Four years later, "Shiny Happy People" proved they should stay as far away from love songs as possible.
Redeemed somewhat by R.E.M. playing it on Sesame Street as "Shiny Happy Monsters."
My whole life, I've never loved anything else.
Oz ,'Him'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
DavidS - Sep 18, 2005 8:39:24 pm PDT #542 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
dw - Sep 18, 2005 8:51:37 pm PDT #543 of 10003
Silence means security silence means approval
Redeemed somewhat by R.E.M. playing it on Sesame Street as "Shiny Happy Monsters."
FURRY Happy Monsters.
Annabel danced around to it (FHM) the other day. She's into R.E.M.
Jim - Sep 19, 2005 12:14:45 am PDT #544 of 10003
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) is one of the best records ever. Hole used to do a great live version. In terms of disturbing semi-abusive love songs you can't get better than You Don't Have To Say You Love Me in which Dusty basically grovels for 3 minutes to a lover who clearly does't give a fuck.
Gandalfe - Sep 19, 2005 4:13:59 am PDT #545 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
What about Joan Armatrading's sublime (I Love It When You) Call Me Names?
Michele T. - Sep 19, 2005 4:26:12 am PDT #546 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
My friend Paul used to do a version of "Shiny Happy People" as it would have sound sung by the late great Ethel Merman.
Really, it saved the song for me.
Jim - Sep 19, 2005 4:28:40 am PDT #547 of 10003
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Misguided Angel, on the first Cowboy Junkies album, is pretty chilling, too.
erikaj - Sep 19, 2005 4:51:26 am PDT #548 of 10003
Always Anti-fascist!
Of course, there's "Luka," is that pop? It got airplay like pop, for a while.And I thought Tom Petty's "Last Dance With Mary Jane was pretty weird too, but that was the video of dancing in the morgue...
Fred Pete - Sep 19, 2005 5:02:17 am PDT #549 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
Disturbing pop, early '60s version -- Joanie Sommers, "Johnny Get Angry"
I want a brave man
I want a cave man
Johnny, show me that you care, really care, for me.
I'll also add Marcie Blaine, "Bobby's Girl." The only thing she wants in life is to have a particular guy as a boyfriend?
Jon B. - Sep 19, 2005 8:52:52 am PDT #550 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Steph! Love the tagline. Those MSR collections are great!
Steph L. - Sep 19, 2005 11:40:24 am PDT #551 of 10003
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
We listen to BBC 6 over the internet at work, and right now they're doing a Most Overrated Album Ever contest.
Chatty!co-worker and I are amusing ourselves by slagging on albums.
My suggestion was Beck's "Sea Change."
(To be fair, I'm just basing my slag on the fact that *I* don't get why it was so very very lauded.)