Sunny Came Home was the 2nd single from Shawn Colvin's album A Few Small Re… Read Full Bio ↴Sunny Came Home was the 2nd single from Shawn Colvin's album A Few Small Repairs. It was Shawn's breakthrough mainstream single peaking at #2 on the Pop Chart, and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997. The song also reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary and the Hot Adult Contemporary charts. To date it is her only appearance on the Hot 100. The single helped Shawn's album A Few Small Repairs reach the top 40 on the Billboard 200 and the album eventually reached platinum status.

Sunny Came Home won 2 Grammies in 1998 for Record and Song of the Year The song was also nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal. Shawn's acceptance speech for Song of the Year was interrupted when rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard went on stage in protest of Wu Tang Clan's not winning Best Rap Album.

Sonny Came Home
Shawn Colvin Lyrics

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Sunny came home to her favorite room
Sunny sat down in the kitchen
She opened a book and a box of tools
Sunny came home with a mission

She says days go by I'm hypnotized
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind

Into the fire

Sunny came home with a list of names
She didn't believe in transcendence
It's time for a few small repairs she said
Sunny came home with a vengeance

She says days go by I don't know why
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire

Get the kids and bring a sweater
Dry is good and wind is better
Count the years, you always knew it
Strike a match, go on and do it

Oh, days go by I'm hypnotized
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire

Oh, light the sky and hold on tight
The world is burning down
She's out there on her own and she's alright
Sunny came home
Sunny came home

Came home
Home

Overall Meaning

The song "Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin is a story of a woman who returns to her home with a mission. The song captures the emotions and thoughts of the singer and takes the listener on a journey. The lyrics begin with Sunny coming back to her favorite room and sitting down in the kitchen with her tools and books. She is focused on her mission, and she has a list of names. The second verse delves deeper into her psyche and reveals that she feels hypnotized and is walking on a wire.

The chorus of the song is repeated multiple times, and it’s perhaps the heart of the message. Sunny is wrapped up in her thoughts, afraid to turn back and face the world she's always known. She wants to leave it all behind and move towards something new, perhaps represented by the fire metaphor. The final verse encourages her to get up and take action. The lyrics suggest that she has been planning her move for a while, and now it's time to take the final step.

There are several interpretations of the song, with some suggesting that Sunny has returned to burn down her home, while others believe that she’s on a mission of revenge against someone or something. The exact meaning might be elusive, but the themes of empowerment, transformation, and taking charge of one's life are evident.

Line by Line Meaning

Sunny came home to her favorite room
Sunny returned home to the place she loves the most

Sunny sat down in the kitchen
Sunny went to the kitchen and took a seat

She opened a book and a box of tools
She started to read a book and brought out her tools

Sunny came home with a mission
Sunny had a purpose for coming home

She says days go by I'm hypnotized
Sunny feels like she's in a daze as time passes by

I'm walking on a wire
Sunny feels like she's in a precarious situation

I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Sunny escapes her thoughts through imagination

Into the fire
Sunny's thoughts might be dangerous or illogical

Sunny came home with a list of names
Sunny brought a roster of people she wants to talk to or see

She didn't believe in transcendence
Sunny doesn't believe in beyond-the-physical world exists

It's time for a few small repairs she said
Sunny thinks it's about time to fix things up

Sunny came home with a vengeance
Sunny returned home with a strong, unforgiving desire for revenge

Get the kids and bring a sweater
Sunny tells someone to take the children and wear warm clothing

Dry is good and wind is better
Sunny prefers it dry but would rather have a windy environment

Count the years, you always knew it
Remind yourself how many years it's been, as you've always known about it

Strike a match, go on and do it
Light up something, and just go ahead and do it

Oh, days go by I'm hypnotized
Sunny feels like she's in a daze as time passes by

I'm walking on a wire
Sunny feels like she's in a precarious situation

I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Sunny escapes her thoughts through imagination

Into the fire
Sunny's thoughts might be dangerous or illogical

Oh, light the sky and hold on tight
The sky should be ignited, and someone must hold on tight

The world is burning down
The planet is getting destroyed

She's out there on her own and she's alright
Sunny is alone and safe, even if everything's falling apart

Sunny came home
Sunny returned home

Came home
Sunny came back home successfully

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: John Leventhal, Shawn Colvin

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@saraliza3137

2y↑240

Sunny came home to her favorite room
Sunny sat down in the kitchen
She opened a book and a box of tools
Sunny came home with a mission
She says "Days go by, I'm hypnotized
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire"
Sunny came home with a list of names
She didn't believe in transcendence
And it's time for a few small repairs, she said
Sunny came home with a vengeance
She says "Days go by, I don't know why
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire"
Get the kids and bring a sweater
Dry is good and wind is better
Count the years, you always knew it
Strike a match, go on and do it
"Oh, days go by, I'm hypnotized
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire"
Oh, light the sky and hold on tight
The world is burning down
She's out there on her own, and she's all right
Sunny came home
Sunny came home
Came home
Home

All comments from YouTube:

@ihuman7253

27w↑96

If you’re seeing this in 2024, I’m officially your friend 😊

@brandonmoore7497

6w↑6

I’m listening to Shawn Colvin Sunny Came Home mid April 2024

1:46

@aliyamoon80

5w↑1

Hello, friend! ❤

@sarahj500

5w↑2

Me too 4/16/24 💜

@Th3DarkOnE

5w↑1

4/19/24

@FredPitzer

Howdy friend

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@mcclendon5434

22w↑20

The message of this song. Sunny was sick and tired of abuse.

@elminero49

Sunny was arrested and latter convicted of First-Degree Arson and 8 counts of First Degree Attempted Murder. It is highly likely that Sunny will not be coming home again ever. Sunny will be up for parole in the year 2045. An insurance settlement was used to rebuild the house that Sunny burned down.

@JaxAndree

2y↑1.9K

Who else misses the 90s like crazy?

@dentonyoung4314

2y↑68

I'd love to go back to the 90's.

@carolynlowry8586

1y↑17

@@dentonyoung4314 I have been searching for this song off and on for years! When I first heard it on the radio, for some reason I thought it was Jessica Simpson singing.

@seanlepley1474

1y↑40

I tell people all the time, if I could go back to the 90s and do everything the same, changing nothing knowing I'd be right here where I am, having made some decisions that were less than we'll say honorable I would do it in A HEARTBEAT...had the best time of my life then and would ABSOLUTELY do it again.....guess I could've answered your question w/an "I do" instead of writing a novel...🤣🤣👍🤘🤘🤘🤘

@CraigTodd924

1y↑36

I was born in 88...The 90's was my childhood..So many great memories of this kind of music on the radio and MTV when I was little.

@Fearsome87

1y↑18

@@CraigTodd924 Born in '87 here and feel exactly the same! That along with Vh1 hits, and fuse were all I'd ever sit and watch all day!

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@GeorgeJackson-nh5ri

36w↑93

Im 44 now i grew up in the 90s full of memories and good times, what else can you say

@willritter4076

16w↑4

I'd be honored if some 90s fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performances of NAME by the GooGoo Dolls, ADIA by Sarah McLachlan, and "1979" by the Smashing Pumpkins in tribute to 3 of the most iconic 90s bands. Live acoustic with no autotune. Peace out and stay safe in the '020s.

@davidniedjaco9869

41 now..u have to have good memories of the 80s as well..cuz ur 44 and I'm 41 and I do..well maybe u don't have good memories of them but u at least must remember them if I do..80s and 90s rocked!

@shekman111

5y↑2.1K

Hello 1997, it's good to hear from you old friend!

@marcirwilcox1160

5y↑59

Aww my love for 1997! I love you👌

@willritter4076

4y↑19

I'd be honored if some mid/late 90s fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of "Arms of an Angel" by SARAH MCLACHLAN, "Name" by the GOO GOO DOLLS, and "Long December" by the COUNTING CROWS on my YT channel in tribute to 3 great 90s standards. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace out.

@thomasmartin4281

4y↑38

This song was everywhere that year.

@TravelinBand747

4y↑27

Yup, this song reminds me of my junior year in high school. Was huge on the radio the spring of that year!

@shilohstore6086

4y↑12

Well said

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@adriangoh4063

43w↑108

Almost cried at the intro. All the memories just come flooding back.

@robertrucker9161

19w↑47

Its amazing how such a dark song could be so beautiful.

@2012BeyondtheWorld

16w↑1

Dark side - Kelly clarkson

@jagarman

10w↑1

🎉You're so right my friend, I always thought it was a love song until now when I can understand the words that I couldn't 24 years ago. Brings me nice memories of my brother's family in Idaho. Saludos.

@user-iz7cc3xr6m

This is a fuckin masterpiece

@frederick1230

46w↑42

The middle and late 90s was absolutely ruled by female artists wayyyy too many to list - deserving

@brookmarie2845

4y↑1.7K

The 90s had a lot of really amazing female artists.

@jeannesimmons9155

4y↑58

I miss the 90s! Such a great time to grow up! No cellphones and not many people had the internet. Great times with great music!

@richardkidwell4134

3y↑21

There really were alot of them. Youngsters with taste in music , take the time and check them out. Not all were solo artists, many sang lead in some excellent bands.

@footy2rock

3y↑9

@@jeannesimmons9155 Yeah I never had a cell phone or internet back in 97

@jeannesimmons9155

3y↑7

@@footy2rock I don't think there were many people who did.

@katherinelewis2815

3y↑22

Yes. Paula Cole

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@Mangosteencountry

2y↑620

She won a Grammy for Record of the Year 1998. So richly deserved. How beautifully this song has stood the test of time.

@lilbideo

1y↑9

I believe I can fly by R.Kelly deserves the award instead

@KristinaTurnerAquarius

@@lilbideo No. He is a rapist.

@zombieapocalypse3837

@@lilbideo I bet he wishes he could. "R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges"

@maxinemorris6927

1y↑23

@@lilbideo no he didn't that's why he didn't get it so Ha !

@lilbideo

@@maxinemorris6927 you can hug a transformer instead.

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@scottyb83

2y↑230

I remember not liking songs like this back in the 90s only because they were overplayed on the radio. It's nice to listen to them a quarter century later to appreciate them.

@CraftySouthpaw

2y↑15

I have the EXACT same feeling.

@timvoigt4383

1y↑6

I remember in 1981, Air Supply's THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE seemed 2 be always on the radio being played 2 the point where I started 2 h8 the song but when I went away 2 Navy Basic Training @ Gr8 Lakes Recruit Training Command for 8 weeks & then when I heard the song after the training.....it seemed like a Christmas present 2 hear it again!

@rebecca8525

52w↑5

I feel that way about every Spice Girls song that was a radio hit.

@BrunoMei-go5cg

50w

ele começou bem

@andrewcarlton6357

44w↑1

You were right not to like this song in the first place.
One of the most annoying songs ever written!

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@tenebrousoul9368

51w↑164

I sent a letter to Ms/Mrs Colvin explaining what this song meant to me, and how she got me through some really dark places. She was so kind, patient, and empathetic. A true class act, she was, and humble, too

@veronicaalleyne

45w↑5

well, there realy isn't any excuse for being ungracious

@sydneefrost2321

41w↑14

She comes in to my work all the time

@tenebrousoul9368

41w↑3

@@sydneefrost2321 oh neat! That's awesome

@dahliablack9017

21w↑8

Did she only have this hit? I was little when this song was big but I remember my mom blasting this in the car all the time. I too miss the 90s. Don't know why I was in such a rush to grow up

@veronicaalleyne

14w↑3

I don'y understand ungracious celebrities, there's just no excuse for it

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@himerosTheGod

3y↑84

I’ve been through abuse neglect poverty & homelessness, & I survived 😌

@donaldfewell8908

3y↑5

congratulations on surviving and moving on! :)

@moniquejanis4516

3y↑2

🖤

@theylaughatmynickname4860

3y↑3

She’s out there on her own and she’s alright ..

@jessicarowland7934

3y↑1

I didn’t

@jeannesimmons9155

God bless you! 🙏💜

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@izzymoan7230

10w↑22

This song played around the time my mum passed away. It always brings tears to my eyes when I hear it. ...I had just turned 21, mum was 57.

@charlottegregory3082

10w↑1

I am so sorry for your loss. This song is so awesome and even though the memories you have about it are sad but think of it like this your mum is at peace. I will be 57 in 4 days, and I thank God I am still here, and I am sure my children do too!! Mum went home!!!!

@brandonmoore7497

10w

@izzymoan7230 Heartfelt Condolences

0:49

@StoneStephenT

2y↑351

"And it's time for a few small repairs, she said" is still one of the most haunting and empowering lines I've ever heard in any song.

@hopppy54

2y↑6

Absolutely

@SuperD1960

2y↑20

Light the sky and hold on tight is the line that got my attention

@greekprincess2261

1y↑1

Yup me to this song is soo powerful and empowering

@legendarylibraxoxo4465

1y↑10

Young Colvin was about to kill some shit 😂 I love this song and I miss the 90's 😭

@tinaduerme1892

48w↑11

She didn't believe in transcendence

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@KaraNolting

31w↑56

I'm covered in nostalgic goosebumps and remembered every word.

@jefflim1838

8y↑848

physically and emotionally abused by my stepdad at a tender age, i have watched this on mtv and that day i decided enough, packed my bag and left that miserable house which was subsequently torn down by a tornado..never looked back after that day. im doing fine now. thanks for this song.

@urbanqid9604

8y↑39

Beautiful. Thank goodness you were still here alive and well

@missnotofthisworld5706

5y↑46

Me too except the Tornado Part. I cut contact with My Narcissistic Mom and Awful Sister Too. The Rest Of Superficial uncaring Family To Which I was Family Scapegoat. It still Hurts Though. I like this song Too.

@joncampos5551

5y↑15

jeff lim Cool story because you survived your dad and the tornado. That was his karma I suppose.

@cornflakegirl1718

5y↑11

God bless you, Jeff 💚.

@Chantara27

5y↑10

im very glad you got away that terrible situation

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@rickroberts6339

6y↑428

I get chills when I hear the line "Sunny came home with a vengeance"

@davidb2206

5y↑11

"Hell hath no fury ... "

@danphillips2784

5y↑15

And Shawn Colvin holds her guitar as if aiming a rifle in the video right after!

@saracole1192

5y↑1

I hear it as "A mission."

@maceyharper2268

5y↑1

As do I.

@armierocamora6941

5y↑5

i fee goosbumps everytime i heard this song..

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@southernbellekari

16w↑13

There was SO much artistic expressionism in the 1990's. I'm so glad I lived it. This is the soundtrack to my youth! 🙌 I still carry the music & fashions with me 30 years later. I wear all my Dr Martens, collect all things celestial & crocheted, wear my favorite perfume CK BE, always sprinkled with something glittery & forever in love with & playing 90's songs. Truly I am stuck in that decade & refuse to waver. This song absolutely stirs my soul..... There will never be another era like this !!! 💙🌟🌛

@saraliza3137

2y↑240

@harmony1910

1y↑24

Thank you for writing the lyrics of this beautiful song🌸

@saraliza3137

1y↑17

@@harmony1910 You are so welcome! It was copy and paste but I definitely wanted to put the lyrics here for this! It's a gorgeous song and Shawn Colvin is just a completely beautiful songwriter! I saw her live back in the day 3 or 4 times at least!
Absolutely amazing! 🥰🙌

@tomS729

47w↑8

Great lyrics

@saraliza3137

47w↑5

@@tomS729 They really are! All of her songs really! I saw her in concert four different times back in the day and every show was absolutely phenomenal

@spankynater4242

39w

You just plagiarized that from the song.

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@jlogg8738

8y↑1.4K

This is the sweetest sounding song about arson and murder ever. Of all time.

@PilsenB

8y↑60

+Jeremiah Payte Don't forget "Independence Day" by Martina McBride (the Sean Hannity theme song). There should be an arson/murder compilation album.

@lesterclaypool1

8y↑52

+Jeremiah Payte
Who'd she murder.
Mama admits she burned the house down, people just assume daddy was in it.

@kaziu312

8y↑3

LOL!

@jlogg8738

8y↑3

***** Me too. Have since 9th grade

@Hero3128

8y↑58

Damn! It's been 19 years since this song was released, and I only just found out what the song was about.

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@juss-passin-thru

3y↑241

The 90's were the absolute best years of my life!

@putjesusfirst9814

3y↑4

Me too unfortunately I was born halfway through them so I didn’t get to experience it for long

@Ancient_Ys

3y↑5

Mine too.. Born in 89 so got the chance to experience and grow up throughout the 90's I miss those days..

@passionfruitsugar

3y↑10

Same.. born in 1980...90s was my teen years..frigen amazing!

@goldylocksac6586

3y↑1

Yes for sure

@088ShanieWonder.

3y↑3

Born in 1988 songs like this takes me way back to those times

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@MoonTaco

41w↑60

27 years later I finally understand this song in its entirety. What a masterpiece

@AdmRose

50w↑17

If you never watched this video on VH1’s Pop Up Video back in the day I can’t express in words the experience you missed, and I feel sorry for you.

@letfreedomring2699

4y↑1.3K

If this song doesn't make you nostalgic for the 90's, then no song will.

@gujuboyz85

3y↑11

Same with Friday I’m in love

@declanmcbride9516

3y↑13

Love your profile title! So true! Stay strong my friend

@letfreedomring2699

3y↑9

@@declanmcbride9516 Thanks Declan. Likewise.

@hamitcampos4989

3y↑6

It does and it also reminds me of the first girl I'ed ever met. Erin C O'dell was her name. I still remember Erin to this tune.

@AmySox

3y↑6

Yes, Shawn was one of my ex's favorite artists. I just added this song to my karaoke repertoire, too.

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@lord_kinbote3920

3y↑80

We're all thirty somethings coming here in a fit of nostalgia.

@weslomusiclove

3y↑6

forty-something here lol but you're right about the nostalgia.

@Tommyblueeyes

3y↑2

Pffft i was 20 when this came out.....was a great year for music

@thebkstank2095

Seen

@shannonblanchard8195

15w↑1

Fifty yr olds!!!

@allnamestaken10

14w↑1

Just hit 40

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@lonercafe1716

5w↑5

In the 90s I missed the 80s. In the 00s I missed the 90s but in the 20s I don't find myself missing the 00s or 10s of the 21st century. Oh well 😅

@avii4967

1y↑38

2023..and I'm still crying from this song. Wish some day I would be able to hear this song without crying..so ill know that I have been health. Hugs for everyone whos need while hearing the song.

@padraic1983

1y↑2

Your not alone

@Music-tk5oq

45w↑1

Great healing song 4 a fucked up world!

@brandonmoore7497

38w↑2

I’m listening to Shawn Colvin Sunny Came Home early September 2023

@killa_kel

26w↑1

Thank you 😢

@bluethelucario6194

4y↑75

As someone with emotionally abusive parents, I can relate to this song. I’ve fantasized escaping and destroying all reminders of their abuse with me watching and letting my past slip away, with this song playing in the background. I’m so glad I found this song.

@Rhall20448

1y↑6

I feel your pain

@lilac6411

32w

I bet you are a great son😊

@connie114

25w

I can surely relate! ❤❤❤

@boudicaastorm4540

9y↑3.7K

There were so many good mainstream female artists and singers popular in the 90s it's not even funny - Shawn, Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Melissa Etheridge, Annie Lennox, Lisa Loeb, Jewel, Sophie B. Hawkins, Suzanne Vega, Meredith Brooks, Sheryl Crow, K.D. Lang, Abra Moore, Alanis, Amanda Marshall, Dolores O'Riordan, Tori Amos, Joan Osborne, Tasmin Archer, Natalie Merchant, I'm sure I'm leaving out a ton but it was such an inspiring time to be a female teenager growing up. They sang about a variety of issues and they were confident, strong women, I feel very lucky that I grew up in that time.

@wbiro

8y↑87

+boudicca storm Loreena McKennitt had a good run in the '90's. Funny how you said "lucky you grew up in that time" (rather than saying something like "It was a good time to be alive")(which is what I'm limited to saying!) - the point is I have a theory - that whatever we heard when we were 14-17 becomes 'ours' for the rest of our lives (my '14-17' was 1969-1973 - and come to think of it the largest proportion of my cover songs are from those years, but I'm trying to do every decade since the beginning of time). I've notice that one generation tends to ignore subsequent generations (my peers hardly know anything past the '70's existed musically) but I rolled-up my sleeves and dug and found some songs from some of the artists on your list worth covering (I haven't heard of all you've listed yet - I've just skimmed the major radio hits so far - but if it's anything like 1969, the best music never reached the mainstream)... I guess the second point is that a good song is a good song, no matter what decade it is from (meaning the song is 'timeless') - one just has to look past the period's studio productions to see it (Example, I played some Nat King Cole on the piano for my daughter (who grew up in the '90's) and she loved it - meaning she heard it without the period drawbacks (passing fads in orchestration and production)...

@user-sd7qt3hy8l

8y↑51

+boudicca storm now days its nicki minage.....ugh

@kidboise5380

8y↑18

+Numi How Interesting to see someone write about this notion so thoroughly. You got me thinking about music that I enjoyed from ages 14-17. The years were 2003-2007, and my god, how right you are. Keane's "Hopes and Fears" came out in 2004 and is probably still my favorite album. Bands like Death Cab for Cutie and The Shins, artist Neko Case...their songs are very special to me. I listen to music from across many decades and enjoy many new artists, but you're right. Songs and artists from that particular age are SO SPECIAL to me. Just something to be aware of, I guess.

@raykirkbride4330

8y↑83

i agree this was a great time for female artists. now everyone wants to sing about being a hoe while looking lije a hoe and dancing like a hoe.

@mrfrogbutt1

8y↑17

+J Carr Edie Brickell,Wendy Melvoin,Lisa Coleman are great

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@charlesgoodson5774

2y↑199

Over 25 years later, and it's still hard to find any song quite like this one -- with its magnetic blend of soft-rock, folk, and alterna-pop. And really, how often does a song about arson strike a chord with the mainstream? Looking back, it still feels like a good choice for the Grammy trophy. (But also, I'm tipping my hat to "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?") That would be awesome to have a comeback of strong female singer-songwriter music like this!

@mickwayne3398

2y↑6

It's a very Austin Tx kind of music

@42Mrgreenman

2y↑2

I mean, according to YT, she is still touring...I'm a 90's kid, so new folk (I too love Where Have All the Cowboys Gone), grunge (STP prob my fav), and alternative rock (ala Third-Eye Blind) just hit a chord in my soul (Pun intended)...nothing quite like it...

@ShazeemKhan

2y↑4

Hold on, some new boomer / millenial singer / rapper will ripp it off soon, oops I meant "sample" it

@bexmw

1y↑1

I also relate these two songs

@joannecrawford6806

1y↑1

Paula Cole was one of my favorites ❤

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@Conniebsheetmusic

20w↑22

I heard this being played the other day and realized I had forgotten about it. So happy to hear it again. I absolutely love this song. I have been listening over and over. I won’t forget it again. ❤

@brandonmoore7497

20w↑2

@Conniebsheetmusic Shawn Colvin Sunny Came Home is my number one favorite song

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@HD-er2cq

19w↑4

Takes me back to my younger days.

@ameliacabanas8830

4y↑288

Female artist during 90s rocks they're music was so meaningful I can listen to this kind of song over and over

@dovidsokol380

4y↑3

I Concur

@luisaflores8174

4y↑2

You are right

@shiestyrecords3225

Britney Spears?

@lucienlachance6985

3y↑3

Artists*
Rock*
Their*

@karlwhitford7523

Spellbinding

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@Gildedbutterfly1976

8y↑1.4K

Haven't heard this song since the 90's. Holy nostalgia.

@mickfunny4185

8y↑8

+Bryan Snyder summer of 1997, a Clinton in the White House, and now...

@robyourtime

8y↑16

The last Clinton in the White House. Those filthy criminals are about to have their asses handed to them on a plate. Trump landslide victory coming.

@chrisdemers1858

8y↑2

WOW a Trump supporter...I hope he delivers

@gb1984yt

8y↑2

rob poynter I hope for the best from credited good luck!

@robyourtime

8y↑13

Janadu Sounds like Bill Clinton to me...

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@chrisbarclay

2y↑23

Heard this is the car today. Took for granted back then how good music was with organic real instruments and players. Great bass playing on this.

@theloottheloot

2y↑18

The drummer is seriously underrated in this song! They carry a funk beat.

@terrispilde5348

3y↑51

This song reminds me of a semi-dark evening with the sun slowly fading....

@terrispilde5348

3y↑4

@BC BC ...... and that's when Sunny came home lol. :)

@knewledge8626

3y↑7

The smell of rain on pavement. The old guy behind the counter. Pigeons taking flight. The cat on the table. Mist on the water.

@kalikoshaw6811

9y↑104

90 s music was a true Era for talent

@CShannon1991

9y↑20

I love 90s music!

@h1ddn4g3nd4

7y↑2

Damien Shaw So true, and that goes for ALL genres.

@starlimitz2

7y↑5

True talent and true innovation

@GarageStudio7

6y↑2

defpickles98 Actually across different genres many artists displayed great talent/mastery over their skills but the days that's definitely not the case.

@baileymoran8585

1y↑22

My aunt lived with us when I was really little. I never knew why. I just knew that she had left her husband, whom I don’t even remember meeting. This was one of those songs she’s always turn up when it came on the radio. Later I’d find out why she left him to move halfway across the country. I’d learn why my parents both woke me up in the middle of the night with no warning, dropped me off at a neighbor’s house, and came back a few days later with my aunt in tow, and I know why she lived this song so much. I think I knew before I ever got the full story.

@57highland

29w

Your aunt didn't go back to her husband, did she?

@gazzamuso

28w

❤❤❤

@jamesmoll6309

2y↑51

The chorus of this song is, imo, so incredibly well written, arranged, and performed. The drums perfectly in the pocket. The moving, grooving bass line. That awesome electric guitar arpeggiating in the background. And of course that melody line over it all, with the subtle harmony tucked in there as the understated icing on the cake of it all.

@andrewraphael3800

46w↑3

I completely agree - as a record producer myself I use this as a gold standard song to compare from, and it is a must for any singer-songwriter I work with. It's just perfect in every way.

@spankynater4242

39w↑1

With your well thought out analysis, you’re just going to ignore the Boffo tambourines?

@jefflim1838

24w

I agree... this might be like a classical music in year 2100

@guyincognito2851

6y↑38

"Light the sky and hold on tight, the world is burning down."

@BuellerBuellerBuelle

10y↑61

Sunny came home to kick some ass.

@ArmandosecoMr

10y↑8

yeah!

@paulamiles9559

2y↑29

Shawn seems to be able to sing both harmony and melody with single voice.❤

@stifado1001

34w↑7

Saw Shawn at Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh on 22/9/23, she was excellent!

@AlexDeChristian6323

10y↑46

One of the best 90's songs.

@jakewheeler6678

4y↑499

I miss music like this. Nobody makes soft rock like this these days.

@sabrinaahmed9477

3y↑16

It was the best. Reminds me of my teens. Give anything to go back.

@anelisamorgan8590

3y↑1

Same!!

@Lizcawick

3y↑20

I agree. No disrespect but music today is no good. I miss old days.

@michaelparness2896

3y↑18

We’re here, we are underground and struggling, but we are here.

@coreylipow180

3y↑11

Ugh these comments. There are other good music these days. Music changes. Everyone is always nostalgic about the music that was important to them in their youth, and says stuff like this

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@ThyNameIsCursed

11w↑4

I mainly listen to metal metal of all sorts....BUT, there is just something about show Shawn Colvin sings and even more so this song! I just always come back to the his song and have been for years

@TralfazConstruction

2y↑15

Twenty-five years ago. I still have the muscle memory of things like selecting a radio station in the car I was driving and stopping when I heard "Sunny Came Home". What a springtime for excellent music and it seems like it was yesterday.

@Music-tk5oq

1y↑1

Yes it was spring '97 when this came out.

@Monbloid1963

8y↑158

A mellow tune with intense lyrics of someone seeking freedom from inner torment. Amazingly deep.

@MSW96

8y↑6

This has to be the perfect description of the song. In one word--mellow. It's beautiful.

@MissAstorDancer

7y↑3

I agree, excellent, but subtle, description of this song.

@rebeckkaalmstadt167

7y↑4

MissAstorDancer Exactly right , when my inner torment got to me I would listen to this song and it seem it would all disappear.

@chillbotgalaxy3649

@davisfontanes

6y↑2

You’re so hot

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@karenzhou1083

7y↑69

Hard to believe she is 61 already. How time flies!

@Rudepenaltyoffside

7y↑4

Karen Zhou , no way!!gosh!!!

@CherryFrog321

5y↑7

Wow! I never realized that she was already in her 40s when this song was released.

@colinmontgomery1956

2y↑12

One of the most haunting songs of all time...

@jaynifur7641

2y↑10

The golden 90s hit. This was one of them. I was a teenager back then and this song brought back all the sweet memories of those days...

@josesiliezar1758

4y↑346

"She didn't believe in transcendence"
Only those who have survived horrific abuse can truly appreciate the meaning of those words...

@todd77777772000

4y↑48

This song is about a woman who "makes a few repairs" to the oven, then uses the gases to burn her house down by lighting a match. She does this in an attempt to escape her past.
Colvin was inspired by a painting, which she used on the cover of the album. The artist was a friend of Colvin's, Julie Speed.

@undergroundkingz7969

3y↑9

@@todd77777772000 pretty exact! I was gonna comment something about this being about a girl who burns her house down.

@todd77777772000

3y↑3

@@undergroundkingz7969 i go to songfacts dot com to find out what was said by the artist themselves.

@undergroundkingz7969

3y↑6

@@todd77777772000 yea I figured out through Spotify’s behind the lyrics, then it’s also in the Wikipedia page for this amazing song. It’s not about abuse though, a common misconception for this song.

@todd77777772000

3y↑10

@@undergroundkingz7969 I just miss a lot of 90's early 2000's music. even when life sucked then it was still a lot better then now for me.

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@erk44

3y↑586

As a child this song was pretty to me, as an adult its sad because i can understand it

@amytilden9799

3y↑23

Its supposedly about murder. Lol. It remember watching that on MTV as a twelve year old kid. Wow. Where has the time gone? 💓💓💓💓

@ptjlbk

3y↑6

Same

@JS-os5bl

3y↑1

I explain it in one of the latest replies above.

@goldylocksac6586

3y↑1

Me too

@thejanglezclan

3y↑6

Yep. My parents divorced when I was 4. I don't remember my father. His nickname was 'Sonny'

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@leehow86

33w↑4

We were really living at the times of these songs. Now we're just re-living when we hear stuff like this. What a great time to be alive.

@kmcaston21

8y↑310

This song got me through a really hard time in my life, I didn't burn the house down but I got away from abuse

@1977sprout

8y↑22

+Kimberly Caston Good for you, I am glad you got out of a bad situation, It's never easy and I am glad you made it out ok :)

@kmcaston21

8y↑8

+Michael Willis thank you so much.

@AgentF84s

7y↑6

i dont think Sunny in the song i abused but she is angry and the house is full of bad memories.

thats why she burns it down and start a new life and then feels good again

it is a song that comes once in a life time just like Suzanne Vegas "Luka" that Shawn sing backround vocals on 1987

10 years before she wrote This song

@carlosanaya4149

6y↑1

Kim80 good job

@markadams7328

6y↑4

I know Shawn would be proud to know she helped you. ;-)

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@MrHaydosmoore

3y↑25

Man, I miss the feel-good 90s.

@rayhs1984

3y↑2

Sunny is almost defiantly killing people in this song. Or at the very least comiting arson.

@WahWeeWooWah

2y↑16

This song. I always come back to it even when I forget about it for while. Hits different each time.

@LisaLee__

2y↑15

Wow, this feels like home. Remembering and singing lyrics that were buried deep in fond memories is such a surreal warm cozy feeling

@king-wm4pf

9y↑48

I am not exaggerating if I say it is one of the most beautiful songs

@kelleyeidem667

9y↑2

+‫فيصل الغامدي‬‎ The song is about murder by arson.

@yamotero

8y↑49

90's all the way

@ninawestlake5005

2y↑12

I've been humming this song throughout the whole day. I still love it. Good to know there's more people with the same taste in music. We need to keep good things alive.

@scottb9704

2y↑8

90s were unmatched!

@williamvillagomez69

9y↑19

I actually got tatted the year 97 on me. The best year of my life. Good times. I identified very well with the music& art genres of that time. I try to re-live those moments as best as I can with the settings of today. it was privelige growing up as a late teen back then. I love all my gen X'ers. Peace.

@OdeeOz

7y↑86

Song still haunts me after all these years.

@user-xv4dp8gu3o

12w↑2

This song makes me feel so much nostalgia. Makes me think of my childhood home in the 90s, when all my siblings lived together. Wish I could go back

@hallmarkaddict8455

2y↑34

It makes me physically sick with nostalgia on how a song like this can literally take you back in a time machine and make you feel you're living in the time when this came out and all the old feelings you had with that time in life.

@KM-mv3qr

Physically sick??? Really?

@hallmarkaddict8455

2y↑2

@@KM-mv3qr wow. Really? You sure take things way too seriously. Physically sick like overcome with so much emotion . Clearly you've never had a song do that to you otherwise you would know what I'm talking about. 🤦‍♀️

@kristintucker7585

2y↑1

I know exactly what you mean.

@JJ-zl9mh

1y↑1

I agree I feel exactly the same when I hear this song

@Lovergiirl48

1y↑1

The nostalgia is heart aching

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@juventusventuno9213

8y↑62

one of the those songs you have in your head upon waking in the morning. and you are unusually quiet and pensive all day.

@drama85007

5y↑1

Yup, nailed it 🖤

@jasoncamp483

8y↑34

"Get the kids and bring a sweater
Dry is good and wind is better
Count the years, you always knew it
Strike a match, go on and do it"

@markjung9735

37w↑11

God i love this song!!!❤❤❤❤

@CannaMom87

13w↑10

Still here in 2024...Wow..the memories that come along when you turn on 90s hits.. had the best..

@brandonmoore7497

12w

I’m listening to Shawn Colvin Sunny Came Home early March 2024

1:10

@jenniferjbrito

10y↑36

ugh! I LOVE the 90s!!

@paternotaboada4037

It's tru

@paternotaboada4037

I cannot quite put my finger on

@guestguest5300

7y↑21

She won a Grammy for this song. Takes me back to good music of the 90's.

@JEazy86

Yeah and ODB crashed her acceptance speech 😂

@SandunSuranga

2y↑6

It really took me into 90's

@susanlauren6150

11w↑2

The other day heard this song playing at the Kroger store. I had forgotten what a beautiful song it is. Love the video very hypnotic.

@calpendletonjr.9034

31w↑4

I miss the best artist like Shawn Colvin!

@TravelinBand747

5y↑8

One listen to this song and it’s 1997 again, I’m a 17-year-old junior in high school, and I’m working my first job as a cashier in a grocery store. Don’t miss everything about those days, but it was a good time! Memories!

@jacqueliney32

7y↑66

This song does not last nearly long enough to satiate my craving for it. Pure gold this.

@shilohstore6086

The greatest songs and ever do that's why they're great

@SgtJoeSmith

1y↑6

wow she was 40 in this video! i thought mid 20s. i liked this song in 90s when 1st came out. still like it.

@kevinsimms4792

15w↑2

Damn....takesme back to the first time i heard it on the radio❤ long live the 90s music

@CherryFrog321

3y↑27

I am turning 30 in a few months and was about 5 1/2 when this song came out. It's definitely one of the first songs I can remember hearing on the radio (along with a few others from '97, like You Were Meant for me by Jewel, and Where Have All the Cowboys Gone by Paula Cole.). I still remember what fun, simple, and carefree days those were.

@Music-tk5oq

1y↑2

All 3 were from spring 1997

@ValPicinichFan4Life

10y↑19

Shawn Colvin is magnificent. She can take awful subject matter and make it sound beautiful when she sings.

One of my all-time favorites... amazing song.

@DanielReid88

Actual talent back in the 90s and before. ❤️

@hollypietrzak5214

10y↑70

1997 sure had a lot of good songs

@willritter4076

5y↑2

I'd be honored if some mid/late 90s fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of Mmm Mmm Mmm by the CRASH TEST DUMMIES, Long December by the COUNTING CROWS, and BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY by the Verve on my YT channel in tribute to 3 great 90s standards. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace out.

@MrAtown3057

Wu tang is for the children

@phoenixnyc

5y↑19

"Light the sky and hold on tight...."

Something about that lyric just makes me smile every time.

@missyturner2222

5y↑3

I always liked, Time for a few, small repairs, she said. Sunny came home with a vengeance. Lol. Can't help but smile either. 🙂 just a little one.

@titaramirez378

1y↑4

This song was released in 1996.
LATER was released as a SINGLE in June 1997.

But many people already knew her since 1996.

Regards from a man from Lima who has lived outside of Peru for a long time.

@shansimpson8262

1y↑4

Shawn Colvin was my first concert. I won a radio contest for tickets. She's an incredible singer.

@14zanessafan

8y↑163

i listen to this song almost all the time when my mom drove me to school when inwas growing up ahh the 90's

@jimmyhill9843

8y↑17

same scenario for me. remember this coming on the radio a lot in the morning on the way to school!! those were the days! lol

@steveerino3731

7y↑30

As an old and gray now man of many colors, what I find interesting is that so many would put this beautiful music in a box. As a song from a "time when". This is ageless music sung by an ageles performer. Forty or Eighty years from now this song and especially this singer will have not lost anything in how the intent and the feeling were intended. Shawn is a gift as are those that have surrounded her to bring her to us. Music is why we humans are afforded life. Honor and Remember those that make you realize that. Thank you Shawn.

@priskruger314

Fully agreed. Speaking 2019 Sia writes songs with deeper meanings. As do more. Even if they have a techno beat. ♡♡♡ P.s. Lately been going back to The Carpenters and Beatles and I am from 1985. And another gem in the spirit of Sunny came home is from Marshmellow: happier. From a mans perspective. So beautiful.

@psychobillychef

1y↑4

I was in foster care when I used to go to the dentist and this song would always come on. I loved it. My foster family was so wanna be Xtian and they wouldn’t let me listen to mainstream music yet I used to quietly listen to my radio on the alternative radio station. It was like an escape from the fact that I was in foster care and away from my real family. This song always will have a soft spot in my heart. Always looked forward to going to the dentist lol

@rockdefdiva

49w↑7

This song brings me so much comfort and hope of better days ahead

@melinda10100

10y↑9

Oh I remember this. Good days of music.

@RosePetal17

3y↑59

This song has had a profound effect on people (I was reading the comments below) The deep and emotional effect that music has, can make one a believer in "transcendence."

@ricktherrien8235

2y↑1

Here here!!

@benjaminharris7091

48w↑3

For so many people, music is the “thing that is bigger than the self” that Maslow talks about. And that’s something we all need. Music definitely transcends all times, places and situations in my life. It is a constant source of pleasure, inspiration, motivation and sustenance for me. So, I definitely believe in “transcendence” when it comes to music! I’ll believe for Sunny!

@MarkTwain-or7yu

28w

@benjaminharris7091 thank you for believing in me-sonnyspawn

@TDTam11

1y↑7

VH1 played this video 3x an hour August 1997.

@SS-gz2wi

20w↑4

I was only 14 when this came out but I loved the melody & lyrics so much. Beautifully composed 💜

@hraith

4y↑42

This song is wired in my head to a specific moment in my life, in a parking lot at a university, asking myself if there's anything more to life. Things got complicated, but this song remains right there in my brain.

@karelhernandez6095

2y↑2

It takes me to the summer of 97' Downtown San Antonio..

@johnburke6332

2y↑2

@@karelhernandez6095 Spring,97 in Southern Sydney, Australia for me. A.k.a. The good old days👍

@Music-tk5oq

@@karelhernandez6095 Tampa 4 me , swimming in the Hillsboro Bay with my dog.

@JessicaDanyaahla

9y↑29

one of the most beautiful songs of the 90s. damn i miss the 90s!!!

@genievetaylor1042

6y↑3

I miss it everyday. Things got really sucky in the past 20 years. :(

@saracole1192

You and me both.

@albertombasa4971

5w↑1

Old school is gold.. it’s all gone but we’re still living it and riding it like no other 🦾💯😂🙏🏻

@elh1977

51w↑9

In an interview, she states that it's not about a specific event. She only put down the foundation per se and listeners fill in the puzzle. Basically, you make it your story, and how you relate to it. We are doing exactly what she wrote it for. To me it's about being hurt, forgiving the ones that hurt you and moving on.

@TheACcam

32w↑4

Is it about forgiveness and moving on? Hmmmm.

@sonozaki0000

10y↑28

I can't believe this song is a murder ballad, omg
When I was a kid I used to hum the song alot...

@Janadu

9y↑2

crystarius Not sure it's murder. I think she's just burning down a few appropriate houses. She says to take the kids and grab a sweater, so that doesn't sound like she intends to take anyone down--just their possessions.