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Colleen by Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom
Artist Biography For Joanna Newsom
Joanna Caroline Newsom Is An American Singer Songwriter Musician And Actress. Born And Raised In Northern California Newsom Was Classically Trained On The Harp In Her Youth And Began Her Musical Career As A Keyboardist In The San Francisco-Based Indie Band The Pleased. After Recording And Self-Releasing Two EPs In 2002 Newsom Was Signed To The Independent Label Drag City. Her Debut Album The Milk-Eyed Mender Was Released In 2004 To Critical Acclaim And Garnered Newsom An Underground Following. She Would Receive Wider Exposure With The Release Of Ys 2006 Which Charted At Number 134 On The Billboard 200. She Released Two Further Albums Have One On Me 2010 And Divers 2015 The Latter Of Which Outsold All Of Her Previous Albums. Newsom Has Been Noted By Critics For Her Unique Musical Style Sometimes Characterized As Psychedelic Folk And For Her Prominent Use Of Harp Instrumentation. She Has Also Appeared As An Actress With Roles In The Television Series Portlandia And In The 2014 Film Inherent Vice.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Colleen
Joanna-Newsom - Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band
"Colleen" Is A Song By Folk Artist Joanna Newsom Appearing On Her EP Joanna Newsom And The Ys Street Band. It Is Unique To The EP And Is The Only Song On The EP That Is Not A Re-Recording Of An Earlier Song. Lyrically The Song Is Sung From The Perspective Of An Amnesiac Woman Who Is Overwhelmingly Implied To Be A Selkie A Shape-Changing Seal-Like Creature From Irish Mythology They Were Prone To Losing Their Memories And Being Convinced They Were Human Until Evidence From Their Pasts In The Ocean Caused Them To Regain Their Memories At Which Point They Would Disappear Back Into The Ocean . She Is Found Unclothed So They Assume She "must Have Once Been A Thief Or A Whore" And She Is Taught "the Laws That Govern Property And The Herbs To Feed The Babes That Wean And The Welting Weight For Every Season" And "prayers For Chastity" But Has A Sense Throughout The Song That Something Is Missing From Her Life. She Continuously Dreams Of The Sea Constantly Overwaters Plants And Feels That Something Is Missing From The Air Water Resistance . Later A Sea Traveller Who Is Implied To Be A Fellow Male Selkie Apparently Causes Her To Regain Her Memory Of Living In The Ocean The Song Ends With Her Seemingly Diving Back Into It. The Song Is One Of Several In Newsom's Catalogue To Use Oceanic Imagery As With Several Of The Others The Ocean Appears To Be A Metaphorical Representation For Female Sexuality And The Anarchic Pre-Civilisation Human Experience As Analysed Here.
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Joanna Caroline Newsom Is An American Singer Songwriter Musician And Actress. Born And Raised In Northern California Newsom Was Classically Trained On The Harp In Her Youth And Began Her Musical Career As A Keyboardist In The San Francisco-Based Indie Band The Pleased. After Recording And Self-Releasing Two EPs In 2002 Newsom Was Signed To The Independent Label Drag City. Her Debut Album The Milk-Eyed Mender Was Released In 2004 To Critical Acclaim And Garnered Newsom An Underground Following. She Would Receive Wider Exposure With The Release Of Ys 2006 Which Charted At Number 134 On The Billboard 200. She Released Two Further Albums Have One On Me 2010 And Divers 2015 The Latter Of Which Outsold All Of Her Previous Albums. Newsom Has Been Noted By Critics For Her Unique Musical Style Sometimes Characterized As Psychedelic Folk And For Her Prominent Use Of Harp Instrumentation. She Has Also Appeared As An Actress With Roles In The Television Series Portlandia And In The 2014 Film Inherent Vice.
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"Colleen" is a song by folk artist Joanna Newsom, appearing on her EP Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band. It is unique to the EP and is the only song on the EP that is not a re-recording of an earlier song.
Lyrically, the song is sung from the perspective of an amnesiac woman who is overwhelmingly implied to be a selkie (a shape-changing seal-like creature from Irish mythology; they were prone to losing their memories and being convinced they were human until evidence from their pasts in the ocean caused them to regain their memories, at which point they would disappear back into the ocean). She is found unclothed, so they assume she "must have once been a thief or a whore", and she is taught "the laws that govern property, and the herbs to feed the babes that wean, and the welting weight for every season" and "prayers for chastity", but has a sense throughout the song that something is missing from her life. She continuously dreams of the sea, constantly overwaters plants, and feels that something is missing from the air (water resistance). Later, a sea traveller who is implied to be a fellow (male) selkie apparently causes her to regain her memory of living in the ocean; the song ends with her seemingly diving back into it.
The song is one of several in Newsom's catalogue to use oceanic imagery; as with several of the others, the ocean appears to be a metaphorical representation for female sexuality and the anarchic pre-civilisation human experience, as analysed here. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.