The band line-up stayed stable for the release of the next album, named after a Dario Argento's film, "Suspiria", which is where the bands full sound was realized. A spin-off band, "The Waltzing Maggots" were gigging around this time, taking their name from the bizarre tracks "Widdle Biddle and His Waltzing Maggot", and "Willie Biddle in His Watery Grave".
Around the time of their third album, "Fairytales of Slavery", they said they wanted to create music that evoked a "seductive garden of earthly delights, full of color and chaos". For the release of the "Peepshow" single the band actually played naked in the window of one of the main record stores in London with the windows blocked out apart from a peephole apparently...
The band took a hiatus after the release of "Fairytales of Slavery" during which founder member Katharine Blake formed the wildly successful all girl band Mediaeval Baebes who debuted at number 1 in the classical charts with their "Salva Nos" album.
Miranda Sex Garden then reformed and released in 2000 the best album of their career, the aptly named "Carnival of Souls", featuring the bands swan song "Without Trace". The band also contributed a song to a Radiohead tribute entitled "Exit music for a film".
After this the Mediaeval Baebes took over as Katharine's main concern, and MSG fell into a slumber.
In 2006 Ben Golomstock released a solo album under the name Stories from the Moon which featured members of Miranda Sex Garden, Mediaeval Baebes, Queen Adreena, Colt, etc. which highly reprized the traditional MSG sound.
In 2007 Katharine Blake released her first solo album, "Midnight Flower", and In March 2009 Jocelyn West released her solo album, "Salt Bird".
Members:
The members in the group have changed significantly over time; only Katharine Blake remained in the group for their entire run.
The performers on their last album, Carnival of Souls, were:
Katharine Blake - vocals, violin, keyboards, recorder (1991-2000)
Trevor Sharpe - drums (1992-2000)
Ben Golomstock - guitar, keyboards (1992-2000)
Teresa Casella (ex-Mediæval Bæbes) - bass guitar (2000)
Mike Servent - keyboards (2000)
Barney Hollington (The Urban Voodoo Machine) - violin and Hammond organ (2000)
Former members:
Jocelyn West (Jocelyn Montgomery) - vocals (1991)
Kelly McCusker - vocals, violin (1991-1993)
Donna McKevitt - vocals, viola (1992-1994)
Hepzibah Sessa - vocals, violin, keyboards, percussion (1994)
Discography:
Albums:
1991 - Madra
1992 - Iris (EP)
1993 - Suspiria
1994 - Fairytales of Slavery
2000 - Carnival of Souls
Singles:
1991 - Gush Forth My Tears
1993 - Play
1993 - Sunshine
1994 - Peep Show
2000 - Tonight/Sex Garden
The Wooden Boat
Miranda Sex Garden Lyrics
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Through your veil I saw you stare
Follow me, I'll lead you through my dreams
Let me share the only thing I call my own
By the sea there stands a wooden boat
Stranded on the tidal line
Every night it almost sails away
For a moment you were almost there
Stranded on the tidal line
Every night you almost sail away
Almost sail the only sea I call my own
The Wooden Boat by Miranda Sex Garden is a hauntingly beautiful song that speaks of longing to embark on a journey towards freedom, perhaps from the mundane existence of everyday life. The first verse describes the singer as inviting someone to follow them into their dreams, to share a moment of intimacy where they are "almost there". The second verse speaks of a wooden boat that stands by the sea, stranded on the tidal line every night, and the singer is inviting their companion to help them set it free.
The lyrics in the song are metaphorical and open to interpretation, but one interpretation could be that the wooden boat and the sea represent the singer's desire for freedom and escape from their everyday life. The wooden boat is symbolic of their journey to transcend or escape the constraints of their reality, to explore something new, while the sea is the limitless possibility of life. Through the lyrics, the singer is inviting someone to join them on this journey toward freedom, and they promise to share everything they own, perhaps even their soul.
Line by Line Meaning
For a moment you were almost there
You were really close to understanding what I'm trying to show you
Through your veil I saw you stare
I could tell you were trying to comprehend what you were seeing, even though it was obscured
Follow me, I'll lead you through my dreams
I can guide you through the world inside my mind
Let me share the only thing I call my own
I want to show you something that is very personal and meaningful to me
By the sea there stands a wooden boat
There is a boat made of wood by the shore
Stranded on the tidal line
The boat is stuck on the spot where the tide goes in and out
Every night it almost sails away
The boat seems like it is about to leave every evening
Follow me, together we can set it free
If we work together, we can help the boat break free and move with the tide
Almost sail the only sea I call my own
The boat is the only thing that belongs to me, and it almost leaves me behind every night
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: GARY BARLOW, BILLY MANN, MARK OWEN, JASON ORANGE, HOWARD DONALD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Kevin
on Fear
I always thought that the last two lines were:
"Afraid to laugh, afraid to cry,
Afraid to love, afraid to try.