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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Rice, Damien
| "Taxied out of a storm, to watch you perform, and my ships were a-sailing." These lines are sung by Lisa Hannigan on which Damien Rice track? | Damien Rice's Big Break
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I Remember. Damien Rice is a singer/songwriter born on the outskirts of Dublin in the early 1970s and grew up in Cellbridge, County Kildare, Ireland.
| Rice sings the following: "What makes her come and what makes her stay? What makes the animal run, run away yeah. What makes him stall, what makes him stand and what shakes the elephant now and what makes a man? I don't know!" on which of his B-sides? | Damien Rice's Big Break
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The Professor & La Fille Danse. Damien Rice used to be in a band called Juniper.
| Which song are these lyrics from: "Mama tried to wash their faces but, these kids they lost their graces, and Daddy lost at the races too many times."? | Damien Rice's Big Break
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Older Chests. Damien Rice spent much of his childhood fishing down by the River Liffey.
| "Stones taught me to fly, love taught me to lie, life taught me to die." These lines are taken from which track off Damien Rice's album 'O'? | Damien Rice's Big Break
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Cannonball. After Damien left the band Juniper, the remains of the band formed Bell X1.
| "You let me down, it's no use deceiving, neither of us wanna be alone. You're coming home." Which B-side song is this? | Damien Rice's Big Break
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Lonelily. In March 1999, Rice moved to Tuscany, then travelled around Europe.
| "We might kiss, when we are alone. When nobody's watching, we might take it home." Which song are these lyrics from? | Damien Rice's Big Break
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Delicate. Damien Rice borrowed money to record his demo and sent it off to producer and film composer, David Arnold who liked what he heard and gave Rice enough money for Damien to buy his own mobile studio.
| "And so it is just like you said it would be, life goes easy on me, most of the time." Which single release of Damien Rice's is this? | Damien Rice's Big Break
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The Blower's Daughter. In September 2001, Damien released 'The Blower's Daughter' in Ireland. This was the first single to be taken from the then unfinished début album 'O'.
| "Don't hold yourself like that, you'll hurt your knees. I kissed your mouth and back, that's all I need." From which Damien Rice song are these lyrics taken? | Damien Rice's Big Break
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Volcano. 'O' was released on February 1, 2002 and was immediately critically acclaimed.
| From which song are the following lyrics taken: "Then something unusual, something strange, comes from nothing at all. I saw a spaceship fly by your window, did you see it disappear?"? | Damien Rice's Big Break
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Amie. Damien's first album is certified platinum in his home country, Ireland.
| Damien Rice wrote these lyrics for which of his B-sides: "You lost me, you cost me, you thought of me yeah. We're bad, what we do, stupid fools."? | Damien Rice's Big Break
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Woman Like A Man. In the UK, constant gigging and festival appearances have given Damien Rice the reputation as a must-see live act.
O. Damien Rice's debut album is called ‘O’; it was originally released in Ireland way back in 2002.
Kildare. Damien is from Celbridge, Co. Kildare.
Vyvienne. Vyvienne Long is the cellist who adds amazing depth of emotion to the songs.
| Damien Rice started out as the singer in another Irish band and songs like 'Volcano' and 'Eskimo' were written while in this group. What was the name of this band? | O the Delicate Professor - Damien Rice
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Juniper. Damien was in a band called Juniper. Juniper minus Damien became Bell x1 a brilliant Irish band with lead singer Paul Noonan. Their second album ‘Music in Mouth’ sold over 25,000 copies in Ireland.
Silent Night. Stick in 'O' and wait, after 'Eskimo' there is the first hidden track 'Prague' which is followed by 'Silent Night'. It is the only song that Lisa sings solo on the album.
Christy Moore. Damien and Christy released this song as part of an anti war campaign in Ireland and in conjunction with a benefit concert in the Point Depot, Dublin.
Finnish. The chanting is in Finnish and is sung by Doreen Curran. The translation reads 'touch me, not with your hands, but the way I can feel you. Touch me, not with your hands, but within your soul. I look to my Eskimo friend'.
Thanks to www.eskimofriends.com for the translation.
Amie. The line in "Amie" reads: 'Amie come sit on my wall, And read me the story of O'.
| Damien and Lisa do a brilliant version of 'Be my husband' by Nina Simone. Lisa does the vocals and Damien does percussion. What instrument does Damien usually beat the rhythm on? | O the Delicate Professor - Damien Rice
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Guitar. During this song Damien usually kneels on the stage and beats the rhythm on his guitar. It sounds amazing.
David Arnold. David Arnold also worked on Bjork’s 'Play Dead' and on movie scores like 'Independence Day', 'Stargate' and 'Tomorrow Never Dies'
(Incidentally James Horner is the composer of the beautiful music in 'Titanic' and 'Braveheart', Michael Nyman wrote the music for 'The Piano' and Miklos Rozsa wrote the score of 'The Aviator'.)
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