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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 16:00:14 GMT -5
thinking of things that rhymed with vomit. anyway, back to the lyrics. so does anyone's brain immediately jump from "It's been awhile, might say it's high time" and then sing the next line "that i let you slide, i know it's kinda low. but to me it's high time." because mine sort of does that all on it's own. *raises hand* |
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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 15:17:03 GMT -5
dude, how many times i gotta tell you? chicks don't dig vomit. well, where were you 5 minutes ago?! |
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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 14:43:14 GMT -5
so, i stand alone in a puddle of vomit. i see. i've been here before...
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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 14:00:17 GMT -5
i brought this up on the "folk star" lyrical discussion thread, but it really belongs here.
the vomit line.
kinda crude. kind of rude. totally fitting. it might make you uncomfortable to think of the protagonist saying his vows puking all over the place, but i contend that this is a vivid somewhat necessary image for the sake of the song.
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Post by scoOter on Sept 7, 2004 22:26:56 GMT -5
i kind of like it.
then again, i don't mind vomiting.
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Post by scoOter on Sept 13, 2004 8:52:46 GMT -5
we are going to have to agree to disagree here (which is fine), but when you take "my dad" in the context of the song "pine box" from cfmt, i think a pretty strong argument could be made that he did think his dad was pretty amazing.
i see literally no evidence that paul is talking about his dad's flaws in "my dad". he did that in "i hate music". to me, the lyrics are of pure love & admiration.
here we go again... anyway, the meaning of lyrics is always open to interpretation, but sometimes the individual words are not, and in the case of the current debate he actually annunciates clearly, and i really, really, really do not think it is "imbecilic".
(really.)
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Post by scoOter on Sept 12, 2004 23:00:39 GMT -5
i'm sorry. i'm not normally this harsh, but if you think he says "imbecilic", you are wrong. sorry man. it is plain as day, and it sure isn't "imbecilic".
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Post by scoOter on Sept 7, 2004 22:02:24 GMT -5
i think it's emphysema grin, it plays on the dad as super hero theme of the song. also, is it just me or does the "picture of his one and only grandson" line get you right in the old ticker? totally. the ending repeated lines, too. if that doesn't knock you on your ass, you are one cold hearted reptile. it would be schmaltz coming from someone else, but from paul it is fvcking genuine emotion. |
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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 16:38:25 GMT -5
i would say that honor goes to 23 years ago, but i am warming up to it. |
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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 16:01:35 GMT -5
i don't think it is that bad. not my favorite track, but still not my least favorite either.
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Post by scoOter on Sept 9, 2004 19:36:24 GMT -5
now i can understand the folker's urge to choke people. i AM in rare form today, that's fo' sho'! |
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Post by scoOter on Sept 9, 2004 16:37:24 GMT -5
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Post by scoOter on Sept 9, 2004 16:30:38 GMT -5
i wanna know what the hell "don't tell ringo" means....
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Post by scoOter on Aug 9, 2004 22:42:30 GMT -5
was that the sketch when he was playing with blue oyster cult or something?
funny shit.
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Post by scoOter on Aug 7, 2004 7:48:18 GMT -5
I don't know what interview this exchange is from, but I always thought it was funny: Interviewer: "I don't think 'unsatisfied' is a word." Paul: "I guess that makes me unliterate." By the way, "unsatisfied" is a word according to my dictionary. me fail english? that's unpossible! |
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Post by scoOter on Jul 31, 2004 0:17:42 GMT -5
(i hope everyone has heard the magnolias song i mentioned above... they were awesome.)
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Post by scoOter on Jul 30, 2004 19:54:06 GMT -5
leave ya at the morgue - magnolias
("... m-o-r! g-u-e! m-o-r! g-u-e!...")
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Post by scoOter on Jul 30, 2004 19:53:15 GMT -5
m.i.c. - husker du
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Post by scoOter on Jul 21, 2004 8:46:26 GMT -5
you know, this is really a great thread. all of the responses have been great on either a funny or hmmm-maybe level.... good show! here's my attempt!
1. Jingle (Buy It) "la la la... i'm your kris kringle, now buy my jingle..."
2. When Will We Arrive? "yesterday, but never today..."
3. My Dad "the 19th hole..."
4. Looking Up In Heaven n/a
5. Any Way It's All Right "for you tonight..."
6. $100 Groom "call up a whore..."
7. 23 Years Ago "... seems like 24..."
8. As Far As I Know n/a
9. What About Mine? "it's in the ditch along with your's"
10. How Can You Like Him? "i never did, and never will..."
11. New Life "for your first wife..."
12. Gun Shy "not anymore, motherfvcker.."
13. Folk Star "juke box hero..."
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Post by scoOter on Jul 29, 2004 11:31:00 GMT -5
Oh man, that's one of my most favorite, lyric wise. "Poetic cliches" is a tough category, because if you take something that's old hat, and switch it up i.e. the "bastards of young" example, it's not a cliche anymore. Unless, of course, the switch has been done elsewhere, such as, possibly, "rebel without a clue," (although Paul did beat Petty to that line). Back to Time Flies Tomorrow, I admit that parts of it sound like a twisted Hallmark card, but it works for me. Paul has a well documented romantic side that's a nice contrast to the angrier, more sarcastic stuff. That whole part from Time Flies that goes, "Your heart sings with feeling, It don't ache, but baby it's gonna, Swing from the ceiling, Break like a Pinata, Or break like a whitecap, In the sand you'll shiver, With eyes like two hubcaps, At the bottom of the river," is a strong contender for my favorite Westerberg moment. That might be doggerel if it was presented as a poem instead of part of a song, but I'm with Scooter, it's not cliched. to be clear, i was just talking about the hubcab part... some of the lyrics make use of cliche (whitecap, heart singing, etc.), but not the hubcap lines. |
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