Sunday, October 28, 2012

Oh Land - Sun Of A Gun



Artist: Oh Land
Track: Sun Of A  Gun
Album: Oh Land
Year: 2011

After a bad injury ended her ballet dancing career, Oh Land turned to music and, boy, do I love it. I had the hardest time picking a song off this album to feature today since I love so many of them.

"Sun Of A Gun" is just a delicious mix of contrasting sounds. Sweet-sounding voice against mysterious vocal percussion. Finger snaps versus synthetic notes. Crisp verses leading into a smooth bridge. It leads to very quirky dancing because you can't decide which element you want to follow.

Make sure to look into the rest of her album. It's full of more delightful surprises. My other favorites are "White Nights" and "Rainbow".

Click for lyrics, music video, & links! 


LYRICS:

Once burned, twice shunned
Too much of your line made me blind
I'd wait all night
But you left one too many times

I wanna change my orbit
Don't care what you do now
I wanna live in darkness
Don't wanna be spun around

You go down, down, down
I fall out of love with you
Come back round, round, round
You sun of a gun
You go down, down, down
This time I won't save you
When you drown, drown, drown
You sun of a gun, 
You sun of a gun

Birds sing for you
You can make the blue sky blush
You've got them all fooled
But I am burned out on this rush

I wanna change my orbit
Don't care what you do now
I wanna live in darkness
Don't wanna be spun around


You go down, down, down
I fall out of love with you
Come back round, round, round
You sun of a gun
You go low, low, low
This time I won't save you
When you go, go, go
You sun of a gun,
You sun of a gun

Red sky creeping
Disappearing
Bye, bye feeling
Heart you're stealing

You go down, down, down
I fall out of love with you
Come back round, round, round
You sun of a gun
You go down, down, down
This time I won't save you
When you drown, drown, drown
You sun of a gun,
You sun of a gun

You sun of a gun,
You sun of a gun

MUSIC VIDEO:

LINKS:

   Oh Land's Website: http://www.ohlandmusic.com/
   Oh Land's iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/oh-land/id292077282

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