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- ‘Secret Heart’ from ‘Ron Sexsmith’ (1995) Perhaps his best-known song, and covered by artists ranging from Feist to Rod Stewart, Raol Malo to Curtis Stigers, ‘Secret Heart’is a perfect song, with beautifully crafted lyrics, and Sexsmith’s characteristic emotional vocal, over a simple arrangement with guitar, bass, keys and gentle percussion, saying all a songwriter needs to on the fear of rejection, in barely three minutes, with not a wasted word.
- ‘Tomorrow in Her Eyes’ from ‘Retriever’ ( 2004) An achingly beautiful ballad, building from simple piano to strings and percussion, all in less than 2 minutes 30.
- ‘Riverbed‘ from ‘Whereabouts’ (1999) My second choice from this album ‘Riverbed’has a gloriously languorous feel, with subtle banjo low down in the mix, and the most beautiful reverb-drenched violin instrumental, matching the poetry of his lyrics “Riverbed, I’ll lay my head upon your pillow /And watch the waves go flowing by /Riverbed, underneath the weeping willow /I’ll sleep until the sunlight fills the sky”.
- ‘Gold in Them Hills’ from ‘Cobblestone Runway’ (2002) Another charming melodic hook, on piano, introduces us to a finely crafted lyric on the theme of ‘life’s tough, but it will get better’.
Jul 5, 2017 · Sexsmith wasn’t interested in tailoring his album for current fashion: “Radio,” the lead single, snaps at the hand that could feed him with lines like “The shameless and the appalling/Have sunk things to a new low/What has become of the world we used to know?” in a song longing for the “golden age of radio.”. “The late ’60s to ...
The Vivian Line is the 17 th album entry in Ron Sexsmith’s compelling discography, one matched by very few contemporary singer/songwriters. His catalogue has earned him immense peer respect and a loyal international following, and this new release (out on Warner Music Canada/ Cooking Vinyl in February 2023) captures Ron at the top of his creative game.
Dec 4, 2023 · Sexsmith had recorded Cohen’s “Heart with No Companion” on his 1995 album, so when Cohen was appearing at a Toronto bookstore in 2006 in support of his poetry collection, Book of Longing, he was invited. “When I arrived at the bookstore, I was in the basement and I could hear everybody singing,” Sexsmith recalls.
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With a career spanning close to four decades, Sexsmith has received well-earned praise for his superlative songs for their stylistic purity and emotional depth. He has recorded fifteen albums and joined Backstage to discuss his latest album, Hermitage released in the spring of 2020.
Ron Sexsmith is a three time, Juno award winning singer songwriter from St Catharines Ontario. Born in 1964, Ron was drawn to music from an early age by the melodic songs of the era, which he heard on the radio and by his Mom’s record collection. His earliest musical heroes were Buddy Holly and Elton John. He always loved to sing and started ...
Ron Sexsmith is a major contemporary writer/artist who has amassed a sizable and consistently enthralling body of work since making his major label debut in 1995 with his self-titled album on Interscope, followed by such eloquent musical gems as Other Songs(1997), Blue Boy (2001), Retriever (2004) and Time Being (2006). Each has its own ...
