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The Revivalists — Wish I Knew You
Album: Men Amongst Mountains
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Released: 2015
Length: 4:29
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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You shine like a star
You know who you are
You're everything beautiful
She's hot, hot like the sun
The loneliest one
Still everything beautiful
Well I'll be god damned
You're standing at my door
We stayed up in the city
Until the stars lost the war
So Friday night, holy ghost
Take me to your level
Show me the one I need the most
I need the most

I wish I knew you when I was young
We could've got so high
Now we're here it's been so long
Two strangers in the bright lights
Oh I hope you don't mind
We can share my mood
Two strangers in the bright lights
I wish I knew you
I wish I knew you
Oh I wish I knew you when I was young

Truth, it's all that you need
You bury that seed
It's everything beautiful
That sound comes from the underground
It's all inside you now
It's everything beautiful
But what are you running from?
They got you on the run?
So Friday night, holy ghost
Take me to your level
Show me the one I need the most
I need the most

I wish I knew you when I was young
We could've got so high
Now we're here it's been so long
Two strangers in the bright lights
Oh and I hope you don't mind
We can share my mood, yeah
Two strangers in the bright lights
I wish I knew you
I wish I knew you
Oh I wish I knew you when I was young

Maybe we can share my mood
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Maybe we can share my mood
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Maybe we can share my mood
Whoa, whoa, whoa

I wish I knew you when I was young
We could've got so high
Now we're here it's been so long
Two strangers in the bright lights
Oh and I hope you don't mind
We can share my mood, yeah
Two strangers in the bright lights
I wish I knew you
I wish I knew you
Oh I wish I knew you when I was young
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Up a point to 9

So evocative.
Posted 1 month ago by SgtBeefheart    [ Reply ]
They think they can rob Mathieu Chedid and remain uncaught?
Posted 2 months ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
What a great song
Posted 2 months ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
 hellsgardener wrote:

Every single time I hear this it becomes an earworm that lasts days - I have even woken myself up humming it - I have NO idea why. No other song has ever done that - even songs I love more than this one.  Don't get me wrong I do love it, but WHY does it always get stuck in my head 



Earworm time again then
Posted 6 months ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:

i really don't know how i missed this in 2015. i absolutely love it.



Me either - miss it I mean - and   me too
Posted 8 months ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
 islander wrote:
reminds me of: 



🍒
Posted 9 months ago by Feritalia    [ Reply ]
i really don't know how i missed this in 2015. i absolutely love it.
Posted 9 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 islander wrote:
reminds me of: 



🤗
Posted 10 months ago by Feritalia    [ Reply ]
Every single time I hear this it becomes an earworm that lasts days - I have even woken myself up humming it - I have NO idea why. No other song has ever done that - even songs I love more than this one.  Don't get me wrong I do love it, but WHY does it always get stuck in my head 
Posted 1 year ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:

What movie is this? Ex Machina? yes....you've only been waiting 2 years 


Posted 1 year ago by daz_metalhead_2    [ Reply ]
This tune makes me very happy!  
Posted 1 year ago by Dazzerb    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:

Jon Batiste's new album has a lot of this groove - NOLA through and through.
c.



yes yes yes it does.  he's great.

also, i like this a lot.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
muy buen pop rock. very danceable
Posted 1 year ago by sergioso    [ Reply ]
Formed in NOLA, nuff said, bound to be excellent.
Posted 1 year ago by BritGirl333    [ Reply ]
 crackker8385 wrote:

I thought this was Maroon 5.



I thought the same lol
Posted 2 years ago by jamesbergen573    [ Reply ]
I love this catchy, upbeat number! We be dancin' in British Columbia.
Posted 2 years ago by sunward    [ Reply ]
 islander wrote:
reminds me of: 



Uday Hussein?
Posted 2 years ago by east_of_sweden    [ Reply ]
Another amazing segue from Bill and Rebecca: "You Might Think" by Sons of the East into "Wish I knew You" by The Revivalists. 
Posted 2 years ago by hans2002    [ Reply ]


BosniaMan wrote:

pozdrav iz Bosne za najbolju radio stanicu., spasila mi je živce mnogo puta


 bahalana wrote:


I don't speak Bosnian (or Croatian or Serbian) but "puta" has a particular meaning in Spanish, wonder if they're related... 


Not quite. "greetings from Bosnia for the best radio station., saved my nerves many times"



Posted 2 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
Big Maroon 5 fan, these guys.
Posted 2 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
Jon Batiste's new album has a lot of this groove - NOLA through and through.
c.
Posted 2 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
I thought this was Maroon 5.
Posted 2 years ago by crackker8385    [ Reply ]
 SmackDaddy wrote:

You sure that's the song from the movie? The comments indicate otherwise. It doesn't fit well. Actually this fits better.
I don't remember if the song was in the movie but the GIF is fun with it. The move was very interesting in a disturbing way

Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 islander wrote:
reminds me of: 



Really? Get down saterday Night  know how to swing in a way that it leaves Revivalists in dark shadows. 
Posted 2 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
SUPERB!! I never heard of them, prior to RP. The more I hear this tune, the more I like it!! Thank You RP!  
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

The gif is from the movie Ex Machina though the tune is this one.

I will say that Ex Machina is one of my favoriate movies in the 21st century....and that "house" out in the "woods" was freaking AWESOME....Long Live RP and using the internet to find answers!!

You sure that's the song from the movie? The comments indicate otherwise. It doesn't fit well. Actually this fits better.
Posted 2 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 seteoito wrote:

beautiful...hugs from portugal




Bom Dia!   (Good Morning)
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
beautiful...hugs from portugal
Posted 3 years ago by seteoito    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by StratoHari    [ Reply ]
This is a very wistful song, with a beat that belies the thoughts conveyed. 
Posted 3 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
 islander wrote:
reminds me of: 




Posted 3 years ago by ginger    [ Reply ]
Revivalists funkier than Decembrists
Posted 3 years ago by obankenobi    [ Reply ]
 janac13 wrote:

Why does this remind of "Dancing in the Moonlight"?



The first time I heard those horns I figured it was a 70's tune that I missed.  Made me think "I wish I heard that when I was young."
Posted 3 years ago by jas1776    [ Reply ]
Something of  Toploader about that chorus ...
Posted 3 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
 BosniaMan wrote:

pozdrav iz Bosne za najbolju radio stanicu., spasila mi je živce mnogo puta



I don't speak Bosnian (or Croatian or Serbian) but "puta" has a particular meaning in Spanish, wonder if they're related... 
Posted 3 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

Opposite of my feelings...in fact I just went 9 to 10...this song ROCKs and applies to my relationship w/ my wife to a 10....so there....and Long Live RP!!


Just for that LK I'm going one up- 7 to 8. I like it more every time I hear it.
Posted 3 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:

What movie is this? Ex Machina?

Yep. And for a totally different take on the woman playing the Android in this clip, Sonoya Mizuno, check out the Alex Garland series "Devs"
Posted 3 years ago by radiotoe    [ Reply ]
pozdrav iz Bosne za najbolju radio stanicu., spasila mi je živce mnogo puta
Posted 3 years ago by BosniaMan    [ Reply ]
 islander wrote:
reminds me of: 

 
What movie is this? Ex Machina?
Posted 3 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Whole lot of Hall and Oats in this sound. 
Posted 3 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by crockosha    [ Reply ]
 birdman42 wrote:
Every time I hear this I kick the rating up a point. Soon I'll rate is a 47.
 

Cya at the 47 club birdman!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Catchy as hell!
Posted 4 years ago by Jolouis    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by cassanjp    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this I kick the rating up a point. Soon I'll rate is a 47.
Posted 4 years ago by birdman42    [ Reply ]
 SmackDaddy wrote:


What movie is this from?
 

ex-machina
Posted 4 years ago by forthbrdge    [ Reply ]
 forthbrdge wrote:
 islander wrote:
reminds me of: 

 
One of those movies that makes you doubt that humanity has any future.

 

What movie is this from?
Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
I have no explanation or apology, but, it's a 9 for me. Just, damn, groovin'.
Posted 4 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
 TheKing2 wrote:
 islander wrote:
reminds me of: 

 
Except that "Get  down saterday Night" has swing. The Wish I Knew You is just boring.
 

Is it Charlotte Gainsbourg ??
Posted 4 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]
A slow, driving, unrelenting groove. I started this at an 8, but maybe higher.
Posted 4 years ago by birdman42    [ Reply ]
 robomina wrote:
Can somebody please tell me the name of this movie, thanx.
 
The gif is from the movie Ex Machina though the tune is this one.

I will say that Ex Machina is one of my favoriate movies in the 21st century....and that "house" out in the "woods" was freaking AWESOME....Long Live RP and using the internet to find answers!!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Can somebody please tell me the name of this movie, thanx.
Posted 4 years ago by robomina    [ Reply ]
 islander wrote:
reminds me of: 

 
Except that "Get  down saterday Night" has swing. The Wish I Knew You is just boring.
Posted 4 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
This is a very good song. I usually don't state this, but the video is as good as the song. It hits home...I think that's me with the stroller.  
 

Love the song. Wish I could un-see the lead singer, though. :/
Posted 5 years ago by Quayde    [ Reply ]
 rascal wrote:
a Nile Rodgers kinda funk...me likey
 
Close, but not quite.  It's got a similar rhythm guitar sound but not as much syncopation and off-beat stuff as most of Nile's recordings.  It's cool but it's much more "blue-eyed soul" than it is "funk" to me.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Why does this remind of "Dancing in the Moonlight"?
Posted 5 years ago by janac13    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
 islander wrote:
reminds me of: 

 
One of those movies that makes you doubt that humanity has any future.

Posted 5 years ago by forthbrdge    [ Reply ]
 islander wrote:
reminds me of: 

 
mate, for a moment I thought I am on YouTube!! :D :))
Posted 5 years ago by lazaraza    [ Reply ]
Digging this groove. 7 -> 8
Posted 5 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
Killer tune. The whole album is pretty tasty, actually. 
Posted 5 years ago by Punkysoup    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:
Like a good piece of bubble gum: yummy at first but quickly loses its flavor and you're done with it.
I liked this a lot when i first heard it. i am now officially tired of it.
 
Opposite of my feelings...in fact I just went 9 to 10...this song ROCKs and applies to my relationship w/ my wife to a 10....so there....and Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
what a luscious complete sound
Posted 5 years ago by DChas    [ Reply ]
reminds me of: 

Posted 5 years ago by islander    [ Reply ]
Like a good piece of bubble gum: yummy at first but quickly loses its flavor and you're done with it.
I liked this a lot when i first heard it. i am now officially tired of it.
Posted 5 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 AhhtheMusic wrote:
Nice segue from Simon and Garfunkel's "The Dangling Conversation".  I was starting to get DOWN :(    Now my breathing is not so constricted.  Yay!   ...and I do wish I had known my lover when we were young....we would have many more years to celebrate!
 
So true, on both accounts, AhhtheMusic!  And while my wife and I met "too late" in some regards, with our slight age difference (she's 15 years older....) well, too much sooner might have been illegal....so....yeah there's that.
And I've got this grooviness rated at a 9. Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Love the scratching guitar .   .   . 
Posted 5 years ago by AZJeff    [ Reply ]
a Nile Rodgers kinda funk...me likey
Posted 5 years ago by rascal    [ Reply ]
That horn is tasty! 
Posted 5 years ago by nathanieldavis89    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from Simon and Garfunkel's "The Dangling Conversation".  I was starting to get DOWN :(    Now my breathing is not so constricted.  Yay!   ...and I do wish I had known my lover when we were young....we would have many more years to celebrate!
Posted 6 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
I'm not sure what this company does, but it was the top google result for "share my moo" https://www.moo.com/us/refer.html
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
A convertible top down, long summer evening drive song.
Posted 6 years ago by islander    [ Reply ]
 Hogtownmike wrote:
7>8

 
Yep.
Posted 6 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Very cool to hear this on RP. Our wonderful little locally owned station here in Savannah (WRHQ) started playing this about six weeks ago. I thought it was new. Dang - 2015? okay.  Solid 8 from me.
Posted 6 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
Nice little tune!
Posted 6 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
They have a great video for this song. 
Posted 7 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
  colleen wrote:
I really like this one but the other song on their album I can't stop playing
is Keep Going, which I'd rate a 9,
and hope Bill adds to the playlist and keeps playing it and playing it (hint hint) {#Biggrin}

 
helloitsme wrote:
This seems to be the hit song, but for me, the best cut on the album is "King of What"   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfmoi4tfWwo — it's got a 4+20 vibe to it.

Give it a listen and lemme' know what you think.

 
There's not really a bad track to be found on the album.  It's an excellent example, in the era of single track downloading and streaming, that album rock is still being created.
Posted 7 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
This seems to be the hit song, but for me, the best cut on the album is "King of What"   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfmoi4tfWwo — it's got a 4+20 vibe to it.

Give it a listen and lemme' know what you think.
Posted 7 years ago by helloitsme    [ Reply ]
 Alexandra wrote:
This has been getting a lot of airplay on our local radio station - I do like the groove.

 
Very heavy rotation here in KC for several months now...
Posted 7 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
 Alexandra wrote:
This has been getting a lot of airplay on our local radio station - I do like the groove.

 
Here too....{#Cheers} {#Wave}
Posted 7 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
 Alexandra wrote:
This has been getting a lot of airplay on our local radio station - I do like the groove.

 
Ditto:  Little unusual too hear tunes on FM broadcast and RP in the same time frame.
Posted 7 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}
Posted 7 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]
This is a very good song. I usually don't state this, but the video is as good as the song. It hits home...I think that's me with the stroller.  
Posted 7 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
7>8
Posted 7 years ago by Hogtownmike    [ Reply ]
I really like this one but the other song on their album I can't stop playing
is Keep Going, which I'd rate a 9,
and hope Bill adds to the playlist and keeps playing it and playing it (hint hint) {#Biggrin}
Posted 7 years ago by colleen    [ Reply ]
really growing on me{#Music}
Posted 8 years ago by rmaple53    [ Reply ]
 Andy_B wrote:
At this later stage of my life this song strikes more than a familiar chord.  However, I found a lady three years ago that I wish I had found 40 years ago so I guess there's some justice yet.  She's a keeper.    

 
Me too Andy.  I found a lady just two months ago, have a way to go but . . . this song reflects my feelings today.
Posted 8 years ago by otis_of_moab    [ Reply ]
yep.
Posted 8 years ago by BritGirl333    [ Reply ]
Ok, enough of playing this one. 
Posted 8 years ago by jnesser    [ Reply ]
Easy groove.  I like it.
Posted 8 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
This has been getting a lot of airplay on our local radio station - I do like the groove.
Posted 8 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
I don't think I've ever rated anything here as a "1". Seems that I found a song that more than fits that bill in this one.
Posted 8 years ago by VV    [ Reply ]
Awesome song!!!! {#Music}
Posted 8 years ago by johnybladex    [ Reply ]
Gets more irritating with every hearing.
Posted 8 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
Cool song.
Posted 8 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
{#Bounce}
Posted 8 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
So pleased I first heard this song on Radio Paradise cuz now I am going to hear them perform live in Sandpoint Idaho this summer! Love love love this tune and band.
Posted 8 years ago by lindabuffy    [ Reply ]
Fun.  Toe tappin' groove.
Posted 8 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
 Andy_B wrote:
At this later stage of my life this song strikes more than a familiar chord.  However, I found a lady three years ago that I wish I had found 40 years ago so I guess there's some justice yet.  She's a keeper.    

 
Never too late. All the best to you and your new lady friend. Great song by the way.
Posted 8 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
a nice little number, like it!
{#Jump}
Posted 8 years ago by yuel    [ Reply ]
Between this group and Hooray for the Riff Raff, whatever Nola wants, Nola gets.
Posted 8 years ago by lissen    [ Reply ]
Groovy - like it!{#Roflol}
Posted 8 years ago by BritGirl333    [ Reply ]
Liking this...getting me going...keeping me going...{#Bananajam}
Posted 8 years ago by raewah    [ Reply ]
At this later stage of my life this song strikes more than a familiar chord.  However, I found a lady three years ago that I wish I had found 40 years ago so I guess there's some justice yet.  She's a keeper.    
Posted 8 years ago by Andy_B    [ Reply ]