Ryan Adams (born David Ryan Adams on November 5, 1974) is an alt-country an… Read Full Bio ↴Ryan Adams (born David Ryan Adams on November 5, 1974) is an alt-country and rock and roll songwriter and singer from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, which was at the time considered one of the leaders of the alt-country genre, Adams left the band and released his first solo album, Heartbreaker, in 2000 (which was subsequently nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize). As well as his solo albums, Adams has released five albums as Ryan Adams & the Cardinals.
Adams dropped out of high school at age 16 to work in a shoe shop and make music. He formed a band named Whiskeytown in 1994; they disbanded in 1999 having released two full albums, Faithless Street and Strangers Almanac. Adams went on to put out his first solo record, Heartbreaker, in 2000. After a long delay, in 2001 Whiskeytown's third album Pneumonia was finally issued.
In 2002, Ryan contributed backing vocals on Butterfly in Reverse, from the Counting Crows album, Hard Candy; after Adam Duritz (Counting Crows lead singer) appeared on the album Gold.
Ryan is highly prolific, and in 2005 released one double album and two regular albums: Cold Roses, Jacksonville City Nights and 29, respectively. His album, 29, was produced by friend Ethan Johns (who also produced his first two albums, Heartbreaker and Gold). In between those two releases and his 2005 triple-header, Ryan released Demolition (a collection of out-takes), Love Is Hell and Rock N Roll. Unreleased studio albums include 48 Hours, Exile On Franklin Street and Suicide Handbook.
In addition, Adams worked with Jesse Malin to form the punk-rock group The Finger (under the pseudonyms, "Warren Peace" and "Irving Plaza" respectively), who released two E.P.s which were collected together to form We Are Fuck You, released on One Little Indian Records in 2003.
In 2006 Ryan went on a minor UK-tour and a minor US-tour along the west-coast and has streamed 11+ mini albums on his website, under numerous jokey pseudonyms (DJ Reggie, Werewolph, The Shit, Rhoda Ro, Ghetto Birds).
The following solo record, entitled Easy Tiger, was released on June 26, 2007. The newest and last record with his backing band The Cardinals, Cardinology, was released in October 2008 and followed by extensive touring through the UK, US and Australia.
In January 2009 he announced that he would be going on an indefinite hiatus from music. The Kindness Songfacts reports that the major reason for Adams’ temporary retirement was his struggles with Ménière’s disease, a disorder of the inner ear that wrecks havoc on hearing and balance. Adams resumed performing in October 2010, and released his thirteenth studio album, Ashes & Fire, on October 11, 2011. His now ex-wife, pop singer and actress Mandy Moore, contributed some backing vocals.
Adams dropped out of high school at age 16 to work in a shoe shop and make music. He formed a band named Whiskeytown in 1994; they disbanded in 1999 having released two full albums, Faithless Street and Strangers Almanac. Adams went on to put out his first solo record, Heartbreaker, in 2000. After a long delay, in 2001 Whiskeytown's third album Pneumonia was finally issued.
In 2002, Ryan contributed backing vocals on Butterfly in Reverse, from the Counting Crows album, Hard Candy; after Adam Duritz (Counting Crows lead singer) appeared on the album Gold.
Ryan is highly prolific, and in 2005 released one double album and two regular albums: Cold Roses, Jacksonville City Nights and 29, respectively. His album, 29, was produced by friend Ethan Johns (who also produced his first two albums, Heartbreaker and Gold). In between those two releases and his 2005 triple-header, Ryan released Demolition (a collection of out-takes), Love Is Hell and Rock N Roll. Unreleased studio albums include 48 Hours, Exile On Franklin Street and Suicide Handbook.
In addition, Adams worked with Jesse Malin to form the punk-rock group The Finger (under the pseudonyms, "Warren Peace" and "Irving Plaza" respectively), who released two E.P.s which were collected together to form We Are Fuck You, released on One Little Indian Records in 2003.
In 2006 Ryan went on a minor UK-tour and a minor US-tour along the west-coast and has streamed 11+ mini albums on his website, under numerous jokey pseudonyms (DJ Reggie, Werewolph, The Shit, Rhoda Ro, Ghetto Birds).
The following solo record, entitled Easy Tiger, was released on June 26, 2007. The newest and last record with his backing band The Cardinals, Cardinology, was released in October 2008 and followed by extensive touring through the UK, US and Australia.
In January 2009 he announced that he would be going on an indefinite hiatus from music. The Kindness Songfacts reports that the major reason for Adams’ temporary retirement was his struggles with Ménière’s disease, a disorder of the inner ear that wrecks havoc on hearing and balance. Adams resumed performing in October 2010, and released his thirteenth studio album, Ashes & Fire, on October 11, 2011. His now ex-wife, pop singer and actress Mandy Moore, contributed some backing vocals.
American Woman
Ryan Adams Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'American Woman' by these artists:
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Blue Stahli vs. The Guess Who American woman, I'm gonna mess your mind American woman, you…
Blues Image American Woman, stay away from me American Woman, mama let …
Burton Cummings American woman gonna mess your mind American woman, she gonn…
Butthole Surfers Huh! American woman Stay away from me American woman Mama le…
D.I. American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama let m…
Devil's Train American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama let…
Guess Who American woman, I'm gonna mess your mind American woman, you…
Guess Who (the) American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama let m…
KnightsBridge American woman gonna mess your mind American woman, she gonn…
Krokus American Woman, stay away from me American Woman, mama let…
Lenny Kravitz American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama, let …
Lenny Kravitz(레니 크라비츠) American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama let …
Lynne Arriale American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama let m…
Muddy Magnolias Bring the bacon and I'll put it in the pan Got…
Prince & Lenny Kravitz American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama let m…
Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings American woman gonna mess your mind American woman, she gonn…
The Guess Who American woman, I'm gonna mess your mind American woman, yo…
The Guess Who American woman, I'm gonna mess your mind American woman, you…
The Hit Crew American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama let m…
The Swearengens I think it's time for me to settle down Raise me…
The Who American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama let m…
Various Artists Lenny Kravitz--American Woman American woman, stay away fro…
Lenny Kravitz American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama, let …
We have lyrics for these tracks by Ryan Adams:
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01 In My Time Of Need Will you comfort me in my time of need Can you…
02. Blue Sky Blues Blue sky, when you gonna learn to rain? And let…
03. Carolina Rain Rose lived on the south side of town Until her…
04. Elizabeth You Were Born To Play That Part For you I'd do anything Tear myself in two Just to…
05. Night Birds Out under the stars Dodging them night cars baby 'Cause whe…
07. Strawberry Wine Last night in the street collapsed on itself In fact,…
08 Chin Up Cheer Up Took a walk with you In the shadow of my…
09 My Winding Wheel Well nighttime let her through Yeah I'm talking to you I wan…
11 I See Monsters I know you cannot hear me now 'Cause you're fast asleep,…
12 Come Pick Me Up When they call your name Will you walk right up? With a…
16 Days I got sixteen days One for every time I've gone away One…
18 Let it Ride Movin' like the fog on the Cumberland River I was leaving…
1974 The sun is shining hard at my feet And the city…
2 If you take me back Back to your place I'll try not…
24 La Cienega Just Smiled Oh the night, here it comes again It's on with the…
29 I was a poor little kid in the lungs of…
37 Magnolia Mountain I want to go to Magnolia Mountain And lay my weary…
4.La Cienega Just Smiled Oh the night, here it comes again It's on with the…
5.Oh my God whatever etc Something's beating on the wall on the other side Strange lo…
5.Oh my God whatever etc. Something's beating on the wall on the other side Strange l…
A Kiss Before I Go The engine turns on a dime But I ain't goin'…
Afraid Not Scared Look at this ocean with everyone drowning, idiots Screamin',…
Again Build a wall of books between us in our bed Repeat,…
Ah Life Principal Victoria she whistles while she types She reads …
Always the Same Go on to the street to the cars in the…
Am I Safe All these things keep running through my mind Everyone and e…
Amy I don't know why I let go I want to be…
Angelina Johnny held a picture of you Yeah he kissed it and…
Answering Bell Did I slip? Know I stumbled Did I trip? 'Cause I…
Answering Bell (Live in Jamaica Did I slip? I know I stumbled Did I trip? 'Cause…
Anybody Wanna Take Me Home So, I am in the twilight of my youth Not that…
Anybody Wanna Take Me Home? So, I am in the twilight of my youth Not that…
Anything Another day Another night The water's deep The water's wide …
Anything I Say To You Now Crush it up into a paper ball, let it fly It…
Are You Home? Walking by your house, I see the light Shining down upon…
Ashes As he stared past the fire, His hunger to leave well…
Atlantic City Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last…
Avalanche I found your photograph In a cardboard box in a magazine I…
Avenues No the cops here they can't run down to your…
Bad Blood Did you have to do this I was thinking that you…
Bar Lights The bar lights and the liquor And the way all the…
Bartering Lines [Chorus] Hold me up, hold me down Leave me in the withering…
Beautiful Sorta All I want to do is get up get up…
Black Sheets Of Rain Checking in every morning To the sound of steam and caffeine…
Blank Space Nice to meet you, where you been? I could show you…
Blossom Aw hit em' Cherry Blossom petals in the bathroom Got someth…
Blossom (Live in Morgantown Without anyone to love you What will you blossom into? Wit…
Blue And everybody wants you to be special And everybody wants yo…
Blue Hotel I'd like to say that I tried It fits in with…
Blue Sky Blues Blue sky, when you gonna learn to rain? And let…
Born Into A Light For everything that's wrong there is a worried man There is…
Bow to the Sad Lady Oh, just wait and you will see, won't you, mara…
Boys I'm as lonely as boys I'm as lonely as boys I'm as…
Breakdown Thorn in my side Pain I can't hide Diamonds that won't shine…
Breakdown Into the Resolve Hi, hello, its me again, don't worry I'll talk slow Wow,…
Broken Anyway Problem is what we want to say What we want to…
Broken Things I've come to you from broken things I've crawled to you…
Brown Sugar Gold Coast slaveship bound for cotton fields Sold in a mark…
built this house This is your house It's where you live Now I'm the one…
Burning Photographs I finally see the lights Down on the east side Wasted like…
California Lock me up in your heart, babe Lock me up and…
California (mix 1) You said You'd always be around Lately I see you above the…
California (mix 2) Lock me up in your heart, babe Lock me up and…
Call Me on Your Way Back Home Oh baby why do I miss you like I do Oh…
Cannonball Days What's come to stay from the cannonball days But a house…
Carolina Rain Rose lived on the south side of town Until her…
Chains of Love Walk away slowly You don't have to take this In the spaces…
Charmed This one's for every clown without a deal Throwing up drink…
Cheer Up Took a walk with you In the shadow of my…
Chelsea Nights How long it's gonna be, babe Before I get over you,…
Cherry Lane Every night I read this novel about you Holding roses in…
Chin Up Took a walk with you In the shadow of my…
Chin Up, Cheer Up Took a walk with you In the shadow of my shoes Danced…
City Rain Oh, the city rain In floods the city streets And in my…
City Rain, City Streets Oh city rain, It floods the city streets And in my city…
Closer When She Goes If I take a walk I know I'm going to see…
Cobwebs Somewhere impossible light still shines and every smile is a…
Cold Roses Mirrors in the room go black and blue On a Sunday…
Come Down Easy In all my life, Mercy Hasn't known my name this well Like…
Come Home There's something in the way she eases my mind And lays…
Come Pick Me Up When they call your name Will you walk right up? With a…
Crazy Now I don't want to carry your curse That was supposed to…
Crossed Out Name Orange sky don't go Manhattan looks like someplace else Clou…
Crossed Out Name ft. The Cardinals Orange sky don't go Manhattan looks like someplace else Cl…
Crossed-Out Name Orange sky don't go Manhattan looks like someplace else Clou…
Cry on Demand So, it's how the story goes. And we come to…
Crystal I make reservations at the Crystal Skull for me... For me,…
Damn As a man I ain't never been much for sunny…
Damn, Sam (I Love A Woman That Rains) as a man i ain’t never been much for sunny…
Dance All Night She ain't lonely now See her shuffle 'cross the floor Yeah, …
Dancing With the Women At the Bar When I see the moon, I hear the sound of…
Dead Flowers When you're sitting there in your silk upholstered chair Tal…
Dear Anne I read a book on you You were doing fine One lazy…
Dear Candy I was never here Just a shadow on your wall I was…
Dear Chicago Dear Chicago, You'll never guess You know the girl you said …
Dear John I got a house full of walls And utility bills,…
Death And Rats When I see the light why is it terrifying, It's terrifying,…
Desire Two hearts fading, like a flower And all this waiting, for…
Desire Album Version Today is gonna be the day That they're gonna give it…
Dirty Rain Last time I was here, it was rainin' It ain't raining…
Do I Wait Do I want to say the things I say When I…
Do Miss America So, tell me how you feel without your medicine Hold your…
Do Not Disturb If the walls in the room could talk I wonder to…
Do You Still Love Me I been thinking about you, baby You've been on my mind Why…
Don I hate this old place And what it represents And I hate…
Don't Ask For Water I hate this old place And what it represents And I hate…
Don't Even Know Her Name I remember seeing you the other day But I don't remember…
Don't Fail Me Now Oh gal, oh gal, with your darkened eyes Kindle the…
Don't Get Sentimental On Me I know you're tired, I'm tired too Loosen up,…
Don't Wanna Know Why Don't wanna know why you like me I don't care Don't…
Doomsday I could wait a thousand years, my love I'd wait for…
Down In A Hole Bury me softly in this womb I give this part of…
Dreams Of A Working Class Clown Always two blocks from the bus Always a bus from the…
Easy Hearts Put the houses in a row On the streets we used…
Easy Plateau Let's take a ride to the easy plateau Where the cold…
Elizabeth For you I'd do anything Tear myself in two Just to…
Elizabeth, You Were Born to Play That Part For you Id do anything Tear myself in two Just to hear…
Enemy Fire Enemy fire Enemy blanks Enemy roses Red colored tanks It's …
English Girls Approximately English girls are pretty when they play guitar Crazy like a…
Evergreen Red shoes go sailing through the trees Leaving no traces at…
Evergreen (Live in Southampton Red shoes go sailing Through the trees Leaving no traces a…
Everybody Knows You come for me in the worst of places You come…
Everybody Knows (Live @ Metropolis You come for me in the worst of places You come…
Everything Is Alright Walked a block a time or two Then come on back…
Everything's Alright Walked a block a time or two Then come on back…
Famous Eyes Oh the moon knows the night so well And air is…
Feel Like A Whore Are you there? Screaming in the night Somewhere Hanging from…
Firecracker Black birds slow and softly breaks a glass of wine Broken…
FIX IT What makes them walk away, after all these years? These year…
Follow The Lights These very moments as they pass It's like you're just dreami…
Fool for You My love for you is real It moves like a summer…
Friends As pretty as a song A song could ever be Like Christmas…
From Me To You I been thinking about you, baby You've been on my mind Why…
Fuck The Rain I wanna lie down Here in your arms And just die Can I…
Fuck the Universe Slowly Coming over me Like fire and ice Confusion All…
Funeral Marching Oh, what's the use in trying? Thick as thieves and packs…
Funny How I Poor little rose, beaten by the rain In the wind in…
Games You ain't but a fire on my sad estate Burning…
Gimme A Sign Here's a picture of your lonely Fridays Turned to nothing…
Gimme Something Good I can't talk My mind is so blank So I'm going for…
Give Me Sunshine Pretty lil doll Baby face Broken eyes and vodka glaze Giv…
Go easy I watch the evening grow old And I watch the sun…
Gonna Make You Love Me Riot on the streets, the touch beneath the sheets It's only…
Goodbye Honey Goodbye honey It's nice to see you Goodbye and ain't…
Goodnight It's happening baby They're putting up the chairs Taking the…
Goodnight Rose Goodnight Rose, we're going to win Put your troubles behind…
Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd. It's happening baby They're putting up the chairs Taking the…
Gracie Hello Gracie you're a good little girl It's a beautiful worl…
Hallelujah I've been a desperate man I've been sheltered by a…
Halloween Here comes that shit again, I got a Halloween head Head…
Halloween Head Here comes that shit again I got a Halloween head Head ful…
Halloweenhead Here comes that shit again I got a Halloween head Head full…
Halo I see you walking by I feel it in my bones It's…
Hanging On To Hope It's so hard to remember what you said Leaning off the…
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday I told everybody I was late But I was hiding…
Hard Way To Fall See the rain on the street The way the cars…
and many more tracks by Ryan Adams.
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Frog Whisperer
6 year old comment but oh my god I’ve thought about a 1989 musical so much
Welcome to the New York - Hero moves to the city to make a new start, makes some new friends
Blank Space - Hero reflects on her past troubled relationship, wrongly believes the breakup was her fault
Style - Main character’s friends take her shopping to cheer her up
How You Get the Girl - Male lead’s goofy friends hype him up to ask the main character out
Stay/Bad Blood - The lead and her ex debate whether or not to get back together
You Are In Love - the leads realise their feelings for each other
Clean - Emotional reckoning where the main character overcomes her past trauma
Shake It Off - Fun ending dance number
Iasmim Dallanora
Stand there like a ghost
Shaking come the rain, rain
She'll open up the door
And say, are you insane, -ane?
Say it's been a long six months (Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh)
And you were too afraid to tell her what you want, want (Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh)
And that's how it works
It's how you get the girl
And then you say
I want you for worse or for better
I would wait for ever and ever
Broke your heart, I'll put it back together
I would wait for ever and ever
And that's how it works
It's how you get the girl, girl, oh
And that's how it works
It's how you get the girl, girl
Remind her how it used to be, be
Yeah, with pictures in frames of kisses on cheeks, cheeks
Tell her how you must've lost your mind (Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh)
When you left her all alone and never told her why, why (Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh)
And that's how it works
That's how you lost the girl
And now you say
I want you for worse or for better
I would wait for ever and ever (Ever and ever)
Broke your heart, I'll put it back together
I would wait for ever and ever
And that's how it works
It's how you get the girl, girl, oh
And that's how it works
It's how you get the girl, girl, yeah
And you could know, oh
That I don't want you to go
Remind me how it used to be
Pictures in frames of kisses on cheeks
And say you want me, yeah, yeah
And then you say I want you for worse or for better (Worse or for better)
I would wait for ever and ever (Ever and ever)
Broke your heart, I'll put it back together
I would wait for ever and ever (I want you for ever and ever)
And that's how it works
It's how you get the girl, girl, oh
(That's how it works) And that's how it works
It's how you get the girl, girl, oh (Get the girl)
And that's how it works
It's how you get the girl, girl, oh
And that's how it works
It's how you get the girl, girl, oh
And that's how it works
That's how you got the girl
97
This cover makes me wanna cry 😢 also they should make a movie based around the entire 1989 album using both Taylor's and these versions
Frog Whisperer
6 year old comment but oh my god I’ve thought about a 1989 musical so much
Welcome to the New York - Hero moves to the city to make a new start, makes some new friends
Blank Space - Hero reflects on her past troubled relationship, wrongly believes the breakup was her fault
Style - Main character’s friends take her shopping to cheer her up
How You Get the Girl - Male lead’s goofy friends hype him up to ask the main character out
Stay/Bad Blood - The lead and her ex debate whether or not to get back together
You Are In Love - the leads realise their feelings for each other
Clean - Emotional reckoning where the main character overcomes her past trauma
Shake It Off - Fun ending dance number
Ron Belin
Taylor got the already arranged melodies from Ryan Adams who got the lyrics from me
Nicole Yuengling
Watch someone great
Felicia Pattinson
OMG what a great idea
Tarrin 🌙
Those deep beats in the chorus are absolutely... just... ugh. I don't even know. Perfect.
Joey Murphy
This one crossed over so perfectly , so earthy and natural ! It stands to both Taylor for the lyrics and Ryan for his interpretation
Sandra K. C.
This song was probably one of the best things that happened to me today. And one of the best songs I've heard
Valentino Shoes
Enchanting. Nostalgic. Melancholic.
Nicole Tomarchio
I was skeptical because I love Taylor's version so much - but this is amazing. Beautiful and tragic.