2 posts tagged “nathan larson”
Russ and I have been having another conversation about The Cardigans, via posts (mine, his) and comments in each other's blogs. In my latest comment to him, I asked if he'd heard Nina Persson's cover of "The Bluest Eyes In Texas" and his response was that he wasn't aware it was a cover and could I share the original with him?
Oh, yes I can.
In fact I will share it with all of you because of how very awesome it is. Restless Heart was one of the country bands whose music seeped into my bloodstream by nature of growing up in Texas in the '80s. They're totally slick and inoffensive which can often be boring or artless, but a few of their big hits were really great songs.
Here's the original version of "The Bluest Eyes In Texas" by Restless Heart. This video is chock full of amazing men's fashion (watch for yellow short shorts, extremely tight jeans and general bedazzlement), blow-dried mullets and bad acting.
Here's the cover by Nina Persson and Nathan Larson which was originally released on the Boys Don't Cry soundtrack and later on the A Camp album.
I was listening to The Cardigans' Super Extra Gravity again just now. Every few times I listen to this record, a new song grabs me, and this time it's "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)".
(I think it's coincidental that it happened to also be the first song in my musical horoscope from the other day, but maybe it was subliminal and I'm just that easily influenced.)
Besides being a lovely song, the lyrics were what drew me in this time. I found the video on YouTube and it's also pretty interesting. If I can't come back in my next life as Stevie Nicks or Nancy Wilson, I wouldn't mind coming back as Nina Persson. I could be even more Swedish than I am now, sing beautifully, become a better songwriter as I get older, and oh yes marry the dreamboat supertalent Nathan Larson. Sign me up.
"Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)"
Don't blame your daughter
that's just sentimental
and don't blame your mom
for all that you've done wrong
Your dad is not guilty
you came out a little faulty
and the factory closed
so you can't hold them liable
You come from an island,
you're cutting diamonds
with a rubbery knife
Your autograph is worthless
so don't send me letters
and don't mail me cash
'cause your money is no good
What's left in your mattress
is holes and lack of love left
some hair from a horse,
and none of it is yours, man
You come from an island,
you're cutting diamonds
with a rubbery knife
And the song you sing today
wasn't always in your head,
the words you tryin' to say
are the ones you shouldn't 've said
they're glistenin' like diamonds,
go out and find' em
but don't blame your daughter
Read me your tombstone,
tell me you're sorry, fax me your will,
you owe me something still
Blood is like water
the bath that you poured me
has drained and it's gone,
don't blame it on your son
And the song you sing today
wasn't always in your head,
the words you tryin' to say
are the ones you shouldn't 've said
they're glistening like diamonds,
go out and find'em
The world is full of diamonds
go out and find'em
but don't blame your daughter
