A ROMANCE FOX: LOVE MORCHEEBA

The first time I heard Morcheeba was at my friend, Simone Oertel’s house around 1998. “The Sea”, from their second CD “Big Calm” was playing and I was totally stunned!!!! The exciting sounds of guitars, violins and the awesome, sexy, smooth, sultry and cool voice of Skye Edwards….I WAS ON A PSYCHEDELIC GROOVE!!!!

Amazing….reggae, trip hop, jazz, r&b, funk all fused together creating an unique sound that is truly MORCHEEBA. I read something, somewhere that kind of explains my feelings about this band “This is the kind of music that musters up that same asthetic feeling you get when you look at a Monet for the first time”…. A spell had been cast on me!!!!!!!

I WAS ENTHRALLED….i wanted to listen to their music over and over and the next day went out and bought their first CD, “Who can you Trust?”

For the next few months all I played and listened to was MORCHEEBA. I clearly remember driving down Ocean Drive in Cape Town, the sea to my right, the mountains to the left, listening to THE SEA and feeling my fingertips and toes TINGLING!!!!!!!

IF YOU DON’T OWN AT LEAST ONE OF THEIR CD’S…GO OUT AND GET ONE AND LISTEN TO IT…..YOU WILL BE HOOKED!!!!!

Their lyrics are extraordinary…..

“Flocking to the sea, Crowds of people wait for me, Sea gulls scavenge, Steal ice cream
Worries vanish, Within my dream Left my soul there, down by the sea. Lost control over it, living free.” “The Sea”

“You got a rocket in your pocket Why can you just let me be Have you no eyes in your sockets Or are you just pleased to see me As you all know You better take care
Treat me with respect Because love is rare “ “Love is Rare”

“You and me were meant to be, walking free in harmony. One fine day we will run away, don’t you know that Rome wasn’t built in a day.” “Rome Wasn' T Built In A Day”

“In order to love you I have to be strong.”

“We made mistakes that we are bound to repeat.”

“Too much of a good thing Has really burnt me out I'm sick of satisfaction And living in a drought

Just be yourself, anyway that you want to, anyway that you can.” “Just be Yourself”

“I’ve been lost and found but you can’t keep a good girl down “

“The music that we hear is always standing near to feed us.”

“When the business in your life don’t sit well in your soul, and they treat you like a child they need to control.”

“Patience. Love is coming round, for your pleasure.”

“Who can you trust when you need to?”

“It is all part of the process. We all love looking down. All we want is sunset sets, but the chance is never around.”

“I am so glad to have you and it is getting worse. I am so mad to love you and your evil curse.”

“I love the places where I can be. I love the places where we can go.”

“Running through my life I don’t regret a thing. Things I do just make me laugh and make me want to drink. I like to meet the mad man that makes it all seem sain. To work out all this troubles and what there is to gain.”

“We always have a choice or at least we think we do. We can always use our voice, I though this to be true. We can live in fear. Extend ourselves to long or we can fight below and live ourselves above. Fear can stop you loving. Love can stop your fear.”

“She told me things about her life, she never told me she was someone’s wife.”

“Angels Smilin' on my happiness Danger 'Cause the scene is still a mess
( We can all be blessed ) Don't stop just yet We' ve got the world looking in
Our window” “The World Looking In”

LATEST NEWS

Their 7^th CD which came out last year “Blood Like Lemonade” is breathtaking. The title song is about a vampire who drinks lemonade and has been used in one of the episodes of True Blood TV series.

I was obsessed with their music. Read up on everything about the band, Skye Edwards. I even travelled to London – a 3 day trip…with my husband, my son Zak, my friend Simone and her daughter Jade just so we could go to their concert at Shepherd’s Bush…………MEMORABLE…… I loved Sky Edwards….

The band has been on a world tour this year…..so sad it did not include South Africa….but who knows…maybe one day????

In my Morcheeba searches, here is some info I found on them ….

The word "morcheeba" is meant to indicate "the way of cannabis". This originated from "MOR"—middle of the road; plus "Cheeba"—informal name of cannabis.^[4]

Skye Edwards (born Shirley Klaris Yonavieve Edwards, 27 May 1972) is a British singer-songwriter, born in East London. Her career began in 1994 when she and the Godfrey brothers (DJ Paul Godfrey and multi-instrumentalist Ross Godfrey) formed the bandMorcheeba, which released five albums with Skye as lead vocalist. When Skye parted from the band in 2003, she released two solo albums: Mind How You Go in 2006, and Keeping Secrets in 2009. Edwards returned to Morcheeba as lead vocalist In 2010.

Edwards decided to shorten her name to Skye by taking the first letter of each of her names and putting them together. She is married to bass player Steve Gordon and they have three children. Edwards has sung on two charity collaborations, Perfect Day 1997, in aid ofChildren in Need and Band Aid 20, in 2004, in aid of famine relief in Sudan, Africa.

^{Some of their songs which have been featured in movies/TV shows}

"Everybody Loves a Loser" was featured in the first season for the television series, Hung (TV series), and was included on itssoundtrack album issued in June 2010.

The song "The Sea" was used as the theme tune for the UK reality TV show Shipwrecked, featured in a set of advertisements for TDT TV, and is featured in the new Thomas Cookadverts starring Jamie and Louise Redknapp.

· Along Came Polly (2004)

Song Performer ("Shallow End")

· I'm With Lucy (2002)

Song Performer ("The Sea")

· Born Romantic (2001)

Song Performer ("Fear & Love")

· Double Whammy (2001)

Song Performer ("Climbing Down Gently")

· Double Whammy (2001)

Song

· One Night At Mccool s (2001)

Song Performer ("Love Is Real")