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Keane — Bedshaped
Album: Hopes And Fears
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Released: 2004
Length: 4:30
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Many's the time I ran with you down
The rainy roads of our old town
Many the lives we lived in each day
And buried altogether

Don't laugh at me
Don't look away
You'll follow me back
With the sun in your eyes
And on your own
Bedshaped and legs of stone
You'll knock on my door and up we'll go
In white light
I don't think so
But what do I know?
What do I know?
I know

I know you think I'm holding you down
And I've fallen by the wayside now
And I don't understand the same things as you
But I do

Don't laugh at me
Don't look away
You follow me back
With the sun in your eyes
And on your own
Bedshaped and legs of stone
You'll knock on my door and up we'll go
In white light
I don't think so
But what do I know?
What do I know?
I know

Oh and up we'll go
In white light
I don't think so
But what do I know?
What do I know?
I know
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Yay for Keane on RP! The most "emo" band I will admit to liking!

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Posted 15 years ago by lovemydog    [ Reply ]
Wow...haven't heard this in a long time...used to play this many times when I got this CD.  Still awesome =)
Posted 15 years ago by lalalisa25    [ Reply ]
Fabulous song. Bring on more "British dirgemongers!"
Posted 15 years ago by steve_san_carlos    [ Reply ]
Took me ages to realise there's not even a guitar on this track, but nor does it need it. Sign of a well crafted song.
Posted 16 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
nicely done..most enjoyable..
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
meydele wrote:
If this is true, I think I'm 15 emotionally. Tragically, chronologically I'm somewhat older.
Talkin' 'bout my g-g-gen-ner-ray-shun!
Posted 17 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
meloman wrote:
Honey, if the birthdate in your profile is correct, you saw 15 a looong time ago, but it's the spirit that counts, and you are definitely young at heart!
If you only knew what I really looked like Second listen, still love this song.
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Adolescent or not, I really like this song. . . love this guy's voice.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
psycholynx wrote:
If Keane is going for that perfect, airy, pop-song that lacks any distortion or any hard edge at all....then they are spot on. It's like spongecake. It tastes best when there is nothing on it. Bland, yet still good in a way.
I don't know... have you listened to some of musical bluefood squeezed outta some pop music stations? Not that I'm recommending it for anything other than pure scientific research, but this song is downright organic ratatouille compared to some stuff I've heard on commercial radio. Nonetheless, compared to RP's offering, and most of the rest of the legit musical world this tune is pretty lightweight. But that's about the worst I can say about it. It's not bad.
Posted 17 years ago by ktnsb    [ Reply ]
Guster called, fill in your 'they sound just like Guster phrase'...HERE.
Posted 17 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Jack_Jefferson wrote:
How about some Robert Earl Keen next?
How about we get with the R adio P P rogram
Posted 17 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
Sounds like he is trying to be Radiohead!
Posted 17 years ago by Almo80    [ Reply ]
rtrudeau wrote:
The cool kids don't like Keane. I've never been one of the cool kids.
me either-poo on all the kewl kids!
Posted 17 years ago by sukilau    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Hey! I'm swooning....hey, does that mean I'm 15? Woo Hoo
Honey, if the birthdate in your profile is correct, you saw 15 a looong time ago, but it's the spirit that counts, and you are definitely young at heart!
Posted 17 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
How about some Robert Earl Keen next?
Posted 17 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
meloman wrote:
Couldn't have said it better myself. More mediocre, whiney, pre-pubescent sounding fluff. However, I guess the 15-year-old girls listening to RP need something to swoon over.
If this is true, I think I'm 15 emotionally. Tragically, chronologically I'm somewhat older.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
Snap, crapple, pop.
Posted 17 years ago by Lonestar    [ Reply ]
meloman wrote:
Couldn't have said it better myself. More mediocre, whiney, pre-pubescent sounding fluff. However, I guess the 15-year-old girls listening to RP need something to swoon over.
Hey! I'm swooning....hey, does that mean I'm 15? Woo Hoo
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
The guy can sing a bit
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
more moaning British dirgemongers I can't help but be a little moved by this song though
Posted 17 years ago by electronicshaman    [ Reply ]
Love this band. Their second album is a bit more aggressive. They are part of a collection of bands that I first heard when I was living in the UK.
Posted 17 years ago by ChrisG    [ Reply ]
The cool kids don't like Keane. I've never been one of the cool kids.
Posted 17 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
meloman wrote:
Couldn't have said it better myself. More mediocre, whiney, pre-pubescent sounding fluff. However, I guess the 15-year-old girls listening to RP need something to swoon over.
Are you automatically equating: high voice = sweet ? Cause the lyrics are pretty damn depressing and morose to fit any adjectives you're using...
Posted 18 years ago by chirpie    [ Reply ]
i initially liked keane and then became tired of their saccharin sweetness ... but when this song came on, i did not realize it was them and i thought about what a sucker i am for falsettos ...
Posted 18 years ago by sine-quinn-non    [ Reply ]
Farquwaar wrote:
All I need now are some pancakes for this syrup!!!
Couldn't have said it better myself. More mediocre, whiney, pre-pubescent sounding fluff. However, I guess the 15-year-old girls listening to RP need something to swoon over.
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
2 words: crap
Posted 18 years ago by adroc    [ Reply ]
Only really like the synth part.
Posted 18 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
You guys! I really like Keane! Don't wreck it for me with your references to the 80s ( ) or Queen or any of that other ****!!!!
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
My sister got this album; I listened to the whole thing last night. Meh. I guess she likes britpop more than I do.
Posted 18 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Fellow CP70 lovers, REJOICE!!! Keane has brought my favorite instrument back to the forefront. -Synth80s
Posted 18 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
All I need now are some pancakes for this syrup!!!
Posted 18 years ago by Farquwaar    [ Reply ]
Daveinbawlmer wrote:
I hear a bit of Freddy Mercury in the vocals.
Ugh. Now I'm gonna think Queen everytime I hear Keane. Why did you have to share that?! I was quite content NOT making that connection. :P You're totally right though.
Posted 18 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
shakylegs wrote:
I feel like I should be drinking organic green tea along with gluten-free spelt cookies while this song is playing in the background. Absolutely harmless, yet completely bland.
Quite the evocative image. You have a way with words, Shakylegs!
Posted 18 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Really love the chord progression, buy otherwise this is magnolia paint for the ears.
Posted 18 years ago by Gorky    [ Reply ]
Filofox wrote:
Meh.
Beat me to it. I feel like I should be drinking organic green tea along with gluten-free spelt cookies while this song is playing in the background. Absolutely harmless, yet completely bland.
Posted 18 years ago by shakylegs    [ Reply ]
A new album from them is coming in june around the 20th. This one is a 8. They are excellent in concert Normand
Posted 18 years ago by normand64    [ Reply ]
psycholynx wrote:
If Keane is going for that perfect, airy, pop-song that lacks any distortion or any hard edge at all....then they are spot on. It's like spongecake. It tastes best when there is nothing on it. Bland, yet still good in a way.
They are the Spandau Ballet of the new millennium.
Posted 18 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
If Keane is going for that perfect, airy, pop-song that lacks any distortion or any hard edge at all....then they are spot on. It's like spongecake. It tastes best when there is nothing on it. Bland, yet still good in a way.
Posted 18 years ago by psycholynx    [ Reply ]
Beautiful Song.
Posted 18 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
... great album. Nicely played!
Posted 18 years ago by princeofpeoria    [ Reply ]
I've really enjoyed this album, and the synth break has a great creepy vibe. Certainly not a 'mainstream' sound.
Posted 18 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
Pretty much 'spot on'
Posted 18 years ago by deanofox    [ Reply ]
fuji wrote:
I sleep while listening to this music tonight. Good night.
Is there anything else you possibly could do with this? If only ...
Posted 18 years ago by Ratko74    [ Reply ]
I sleep while listening to this music tonight. Good night.
Posted 18 years ago by fuji    [ Reply ]
hannibal812 wrote:
Keane is a good band. They aren't going to save the world, but they write a good pop song. There is always room for a good pop song.
I agree. They're good arrangers as well. I like the sonic landscape of this one a lot ... hills, valleys, sun, rain, day and night.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Mmm. Am loving the vocals, especially during the refrain.
Posted 18 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
I hear a bit of Freddy Mercury in the vocals.
Posted 19 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
hannibal812 wrote:
Keane is a good band. They aren't going to save the world, but they write a good pop song. There is always room for a good pop song.
Yep.
Posted 19 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
jerkstore wrote:
Absolutely NO WHERE NEAR Radiohead......
Maybe more in the Travis/Coldplay vein...radiohead-influenced let's say....I do dig the tune for what it is though. Great chorus swell.
Posted 19 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
Bocephus wrote:
like it...fairly radiohead-lite sounding, but a decent pop song.
Absolutely NO WHERE NEAR Radiohead......
Posted 19 years ago by jerkstore    [ Reply ]
pousso wrote:
See them live......AMAZING!!
I did Tuesday night!!! And, yes, they were fantastic!!! The vocals were dead on and some of their new stuff sounded pretty damn good.
Posted 19 years ago by Mark1970    [ Reply ]
It's perfectly mediocre and forgettable.
Posted 19 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Frankly, when I'm in a bad mood, I play their album. Full of some good upbeat fun! I like it! They were great in concert (though it's been a long time since I went to a show where the median age was 18 at best. 8-< )
Posted 19 years ago by manleywoman    [ Reply ]
See them live......AMAZING!!
Posted 19 years ago by pousso    [ Reply ]
Filofox wrote:
Meh.
What he said. MT
Posted 19 years ago by mdtuley    [ Reply ]
hannibal812 wrote:
Keane is a good band. They aren't going to save the world, but they write a good pop song. There is always room for a good pop song.
like it...fairly radiohead-lite sounding, but a decent pop song.
Posted 19 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
Meh.
Posted 19 years ago by Filofox    [ Reply ]
Trustocity wrote:
10 from me. I love this song, love this band. All you guys who equate "originality" with "good" are, sometimes, missing the point. Keane has here created a power ballad of the first order, musically gorgeous and precisely executed. It sounds LIKE the stuff on the radio, but only the way my house looks LIKE a similar-style with three stories instead of one. Here's a good way to decide if a song belongs on Radio Paradise. Ask these two questions: a) Is it good? b) Is any other radio station playing it? For this song, the answer to both is No. Thanks, Bill, for being a bit open-minded. (Geez, who ever thought you'd be able to categorize eclectic music lovers into "closed-minded" and "open-minded"?)
Like your style. Songs should stand on their own. Are they then good, forget whatever else you've heard. DOES IT SOUND GOOD?!?!?!?
Posted 19 years ago by dutcha    [ Reply ]
Trustocity wrote:
... b) Is any other radio station playing it? For this song, the answer to both is No.
You don't listen to Virgin Radio UK, right? They play it at least 5 times a day :D But still the song has some charm, in fact I like it :)
Posted 19 years ago by Lkw    [ Reply ]
Keane is a good band. They aren't going to save the world, but they write a good pop song. There is always room for a good pop song.
Posted 19 years ago by hannibal812    [ Reply ]
10 from me. I love this song, love this band. All you guys who equate "originality" with "good" are, sometimes, missing the point. Keane has here created a power ballad of the first order, musically gorgeous and precisely executed. It sounds LIKE the stuff on the radio, but only the way my house looks LIKE a similar-style with three stories instead of one. Here's a good way to decide if a song belongs on Radio Paradise. Ask these two questions: a) Is it good? b) Is any other radio station playing it? For this song, the answer to both is No. Thanks, Bill, for being a bit open-minded. (Geez, who ever thought you'd be able to categorize eclectic music lovers into "closed-minded" and "open-minded"?)
Posted 19 years ago by Trustocity    [ Reply ]
bschena wrote:
Q: ...and this is good because? A: ...it sounds like everything else on commercial radio...
And it also sounds a lot like ... things played a lot at RP I gave it a 2.
Posted 19 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
I uploaded this here sometime in February of 2005. bschena wrote:
Q: ...and this is good because? A: ...it sounds like everything else on commercial radio...
I dunno where you got yer ears from, but it does not sound like everything else played on the radio, which is why I like it.
Posted 19 years ago by noyou    [ Reply ]
Q: ...and this is good because? A: ...it sounds like everything else on commercial radio... it only half doesn't suck. i'll give it a big 5.0
Posted 19 years ago by bschena    [ Reply ]