Hecubus...you magnificent bastard. I HAVE your book!
Angel: I can stay in town as long as you want me. Buffy: How's forever? Does forever work for you?
'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 17, 2008 4:30:06 pm PST #7082 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
DavidS - Jan 17, 2008 7:49:10 pm PST #7083 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hecubus...you magnificent bastard. I HAVE your book!
Fuck yeah!
You'll be the... [counts fingers] ...uh, seventh Buffista to read it. But the first to read it in Book Form.
Also? Thank you. Thanks to everybody who bought it.
Polter-Cow - Jan 18, 2008 12:23:34 pm PST #7084 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The most unwanted music is over 25 minutes long, veers wildly between loud and quiet sections, between fast and slow tempos, and features timbres of extremely high and low pitch, with each dichotomy presented in abrupt transition. The most unwanted orchestra was determined to be large, and features the accordion and bagpipe (which tie at 13% as the most unwanted instrument), banjo, flute, tuba, harp, organ, synthesizer (the only instrument that appears in both the most wanted and most unwanted ensembles). An operatic soprano raps and sings atonal music, advertising jingles, political slogans, and "elevator" music, and a children's choir sings jingles and holiday songs. The most unwanted subjects for lyrics are cowboys and holidays, and the most unwanted listening circumstances are involuntary exposure to commericals and elevator music. Therefore, it can be shown that if there is no covariance—someone who dislikes bagpipes is as likely to hate elevator music as someone who despises the organ, for example—fewer than 200 individuals of the world's total population would enjoy this piece.
You really must hear "The Most Unwanted Song." It's definitely...different. ("The Most Wanted Song" is sickeningly awful.)
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2008 1:00:11 pm PST #7085 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm only about four or five minutes into it and already I've laughed out loud four times....
Jon B. - Jan 18, 2008 5:57:49 pm PST #7086 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Dave Soldier, who "composed" those songs, is also responsible for the very cool Thai Elephant Orchestra.
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2008 6:33:27 pm PST #7087 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, I've added "The Most Unwanted Song" to my iTunes and gave it one star. Hopefully at some point, maybe years from now, it will come up on random play and cause much confusion....
DXMachina - Jan 19, 2008 3:32:39 pm PST #7088 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
There's a video of Stephin Merritt doing an accoustic version of "The Nun's Litany" from the new Magnetic Fields album. [link]
Polter-Cow - Jan 19, 2008 9:45:58 pm PST #7089 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
OK, I've added "The Most Unwanted Song" to my iTunes and gave it one star.
I like how the genre is "Unclassifiable."
Jon B. - Jan 20, 2008 1:34:15 pm PST #7090 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Ever wonder where the TMBG song "Why Does the Sun Shine?" came from? [link]
DXMachina - Jan 20, 2008 1:36:25 pm PST #7091 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I knew that! Mostly because someone (Jessica, I think) posted the link here a couple of years ago.