Petra Haden
Petra Haden (born October 11, 1971) is an American violinist and singer. She is or has been a member of several bands, including That Dog, Tito & Tarantula, and The Decemberists; has contributed to recordings by The Twilight Singers, Beck, Mike Watt, Luscious Jackson, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer, The Rentals, Victoria Williams, Yuka Honda, The Gutter Twins, and Cornelius. She is the daughter of the jazz bassist Charlie Haden; the triplet sister of bassist Rachel Haden (her bandmate in That Dog) and cellist Tanya Haden (married to singer and actor Jack Black) with whom she has performed as The Haden Triplets; and the sister of bassist-singer Josh Haden, leader of the group Spain.
Biography
In New York City, in 1996 she released her first album, Imaginaryland, consisting mostly of original a cappella music. In 2000, Petra was struck by a car while crossing a street in Los Angeles; the resulting injuries forced her out of performance for several months. In 2005 she released the home-recorded album Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out (Bar/None), a complete a cappella rendition of The Who Sell Out. The project was suggested to Haden by longtime friend Mike Watt, who also gave her the eight-channel multi-track cassette recorder she used to make it. Funded in part by a Durfee grant and wanting to perform the work live, Haden created a new arrangement of The Who Sell Out for a ten-woman a cappella choir called Petra Haden & The Sellouts. The premier live performance of the full work occurred in July 2005 at the Ford Amphitheatre as a part of the "sound." concert series.
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- Petra Goes to the Movies released: 2013
- Hearts & Daggers released: 2008
- Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out released: 2005
- Petra Haden and Bill Frisell released: 2005
- Imaginaryland released: 1996
- Ten Years released:
- Bella Neurox released:
Petra Goes to the Movies
Released 2013- Rebel Without a Cause Main Title
- God's Lonely Man
- Cool Hand Luke Main Title
- Cinema Paradiso
- A Fistful of Dollars Theme
- Psycho Main Title
- Goldfinger Main Title
- Carlotta's Galop
- It Might Be You
- The Planet Krypton
- Superman Theme
- My Bodyguard
- Pascal's Waltz
- Calling You
- Hand Covers Bruise
- This Is Not America
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Armenia City in the Sky
by: Petra HadenMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
If you're troubled and you can't relax
Close your eyes and think I'm this
If the room exploding in your head all turn to facts
Close your eyes and think I'm this
Armenia, city in the sky
Armenia, city in the sky
If you ever want to lose some time
Just take off, there's no risk
If you ever want to disappear
Just take off and think of this
Armenia, city in the sky
Armenia, city in the sky
The sky is glass, the sea is brown
And everyone is upside-down
Armenia, city in the sky