Rasputina is a cello-driven band. It started in Brooklyn, New York in 1992, when Melora Creager put out an advertisement requesting members to form an all-cello band. Cellist Julia Kent responded and the two formed what was dubbed the Traveling Ladies' Cello Society.
The group is renowned for their unconventional and quirky music style and fascination with historical allegories and fashion, especially those pertaining to the Victorian era.... [read more] - Kate Moss
If you think real hard about the eighths of a card, the blackboard that you've drawn on for so long, you realize that it's gone, and withit that swan song, the mirror of your life has turned to shards. If that means...
- Stumpside
All that I have is this dull paring knifePeeling potatoes the rest of my lifeDirt floors make dust so I hope for the bestI carry candles with pains in my chestFace tied together with three-times-used string...Follow...
- Nozzle
Nozzle, nodule, eraser, chip:A few thoughts on the subject by a little...nothing.What was so obviously strange, yet mystifying true about the whole situation,Was Miss Connie Pallups' failure to grasp that the time was...
- Sister Sleep
We like to smoke potWe like it a lot Our small eyes are tearingFor what we have not The nice pipe is hereA lighter is nearI won't become freaked outFear not sister dearWe miss the blue skyIt is sold we will cryOur big...
- Five Fleas
Five fleas band together against all odds to form a new company.A new company, performing treachery, translations, advice to givers, and other varied services.Starting in new business in any climate is always very...
- My Little Shirtwaist Fire
Once it started The frail and fainthearted Just withered to the floor Oh, so sadly We examined hands burned badly By that which no man fears more. The terrible flames of All that remain of My Little Shirtwaist Fire My...
- Why Don't You Do Right?
You had plenty money 1922But you let other women make a fool of youWhy don't you do rightLike some other men do?Why don't you get out of here andBring me some money too You sitting there wondering what it's all...
- Trust All-Stars
You're not the boy you say you areYou come from outer space, you drive a rental carThanks, but no thanks just the sameTime was when this became obviousYour eyes were never clear, you did not eat enoughStrangely afraid...
- Howard Hughes
He wants you to put this plate of crumbs back into the 'frigerator.When you do he wants you to make sure to bring this plate with dessert laterStand to the right. Give him a bite.Insulate the bed. Shoot him up when...
- The Donner Party
The similarities in situation between the Donner Party and the colonial Pilgrims is both appalling, frightening, and incomplete. In both cases, you'll find one: a fairly large group of ill-prepared greenhorns, pitting...
- Rusty The Skatemaker
She was born in an oil-drum South side of Chicago When East St. Louis was not far away. She'd lace knives to her boots and go down to the riverbed Skate around and around till the night became day. The cannery fellows...
- Mr. E. Leon Rauis
I keep pictures of him in my mind yeah you know the kind they curl up on the edges, the corners are bended into a trickpulled from behind. Physically he is serene he looks good he looks clean yeah I know he's dead but...
- Dig Ophelia
Dig Ophelia, consider it dug. Flowers madness and polar bear rug Here's the water, just ankle deep high. Lay back and relax and look up at the sky. Your eyes never close, your mind's not at rest, Lay back, get...
- If Your Kisses Can't Hold The Man You Love
Every time that I hear a woman cry 'cuz her man has left her flatI just feel like saying, "don't be such a fool, you fool."Better dry your eyes, can't you realizeYou gain nothing by thatWell, that's no way to keep his...
- November 17dee
I am the mother. Don't ever say that. You don't ever want to say what you said again. November 17dee. Never, ever take my ingredients. From all of you. From all the city. Say November. November is an avolian. All...
- When I Was A Young Girl
When I was a young girl, a young girl, a young girl,When I was a young girl, then oh then.When I was a young girl, a young girl, a young girl,When I was a young girl, then oh then.It was a ha-ha this-a-way, ha-ha...
- Oh, Injury
Oh, my sweet loveHe built a rotary cuffHis shoulder got smashedHe's gotta mend and repair a deviceTo work where he got hit by the blastOh, woe is heUnable to see in front of his faceA mistreated machine can start...
- Doomsday Averted
Doomsday averted, ohIf doomsday averted, oh oh ohDoomsday averted, ohDoomsday averted, ohDoomsday averted, ohIf doomsday averted, oh oh ohDoomsday averted, ohDoomsday averted, ohDoomsday averted, ohIf doomsday...
- Saline, The Salt Lake Queen
In a prehistoric dried-up lake,A million years after the last earthquake,There lived a little girl who loved to bake.The only thing she made was cake.But all she used was salt.That's all she had. It's not her...
- Girls' School
A happy start, a sad, sad endingFor every minute of the story.Watch as their wills are broke and bending.See the good girls in their glory.We're a primary academy, we're a secondary seminaryTeaching finishing rinse...
- My Captivity By Savages
This is "The Story of My Captivity by Savages," or "How I Learned to Fight"by Eliza Elizabeth Cook, age 13Written in my own hand on this, the 23rd day of August, 1829.Chapter one."Fine Day for a Flaying," or "The...
- Secret Message
I carry a secret message that I must give to youIt concerns suspicious blessingsNow, I'm sure you'll know what to doAnd if it should be some bad newsYou know you can lean on meIt might explain Nostradamus,Or my...
- High On Life
I never want to be seen as cheapBut I saw the tears in his eyesAnd I thought, "That's sweet" I tried on all of my little jokes,I muscle in, throw it in,Just to see if it floatsNot many people have the balls of ITo...
- When I Count
When I count, y'all walk 'round the house and down to the yellow (?)Yes ma'amYes ma'am Remember (jumbled singing,laughter)Yes ma'amYes ma'amRemember (jumbled singing,laughter, more jumbled singing)
- Wicked Dickie
Ladies and gentlemen, this is a song about an old man. He had a cow. He had but one cow.And the cow died. He loved the cow better than his own child. When the cow died, getting grieved by the cow was going no milk or...
- Possum Of The Grotto
He lives under the banyon treeWhen I'm in trouble, he helps me I hear him creep through the leaves at nightHis flesh is pink, But his fur is bright snow white!No meat! No bread!Get inside his little head('Cause he's...
- If Your Kisses Can't Hold
Every time that I hear a woman cry 'cuz her man has left her flatI just feel like saying, "Don't be such a fool, you fool"Better dry your eyes, can't you realizeYou gain nothing by thatWell, that's no way to keep his...
- The Mayor
Oh, it's scrambled eggs what he saysHe accuses me of treacheryGot the nine lies, got the wide eyesGot a failing grade in chemistryIf you count back to the balconyWhen all we saw was the mysteryOf a blond-haired boy...
- Momma Was An Opium-Smoker
Momma was an opium-smokerShe light it with a red-hot pokerShe would never take a bathWe would ask her - she'd just laughBecause our momma was an opium-smokerShe made it with this gentleman, LincolnThey met on a boat,...
- Herb Girls Of Birkenau
Experiment victims walk by on a hill With berries in aprons, I see them still See black empty eyes staring, no hair, yet ahead There's no dignity there, they're not living, not dead Swayback, and ripchord and...
- The Olde Headboard
What becomes a legend most? I'll let you think about it, Space ghost coast-to-coast. While I give thanks today For all the things I stole And all the things I gave away You make experiment, you try to Teach a lesson...
- Signs Of The Zodiac
Do you believe in the signs of the zodiac? Haven't you found that the systems for Planning always fail? Can you avoid what gave daddy his heart attack? Have you tried everything, anything All to no avail? I know what...
- How We Quit The Forest
The ostrich and the egret Had a very fine flat to let. Figurine hutch, no the place wasn't much, but they Got a peacock. His belongings were meager but, He was pretty, would bring good luck. They would sing songs all...
- Transylvanian Concubine
If you want to know how To fly high, then go now To the place where all the concubines Meet and converse with them, Marvel at their pale skin, Wonder how they chew on their pointyTeeth and hair are beauty, They know...
- Diamond Mind
I want a diamond I really do I think that you Should give me one Then you can prove Your love is true And that the gift giving Has just begun I want that diamond I want that thing A tennis bra- Celet or ring It better...
- Crybabies
Two big babies met On a winter's day. They thought they'd get All dressed up to play. So they went outside, Never to return. They laugh, they hide. Babies never learn. But they cry and they cry. Who said babies never...
- Any Old Actress
They saw her break through barriers 40 feet high. It was the finest moment in a long life. Young boys will tack her pictures over their bed. They saw her mouth move but couldn't hear what she said. "You're a souvenir,...
- Trenchmouth
Yeah, he was a big landowner He was a bad mouth breather But you can see his station wagon stand alone Woulda, coulda, we shoulda known He was a failed cropduster I am his little sister He was a whistleblower for the...
- Gingerbread Coffin
We found an old doll That was out in the grass She has special powers We set a black mass We sat in a circle All holding hands The doll's been held together With old rubber bands She'll rise She'll rise She'll rise...
- Rose K.
She doesn't know the man Who tries to push her wheelchair in the sand She just looks out to sea He's talking endlessly Oh, why won't he shut up I take my medicine I crush the paper cup Oh, maybe he's my son And he's...
- Brand New Key
I rode my bicycle past your window last night I rollerskated to your door at daylight. It almost seems like you're avoiding me. I'm o.k. alone but you've got something I need... I've got a brand new pair of...
- Endomorph
Morning has broken and what do I see Those same bloody fingerprints following me.So it's Backwards and forward and back again twice it don't pay to be thankful don't pay to be nice. I don't Think i'll try it again....
- You Don't Own Me
You don't own me, no. I'm not one of your little toys. You don't own me, no. You can't keep me from those other boys. Don't tell me what to do and Don't tell me what to say. When I go out with you Don't put me on...
- Wish You Were Here
So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain. Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? And did they get you to trade your heroes for...
- Tourniquet
I'm made of hair and bone and little teeth And think I cannot speak I come on like a crippled plaything My spine is just a string I wrapped our love in all this foil Silver tight like spider legs I never wanted it to...
- Rock & Roll
It's been a long time since I Rock and Rolled It's been a long time since I did the Stroll Oh let me get it back Let me get it back Let me get it back, baby, where I come from Oh Lord It's been a long time been a long...
- Bad Moon Rising
I see the bad moon arisingI see trouble on the wayI see earthquakes and lightninÂ’I see bad times todayDonÂ’t go around tonightItÂ’s bound to take your lifeThereÂ’s a bad moon on the riseI hear hurricanes ablowingI...
- All Tomorrow's Parties
And What costume shall the poor girl wear To all tomorrow's parties A hand-me-down dress from who knows where To all tomorrow's parties And where will she go and what shall she be When midnight comes around She'll...
- This Little Piggy
This little piggy went to market This little piggy stayed home This little piggy had roast beef And this little piggy had none This piggy cried wee wee wee All the way home home home This piggy cried wee wee wee All...
- Fire & Ice
Ooo, you're givin' me the fever tonightI don't wanna give inI'd be playin' with fireYou forget, I've seen you work beforeTake 'em straight to the topLeave 'em cryin' for moreI've seen you burn 'em beforeFire and...
- Cross Walk
I think of a lot of a things when I'm walking. I think of a lot of a things walking home. I say them aloud, to myself I am talking. I talk to myself when we are alone. Why-ee-i-ee-i is my bleeding heart beating?...
- Hunter's Kiss
It's a sad story about a deer and a man A romantic scene from a lullaby. In a clearing green, where his eyes met mine. I was frozen motion. Oh! His bow was raised. Then the fleeting notion-that my life he'd save. But...
- Rats
Very many years ago, the Bolivians were starving so, They had rats as big as ponies there. They asked the Pope To declare them fish. Chorus: We thank the Pope for granting us this wish. When Friday comes, we'll all...
- Clipped
Against my will It hurts me still. It really stings. They clipped my wings. What could I do? Everything's new. How my knees lock. How will I walk? Ooo, they clipped my wings. I will try to act like it's ok. Oh, they...
- Sweet Water Kill
Loose lips sink ships. Salt sips rose hips. All along, it was the ocean's song That called me down to listen to her. Standing drenched by a 40 ft. coral fence. A swiftly dripping ripple. Watching saltclouds billow....
- State Fair
Let me tell 'bout a kid I know. We met a while ago. At the State Fair. He was showing his blue ribbon pig. I was thinging big. While I was combing my hair. He was never like the other guys, Selling curly-fries, Or...
- PJ, Vincent, Matthew & Bjork
Polly Jean Harvey : I'm so ***, ***, ***, hot! Vincent : I know you are, babe. Polly Jean Harvey : No, it's quite hot in here. Vincent : Are you stupid? It's the nature of my glass house. Oh fabulous,...
- My Orphanage
I have been held in this orphanage for longer than my years. I am made to eat this horrid porridge. They box me on the ears. How often I vow to flee, to go. But this is the only home I know. My stammered speech, my...
- Our Lies
Actually, I was never conceived. And I don't expect to be believed, But I've found my mouth stitched shut with glossy pink thread. And when I think of the lie filled love-life that I've led.... I row boats all day...
- AntiqueHighHeelRedDollShoes
Daintier, smarter, better dressed! Daintier, smarter, better dressed! Daintier, smarter, better dressed! AntiqueHighHeelRedDollShoes Metal head, mohair wig, rubber pants, I cry I dance, Daintier, smarter, better...
- Thimble Island
I'm going down to Thimble Island To find my true love there. I'm sure that I can find one Long of limb with time to spare. On Thimble Island. I'm on my own down the river I'll bring my ivory needlecase. I'll weave a...
- Remnants Of Percy Bass
He scrapes the dirt from his nails with a stick. He makes a big pile in pail on the sink. Who was he? Oh, I'll never tell. He has not got a thing left to sell. Ooo, the remnants of Percy Bass. He glued the newspaper...
- A Quitter
I have worked out every small detail In this plan I've made. This thing which cannot fail. I dare myself to do this one thing. You can have my car You can have everything. All that's good is gone. I have tried too...
- Cooped
Oh, I'm very excited to hear this.They're ready to begin. Oh my God. They really have balls to expose themselves like that.
- Christian Soldiers
The medieval exorcists Used a twenty-gallon brass syringe...A twenty-gallon brass syringe,Filled with holy water(Devil's voice): Now...now!(Devil's voice goes along) A twenty-gallon brass syringeFilled with holy water...
- LeechWife
You study hard and go westYou'll go far, little girlNow try hard and be the bestThe best in all the worldYou can create a demand For this, your special skillYou will be healing the illIt's surgery, but with no...
- Watch T.V.
I'm the lucky oneAlways having funI tie back my hairI sit and watch T.V.I see only meThough I look for you thereOh, where have you gone?Were you canceled? I change to channel 2You were the one Who gave me all my...
- The New Zero
He has agreed To take me To the Ice Hotel from the magazineWhat we will need Is a gleaming keyMade of ice as well By the finest ice machine It's there that no one will stareAt your jaws and your long fur The claws in...
- May Fly
The fly Of may It lives One day When that day is done The mayfly does not complain It flies into the setting sun It goes back to the place From which it came The fly Of may Ask how Ask why One day May fly That's all...
- DwarfStar
I wanna tell ya 'bout my friend the dwarfstarI wanna tell ya 'bout my friend the dwarfstarthe first time I met himhe said he was a dwarfstar cause he was smalland he was... famousI wanna tell ya 'bout my friend the...
- Things I'm Gonna Do
Against the law to talk about theRocket in the park I send it Off to be examined by a Scientific teamOn the moon, on the moonOn the moon, on the moonI organize a council where thePrize goes unannounced until there'sIn...
- 1816, The Year Without A Summer
In the spring of thirteen-fifteenThere began an era of unpredictable weatherIt did not lift until eighteen-fifty-oneYou remember eighteen-sixteen as the year without a summerJune eighteen-sixteenA sudden snowstorm...
- We Stay Behind
"There was a black rainbow, that rose up and covered the town,"Exclaimed Howard Blue, 22"I've never even had a nightmare or a beautiful dream about this,"He said, as he watched the warehouses burnThe hurricane pilot...
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