1998. Original folk rock dirges on this debut set. Features "Lindy", "Apostle's Weakness", "Barren", "Everything in My Life", "Until I See You Again" and others.

10 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Folk Pop, FOLK: Modern Folk



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All songs written, performed, and produced by Bobby Rivers.
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The Top 5 Bobby Rivers':
*PARODY BOB RIVERS - Seattle DJ famous for Twisted Tunes CDs and The Bob Rivers Radio Show. Similar to "Weird" Al Yankovich. Visit him at www.bobrivers.com.

*TV BOBBY RIVERS - Ex VH-1 Vee-Jay and currently The host of "Top 5" on the Food Network. Hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is now in New York. Some claim he is similar to Marc Summers in style. Visit him at www.bobbyrivers.com.

*INDIE BOBBY RIVERS - Independent Original Recording Artist and vocal impressionist from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Nicknamed Big City Bob. He's at www.cdbaby.com/bob.

*AUSSIE BOBBY RIVERS - Australian sitcom character played by JON ENGLISH on the Australian TV show "All Together Now", which ran from 1990-1993. Similar to "The Partridge Family". Visit www.tvdads.com/tvdworld.shtml

*UNCLE BOBBY RIVERS - Indiana DJ who recently passed away at 53 years of age, real name was Steve Bokor.

Q: Which Bobby Rivers is this at CDBABY.COM?
A: This is the Indie (Independent Original) Bobby Rivers.

dirge (dûrj)
n.
1. Music
a. A lament.
b. A slow, mournful musical composition.
2. A mournful or elegiac poem or other literary work.
3. Roman Catholic Church The Office of the Dead.


ALBUM ANALYSIS:
This original debut set features a collection of folk rock dirges. This is dark and heavy, with unconventional song arrangements and chainsaw editing that also make it interesting.

APOSTLE'S WEAKNESS(1996)

I GET A FEELING WHENEVER YOU COME AROUND
IT SETS ME REELING LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING COMING DOWN
OH I'M A FIGHTER BUT I JUST CAN'T EVER WIN
YOU'RE THE LIGHTER BURNING ME WITHIN, BURNING ME WITHIN

OH I'M A BEGGAR, PLEADING WITH A GRIN
SO PULL THE DAGGAR, EVERYBODY JOIN RIGHT IN
EVERYBODY JOIN RIGHT IN
'CUZ I'M A HATER, HATING ALL MY SINS
THE WHITE ALLIGATOR IS EATING YET AGAIN
EATING YOU AGAIN

I GET A FEELING WHENEVER YOU COME AROUND
IT SETS ME REELING LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING COMING DOWN
SOMETHING'S COMING DOWN...

BARREN (1998)

My parents both passed on
My children all grown up
The oldest went to war
He never came back home
They couldn't show his face
I'm in the tomb

By brother died in Nam
His body never found
I almost went there too
In the ground

I thought I still had you
And we could be alone, finally
But what I feel is not the same as you
So I'm alone

Everyone I knew, everyone I loved...
Even you have gone away
Now everyone I love, everyone I know
Goes away...

...and my baby's cryin'
It echoes through the walls,
The walls of my heart.
And I get this feeling,
That eloquently crows
And shivers in the dark.

Barren in my heart
Barren in my heart
Barren in my heart

Ooh,
Can't erase a moment
Any moment
A moment of my life
That went so terribly wrong

Barren in my heart
Barren in my heart
Barren in my heart

...and my babies' cryin'
It echoes through the walls,
The walls of my heart.

IF I COULD HAVE LIVED(1998)

I WONDER WHAT I COULD HAVE BEEN
MAYBE A SURGEON IF I COULD HAVE LIVED

MY MEMORIES WILL NEVER BE FOUND
'CUZ THEY WERE SHATTERED TO PIECES
AND THROWN TO THE GROUND

I WONDER WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE
OH RAISED ME A FAMILY
IF MY LIFE HAD BEGUN

MY HEROES ALL LIVE IN THE SKY
BUT THEY WOULDN'T TELL ME
WHAT HAPPENED OR WHY

I WONDER IF WE'LL MEET IN THE END
WHAT WILL YOU TELL ME
WHEN YOU SEE ME AGAIN?

SAID (1997)
"Hateful actions can be reconciled, but hateful statements linger eternally."

WHEN YOU'RE GONE
I'LL HAVE ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE SAID TO ME
AND WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH
AND WHAT YOU'VE SAID IS ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU
AND NOT THOSE THINGS YOU QUIETLY THOUGHT I KNEW

SAY TO ME
SOME THINGS I DO ACTUALLY MAKE YOU HAPPY
AND SAY TO ME
SOMETIMES WITH ME ACTUALLY BRANG YOU LAUGHTER
CUZ I'M YOUR LOVED ONE NOT YOUR ENEMY
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. SAY "THANKS" TO ME

WHILE YOU'RE HERE
I HEAR ALL THE THINGS YOU SAY TO ME
SHAPING ALL THE WAYS THAT I BELIEVE
AND WHAT YOU DO ONLY MATTERS 'TIL THE DAY IS THROUGH
AND EVENING SLEEP FOREVER COMES TO YOU SO
-CHORUS-
WHAT YOU DID WHAT YOU WERE
DOESN'T MATTER TO ME ANYMORE
AND WHAT YOU THOUGHT IS ALL FOR NAUGHT
DOESN'T OPEN ANY DOORS CUZ ALL I KNOW OF YOU
AND WHAT I HOLD FROM YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE
ARE ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE SAID TO ME
-CHORUS-
WHEN YOU'RE GONE
I'LL HAVE ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE SAID TO ME
PLEASE REMEMBER
I'LL HAVE ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE SAID TO ME

LINDY (1997)
(dedicated to the memory of Lindy Omdahl)

LINDY IS GONE
TOO LATE TO SAY I'M SORRY
FOR ALL THE CRUEL THINGS
I JOINED RIGHT IN
AND LINDY HAD WAYS
COULDN'T HELP BEING DIFFERENT
COULDN'T SING IN KEY
BUT MEANT EVERY WORD

FOUR WHEELS COULDN'T STOP
AND LINDY DIDN'T SEE,
IN HER OWN SAFE WORLD
ALL THE TIME.

LINDY FELL DOWN
MORE THAN ONE SOLEMN FACE.
THE LESSON I LEARNED
STILL GUIDES ME IN SUBTLE WAYS.
KILLING WORDS NOW STOP
EVERY TIME I SEE, LINDY
SOMEHOW, COULD I THANK YOU?

STILL LIVIN' (1991)
"The play on words here suggests 'still livin' to be a stationary existence without the other person."

IF YOU WONDER HOW I'M FEELING
AND IF YOU WONDER HOW I'M DOING
AFTER ALL THIS TIME

I NEVER STOPPED THINKING ABOUT YOU
AND I NEVER STOP DREAMING ABOUT YOU
BUT I NEVER STOPPED LIVING WITHOUT YOU
I'LL NEVER STOP LIVING WITHOUT YOU

I'M STILL LIVIN' WITHOUT YOU

AND IF YOU LOOK BACK ON YESTERDAYS
IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYWAY, IT DOESN'T PAY

-CHORUS-

IF YOU WONDER HOW I'M FEELING
AND IF YOU WONDER HOW I'M DOING
AFTER ALL THIS TIME
AND IF YOU LOOK BACK ON YESTERDAYS
IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYWAY
IT DOESN'T PAY

LOVE YOU TOO (RIVERS) 1998

BEDROOM TALK - SAME OLD SPEW
(THAT) I NEVER - LISTEN TO YOU
YEAH, I LOVE YOU TOO

WHEN YOU LIE - IN THIS ROOM
MY SKIN ON - FIRE RESUMES
YEAH, I LOVE YOU TOO

YOU SAY I'M LAZY AND I JUST WANT SEX
AND THAT YOU'LL BE HAPPIER WITH THE NEXT
YEAH, I LOVE YOU TOO

NOW HOW DO YOU FEEL WITH THE FLOOR FALLING DOWN?
HOW DO YOU FEEL WITH THE WALLS SPINNING 'ROUND?
HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW?

WE DON'T TALK - I'M A LEECH
I GET SO TIRED - OF THIS SPEECH
JUST LET ME SLEEP

SO HOW DO YOU FEEL WITH THE FLOOR FALLING DOWN?
HOW DO YOU FEEL WITH THE WALLS SPINNING 'ROUND?
HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW?
HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW?

WIND IN THE TREES(1998)
"It's a clever lyric, just saying to keep moving forward in your life and relationships. Looking back tends to freeze you in regrets and meaningless thought."

I WANDER A DESERT IN FLAME
'ROUND THE PILLARS OF STONE
THE PATH OF THE RANGE HAS RAGED SO MANY TIMES
IT FOLLOWS ENDLESSLY

NO ONE KNOWS WHERE WIND BLOWS
OR WHERE THE RIVER IS FLOWING
THE ROOTS THEY STAY UNDERNEATH AND DREAM
OF BEING THE WIND IN THE TREES...

CAN NEVER GO BACK, NO
CAN NEVER BE THE SAME
MISTAKES I MADE STAY WRITTEN IN MY MIND
FOR AN ETERNITY
-CHORUS-

EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE(1994)
"This has a double mix, hard panning to each channel will get you two different mixes of the song."

OH I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME
I GUESS WORDS AREN'T STRONG ENOUGH
BUT THE FEELING IS THE KEY

EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
YOU MAKE SECURE
OH YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
AND EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
YOU ARE TO ME, AND YOU'LL ALWAYS BE
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
AND WHEN THE NIGHT COMES AND THE DAYLIGHT SLIPS AWAY
YOU KNOW THE SUN STILL SHINES IF YOU'RE HERE WITH ME
AND WITH YOU SO CLOSE TO ME, I FEEL THE WARMTH BY YOUR SIDE
OH YOU'RE EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE

OH I CAN'T SAY WHAT I FEEL
WHEN WE CAN SHARE TIMES LIKE THESE
AND WHEN OUR DAYS GROW OLD
OH YOU'LL STILL BE TO ME-
-CHORUS-

UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN (1997)

OH I AIN'T GONNA SEE NO MORE SUNNY DAYS
WITH THESE CLOUDS IN MY EYES
AND FROM NOW ON EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
IS GONNA LOOK SO DIFFERENT,
UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN

AND LEAVING FOR YOU IS SO EASY
YOU AIN'T TAKING NOTHING
BUT YOU SEE I'M GONNA BE CARRYING THIS HEAVY LOAD
ON DOWN THE ROAD OF MY SOUL NOW DARLING,
UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN

UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN
ALL THE OLD SONGS AIN'T GONNA SOUND THE SAME, NO
AND UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN
I'LL BE STANDING IN THE MIRROR LOOKING AT SOMEONE TO BLAME
UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN

I'M GONNA BE RIGHT HERE LOOKING THE SAME
BUT LIVING MY LIFE OUT IN A DOWNPOURING RAIN
UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN
I'M GONNA STAY RIGHT HERE FROZEN IN TIME
LIVING IN THE MEMORY OF YOUR LOVE AND MINE
UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN

THERE'S NOT A SINGLE THING IN THIS LIFE
TO REPLACE THE EMPTY FEELING
UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN

I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE WHILE I'M IN THIS CELL
JUST PLAYING THE PART OUT THAT I NOW KNOW SO WELL
UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN
AND I'M GONNA STAY RIGHT HERE IN THIS STAGE
THINKING UP LITTLE THINGS THAT I CAN POSSIBLY RE-ARRANGE
UNTIL SEE YOU AGAIN

THERE'S NOT A SINGLE THING IN THIS LIFE
TO REPLACE THE EMPTY FEELING,
UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN
NO THERE'S NOT A SINGLE THING IN THIS LIFE
TO REPLACE THIS EMPTY FEELING,
UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN...