& when it all came crashing down, i became withdrawn & the only thing i knew how to do was to keep on keepin' on, like a bird that flew, tangled up in blue......

bob dylan - tangled up in blue. one of my favorite songs (i know i post it all the time!)

i see my light come shining from the west down to the east. any day now, any day now, i shall be released....

i shall be released by the band. 

a lot of talent gone.

any day now.

it's just a fond farewell to a friend, who couldn't get things right....

elliott smith - fond farewell

once you're gone, you can never come back, when you're out of the blue and into the black....

hey, hey, my, my (into the black) by neil young.

have i found you, flightless bird, grounded, bleeding or lost you......

flightless bird, american mouth by iron & wine. 

this song slays me every time i hear it.

& your chelsea suicide with no apparent motive, you could laugh & cry in a single sound....

for you by bruce springsteen.

one of the best songs ever written.

you're the train that crashed my heart, you're the glitter in the dark....

laura by bat for lashes

you're pleasure knows no limit, your voice is like a meadowlark, but your heart is like an ocean, mysterious & dark.....

one more cup of coffee before i go (valley below). seriously beautiful version of this song. like, beyond beautiful.

daft punk's complete saint laurent show soundtrack

click over to ny magazine to hear. fucking AWESOME. 

(or head over to ysl.com)

i've been in my mind, it's such a fine line, that keeps me searching for a heart of gold......

heart of gold by neil young. i wonder how many times i've listened to this song in my life - never gets old.

oh, are the merely crying, father? yes, true weeping is yet to come....

nick cave & the bad seeds - the weeping song.

nick + blixa = swoon.

last night i dreamt that somebody loved me. no hope, no harm; just another false alarm......

 

last night i dreamt that somebody loved me by the smiths.

the background film is wim wender's wings of desire.

this has to be one of my favorite films - it's just so beautiful....the cinematographer, henri alekan was 77 when this was filmed - he had worked on jean cocteau's la belle la bête in 1946 & roman holiday in 1953 among many others.  

take me now baby, here as i am. pull me close, try & understand....

because the night by patti smith.
i'm pretty much obsessed with everything she is wearing in this - especially her rings. j'dore.

your heart is like an ocean, mysterious & dark.....

one more cup of coffee by bob dylan. one of my all time favorite dylan songs. (there are a lot of those!)

andrew bird - live at the greek theatre

three white horses


danse caribe


fatal shore


if i needed you - townes van zant cover

out of the blue i got a text from one of my dearest friends asking me if i'd like to see andrew bird at the greek theatre last night. YES was my immediate reply! a truly magical night - i saw 2 shooting stars during the show. an amazing night under the stars with good friends & amazing music - what more could one ask for?

on a cold nebraska night.....

wildfire by michael martin murphey.
i'm blaming this one on the heat here in california today. no comment on the hairdo.

life on mars.....

curiosity has landed! read more here....

come sail your ships around me, and burn your bridges down....

the ship song by nick cave.
one of the most perfect songs by one of the most perfect men.

well i hope you won't see me in my ragged company, you know i could never be alone....

dead flowers by the rolling stones. rock gods.

i fink u freeky

die antwoord directed by roger ballen & NINJA
such a perfect collaboration.