Frenchy’s Favorites: Sia - “Colour The Small One”
General Description
Artist/Band: Sia
Album Title: Colour The Small One
Year: 2005/2006
(image from artistdirect.com)
Funny and wicked lil pixie with a soft knee to the groin..
How I Got Into This Music
A while back, I was lucky enough to see Zero 7 live at Paradiso’s. It was a great gig and the most interesting thing was seeing the ladies that belonged to the vocals I knew from the Zero 7 albums. One of those vocals belonged to this weird jumpy blonde called Sia Furler. I had to check out her album, but when I finally got it I didn’t listen to it that much. Last January I had this urge to play the album and kept playing it ever since.
Album credits at ArtistsDirect.com
|| Lyrics at AlwaysOnTheRun.net
Tracks that got my attention:
(well, all of them actually, but still..)
Rewrite
I’ll slip through your hands
I am one single grain of sand
Great moodiness, nice low-key setup of the track
Sunday
Just love the wicked lyrics combined with the sweet vocals
Breathe me
This track’s her breakthrough song in the US - it was used in the HBO series Six Feet Under and got her some nice attention on that side of the Pond.
Ouch, I have lost myself again
Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found
I can imagine it working perfectly with the incredibly strong visuals of the TV series. What I like about it, is that it’s the perfect showcase for this girl’s talented brittle and whispery voice.
The Bully
Now this is the track that’s been haunting me the last few months!
Co-written with Beck, this track just breaks every bone and shatters every nerve in my body. It’s the childlike vocals and the simple but perfect musical arrangement that make this one of my favorite tracks ever!
What you been doing
Still make the world a better place
Never stopped rueing
Making those tears fall down your face
Sweet Potato
She cooks you sweet potato you don’t like aubergine
She knows to boil the kettle when you hum bars from Grease
The chorus’ been haunting my brain like forever.. How can (s)he become the psychic that she longs to be to understand you?
But it’s the whole sweet and lovely music combined with the real-life lyrics that everybody recognizes, that works so incredibly well. The lyrics, love em!
So give her information to help her fill her holes
Give an ounce of power so he does not feel controlled
Ouch!
Don’t Bring Me Down
Heavy and moody violins and again great vocals
Natalie’s Song
Just love the dub work on her vocals in the chorus
Butterflies
We’ve argued by the baggage claim
We’ve accepted and we’ve laid blame
Just love this one! It’s one of the greatest ways to describe relationships..
Because we came from the same cocoon
Moon
Love the chorus, chilling and haunting
The Church Of What’s Happening Now
Welcome to The church of what’s happening now
Head straight through, it costs nothing but change
Oooh.. These lyrics get to me waaay too much, heheh.. Another perfect track to show Sia’s talented vocals!
Numb
Man, just listen to that voice, okay? Just shut up and listen.. Can’t hurt to pay attention to the lyrics either..
Where I Belong
Closing track and I imagine it’d be an excellent closing song for a live gig.
Conclusion
This album also qualifies for the Reload Category, but it’s mostly a Favorite of mine.
I just can’t get that voice out of my head and I know this one’ll last for more than just a coupla months. The combo of nice-n-easy music, great vocals and sometimes very, very to-the-point lyrics is what makes this one of my Favorite Things.. Got to see this lady perform live.
