Vivian on 4/2/2011 at 10:35
touch my bum:
that is life.
(Cheeky Girls).
Oddly melancholy, and quite affecting.
Xorak on 5/2/2011 at 02:13
Wait a minute Queue, who's the fascist that's knocking Russ Ballard?
Nonetheless, I think I have a pretty good one:
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cShYbLkhBc) Mr Roboto:
I'm not a hero, I'm not a savior,
forget what you know,
I'm just a man whose circumstances,
went beyond his control
(bonus points if you sing along to it in your head)
But seriously, poor Russ Ballard, it's sad to see a man that gave us so much awesome in the '70s fall into typical '80's shtick. He never really recovered from the 80s sound either.
Sg3 on 5/2/2011 at 02:25
"We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I ..."
[ducks]
casalor on 15/2/2011 at 20:29
"While you and I sat down to tea,
I remember you said to me,
that no amount of poetry
would mend this broken heart,
but you can put the Hoover round
if you want to make a start."
Billy Bragg, The short answer.
demagogue on 16/2/2011 at 03:24
This thread needs some Shonen Knife, Half Japanese, & Daniel Johnston.
(Edit: "Mediocre" only in terms of musicality and actually knowing how to sing & play an instrument. But these songs are brilliant and transcend music. The lyrics make them great.)
Shonen Knife - (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9TzBXzSJyg) Burning FarmTo this vast wasteland
We will set a flame
This is the beginning of our
Burning Farm
Half Japanese - (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssvrElHFIH8) Trouble in the WaterMaybe there's trouble in the water in loch ness.
Maybe it's bigger than a house and blacker than ink.
Maybe there's trouble in the water.
There's safety on the shore.
It might be something evil.
Made of skin and sin and bone.
Or it might be gentle.
Not unfriendly.
Just unknown.
Daniel Johnston - (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICLXH8wdXhk) I Live My Broken DreamsWhen I was out in San Marcos, a year ago today,
They probably would have put me in a home.
But I threw all my belongings into a garbage bag,
And out into the worldness I did roam.
My hopes lay shattered like a mirror on the floor,
I see myself and I look really scattered.
But I live my broken dreams.
Bakerman on 16/2/2011 at 08:54
"We got our eyes on the firmament,
hands on the armaments,
heads full of arguments
and words for our monuments."
Progress by Midnight Oil.
I consider it an awesome song (and an amazing band) but most of the world disagrees so I have no worries adding it :p.
henke on 16/2/2011 at 14:50
Quote Posted by demagogue
This thread needs some Shonen Knife, Half Japanese, & Daniel Johnston.
(Edit: "Mediocre" only in terms of musicality and actually knowing how to sing & play an instrument. But these songs are brilliant and transcend music. The lyrics make them great.)
Well
everything by Daniel Johnston in that case. :D
His songs usually are best when they're sung by other people. I especially like the coveralbum "Dead Dog's Eyeball" by Kathy McCarty.
jstnomega on 27/2/2011 at 04:53
if memories were all I sang, I'd rather drive a truck :thumb:
Malf on 1/3/2011 at 17:07
Hardly mediocre as they're, overall, probably my favourite band, but in the Alice Donut song "Mother of Christ", there's this gem:
I wanna feel the messiah's head
Against my con-fused virgin breast;
I wanna
Lac-tate
Sin-free
Kolya on 1/3/2011 at 19:48
Yeah, that's a nice image.
