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.

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

And they would sit around and discuss them in the most matter-of-fact way.

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 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.

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 Rotowhirl (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

I sat in the club drinking whiskies trying to get up the nerve. In the meantime I was also supposed to be heckling him. And after three whiskies I managed to get pretty abusive.

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?

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.

Speechless (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

You had that rusty old car And me I had nothing better to do You picked me up. We hit the road. Baby me and you.

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

But the Israelis were vey curious about the Gulf War and what Americans had thought about it, and I tried to think of a good question to ask and answer to this, but what was really on my mind was that

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.

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 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?？？？？

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.

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.

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

, as part of the press for the tour I was doing in Japan, I was asked to go to Bali and speak about the future with the prince of Ouboud.

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

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.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to London Laurie Anderson. Ooooaaaah! Ooooaaaah! Hi.

Bright Red (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Your shirt on my chair Your shirt on my chair I'll be with you. I'll be there. I'll never leave you Your shirt on my chair. Come here little girl. Get into the car. It's a brand new Cadillac.

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.

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.

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

In 1974, I went to Mexico to visit my brother who was working as an anthropologist with Tsutsil Indians, the last surviving Mayan tribe.

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

Beautiful Pea Green Boat (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

I'm thinking back To all the stories you read to me About those little animals Who went to sea In their beautiful pea green boat. But I can't remember now. What happened then?

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

The edge of the world. West. Those who came before me. When my father died we put him in the ground. When my father died it was like a whole library Had burned down. World without end remember me.

Big Science (Reprise Live Album Ver.) Laurie Anderson

how do i get to town from here?

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.

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.

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

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

My Compensation Laurie Anderson

My eyes snap open and I get up I say This must be my lucky day Jump up - get out - get on my way Every slobbery frog and every mangy dog That crosses my path reminds me You're my precious jewel and you're

Slip Away Laurie Anderson

A little dust in my eye Well I'm not the type to cry It's four a.m. I'm standing by the bed where you lie Sleeping the sleep of the newborn I put [my] finger to your lips. Warm air. Five a.m.

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

It Tango Laurie Anderson

It's just kind of hard to say. He said: Isn't it. Isn't it just. Isn't it just like a woman? She said: It goes. That's the way it goes. It goes that way. He said: Isn't it.

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.

Hiawatha Laurie Anderson

By the shores of Gitche Gumee By the shining big, sea water Downward through the evening twilight In the days that are forgotten From the land of sky blue waters And I said: Hello Operator, get me Memphis

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.

One Beautiful Evening Laurie Anderson

One beautiful evening in the garden on Eden A snake came walking in the twilight He was leaning on his ivory cane And he said, let me tell you a little secret about life There's a certain sharpness to

Ramon Laurie Anderson

were spirals turning Turning in the deep blue night.

Monkey's Paw Laurie Anderson

Well I stopped in at the Body Shop Said to the guy: I want stereo FM installed in my teeth And take this mole off my back and put it on my cheek.

Coolsville Laurie Anderson

Coolsville Coolsville Coolsville Coolsville So perfect So nice Hey little darlin, I'm comin your way little darlin And I'll be there Just as soon as I'm all straightened out Yeah just as soon as I'm perfect