Cat Power is American singer, songwriter, musician, occasional actress, and… Read Full Bio ↴Cat Power is American singer, songwriter, musician, occasional actress, and model. Charlyn Marie Marshall (also known as Chan, pronounced "Shawn") was born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. on 21 January 1972. Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall's first band, but has become her stage name as a solo artist.
After dropping out of high school, Marshall started performing under the name Cat Power, while in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Mark Moore, and others. She soon moved to New York City, New York, United States in 1992, then later opening for Liz Phair in 1994, she met Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, who encouraged her to record, and played on her first two albums, 1995's Dear Sir and 1996's Myra Lee. In 1996 she was signed to Matador Records, and released her third album, What Would the Community Think, which spawned a single and music video, "Nude as the News".
Shortly following the release of What Would the Community Think Marshall disappeared from the musical scene, initially working as a baby sitter in Portland, Oregon and then moving to a farmhouse in Prosperity, South Carolina with boyfriend Bill Callahan (who performs under the name Smog). The plan was to permanently retire from music but during a sleepless night resulting from a nightmare, Marshall wrote several new songs. These songs would make up the bulk of Moon Pix. The album was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne in eleven days with backing musicians Mick Turner and Jim White of the Dirty Three. The album was well-received by critics, and gained her recognition in the indie rock scene. However, during the subsequent tours she grew tired of her own material. This resulted in a series of shows during 1999 involving Marshall providing musical accompaniment to a series of screenings of the silent movie The Passion of Joan of Arc. The shows combined original material and many covers, many of which would later see release on The Covers Record, a collection of cover songs recorded at various sessions in 1998 and 1999. A selection of covers that didn't make it on to the album were recorded at Peel Acres, home of the highly influential and legendary British DJ John Peel. The session was broadcast on his BBC Radio 1 show and featured Marshall's own interpretations of Bob Dylan's "Hard Times in New York Town" amongst others.
In 2003 she resumed releasing original material with You Are Free, a diverse and critically acclaimed album that featured guest musicians such as Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, and the Dirty Three's Warren Ellis.
2004 saw the release of Speaking for Trees, a critically polarizing DVD which featured a single two-hour static shot of Marshall performing in a woodland. It was accompanied by an audio CD containing the 18-minute song "Willie Deadwilder", which featured M. Ward on guitar. 2005 found Cat Power out on the road again, touring the world and playing sold-out solo shows, including an Australian tour supporting Nick Cave. The shows largely consisted of material for her next album.
Cat Power's seventh record, The Greatest, was released in January, 2006. This was not a "Greatest Hits" record but rather a collaboration with Al Green's guitarist Teenie Hodges and many other well-known R&B musicians. A tour followed in the fall of 2006.
Early in 2006, Marshall announced the cancellation of her upcoming United States tour, citing "health-related issues". A few days later, Matador announced the cancellation of her two shows in London and Paris. She resumed touring in April 2006, playing some of the most well received shows of her career both with the Memphis Rhythm Band and as a solo performer.
In 2007, she played live music for the spring/ summer Chanel Haute Couture collection in Paris and appeared in Wong Kar Wai's film My Blueberry Nights as Katya. Also in 2007, she became the first female ever to win the Shortlist Music Prize when The Greatest was voted album of the year in June. Earlier in the year she was nominated in the Best International Female category at the annual Brit Awards, alongside more mainstream artists like Christina Aguilera and Nelly Furtado.
On January 22, 2008, Cat Power released a second collection of covers called Jukebox--her eighth LP overall. It included versions of songs by artists such as Hank Williams, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Patsy Cline and Janis Joplin.
Since then, she has released an EP called "The Dark End of the Street" on vinyl, only.
Cat Power released her first original song since 2008 just before Christmas 2011 when an MP3 of "King Rides By" was made available on her official site, in exchange for a donation of at least $0.99 to the Festival of Children Foundation and the Ali Forney Center charities. (King Rides By Songfacts).
In 2012, Cat Power released her 9th studio album, Sun which received generally positive reviews from critics. The album was included in several year-end lists by music critics and publications. Rolling Stone magazine, in their list of the "50 Best Albums of 2012", ranked it at sixteenth place, writing "the idea of the brilliantly morose Chan Marshall making a dance-rock record is almost absurd. Yet the groove-powered Sun is a perfect fit." The A.V. Club placed the album at number twenty-two on their list of the "Best Albums of 2012." Billboard also placed the album at number nine in their list of the "10 Best Albums of 2012."The L.A. Times and Filter magazine both placed the album at number six in their lists of the best albums of 2012. Sun was also included on two separate "Best Music of 2012" lists compiled by NPR, appearing at number five on the list compiled by Bob Boilen,while topping the list compiled by Robin Hilton. The album was also listed twenty-eighth on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012. Thus, becoming Cat Power's most successful original album.
In April 2015, Marshall announced that she recently had a baby.
In February 2016, Marshall had to cancel her New Zealand shows due to health reasons. According to an official press release, this is the first time in Marshall's 18-year touring history she has been forced to postpone, but is "determined to make it back ASAP, and in good health".
After dropping out of high school, Marshall started performing under the name Cat Power, while in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Mark Moore, and others. She soon moved to New York City, New York, United States in 1992, then later opening for Liz Phair in 1994, she met Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, who encouraged her to record, and played on her first two albums, 1995's Dear Sir and 1996's Myra Lee. In 1996 she was signed to Matador Records, and released her third album, What Would the Community Think, which spawned a single and music video, "Nude as the News".
Shortly following the release of What Would the Community Think Marshall disappeared from the musical scene, initially working as a baby sitter in Portland, Oregon and then moving to a farmhouse in Prosperity, South Carolina with boyfriend Bill Callahan (who performs under the name Smog). The plan was to permanently retire from music but during a sleepless night resulting from a nightmare, Marshall wrote several new songs. These songs would make up the bulk of Moon Pix. The album was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne in eleven days with backing musicians Mick Turner and Jim White of the Dirty Three. The album was well-received by critics, and gained her recognition in the indie rock scene. However, during the subsequent tours she grew tired of her own material. This resulted in a series of shows during 1999 involving Marshall providing musical accompaniment to a series of screenings of the silent movie The Passion of Joan of Arc. The shows combined original material and many covers, many of which would later see release on The Covers Record, a collection of cover songs recorded at various sessions in 1998 and 1999. A selection of covers that didn't make it on to the album were recorded at Peel Acres, home of the highly influential and legendary British DJ John Peel. The session was broadcast on his BBC Radio 1 show and featured Marshall's own interpretations of Bob Dylan's "Hard Times in New York Town" amongst others.
In 2003 she resumed releasing original material with You Are Free, a diverse and critically acclaimed album that featured guest musicians such as Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, and the Dirty Three's Warren Ellis.
2004 saw the release of Speaking for Trees, a critically polarizing DVD which featured a single two-hour static shot of Marshall performing in a woodland. It was accompanied by an audio CD containing the 18-minute song "Willie Deadwilder", which featured M. Ward on guitar. 2005 found Cat Power out on the road again, touring the world and playing sold-out solo shows, including an Australian tour supporting Nick Cave. The shows largely consisted of material for her next album.
Cat Power's seventh record, The Greatest, was released in January, 2006. This was not a "Greatest Hits" record but rather a collaboration with Al Green's guitarist Teenie Hodges and many other well-known R&B musicians. A tour followed in the fall of 2006.
Early in 2006, Marshall announced the cancellation of her upcoming United States tour, citing "health-related issues". A few days later, Matador announced the cancellation of her two shows in London and Paris. She resumed touring in April 2006, playing some of the most well received shows of her career both with the Memphis Rhythm Band and as a solo performer.
In 2007, she played live music for the spring/ summer Chanel Haute Couture collection in Paris and appeared in Wong Kar Wai's film My Blueberry Nights as Katya. Also in 2007, she became the first female ever to win the Shortlist Music Prize when The Greatest was voted album of the year in June. Earlier in the year she was nominated in the Best International Female category at the annual Brit Awards, alongside more mainstream artists like Christina Aguilera and Nelly Furtado.
On January 22, 2008, Cat Power released a second collection of covers called Jukebox--her eighth LP overall. It included versions of songs by artists such as Hank Williams, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Patsy Cline and Janis Joplin.
Since then, she has released an EP called "The Dark End of the Street" on vinyl, only.
Cat Power released her first original song since 2008 just before Christmas 2011 when an MP3 of "King Rides By" was made available on her official site, in exchange for a donation of at least $0.99 to the Festival of Children Foundation and the Ali Forney Center charities. (King Rides By Songfacts).
In 2012, Cat Power released her 9th studio album, Sun which received generally positive reviews from critics. The album was included in several year-end lists by music critics and publications. Rolling Stone magazine, in their list of the "50 Best Albums of 2012", ranked it at sixteenth place, writing "the idea of the brilliantly morose Chan Marshall making a dance-rock record is almost absurd. Yet the groove-powered Sun is a perfect fit." The A.V. Club placed the album at number twenty-two on their list of the "Best Albums of 2012." Billboard also placed the album at number nine in their list of the "10 Best Albums of 2012."The L.A. Times and Filter magazine both placed the album at number six in their lists of the best albums of 2012. Sun was also included on two separate "Best Music of 2012" lists compiled by NPR, appearing at number five on the list compiled by Bob Boilen,while topping the list compiled by Robin Hilton. The album was also listed twenty-eighth on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012. Thus, becoming Cat Power's most successful original album.
In April 2015, Marshall announced that she recently had a baby.
In February 2016, Marshall had to cancel her New Zealand shows due to health reasons. According to an official press release, this is the first time in Marshall's 18-year touring history she has been forced to postpone, but is "determined to make it back ASAP, and in good health".
The Devil's Daughter
Cat Power Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'The Devil's Daughter' by these artists:
Dr. Hook (R. Shulman/D. Goodman/M. Paul/B. Reneau) Her flaming eyes,…
Laura St. Jude Your hiding in the mid will heal But death is a…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Cat Power:
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction I'm driving in my car And a man come on the…
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction When I'm driving in my car And the man come on…
/ Empty Shell All that is left is an empty shell Of my heart…
01- i dont blame you Last time I saw you, you were on stage Your hair…
02 He Turns Down Have you ever seen the face You know the one I'm…
03 Troubled Waters I must be One of the devil's daughters They look at me…
06_still in love Today I passed you on the street And my heart fell…
07. He War I never meant to be the needle that broke your…
08-Shaking Paper Hold the gun Way deep down Look out beyond the sun Look o…
11- Salty Dog Salty dog, salty dog I don`t want to be your Annie…
12. Half Of You When you give half of you I want all of you. When…
3 I feel I feel tired Awake all night Heads so heavy like a…
3 Times I've seen you a couple of times Guess I've seen you…
369 I feel I feel tired Awake all night Heads so heavy like a…
A Pair Of Brown Eyes One summer evening, drunk to hell Stood there, nearly lifele…
After It All After it all When it's said and done Will you come back…
Against the Wind It seemed like yesterday But it was so long ago, long…
Always on My Own I was always on my own Look in my eyes and…
Amazing Grace Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch…
American Flag My friend Sits at the drum His magic hand Feels nothing but …
Angelitos Negros Pintor nacido en mi tierra Con el pincel extranjero Pintor q…
Aretha Me and my baby, we had a big fight We ended…
Baby Doll Baby Black, black, black is all you see Don't you want to…
Back of Your Head Big monster Big monster lover A bigger pusher over Stands al…
Bad Religion Taxi driver Be my shrink for the hour Keep the meter running…
Bathysphere When I was seven I told my mother, To take me…
Be a good woman I want to be a good woman And I want for…
Black La Grande Faucheuse La Grande Faucheuse La Grande Faucheuse …
Blue Blue, songs are like tattoos You know I've been to sea…
Break Your Back Big monster Big monster lover A bigger pusher over Stands al…
Breathless It's up in the morning And on the downs Little white clouds …
Bully Boy, you’re a bully Through the grass and the river you…
Can I Get a Witness When I'm driving in my car And a man come on…
Cherokee Never knew love like this The wind, moon, the earth, the…
Clear the Room Out of tune It's no ideal Cannot prove But I can squeal Sti…
coat is always on Mother don't sit Mother don't stand Mother don't send me Sm…
color and the kids It must be the colors And the kids That keep me alive 'Cause…
Colors & The Kids It must be the colors And the kids That keep me alive 'Ca…
Colors and the Kids It must be the colors And the kids That keep me alive 'Cause…
Come on in My Kitchen The woman I love Took from my best friend, Some joker…
Could We Could we Take a walk? Could we Have a talk alone In the afte…
Cross Bone Style Oh how time flies With crystal clear eyes And cold as coal W…
Crossbones Style Oh how time flies With crystal clear eyes And cold as coal…
Dark End of the Street At the dark end of the street That is where we…
Dark End Of The Street (James Carr At the dark end of the street That's where we will…
Darling Said Sir Darling said sir I love you Darling said sir let's get…
Deep Inside ( Mary J. Blige Cover / Live Peel Session 2000…
Don Hush now, don't explain You're the cause of all my Trouble…
Don't Explain Hush now, don't explain You're the cause of all my Trouble a…
dream I had a dream, Joe I had a dream I opened my…
Dreams Dream, dream, dream, dream Dream, dream, dream, dream Wh…
Empty Shell All that is left is an empty shell Of my heart…
Endless Sea Oh, baby, what a place to be In the service of…
Enough My intuition said it was My intuition said it was fair All…
Evolution Better call the ships, they been caught sailing Better call …
Faces You never need your American You never take what you say…
Fate of the Human Carbine Thinks of money all the time, Doing it to annoy her She's…
Fool Apartment in New York, London and Paris Where will we rest,…
Fortunate Son Some folks are born made to wave the flag, Ooh, they're…
Free Everybody come together Free Everybody get together Free It'…
Free Bird If I leave here tomorrow Will you still remember me? 'Caus…
From Fur City From fur city to the the lives that we lost…
Good Clean Fun After this there will be no one After this there will…
Good Woman I want to be a good woman And I want, for…
Great Expectation I am like powder I am like relaxation I am the snow I…
Half of You When you give half of you I want all of you. When…
half_of_you When you give half of you I want all of you. When…
Hard Times in New York Old new york city is a friendly old town, From washington…
Hate Anyone can tell you there's no more road to ride Everyone…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
He Turns Down Have you ever seen the face You know the one I'm…
He War I never meant to be the needle that broke your…
He Was a Firend of Mine (traditional / live) He was a friend of mine And he was…
He Was a Friend of Mine He was a friend of mine And he was a friend…
He-War I never meant to be the needle that broke your…
Headlights Last thing I remember Last thing I remember Last thing I r…
Here Comes A Regular Well, a person can work up a mean, mean thirst After…
Heturnsdown Have you ever seen the face You know the one I'm…
Horizon Mother, I know your face Father, still hold your place…
Human Being You've got a right You've got a right You've got a right,…
I What's happening? The Hot Boys got some feelings They like…
I Believe in You They ask me how I feel And if my love is…
I Don Last time I saw you, you were on stage Your hair…
I Don't Blame You Last time I saw you, you were on stage Your hair…
I Dont' Blame You Last time I saw you, you were on stage Your hair…
I Don’t Blame You Last time I saw you, you were on stage Your hair…
I Feel What's happening? The Hot Boys got some feelings They like t…
I Found a Reason Oh I do believe In all the things you say What comes…
I Had a Dream Joe I had a dream, Joe I had a dream I opened my…
I Love You I'll be seeing you All the old familiar places This heart of…
I Want Would you let me walk down your street Naked if I…
I Want To Be The Boy take 1 Would you let me walk down your street Naked if I…
I'll Be Seeing You I'll be seeing you All the old familiar places This heart of…
I've Been Loving You Too Long I've been loving you Too long to stop now There were time An…
I've Been Thinking I been thinking about those things you said I been thinking…
Ice Water Like I heard her Backwards saying I can take one thousand …
In This Hole Here in this hole that we fixed We get further and…
In Your Face You never need your American You never take what you say…
Islands I want to rule the islands And I want to rule…
It Ain People All around me But I don't even Have a friend Lord…
It Ain't Fair People All around me But I don't even Have a friend Lord kno…
It Aint Fair People All around me But I don't even Have a friend Lord…
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels As you said…
It's Alright to Fail Out on the corner you look so pale Your ghost is…
Itchyhead There's a baby With an itchy head Pour water on it I'll t…
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long I've been loving you Too long to stop now There were time An…
Johnny's Got a Gun Crush the resistance before it's begun Sounds of voices you …
Keep on Runnin When will you do what you say you'll do? How could…
King Rides If time had a place, And space for your past. Like a…
Kingsport Town The winter wind Is blowing so strong My hands have got No gl…
Lived in Bars We've lived in bars And danced on the tables Hotels, trains …
Living Proof It's not your face Or the color of your hair Or the…
Lord Help the Poor & Needy Lord help to send a man In this land Oh Lord help…
Lord Help the Poor and Needy Lord, help the poor and needy in this land, in…
lord help... Lord help to send a man In this land Oh Lord help…
Lost Someone I lost someone A million to one Ten thousand people Under my…
Love & Communication Love and communication you were here for me At this very…
Love to Be Silly Apple the sailor girl She lived in a cabbage world Along c…
Manhattan The hotel above and the street below People come and people…
Maybe Not There's a dream that I see, I pray it can…
Me Voy I am leaving Me voy, me voy Good has come I am going Me…
Metal Heart Losing the star without a sky Losing the reasons why You're …
Moon The moon is not only beautiful It is so far away The…
Moonshiner I've been a moonshiner For seventeen long years I spent all …
Mr. Gallo Oh, Mr. Galo, what a good friend He's always been a…
Naked If I Want To Would you let me walk down your street Naked if I…
Names His name was Perry He had a learning difficulty His father w…
New York Start spreading the news I'm leaving today I want to be a…
New York New York Start spreading the news I'm leaving today I want to be a…
No Matter I am like powder I am like relaxation I am the snow I…
No Sense Do you remember Do you remember That night at context Making…
Not What You Want I am not what you want There's no telling how long I…
Nothin But Time I see you, kid, alone in your room You got the…
Nothing Really Matters When I see your face in the crowd With a…
Now What You Want I am not what you want There's no telling how long I…
nude as a news I still have a flame gun For the cute cute cute…
Pa Pa Power Burn the streets, burn the cars Power Broken glass, but what…
Paths of Victory The trail is dark and dusty The road is kinda rough But…
Peace and Love Peace and love is a famous generation I'm a lover but…
Peking Saint In Peking There is a son who Is much greater Than you want…
Psychic Hearts I know you have a fucked up life Growing up in…
Ramblin [Chorus] Well I love you baby But you got to understand W…
Ramblin Man [Chorus] Well I love you baby But you got to understand When…
Ramblin' Man [Chorus] Well I love you baby But you got to understand W…
Ramblin' (Wo)man I can settle dow-own And be doin' just fine Til I hear…
and many more tracks by Cat Power.
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keith becker
This song is sad, beautiful and soothing thank you for posting it
Bonnie Johnson
No one does it better and with more feeling than Cat Power
lonewolf82007
Damn straight!
ScooterLibbySound
Best cover of this song :)
CheiiSMOKES 69
great song
DennisPunt
Tout Est Parfait 🙂
Stephen Okello
beautiful and lovely
meko silva
This artist needs to get a hold of fever ray !!!! Like holly fuck seems like they make magic !!!!
Bonnie Johnson
I must be one of the devil's daughters too....life is hell and always was
Andrew McClenning
THE HONORABLE WOMAN!!! FUCK YES!!!