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alt-J — Lovely Day
Album: This Is All Yours
Avg rating:
6.9

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Total ratings: 815









Released: 2014
Length: 3:47
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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When I wake up in the morning light
Sunlight hurts my eyes
Something without warning, love
Plays heavy on my mind

Then I look at you [x5]
And the world's alright with me

Oh just one look at you [x3]
And I know it's gonna be
A lovely day
On the night line
For the night line

When the day that lies ahead of me
Seems impossible to face
When someone else instead of me
Always seems to know the way

Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me

Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be
A lovely day
On the night line
For the night line
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I like my oblivious ears as I keep forgetting that they did cover Lovely Day. And I find myself thinking, oh this is nice, it really sounds like a Lovely Day, but it also definitely sounds like alt-J : ) and then, upon looking at the screen, ooooh, right!

LLRP
Posted 2 weeks ago by Egctheow    [ Reply ]
 lgonzale803 wrote:

A hidden gem on this album, thanks Bill



I  Agree!
Posted 6 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
A hidden gem on this album, thanks Bill
Posted 8 months ago by lgonzale803    [ Reply ]
 josolbklyn wrote:

Hm. I like Alt-J, and I looooooove Bill Withers, but I don't know if I can swallow this. 

Why bother spending your two cents here then !?
Posted 9 months ago by severbalu567    [ Reply ]
Gosh! This is *not* a karaoke cover. 

I think it'll take a few listens to figure out if I like it or not
Posted 10 months ago by petecallaghan    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

here we go....the hipster Cowboy Junkie treatment tailored "for a new audience. All this does, besides tranquilize, is make ya yearn for the OG


Hey, it works for me. I'd rather listen to Alt-J's off-key singing than Thom Yorke's quaverings every time. 
Posted 11 months ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Very nice segue from Things are Changing by Gone Gone Beyond
Posted 11 months ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
I appreciate it because it's an attempt to reimagine the original, while at the same time being true to the source material.  I've given it 7 but I wouldn't seek it out ...
Posted 1 year ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
A good song is a good song is a good song is a good song

this one in fact such good that even in a desastrous coverversion (regularly i LOVE coverversions) its essence stills shines out. so the roses go fully to bill withers and alt-j gets a roten cactus for it 
Posted 1 year ago by saellig668552    [ Reply ]
here we go....the hipster Cowboy Junkie treatment tailored "for a new audience. All this does, besides tranquilize, is make ya yearn for the OG
Posted 1 year ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
I like a lot of alt-J. But , this is not one of their best tunes,
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Had 5. Make it a 6 just based on vibe.  Ok back to some Priest...
Posted 1 year ago by reguru2112    [ Reply ]
hears the distinctive Alt-J hi hat
 
I'm a female rebel
 
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
No. Does not work.
Posted 2 years ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
Hm. I like Alt-J, and I looooooove Bill Withers, but I don't know if I can swallow this. 
Posted 2 years ago by josolbklyn    [ Reply ]
One thing I find about alt-j is that this a,bum as songs that please and some that grate my years. Gotta love that!
Posted 2 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Cool.
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Wait - what? Pleasant enough Alt-J song rolling along, I’ve got my nose off in a spreadsheet, and suddenly there’s Bill W there, knocking at the door to my brain - “Pssst - hey, you in there - you hear me? Stop that. ‘It’s gonna be a lovely day.’” Well, if they say so - I’ll take that option versus the one I woke up anticipating! Thanks, fellas.
Posted 2 years ago by principekd    [ Reply ]
Well it's hard to kill a great song.

He gave it his best.

Alt J music should come with whatever drugs he's on.
Posted 2 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
Always a Bill Withers fan - really think I prefer this cover this morning. Different mood
Edit: 
Nope. I am still big on Bill Withers - but I used to think the background verse was "down the drain"...put a different twist on the lyrics
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Nice to see some other tracks emerge from this great album (and great segue from Air just before Bill!)
Posted 3 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

That's a nice respectful and heartfelt cover with distinctive alt-j spin. 7 from the Nottingham jury 


Agreed, friend.
Posted 3 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
That's a nice respectful and heartfelt cover with distinctive alt-j spin. 7 from the Nottingham jury 
Posted 3 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]