Showing posts with label lost art of conversation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lost art of conversation. Show all posts

Jul 16, 2010

Eclectic Cafe interview


After all, Bonnie Grice of WLIU / Peconic Public Broadcast Radio still managed to have a phone interview with Laurie Anderson at the Eclectic Cafe show today. She even played an unheard-before, quite pure (studio?) version of 'Lost Art of Conversation' before the interview.

The conversation floated through topics like trees (esp. willow trees), her special performance prepared for LongHouse Reserve Summer Gala called "The Boat I Had As a Child", a book called 'Capitalist Realism' ("it is easier for people to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of capitalism"), adding new verses to 'Only an Expert' and so on.

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Jun 26, 2010

I pretend that I'm happy, you pretend that you're there.


A hidden gem on Laurie Anderson's official site, prominent example of an enjoyable two-chord song - such a pity it did not make it to the 'Homeland' album: The Lost Art of Conversation.


She pretends she's a movie star
He pretends he's a king
She pretends she's a ballerina
He pretends he can sing.

The lost art of conversation
The lost art of conversation

She pretends she was in England
He pretends he's at home
She pretends she's a renegade
He pretends he's alone

The lost art of conversation
The lost art of conversation

I pretend that you love me
And you pretend that you care
I pretend that I'm happy
You pretend that you're there

The lost art of conversation
The lost art of conversation

If I ever covered this song, I'd stick to the duality of D major and D minor throughout the verses, just like Laurie sings at first and somehow appears to be disgruntled with it for a moment. It may be a fault but it's a creative one, IMHO it fits perfectly to the mood of the song, I'm glad they included it on the website anyway.