Syd Straw of Wild Honey
&
The R8B App (Veda Hille)
From ANDRAS JONES: With this session dropping for the vernal equinox like a divine honey filled egg, SYD STRAW (and VEDA HILLE) are the queens of spring! Syd is one of those enigmatic figures in music. I first remember hearing her stuff on KCRW compilations from the 90’s and when you talk with her you get this sense of someone who has Where’s Waldo’d her way through the firmament of rock and roll. Whether it’s dueting with Michael Stipe, singing Lowell George tunes with The Golden Palominos, or partying down with Harry Nilsson the woman has stories to tell and songs to sing. Her joy in being a part of this high end rag tag orchestra is palpable as we discuss her many appearances at Wild Honey events. Syd’s question, like her canine managers Carol Burnett’s stare, is inscrutable and yet somehow heart opening. Her answer, randomly chosen by the Radio8Ball app is from VEDA HILLE (recorded live on Radio8Ball in Olympia, WA on February 22, 2017). Veda is going to show up several times during this episode, which makes me think The Pop Oracle is suggesting perhaps she should be a part of the orchestra.
LOVER HATER
by Veda Hille
This is how things get over
Not with a bang but with a whimper
Lover hater hater lover
Lover hater hater lover
This is how things get better
Hold your breath and wait for summer
Lover hater hater lover
Lover hater hater lover
Where is the best thing now?
If you can’t remember, is it gone?
Was it ever if it’s done?
Lover hater hater lover
Lover hater hater lover
Where is the best thing now?
I guess I put it in the ground
I will carve a record out for you
Out of a solid block of vinyl
I will carve it like they used to
With a hammer and a chisel and a rifle
I will make a record just for you
I will make it like the old days
Just as good as I can do
With an ugly concentration on my face
Sha la la sha la la
Sha la la sha la la
Sha la la sha la la
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
So stay away a ltitle longer
Lover hater hater lover
Lover hater hater lover
Is this how things get better?
Should I give you back your sweater?
Lover hater hater lover
Lover hater hater lover
Where is the best thing now?
I guess I put it in the ground
I will carve a record out for you
Out of a solid block of vinyl
I will carve it like they used to
With a hammer and a chisel and a rifle
I will make a record just for you
I will make it like the old days
Just as good as I can do
I will put everything back into its place
Sha la la sha la la
Sha la la sha la la
Sha la la sha la la
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUcbnmrFjqM
