James — We're Going to Miss You
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This is not, this is not, a song
This is a shield, this is a charm, with your name on
By this beat, by this verse, I'm protected
From your heat, and your curse, is reflected
If anybody hurts me
If anybody hurts me
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Your green eyes, poison pen, serpent's tongue
Will return to the source that they came from
Revenge is the wine
Forgiveness is fine
Forgiveness divine
Revenge is more human
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
No words, all's been said and done
No more words, all's been said and done
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
This is a shield, this is a charm, with your name on
By this beat, by this verse, I'm protected
From your heat, and your curse, is reflected
If anybody hurts me
If anybody hurts me
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Your green eyes, poison pen, serpent's tongue
Will return to the source that they came from
Revenge is the wine
Forgiveness is fine
Forgiveness divine
Revenge is more human
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
No words, all's been said and done
No more words, all's been said and done
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
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Not not James' best but still pretty darn good. 7 for now from me.
Proper Manc pronunciation of We're 
I'm going to start this off at a 8
OK, this has made me reassess my annoyance at James as a lot of their songs have always sounded like whiny drivel. This song is pretty well done.
a_genuine_find wrote:
it really does!
Sounds like James took the mike at a Nationals rehearsal
it really does!
i love james!
and i love this album cover.
and i love this album cover.
Super song. All the best RP. (florin.from.transsylvania)
kingart wrote:
It's not ironic if he's still HERE, like an ass rash.
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Tailor made irony for Mr. Trump. AMF.
It's not ironic if he's still HERE, like an ass rash.
More James please, and Tim Booth's excellent solo work too.
tinypriest wrote:
You think the fucking Pet Shop Boys have balls? Well, you answered your own question - you know nothing.
Ball-less Pet Shop Boys. They would have changed the lyric to something more interesting after the first serving of the brilliant, "We're gonna miss you...". You know, to make it less f*cking boring.
Love to listen to RP to get how c-grade bands like James could have made their tunes actually really good if they had more talent. So harsh, I know; and what do I know anyway..
You think the fucking Pet Shop Boys have balls? Well, you answered your own question - you know nothing.
Porcupine Tree, Cracker, James -- three of the first bands that come to mind when considering those acts I have most appreciated discovering here on RP, after years wandering in the wasteland of repetitive restrictive roboplay FM.
sfyi2001 wrote:
a year later, you should be eating those words as he has united NATO against a ruthless Putin.
a year later, you should be eating those words as he has united NATO against a ruthless Putin.
a_genuine_find wrote:
and channeled a Stones song
Sounds like James took the mike at a Nationals rehearsal
and channeled a Stones song
Brian Eno produced this track and contributed a couple of vocal lines
tinypriest wrote:
The last six c-grade words would provide a good James lyric....
Ball-less Pet Shop Boys. They would have changed the lyric to something more interesting after the first serving of the brilliant, "We're gonna miss you...". You know, to make it less f*cking boring.
Love to listen to RP to get how c-grade bands like James could have made their tunes actually really good if they had more talent. So harsh, I know; and what do I know anyway..
The last six c-grade words would provide a good James lyric....
hayduke2 wrote:
"Yes, but remember, he's also the Moron-in-Chief."
Cool song : )
"Yes, but remember, he's also the Moron-in-Chief."
Cool song : )
Ball-less Pet Shop Boys. They would have changed the lyric to something more interesting after the first serving of the brilliant, "We're gonna miss you...". You know, to make it less f*cking boring.
Love to listen to RP to get how c-grade bands like James could have made their tunes actually really good if they had more talent. So harsh, I know; and what do I know anyway..
Love to listen to RP to get how c-grade bands like James could have made their tunes actually really good if they had more talent. So harsh, I know; and what do I know anyway..
Mainly prefer this bands earlier work, Laid and Seven are just wonderful albums beginning to end with a nice set of headphones, but this is great anthem
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Tailor made irony for Mr. Trump. AMF.
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Here's a mirror with your name on
Singing we're gonna miss you when you're gone
Tailor made irony for Mr. Trump. AMF.
kingart wrote:
I truly appreciate RP playing James like many undiscovered bands/performers in the US that do not get their due recognition despite years of quality and interesting music. I am glad RP plays James and so many other lesser known bands that are so much better than nearly anything on current radio. I discovered James upon hearing a few singles but the Laid album cemented them as in the best of the best category. TIm Booth’s lyrics and the bands inventive and original music just continues with great album after great album (just last year released another goodie called Life in Extraordinary Times). One of the few that continue to produce interesting and memorable tunes. I thank RP for the vast list of artists that I have discovered and can research more and more. Now listening to another gem that does not get his due - Josh Ritter. Thankful for RP playing James, Josh, Lord Huron, Snow Patrol, Shriekback, Marianne Faithfull, Leonard Cohen, Joni, Fleet Foxes, Lucinda Williams, Decemberists, Future Islands, Vampire Weekend, Cage the Elephant, Sinead O, Kate Bush, Over the Rhine, Iron & Wine, Joanna Newsom (more of her), Rodriguez, and of course the Beatles and the Kinks.
Guilty pleasure and totally un-PC, but hoping to hear at least one deep Carly Simon cut (some good stuff beyond the hits).
All in all, James is one of the more interesting bands I've discovered here on RP. That's a very cool tune. I'm a gonna boost it.
I truly appreciate RP playing James like many undiscovered bands/performers in the US that do not get their due recognition despite years of quality and interesting music. I am glad RP plays James and so many other lesser known bands that are so much better than nearly anything on current radio. I discovered James upon hearing a few singles but the Laid album cemented them as in the best of the best category. TIm Booth’s lyrics and the bands inventive and original music just continues with great album after great album (just last year released another goodie called Life in Extraordinary Times). One of the few that continue to produce interesting and memorable tunes. I thank RP for the vast list of artists that I have discovered and can research more and more. Now listening to another gem that does not get his due - Josh Ritter. Thankful for RP playing James, Josh, Lord Huron, Snow Patrol, Shriekback, Marianne Faithfull, Leonard Cohen, Joni, Fleet Foxes, Lucinda Williams, Decemberists, Future Islands, Vampire Weekend, Cage the Elephant, Sinead O, Kate Bush, Over the Rhine, Iron & Wine, Joanna Newsom (more of her), Rodriguez, and of course the Beatles and the Kinks.
Guilty pleasure and totally un-PC, but hoping to hear at least one deep Carly Simon cut (some good stuff beyond the hits).
All in all, James is one of the more interesting bands I've discovered here on RP. That's a very cool tune. I'm a gonna boost it.
More James, please! This is an excellent album, and they have so much more to offer. Few people I talk to know James beyond their earlier albums, especially Laid, but they recorded a slew of winners over the last 20 years, especially this album, Pleased To Meet You (my favorite), and Hey Ma.
"Yes, but remember, he's also the Moron-in-Chief."
Cool song : )
Sounds like James took the mike at a Nationals rehearsal
I liked this one! Love RP for playing so many great songs I've never heard about before! Kudos!
Huey wrote:
Huh. I wasn't liking it much until the chorus. So it goes
I was really enjoying this, until the chorus came along. Still a 7 though.
Huh. I wasn't liking it much until the chorus. So it goes
DaidyBoy wrote:
The cover = mmmmmm bacon
This has all been said and done by so many other people.
The cover = mmmmmm bacon
This has all been said and done by so many other people.
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
I think I mentioned this in the comments on another song of theirs but their initial push into the US had a serious image problem. The album had great press but it was pushed to college radio as "sounds like: (U2, Alarm, you name it)" and honestly, the way college radio was at that moment, it didn't matter how great the album was, if it was a hit with rock critics and came down from a major label (via Blanca y Negro, but it came to us thru Sire), it was going to have a hard time. Tell them the thing "sounds like" some other huge band and it's dead on arrival. And from what I recall of the time, there was a pretty pitched battle going on right then over college radio not wanting to be the "minor leagues" or just a launching pad for major acts... so a lot of college radio was drawing a line that said "No Majors." Even Hüsker Dü went to Warners and there was a huge push (from college-radio militants) to get them off the left of the dial. And altho their first album was really good, I don't remember them getting good touring gigs. Like maybe they were opening for someone big and didn't connect with that audience? I dunno, I could research it. But I don't remember an LA-SF club tour from them. Maybe I just missed it.
Which is a very long way of saying what you said: "never understood why they didn't make it bigger."
I never knew it was so hard to become a rock and roll star.. drat, my plan is foiled!!
interesting background info Scott!
I think I mentioned this in the comments on another song of theirs but their initial push into the US had a serious image problem. The album had great press but it was pushed to college radio as "sounds like: (U2, Alarm, you name it)" and honestly, the way college radio was at that moment, it didn't matter how great the album was, if it was a hit with rock critics and came down from a major label (via Blanca y Negro, but it came to us thru Sire), it was going to have a hard time. Tell them the thing "sounds like" some other huge band and it's dead on arrival. And from what I recall of the time, there was a pretty pitched battle going on right then over college radio not wanting to be the "minor leagues" or just a launching pad for major acts... so a lot of college radio was drawing a line that said "No Majors." Even Hüsker Dü went to Warners and there was a huge push (from college-radio militants) to get them off the left of the dial. And altho their first album was really good, I don't remember them getting good touring gigs. Like maybe they were opening for someone big and didn't connect with that audience? I dunno, I could research it. But I don't remember an LA-SF club tour from them. Maybe I just missed it.
Which is a very long way of saying what you said: "never understood why they didn't make it bigger."
I never knew it was so hard to become a rock and roll star.. drat, my plan is foiled!!
interesting background info Scott!
The album cover can not make me forget that chorus.... => leaves a bland taste
I don't like this at all. It just sort of drones and drags on. Sounds like a never-leave-the-garage-band.
kingart wrote:
Second time I've heard it. Everything else, what he I said.
More. Let's dance. It's f'in frigid in this neck of the NYC woods. Good to have some warm music.
NICE tune. A solid 7. First time I've heard it. More. RP does it again. More audio firsts here for me than I could count.
Second time I've heard it. Everything else, what he I said.
More. Let's dance. It's f'in frigid in this neck of the NYC woods. Good to have some warm music.
Mpayan wrote:
My guess is that it a first listen/exposure to the band. Mine is now, never heard of them before this. Initial impression is very good. There is a lot of good music out there and sometimes the first listen is 10 years after the initial release.
I hope there is sarcasm in your comment, 'cause this is a 1999 song. Still pretty good though.
mandolin wrote:
mandolin wrote:
...this is pretty good - keep the new tunes rolling!..
My guess is that it a first listen/exposure to the band. Mine is now, never heard of them before this. Initial impression is very good. There is a lot of good music out there and sometimes the first listen is 10 years after the initial release.
pinem wrote:
I think I mentioned this in the comments on another song of theirs but their initial push into the US had a serious image problem. The album had great press but it was pushed to college radio as "sounds like: (U2, Alarm, you name it)" and honestly, the way college radio was at that moment, it didn't matter how great the album was, if it was a hit with rock critics and came down from a major label (via Blanca y Negro, but it came to us thru Sire), it was going to have a hard time. Tell them the thing "sounds like" some other huge band and it's dead on arrival. And from what I recall of the time, there was a pretty pitched battle going on right then over college radio not wanting to be the "minor leagues" or just a launching pad for major acts... so a lot of college radio was drawing a line that said "No Majors." Even Hüsker Dü went to Warners and there was a huge push (from college-radio militants) to get them off the left of the dial. And altho their first album was really good, I don't remember them getting good touring gigs. Like maybe they were opening for someone big and didn't connect with that audience? I dunno, I could research it. But I don't remember an LA-SF club tour from them. Maybe I just missed it.
Which is a very long way of saying what you said: "never understood why they didn't make it bigger."
An outstanding band; great live show. Never understood why they didn't make it bigger in the U.S.
I think I mentioned this in the comments on another song of theirs but their initial push into the US had a serious image problem. The album had great press but it was pushed to college radio as "sounds like: (U2, Alarm, you name it)" and honestly, the way college radio was at that moment, it didn't matter how great the album was, if it was a hit with rock critics and came down from a major label (via Blanca y Negro, but it came to us thru Sire), it was going to have a hard time. Tell them the thing "sounds like" some other huge band and it's dead on arrival. And from what I recall of the time, there was a pretty pitched battle going on right then over college radio not wanting to be the "minor leagues" or just a launching pad for major acts... so a lot of college radio was drawing a line that said "No Majors." Even Hüsker Dü went to Warners and there was a huge push (from college-radio militants) to get them off the left of the dial. And altho their first album was really good, I don't remember them getting good touring gigs. Like maybe they were opening for someone big and didn't connect with that audience? I dunno, I could research it. But I don't remember an LA-SF club tour from them. Maybe I just missed it.
Which is a very long way of saying what you said: "never understood why they didn't make it bigger."
NICE tune. A solid 7. First time I've heard it. More. RP does it again. More audio firsts here for me than I could count.
Can I third this request?!!
lazylemming wrote:
lazylemming wrote:
I second this request… More James, please!
yofitofu wrote:
yofitofu wrote:
More James, please!
I second this request… More James, please!
yofitofu wrote:
yofitofu wrote:
More James, please!
More James, please!
An outstanding band; great live show. Never understood why they didn't make it bigger in the U.S.
Huey wrote:
Agreed.
I was really enjoying this, until the chorus came along. Still a 7 though.
Agreed.
I was really enjoying this, until the chorus came along. Still a 7 though.
davidg109 wrote:
Yup, nice porker. Oink, snort!
A solid 8 for the album cover itself. OINK.
Yup, nice porker. Oink, snort!
..any James starts at an 8 for me..poked this one to 9, for starters..
Poacher wrote:
I love James and this is one of my all-time favourite songs of theirs. Keep in the playlist, Bill!
This is the first time I have seen this cover art. What a fantastic image, on so many levels. James have many better tracks IMO but hey - the pig makes up for it.
I love James and this is one of my all-time favourite songs of theirs. Keep in the playlist, Bill!
davidg109 wrote:
Full marks from the oldsaxon longhouse on the cover art! The vocal feels a bit autotuned....which bugs me, but I still like it.
A solid 8 for the album cover itself. OINK.
Full marks from the oldsaxon longhouse on the cover art! The vocal feels a bit autotuned....which bugs me, but I still like it.
A solid 8 for the album cover itself. OINK.
Good music
This is the first time I have seen this cover art. What a fantastic image, on so many levels. James have many better tracks IMO but hey - the pig makes up for it.
James is a great band that should not be under rated or fogotten. Play more!
How have I never heard this one before? LOVE it.
I hope there is sarcasm in your comment, 'cause this is a 1999 song. Still pretty good though.
mandolin wrote:
mandolin wrote:
...this is pretty good - keep the new tunes rolling!..
mandolin wrote:
I second that!
...this is pretty good - keep the new tunes rolling!..
I second that!...this is pretty good - keep the new tunes rolling!..