter — The Dreaming Dead
Album: Oh, My Girl
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7.5

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Released: 2004
Length: 5:54
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What did I have
Oh, what did I have?
Search for the diamond
Shine through the door
What ever I did, lord
I would do again
Oh, what did I have then?
Don't say it's over
Hilltop leaves turn gold and red
Don't say it's over
Your black eyes remind me
Of the dreaming dead
Turn up the future
Turn off the past
Only in your arms
Will this last
What ever I did, lord
I would do again
Oh, what did I have then?
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BLISS! Had this going full-blast while cooking breakfast a couple weekends ago in the slope-side condo up at Breck. Tons of snow, blazing blue sky, best early-season conditions in decades! My buddy Kevin was utterly smitten with the guitar and vocals in this...and couldn't believe he'd never heard them before. Thanks again, RP -- We SCORE YET ANOTHER TURN-ON!
Posted 5 days ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
like Endless Summer...
Posted 1 month ago by gregskrtic    [ Reply ]
The guitar blows my mind
Posted 2 months ago by yeshetarchin    [ Reply ]
 MilesW wrote:

This is the Radio Paradise main mix.


I’m not sure of your intended meaning for this comment, but if you are implying that this is one of those songs that “defines” the RP Main Mix, then I agree wholeheartedly. I love this song and I’m pretty sure I’d never have heard of Jesse Sykes without RP. This is one of the tunes that was in what passes for ‘heavy rotation’ on RP when I started listening back in the mid 00’s, so Jesse Sykes joins groups like Madrugada, Air, and the Silversun Pickups as my personal ‘sound of RP’.
Posted 3 months ago by Talus1    [ Reply ]
this is pure gold
Posted 4 months ago by yeshetarchin    [ Reply ]
This is the Radio Paradise main mix.
Posted 4 months ago by MilesW    [ Reply ]
Wow, this one is a true standout!
Posted 5 months ago by timemist    [ Reply ]
This is perfect thunderstorm music..
Posted 5 months ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Beautiful voice, reminds me of Marianne Faithful.
Posted 6 months ago by bufallo    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:

Thank you RP for including a realistic balance of women musicians and songwriters throughout your stellar sets. Eventually this audience may be more accustomed to the concept. Women artists will be appreciated in their own right, as individuals. More people will recognize unique voices, without the fixation on IDing who else they sound like. Will view beauty without gender stereotypes minimizing the shared power of female artists. ... There are many striking, unfamiliar voices on RP that are so unique we stop to check who it is. It's more interesting who they are, than rating them on a scale limited to gender (which is not such a knee jerk reaction to male singers in the comments). Another public service of Radio Paradise. 😃



NPC
Posted 8 months ago by beniamin    [ Reply ]
Beautiful sound, poignant lyric.
Posted 8 months ago by jwallstrom846    [ Reply ]
Great guitar blending and backbeat with a voice and vibe similar to that of Beth Orton. Only found this wavelength a couple weeks now and delighted with the curated Global mix and a very refreshing Main Mix! 😀 Cheers 
Posted 9 months ago by bpulleyblank    [ Reply ]
Oh, wow!  I was wondering what kind of song would fittingly follow Hank Williams' "Ramblin Man".  I don't know why, after listening to RP for a "few" years now, that I would still be so pleasantly surprised at the arrangement of the songs being played.  The same feeling I had watching Wayne Gretzky in his prime making another spectacular play that I hadn't seen before.
Posted 10 months ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
Haunting, pun mostly unintended. 
Posted 10 months ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Posted 10 months ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
 junebaby65 wrote:

Every time I hear this song I think it's from 1968, which is a compliment.



Indeed ! on par with Lindsey Buckingham
Posted 1 year ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
+1
Lovely song, top to bottom.  Love the guitars 
MM
Posted 1 year ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
 carmelmik 
Good call

Posted 1 year ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
 junebaby65 wrote:

Every time I hear this song I think it's from 1968, which is a compliment.



For sure - this 'latter day Hippie' is loving this.... I'm floating around my room in my 70's :)
Posted 1 year ago by Dapps    [ Reply ]
Her voice and the hypnotic sound of Alvin Lee's hollow-body guitar playing are a great match
Posted 1 year ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this, I keep waiting for the booming bass voice of the gent who did the voiceovers for Art Bell back in the Coast to Coast AM days. Used to love catching that show after work years ago. At least before the local 50,000  watt "Clear Channel" station transitioned to nearly all political talk.  At back when clear channel described the transmitter power, not the station owner.
Posted 1 year ago by eeastridge    [ Reply ]
This is awesome!
Posted 1 year ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Where's the Repeat button?...
Posted 1 year ago by RazzCat    [ Reply ]
Heard this on RP and started scouring eBay and the local record stores for the album on vinyl.  No dice.  Guy at the LRS: "sorry man, nothing out there.  But she played here when the album came out - she's awesome!"
Posted 1 year ago by obankenobi    [ Reply ]
Great segue out of Hank Williams "Ramblin Man"!!
Posted 1 year ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:

Thank you RP for including a realistic balance of women musicians and songwriters throughout your stellar sets. Eventually this audience may be more accustomed to the concept. Women artists will be appreciated in their own right, as individuals. More people will recognize unique voices, without the fixation on IDing who else they sound like. Will view beauty without gender stereotypes minimizing the shared power of female artists. ... There are many striking, unfamiliar voices on RP that are so unique we stop to check who it is. It's more interesting who they are, than rating them on a scale limited to gender (which is not such a knee jerk reaction to male singers in the comments). Another public service of Radio Paradise. 😃



Well said!
Posted 2 years ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
 dtheb wrote:
Takes me to that entirely groovy place 


So groooooovy.  Love this song. 
Posted 2 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
like the best of the 60's surfing tunes!  
9>>>>>10
Posted 2 years ago by gregskrtic    [ Reply ]
Outstanding!!!
Posted 2 years ago by Steve_G    [ Reply ]
May I have another 10 scale? To vote another 10.  The superb coda....
Posted 2 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
Jangly guitars!
Posted 2 years ago by jbarryc    [ Reply ]
 carmelmik wrote:

sounds a bit like an old favorite  "White Bird"




I agree. I can can hear that!  Both are great songs!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Timeless.
Posted 2 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
Takes me to that entirely groovy place 
Posted 2 years ago by dtheb    [ Reply ]
Never herard of them befre. great duo
Posted 2 years ago by sergioso    [ Reply ]


Seattle-based duo Phil Wandscher and Jesse Sykes

Posted 2 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Amazing artist and amazing song....love it...
Posted 2 years ago by MKoMOne    [ Reply ]
every time this is played i like it more. it speaks to some place inside me that needed to hear it
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
The understated yet blisteringly good lead guitar adds to an already excellent song.  9 from me, love it.
Posted 2 years ago by adib    [ Reply ]
sounds a bit like an old favorite  "White Bird"
Posted 2 years ago by carmelmik    [ Reply ]
Segue wrote: blah blah blah What a bunch of drivel. What are you doing politicizing a playlist on a listener supported station you claim as a public service? Take your co-opted minority whining and take a long walk off a short pier.
Posted 2 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
I never heard of her, prior to RP.  The more I hear this tune, the more I like it!  Thank You RP!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:

Thank you RP for including a realistic balance of women musicians and songwriters throughout your stellar sets. Eventually this audience may be more accustomed to the concept. Women artists will be appreciated in their own right, as individuals. More people will recognize unique voices, without the fixation on IDing who else they sound like. Will view beauty without gender stereotypes minimizing the shared power of female artists. ... There are many striking, unfamiliar voices on RP that are so unique we stop to check who it is. It's more interesting who they are, than rating them on a scale limited to gender (which is not such a knee jerk reaction to male singers in the comments). Another public service of Radio Paradise. 😃




If you put it this way. I believe  the only parameter here is quality, and that alone can balance things in proper way. This is not Netflix and this song is amazing.
Posted 2 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
A little Alt Country...nice.  I do enjoy "Ceiling's High" from them too...
Posted 2 years ago by jef    [ Reply ]
I hear this song and I immediatly think of Seasons by Neil Halstead...  and I imagine I am driving down some awesome stretch of the PCH in California.  Top down of course. 
Posted 2 years ago by steady_steve    [ Reply ]
Good Tune! Very retro sounding. I never heard of her before. It sounds like it was released in 1967. Thank You RP!   ...PS: it reminds me of the song "White Bird" from 1968(?).   
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 junebaby65 wrote:

Every time I hear this song I think it's from 1968, which is a compliment.



me too !!
Posted 3 years ago by alex10l    [ Reply ]
The Byrds, REM, this...
Nothing beats jangly guitars
Posted 3 years ago by jbarryc    [ Reply ]
 Rob57 wrote:

"Eventually this audience may be more accustomed to the concept. Women artists will be appreciated in their own right, as individuals'' Oh for goodness sake please don't drag identity politics into music, I'm sure I speak for the majority of listeners on here when I say I just like music and I don't care whether its made by men, women people of colour or whatever. Female artists were massively popular 50 years ago or have you never heard of Dusty Springfield, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and many , many more great female artists. To to and paint female artists as victims struggling to be heard is is quite frankly ridiculous. This isn't a university campus y'know.

Spoken like a man... 
Posted 3 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
Gotta love that girl  
Posted 3 years ago by geonuine    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:

Every time this song is played I up my rating a point. I'm now up to a 9. I have to stop, right?! It's really not a 10. But damn, it's so good.



It's a 10.
Posted 3 years ago by keith_hagan    [ Reply ]
Love Jesse. Dark searing husky voice !
Posted 3 years ago by keith_hagan    [ Reply ]
First time I heard this was during the end-credits to an episode of HBO's True Blood. That show had a knack for picking music that would get under your skin..
Posted 3 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
Jesse has an amazing guitar player. I got to see them live but Jesse had a bit of a cold so she sang less and the guitar player soloed more. Bummer about Ms. Sykes but very cool guitar.
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
Excellent!  Might segue nicely into the theme from the Endless Summer by the Sandals   Awesome guitar!
Posted 3 years ago by jhinrich    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
Twang baby, twang

When the violins kicked in, 8 was kicked to 9
Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
What a great song. Timeless
Posted 4 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:
Thank you RP for including a realistic balance of women musicians and songwriters throughout your stellar sets. Eventually this audience may be more accustomed to the concept. Women artists will be appreciated in their own right, as individuals. More people will recognize unique voices, without the fixation on IDing who else they sound like. Will view beauty without gender stereotypes minimizing the shared power of female artists. ... There are many striking, unfamiliar voices on RP that are so unique we stop to check who it is. It's more interesting who they are, than rating them on a scale limited to gender (which is not such a knee jerk reaction to male singers in the comments). Another public service of Radio Paradise. 😃
 
"Eventually this audience may be more accustomed to the concept. Women artists will be appreciated in their own right, as individuals'' Oh for goodness sake please don't drag identity politics into music, I'm sure I speak for the majority of listeners on here when I say I just like music and I don't care whether its made by men, women people of colour or whatever. Female artists were massively popular 50 years ago or have you never heard of Dusty Springfield, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and many , many more great female artists. To to and paint female artists as victims struggling to be heard is is quite frankly ridiculous. This isn't a university campus y'know.
Posted 4 years ago by Rob57    [ Reply ]
Every time this song is played I up my rating a point. I'm now up to a 9. I have to stop, right?! It's really not a 10. But damn, it's so good.
Posted 4 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
Amazing.
Posted 4 years ago by diegodotta    [ Reply ]
 adib wrote:
8 -> 9
Still gives me goosebumps after 100s of listens.
 
Me too!
Posted 4 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
Groovin' tune, and the lyrics are interesting and nebulous at the same time, which is a good combo. She's rather pretty too 
Posted 4 years ago by stegokitty    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:
Thank you RP for including a realistic balance of women musicians and songwriters throughout your stellar sets. Eventually this audience may be more accustomed to the concept. Women artists will be appreciated in their own right, as individuals. More people will recognize unique voices, without the fixation on IDing who else they sound like. Will view beauty without gender stereotypes minimizing the shared power of female artists. ... There are many striking, unfamiliar voices on RP that are so unique we stop to check who it is. It's more interesting who they are, than rating them on a scale limited to gender (which is not such a knee jerk reaction to male singers in the comments). Another public service of Radio Paradise. 😃
 
Eventually?      What makes you think we care how you feel about who and what we appreciate let alone when?    Some may.  I, for one, really do not. 

I am an American and believe in the freedom to speak (as you have)  and think as I please.  Knee jerks included.   Thank you, as always, to RP!!
Posted 4 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
 junebaby65 wrote:
Every time I hear this song I think it's from 1968, which is a compliment.
 Same. I love the 60's sound to it.


Posted 4 years ago by jimlandwehr2582    [ Reply ]
Always nice to hear this song.  It's very soothing to my ears.
Posted 4 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
great sound out of that electric guitar 
Posted 4 years ago by edwho    [ Reply ]
This should have been in the Canadian production "the Sweet Hereafter" - heartbreaking.  Oops, just looked it up...1997. Oh well, too bad.
Posted 4 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
9
Posted 4 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Sooooooooooooooooooooooo.....GOOD SONG!!!!
YEAH!
VIVA RP!
Posted 4 years ago by sashaly1968    [ Reply ]
I know this doesn't add much to the discussion, but I love this song.  Thanks Bill.
Posted 4 years ago by zapeta    [ Reply ]
3 X in 30 Days? Please set your playlist to once every 30 days. 
Posted 4 years ago by mkinnan    [ Reply ]
solid 9. 
thanks Bill.
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
Another amazing song that I would have never heard, except for RP. Thanks yet again.
Posted 4 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
I really like this darkly evocative tune, more RP,,,,,please....
Posted 4 years ago by neptunejeff    [ Reply ]
Gave it an 8 the first time I heard it on RP, then a 9 the second time, just changed it to a 10. Can't get much better than this song. 
Posted 4 years ago by fraserji    [ Reply ]
I like this song, as a kid i really liked Hot Chocolate song Ema Emily and this beautiful song somehow reminds me on those times. Strange
Posted 5 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
something between It's a beautiful day, and Joni Mitchell.
Posted 5 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
I liked it better than average when I first heard it here, but now, looking at my rating, I'm wondering why I didn't go a bit higher... Time to rectify that and up it a notch or two.
Posted 5 years ago by ubuntourist    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:
Thank you RP for including a realistic balance of women musicians and songwriters throughout your stellar sets. Eventually this audience may be more accustomed to the concept. Women artists will be appreciated in their own right, as individuals. More people will recognize unique voices, without the fixation on IDing who else they sound like. Will view beauty without gender stereotypes minimizing the shared power of female artists. ... There are many striking, unfamiliar voices on RP that are so unique we stop to check who it is. It's more interesting who they are, than rating them on a scale limited to gender (which is not such a knee jerk reaction to male singers in the comments). Another public service of Radio Paradise. 😃
 

Most of the song on my RP favorites are female singers/female-fronted bands ! Many I discovered here or on GirlsRockRadio.com. Funny, I prefer female NursePracs, LCSW's, Psych, etc.
Posted 5 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
Not sure why but the guitar work sounds like a genius track from an obscure surf movie. After repeated listens it's a 9 for me.
Posted 5 years ago by Cueburned    [ Reply ]
The lady version of Ray LaMontagne!
Posted 5 years ago by pburrow328    [ Reply ]
8 -> 9
Still gives me goosebumps after 100s of listens.
Posted 5 years ago by adib    [ Reply ]
 pinto wrote:

This comment is pure sexist drivel.
 
The comment you referred to is not really all that "pure"; the grammar and structure are a little dodgy in spots.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Really dig this song. For some reason though, I hear Lou Barlow. Just me I'm sure.
Posted 5 years ago by mtbiker493    [ Reply ]
Amen to the goosebumps, although admittedly the first time I heard it was on the credits after HBO's Trueblood.
Posted 6 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
DaidyBoy wrote:
I still get goosebumps every time this comes on.  Thanks RP.  I keep clicking the 10 but it doesn't affect the rating, which is a shame.
 
Ditto. 
Posted 6 years ago by zapeta    [ Reply ]
The guitar!!! {#Meditate}
Posted 6 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Loooove.
Posted 6 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
I still get goosebumps every time this comes on.  Thanks RP.  I keep clicking the 10 but it doesn't affect the rating, which is a shame.
Posted 6 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 pinto wrote:

This comment is pure sexist drivel.
 
I'm not sure you're using "sexist" correctly.
Posted 6 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song.  Period.
Posted 6 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
Ha, with the big ('great guitar') intro Bill just gave this song I was amused to hear it is one that after hearing it years ago on rp I went and bought it on iTunes. Still have it on my trusty old ipod, which I use most every day. That *is* really tight and tasty guitar playing.
Posted 6 years ago by ExpatLarry    [ Reply ]
 pinto wrote:

This comment is pure sexist drivel.
 
This comment is pure antifeminist vitriol.

Wow, it's FUN to be a reductive douche!
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:
Thank you RP for including a realistic balance of women musicians and songwriters throughout your stellar sets. Eventually this audience may be more accustomed to the concept. Women artists will be appreciated in their own right, as individuals. More people will recognize unique voices, without the fixation on IDing who else they sound like. Will view beauty without gender stereotypes minimizing the shared power of female artists. ... There are many striking, unfamiliar voices on RP that are so unique we stop to check who it is. It's more interesting who they are, than rating them on a scale limited to gender (which is not such a knee jerk reaction to male singers in the comments). Another public service of Radio Paradise. 😃
 
This comment is pure sexist drivel.
Posted 6 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
 dtm1256 wrote:
I agree with palatin8 it reminds me of "White Bird" by It's a Beautiful Day!!

 
Just bumped up my rating. To be reminded of sth. doesn't need to be a bad thing at all.
Posted 6 years ago by palatin8    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:
Thank you RP for including a realistic balance of women musicians and songwriters throughout your stellar sets. Eventually this audience may be more accustomed to the concept. Women artists will be appreciated in their own right, as individuals. More people will recognize unique voices, without the fixation on IDing who else they sound like. Will view beauty without gender stereotypes minimizing the shared power of female artists. ... There are many striking, unfamiliar voices on RP that are so unique we stop to check who it is. It's more interesting who they are, than rating them on a scale limited to gender (which is not such a knee jerk reaction to male singers in the comments). Another public service of Radio Paradise. 😃
 

5 to 8
Posted 6 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
This is what  I like.
Posted 7 years ago by tembaco    [ Reply ]
good chills...
Posted 7 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:

Not a gretsch, not a tele, not a strat.

DeArmond by Guild Starfire Special with Bigsby. Special amplifier with reverb that goes to ELEVEN!

f

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Yes, I brought that up way down in this thread (2013).  It's a sweet guitar.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Beautiful!
Posted 7 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
Always think this is Ryan Adams and the Cardinals "Easy Plateau" when it starts up.
Posted 7 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this song I think it's from 1968, which is a compliment.
Posted 7 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
 AnchorMan wrote:
Should have been used in 'Twin Peaks'. Apart from being 15 years to late.

 
... or 10 years too early?
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
Yum yum

the louder the better 

 
fab vocals killer guitar too
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 DD gypsyman wrote:

Stand corrected, I do. An upside-down Gretsch?

 
Not a gretsch, not a tele, not a strat.

DeArmond by Guild Starfire Special with Bigsby. Special amplifier with reverb that goes to ELEVEN!




Posted 7 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
New to me. Loving the rockabilly/country/swamp guitar sound.
Posted 7 years ago by sleepinggypC    [ Reply ]
J'adore
 
Posted 7 years ago by Kassbomb    [ Reply ]
Not familiar with this artist. Thanks. RP. Just bumped 7-8.
Posted 7 years ago by volnomad    [ Reply ]
Thank you RP for including a realistic balance of women musicians and songwriters throughout your stellar sets. Eventually this audience may be more accustomed to the concept. Women artists will be appreciated in their own right, as individuals. More people will recognize unique voices, without the fixation on IDing who else they sound like. Will view beauty without gender stereotypes minimizing the shared power of female artists. ... There are many striking, unfamiliar voices on RP that are so unique we stop to check who it is. It's more interesting who they are, than rating them on a scale limited to gender (which is not such a knee jerk reaction to male singers in the comments). Another public service of Radio Paradise. 😃
Posted 7 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
Grace Slick seriously channeled here with a touch of Beth Orton.
Posted 7 years ago by IndyDoug    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
This song absolutely slays me, every time. I guess it's the Lucinda Williams meets Grace Slick plus wicked slide guitar & arrangement.

 
Not slide, but definitely some fabulous guitar from Phil Wandscher (former member of Whiskeytown).
Posted 8 years ago by William    [ Reply ]
This is one of the first great artists that RP introduced me to. It just keeps coming, best station ever.
Posted 8 years ago by Duc1098    [ Reply ]
one of the songs that have contributed to make me a radio paradise addicted 8 years ago... great song!!!
Posted 8 years ago by neptune    [ Reply ]
This song absolutely slays me, every time. I guess it's the Lucinda Williams meets Grace Slick plus wicked slide guitar & arrangement.
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
This is one of those songs I didn't like when I first heard it (here on RP), but I've done a complete 180 on that and now love it.
Posted 8 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
I thought it was some Pretenders song I had not heard.
Posted 8 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
Should have been used in 'Twin Peaks'. Apart from being 15 years to late.
Posted 8 years ago by AnchorMan    [ Reply ]
comma girl virgola
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
Channeling some  dada   guitar IMHO.  And that's a good thing! 
Posted 8 years ago by gregr79    [ Reply ]