Fried Gold wrote:Like a shrimp in a suitcase laying on a window ledge,
like a pair of tartan slippers and they're underneath a hedge,
like a scout master at daybreak putting peanuts in his glove,
like a specially formed ice arch for climbing over doves,
like a sardine in a hair net and he's staring at a priest.
These things you'll find constantly irritate our minds.
Like a sugar unicycle that's being ridden by a fork,
like a batten berg owned by Jesus that can miraculously talk,
like a lemon pip with sideboards fighting a bearded crab,
or Bono in a boob tube on the choir master's lap,
like a elaborate heating system apparently in Kent.
These things you'll find constantly irritate our minds.
Like a badger with an afro throwing sparklers at the Pope,
like a family of foxes and they're glowering at some soap,
like a lump of Nazi nougat walking down an avenue,
like a Tudor vacuum cleaner saying "How do you do?"
like a kestrel having sex above a television set.
These things you'll find constantly irritate our minds.
instant_karma wrote:Fried Gold wrote:Like a shrimp in a suitcase laying on a window ledge,
like a pair of tartan slippers and they're underneath a hedge,
like a scout master at daybreak putting peanuts in his glove,
like a specially formed ice arch for climbing over doves,
like a sardine in a hair net and he's staring at a priest.
These things you'll find constantly irritate our minds.
Like a sugar unicycle that's being ridden by a fork,
like a batten berg owned by Jesus that can miraculously talk,
like a lemon pip with sideboards fighting a bearded crab,
or Bono in a boob tube on the choir master's lap,
like a elaborate heating system apparently in Kent.
These things you'll find constantly irritate our minds.
Like a badger with an afro throwing sparklers at the Pope,
like a family of foxes and they're glowering at some soap,
like a lump of Nazi nougat walking down an avenue,
like a Tudor vacuum cleaner saying "How do you do?"
like a kestrel having sex above a television set.
These things you'll find constantly irritate our minds.
Heh. I love Vic and Bob.
DennisMM wrote:They're British, and that strikes me as a very clumsy attempt to work dadaesque lyrics to a bent version of "The Windmills of Your Mind."
They may be irritating Vic and Bob's minds. They're just passing by my eyes and being disregarded as a complete waste of time.
DennisMM wrote:As usual, I've managed not to send the message I desired and succeeded in sending an unintended message. Time to retire for the day, I think.
I didn't mean Vic and Bob are dadaesque or silly because they're Brits. I mentioned they're Brits because that explains why folks from/living in the USA might not have heard of them. I've hardly heard of them myself. I only found out about Laurie and Fry last year, though I've been familiar with each as an actor for quite a while.
DennisMM wrote: "Dizzy" was all right, but you're talking with a man who owns the original Tommy Roe 45, so I'm a tad slanted.
Crimson King wrote:Grande Rojo Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
And the cat's in the cradle
And the silver spoon
Little boy blue
And the man on the moon.
When you comin' home, son?
I don't know when.
We'll get together then
You know we'll have a cool time then.
The Vicar wrote:If anyone recognizes the author of this ( below in wee print )
I will be surpreezed.
Peter Hammill, ex-Van Der Graff Generator front man
seppukudkurosawa wrote:The Vicar wrote:If anyone recognizes the author of this ( below in wee print )
I will be surpreezed.
Peter Hammill, ex-Van Der Graff Generator front man
I'm a pretty big VDGG fan, as well as a fan of some his solo stuff (Over makes me want to never get married. And This Side of the Looking Glass, which you quoted, has to be one of the most touching songs ever written).
Apparently, Johnny Rotten was also into them as well.
You ask me, their best album is The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome, because of the excellence of the two tracks Lizard Play and Cats Eye/Yellow Fever. Most of their stuff is pretty great, though.
EDIT: Here's a magisterial live rendition of This Side of The Looking Glass. It's pretty awful quality, but if I were in the audience that day, I'd dehydrate myself from bawling so much. What a singer! He has the kind of voice that you could imagine getting a little grating after a while, but, when applied to the right material, it's perfect!
Will Scarlet wrote:Nothin's gonna harm you, not while I'm around.
And...
Worst pies in London, I know 'cause I make 'em
I've got the soundtrack to Sweeny Todd totally stuck in my head.
W.S.
Ribbons wrote:Lord Voldemoo wrote:Chorus
Rock me gently, rock my slowly
Take it easy, dont you know
That I have never been loved like this before
Baby baby!
Chorus
Have you seen this commercial, Moo? "Rock Me Gently" is used to great effect.
seppukudkurosawa wrote:Gonna see this guy play in a couple of weeks (the day after I see Aesop Rock).
WalterBunny wrote:seppukudkurosawa wrote:Gonna see this guy play in a couple of weeks (the day after I see Aesop Rock).
I am so jealous of you right now. Not only for Robyn, but also for Aesop Rock.
seppukudkurosawa wrote:WalterBunny wrote:seppukudkurosawa wrote:Gonna see this guy play in a couple of weeks (the day after I see Aesop Rock).
I am so jealous of you right now. Not only for Robyn, but also for Aesop Rock.
They'll both have to be "coffee gigs" if I want to keep up with some of their more brain-twisting wordplay. If Aesop Rock plays Tugboat Complex Pt. 3 from Labor Days, I think I might just have a brain aneurysm and not be able to make Robyn Hitchcock the next day.
WalterBunny wrote:seppukudkurosawa wrote:WalterBunny wrote:seppukudkurosawa wrote:Gonna see this guy play in a couple of weeks (the day after I see Aesop Rock).
I am so jealous of you right now. Not only for Robyn, but also for Aesop Rock.
They'll both have to be "coffee gigs" if I want to keep up with some of their more brain-twisting wordplay. If Aesop Rock plays Tugboat Complex Pt. 3 from Labor Days, I think I might just have a brain aneurysm and not be able to make Robyn Hitchcock the next day.
I've never seen Aesop Rock live. However, if there's one thing that Robyn's good for live, it's the stories that he tells between songs. That's worth the admission alone, and probably something he should release on CD.
seppukudkurosawa wrote:I think he might have a much bigger fanbase in the U.S. than here in England. I don't know anyone here who's heard of the Soft Boys or Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians. If I ever happen to be playing any of his songs, I usually get asked what Syd Barrett track I'm playing. Which is understandable, I suppose, considering he's covered so many of his songs.
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