Antony & the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons are surely a mystery among the musical world. Very… Read Full Bio ↴Antony and the Johnsons are surely a mystery among the musical world. Very little is mentioned of the band's beginnings, except that British experimental musician David Tibet of Current 93 heard a demo and offered to release Antony's music through his Durtro label. The debut album, Antony and the Johnsons, was released in 2000. In 2001, Antony released a short follow-up EP, I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy, which, in addition to the title track, included a cover of "Mysteries of Love", a David Lynch/Angelo Badalamenti song and "Soft Black Stars", a cover of a Current 93 song.
Producer Hal Willner heard the EP and played it to Lou Reed, who immediately recruited him for his project The Raven. Now gaining more attention, Antony signed to US-based record label Secretly Canadian, and released another EP, The Lake, with Lou Reed guest-performing on one of the tracks. Secretly Canadian also re-released Antony's debut album in the United States to wider distribution in 2004. "Candy Darling on her Deathbed" by Peter Hujar used as the cover art for I Am a Bird Now
Antony's second full-length album, 2005's I am a Bird Now, was greeted with positive reviews and significantly more mainstream attention, winning the Mercury Music Prize for the best album of 2005. Rival Mercury nominees, and favorites for the prize, the Kaiser Chiefs suggested that Antony got in on a technicality; despite the fact he was born in the United Kingdom he spent much of his time in the US - although they later apologized for the suggestion that he wasn't a deserving winner.
The 5-song Another World EP was released on October 7, 2008. Antony and the Johnsons' third album, The Crying Light, was released on January 19, 2009[3]. Antony has described the theme of the album as being "about landscape and the future"[4].
Producer Hal Willner heard the EP and played it to Lou Reed, who immediately recruited him for his project The Raven. Now gaining more attention, Antony signed to US-based record label Secretly Canadian, and released another EP, The Lake, with Lou Reed guest-performing on one of the tracks. Secretly Canadian also re-released Antony's debut album in the United States to wider distribution in 2004. "Candy Darling on her Deathbed" by Peter Hujar used as the cover art for I Am a Bird Now
Antony's second full-length album, 2005's I am a Bird Now, was greeted with positive reviews and significantly more mainstream attention, winning the Mercury Music Prize for the best album of 2005. Rival Mercury nominees, and favorites for the prize, the Kaiser Chiefs suggested that Antony got in on a technicality; despite the fact he was born in the United Kingdom he spent much of his time in the US - although they later apologized for the suggestion that he wasn't a deserving winner.
The 5-song Another World EP was released on October 7, 2008. Antony and the Johnsons' third album, The Crying Light, was released on January 19, 2009[3]. Antony has described the theme of the album as being "about landscape and the future"[4].
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Antony and the Johnsons Lyrics
01. Her eyes are underneath the ground Her eyes are underneath the ground I have heard the crying…
02 My Lady Story My lady story My lady story My lady story Is one of ann…
03 For Today I Am A Boy One day I'll grow up, I'll be a beautiful woman One…
04 Man Is The Baby Yearning for more than a blue day I enter your new…
05 You Are My Sister You are my sister, we were born So innocent, so full…
06 What Can I Do What can I do When the bird's got to die What can…
06 What Can I Do? What can I do When the bird's got to die What can…
09 Free At Last Way down yonder in the graveyard walk I thank God I'm…
09. Dust and water Oh I love the coal I love the way you're waiting I…
14. hope there's someone Hope there's someone Who'll take care of me When I die, wi…
Aeon Oh Aeon, my baby boy Oh, Aeon will take care of…
Afraid Cease to know or to tell Or to feel or to…
All Is Loneliness All is loneliness Loneliness here for me Loneliness here f…
Angel on Fire Baby I'm holding on to you This heart is a waxwork…
Another World I need another place Will there be peace? I need another wor…
Atrocities God visits all lost souls To survey the damage We noticed a…
Atrocities The God visits all lost souls To survey the damage We noticed …
Be My Husband ( Live / Nina Simone Cover ) Be my husband and…
Bird Gehrl I am a bird girl I am a bird girl I am…
Bird Gerhl I am a bird girl now I've got my heart Here in…
Blue Angel Blue angel It's the memory of your warmth That keeps me ali…
Candy Says ( Live / Lou Reed Cover ) Candy says I've come to…
Child of God I know a man who curses his brother I know a…
Christina's Farm I got kissed by a turtle dove Upon a cold Paris…
Crackagen Pour me, little rivers from my hands Pool at the bottom…
Crazy In Love I'm in the ocean, in the sea The red choral caressing…
Cripple Mr. Muscle forcing bursting Stingy thingy into little me, m…
Cripple and the Starfish Mr. Muscle forcing bursting Stingy thingy into little me, me…
Cut the World For so long I’ve obeyed That feminine decree I’ve always co…
Daylight and the Sun Now I cry for daylight Daylight and the sun Now I cry…
Deeper Than Love My heart is broken Here in the cup of my hands From…
Divine Good-Bye, baby Baby, good-bye Divine, oh Divine Falling like…
Dust and Water Love the coal Love the way you're waiting I love your kind…
Epilepsy Is Dancing Epilepsy is dancing She's the Christ now departing And I'm f…
Everglade When I'm floating in the water And your eyes are lilies…
Everything Is New Every everything Everything is new Every everything Everythi…
Find the Rhythm of Your Love I live my life on the line between darkness And…
Fistful of Love I was lying in my bed last night, staring At a…
Flétta Skafa mea skrulfu Eg kem pegar hann Eg fletti rolega bakvi…
For Today I Am A Bboy One day I'll grow up, I'll be a beautiful woman One…
For Today I Am a Boy One day I'll grow up, I'll be a beautiful woman One…
For Today I Am A Boy. One day I’ll grow up, I’ll be a beautiful woman One…
Forest of Love I'm a girl, five years old God, don't take my…
Frankenstein I am falling into a chasm I'm falling with you in…
Free at Last Way down yonder in the graveyard walk I thank God I'm…
Future Feminism "I've been thinking all day about the moon. Like, is…
Ghost Ghost, ghost, leap from my heart Leap from my heart and…
Her Eyes Are Underneath the Ground Her eyes are underneath the ground I have heard the crying…
Hitler in My Heart As I search for a piece of kindness And I find…
Hope Mountain Hope Mountain Is the place where The girl first dawned her…
Hope There Hope there's someone Who'll take care of me When I die, wi…
Hope There's Someone Hope there's someone Who'll take care of me When I die, will…
Hope There´s Someone Hope there's someone Who'll take care of me When I die, wi…
Humming Song / I Fell In Love With A Dead Boy I find you with red tears in your eyes I ask…
I Fell in Love With a Dead Boy I find you with red tears in your eyes I ask…
I'm In Love I'm in the ocean, in the sea The red choral caressing…
If It Be Your Will If it be your will That I speak no more And my…
Imagine Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try No hell below…
It's only love Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But…
Just One Star I am just one star caught in a shine My friends,…
Kiss My Name Kiss my name Mama in the afterglow When the grass is green…
Knockin Mama take this badge from me I can't use it anymore It's…
Knockin' on Heaven's Door Mama take this badge from me I can't use it anymore It's…
lp 03 hitler in my heart As I search for a piece of kindness And I find…
Man Is the Baby Yearning for more than a blue day I enter your new…
Mirror I remember looking back in the rearview mirror I remember lo…
My Lady Story My lady story My lady story My lady story Is one of annihil…
My Lord My Love The cream pooled cry, gone astray In the park or on…
Mysteries of Love Sometimes the wind blows And you and I float in love And…
One Dove One dove You're the one I've been waiting for Through the da…
Paddy's Gone My wrists hurt My heart's empty Paddy's gone For a long time…
Perfect Day Just a perfect day Drink sangria in the park Then later, whe…
Poorest Ear Lay it all to rest, my saddest day Hung cupid…
Pressing On Well, I'm pressing on Yes, I'm pressing on Well, I'm press…
Rapture Rapture Eyes are falling Lips are falling Hair is falling to…
River of Sorrow There is a black river It passes by my window And late…
Salt Silver Oxygen The flying horse carries me across the sky Triumvirate swall…
Shake That Devil That dog had his way with me Shake that dog out…
Sing For Me Mama's lying on the rotten ground There under the tree There…
So Young I have a boyfriend, he says I'm his only one We…
Soft Black Stars Little children snuggle under soft black stars And if you l…
Spiralling Well and I can and I die I can, I die Well…
Strange Fruit ( Live / Billie Holiday Cover ) Southern trees bear stran…
Swanlights Oh I'm living It's a golden thing It means everything I…
Tears Tears Tears Hoping and wanting Don't know which way is right Suffer thro…
Thank You For Your Love Oh thank you for your love Thank you for your love When…
The Atrocities God visits all lost souls To survey the damage We noticed …
The Crying Light Let I shy cry Under the light Let I cry sight A child…
The Great White Ocean Swim with me my mama when I dive in the…
The Guests One by one, the guests arrive The guests are coming…
The Horror Has Gone The horror has gone, it's become the darkness The horror has…
The Lake [This is the 1827 version of The Lake by Edgar…
The Rapture Rapture Eyes are falling Lips are falling Hair is falling to…
The Spirit Was Gone The spirit was gone from her body Forever and had always…
Twilight Twilight I fall in the Harbor Twilight I fall in the hills B…
Virgin Mary Joseph he was a macho man I tried to make him…
What Can I Do What can I do When the bird's got to die What can…
What Can I Do? What can I do When the bird's got to die What can…
You are You are my sister, we were born So innocent, so full…
You Are My Sister !!! You are my sister, we were born So innocent, so full…