The Soul Is A Bird (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

The conversations would be published in a large book, scheduled for release one year after the concert tour.

The Ouija Board (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

I spent some time in California in the fall, looking for a quiet place to live. I finally found what seemed to be the perfect apartment.

Poison (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

It was one of those black cat nights The moon had gone out and the air was thin It was the kind of night that the cat would drag in. I'll never forget it, we had a fight.

The Salesman (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Now the book is called Stories from the Nerve Bible and what I mean by the Nerve Bible is the body.

John Lilly (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Now in this book there are a lot of stories about talking animals: talking snakes, and birds, and fish; and about people who try to communicate with them.

White Lily (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

And the color is really bad - And the themes are just infantile. And you always get what you want - And that's just not the way life is. First National Bank? I love it! New hat? Forget it! Moby Dick?

The Puppet Motel (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

I live on the highway Near the Puppet Motel I log in every day I know the neighborhood well. No about the residents Of the Puppet Motel They're more than a little spooky And most of them are mean.

The End Of The World (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

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Tightrope (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

And all my friends were walking up and down the boardwalk. And my dead Grandmother was selling cotton candy out of a little shack.

Freefall (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

You're out on the ocean and you get pulled down Freefall to the bottom Like when you're drowning or falling asleep You get turned around And when you think you're swimming to the surface You're swimming

The Cultural Ambassador (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Anyway, I was in Israel as a kind of cultural ambassador and there were lots of press conferences scheduled around the performances.

The Rotowhirl (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Around 1978, I met a comedian, Andy Kaufmann. And he was performing his avant-garde Elise act in a club in Queens.

Same Time Tomorrow (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

You know that little clock, the one on your VCR, the one that's always blinking twelve noon 'cause you never figured out how to get in there and change it?

Word Of Mouth (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

as part of a project called Word of Mouth, I was invited, along with a living other artists, to go to Panape, a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific.

The Hollywood Strangler (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Every night there was a panel discussion on TV about the strangler, speculations about his habits, his motives, his methods.

Speechless (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Like in that Annie Dillard book Where she sees that eagle With the skull of a weasel Hanging from its neck And here's how it happened, listen. Eagle bites the weasel.

Muddy River (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

A church floats by Washed in the blood of the lamb. And all the superhighways have disappeared One by one. And all the towns and cities and signs Are underwater now. They're gone.

Someone Else's Dream (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

You know those nights, when you're sleeping, and it's totally dark, and absolutely silent, and you don't dream, and there's only blackness, and this is the reason, it's because on those nights you've gone

Maria Teresa Teresa Maria (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Last spring, I spent a week in a convent in the Midwest. I'd been invited there to do a series of seminars on language.

The Geographic North Pole (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

The summer of 1974 was brutally hot in New York and I kept thinking about how nice and icy it must be at the North Pole. And then I though, ？？？？Wait a second, why not go?？？？？

Love Among The Sailors (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

There is a hot wind blowing it moves across the oceans and into every port. A plague. A black plague. There's danger everywhere And you've been sailing.

Bright Red (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Get into the car. It's a brand new Cadillac. Bright red. Your words in my ears. I'll be with you. I'll be there. I'll never leave you.

On The Way To Jerusalem (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

There was a devout nun in the XVth century who decided to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem; and she belonged to an order that wore bags over their heads.

The Night Flight From Houston (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

It was the night flight from Houston. Almost perfect visibility. You could see the lights from all the little Texas towns far below.

Night In Baghdad (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

And oh it's so beautiful It's like the fourth of July It's like a Christmas tree It's like fireflies on a summer night. And I wish I could describe this to you a little better.

Speak My Language (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Daddy Daddy, it was just like you said Now that the living outnumber the dead. Where I come from it's a long thin thread Across an ocean. Down a river of red. Now that the living outnumber the dead.

World Without End (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

I remember where I came from There were burning buildings and a fiery red sea I remember all my lovers I remember how they held me. World without end remember me. East. The edge of the world. West.

The Ugly One With The Jewels (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

And the Tsutsil speak a lovely birdlike language and are quite tiny physically; I towered over them.

Beautiful Pea Green Boat (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

I'm lying in the shade Of my family tree I'm a branch that broke off What will become of me? Dear Mom, I'm lying here In this queen sized bed.

In Our Sleep (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

In our sleep as we speak Listen to the drums beat As we speak In our sleep as we speak Listen to the drums beat In our sleep In our sleep as we speak Listen to the drums beat As we speak As we speak in

Big Science (Reprise Live Album Ver.) Laurie Anderson

and he said: well just take a right where they're going to That new shopping mall, go straight past where they're going to put in the freeway, take a left at what's going to be the new sports center,

Talk Normal (Live) Laurie Anderson

I don't know about your dreams but mine are sort of hackneyed. same thing, night after night. just...repetitive. and the color is really bad - and the themes are just infantile. and you always g At you

Smoke Rings (Live) Laurie Anderson

You're on the air. Buenos noches Senores y Senoras. Bienvenidos. La primera pregunta es: Que es mas macho, pineapple o knife? Well, let's see. My guess is that a pineapple is more macho than a knife.

Puppet Motel Laurie Anderson

I live on the highway near the Puppet Motel. I log in every day. I know the neighborhood well. Now about the residents of the Puppet Motel They're more than a little spooky And most of them are mean.

Late Show (Live) Laurie Anderson

Paradise Is exactly like Where you are right now Only much much Better. I saw this guy on the train And he seemed to have gotten stuck In one of those abstract trances. And he was going:

White Lily (Home Of The Brave) (Live) Laurie Anderson

And the color is really bad - And the themes are just infantile. And you always get what you want - And that's just not the way life is. First National Bank? I love it! New hat? Forget it! Moby Dick?

Poison Laurie Anderson

It was one of those black cat nights The moon had gone out and the air was thin It was the kind of night that the cat would drag in. I'll never forget it, we had a fight.

Broken Laurie Anderson

I say: Nowhere You say: There, you're doing it again You know I can't keep, I can't keep I can't keep doing this I wanted our life to be so sweet To live on harmony But there are so many things You just

Beautiful Red Dress Laurie Anderson

Well I was down at the Zig Zag That's the Zig Zag Bar & Grill And everybody was talking at once And it was getting really shrill.

The End Of The World (Remastered LP Version) Laurie Anderson

Why does the sun go on shining Why does the sea rush to shore Don't they know it's the end of the world 'Cause you don't love me anymore.

The Dream Before Laurie Anderson

Hansel and gretel are alive and well and they're living in berlin she is a cocktail waitress he had a part in a fassbinder film and they sit around at night now drinking schnapps and gin and she : hansel

From The Air Laurie Anderson

This is your Captain. We are about to attempt a crash landing. Please extinuish all cigarettes. Place your tray tables in their upright, locked position.

Love Among the Sailors Laurie Anderson

There is a hot wind blowing it moves across the oceans and into every port. A plague. A black plague. There's danger everywhere And you've been sailing.

My Eyes Laurie Anderson

monkey Here come the night And then kerjillions of stars start to shine And icy comets go whizzing by And everything's shaking with a strange delight And here it is: the enormous night And oo my eyes They're

O Superman Laurie Anderson

But if you want to leave a message, just start talking at the sound of the tone. Hello? This is your Mother. Are you there? Are you coming home? Hello? Is anybody home?

O Superman (For Massenet) Laurie Anderson

But if you want to leave a message, just start talking at the sound of the tone. Hello? This is your Mother. Are you there? Are you coming home? Hello? Is anybody home?

Statue of Liberty Laurie Anderson

Moon rises and sets In the real world Islands and hurricanes Wind blows in fort jersey It floats across the pave Into the open ocean It's a good day To run away Freedom is a scary thing Not many people

Language Is A Virus Laurie Anderson

Paradise Is exactly like Where you are right now Only much much Better. I saw this guy on the train And he seemed to gave gotten stuck In one of those abstract trances. And he was going:

Beginning French Laurie Anderson

Lately, I've been doing a lot of concerts in French. Unfortunately, I don't speak French. I memorize it. I mean, my mouth is moving but I don't understand what I'm saying.

Washington Street Laurie Anderson

It covers the streets with its sparkling skin.