I agree, Tanti! I made a sleeping tape with raindrops and mostly cate's softer songs, like "Sad sad feet," but also with so many other masterpieces of hers. She's a god of music, not just her voice (and every tone of it, from beautiful, searing magnetospheric high notes to those haunting and hypnotic low notes half spoken), but her epic songwriting, strange productions, circus style guitar licks, creative back up musicians, the surreal often funny videos -- and her strange lyrics that you piece together gradually and grow into. Her song "No God" on Mug Museum is followed by the mighty duet "I think I knew," both elliptical but after a while it became clear both songs are whispering to each other, a dialogue about something pretty heavy here.
I fall asleep to my recording of the rain and her songs and have had wonderful dreams singing her songs with friends, once so joyfully, I was in tears in my dream. (there's also cohen and some others on the recording, as well, so she's in good company in my dreams).
I wish she were more well known and would come to my town.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Awesome blog. Take care,
Mike
PS "I wrote a letter to my friends telling them that the moon here makes the wine sweet"
