Well Christmas 2012 has come and gone – the snow is finally on the ground and it now feels like winter……what better way to celebrate the winter solstice than by posting the ‘Song of the Week’. This week I have chosen a song by Tracey Thorn. Tracey Thorn began receiving worldwide acclaim with her amazing singing career as one half of the duo Everything But The Girl with Ben Watt. They have released several acoustic albums throughout the 80’s, their first being, Eden which was released in 1984. They finally broke commercial ground when they released their hit “Missing” from the album Amplified Heart in 1995. The single was a huge hit worldwide thanks to the remix by Todd Terry and went on to reach # 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart.
Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn finally decided to marry after being together for 28 years. They have 3 children – twins, Alfie and Jean and another son Blake. Everything But The Girl went on hiatus since 2000 were Ben concentrated on his DJ work and Tracey devoted time to become a full-time parent and to work on solo material.
Tracey has contributed her vocals for the bands: The Style Council on the track – “Paris Match”, Massive Attacks – “Protection”, “Better Things” and “The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game” and more recently with Tiefschwarz on the song called “Damage”.
Tracey has released 4 studio albums, they are:
A Distant Shore (1982)
Out of the Woods (2007)
Love and Its Opposite (2010)
Tinsel and Lights (2012)
Tracey Thorn
The song I chose for song of the week comes from her 2007 album entitled Out of the Woods. The song is called “Grand Canyon” – hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Lyrics first and the audio follows.
GRAND CANYON
Boy I think you’ve come home
Open up the door and step inside
So many people who feel the way you do
Their sweetest dreams have always been denied
Lock the past into a box and throw away the key
And leave behind those days of endless night
Everyone is waiting
Everyone is here
Step out of the woods into the light
Everybody loves you here (x4)
Boy you’ve been on the wrong road
Wearing someone else’s shoes
Who told you you were not what you were meant to be?
And got you paying someone else’s dues?
This is the place for you just look around this room
Is anybody here made out of stone?
Down among the heretics, the losers, and the saints
You are here amongst your own
You’ve come home (x5)
Look at this hole inside your heart
No one can ever fill
It’s like the Grand Canyon
Look at this gap that’s opened up
Between you and the world
It’s like the Grand Canyon
Look at this hole inside your heart
It’s like the Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon
Everybody loves you here (x4)
You’ve come home (x5)
For more information about Tracey Thorn including her work with Everything But The Girl, her collaborations, discography, latest news and shop – please visit her website at:
Together, we can make the world a more positive one!
COALITION OF POSITIVE ENERGY 