Dana Fuchs
Songs From The Road
Released 11/11/2014 on Ruf Records
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Songs From The Road
Released 11/11/2014 on Ruf Records
The road has led Dana Fuchs everywhere. But when it came to choosing a
location for Songs From The Road, it had to be New York. The singer and the
city have history. Almost two decades have passed since Dana left her home
in rural Florida and beat a path to the Big Apple. Stepping onto the mean
streets of the Lower East Side aged 19, she was an unknown singer with a
voice and a dream, ready to slug it out on the city’s bearpit jam-circuit.
Since then, New York has been the backdrop to Dana’s meteoric rise.
There were the early buzz-sets in the city’s late-night sweatboxes. The off-
Broadway musical Love, Janis, which saw the multi-talented performer play
the iconic Janis Joplin. Followed by the endless shows and sessions all across
town. No wonder, then, that for Songs From The Road, the Highline Ballroom
on West 16th Street was the perfect fit – and the singer was received like a
local hero.
Released in 2014 on Ruf Records, Songs From The Road is the latest in
the German label’s famous series of live albums, with Dana following in the
hallowed footsteps of legends including Luther Allison, Jeff Healey and the
Royal Southern Brotherhood. As ever, the Songs From The Road concept isn’t
about overdubs, Auto-Tune or opulent production, but the honest bottling of
the two-way energy that only occurs when great artists go nose-to-nose with
their fans. It’s hard to imagine a performer who deserves the treatment more
than Dana: a vocalist who means every note, every night.
A live show by the Dana Fuchs Band is an assault on all the senses. As
such, comprised in Songs From The Road’s two-disc pack, you’ll find an audio
CD capturing the soul power of that classic set on March 14th, 2014, plus a
DVD, directed by Kevin Mackall. Prowling the stage, pouring her heart into
the microphone and owning every song on the setlist, you won’t question the
wisdom of the UK’s Classic Rock Magazine, who famously declared Dana’s
once-in-a-generation voice as “juke-joint dirty and illicit, evoking Janis Joplin,
Mick Jagger and a cigarette butt bobbing in a glass of bourbon…”
You won’t take your eyes/ears off her, but Songs From The Road is far
from a one-woman show. At the Highline Ballroom, Dana’s performance was
taken to even greater heights by her stellar cast of players. On guitar and
backing vocals, give a big hand to long-time wingman and co-songwriter, Jon
Diamond: the former session ace who gave the singer an engine-room shortly
after her arrival in New York. Matt Beck (guitars), Jack Daley (bass), Pete
Levin (keys) and Joe Daley (drums) provide the thrilling musical canvass,
while the so-called Screaming Sirens (aka. Elaine Caswell, Nicki Richards and
Bette Sussman) dovetail with Dana’s lead vocal to create a wall of sound that
rattles your speakers.
Yet it’s the songs that are the true stars on the night. By this point, three
studio albums into their writing partnership, Dana and Jon have amassed a
solid-gold back catalogue, and Songs From The Road mines some of their very
best nuggets. Long-term fans will be delighted to get reacquainted with Tell
Me I’m Not Drinking and Sad Salvation: formative songs that date back to the
Dana Fuchs’ Band’s 2003 debut album, Lonely For A Lifetime. Film nuts who
caught Dana’s feted turn as Sadie in Julie Taymor’s highly acclaimed Beatles
movie, Across The Universe, will adore the closing cover of Don’t Let Me Down.
Those who came onboard with 2011’s Love To Beg, meanwhile, will be
thrilled to find cuts from that album including Set It On Fire, Summersong and
a cover of Otis Redding’s I’ve Been Loving You Too Long. And of course, the
Highline setlist had to have a healthy smattering from 2013’s Bliss Avenue: the
career-best third album that Dana once noted “really purged my soul in a
starker, more naked way, both lyrically and musically”. You won’t dispute
that after hearing the band’s powerhouse live readings of those classic songs,
which include Livin’ On Sunday, Handful Too Many, So Hard To Move and
Vagabond Wind.
Since the noisy birth of rock ‘n’ roll, New York has hosted hundreds of
were-you-there concerts by a roll-call of favourite sons, from The Ramones at
CBGBs to The Velvet Underground at The Factory. Now, with Songs From The
Road, Dana Fuchs has chalked up another entry in the NYC annals and staked
her claim as the city’s most exciting adopted daughter. So start spreading the
news. You’ll want to be a part of it…
-Henry Yates
Classic Rock Magazine

External Links:
http://www.last.fm/music/Dana+Fuchs+Band
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Dana+Fuchs+Band
https://www.facebook.com/danafuchsverified
https://www.youtube.com/user/allmack
https://twitter.com/DanaFuchsTweet

Officlal Website:
http://www.danafuchs.com/

Bleed More
Dana Fuchs Lyrics

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Settle with the lights
Left behind that night
Frozen under red lights sinking
Chewing all the lights
Choking on the lives
Strangle in your whisper thinking
Who brought it to the moon just to take it down
So soon

And show you all the stars ain't told you never reach that vaughn
How could I bleed more from the heart that's been forsaken?
Tell me
Why should I bleed more in the ocean that I'm baving?
(Mmm)
You were sipping from the womb
Kicking for my room
Drowning in your red sit crying
You better breathe in on your own
You're alone
Living just to keep from dying
You brought me to the moon just to take me down
So soon
And show me all the stars ain't told me never reach that vaughn
How could I bleed more from the heart that's been forsaken?
Tell me
Why should I bleed more in the ocean that I'm baving?
(C'mon)
Who brought it to the moon just to take it down
So soon

(Oh, baby)
Who show you every star ain't told you never reach that vaughn
How could I bleed more from the heart that's been forsaken?
Tell me
Why should I bleed more in the ocean that I'm baving?
Tell me
Why should I bleed more?
Tell me
Why should I bleed more?
Baby

Why should I bleed more?
Ohh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Dana Fuchs's song "Bleed More" paint a picture of someone who feels forsaken by love and life in general. The first verse describes a person who is left behind at night, frozen under red lights and choking on life. They feel like they are struggling to survive and are trapped in their own thoughts. The second verse describes a person who is also struggling, drowning in their own tears and trying to breathe on their own without anyone else's help. The chorus then poses the question of why someone should bleed more from a heart that has already been forsaken and why they should continue to suffer in an ocean that they are already drowning in. Overall, the song is about the struggle to survive in difficult times and the question of whether it is worth it to keep fighting when everything seems against you.

Line by Line Meaning

Settle with the lights
Dim the lights and calm down

Left behind that night
Left alone in the past night

Frozen under red lights sinking
Feeling trapped and sinking under harsh red lights

Chewing all the lights
Feeling overwhelmed by life's experiences

Choking on the lives
Feeling suffocated by the struggles of life

Strangle in your whisper thinking
Feeling trapped in your own thoughts

Who brought it to the moon just to take it down So soon
Wondering who or what made you feel so high just to bring you crashing down

And show you all the stars ain't told you never reach that vaughn
Realizing that some things are unattainable

How could I bleed more from the heart that's been forsaken?
Questioning how much more emotional turmoil you can endure when your heart has already suffered

Tell me Why should I bleed more in the ocean that I'm baving? (Mmm)
Asking why you should continue to suffer when you're already feeling overwhelmed

You were sipping from the womb Kicking for my room Drowning in your red sit crying
Describing a distressing experience during childbirth

You better breathe in on your own You're alone Living just to keep from dying
Encouraging someone to find strength within themselves and survive despite feeling alone

Who brought me to the moon just to take me down So soon
Wondering who or what caused your downfall after feeling so elated

And show me all the stars ain't told me never reach that vaughn
Learning that some things are impossible to attain

Tell me Why should I bleed more from the heart that's been forsaken?
Questioning why you should continue to suffer when your heart has already been broken

Why should I bleed more in the ocean that I'm baving? (C'mon)
Asking why you should continue to struggle when you're already fighting to stay afloat

Who show you every star ain't told you never reach that vaughn
Realizing that some things are unattainable despite believing you could achieve them

Tell me Why should I bleed more from the heart that's been forsaken?
Asking why you should continue to suffer when your heart has already been shattered

Tell me Why should I bleed more in the ocean that I'm baving?
Asking why you should continue to struggle when you're already overwhelmed

Tell me Why should I bleed more?
Reiterating the question of why you should continue to suffer

Baby Why should I bleed more? Ohh
Expressing emotional distress and exhaustion

Writer(s): Dana Fuchs

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Singular Man

I sometimes think the radios are pretty stupid for not playing this beautiful songs and voice. But the fact that Dana, Danielle N, Samantha F, Amanda F, Ruthie F and other great independent artist is what adds to them being so special and great. Searching and finding these beautiful artist is a real treat. I very seldom listen to main stream radio any more. Dana please keep on blessing us fans with your voice! Thank you!