Charlyn Marie Marshall, also known as Chan (pronounced "Shawn") Marshall, was born in Georgia. After dropping out of high school, she started performing under the name Cat Powerwhile in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Mark Moore, and others. She soon moved to New York City where, after opening for Liz Phair in 1994, she met Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, who encouraged her to record, and played on her first two albums, 1995's Dear Sirand 1996's Myra Lee. In 1996 she was signed to Matador Records, and released her third album, What Would the Community Think, which spawned a single and music video, "Nude as the News". Shortly following the release of What Would the Community ThinkMarshall disappeared from the musical scene, initially working as a baby sitter in Portland, Oregon and then moving to a farmhouse in Prosperity, South Carolina with boyfriend Bill Callahan (who performs under the name Smog).
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Hard Times In New York City Lyrics
Cat Power
( live peel session 2000 )
Old new york city is a friendly old town,
From washington heights to harlem on down.
Theres a-mighty many people all millin all around,
Theyll knock you when youre up and kick you when youre down.
Its a mighty long ways from the golden gate
To rockefeller center n the empire state.
Mister empire sets up as high as a bird,
Old mister rockefeller never says a word.
From the country,
Livin down in new york town
From the country,
Livin down in new york town
Old new york city is a friendly old town,
From washington heights to harlem on down.
Theres a-mighty many people all millin all around,
Theyll knock you when youre up and kick you when youre down.
Its a mighty long ways from the golden gate
To rockefeller center n the empire state.
Mister empire sets up as high as a bird,
Old mister rockefeller never says a word.
From the country,
Livin down in new york town
From the country,
Livin down in new york town