Basically I'm a big Shawn Colvin fan and one of the songs that I love is "There's A Rugged Road" which appears on her 1994 album Cover Girl.
It's not her song (hence appears on "Cover" Girl...). It was written by a forgotten artist called Judee Sill.
The song has always mesmerised me and does every time ... for the lyrics, the chord sequences and the really interesting "tripping" rhythm in the chorus. Other than the credit on the album I had never looked into Judee Sill, her music and her story ... and both are certainly worth looking into.
She may well be the female Brian Wilson or Gerry Rafferty...
So here are some links for your further perusal:
Where it started for me:
Shawn Colvin - There's a Rugged Road - Cover Girl 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IHE09lOjyU
BBC4 Radio Documentary - The Lost Genius of Judee Sill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6cEreyGpYI
The Mysterious Life of Judee Sill (includes performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test)
http://the-toast.net/2015/01/07/the-mysterious-life-of-judee-sill/
Judee Sill: Soldier of the Heart - Rolling Stone Magazine 1972
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/soldier-of-the-heart-19720413
The Life & Times of Judee Sill - Dusted Magazine
http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/367
Judee Sill - Album: Judee Sill - 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7kbEYa0Pus
Judee Sill - Album Heart Food - 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI7sOZQaSkI
Cheers for that Drum!
ReplyDeletethanks for posting, that's a real beauty alright, great voice, lovely lyrics, I never heard of either singer or song writer and always love when someone recommends someone new to me, i listened to the version on the Cover Girl album, really, really nice cheers ;-) x