"A Curious Phenomenon" lyrics - LAURIE ANDERSON
LAURIE ANDERSON
"A Curious Phenomenon"
Recently there has been a discovery of a curious phenomenon deep in the deciduous woods of Southern Illinois. In the midst of the underbrush there is a clearing revealing a circle of short wooden tree-stump-like structures. In the middle of that circle there is a post-and-lintel structure. The entire circular configuration is oriented toward the exact point at which the sun rises on the day of the summer solstice.
Who built this structure? And for what purpose? To what end? A primitive calendar? A center of worship? A lost tribe?
[Woodhenge:]
A mystery that continues to cloud the American brain.
United States Live (1984)
- Say Hello
- Walk The Dog
- Violin Solo
- Closed Circuits
- For A Large And Changing Room
- Pictures Of It
- Language Of The Future
- Cartoon Song
- Small Voice
- Three Walking Songs
- The Healing Horn
- New Jersey Turnpike
- So Happy Birthday
- English
- Dance Of Electricity
- Three Songs For Paper, Film And Video
- Sax Solo
- Sax Duet
- Born, Never Asked
- From The Air
- Beginning French
- O Superman
- Talkshow
- Frames For The Pictures
- Democratic Way
- Looking For You
- Walking & Falling
- Private Property
- Neon Duet
- Let X=X
- The Mailman's Nightmare
- Difficult Listening Hour
- Language Is A Virus
- Reverb
- If You Can't Talk About It, Point To It
- Violin Walk
- City Song
- Finnish Farmers
- Red Map
- Hey Ah
- Bagpipe Solo
- Steven Weed
- Time And A Half
- Voices On Tape
- Example #22
- Strike
- False Documents
- New York Social Life
- A Curious Phenomenon
- Yankee See
- I Dreamed I Had To Take A Test...
- Running Dogs
- Four, Three, Two, One
- The Big Top
- It Was Up In The Mountains
- Odd Objects
- Dr. Miller
- Big Science
- Big Science Reprise
- Cello Solo
- It Tango
- Blue Lagoon
- Langue D'Amour
- Stiff Neck
- Telephone Song
- Sweaters
- We've Got Four Big Clocks
- Song For Two Jims
- Over The River
- Mach 20
- Rising Sun
- The Visitors
- The Stranger
- Classified
- Going Somewhere?
- Fireworks
- Dog Show
- Lighting Out For The Territories