Shakespearean Fish
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Shakespearean Fish is Canadian
pop
singer-songwriter
Melanie Doane
's debut album.
The first track, "Tell You Stories", features Ed Robertson
of the Barenaked Ladies
on co-lead vocals. The third track, "Never Doubt I Love", is inspired by Hamlet
's letter to Ophelia. The final track, "Shakespearean Fish", contains lyrics adapted from a poem by W. B. Yeats.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
pop
Pop music
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
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Melanie Doane
Melanie Doane
Melanie Doane is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter who has had seven Top 40 singles in Canada, including "Adam's Rib", "Goliath", "Still Desire You" and "Waiting For The Tide"....
's debut album.
Track listing
- "Tell You Stories" – 3:43
- "All of Sunday" – 3:27
- "Never Doubt I Love" – 4:10
- "Forgive Me" – 3:51
- "Saltwater" – 4:01
- "Till I Start to Believe" – 3:48
- "Babe in the Woods" – 4:13
- "My Sister Sings" – 3:52
- "God So Loved" – 4:28
- "Silly Me" – 3:35
- "Shakespearean Fish" – 2:33
The first track, "Tell You Stories", features Ed Robertson
Ed Robertson
Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson , better known as Ed Robertson, is the Canadian lead singer, as well as a guitarist and songwriter in the band, Barenaked Ladies...
of the Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
on co-lead vocals. The third track, "Never Doubt I Love", is inspired by Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
's letter to Ophelia. The final track, "Shakespearean Fish", contains lyrics adapted from a poem by W. B. Yeats.