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established herself as a straightforward singer/songwriter
with the ability to touch the heart and soul of an
audience.
Her songs, performed on piano and guitar, are punctuated by
humorous anecdotes which intensify an audience's
vulnerability to the gripping message of those songs. Iris
was the last of fourteen children born to a church-centered
family. Within the family and the church she learned to
sing and play piano. Iris was three years old when the
family moved from Paragould, Ark. to Orange County, Cal.,
where as a teen she discovered she was in conflict with
much of what was being said in church and left. At 17 she
quit high school, got a GED and went to work at K-Mart.
This was the start of a string of unfulfilling jobs, but it
was also those years an More...
Iris Dement Lyrics List:
(Submit New Iris Dement Lyrics)Acres Of Corn LyricsAfter You're Gone LyricsBanks Of Marble LyricsBig City LyricsBlessed Assurance LyricsBreak My Mind LyricsCalling For You LyricsChildhood Memories LyricsCity Of New Orleans LyricsEasy's Gettin' Harder Every Day LyricsFifty Miles of Elbow Room LyricsFill My Way With Love LyricsFolsom Prison Blues LyricsGod May Forgive You (But I Won't) LyricsGod Walks the Dark Hills LyricsGoodbye Little Darling LyricsHe Reached Down LyricsHeart's Highway LyricsHide Thou Me LyricsHigher Ground LyricsHobo BIll's Last Ride LyricsHotter Than Mojave in My Heart LyricsI'll Take My Sorrow Straight LyricsI'm Out To Try My Hand At Love Again LyricsI'm Still In Love With You LyricsI've Got That Old Time Religion in My Heart LyricsI Don't Want to Get Adjusted LyricsI Don't Want To Get Adjusted To This World LyricsI Miss A Lot Of Trains LyricsI Never Shall Forget the Day LyricsI Still Miss Someone LyricsIn Spite Of Ourselves LyricsInfamous Angel LyricsJambalaya LyricsKeep Me God LyricsKeep On The Sunny Side LyricsLeaning on the Everlasting Arms LyricsLet's Invite Them Over LyricsLet the Mystery Be LyricsLetter to Mom LyricsLiving On The Inside LyricsLove Abides LyricsMama's Opry LyricsMexican Home LyricsMom And Dad's Waltz LyricsMy Life LyricsNear the Cross LyricsNo Time To Cry LyricsNobody Gonna Love On Me No More LyricsOn The Wings Of A Dove LyricsOur Town LyricsOver The Garden Wall LyricsPack Up Your Sorrows LyricsPretty Saro LyricsQuality Time LyricsSweet Forgiveness Lyrics
Sweet Hour of Prayer LyricsSweet Is The Melody LyricsThat's The Way Love Goes LyricsThat Glad Reunion Day LyricsThe Cherry Tree Carol LyricsThe Heart Tells The Story LyricsThe Old Gospel Ship LyricsThe Old Rugged Cross LyricsThe Shores Of Jordan LyricsThe Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home LyricsThe Unclouded Day LyricsThe Way I Should LyricsThere's a Wall in Washington LyricsThese Hills LyricsThis Kind of Happy LyricsTrouble LyricsTroublesome Waters LyricsWalkin' Home LyricsWasteland of the Free LyricsWayfarin' Stranger LyricsWe Could LyricsWheels Of Love LyricsWhen I Was Yours LyricsWhen Love Was Young LyricsWhen MY Mornin' Comes Around LyricsWhere The Soul Of Man Never Dies LyricsWhispering Pines LyricsWildwood Flower LyricsYou've Done Nothing Wrong Lyrics(We"re Not) The Jet Set Lyrics (Submit New Iris Dement Lyrics)
Review about Iris Dement
She's No Bob | Reviewer: Dr HappyPants
------ About the song Wasteland of the Free performed by Iris Dement
Whoa, there Mister! Hold your horses before gushing about this song. Complex? My oatmeal this morning was more complex! Where's the nuance? Where's the thoughtful contemplation? Where's the poetry? I like Iris Dement just fine, but this song is an overexplicated piece of tripe. Try "It's A Hard Life Wherever You Go" by Nanci Griffith. Much better song on nearly the same subject. Or may I suggest "Don't Tear Down" by Darryl Purpose? Or perhaps "Stones in the Road" by the sublime Mary Chapin Carpenter.
Cool as a glass of water. | Reviewer: Laine Moore
------ About artist/band Iris Dement
Iris Dement's song writing ability is as good as it gets, with an ability to perform them just as great! She has the story telling gift simalar to greats like Patty Lovelace, combined with a unique voice with a hint of a growl like Janis Joplin. She can sing at my place anytime.
Mama's Opry | Reviewer: Patricia
------ About the song Mama's Opry performed by Iris Dement
This song takes me back to the time when my mom would play her gospel records and country music on our old phonograph. The reason I like Iris so much is because she takes me back to the time when country music was pure and not pretentious.
Jimmie Rodgers | Reviewer: joeyonly
------ About the song Hobo BIll's Last Ride performed by Iris Dement
That's originally sung by Jimmie Rodgers...Merle Haggard and Hank Snow also did wonderful versions of it..
Unique and Ultimately Rewarding | Reviewer: trixie stanley
------ About the song Let the Mystery Be performed by Iris Dement
This song is the ultimate in wisdom and cheerful wit. It is also very fun to sing and establishes Iris as an intellectual, not just a very attractive and accomplished song writer. You would feel very thrilled if she accepted a dinner invitation , and you would want to present perfect potato salad on the table.
The funniest and most touching song you'll ever hear | Reviewer: Anonymous
------ About the song In Spite Of Ourselves performed by Iris Dement
For once a love song written for the rest of us. This song is both touching in its honesty and funny in its portraits of humanity as it is.
Iris does good | Reviewer: shadowbob@intergate.com
------ About the song God May Forgive You (But I Won't) performed by Iris Dement
When I first heard this (Harlan Howard-Bobby Braddock) song I thought Ieis must have written it she did such a good job on it. you can really feel here disgust with the guy shes saying it to.
I'm still waiting for another country side album from her.
Better than Bob Dylan | Reviewer: Bob
------ About the song Wasteland of the Free performed by Iris Dement
This is the most powerful "political" song since the 1960's. The lyrics are complex and incredibly hard-hitting. I don't agree with all of its politics, but for real, current folk music, Iris DeMent has no equal.
Near perfect | Reviewer: Jeffrey
------ About the song My Life performed by Iris Dement
The words, the melody, the way she sings the song - it's hard to find any better.
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