From The Air Laurie Anderson

This is the time. And this is the record of the time. This is the time. And this is the record of the time. Uh-this is your Captain again.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Word Of Mouth (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

The idea was that we'd sit around talking for a few days and that the conversations would be made into a talking record.

The Island Where I Come from Laurie Anderson

Let me tell you a story about Kokovoko The island where I come from The beaches are littered with rotten coconuts And there are pieces of old skulls lying all around Jewels and sand and rising water Visions

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.

Maria Teresa Teresa Maria (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

They'd gotten my name from a list in Washington, from a brochure that described my work as ？？？？deals with the spiritual issues of our time？？？？, undoubtedly a blurb I had written myself.

Washington Street Laurie Anderson

It covers the streets with its sparkling skin.

Walking & Falling Laurie Anderson

With each step, you fall forward slightly, and then catch yourself from falling. Over and over, you're falling and then catching yourself from falling.

World Without End (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

I remember where I came from There were burning buildings and a fiery red sea I remember all my lovers I remember how they held me. World without end remember me. East. The edge of the world. West.

Pieces and Parts Laurie Anderson

They say that in 1842 on a plantation in Alabama The slaves unearthed a huge skeleton, the bones of a giant whale, a leviathan, from the time when all the world was covered with water from the Andes to

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?

Baby Doll Laurie Anderson

I don't know about your brain- but mine is really bossy I come home from a day on the golf course and I find all these messages scribbled on wrinkled up scraps of paper And they say thing like: Why don't

The Dream Before Laurie Anderson

drinking schnapps and gin and she : hansel, you're really bringing me down and he says: gretel, yu can really be a bitch he says: i've wated my life on our stupid legend when my one and only love was the

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

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.

O Superman Laurie Anderson

But if you want to leave a message, just start talking at the sound of the tone. Hello? This is your Mother. Are you there? Are you coming home? Hello? Is anybody home?

O Superman (For Massenet) Laurie Anderson

But if you want to leave a message, just start talking at the sound of the tone. Hello? This is your Mother. Are you there? Are you coming home? Hello? Is anybody home?

Big Science (Reprise Live Album Ver.) Laurie Anderson

how do i get to town from here?

Big Science Laurie Anderson

how do i get to town from here?

Broken Laurie Anderson

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 don't want to hear anymore from

Ramon Laurie Anderson

were spirals turning Turning in the deep blue night.

Speechless (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Like in that Annie Dillard book Where she sees that eagle With the skull of a weasel Hanging from its neck And here's how it happened, listen. Eagle bites the weasel.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

The Salesman (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

Now the book is called Stories from the Nerve Bible and what I mean by the Nerve Bible is the body.

Beautiful Pea Green Boat (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

The owl and the pussycat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat. They took some honey and lots of money Wrapped in a five pound not.

Four, Three, Two, One Laurie Anderson

Rock the cradle. Rule the world. One two three four. Beat the clock. Stop the press. Four three two one. Stop the press. Beat the clock. Rock the cradle. And rule the world.

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.

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.

John Lilly (Live) (Album Version) Laurie Anderson

And the whale kept asking him questions telepathically. And one of the questions the whale kept asking was: do all oceans have walls?

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.

Beginning French Laurie Anderson

It's like sitting at the breakfast table and it's early in the morning and you're not quite awake.

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

Mostly, I spent my days following the women around since my brother wasn't really allowed to do this. We got up at 3am and began to separate the corn into three colors.

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.

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.

Life on a String Laurie Anderson

A summer night the hot the heat Sit at my desk fluorescent light Drawing a picture of a perfect moment I saw it once on a grand avenue That stretched into the distance And you and I were walking there

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.

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.

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

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.

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