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Travis — Sing
Album: The Invisible Band
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Released: 2001
Length: 3:41
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Baby, you've been going so crazy
Lately, nothing seems to be going right
Solo, why do you have to get so low?
You're so
You've been waiting in the sun too long

But if you sing, sing
Sing
Sing, sing, sing
For the love you bring won't mean a thing
Unless you sing
Sing, sing, sing

Colder, crying over your shoulder
Hold her, and tell her everything's gonna be fine
Surely, you've been going too early
Hurry, 'cause no-one's gonna be stopped, na na na na na

But if you sing
Sing
Sing, sing, sing
For the love you bring won't mean a thing
Unless you sing
Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing

Baby, there's something going on today
But I say
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing

So na na na na
If you sing
Sing
Sing, sing, sing
For the love you bring won't mean a thing
Unless you sing
Sing, sing, sing, sing
Oh baby sing
Sing
Sing
Sing, sing, sing
For the love you bring won't mean a thing
Unless you sing
Sing, sing, sing
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Glenn Campbell did a fantastic cover of this not too long before his passing.
Posted 1 year ago by kvperdew1    [ Reply ]
Takes me back to the of  summer  of 1999 in Newquay, Cornwall watching these guys playing next to the beach feelin free and happy among friends 
Posted 1 year ago by Fishman    [ Reply ]
i remember when this came out. i immediately loved this song. still do.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
@William: The link "Artist Website" doesn't quite fit - it should rather be this one here. 
Posted 1 year ago by Lemmes    [ Reply ]
"Sing Sing"... it's about time someone wrote a song about that prison.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 Stetsonman wrote:


nope and his lyrics are shit


Harsh. Don't bag the artist that wrote or performed the song. Just accept your lived experience doesn't align with the artist's and let those whose experience allows them to appreciate it enjoy it.
Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
You know, lots of ranting in the comments about U2, Coldplay, and whether Travis is a good band or not. All of it completely irrelevant because on its own merits, this is a simply a great song.
Posted 2 years ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
 flyfree wrote:

Travis is one of those bands I dearly want to like.


Why? Surely you like a band or you don't.
Posted 2 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
 Stetsonman wrote:


nope and his lyrics are shit


Whatever dude 
Posted 2 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Wow... Just read the comments, these guys are Marmite - love em or hate em it seems.

Just gone '9' cos it lifted me at the end of a long day of CAD and meetings!!
Posted 2 years ago by meanderer    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

Fran Healy's voice is amazing. 


nope and his lyrics are shit
Posted 3 years ago by Stetsonman    [ Reply ]
one of the most inconsequential bands ever.
trite depressing shit.
Posted 3 years ago by Stetsonman    [ Reply ]
This one: 7
Glen Campbell: 8
Posted 3 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
The full album was pretty deceiving but this song still great and make me sing each time i hear it.
Posted 3 years ago by Ptijoc    [ Reply ]
Travis is a great band… really reliably fun
Posted 3 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 ExploitingChaos wrote:

... would give a fortune to relive a day from those times....


As would many of us out here, friend.... 
:-)

Posted 3 years ago by RazzCat    [ Reply ]
One of the first songs I learned to play on bass :-)
Easy 9 for the memories, would give a fortune to relive a day from those times.
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Tripe.  I'll listen to Glen Campbell instead, thanks.
Posted 3 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]

Fran Healy's voice is amazing. 
Posted 4 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:
Not boring at all.

If somebody has the Glen Campbell version of this song, please upload for consideration.  Glen Campbell is a fine musician.


 
Agreed - I also like GC version ... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyJ82QT8tzQ


Posted 5 years ago by ramsay    [ Reply ]
Bumped from 7 to 8.  Love the emotion.
Posted 5 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

And here I am thinking that the plinky plonky banjo is great, enough so that I want 7 to 8 on this one.....Long Live RP!!
 
You got it LK. Banjo is good on any song! 
Posted 5 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
Yes, this is indeed a very beautiful song.    Gotta love the ecumenical lyrics.  

Huh!  For the first time I am noticing the bass line.   Sweet.  
Posted 5 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 Daveteauk wrote:

The plinky plonky Banjo is THE most annoying part, and uneccessary I feel. It doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the track at all, and is out of place. The rest is just Ho-Hum IMO.
 
And here I am thinking that the plinky plonky banjo is great, enough so that I want 7 to 8 on this one.....Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 timy wrote:
Annoying
 
The plinky plonky Banjo is THE most annoying part, and uneccessary I feel. It doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the track at all, and is out of place. The rest is just Ho-Hum IMO.
Posted 5 years ago by Daveteauk    [ Reply ]
Such a happy song! 
Posted 5 years ago by tlbritton    [ Reply ]
I like the Glenn Campbell a little more. 

He was a very good guitar player.  
Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Travis are one of the best bands that I always forget I like.
Posted 6 years ago by jason:d    [ Reply ]
Glen Campbell did a very good cover of this song.
Posted 6 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
sing sing sing?  I guess it provides ample rhyming opportunities...
Posted 6 years ago by Floyd62    [ Reply ]
comes with a great video too!
Posted 7 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]
 redmachine wrote:
A pub band that got lucky. Dreadful band, dreadful song.
I love RP, but when they play U2, Coldplay or these chancers it's painful.

 
I have this song rated 9;  I quite enjoy U2 and Coldplay.  
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Take every copy of this song and fire it into space. Utter tosh.
Posted 7 years ago by redmachine    [ Reply ]
A pub band that got lucky. Dreadful band, dreadful song.
I love RP, but when they play U2, Coldplay or these chancers it's painful.
Posted 7 years ago by redmachine    [ Reply ]
Hey... in respect to the passing of Glen Campbell, could you play his version of this?  
Posted 7 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 Ptijoc wrote:
Maybe not a great band but for sure a great song!

 
Having listened to them off and on for 20 some years I find this comment pretty damn accurate. Love this one. 
Posted 7 years ago by JasondotG    [ Reply ]
Maybe not a great band but for sure a great song!
Posted 7 years ago by Ptijoc    [ Reply ]
 adpucci wrote:
how do you go below 1? 

 
You just hit PSD, but in a really, really mean way!
Posted 7 years ago by user4176    [ Reply ]
Pop music can be so compelling. That's what makes it popular. I like some music that is popular. I like this song.  {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 8 years ago by jab49    [ Reply ]
Godlike.
Posted 8 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]
What a delightful pop song.
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Big THANX.... Havent heard it in ages 
Posted 9 years ago by Gegenschein    [ Reply ]
how do you go below 1? 
Posted 9 years ago by adpucci    [ Reply ]
 perryandcaro wrote:
Bought the album 'cos of this. Should have bought the single...{#Stupid}

 
Yup.  That is why I try to ask about the rest of the CD before buying.
Posted 9 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
To repeat:  this is a terrific pop tune.  
Posted 9 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
This song gives me the creeps.
Posted 10 years ago by cheera    [ Reply ]

Posted 10 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
{#No} ..... as it finished yet!!?
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

Whenever Travis comes on, that's when I reach for my puke emotocon.  Whoops, it's gone.   Darn.



 
couldn't agree with you more.
Posted 10 years ago by adpucci    [ Reply ]
revolting tune from a revolting band. i wish they were inaudible.
Posted 10 years ago by adpucci    [ Reply ]
this dude take singing lessons from Bono?
Posted 11 years ago by geekodude    [ Reply ]
 kaybee wrote:
 
{#Yes}  By the way, Bill, can we hear "Wichita Lineman" sometime soon?


 
I submitted "Wichita Lineman" to the LRC for playlist consideration - it summarily received a "Sorry" response.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
fuck it, rd. Let's go bowling.
Posted 11 years ago by Wizzo_oz    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Yeah, what's up with that? Wrecked without wretched retching winky. 

 

I suspect he got 86ed because at lot of crybabies cannot take a joke.   Score one for the whiners.   This comment board could use right about now a healthy dose of a sense of humor. We have some major league dullards here who want to turn the board into sanitized wiki-music page.

I have a serious proposal for guidelines.  The New Yorker magazine prints the word "fuck" all the time.  You can watch HBO and hear the word as well.  Kids of all ages watch HBO.  Every single 10 year old kid I knew in 1980 watched skinimax on cable.  I doubt anything has changed.  Bill Maher is a funny, potty mouthed lefty nut who I watch and who entertains me very much.  If it could be said on Maher, then it should be OK for the RP comment board. 

I agree we don't want anything like nudity.  I am sure I am not alone here in that I work in a professional environment and from time to time I read comments on break at work.  My office is like every singe office in the USA.  We are talking about at least a 100 million citizens here with office jobs.  It is considered sexual harassment if a man or woman has an image of a naked woman or man on his or her screen.  Even a woman scantily clad in a bikini could be grounds for a termnination based on harassment.  The reason for this practice is quite simply those sophisticated, cultural elite feminists.  It's not the "puritanical", "unsophisticated" USA we are talking about here. I happen to agree with it.  It would be a very hostile work environment if people could just have provocative photos on their computer screens at work. 
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

Whenever Travis comes on, that's when I reach for my puke emotocon.  Whoops, it's gone.   Darn.



 
Yeah, what's up with that? Wrecked without wretched retching winky. 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I just love this song — it feels like a cozy pair of slippers, just nice.  9 —->10
Posted 11 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
Loves me some banjo.
Posted 12 years ago by kirvv    [ Reply ]
Just checked out the Glen Campbell version of this song per the recommendation of a couple RP listeners below. Good stuff. BillG could add the Campbell version to the playlist for one of those "and now for something completely different" moments.
Posted 12 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

Whenever Travis comes on, that's when I reach for my puke emotocon.  Whoops, it's gone.   Darn.

 
It's gone? Yeah! I hate that thing!! 
Posted 12 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]

Whenever Travis comes on, that's when I reach for my puke emotocon.  Whoops, it's gone.   Darn.


Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Still pretty.
Posted 12 years ago by GuiltyFeat    [ Reply ]
Not knowing who was playing, I kept waiting for the bellow of Florence, glad it never came.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
always loved this song, always will
Posted 12 years ago by silviu6482    [ Reply ]
 kaybee wrote:
BigPete wrote:
Glen Campbell does a great version of this song. And yes, I'm serious.
  
colt4x5 wrote:

 BigPete wrote:
Glen Campbell does a great version of this song. And yes, I'm serious.
 
i believe you. he's an excellent musician.
 
{#Yes}  By the way, Bill, can we hear "Wichita Lineman" sometime soon?

 

All for that!{#Cheers}
Posted 12 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Bought the album 'cos of this. Should have bought the single...{#Stupid}
Posted 12 years ago by perryandcaro    [ Reply ]
 timy wrote:
Annoying
 
tebow

Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Annoying
Posted 13 years ago by timy    [ Reply ]
 kaybee wrote:
BigPete wrote:
Glen Campbell does a great version of this song. And yes, I'm serious.
  
colt4x5 wrote:

 BigPete wrote:
Glen Campbell does a great version of this song. And yes, I'm serious.
 
i believe you. he's an excellent musician.
 
{#Yes}  By the way, Bill, can we hear "Wichita Lineman" sometime soon?

 

Speaking of Wichita Lineman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL3mvkZ6mVk

This one will change your mind about it.. 

Johnny A on guitar.
Posted 13 years ago by eswiley2    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:
Didn't Benny Goodman do a version of this? With Gene Krupa on drums? I'm so confused.
 

Yeah, I remember their cover of this song had so much more energy to it and the drumming was killer.
Posted 14 years ago by beeblebrocks40    [ Reply ]
BigPete wrote:
Glen Campbell does a great version of this song. And yes, I'm serious.
  
colt4x5 wrote:

 BigPete wrote:
Glen Campbell does a great version of this song. And yes, I'm serious.
 
i believe you. he's an excellent musician.
 
{#Yes}  By the way, Bill, can we hear "Wichita Lineman" sometime soon?

Posted 14 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Didn't Benny Goodman do a version of this? With Gene Krupa on drums? I'm so confused.
Posted 14 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
no it´s not good. it sucks.
Posted 14 years ago by tutakea    [ Reply ]
Too much Travis will turn you into a weenie, but this one is pretty good.
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 Zigi wrote:
Not a Travis fan but you have to admire the production on the song, the sound is amazing.
 
Check.


Posted 14 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
Not a Travis fan but you have to admire the production on the song, the sound is amazing.
Posted 14 years ago by Zigi    [ Reply ]
 auckland wrote:

Nice, but boring. It has a kind of musical superficiality about it.


 

agreed. 6—>5
Posted 14 years ago by roxmilt    [ Reply ]
westslope wrote:
...If somebody has the Glen Campbell version of this song, please upload for consideration...
Really amusing set of fanboy comments on the Travis website regarding Campbell's excellent cover. Especially the outrage over banjo in the arrangement, as if the instrument was not used in this recording.

Nice song.


Posted 14 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
this is fantastic—-i might make this my philosophy of life
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
Fun song
Posted 14 years ago by ra990    [ Reply ]

Not boring at all.

If somebody has the Glen Campbell version of this song, please upload for consideration.  Glen Campbell is a fine musician.


Posted 14 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]

Nice, but boring. It has a kind of musical superficiality about it.


Posted 14 years ago by auckland    [ Reply ]
Very nice!!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 emmidad wrote:
Am I the only one thinking of John Lennon? Somehow seems like something he would do.
 
Album cover reminds me "plastic ono band"

Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
 emmidad wrote:
Am I the only one thinking of John Lennon? Somehow seems like something he would do.
 
Actually I would reach for George Harrison first.    Or the Eagles for that matter.  Nice pop tune.  Gorgeous.

Posted 14 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 emmidad wrote:
Am I the only one thinking of John Lennon? Somehow seems like something he would do.
 

you know who I hear?  This is srange but it always reminds me of that old song Good Morning Starshine....and I don't know why!!!
Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Am I the only one thinking of John Lennon? Somehow seems like something he would do.
Posted 14 years ago by emmidad    [ Reply ]
9 because I love what he sings.
Posted 15 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
Epic introduction and banjo.
Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
 colt4x5 wrote:

 BigPete wrote:
Glen Campbell does a great version of this song. And yes, I'm serious.
 
i believe you. he's an excellent musician.

 
Besides keeping RP's electricity coming!
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]

 BigPete wrote:
Glen Campbell does a great version of this song. And yes, I'm serious.
 
i believe you. he's an excellent musician.


Posted 15 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]
Glen Campbell does a great version of this song. And yes, I'm serious.

Posted 15 years ago by BigPete    [ Reply ]
 Fooboy wrote:
Great band ... why did they never gain a larger audience ?
 
Because their videos sucked.

Posted 15 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
 decorgirl wrote:
Plonkariffic. 7.
 

Says it all.  {#Smile} 
Posted 15 years ago by coffee-eyes    [ Reply ]
Great band ... why did they never gain a larger audience ?
Posted 15 years ago by Fooboy    [ Reply ]
I really like this song—sadly, their last 'hit.'
Posted 16 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
Very good live as well.
Posted 16 years ago by sutcliff    [ Reply ]
7 -> 8
Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Great song from a great album.
Posted 16 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
points for excellent use of banjo
Posted 16 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
Another interesting Scottish band but I hate this song. Prefer "Drift Wood", "Turn" and of course "Why Does It Always Rain On Me" from the first album.
Posted 16 years ago by aragon    [ Reply ]
Travis is one of those bands who's music I either really like or strongly dislike. This, happily is one of the songs that I like a lot.
Posted 16 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
Well sorry to spoil the percentage but I hate this song .
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Verpeiler wrote:
It's a beautifull song and the ratings show that I'm not alone with that opinion.
yea, 71% is quite an accomplishment here at rp
Posted 16 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Um, decent music aside, those are some flippin' big trees! We certainly don't have anything like that here in the high desert of Central Oregon. Big pine trees, though.
Posted 16 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
Easy-listening, straightforward and.... quite enjoyable.
Posted 17 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Plonkariffic. 7.
Posted 17 years ago by decorgirl    [ Reply ]
Zep wrote:
Needs some cowbell. And a triangle or two.
yeah, and a finger cymbal thingy...
Posted 17 years ago by sukilau    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
Inane and repetitive. 3
Posted 17 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
It's a beautifull song and the ratings show that I'm not alone with that opinion.
Posted 17 years ago by Verpeiler    [ Reply ]
Zep wrote:
Needs some cowbell. And a triangle or two.
Stay under water unless you're breathing.
Posted 17 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
Needs some cowbell. And a triangle or two.
Posted 18 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Mugro wrote:
I'm sorry, but this song is boring. Travis is a boring group too. Boring song from a boring artist. Blah.
Well, it just goes to show you - you can disagree with someone on a cellular level about almost everything, and then some point of commonality will bring you together. I agree (but I'll phrase it differently, as my English teacher drilled into my head) - I find this song boring...
Posted 18 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Travis is one of those bands I dearly want to like. In this song, and also "Writing to Reach You," I feel like they finally achieve their potential. But most of the time, I thik they underachieve.
Posted 18 years ago by flyfree    [ Reply ]
jasonv wrote:
Their follow-up, "The Man Who", is one of my greatest guilty pleasures. Wonderful band..
the man who came before this album...
Posted 18 years ago by abbefaith    [ Reply ]
Their follow-up, "The Man Who", is one of my greatest guilty pleasures. Wonderful band..
Posted 18 years ago by jasonv    [ Reply ]
I'm sorry, but this song is boring. Travis is a boring group too. Boring song from a boring artist. Blah.
Posted 18 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
pure pop pleasure
Posted 18 years ago by BigPete    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of when my car had an antenna, and I'd listen to RTL2 on my way to and from work.
Posted 18 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]