Laurie Anderson

thumb|right|Paradise Is exactly like Where you are right now Only much much Better. Laurie Anderson (born 5 June 1947) is an American experimental performance artist and musician. Quotes thumb|right|Neither snow nor rain nor gloom of nightShall stay these couriers from the swift completionOf their appointed rounds Big Science (1982) Good evening. This is your CaptainWe are about to attempt a crash landing...Place your tray tables in their upright, locked positionYour Captain says: Put your head on your kneesYour Captain says: Put your head in your hands...We are going downWe are all going down, together... Standby. From the Air Uh – this is your Captain againYou know, I've got a funny feeling I've seen this all beforeWhy? Cause, I'm a cavemanWhy? Cause, I've got eyes in the back of my headWhy? It's the heat. StandbyThis is the time. And this is the record of the time From the Air Golden cities. Golden townsAnd long cars, in long lines and great big signsAnd they all say: Hallelujah. YodellayheehooEvery man for himself. Ooo coo cooGolden cities. Golden towns. Thanks for the rideBig Science. Hallelujah. Big Science. Yodellayheehoo Big Science Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...Hello? This is your mother, are you there? Are you coming home?...Hello? Is anybody home?Well, you don't know me, but I know youAnd I've got a message to give to youAnd I said: okay, who is this really? And the voice said:This is the hand, the hand that takes...Neither snow nor rain nor gloom of nightShall stay these couriers from the swift completionOf their appointed rounds O Superman Let X equal XYou know, it could be youIt's a sky-blue skyThe satellites are out tonight Let X equal X...</p>You know, I could write a bookAnd this book would be thick enough to stun an ox'cause I can see the future, and it's a place...Thanks for all the presents...Thanks for introducing me to the Chief Let X = X She said, it looksDon't you think it looks a lot like rain?He said, isn't it?Isn't it just, isn't it just like a woman?She said, it's hardIt's just hard, it's just kind of hard to say It Tango United States Live (1984) Paradise Is exactly like Where you are right now Only much much Better. "Language is a Virus (from Outer Space)", opening lines; the song title itself is a quote of William S. Burroughs. Home of the Brave (1986) And he said: Now, I'm the Soul Doctor, and you know, language is a virus from outer space, and hearing your name is better than seeing your face. "Difficult Listening Hour" (https://youtube.com/watch?v=mua8Pr6uRso at 1:14:35) Homeland (2010) And you know the reason I really love the stars is that we cannot hurt them. We can't burn them or melt them or make them overflow. We can't flood them or blow them up or turn them out. But we are reaching for them. We are reaching for them. "Another Day in America" (2010) External links LaurieAnderson.com http://rhino.com/features/liners/76648lin.html Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology (Liner Notes) http://web.archive.org/web/20010111023000/http://rhino.com/features/liners/76648lin.html 2001-01-11 Some Notes on Seeing: The Waters Reglitterized By Laurie Anderson for exhibition 2005 http://ic.arc.nasa.gov/story.php?sid=78&sec=earth Eclectic Laurie Anderson visits Ames http://web.archive.org/web/20030818200546/http://ic.arc.nasa.gov/story.php?sid=78&sec=earth 2003-08-18 http://www.spacelink.nasa.gov/NASA.Overview/NASA.Art.Program/.index.html NASA Art Program http://web.archive.org/web/19981201084829/http://www.spacelink.nasa.gov/NASA.Overview/NASA.Art.Program/.index.html 1998-12-01 Category:Composers from the United States Category:Women singers from the United States Category:20th-century poets from the United States Category:Women authors from the United States Category:Film directors from the United States Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:People from Illinois Category:Multi-instrumentalists Category:Violinists from the United States Category:Inventors Category:Wolf Prize in Arts laureates Category:Barnard College alumni