Every so often I get on specific music kicks. It could be a new artist I've discovered, or the weather puts me in a certain mood, or I hear an old favorite song on the radio. I have SO many Pandora radio stations...
Today I found myself listening to bluegrass. I started my Pandora station with Alison Krauss, added a little Nickel Creek, thumbs up'ed and thumbs down'ed a few songs, and voila -- the perfect blend of mandolin, fiddle, and sweet vocals and harmonies...
Alison Krauss has such a unique voice. She is one who I can hear a snippet of a song on the radio and know it's her. I'm sure her voice might irritate some people, but I like it. I think it's sweet, raw, and fits perfect with her style of music.
When You Say Nothing At All may be one of her most familiar songs -- since she recorded it in the mid-'90s. It was actually written by a couple other guys, Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and has also been recorded by Keith Whitley and Ronan Keating. But her version is definitely my favorite.
(don't you just feel like you're in Appalachia?)
It’s amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word you can light up the dark
Try as I may I could never explain
What I hear when you don’t say a thing
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There’s a truth in your eyes sayin’ you’ll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you’ll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all
All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd
Old Mr. Webster could never define
What’s being said between your heart and mine
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There’s a truth in your eyes sayin’ you’ll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you’ll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all
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Musical Mondays -- Pick a song, post the song, tell why you love the song -- idea from cheap wine and cookies
2 comments:
I haven't heard this song in forever. It is a good one. Thanks for linking to the NOBH.
:) This was one of the songs we had sung at our wedding.
The other two, in case you were wondering, were "How Deep the Father's Love for Us" (written by Stuart Townend) and "Come What May" (from Moulin Rouge).
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