Vienna Teng Live - "Recessional"

[@jinal007]

To the stranger who asked me to listen to the song, thanks for the recommendation - the song is lovely! :)

[@realSteveAlcorn]

My very favorite of all her songs. What fascinating lyrics. "Florescent announcements beat their wings overhead, passengers missing, we're looking for you."

[@tuamourju]

Wow. Vienna has one of the most beautiful voices I think I have ever heard, not to mention how she compliments it so well with absolutely genius lyrics. If only more artists these days had the talent and vocal strength that she does!

[@taotapp]

One of the few singers who can pull off an amazing live performance. Beautiful. Thank you for the upload.

[@pipsqueak87]

she is truly a poet at heart. if you strip away the beautiful melodies that wrap around the words, you're left with the vision of her wonderful imagery. i absolutely need to see her live!! i still can't get over the brilliance of the phrase, "fluorescent announcements beat their wings overhead" AHH!

[@xHotHotHotx]

This is my new favourite song. It's beautiful in so many ways.

[@user-pt4cd4md5k]

She is amazing, her vocals are deep and touching and make you think. Her voice is beautiful and melodic!

[@crimsonsmirk]

This is so beautiful; the way you can actually see she's getting into the song towards the end. If I had to name my most favourite song from DTTN, it would certainly be Recessional. It's very dynamic, and yet so quiet in its own way. (continued above, not enough space *lol*)

[@isokogal]

i always cry when i hear this song...i swear i'm tearing rite now *sniff*

[@tugboatyan]

Sheet music for the entire album of Dreaming Through the Noise is available in the merch section of her website, all faithfully transcribed by the fantastic David Beattie! I'm working on perfecting this song myself.

[@paribanuu]

I love it. Beautiful.

[@seigaku001]

Sheer excellence... Sheer beauty...

[@Bannelly]

o my this song makes me teary...sobb ^0^

[@crimsonsmirk]

I truly admire Vienna's ability to make up analogies ("announcements beat their wings overhead"), and how she is capturing small details, characters, things each and everyone of us may have experienced or will experience at some point. A wonderful artist... who happened to be at an awful venue. Or maybe it's just the recording that makes it seem as if the audience paid little attention to her?

[@Firrox]

I always thought it was from a parent (male or female) who is taking their daughter to the airport to fly away to live or go to school somewhere else, and they reminisce about her growing up, and the final words are casual in the way teenagers are to their parents when they want to be independent.

[@bluelagoon1980]

I agree! She writes songs often from the prospective of the people she's writing them for (such as Homecoming, which is from a guy's perpspective). From what I remember from her website, or an interview she did, she's in a long-term relationship with a guy. I think. But it doesn't matter whether anyone is gay or straight, it's who they are as a PERSON, and what kind of human being they are, that matter.

[@StenDabran]

Does anybody have sheet music for that song? please send me...that song is so amazing

[@tugboatyan]

Theory: This definately wasn't a perfect venue... her audience was probably a little distracted... their attention span would be shorter than most audiences, so she didn't have the opportunity to let some of the more beautiful chords "ring" for a while. At least, that's what I get from the video. It's still a great performance, and one that I wish I could have attended. ~ Ferrard

[@MusicAndHorses4ever]

@lilifyre Completely agree! I'm a proud lesbian, too!

[@SunjayVideos]

(I always thought she was singing from the perspective of a man personally, since she does that sometimes.) This song though is exactly why she's my favorite artist in any medium ever.

[@GrahamNificent]

No, the song is just from a female point of view. But any interpretation is valid. Especially with this song. On her fansite, someone called it the most "sublimely happy" song of her career, while I think its probably her saddest.

[@GrahamNificent]

All I see is people asking if she is gay; a legitimate question for this song. That isn't homophobia. Unless there were hateful comments that have been deleted, in which case, never mind. :]

[@JackDammitRun]

u didnt answer my question u just put in what you thought about it. if ur not answering my question dont reply to me

[@etnies397]

I'm not homophobic, she could be singing about another girl, but here's my interpretation of the song: She may be singing about herself... Like, two versions of herself in the song. The first person "I" and third person "she" are both her... Upon first listening, this song struck me as if she was reflecting on herself, like taking a step back and looking at herself.

[@Kipniss]

I like her music and the influence from Tori Amos is pretty obvious, and she has cited her as an influence. When she comes into town, the local Asian groups get together to watch her. Pretty decent shows, very conversational with the audiences. The music is alright.

[@crimsonsmirk]

Ah ok,thanks for the info.

[@grayskylightning]

ok thanks for the info..i dont know the song though..i just asked coz she kinda looks boyish for me..its just me i guess..anyway i think she is fantastic..

[@WeAreNotFrog]

Actually, I always thought about the song being about a child, or something. If you listen to the lyrics, and the way Vienna describes how whoever is sleeping, what they're wearing, etc., Vienna sounds somewhat mother-like. Then again, I could be wrong. Stop being so homophobic guys. Don't like the song? Too fucking bad. Love this song, by the way

[@peter77788]

if u really like and know veinna teng you would know shes talking abut herself from her boyfriends point of view and she is not a lesbian ~ better get your feeelings and hers right so don't guess i did most research she used to have a boyfriend k~

[@BrideOfTheWind]

Why should we care?

[@peter77788]

i agree but i know she ain't a lesbian she used to have a boyfriend now she doesn't shes talking about how it feels like with her boyfriend which she doesn't have nw and she is talking from her boyfriends point of view k ~ zz

[@peter77788]

shes actually singing from her boyfriends point of view she used to have a boyfriend but nobody knoew:X so she ain't a lesbian k~