rachelmanija | Richard Thompson

In the comments to my prose poem Nine Things About the Oracle, I discovered that some of my readers were unfamiliar with the great singer-songwriter-giutarist Richard Thompson. The horror!

I lean toward his heartbreaking songs of heartbreak. But I've included some of his hard-rocking songs for those so inclined. I also highly recommend his song "Al Bowlly's in Heaven," which would go on my "Songs of PTSD" CD if I ever burned one along with Bruce Springsteen's "Shut Out the Lights" and Tori Amos' "Me and a Gun," but I don't have it to hand.

Though I unfortunately can't give you any Fairport Convention (I had quoted their song "Crazy Man Michael" in the poem), I do have some of his solo work on my computer, along with some he did with Linda Thompson. If you enjoy, please consider buying the albums.

Beeswing. Maybe that's just the price you pay/For the chains you refuse. Buy the album from Amazon: Mirror Blue

When the Spell is Broken. You keep handing me that same old line/It's just straws in the wind this time. Buy the album from Amazon: Across a Crowded Room

King of Bohemia. Did your dreams die young? Were they too hard-won? Did you reach too high and fall? Buy the album from Amazon: Mirror Blue

Oops! I Did It Again. Yes, really.

Waltzing's For Dreamers. Buy the album from Amazon: Amnesia

Put it there Pal. You're so full of love it leaks out like a sieve. Buy the album from Amazon: you? me? us?

Don't Renege on our Love. If love is a healing/why should we forsake it. Buy the album from Amazon: Shoot Out the Lights

ETA: "Crazy Man Michael" in comments.

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Here's Al Bowlly's in Heaven. (http://www.daedala.net/music/Bowlly.zip)

I should add, if there's any obscure RT you need, I may well have it. I... got obsessed. I only have 2 GB of RT (counting stuff with Linda and Danny etc.)

Ooh, could I get "Meet on the Ledge?"

Do you have any really obscure stuff, like live performances and rarities? I have all his albums.

Yup.

Even Starring Henry the Human Fly? :)

Yep, even that. Also Two Letter Words and the old Live album with Genesis Hall and Meet On The Ledge.

Oh, ya, music. Here's (http://www.daedala.net/music/meetontheledge.zip) the one on this computer. It's a solo, not with Fairport. If it's an FC version you're looking for, it's on the other computer which should get set up this week, hopefully.

OMG. DUDE, do you have that "Wall of Death" he played for Terry Gross? Or....any version of it, really? I think that's probably my favourite song of his, sentimentally anyway.

I have Celtzschmerz, Shoot Out the Lights, Fresh Air, & Two Letter Words Live 1994. Would one of those be the one you are looking for?

WOW, that is like an embarrassment du Thompson! I think the Fresh Air one might be it?

It's one of his best songs, so there are a lot of versions. Someone made a data CD of all the obscure stuff and it was circulating locally a while back.

Here ya go. (http://www.daedala.net/music/wallofdeath.zip)

//GRABBY HANDS Thank you, so much!

//unzips, listens Oh my God, that's totally the right one. //gets all verklempt

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