Here’s another gem of a tune from Corrine Bailey Rae for your Monday morning…
Put Your Records On Corinne Bailey Rae lyrics
Three little birds, sat on my window.
And they told me I don’t need to worry.
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet,
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.
Maybe sometimes, we’ve got it wrong, but it’s alright
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don’t you hesitate.
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.
You’re gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.
Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely,
Sipping tea in the bar by the roadside,
(just relax, just relax)
Don’t you let those other boys fool you,
Got to love that afro hair do.
Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it’s alright
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change.
Don’t you think it’s strange?
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.
You’re gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.
‘Twas more than I could take, pity for pity’s sake
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
When you gonna realise, that you don’t even have to try any longer?
Do what you want to.
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.
Oh, you’re gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
38 comments
GnomeyNewt
I love her so much. She is so cute and her voice is just wonderful. When I first heard the song I wasn’t too sure about it, it is really different sound but I have come to love her a lot. She is very unique.
Charms16
:) this song is so beautiful :)>-
In this video Corrine is just being herself,her original self and thats what is making her look so beautiful.First I never liked this song but now its one my favorites.
Love
Charms:x
Charms16
Its like a sweet, innocent teenage girl hanging in the woods, with her friends in a warm summer afternoon.The sun is setting and she is boosting her friends and singing to them “I hope u get your dreams” and out there to every girl she is hoping that everyone reaches for their dreams with their destiny.Its so cool.Its like she is telling all of us just to play one of our favorite songs and forget all what other try to say by discouraging us and just focus on what you what from life.
imani
I like this song, although i like her song, “like a star” better. I like her as well, I like to hear good music by other black women thats empowering. I think she’s kind of cute. Although, as far as looks go I prefer someone like Beyonce or Amerie. They do the natural thing sometimes, but also know how to dress up and do the glam thing which I love.
gretchen
Why would you judge someone on their appearance?
imani
lol because I am human. To actually tell someone that they will never judge or be judged on their appearance is very naive. All humans are judged on their appearance and I personally dont find anything wrong with it!;)
gretchen
I agree we can’t avoid being judged by our appearances, but I am not interested in how an artist looks. I am much more interested in her music. That’s all I was trying to get at there. ;)
Charms16
well imani it seems like u and me got lot in common,because i like so many black singers too and beyonce is one of my favorite too.and whatever u said earliar was so right but i consider Corinne Bailey Rae still cute.
love
charms:)>-
imani
Well it’s great to know what you are much more or less interested in.
I, on the other hand, am interested in artists as a whole person. And looks are included in that. All successful artists know that in order for them to stay there they have to be able to market themselves as a whole.
Charms16
gretchen u are right too:)
love
charms
imani
hey charms,
thats whats up!:d/
What are your fave Beyonce songs? Do you like her better as a solo artist or with Destiny’s Child?
I think one of my favorites is “emotions,” and I personally like her better solo. But the group was good too.
Charms16
imani me too
love
charms:d
Charms16
imani thanks for being so nice and friendly for u to ask .i like beyonce both as a solo and with destiny’s child .my faveorite beyonce songs are crazy in love, naughty girl, baby boy, me myself and i, yes, work it out, irreplaceable,green light, upgrage u, flaws and all, get me bodied, freakum dress, deja vu, ring the alarm, check on it, beautiful liar
and in destiny’s child i like stand up for love, independent women, survivor, soldier, jumpin jumpin, lose my breath, say my name, emotion, bug a boo, bootylicious, bills, girl, cater 2 u
i know its stupid but these all are so good. and i have 4 or 5 beyonce and DC’s cd and dvd.
and what are your other faveorite artists
love
charms:)
imani
lol so you pretty much like the whole b day album. Thats cool, me too! And all the other ones you named are old favorites. I used to sing along to all of those in middle school. The Writing on the Wall cd was the first cd my step dad ever bought for me and I performed one of their songs at a talent show with friends of mine! (great memories, lol).
i like fergie, (keyshia cole, ciara, and rihanna sometimes). I love evanescence, for some reason i cant really think of any more. But when i can i will post more.
Charms16
well lucky u atleast u could sing a song of your favorite star on stage.i in my high school strugle so much but still no luck but i know i got a good voice and u know what fergie, ciara and rihanna are my faveorite too.
and i like akon,will smith,simon webbe,green day,simple plan, jlo, hilary duff, lilly allen, missy elliott, shakira, gwen stefani, black eyed peas,,mariah carey,nelly, 50 cent, pink, jojo, usher, ashanti, pcd, ta tu, flipsyde, shaggy, ashlee simpson, vanessa
are u in high school too
love
charms:)
imani
i dont know who flipsyde is. But no, I am out of school.
imani
oh okay, i just did a search for flipsyde on youtube but i guess i dont really like what i heard.
Charms16
did.nt u hear someday or trumpets or spun,atleast someday is my faveorite.but whatever so what majors are u doing in college
imani
why is my gravatar not showing up when i post something? is it supposed to? or am i just doing something wrong?:-??
Charms16
there was a time when this song someday used to make me cry or maybe just feel sad.but now its been so long time since i heard it and did u ever heard that song me against the world by hola friendlies its so cool8-|
Charms16
i myself don’t know about this gravatar because i am not good at it too.and what majors are u doing in college
imani
um yeah that song someday was okay, I wouldn’t buy it though.
but the trumpet song, i wasn’t really feeling. And the birthday song I just didn’t like at all, I thought it was really dumb.
But i’m not in college though.
no i haven’t heard that song. Maybe i will take a listen sometime and tell you what i think.
Charms16
u can listen me against the world on this site itself because i posted that video here.and so if u are’nt in the college then what do u do
Charms16
i am from india .where are u from imani
imani
lol if? When I graduated from high school I didn’t really know exactly what I wanted to do with my life. So instead of going to college to make my family happy (and possibly end up wasting everyone’s time and money) I decided to work instead. I also model, act, and sing. I figure I will only be young enough to actually make in the entertainment industry for so long. As you get older your chances get much slimmer. And I figure college isn’t going anywhere, so that way at least when I start it will be because it’s something I want to do. Not something that was forced on me. But I have figured out where I want to go and what I want to do. In January I will start and I will be doing a double major of fashion design and marketing.
imani
…actually I started this semester and went for about a week. But i had to drop out due to financial issues. It was fun though, i loved it!
I was born in New York, but I have been living in Atlanta since I was about 2.
Charms16
wow ,trust me girl u are so so damn lucky atleast u were once in new york.it has been my awaited dream to live in new york.i always want to go for my higher studies in abroad or somewhere outside india but my dad(to much overprotected) and i guess he can’t even aford it.my life is so unfortunate by having a drunk father and helpless mother but still she is a nie mother( who also had so unfortunate events in her life)
gretchen
@Imani – your Gravater is showing up in the comment previews on the sidebar…but not in the main comments yet. Gravatars are supported by another site and just get imported here. Sometimes it takes a while for things to refresh and then it will show up.
@Charms – don’t be discouraged about your situation. If college is your dream, keep your eyes open for opportunities to make that happen. Also, make sure you keep other people in your life aware of what you want…you never know what kind of connections they might be able to offer you. ;)
gretchen
Oh – and I just wanted to mention – I do have a forum area that hasn’t been used for a while (everyone seems to like the main blog), but feel free to post in there. Might be easier to thread conversations in the forums than in the post comments. :)
Maybe if a few of us start new threads in the forums, the traffic will pick back up in there. It used to be pretty popular about a year ago, but then the blog took off and everyone quit posting in the forums and started commenting on the blog topics. :-??
Charms16
hey thanks for your advise that is really sweet of u but my problem is that i am in high school i am just 16, i am fat i don’t have friends, i can’t share my very deeply problems to my parents,i have the crush on the cutest guy in school,there are mostly so many problems coming up in my family,my parents fight so much ,my life is miserable and to make it more worse guys at school bully me and most of all i really cant think what to do after college, i don’t even know what i what from life i always be so god damn confused, i am shy and its hard for me to open up and sometimes i feel like running away from home or just commit a sucide.i hate my unfortunate lifestyle
Charms16
gretchen how do i get to this forum area
gretchen
Charms – I’d love to help you work through some of these issues you mentioned. Why don’t you post a topic in the forums and we’ll go from there…. :)
gretchen
There is a link at the top of this page (look for the black tabs across the top). There is also a link in the “join us” box in the sidebar. Or you can just click here. ;)
I am on my way to a concert, but I will be back online later tonight. :)>-
Charms16
whos concert are u going i hope u enjoy it .right now i’ll just go and sleep see ya later
love
charms:x
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gretchen
I’m going to see Blueman Group b-)
Catch ya later.
elissa
this is a great song but could use the crystals to make it better it really needs some work
Charms16
what crystals are u talking about
Leah Bortner
I love the growl in her voice. It takes someone with a very monotone voice to sing like that. Love it a lot! :)