But what about "And the colored girls go"? (re: Walk On The Wild Side)
That's OK, because it was really white girls singing that.
OK, I have no idea how that would play now.
My food is problematic.
River ,'The Message'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
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.
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2010 7:24:58 am PST #2450 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
DavidS - Feb 05, 2010 7:30:53 am PST #2451 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But what about "And the colored girls go"? (re: Walk On The Wild Side)
FWIW, that line was used ironically at the time as "colored" had been largely supplanted by "black" in the early seventies. It was a purposefully fuddy duddy way to phrase it.
Is the Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request a parody of Sgt. Pepper and/or the zeitgeist of the time?
It's not a parody; it's an interesting failure. One which was roundly blasted at the time but has gotten renewed appreciation over the years.
My friend Matthew used to describe it as "speed freaks on acid" - but he considered that to be its chief virtue.
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2010 7:36:18 am PST #2452 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's not a parody; it's an interesting failure. One which was roundly blasted at the time but has gotten renewed appreciation over the years.
I only heard that album for the first time a few years ago, but I really like it. I'm especially fond of "Citadel", "She's a Rainbow" and "2000 Light Years From Home".
Frankenbuddha - Feb 05, 2010 8:07:45 am PST #2453 of 6436
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
"2000 Light Years From Home"
I love this song. Worth the price of the album, IMO. I also got to see Love & Rockets cover it in concert, which was very, very trippy (both the version and the experience of them doing it).
tommyrot - Feb 08, 2010 1:27:00 pm PST #2454 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Another random question: What songs are there about Kurt Cobain? Off the top of my head I can only think of "Androgynous Mind" by Sonic Youth and "Let Me In" by R.E.M.
Is the Patti Smith song "About A Boy" about Cobain?
Sue - Feb 08, 2010 1:40:03 pm PST #2455 of 6436
hip deep in pie
Let it Die by the Foo Fighters
DavidS - Feb 08, 2010 2:13:11 pm PST #2456 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Is the Patti Smith song "About A Boy" about Cobain?
Yes.
I know I've seen a list of songs about Kurt and Courtney. There's a lot.
Courtney inspired "Bruise Violet" by Babes in Toyland, among other songs.
DavidS - Feb 08, 2010 2:14:21 pm PST #2457 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
DavidS - Feb 08, 2010 2:19:34 pm PST #2458 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
tommyrot - Feb 08, 2010 3:02:23 pm PST #2459 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Huh. More than I'd thought there'd be.
Thanks.