Hey, Jilli -- read my edit, por favor....
Simon: I swear when it's appropriate. Kaylee: Simon, the whole point of swearing is that it ain't appropriate.
'Jaynestown'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
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.
Steph L. - Mar 29, 2004 9:21:00 am PST #1877 of 10003
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Atropa - Mar 29, 2004 9:24:50 am PST #1878 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
But I get kind of a rockabilly flavor from it -- not a flavor; more like a fudge swirl through vanilla bean ice cream -- is that crazy? Are goth and rockabilly incompatible? Or, is that crazy because I'm hearing something that isn't there?
Goth and rockabilly aren't incompatible at all; there's a lot of cross-over, and I've been looking for some good gothabilly comps. I think there is a bit of a rockabilly sound to "Brains", but that isn't a defining characteristic of Voltaire's music.
Oh! for the Star Trek fans here, you should know that Voltaire did an ep called Banned On Vulcan. He's a huge Star Trek geek, and cheerfully wrote an entire cd of filk. My friends who are ST fans assure me it's very, very funny; since I don't really like ST, I listen to the songs with a politely confused expression on my face.
erinaceous - Mar 29, 2004 9:27:04 am PST #1879 of 10003
A fellow makes himself conspicuous when he throws soft-boiled eggs at the electric fan.
DavidS - Mar 29, 2004 9:27:10 am PST #1880 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What Jilli said - there's a lot of cool gothy rockabilly (often called Psychobilly, influenced heavily by The Cramps).
But even original rockabilly had stuff with a dark, ominous vibe, most famously Jody Reynold's "Fire of Love."
I did a whole tape of stuff like that titled The Ghost of Eddie Cochran.
Steph L. - Mar 29, 2004 11:03:25 am PST #1881 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Jilli!!!! I *love* "Goodnight, Demon Slayer"!!!!!
Atropa - Mar 29, 2004 11:10:04 am PST #1882 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli!!!! I *love* "Goodnight, Demon Slayer"!!!!!
He wrote it for his son. It's a wonderful song, and I memorized all the words so I can sing it at my godson the next time he's around.
I also need to send a copy of it to Hec and Deena, so they can play it for their munchkins.
Steph L. - Mar 29, 2004 11:11:01 am PST #1883 of 10003
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I think I need to play it every night before I go to bed, as I've taken to sleeping with the light on lately, due to an unspecified feeling of dread, and recurring dreams about people breaking into my apartment.
Atropa - Mar 29, 2004 11:14:32 am PST #1884 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I think I need to play it every night before I go to bed, as I've taken to sleeping with the light on lately, due to an unspecified feeling of dread, and recurring dreams about people breaking into my apartment.
Then you most certainly should play it every night before bedtime. Seriously. I think it would be perfect.
Steph L. - Mar 29, 2004 11:21:15 am PST #1885 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I've been sleeping with my baseball bat next to me, instead of under the bed. And I have NO idea where the Unspecified Dread came from.
tina f. - Mar 29, 2004 11:24:59 am PST #1886 of 10003
I've been sleeping with my baseball bat next to me, instead of under the bed. And I have NO idea where the Unspecified Dread came from.
Huh. I *just* started sleeping with a hammer on my nightstand. Been living alone for three years and the Unspecified Dread just kind of hit me too.
That's weird.