I go to her apartment a lot to visit and to see her awesome cat!
Now that she’s older we still spend lots of time together - going out for dinner, hanging out. Shawn Colvin: When she was younger and I wasn’t traveling I just threw myself into her routine - taking her to school, packing lunches, spending a lot of time with her.
When your daughter was younger how did you unwind when your work/tour schedule was packed, you had a million career things to do/home things to do, and your child needed you? And is it any easier now that your daughter is an adult? Rockmommy: Being a mom is all about balance - but balance is kind of an elusive concept to many of us. I just hope folks of all ages will enjoy them as much as I have. It was a gift to me when I was 8 years old. Shawn Colvin: It hasn’t changed a lot - I’m just very connected to the music book of lullabies these songs are taken from. Rockmommy: Let’s talk about your new lullaby album The Starlighter - you said it’s a companion record to a children’s record you made 19 years ago! Now that you’ve been a mom for just as long, how do you think your perspective or inspiration has shifted? Touring for me is as much or more fun than ever. I’m such a fan of his and thoroughly enjoy playing and singing with him. Shawn Colvin: Performing with Lyle has been delightful. Rockmommy: How’s the tour with Lyle Lovett going? Do you find it any tougher to go out on tour now than it used to be? We recently caught up Colvin in the midst of her March 2018 tour with crooner Lyle Lovett, to chat about her new record, motherhood and life in general. The album features some pretty neat technology perks, too - lyrics stream as the song plays from a device (great for mamas and papas who like to sing along), and there’s a visual video companion (members of Amazon Prime or Amazon Music can stream the video here), which babies are sure to love. I’m particularly fond of “Raisins and Almonds,” a delightful, slowed-down carnival song. Her latest album The Starlighter - available exclusively through Amazon Music - features songs adapted from the children’s music book “Lullabies and Night Songs.” The record is jazzy and hypnotic, Colvin’s voice equal parts smoky and sweet as the listener is gently eased into a dreamlike state. In early 2000’s, she gifted the world with her first children’s record, Holiday Songs and Lullabies, shortly after becoming a mom (to daughter Caledonia).Ī sense of maternal creativity seems to be inspiring Colvin again. In 2013, she exposed her grit through her audio biography “Diamond in the Rough: A Memoir,” and an unexpectedly brilliant, moody folk collaboration with songwriting legend Steve Earle around the same time. In the years since “Sunny,” Colvin’s creative musings have also expanded. I was thinking that maybe her husband was cheating on her, but after looking at some of the other comments it could be that her children are being abused.Įverything that she knew is gone, but she's on her own and she's alright.Fast forward 20 years, the etherial-voiced songstress’ musical catalogue and fan base has expanded, even as radio trends like emo or millennial pop have wavered and waned. When she "counts the years, you always knew it" it's a hidden crime that she suspected but either didn't have proof or just didn't want to see. Get the kids and bring a sweater, dry is good and wind is better.Sunny sounds like a mom, she is listing things, almost like a to do list and weighing her options for the best possible outcome. If Sunny is coming home with a vengeance then she's punishing someone for something and she's going to "fix them". Sunny would disappear but she didn't believe that God or good luck would come through for her so she has a list of names, friends that will hide her take her and the kids in off the street. I pictured a situation like Julia Roberts in "Sleeping With The Enemy". I thought the list of names was for people she would run to because she didn't want to end up on the street or leave it to chance.
The refrain sounds like the mental state of someone living through that quiet desperation. If anyone has ever been trapped in a dead end or abusive relationship then you know what I mean when I say " Quiet desperation". Almost like she's passing from the young "helpless" in the relationship and trying to do something for herself but she's a novice at it. She sounds like a novice when she gets a book and a box of tools. The kitchen is where they would all meet together for meals so, I imagine it's her favorite room. She's spent her youth on her husband and family. Sunny reminds me of a house wife, maybe middle aged. There are interpretations that I had never thought of but yet make sense. My InterpretationI love seeing how others related to this song.
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