Kasey Chambers’ childhood comes straight from the pages of a country music song book – raised by a fox hunting family on the fringes of the Nullarbor, where the nightly campfire sing-along was the only entertainment. It could have been crisp desert air, but more likely sheer talent, that turned Kasey into one of our most sensational singers.
At home with country superstar Kasey Chambers | 60 Minutes Australia
To my recollection, Kasey is the only country artist during the first decade of this millennium that Australians fell head over heals. I think what resonated so strongly with us was Kasey’s ability to write just what she felt without pretence. The honesty she evoked in her lyrics and demonstrated in her artistry as a singer-songwriter was a match made in heaven during this era in Australia including with yours truly who saw her several times in concert.
Today’s featured track Bluebird is the second song titled Bluebird to feature here in 7 months. The other Bluebird was sung by the one and only Christina Perri. And would you believe I just received a notification of the launch of Perri’s California Christmas Special. Yippy, Christmas has come early! It goes without saying, this special will be the focus of another post in the lead up to XMAS.
Bluebird is the fourth song from Kasey’s third studio album Wayward Angel released 31 May 2004. The album went to spend five weeks at number-one being knocked off to number five by For All You’ve Done by Hillsong Church which happens to be one of my favourite Australian albums (like Kasey’s previous album – Barricades & Brickwalls). Although Bluebird is the 9th song to be presented here from Kasey Chambers, it is the first from the Wayward Angel album.
If I fall like rain
Will you still feel the same
Will you hold me and call out my name
If I’m lost in the crowd
Will you shout out loud
Will you take me to the other side of town
When that sun beats down
Will you stay
Will you turn around
And fly away
Like a bluebird tail wing
It sounds just like the angel singing
Am I ever gonna see you again
Bluebird with a brand new wing
If my heart turns blue
Will it still belong to you
Will you keep it just like him
If I lose my wing
Will I hear you sing
You will make my tears go away
Chambers wrote most of the songs on the album including Bluebird. The album differs from her previous two because Chambers became a mother and she states it is the “most life changing things that you go through” and she did not feel any pressure recording the album. It debuted on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart at number-one making it Chambers second number-one album but the sales did not match up to her previous album Barricades & Brickwalls (2001) which was certified seven times platinum by ARIA.
References:
1. Wayward Angel – Kasey Chambers
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Top of the morning to ya. Did you end up finding Bluebird Tom?
I’ve said this before…but yes I like her. Much different than the stuff out of Nashville. Her voice is pure…down to earth…it doesn’t sound processed but all natural.
I’m delighted you think so highly of her Max. I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas season.
Same to you Matt. It was good and cold this morning which helps me get in the mood.
Do you do the whole nutmeg thing? Does it snow where you are?
Here it has been a lovely warm, sunny day which I got to soak in earlier.
I live in the south as you know…yes we have had a few white Christmas days but not often. It does get cold though…we were in the 20s in this morning Fahrenheit….But the forecast is in the 50s for Christmas…no white one this year!
Yea I would imagine it’s warm where you are.
Max we are located at 2700 metres. It doesnt usually get warm here in the capital, but today it did.
I hope you don’t have to wait too long for another white XMAS. I’ve only seen snow once in my life (Snowy Mountains, south – New South Wales) and for a millisecond since the bus stopped so we could touch it haha
Wow… we usually get more ice than snow but when we do get snow it’s usually around 1-4 inches of it…it shuts the city down because the road crews can’t keep up with it here. Places like Michigan can get a lot of snow.
I thought it would be warm where you are year round,..
But on average how often does the city shut down (when you get 1-4 inches of it)?
In Nashville…I would say either once a year or once every other year. The weather pattern changed in the 80s…when I grew up we would get around 3-5 inches of snow around 3-4 times a year.
Yeh, the planet is warming. Ahhhhh we are dooomed! Hehe
LOL…
Oh…check the baseball sports page…the Dodgers just signed the best Japanese player available…his era in Japan was under 2 in his career and he is only 25
Yeh, I already read about it. Ohtani deferring his wages probably allowed it. You guys are going pedal to the metal.
They do mean business this year…last year they didn’t really pickup anyone…they are making up for lost time.
If Ohtani hadn’t deferred his income, I doubt they would have been able to do it. Also it’s going to be culturally more ‘at home’ for the both.
It’s true…he wants to win…so they are taking advantage of it.
They mean business alright. I look forward to watching as much as them as I can in the ’24 season.