More Beth

....please

Go on, I asked nicely. I saw her Sunday night, and she was amazing. Right down to her pseudo-timidity when speaking to the audience, she was fabulous. As a fan of her lastest album, "Comfort of Strangers", my tastes were well and truly catered to, with just about every track getting an airing(I can't actually think of one she missed). Of course, this meant less time for her older stuff, with "This one's gonna bruise" and "It's not the spotlight" sadly missing. I loved it when it was just Beth and the guitar on stage, nothing to interfere with her voice. I could make believe it was just the two of us there. I was 4 rows back, dead centre, and it felt like she sang every song to me. Stand outs for me were "Heart of Soul", "A Place Aside", "Shadow of a doubt" and "Stars all seem to weep".

Interestingly, the 2 centre seats in the front row were empty. It made me wonder about the lyrics to "A Place Aside" and whether the seats were the place.

A Place Aside

I do still sometimes put my hand across
And I feel as yours gets placed on top
We drive along these empty streets
Same old ones they've always been

I can still hear your heartbeat in the dark
We're still setting up the same old sparks
Pull me close and we lay still
Wrap my toes around your heel

And we're talking as I write this song
Unfolding as we go along
And I suppose we really do
I suppose it must be true
There will always be a place aside
For you...

I do still sometimes stare into your gaze
The way we'd stay for days and days
‘skuze me but this seat is taken
They've been a while but I'm still waiting

And if I light these matches just to watch ‘em burn
And I forget to keep myself warm
And I forgot how to sing my song
Then I suppose I really do
I suppose it must be true
But there will always be a place aside
For you