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Post by torethatbridgeout on Apr 4, 2004 9:37:03 GMT -5
I spent a pleasurable two-whatever minutes sitting in the liquor store parking lot listening to "Alex Chilton" last night, and this question dawned on me:
Is the song "Alex Chilton" an homage to Alex Chilton musically as well as lyrically?
Also, wouldn't it be cool if Keith Richards toured with PW and they played this song?
Also, where does the Venus line come from?
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Post by adamapple on Apr 4, 2004 9:59:56 GMT -5
i think alex chilton, is just a trinute the the guy , and music he made and who he is, was....musically its the mats, lyrically its paul...tour weith keith would be great, i thought the expensive whinos(his band) would make a great back upo band for paul as well....the line with regard to 'venus'....its called songwriting...dont really think there is any reference...some of the song is very direct to his meeting alex with jesperson when they were in nyc during the snl weekend with jesperson.....
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Post by ClamsCasino on Apr 4, 2004 16:43:05 GMT -5
None of Chilton's music sounds particularly like the Mats song. I'm sure you've heard Chilton at some point in your life, whether you were aware of it or not. Most people are at least familiar with a couple Box Tops tunes (see http://www.boxtops.com). I'm sure that a lot of the lyrics are inside jokes that we'll never be able to decipher. Remember that the Mats actually worked with Chilton; it wasn't just a one-time meeting that provided the inspiration. Paul has talked a lot about their sessions with Chilton in various interviews. Both Paul and Tommy called Chilton "weird," so maybe the "if he was from Venus" line was a reference to his weirdo qualities.
And just to riff on an adamapple typo, maybe Paul should call his band the "Expensive Whinos" as an allusion to his recently neutered vocal style.
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Post by claypigeon on Apr 4, 2004 19:17:20 GMT -5
Also, wouldn't it be cool if Keith Richards toured with PW and they played this song? Followed by Kickin the Stall of course. Chilton's into astrology and stuff like that. Could be another reference to that. |
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Post by prozach on Apr 5, 2004 13:58:30 GMT -5
Also, where does the Venus line come from? John Grey or Bananarama; I'm not sure which. |
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Post by RickVee on Apr 5, 2004 16:53:36 GMT -5
I always assumed that the part of "Alex Chilton" where it breaks down to just the mandolin and Paul's vocals ("good good love/what's that song......") was a musical/vocal reference to a Chilton tune. Anyone?
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Post by ClamsCasino on Apr 5, 2004 17:43:34 GMT -5
I always assumed that the part of "Alex Chilton" where it breaks down to just the mandolin and Paul's vocals ("good good love/what's that song......") was a musical/vocal reference to a Chilton tune. Anyone? He's singing "I'm in love/what's that song/Yeah, I'm in love/with that song," not "good, good love..." |
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Post by prine on Apr 5, 2004 22:51:08 GMT -5
If Paul has done anything that resembles Chilton, it most certainly is on the Dead Man Shake album. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" sounds like an inspired Chilton cover selection as well as the albums take on the blues. If you remember, Chilton in the 80's pulled off a shitload of blues covers as well as originals. They also both have the same penchant for bursting out into laughter in the middle of a line. Otherwise, they have no musical similarity. The Mats borrowed a bit from Big Star but Chilton has completely abandoned pop music. If Paul started doing blue-eyed soul, then ya got something...
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