For one thing, she really can sing and some of her songs are lovely as songs in and of themselves, even without her wry, funny lyrics. Girls i know you will understand this and feel the intrinsic incredible emotion. The sweater this song is by meryn cadell and appears on the album angel food for thought 1991. Meryn cadells the sweater sample of syd dales walk and talk. The sweater, secret, bumble bee, barbie, being in love, biography.
After playing in torontos nightclubs for over five years, singersongwriter meryn cadell recorded a somewhat selftitled independent cassette, marein kadell. Cadell, a transsexual, achieved prominence as a female. He released most of his recordings between 1988 and 1997. As best as i can tell, angel food for thought, the album thats home to the. Cadell was born in new york, but grew up in waterloo, ontario and later moved to toronto in the mid1980s. Girls i know you will understand this and feel the intrinsic incredible.
He is an assistant professor of song lyrics and libretto writing in the creative writing program at university of british columbia cadell is a transsexual man who transitioned in 2003. Capitol signed her and released her debut, angel food for thought, in 1991. Meryn cadell angel food for thought 1992, cd discogs. A singersongwriter best known for the quirky spokenword song the sweater, which became a sleeper hit in 1992, meryn cadell received juno award nominations for most promising female vocalist and best new solo artist, and released three albums before going on to teach. Get all the lyrics to songs by meryn cadell and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning. As best as i can tell, angel food for thought, the album thats home to the sweater, is out of print, at least as a physical object that can be procured from your favorite local, independentlyowned record store in a manner that compensates both the proprietor of said. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from meryn cadell at the discogs marketplace. Best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards customer service free shipping shopper toolkit. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music by meryn cadell at mp3caprice. Cadell meryn angel food for thought the sweater lyrics are spoken girls, i know you will understand this and feel the intrinsic incredible emotion you have just pulled over your head the worn, warm sweater belonging to a boy now, you havent had a passionate kissing. Download the android app to get lyrics to the songs you play.
Meryn cadell is a canadian singer, writer and performance artist. I began this page about meryn cadell after reading a post on a friends facebook page that he is an artist in need of support. Girls, i know you will understand this and feel the intrinsic incredible emotion you have just pulled over your head the worn, discovered using shazam, the music discovery app. Girls, i know you will understand this and feel the intrinsic incredible emotion you have just pulled over your head the worn. Cadell was born in brooklyn, new york, grew up in waterloo, ontario. Meryn cadell, singer, songwriter, teacher born in brooklyn, ny. Meryn cadells songs stream online music songs listen.
Without a band and sometimes using a piece of heating duct over her head for some diy reverb effect cadell was likely destined for the bohemian fringes, but she wrote catchy pieces and developed a. Meryn cadell secret mp3 download and lyrics cd universe. Girls, i know you will understand this and feel the intrinsic incredible emotion you have just pulled over your head the worn, warm sweater. Cadell, a femaletomale transsexual, achieved prominence as a woman. He is an assistant professor of song lyrics and libretto writing in the creative writing program at university of british columbia cadell is a transgender man who transitioned in 2003. Meryn cadells the sweater sample of syd dales walk. Now you havent had a passionate kissing session or anything, but you got to go on a camping trip with him and eight other people from school. Biography in the early to mid 90s meryn cadell was a singerperformance artist in the canadian coffeehouse circuit.
Sort of a cross between laurie anderson the ironic, winking spoken word pieces and jane siberry the ethereal, delicate art pop songs, with just a little of her friends the barenaked ladies thrown in cadell started in the same toronto musicandcomedy scene, and bassist jim creeggan plays on this album, meryn cadell is part confessional poet, part humorist, and part. This torontoist interview is the inspiration for this weeks song of the week, the sweater 4. One for friday meryn cadell, the sweater coffee for two. Girls, i know you will understand this, and feel the intrinsic, incredible emotion. He currently teaches the writing of song lyrics and libretto in the creative writing program at university of british columbia.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Cadell is a transgender man who transitioned in 2003. Cadell was born in brooklyn, new york, grew up in waterloo, ontario and later moved. In 1991, the sweater propelled singersongwriter meryn cadell into the music history books, landing on the top 40 charts and illuminating. It doesnt matter much to me i lie down and i float nowhere i know why, because i. I need violent dying i need quiet time if you dont believe me as i slide in the sea. I read that meryn was in a very vulnerable place, and my heart. He is an assistant professor of song lyrics and libretto writing in the creative writing program at university of british columbia. After the surprise hit the sweater propelled her to a degree of fame, she released two more albums before retiring from the music business. Meryn cadell is much more than the novelty song that was the hit off this album, the sweater.
Now you havent had a passionate kissing session or anything, but you. The sweater is from the just reissued cd, angel food for thought, on bongo beat records. Girls, i know you will understand this and feel the intrinsic incredible emotion you have. Meryn cadell got her start in the mid to late 80s on the small stages of toronto, performing her own unique blend of songs and spoken word. Girls i know you will understand this and feel the intrinsic incredible emotion you have just pulled over your head the worn. Meryn cadell is a singer, writer and performance artist from canada. According to torontoist, meryn s now in vancouver, working as a university professor, happier than ever anda man. Meryn cadell is an americancanadian writer and performance artist. A graduate of the ontario college of art and design, cadell released an independent cassette titled marein kadell in. Listen or download meryn cadell, the sweater disclaimer. Top meryn cadell lyrics confide i say inventory secret the pope. The sweater by meryn cadell sampled syd dales walk and talk. You have just pulled over your head the worn, warm sweater belonging to a boy.
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