I ♥ La Blogotheque

For those of us who like quirky acoustic indie music, La Blogotheque is pretty much the best thing ever. Generally speaking, it is a bunch of French guys who record semi-famous indie musicians playing/singing their own songs whilst walking through the streets of Paris...or somewhere equally European.

This one is a little different, as they capture Sufjan singing/playing on a windy rooftop in Cleveland (I think), rather than a Paris street corner. I still like the version by The Innocence Mission better, but I do wish Sufjan would record his own cover of this song. Something about playing the song outdoors is particularly appropriate to the song, and does something very nice for the acoustics. The panoramic shots are also lovely to watch.



Lyrics:
Look for me another day.
I feel that I could change,
I feel that I could change.
There's a sudden joy that's like
a fish, a moving light;
I thought I saw it
rowing on the lakes of Canada

Oh laughing man, what have you won?
Don't tell me what cannot be done.
My little mouth, my winter lungs,
don't tell me what can't be done.

Walking in the circle of a flashlight
someone starts to sing, to join in.
Talk of loneliness in quiet voices.
I am shy but you can reach me.
Rowing on the lakes of Canada,
rowing on the lakes of Canada.

Oh laughing man, what have you won?
Don't tell me what cannot be done.
My little mouth, my winter lungs,
don't tell me what can't be done.

Look for me another time
Give me another day
I feel that I could change

Rowing on the lakes of Canada