Listening to Space Oddity thanks to ita's link. I had a Major Tom-like dream once, except I got to come back from my lonely (though not deadly) space exile to go to the drugstore. So, sort of a different ending.
Well, lady, I must say-- You're my kinda stupid.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
JenP - Jun 03, 2007 7:30:30 pm PDT #766 of 10001
DavidS - Jun 03, 2007 7:31:18 pm PDT #767 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"Strange Fruit" (although I've never heard it all the way through)
You've never heard it all the way through?
You should read the book about it. It's fascinating how that song came to be.
Scariest moment? Billie Holiday explains what it means to Maya Angelou's young son.
§ ita § - Jun 03, 2007 7:39:56 pm PDT #768 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You've never heard it all the way through?
Quite deliberately not. I'm a delicate little flower sometimes.
Laga - Jun 03, 2007 8:09:20 pm PDT #769 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
That list is very late-20th-century American centric. What does it say that the three saddest songs I can think of are all early 20th century (or earlier) Irish? Danny Boy Grace A Pair of Brown Eyes (OK that one's from 1985 but still. It's f*ckin' sad. Oh wait, I forgot about The Green Fields of France
But the very saddest song ever is Australian And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
tommyrot - Jun 03, 2007 8:15:21 pm PDT #770 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Listening to Space Oddity thanks to ita's link. I had a Major Tom-like dream once, except I got to come back from my lonely (though not deadly) space exile to go to the drugstore.
Just a few days ago, my iPod (on shuffle) played "Space Oddity" and Peter Schilling's "Major Tom" back to back. I love both of those songs, but I think I love Bowie's sequel to "Space Oddity," "Ashes to Ashes" even more.
I never done good things
I never done bad things
I never did anything out of the blue, woh-o-oh
Want an axe to break the ice
Wanna come down right now
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know major toms a junkie
Strung out in heavens high
Hitting an all-time low
§ ita § - Jun 03, 2007 8:18:20 pm PDT #771 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wait, is that Waltzing Matilda the Waltzing Matilda? Because as songs go of which I only know the chorus, that's a mindfuck and a half.
tommyrot - Jun 03, 2007 8:24:00 pm PDT #772 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
But the very saddest song ever is Australian And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
You may be right....
§ ita § - Jun 03, 2007 8:24:42 pm PDT #773 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Completely unrelatedly, why are they going on about the length of her skirt? Haven't they noticed she has no breasts? Not even nipples?
Laga - Jun 03, 2007 8:26:20 pm PDT #774 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Want an axe to break the ice
Wanna come down right now
That is a very plaintive couplet.
The original Matilda is the one about the Jolly Swagman down beside the Billabong.
msbelle - Jun 03, 2007 8:39:55 pm PDT #775 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
My saddest song: [link]