“I’d like to go to all the pretty parties
where all the pretty people go
and I ain’t really all that pretty
but nobody will know
cuz everybody loves you
when you’re a star
and nobody questions
what it takes to go that far”
- Ani DiFranco from “The Million You Never Made”
This is back when Ani DiFranco was amidst her anti-establishment demeanor. With rootsy folk strumming and a punk attitude, DiFranco shaped a generation with loyal fans. She continues to amuse, but those days are golden days of revolutionary music and a beautiful underground movement in music. Beautiful little track from one of her starkest albums Puddle Dive.
This is my favorite song of all time. Enough said.
“Oh, it’s good / good to be back home / how I missed this time zone / strangers are exciting / their mystery never ends /
but there’s nothing like looking at your own history /
in the faces of your friends.”
- Ani DiFranco, “Good, Bad, Ugly”
Ani DiFranco has covered an old union song that was also covered by Natalie Merchant. She tweaked the lyrics to make them more timely but left the chorus intact. Lovely little political ditty. Click here for a guilt-free download.
This song changed lives. For real.
Pure loveliness.
Ani DiFranco, one of the most prolific artists of our era, has been slowing down lately. With the new baby in tow and an extensive touring schedule who has time to record a full-length album anymore? Well, she’s not releasing 2 albums a year, but she sure has been writing a whole lot following the release of Red Letter Year.
This song (above) is called “If You’re Not” and it is bringing the folkie back in DiFranco. The rest of the tracks don’t stray too far away, but their studio re-interpretations will probably have more instrumentation. There are six new songs floating around, which is half an album. Let’s hope that a new record is in the works for the forth quarter of 2009. Click below for some more new music from Ms. Defazio.
“Everytime I say something they find hard to hear, they chalk it up to my anger, and never to their own fear.”
- Ani DiFranco
What a shame! Ani DiFranco’s only live date in Asia ever and she can’t even sing her new songs. Meanwhile, Lil’ Wayne’s “Lollipop” is filling up all the clubs from Sentosa Island to Tantric. Singapore has to liberalize its laws and jump into the 21st century. She is not saying anything obscene by any standards. It’s just her point of view and I fully agree.
She won a Grammy once for packaging, but I am surprised she didn’t this time for Red Letter Year.
One of my goals this year is to see her live for the 6th time.
I know Red Letter Year just came out. But, I can’t wait for the next album. Especially the studio version of this song.
This has to be the best political commentary about the elections I have heard in a while. Even if this is old, it still rings true to the times. She is always so profound and succinct.
