Skip to content

Frances Livings

Songwriter | Multi-lingual Singer | Author | Poet

  • Bio
  • Ipanema Lounge
  • Shows
  • Music Store
    • Ma Solitude (2017)
    • Ipanema Lounge (2016)
    • The World I Am Livings In (2013)
    • Songs of Antônio Carlos Jobim (2012)
    • Glory Me (2011)
    • Candy’s Caravan (2011)
    • Urban Survival (2010)
    • When Love Falls Apart (2010)
    • During The Hours (2010)
    • Gold & Frankincense (2009)
    • Sticky Traxx (2009)
  • Song Lyrics
    • Banalities
    • Candy’s Caravan
    • Cold Coffee
    • Come Closer
    • Don’t Ask Me If I Miss You
    • Don’t Treat Me Cool
    • Eating the Darkness
    • Glory Me
    • I’ll Be Leaving Soon
    • It Will Never Be The Same
    • Lonely In The Night
    • Long Time Gone
    • Mr. Moon
    • Only Time Will Tell
    • Pebbles In My Hand
    • Please Close Your Eyes
    • Samba On The Moon
    • Urban Survival
    • You Can’t Rewind…
    • When Love Falls Apart
    • White Angel’s Café
  • Poems
    • A Breath She Took
    • Afternoon Delight
    • Breakfast
    • Cast In Bronze
    • During The Hours
    • Evaporated
    • Goldfish Bowl
    • Gold & Frankincense
    • Ink on Silk
    • Ode to Tinsel Town
    • Songs of the Soul
    • The Butterfly
    • The Maliciousness of Words
    • When It Rains
    • Worst Case Scenario
    • Your Perfect Body
  • Contact
  • Blog Posts
    • Livings In Los Angeles – Ma Solitude
    • Songs of the Soul ~ Musical Poetry and its Inspirations
    • From my Jazz Repertoire: Six Favourite French Chansons
    • Aganjú ~ Music and Spirituality
    • Brand New EPK Launched for Frances Livings’ Ipanema Lounge
    • Fishnet Stockings and Lonely Tissues Boxes. The Reeperbahn in Hamburg and Candy’s Caravan
    • Livings In Los Angeles. Public Parks and Gardens and their Impact on Mental Health and the Creative Mind
    • I Just Lost It
    • Funeral Blues…
    • Eating the Darkness. Francesca Woodman’s Wallpaper
    • During the Hours – A wonderful review by the Poet Hound
    • The Mystery of Unicorns
    • “When Love Falls Apart” and the Beauty of Melancholy
    • Morning Has Broken…
    • May You Shine…
    • Waters of March and the Circle of Life
    • True Colors
    • The Pomegranate ~ On Finding Poetry
    • Wonderful Review of “The World I Am Livings In”
    • Creative Influences ~ Poems I Read. ‘Desiderata’ by Max Ehrmann
    • Please Close Your Eyes
    • Livings in Los Angeles. Closet Stories – The Hollywood Uniform
    • National Poetry Month, April 2014
    • Creative Influences ~ Poetry. The Sun at Midnight
    • Creative Influences ~ Sneezles by A. A. Milne on Record-A-Poem
    • Frances Livings’ Ipanema Lounge ~ New Album Out Soon!
    • Still Lifes ~ The Art of Tranquillity
    • Songs of the Soul ~ In Memory of Zane Musa (1979 – 2015)
    • Press Release: New Album Frances Livings’ Ipanema Lounge
    • Staying in Touch…
    • Objects of Desire – Are You Smelling the Roses?
    • Livings in Los Angeles. Whole Foods and the Terror of Me. Now!
  • Voice-Over
  • Book Store
    • Ephemeral Cult Sites – The Staging of Space and Material at Nazi Mass Rallies (2020)
    • Nationalized Landscape and the Cult of the Dead. The Staging of “Blood and Soil” at the Bückeberg 1933 – 1937 (2020)
    • Erscheinungen des Sakralen (2011)
    • Ephemere Kulträume (Dissertation 2003)
    • “Licht” in Lexikon des Künstlerischen Materials (2002)
  • Blog Posts auf Deutsch
    • Waters of March und der Zyklus des Lebens
  • New Release Coyote Moon

Hashtag: lyricist

Song Lyrics

Share this...
Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on pinterest
Pinterest
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on linkedin
Linkedin

Alphabetical Song List

Banalities

Candy’s Caravan

Come Closer

Don’t Ask Me If I Miss You

Don’t Treat Me Cool

Eating The Darkness

Glory Me

It Will Never Be The Same

I’ll Be Leaving Soon

Lonely in The Night

Mr. Moon

Only Time Will Tell

Pebbles In My Hand

Please Close Your Eyes

Samba On The Moon

Urban Survival

When Love Falls Apart

White Angel’s Café

You Can’t Rewind A River

 

 

Leave a comment

Subscribe

* indicates required

Follow Me on Instagram

frances_livings

❖ Jazz in French, Spanish, English w Ipanema Lounge
❖ Author, poet & songwriter
❖ Voice-over actor
❖ Listen to 🌙 Coyote Moon here ▼

Frances Livings | jazz singer
The pod. The Gisela. The ultimate cloud spectacle. The pod. The Gisela. The ultimate cloud spectacle.
👏 That smug feeling you have after a rainy day 👏 That smug feeling you have after a rainy day full of bookkeeping, tidying, and cleaning...
🇺🇸 🎶 I felt very honoured to perform a ja 🇺🇸 🎶 I felt very honoured to perform a jazz set with four fabulous musicians celebrating Germany’s reunification of East and West — Tag der Deutschen Einheit 🇩🇪 With our music we represented the American Consulate and the American Woman’s Club of Hamburg ❤️ 🤍 💙 on the international stage, Bühne der Kulturen! This was our last song, Coyote Moon, also my last single — the link to the recording is in my bio. 
A huge thanks to everyone who came out in the pouring rain 🌧️ ☔️ and yes, it was cold 🥶 but the music warmed my heart…

👏 With Hannes Kühn on guitar, Nancho Campos on drums, Johannes Hudt on upright bass 👏
Instagram post 18026448268629577 Instagram post 18026448268629577
...onto the page and into the paper with fierce me ...onto the page and into the paper
with fierce metal fangs
H’s and T’s, K’s, M’s and P’s
each iron tooth, a dedicated shape
a hammering clamp, a set impression
an instrument of precision...

Read or listen to the full-length piece here:
https://franceslivings.com/poetry/ink-on-silk/

#femalejazzsongwriter #creativelife #inspiration #femaleartists #femaleartist #poetry #womensvoices #spokenword #silk #poemoftheday #poem #poetryfriday #femalejazzsongwriters #femalejazzartists #songwriter #poet #instagood #words #wordsmith #Writing #indiemusician
🔥 DON'T FORGET: SEPTEMBER 1 IS BANDCAMP FRIDAY 🔥 DON'T FORGET: SEPTEMBER 1 IS BANDCAMP FRIDAY !!!
And my entire catalogue is on Bandcamp! 

⚡ WHAT IS BANDCAMP FRIDAY?
On Bandcamp Fridays, an average of 93% of your money reaches the artist/label (after payment processor fees). When you make a purchase on any other day (as millions of you have, with more than $1 billion now paid directly to artists), an average of 82% reaches the artist/label. 

❤️ That said, every day is a good day to support artists on Bandcamp! Be a supporter today! You can purchase one single mp3 or my entire catalogue. The link to my Bandcamp page is in my bio.
:
:
#bandcamp #bandcampfriday #indiemusician #indieartist #Ipanemalounge #ipanemaloungejazz #songwriting #songwriter #indiemusic #kofi #songwriter #songwriting #poet #author #jazz #indiemusic #kofi
🌿 Happy poetry Friday! Today I'd like to repost 🌿 Happy poetry Friday! Today I'd like to repost the following piece that I recorded in dialogue with a cello:
:
A Breath She Took
I savoured that little drop of ink
hoping it would spread
and weave dainty letters
curling into loops of loving words
pretty like lace doilies...
:
Listen to the whole piece or read it here: https://franceslivings.com/poetry/a-breath-she-took/
:
There’s no shame in wanting and needing to heal from an unloving or absent parent. Society may have deemed it taboo, but that doesn't make our thoughts, feelings, or experiences any less valid. It is hard enough to recognize and accept the truth of how we were treated; we don’t need anyone else judging us for being honest with ourselves. Not only must you believe your own truths and show yourself the same compassion you would a friend going through something similar.
:
#poetry #femaleartist #jazzoetry #spokenword #poemoftheday #poetryfriday #poem #poet #mothers #mothersday
🍂 It’s starting to look a lot like — autumn 🍂 It’s starting to look a lot like — autumn 😳 and it’s only August! 😵‍💫 Look at those giant mushrooms 🍄 
:
#autumnvibes🍁 #autumn #mushrooms #mushroom #cobweb #songwriter #songwriting #poet #author #jazz #instagood #follow #followme #photooftheday #ipanemaloungejazz #kofi #wordsmith #writing #renaissancewoman
🧘‍♀️ Happy Friday! Why not stay in bed a 🧘‍♀️ Happy Friday! 
Why not stay in bed and – listen to poetry?
Here's a cute little piece I really enjoyed writing and recording! Read the poem or listen to the #jazzoetry piece on my website!
:
Happy #poetryfriday 
:
The Maliciousness of Words
Double phrases, single words
puns intended; metaphors
synonyms and silly rhymes
juggling words for a simple line…
Some words are peaceful
approach you on tip-toes
quietly knock then enter
the way a humble crowd
slowly fills and swamps a room
travelling the mind
drifting through the corridors
then queuing in a line
obediently waiting
for their harvest time
Then caught up in a scribble
entangled in a phrase
victim of a printout
when having to emerge again
some forgotten or dismissed
or purely filed away
Words can be so spiteful
narcissistic enemies
self-righteous teasers
a single word-parade
stuck in a heavy dictionary
on an unturned dusty page
flaunting their six syllables
an intricate masquerade
of stubborn little units
wanting poems custom-made
Yet triggering elation
a spectacular word-snatch!
but no! it’s an autistic word
not wanting a true match
a rigid little bastard
that sends you off the track
Other words are lyrical
their mirror is the song...
:
Frances Livings © 2007
:
https://franceslivings.com/.../the-maliciousness-of-words/
:
Recording credits:
Artist: Frances Livings
Album: During the Hours
Label: Moontraxx Records, 2010
Frances Livings – voice
Brandon Coleman – piano
*
"Umbrella Lady" by Catrin Welz-Stein "Speechless"
*
*
#jazzoetry #spokenword #ipanemaloungejazz #poemoftheday #poetryfriday #poem #femalejazzsongwriters #words #wordsmith #Writing
Load More… Follow on Instagram

Join me on Facebook!

Frances Livings

Follow me on Spotify!

Featured Recordings

More Blog Posts

  • Moon Songs. Coyote Moon
  • Moon Songs. Mr. Moon
  • Livings in Los Angeles – Ant Man, Teddy and Rabbit. Thoughts on the Artist Mike Kelley
  • Participation in an Audio Guide and Interview for a Podcast
  • The Healing Powers of Sound
  • The World I Am Livings In
  • My Spanish Repertoire
  • A Breath She Took ~ A new Jazzoetry Release

Index

Your Comments

  • Frances Livings: Weltenwandlerin zwischen Musik, Poesie, Kunst und Natur - MassivKreativ on Livings In Los Angeles. Public Parks and Gardens and their Impact on Mental Health and the Creative Mind
  • Frances Livings on Aganjú ~ Music and Spirituality
  • Moon Bourjolly on Funeral Blues ~ Songs and Poems about Death
  • Songs of the Soul ~ In Memory of Zane Musa (1979 - 2015) - Frances Livings on Songs of the Soul
  • Reeks on Aganjú ~ Music and Spirituality

Support This Site

Did you find joy or inspiration? Then please show some support on Ko-fi!

Featured Playlists

Live Shows

Frances Livings tour dates

Theme: Vogue by Kaira
  • Basket
  • Bio
  • Blog Posts
  • Blog Posts auf Deutsch
    • Waters of March und der Zyklus des Lebens
  • Checkout
  • Contact
  • Frances Livings’ Ipanema Lounge ~ Multi-Lingual Latin Jazz & Pop
  • My account
  • Shop
  • Voice-Over
  • Song Lyrics
    • Come Closer
    • Don’t Ask Me If I Miss You
    • Don’t Treat Me Cool
    • Eating the Darkness
    • Glory Me
    • It Will Never Be The Same
    • I’ll Be Leaving Soon
    • Lonely In The Night
    • Mr. Moon
    • Only Time Will Tell
    • Pebbles In My Hand
    • Please Close Your…
    • Samba On The Moon
    • Urban Survival
    • When Love Falls Apart
    • White Angel’s Café
    • Banalities
    • Candy’s Caravan
    • Waters of March
  • Poems
    • A Breath She Took
    • Afternoon Delight
    • Breakfast
    • Cast In Bronze
    • During The Hours
    • Evaporated
    • Gold & Frankincense
    • Goldfish Bowl
    • Ink on Silk
    • Ode to Tinsel Town
    • Songs of the Soul
    • The Butterfly
    • The Maliciousness of Words
    • When It Rains
    • Worst Case Scenario
    • Your Perfect Body
  • Music Store
    • La Solitude (2017)
    • Ma Solitude (2017)
    • New Release Coyote Moon
    • Ipanema Lounge (2016)
    • The World I Am Livings In (2013)
    • Songs of Antônio Carlos Jobim (2012)
    • Candy’s Caravan (2011)
    • Glory Me (2011)
    • When Love Falls Apart (2010)
    • During The Hours (2010)
    • Urban Survival (2010)
    • Sticky Traxx (2009)
    • Gold & Frankincense (2009)
  • Book Store
    • Ephemeral Cult Sites – The Staging of Space and Material at Nazi Mass Rallies (2020)
    • Nationalized Landscape and the Cult of the Dead. The Staging of “Blood and Soil” at the Bückeberg 1933 – 1937 (2020)
    • Erscheinungen des Sakralen (2011)
    • Lexikon des künstlerischen Materials (2002)
    • Ephemere Kulträume (Dissertation 2003)
  • Shows