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Ophelia Rising logo & photos
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New Skyview Entertainment is the online home of Ophelia Rising, a Los Angeles-based band. (From left: lead singer Lexa, guitarist Tigger, drummer Melissa). Lexa is the creative force behind the website, which goes beyond the usual promotional rigmarole to address fundamental questions about art and censorship.
Cover of Natalie Merchant's album Ophelia. The title track inspired Cheryl Boswell's Ophelia.cover of Ophelia by Natalie Merchant
© 1997 Elektra Records
cover of Swamp Ophelia by Indigo Girls
© 1994 Epic Records
Cover of Indigo Girls album Swamp Ophelia.
Back cover photo of Kate Bush from the album Hounds of Love. Conceived as the "cover" of the b-side mini-album The Ninth Wave, a series of songs following the often delirious stream-of-consciousness of a drowning woman. Kate has said this photo was inspired by John Everett Millais' painting Ophelia.Kate Bush from Hounds of Love
© 1985 EMI Records
Ophelia's Pond concert photoConcert photo of Ophelia's Pond, a Los Angeles-based band whose "sound is a hard, driving force that uses an array of different influences to explore new musical possibilities."
Ophelia's Sweet Demise, a Milwaukee-based band with a gothic aesthetic.Ophelia's Sweet Demise photo
Ophelia photoOphélia, "Dominica and the Caribbean's foremost Lady of Song".

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Lyrics of "Ophelia" by the Canadian band Moist