Servantofchaos Music

Peace Train

If you have had a dig around this music focused site, you will see that a Cat Stevens + Natalie Merchant matchup would be a winner in my books. 

Someday, Someday

Not only do I love the name of the band, Thirsty Merc, I am enamoured of the laid-back Australian-ness of the way they perform.

Peace Train

A great performance from Cat Stevens at the height of his youthful arrogance creative power. For some reason, this song has been resonating with me for months. It is as if it holds a deeper significance which is there ... just out of reach - and yet, I am also carried along by its optimism and energy.

Deja Vu

Another great live performance by Something for Kate

Do Right Woman

Because I love cover versions, and because I love acoustic versions of songs, this acoustic cover of an Aretha Franklin song by Little Birdy was always going to win me over. Recorded live in the Triple J studios, this performance captures a great interpretation of this classic song. This is certainly a band that has grown in stature - and I am sure will continue to put out impressive original releases.

My Immortal

Another fine acoustic version of an Evanescence song.

If It Be Your Will

This is taken from the Leonard Cohen documentary - featuring Antony.

Strong Enough

Some years ago I came across Stacie Orrico and didn't know what to make of her. She was a teenager singing powerful songs in a very convincing manner. Where did this capacity to get inside a song come from? 

But regardless of where this emotional depth comes from, it is astounding and riveting to listen to. And, hey, this video has "interpretive dance". Does it get any better?

Cornflake Girl

I vaguely remember Tori Amos from her punk days ... but it was not until the release of her Little Earthquakes album that I really started to get into her music -- perhaps that's when it really was "her" music. And certainly that first album took personal, creative exploration into new realms.

This performance of Cornflake Girl, from one of her later albums, brings that beautiful quirky, slightly dangerous lyricism back to the forefront. Got to admire the risks she takes.

Mr Jones

Not just a song, but a story too!

Here the lead singer of Counting Crows talks about the conception of this song. As I thought, it captures much of the uncertainty of youth.