Yes capitan

by Helen Rivero

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Dainty feet 04:28
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So you think I’m cute ahh And you say that I’m funny ahh Soy raquítica ahh No encuentro mis pies ahh Imperfection on close inspection I have expressive eyes and somewhat curious thoughts Lovely lady where are your ornaments? My colours do not match Dainty feet and thin limbs Give me something to hold still Unpolished skin inside an envelope of hair
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One more thing 04:43
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There’s one more thing I’d like to tell you. There’s one more thing I’d like you to know There’s one more thing I’d like to tell you I hope you’re in the mood to listen There was a time when I was caught inside a sorrow with very high walls And then I spoke with unthwarted fervour and you were in the mood to listen Tell me tell me Tell me tell me ya da la I do recall back in the dim dims That face was like a succulent plum Uncanny strength and places to hide in I grew to love the sound of silence It’s been so long that face is fuzzy It’s just a dream down a long corridor But just like cake that I have eaten The sugar takes so long to digest Sugar give me give me give me ya da la
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Somebody Nice 04:35
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I want somebody nice to like me I want somebody nice to like How many days I’ve pondered Not natural to go untouched for so long Well hello I’m glad to meet you Completely glad to know that you exist Conceivably enraptured Bursting completely adoringly I want somebody nice to like me I want somebody nice to like So many undeniable complications in compatibility I have everything yes I have everything Legs and shapely parts you can adore There’s plenty here for those concerned and what is more I give it freely Quiéreme alguien deseable. Quiero querer algien amable Me envuelvo en ilusiones, sin encontrar compatibilidad Hello my friends I’m glad to know you I thought I needed more fastidiously I’m very glad completely completely gladly being I’m glad to know you
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Visit me 03:27
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Will you visit me when it’s raining? Will you visit me when it’s cold? Will you visit me when you don’t have time? I’m waiting for you Do you think of me when you’re smiling? Do you think of me when you’re glad? Do you think of me when you don’t have time? I’m waiting for you Open the windows and let myself out in the air there is flight in the air Wanting too much out of windows and doors, there is something in wanting at all Just because you live so far away and because we’ve said goodbye Just because oh just because I’m waiting for you Is my wanting you gonna move you? If you come will there be trouble? Doesn’t matter if you’re running late I’m waiting for you
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A soft walkway 04:02
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I go to you and let you have the world I see I don’t need it when I am face to face with you My daily life concerns and aspirations dissolve When you show yourself humble moon A soft walkway for dreams and clarity Your untouchable whiteness is your party dress If I could turn you into a cushion I could carry You would be my pillow seamless and light A convincing belly full of nothing in particular
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Poison 05:46
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You gave me poison I see it in your eyes Don’t try to deny it ahh Taste in my mouth is bitter and convincing Impeccable violation ahh Sinking sinking red perfume of flesh Blinded with fury ahh Cierra la puerta No quiero escuchar Solo deseo silencio Manos atadas no siento frío ni calor Daño no ai daño ahh Una mirada perfumada y tiesa Furia la furia ahh
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Somebody Else 03:39
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Your somebody else today ahh Somebody else today ahh How did you find just the right persona To convince and entrance I believed in your night and your day Soft piece of velvet Rings in my ears Beautiful places come into here Wanting so much now I understand how Fear and fantasy blend your desire to bewitch and fragment
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Pluck 02:28
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Touching the floor 03:32
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I’m looking for something little and I’m little while I’m looking, Shrinking and touching the floor, digging through the dust. I see you are searching with me, but we don’t find when we’re looking The rumours, creating a fantasy, to settle for comfort alone. Agáchate y mira por el suelo, con los ojos bien cerrados, El amor tiene forma y color, una joya enterrada. Buscando por aquí, por allá, es un sueño de perdidos, Me fijo y te fijarás, disuelve el polvo en la mano. Glass boxes and bottles and pebbles, there are insects in my shovel. The smell of the ground is wet, the sweat and the rain and the heat. I give you a bowl full of water, when you’re thirsty you will want it. The taste in your mouth is the same as the taste in your mouth yesterday.
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Habla me 05:48
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Habla me habla ahh habla me Es un sueño escucharte Cuanto me gusta hablar contigo Del corazón mojado y exprimido. Habla me habla habla me Tus palabras son sabrosas Fuegos y aguas nos trajo aquí, ojos inquietos mandan, estan bailando Speak with me until its late, I can listen your words your breath
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Pretty bird 03:30
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The pretty bird has lost his feathers and everything has gone a wry How can a boy reveal his beauty a naked boy who’s lost his plumes No van a saber quien soy quien soy No puedo volar no puedo sin mis plumas de color Somebody said hey you I know you Familiar face and tone of voice Don’t run away no need to escape Mistaken by a memory
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He shall cut 02:57
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No tengo pelos en la lengua The hairs on his tongue continue to grow He thinks and he thinks over and over and over and over and over and over and over He shall cut. Cut cut cut With his elongated body
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Bobby Pins 04:39
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"Some people have a twinkle in their eye. Helen Rivero has one in her voice. Yes capitan, the Canberra singer’s third album, could all be a vivid dream: the sort of a dream a Romanian gypsy with Dadaist tendencies might have of performing cabaret in some dim and suitably decadent room.
Rivero has written songs in which any little boils of self-confession are soon lanced with a sharp and rather wacky wit. Similarly, the mock-drama of the swelling accordion (played by Andrew Purdam) and constantly shifting combinations of clarinet, saxophone, violin, bass, tuba, mandolin, saw, percussion and toy instruments often spear off to pastiche or broader humour.
These are capped by unexpected little shrieks, yelps, trills or whispers from Rivero’s agile and chameleonic voice. Then she can cast aside the burlesque from the presentation and the dreamy obscurity from the lyrics and slice open a tiny but telling wound of sadness or yearning." John Shand SMH 2007

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released January 4, 2007

Helen Rivero - Vocals, Music box, Cellophane, Toy piano, Happy apple, Toy hurdy gurdy, Toy whirring plane
Andrew Purdam – Piano accordion, Irish bouzouki, Tonbak, Djumbuk, Tabla, Pakhavaj, Junk percussion, Microwave oven.
Ian Blake – Soprano sax, C melody sax, Clarinet, Bass clarinet, Ocarina, Melodica, Cittern, Mandola, Pods, Keyboards, Ukelele, Lyre, Tambourine, Wineglasses
Judy Turner – Singing saw
Holly Downes – Contrabass
Chris Stone – Violin
Laszlo Lakk – Transylvanian viola
Robert Speers – Tuba
Nic Gellie - Mandolin

All songs written by Helen Rivero.
Arrangements by Helen Rivero, Ian Blake and Andrew Purdam
(and Bertie McMahon on Visit Me)
Recorded by Ian Blake at Blue Bear Studio
Mixed by Ian Blake, Kimmo Vennonen and Helen Rivero
Mastered by Kimmo Vennonen
Artwork and design by Greer Versteeg

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Helen's music is dreamy or dramatic, eclectic & intentionally imperfect. Folky and worldy & gypsy jazzy flavours combine to create many moods.

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