Beautiful Red Dress Laurie Anderson

I've got a beautiful red dress And you'd look really good standing beside it.. I've got some beautiful new red shoes And they look so fine I've got a hundred and five fever And it's high tide.

One Beautiful Evening Laurie Anderson

One beautiful evening in the garden on Eden A snake came walking in the twilight He was leaning on his ivory cane And he said, let me tell you a little secret about life There's a certain sharpness to

Bright Red (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Bright red. Your words in my ears. I'll be with you. I'll be there. I'll never leave you.

Speak My Language (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Down a river of red. Now that the living outnumber the dead. Speak my language. Hello. Hello. Here come the quick. There go the dead. Here they come. Bright red. Speak my language.

Night In Baghdad (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

And oh it's so beautiful It's like the fourth of July It's like a Christmas tree It's like fireflies on a summer night. And I wish I could describe this to you a little better.

Beautiful Pea Green Boat (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

I'm thinking back To all the stories you read to me About those little animals Who went to sea In their beautiful pea green boat. But I can't remember now. What happened then?

World Without End (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

I remember where I came from There were burning buildings and a fiery red sea I remember all my lovers I remember how they held me. World without end remember me. East. The edge of the world. West.

Washington Street Laurie Anderson

In the deli purple light A woman in a party dress pays for some milk Yellow cab stops for a light Two men in black hats are running A messenger on a bike Pile drivers pounding.

Pieces and Parts Laurie Anderson

teeth, an open mouth Look out, look out, look out, look out So hit an elephant with a dart and he just reaches around and pulls it out with his trunk But hit a whale in the hear and the whole ocean turns red

Hiawatha Laurie Anderson

And way, way up there, bursting in air Red rockets, bright red glare From the land of sky blue waters Sent by freedom's sons and daughters. We're singing Ooo Hoooooooo We're singing Wild Blue.

Broken Laurie Anderson

Silence can be a beautiful thing But only when it can by broken by a kind word With a soft word With a word Our love unspoken Our love lies broken

Smoke Rings (Live) Laurie Anderson

First it's red And then it's blue. And everytime I see an iceberg It reminds me of you. Doo doo doo doo doo. Doo doo doo doo doo. Que es mas macho iceberg or volcano?

Speechless (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

It was August. Summer of '82. You had that rusty old car And me I had nothing better to do You picked me up. We hit the road. Baby me and you. We shot out of town Drivin' fast and hard Leaving our ...

The Salesman (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Now the book is called Stories from the Nerve Bible and what I mean by the Nerve Bible is the body. And parts of the body appear and disappear throughout the book, adding up to a kind of self-portr...

The Ugly One With The Jewels (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

In 1974, I went to Mexico to visit my brother who was working as an anthropologist with Tsutsil Indians, the last surviving Mayan tribe. And the Tsutsil speak a lovely birdlike language and are qui...

John Lilly (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Now in this book there are a lot of stories about talking animals: talking snakes, and birds, and fish; and about people who try to communicate with them. John Lilly, the guy who says he can talk t...

Same Time Tomorrow (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

You know that little clock, the one on your VCR, the one that's always blinking twelve noon 'cause you never figured out how to get in there and change it? So it's always the same time, just the wa...

O Superman Laurie Anderson

O Superman. O judge. O Mom and Dad. Mom and Dad. O Superman. O judge. O Mom and Dad. Mom and Dad. Hi. I'm not home right now. But if you want to leave a message, just start talking at the sound of ...

Let X=X Laurie Anderson

I met this guy - and he looked like might have been a hat check clerk at an ice rink. which, in fact, he turned out to be. and I said: oh boy. right again. let x=x. you know, it could be you. it ...

I Dreamed I Had To Take A Test..... Laurie Anderson

I dreamed I had to take a test in a Dairy Queen on another planet.

Four, Three, Two, One Laurie Anderson

Four three two one. Rock the cradle. Rule the world. One two three four. Beat the clock. Stop the press. Four three two one. Stop the press. Beat the clock. Rock the cradle. And rule the world.

Big Science (Reprise Live Album Ver.) Laurie Anderson

Coo coo it's cold outside. coo coo it's cold outside. ooo coo coo. don't forget your mittens. hey pal! how do i get to town from here? and he said: well just take a right where they're going to Tha...

It Tango Laurie Anderson

She said: It looks. Don't you think it looks a lot like rain? He said: Isn't it. Isn't it just. Isn't it just like a woman? She said: It's hard. It's just hard. It's just kind of hard to say. He sa...

Blue Lagoon Laurie Anderson

I got your letter. Thanks a lot. I've been getting lots of sun. And lots of rest. It's really hot. Days, I dive by the wreck. Nights, I swim in the blue lagoon. Always used to wonder who I'd...

Sweaters Laurie Anderson

I no longer love your mouth. I no longer love your eyes. I no longer love your eyes. I no longer love the color of your sweaters. I no longer love it. I no longer love the color of your sweaters. I...

The End Of The World (Remastered LP Version) Laurie Anderson

Why does the sun go on shining Why does the sea rush to shore Don't they know it's the end of the world 'Cause you don't love me anymore. Why do the birds go on singing Why do the stars glow above ...

The Puppet Motel (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

I live on the highway Near the Puppet Motel I log in every day I know the neighborhood well. No about the residents Of the Puppet Motel They're more than a little spooky And most of them are mean. ...

Freefall (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

You're out on the ocean and you get pulled downFreefall to the bottomLike when you're drowning or falling asleepYou get turned aroundAnd when you think you're swimming to the surfaceYou're swimming...

Muddy River (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Rain keeps pouring down Houses are cracking. People drown. Cars are rusting here. A church floats by Washed in the blood of the lamb. And all the superhighways have disappeared One by one. And all ...

Love Among The Sailors (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

There is a hot wind blowingit moves across the oceans and into every port.A plague. A black plague. There's danger everywhereAnd you've been sailing.And you're all alone on an island now tuning in....

Poison (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

It was one of those black cat nights The moon had gone out and the air was thin It was the kind of night that the cat would drag in. I'll never forget it, we had a fight. Then you turned around tur...

In Our Sleep (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

In our sleep as we speak Listen to the drums beat As we speak In our sleep as we speak Listen to the drums beat In our sleep In our sleep as we speak Listen to the drums beat As we speak As we spea...

Tightrope (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

LAst night I dreamed I died and that my life had been rearranged into some kind of theme park. And all my friends were walking up and down the boardwalk. And my dead Grandmother was selling cotton ...

One White Whale Laurie Anderson

How to find you, maybe by your singingA weird trail of notes in the waterOne white whale in all these oceansOne white whaleSlipping through the years of silenceUnder polar Ice-Caps miles downYou le...

The Island Where I Come from Laurie Anderson

Let me tell you a story about KokovokoThe island where I come fromThe beaches are littered with rotten coconutsAnd there are pieces of old skulls lying all aroundJewels and sand and rising waterVis...

Slip Away Laurie Anderson

What's this? A little dust in my eyeWell I'm not the type to cryIt's four a.m. I'm standing by the bed where you lieSleeping the sleep of the newbornI put [my] finger to your lips. Warm air.Five a....

My Compensation Laurie Anderson

My eyes snap open and I get up I sayThis must be my lucky dayJump up - get out - get on my wayEvery slobbery frog and every mangy dogThat crosses my path reminds meYou're my precious jewel and you'...

Dark Angel Laurie Anderson

A dark angel parachutes down into an abandoned townHe says: Oh, I've been looking for a certain white clownDoesn't look like you're itBut you're the only one aroundSo I guess you'll have to do, He ...

Statue of Liberty Laurie Anderson

Moon rises and setsIn the real worldIslands and hurricanesWind blows in fort jerseyIt floats across the paveInto the open oceanIt's a good dayTo run awayFreedom is a scary thingNot many people real...

Life on a String Laurie Anderson

A summer night the hot the heatSit at my desk fluorescent lightDrawing a picture of a perfect momentI saw it once on a grand avenueThat stretched into the distanceAnd you and I were walking thereLo...

Strange Angels Laurie Anderson

They say that heaven is like tv a perfect little world that doesn't really need you and everything there is made of light and the days keep going by here they come here they come here they come.It ...

Poison Laurie Anderson

It was one of those black cat nights The moon had gone out and the air was thin It was the kind of night that the cat would drag in. I'll never forget it, we had a fight. Then you turned around tur...

Beginning French Laurie Anderson

Lately, I've been doing a lot of concerts in French. Unfortunately, I don't speak French. I memorize it. I mean, my mouth is moving but I don't understand what I'm saying.It's like sitting at the b...

White Lily Laurie Anderson

Another Laurie Anderson clone! And I said: Loook at me! Loook at me! Loook at me! Loook at me! Loook at me! Loook at me! Loook at me! Loook at me! Loook at me! Loook at me! Loook at me!

Puppet Motel Laurie Anderson

I live on the highway near the Puppet Motel.I log in every day. I know the neighborhood well.Now about the residents of the Puppet MotelThey're more than a little spookyAnd most of them are mean. T...

Love Among the Sailors Laurie Anderson

There is a hot wind blowingit moves across the oceans and into every port.A plague. A black plague. There's danger everywhereAnd you've been sailing.And you're all alone on an island now tuning in....

Coolsville Laurie Anderson

Coolsville Coolsville Coolsville Coolsville So perfect So nice Hey little darlin, I'm comin your way little darlin And I'll be there Just as soon as I'm all straightened out Yeah just as soon as I'...

The End Of The World (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

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The Night Flight From Houston (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

It was the night flight from Houston. Almost perfect visibility. You could see the lights from all the little Texas towns far below. And I was sitting next to a fifty-year old woman who had never b...

Word Of Mouth (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

as part of a project called Word of Mouth, I was invited, along with a living other artists, to go to Panape, a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific. The idea was that we'd sit around talking f...