Song: “On the Other Side”

Posted on 3 October 2005 @ 22:11 in Janis Ian, Music

I’d first heard this song … well, I actually saw her perform it on her Live at Club Cafe DVD, and realised what some of the other Rudies have been raving about. Powerful song. Not just her voice, or the music, but her words, too.

And then, I heard the “original” , the recorded version as it first appeared in her god and the fbi album, and it was just her and me, in the car, her words loud and clear, me all ears, and after a while, some tears, too.

And I, who never could believe
never saw the need
wanted just to see your face again
with nothing to hold on to
now I’ve finally found you

Janis Ian © 1999 Rude Girl Publishing (BMI)

Listen to it here.

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