Belle and Sebastian is a band from Glasgow. Led by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Murdoch, the seven-piece band has an intimate, majestic sound that is equal parts folk-rock and '60s pop. Murdoch has a gift not only for whimsy and surrealism, but also for odd, unsettling lyrical detail which keeps the songs grounded in a tangible reality.
Based in Glasgow, Scotland, Belle and Sebastian released their first two albums in 1996: Tigermilk, recorded over three days
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:45:15 +0100 From: Fred Felix Subject: b/belle_and_sebastian/the_state_im_in.crd
THE STATE I'M IN By Belle & Sebastian
>From the album 'If You're Feeling Sinister' Transcribed by Alan at [email protected] Submitted by Thelonius
C#BF#BC#B I was surprised, i was happy for a day in 1975
A#mG#mF#BC#B i was puzzled by a dream, it stayed with me all day in 1995
A#mG#mF# my brother had confessed that he was gay
BC#B it took the heat off me for a while
A#mG#m he stood up with a sailor friend
F#BC#B and made it known upon my sisters wedding day
Etc.
Chorus ("they dont seem to mind"...go to end of G#m, then chorus):
F# I gave myself to sin
A#mE and i've been there and back again
G#m i gave myself to providence the state i am in
Belle & Sebastian fans would be well advised to browse Paul Mitchell's appealing site 'Sinister' at www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~mitchell/sinister/