Vance Joy - An SF Concert Opportunity

     We have intended to write a blog entry about the song "Ripetide" for awhile. It cannot wait any longer, because Vance Joy will be in the San Francisco area next week. Vance Joy is opening for Lissie on May 29 at the Great American Music Hall. To purchase tickets, CLICK HERE.

     Vance Joy is from Melbourne, Australia. His Facebook page identifies the genre as "folk pop." We have grown to enjoy his other songs, but the appreciation for "Ripetide" was immediate.

LYRICS:

I was scared of dentists and the dark,

I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations,

Oh all my friends are turning green,

You're the magicians assistant in their dreams.

Oh, and they come unstuck

Lady, running down to the riptide,

taken away to the dark side,

I wanna be your left hand man.

I love you when you're singing that song and,

I got a lump in my throat 'cause

you're gonna sing the words wrong

There's this movie that I think you'll like,

this guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City,

this cowboy's running from himself.

And she's been living on the highest shelf

Oh, and they come unstuck

Lady, running down to the riptide,

taken away to the dark side,

I wanna be your left hand man.

I love you when you're singing that song and,

I got a lump in my throat 'cause

you're gonna sing the words wrong

I just wanna, I just wanna know,

If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay,

I just gotta, I just gotta know,

I can't have it, I can't have it any other way

I swear she's destined for the screen,

Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh

Lady, running down to the riptide,

taken away to the dark side,

I wanna be your left hand man.

I love you when you're singing that song and,

I got a lump in my throat 'cause

you're gonna sing the words wrong

Oh lady, running down to the riptide,

taken away to the dark side,

I wanna be your left hand man.

I love you when you're singing that song and,

I got a lump in my throat 'cause

you're gonna sing the words wrong

Oh lady, running down to the riptide,

taken away to the dark side,

I wanna be your left hand man.

I love you when you're singing that song and,

I got a lump in my throat 'cause

you're gonna sing the words wrong

I got a lump in my throat 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Vancejoy
Website: http://www.vancejoy.com/
     "From Afar" by Vance Joy


    As noted above, Vance Joy is opening for Lissie, which is the stage name of Elisabeth Corrin Maurus. Lissie was born in Rock Island, Illinois. Her current single is "Shameless."

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lissiemusic
Website: http://www.lissie.com/