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Shine Over Babylon

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I absolutely love this song. She doesn't sing the same tune all the way throughout the song, but changes the way she pronounces the words and makes other changes. Instead of all those pop songs, which you're almost tired of the first time you've heard it.

The more I hear it, the more I like it. It's one of the few new songs I will always sit in my car, in a parking lot, to hear the end of. I might be alone in this but I didn't think Wildflower was as strong and singular as C'mon C'mon and if this song is any indication of the music to come, I'm breathlessly awaiting the pre-order "one-click" for Sheryl's newest! February is just too long to wait.............

Her message is sincere, beautiful and clear and has a uplifting spiritual optimism and honesty. The world needs this song!
For those of you who do not know what "babylon" is, those who have ever listened to reggae know what she is refers to:
(a quote from the Dread Library site)
"Babylon was one of the first cities to ever stand on Earth. The Babylonians were solely concerned with the material aspect of living and valued its people by their measure of wealth. The term Babylon is used in Rasta terms with much negative connotations. It is something that they are radically opposed to: corruption with politics police and oppressive laws of the modern world."

I read some other reviews. I don't know about you, but since when did speaking about things that matter, and that we all do (or should) care about on this planet make you "politially correct" or a "throw back to the sixties"? This is nieve, people.

Its about time we in our culture make positive statments loudly, without the reaction of cynicism, and the very predictable political ploy, of calling someone out of time with the world, a hippy, or PC. This is just aggressive resistant cynical brainwashing tactic to keep people like us from giving a damn!

Why? Because if we gave a damn like Crow here with this song, then maybe we would start to think, and make decisions not based on the Gross National Product. We Americans are not slaves to any bullying marketing central authority.
Dont believe the hype, believe in this song.

And ladies, dont be intimidated, use your voices.

P.s. Lady Prudence, since when did being a millionaire exempt you from feeling angry over injustice, or not give you the right to care about the world and then sing about it?
What a bizarre and ignorant concept! That those who are rich have no reason for angst? Just look at half of Hollywood if you need proof, money "dont solve nothing." And one persons wealth certainly doesnt heal the world, although she may wish it would. Hello?
Thanks for reading : )

Love this song! Sounds like something off her first 2 records.
A very timely and appropriate message! cant wait to hear the whole record!!!

Sounds like it should have been on Tuesday Night Music Club. Sounds like Sheryl may have gone back to her roots! Awesome, and I can't wait for the new CD!

MISS CROW YOUR SONG HAS SUCH A STRONG GREAT MESSAGE.
I HOPE IT TOUCHES ALL THAT HER IT AS IT HAS TOUCHED ME.
WOUNDERFUL WORDS. BEAUTIFUL WORK SHERYL CROW.

I have really loved Crow's work since her debut. Album after album I was caught by the surprise and talent of this woman, whose lyrics and melodies could aggregate deep meanings but be soft to be listened anywhere, anytime. Everytime I want to feel a little closer to the internal home, Sheryl's songs are some of those I use to listen.

Happiness took me when I read about this new single, I purchased through very hard ways, because here in Brazil one song costs almost US$2,00 and usually they are sold in WMA-DRM format, awful!

Well.. after listening I got impressed but after a few more times I start believing that Sheryl tried to put several things together and the song lost part of its focus.

The world is one and all the facts are happening all together, but she is completely full of capacities to describle with better words and using a stylish and pleasant way the subjects properly and being deep, poetic and creating a song to be part of day-by-day, to be sung and understood, to be reference and to be a motivation to actions. Nevertheless, the song is heavy due to the lack of only-instrumental parts, she sings all the time.

It would be really interesting if she could listen to some of the Brazilian MPB's pearls, which were composed and written during the military period (64-84), and when names such as Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil (current Minister of Culture) among others could develop terrific ways to describe their protests, using the most impressive and beautiful language, in which they, especially Chico Buarque, used to make games of words and their meanings and the results are some of the best songs of Brazilian music ever!

I recommend the song for its courage and determination, but it is not the kind of song it would be airplayed continuously, like it should be.

I was really let down when I heard Ms. Crow talk about the song Shine Over Babylon on KBCO Radio. Apparently she thinks Babylon and the Tower of Babel are the same thing. It really spoiled the song for me. Ms. Crow should take the money that she made from this album to get a history lesson on the difference between Babylon and the Tower of Babel. Sheryl seems to think the two places are the same. They do have than phonetic similarities, they are both referred to in the Christain Bible and Jewish Torah, and it is likely that the Tower of Babel was located in Mesopotamia like Babylon, but they are not the same thing.

So my point is that if you are going to use a topic to try to communicate a message, know the subject first.

LMD

sheryl knows and feels what she sings about... the voice is fantastic and the production as well..sheryl tells the truth and always will. it's who she is as an artist and person. can't wait for the album..

Sounds like it was recorded during TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB (I know it wasn't) and that is not my favorite era of her's. Sounds sorta "been-there-done-that". Hope the rest of the DETOUR cd is better.