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- 4 videos from LadyFest 2008
- Hallelujah Lyrics video
- Recent interview with Che Greenwood on KVMR (including live performances of 3 songs from “Whirlwind Girl”, “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen and a new song (“Carol Ann”) being recorded for the next album.
“Hallelujah” Lyrics Video
Enjoy this video of the lyrics to “Hallelujah” – a free MP3 available at http://catherinesmusic.com by joining the email list.
Sing along to this free MP3 – Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Performed by Catherine Scholz on vocals and Michael Logue on lead guitar
Notes about this track from the artist:
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen has been a requested favorite of listeners, so I decided to release this timeless song as a free MP3.
It was recorded at SunSound Studios by chief engineer, Michael Logue, who also played electric guitar on the track.
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For more information about SunSound Studios, please visit http://sunsoundstudios.com/cms
Lyrics to “Cactus Flower” by Catherine Scholz
Cactus Flower
Lyrics and music by Catherine Scholz
Honey, I’m just sittin’ here thinkin’ on you.
Funny, I wasn’t expecting to feel so blue.
But darlin’ you’ve got me eatin’ from the palm of your hand.
I’m just pinin’ like a cactus flower in the desert sand.
Now when I said I love you, I did not lie.
Did you mean it when you said goodbye?
Honey, I’d be so tickled if you’d knock on my door.
Funny, I guess I’m not your sweetheart anymore.
But darlin’ you’ve got me eatin’ from the palm of your hand.
I’m just pinin’ like a cactus flower in the desert sand.
Now when I said I love you, I did not lie.
Did you mean it when you said goodbye?
(instrumental verse)
Honey, you’re shoulder’s colder than the Brainerd snow.
Funny, I never thought I’d have to let you go.
Cuz darlin’ you’ve got me eatin’ from the palm of your hand.
I’m just pinin’ like a cactus flower in the desert sand.
Now when I said I love you, I did not lie.
Did you mean it when you said goodbye?
Now honey, I’m not fixin’ on someone new.
Funny, all I’m thinkin’ ’bout is loving you.
Cuz darlin’ you’ve got me eatin’ from the palm of your hand.
I’m just pinin’ like a cactus flower in the desert sand.
Lyrics to “Movin’ On” by Catherine Scholz
Movin’ On
Lyrics and music by Catherine Scholz
Rain is falling, I’m movin’ on.
Oh my soul, the time has come.
Oh my soul, the time has come.
Placed my heart into your hands.
Oh my soul, it understands.
You came to me quickly.
You caught me mid-air.
You loved me so neatly.
And now you’re not here to see me fly.
Rain is falling, I’m movin’ on.
Oh my soul, the time has come.
Love is all around.
Oh my soul, should know by now.
You came to me quickly.
You caught me mid-air.
You loved me so neatly.
And now you’re not here to see me fly.
Rain is falling, I’m movin’ on.
Oh my soul, the time has come.
Love is all around.
Oh my soul, should know by now.
Oh my soul, should know by now.
Lyrics to “President” by Catherine Scholz
President
Lyrics and music by Catherine Scholz, 2008
I’m looking for a President
Who knows how to speak his mind
You know I haven’t found one yet
And we’re running out of time.
I’m looking for a President
Who knows what can be justified
This world has gotten so complex
And nothing’s black or white.
What are you afraid of?
What do you desire?
Dive into the water.
Walk through the fire.
I’m looking for a President
Who knows what’s wrong and right.
It doesn’t take intelligence
To order up a fight.
I’m looking for a President
To get this planet unified
Don’t matter if she’s black or red
Or even left or right.
What are you afraid of?
What do you desire?
Dive into the water.
Walk through the fire.
Lyrics to “Last Long, Blue Day” by Catherine Scholz
Last Long, Blue Day
Lyrics and music by Catherine Scholz
Last long, blue day.
Last longer than damp night.
Last longer than human promise.
Last a long time…
And If I could change your mind
I’d buy you a little time and
Find you a peaceful place inside
To unwind.
Shake hard, blue sky.
Shake harder than shame.
Shake the blues right out of yourself.
Shake harder.
If I could change your mind
I’d buy you a little time and
Find you a peaceful place inside
To unwind.
Lyrics to “Just Not Like Her”
Just Not Like Her
Lyrics and music by Catherine ScholzSome say she rations her kisses.
Some say she’s selling the lot.
Some say she’s smoking the smidgens of something she simply is not.
Come drink from her wineglass of wishes.
Maybe she’ll give you a shot.
‘Cause brother, you’re just standing witness.
Remember the love that you’ve got.
You see, this is her reckless memory of kisses and sweetness and wine.
Some say that she’s pining for penance,
dropping light-years down endless heart-mines.
But silence is all she requires for dancing and diving within.
So no one can make her a promise.
No one can do that again.
Can love track her down in the darkness?
She bids love to wring out the red.
Can lovers reshape the old treasons that run like the wind through her head?
She’s never been quite so forsaken.
She’s never been quite so unsure.
Her soul has not been quite this shaken.
She’s never allowed this before.
And it’s just not like her to be waiting around,
Standing alone with her feet on the ground.
No, it’s just not like her to be humble and free,
Hungry for humor and mystery.
Please come to her garden of wishes
and maybe she’ll give you a plot.
‘Cause brother you’re just standing witness.
Remember the love that you’ve got.
Lyrics to “Hammer and the Chimes” by Catherine Scholz
The Hammer and the Chimes
Lyrics and music by Catherine Scholz
Your eyes took me to places I’d longed to know.
Goodbyes are tearful faces afraid to show.
Memories of the time we spent
Cannot be taken from my mind.
Perhaps the only purpose we had
Was listening to the hammer and the chimes.
Then our fears got in the way.
It’s clear that I had to pay.
Would you admit that we both had a part to play?
Our fears got in the way.
So many things I’d like to say
Without my words getting in the way
There’s so many things I’d like to do
If only I could get through to you.
Your eyes took me to places I’d longed to go.
Goodbyes are tearful faces letting go.
Lyrics to “Whirlwind Girl” by Catherine Scholz
Whirlwind Girl
Lyrics and music by Catherine ScholzWhirlwind girl, spinning dust.
Spinning Tree, she must be lost by now.
By now her leaves have gone from green
to shades of yellow, orange, red,
to bridges, then to rivers,
then to sea…
Whirlwind girl, spinning time.
Spinning Tree, she must be fine right now.
By now she’s light, though lost and nameless,
hungrier, though young and blameless,
strange to be given something free.
CHORUS:
Growing her roots straight down,
waving her leafless crown,
holding the cryin’ ground,
Spinning Tree.
Whirlwind girl, spinning gold.
Spinning stars, she must be old by now.
And like the nights, her sighs grow longer.
And as her tender roots grow stronger,
Her heart becomes a whirlwind spreading dust,
as it must.
Whirlwind girl, spinning round.
Holding Earth, she knows to kiss the ground.
Forever home, though lost and nameless,
Hungrier, though young and blameless,
Strange to be given something free. Spinning Tree.
CHORUS
Whirlwind Woman, spinning fire.
Spinning sound, her own desires near.
Happier, her name is faceless,
Healthier, though old and blameless,
strange to be given something free,
and now it’s strange to be GIVING something free,
Spinning Tree.
CHORUS
