Happy New Year!

Deee-Lite ~ Groove Is In The Heart

I can't look you in the eye

"Three little words. What am I supposed to say back to you?"

Lily Allen ~ Sunday Morning
recorded by Lily Allen
from a myspace demo

Wild with imaginings

"I dreamt of many things the heart could hold. The days were long in the summertime. There were secrets made in the summertime."

The Gentle Waves ~ There Was Magic, Then
from Swansong For You by The Gentle Waves

You gave out your number

"You used to smile when I walked in the door. You used to smile, but not anymore."

This song was reposted on 11 October 2007.

Romeo Void ~ Flashflood
from Benefactor by Romeo Void

It is my fortune

"I'll lure you as the lace that the wayward gypsies sell, with the sinking of the sun, rising of the moon."

Sandy Denny ~ Rising For The Moon (demo)
Fairport Convention ~ Rising For The Moon
from Rising For The Moon by Fairport Convention

Make me feel like Doris Day

"Home at five in a red Chevrolet. And I'll smile, put apple pie on the table."

The Josephine Wiggs Experience ~ (Make Me Feel Like) Doris Day
from Bon Bon Lifestyle by The Josephine Wiggs Experience

All this is a mystery

"I'm burnin' up for you . . . touch my hand and I can fly."

Ashlee Simpson ~ Burning Up
from I Am Me by Ashlee Simpson

In the dawn

"Clouds seem to melt away, she brings the rain."

Kendra Smith ~ She Brings The Rain
from Kendra Smith Presents the Guild of Temporal Adventurers

A rainbow all in black

"Wake up at night callin’ your name, I see a face on my window pane."

Chris Clark ~ Love's Gone Bad
from The Motown Collection by Chris Clark

It won't do

"to dream of caramel, to think of cinnamon and long for you."

Suzanne Vega ~ Caramel
from Nine Objects of Desire by Suzanne Vega

Faith in what you see

"No need to wonder, no need to explain."

Hilary Duff ~ Santa Claus Lane
from Santa Claus Lane by Hilary Duff

Sylvie Vartan Monday #2

Presenting the next three songs from Est-ce que tu le sais? by Sylvie Vartan.

Sylvie Vartan ~ Le Loco-Motion
Sylvie Vartan ~ Dansons
Sylvie Vartan ~ M'amuser

I thought of myself beside you

"I don't know what you know. You take my hand in your hand. My life's a state of confusion. Why can't you take me in?"

Mazzy Star ~ Mary of Silence
from So Tonight I That Might See by Mazzy Star

If that's the way it's done

"I don't wanna play house. I know it can't be fun."

Tammy Wynette ~ I Don't Wanna Play House
from The Essential Tammy Wynette by Tammy Wynette

The seasons escape you

"It's sad. The map of the world is on you. The moon gravitates around you. The seasons escape you."

Gwen Stefani ~ Early Winter
from The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani

I'm sorry I missed her

"She's lost or broken all of my things and she's wearing a pair of my earrings. We tell each other everything. Too bad neither one of us is listening."

Dana and Karen Kletter ~ Sister Song
from Dear Enemy by Dana and Karen Kletter

If there's a cure for this

"I think about it all the time."

Diana Ross ~ Love Hangover (extended alt. version)
from Diana [Deluxe Edition] by Diana Ross

Amy Winehouse ~ You Know I'm No Good

Amy Winehouse. When she's in the place my buzzer goes.

Amy Winehouse ~ You Know I'm No Good
from Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Leonor Fini

L'Entracte de l'apothéose by Leonor Fini

Katell Keineg ~ Leonor
from Jet by Katell Keineg

My Brightest Diamond

My Brightest Diamond is Shara Worden.

My Brightest Diamond ~ Disappear
My Brightest Diamond ~ Something of an End
from Bring Me The Workhorse by My Brightest Diamond

For someone like me

"The earth it starts a-squawking, 'cause it knows that love is walking, and it ain't no dream. No you ain't no dream."

Peggy Lee ~ Sans Souci
from Black Coffee and Other Delights by Peggy Lee
Francoiz Breut ~ Sans Souci
from Vingt a Trente Mille Jours by Francoiz Breut

But Enough About Me

But Enough About Me by Jancee Dunn is totally funny and full of honest dorkiness. It's like a twelve-step program for celebrity obsession!

Dolly Parton ~ Don't Drop Out
from Girl Group Sounds: Lost and Found
performed by Dolly Parton

Sylvie Vartan Monday #1

Welcome to Sylvie Vartan Monday #1! This series will feature three songs every Monday from Est-ce que tu le sais? by Sylvie Vartan. This 'best of" compilation has 30 songs, making this a 10 week cycle.

Sylvie Vartan ~ Est-ce que tu le sais? (What'd I Say?)
Sylvie Vartan ~ Bye Bye Love
Sylvie Vartan ~ Ne Le Decois Pas (Putty in Your Hands)

Challah back girl

Sorry, this post has been lost.
xoxo, ashley

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more bloggin' fun.
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xoxo, ashley

Good things you deserve

"High tide, mid afternoon. People fly by, in the traffics boom. Knowing, just where you're blowing, find your way out of the wild, wild wood."

UPDATE: This song was reposted 2 October, 2007.

Eliza Carthy ~ Wildwood
from Angels & Cigarettes by Eliza Carthy

Miss Li looks for an outlet

I first wrote about Miss Li back in November. Her disc, Late night brokenhearted blues, is now available from National and I'm so thrilled with it I want to share some of it with you.

Miss Li ~ Give It To Me
Miss Li ~ Miss Li

Could you be a little less?

"Hurt that's not supposed to show. Tears that fall when no one knows. When you're trying hard to be your best, could you be a little less?"

Madonna ~ What It Feels Like For A Girl
Madonna ~ Lo Que Siente La Mujer
from What It Feels Like For A Girl single by Madonna

Let's jump the besom

sorry, text and pictures have been lost.
xoxo, ashley

Brenda Lee ~ Let's Jump The Broomstick
Sandy Denny ~ Let's Jump The Broomstick

Kristin Hersh ~ Learn To Sing Like A Star

Yep Roc will release Learn To Sing Like A Star by Kristin Hersh on 23 Jan. Pre-order the album now and you can download three non-album tracks. One of them is 'Blackstone', which I've included here for your sampling pleasure.

Kristin Hersh ~ Blackstone

Absolutely Free Prototypes EP

For a limited time, Minty Fresh is offering the new Prototypes EP as a free download. The EP contains four tracks not released in the USA.

The one who takes her sweetness

"Sleepy woman by the window. Dreamin' in the morning air of the one who takes her sweetness by a chinese lamp upstairs."

Laura Nyro ~ Upstairs By A Chinese Lamp
from Christmas and the Beads of Sweat by Laura Nyro

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painting Upstairs By A Chinese Lamp © 2006 Ashley Plath

No one will be watching us

Lydia Lunch and Clint Ruin ~ Why Don't We Do It In The Road
from Don't Fear The Reaper by Lydia Lunch and Clint Ruin

Me and my drum

Drummergirl is an online magazine and resource for women who drum. Readers can promote their gigs for free, buy or sell gear at the Drum Exchange, read interviews with women drummers, post on message boards and much more.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ~ Little Drummer Boy
from I Love Rock and Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Joan Jett ~ We're Not Gonna Take It
performed by Joan Jett from Twisted Forever

Lydia Kavina

Composer, performer, and teacher, Lydia Kavina is the world's leading theremin virtuoso. She learned theremin from her great uncle Léon Theremin. Since 1981 she has been performing worldwide with, among others, the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Orchestra, the Boston Modern Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia.

She is a composer of music for theremin and teaches the instrument in Russia, the United States and Western Europe.

Lydia Kavina @ wikipedia
Lydia Kavina @ Mode Records