Errors-To: owner-ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu Reply-To: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu Sender: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu From: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu To: ecto-request@ns1.rutgers.edu Bcc: ecto-digest-outbound@ns1.rutgers.edu Subject: ecto #532 ecto, Number 532 Monday, 19 April 1993 Today's Topics: *-----------------* Checking in... Re: Berlin Laurie Anderson, Arnold Schoenberg, and Frank Zappa...? Re: Reckless Kelly Re: I forgot.. Champagne Jam, 4/18/93 Good omens from the promo zone Re: This Mortal Coil query Re: Updates and Bulletins from the Happy Zone Lyrics to extra trax Ohrwurm Good Omens Re: ecto #531 Greetings from Vickie ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 18 Apr 93 13:05 EDT From: robert@deepspace.nj00802.sai.com (Robert Lovejoy) Subject: Checking in... Hi Folks! Two quick notes: Karl, since I haven't seen anyone else answer this one, I think the first line (the fire's sweeping our very street today) sounds like a piece of "Gimmie Shelter" from the Rolling Stones. Angelos, I don't think Susanne sent any promo copies to Boston Radio stations. The closest was Greenfield, MA's WRSI. I'll double check with her next week. See you all again soon! Bob ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 18 Apr 93 11:30 MET DST From: uli@zoodle.robin.de (Ulrich Grepel) Subject: Re: Berlin /me about Mitch's comment about JFK's 'Ich bin ein Berliner': > - inserting 'ein' into the sentence makes it saying 'I am from Berlin'. Leaving > it out has the same meaning but could also mean 'I am (a typical) Berliner' > - 'Ick' is probably the way most English speaking people would pronounce 'ich'. > And I think I have heard the JFK word and if I remember right he really > said 'ick'. Is my memory that bad? Do I really have to rely on TV commercials to remind me of what Kennedy said how? Anyhow, there's a TV commercial in Germany where they offer a commemorate coin about Kennedy and there they show the scene where JFK sais 'Ich bin ein Berliner'. Note the 'Ich', he sais it in (almost) perfect German. No 'Ick' like Berlin dialect or English accent but 'ich' like it has to be. And 'ein' Berliner (I had a flickering thought (failing RAM chips somewhere in my head again) that he really said it without the 'ein'), really sounding like 'I am a Berliner'. And - as usual - they cite him without keeping the context or at least the whole sentence. Hmmm... that thing has not left my head: We have an old (1964 or very late '63) book about Kennedy. The complete speach of JFK in Berlin is printed, but in German. I will give the relevant part and then try to retranslate it back into English. Any errors in the translation are mine. JFK: "[...] Vor zweitausend Jahren war der stolzeste Satz, den ein Mensch sagen konnte, der: Ich bin ein Buerger Roms. Heute ist der stolzeste Satz, den jemand in der freien Welt sagen kann: Ick bin een Berliner. (Der Dolmetscher uebersetzte: Ich bin ein Berliner.) Ich bin dem Dolmetscher dankbar, dass er mein Deutsch noch besser uebersetzt hat. [...]" And now for something not altogether completely different: JFK: "[...] Two tousand years ago the proudest sentence a man could say was this: I am a citizen of Rome. Today the proudest sentence one can say in the free world is: Ick bin een Berliner. (The interpreter translated: Ich bin ein Berliner.) I am gracious to the interpreter that he has translated my German even better. [...]" Some comments: "Ick bin een Berliner" is almost what a true Berliner would say. Those would probably say "Baliner" instead of "Berliner". But the "een" is the correct 'word' for "ein". Now it seems that my commemoration coin commercial does not cite Kennedy but the interpreter... And for those who didn't know yet: JFK does not even mean himself by speaking in the first person singular. And for those who did not know why the proudest sentence anyone could say on June 26, 1963 was "Ick bin een Berliner": Berlin was divided by the now 'defunct' Berlin Wall and so the West Berliners could not move more than about 40 kilometers in a straight direction without being stopped. But they held out... Bye, Uli ======================================================================== Subject: Laurie Anderson, Arnold Schoenberg, and Frank Zappa...? From: metatron!joe@dogface.austin.tx.us (Joe Zitt) Date: Sun, 18 Apr 93 14:42:55 CDT mojzes@monet.rutgers.edu (brni) writes: > after the laurie anderson show i saw on thursday, she came out and > took questions from the audience. she's very nice, and yet still > very "new york". anyway, she mentioned that following springsteen > at a stadium show was the worst stage experience she'd ever had. > "there i was, playing 'let x=x' on the keyboard, and it felt really > tiny. suddenly it felt like 20,000 people yawning simultaneously..." > (paraphrased, of course). I remember reading this somewhere. She said that intricate music just doesn't work in stadiums, and what carries across is big, slow chordal slabs, like Broooce uses, as do other stadium rock artists. I can believe it -- one of the worst stadium shows I ever saw was by Frank Zappa, who's done wonderful stuff in other contexts. His quick chord, tempo, and instrumentation changes turned into a hanging blob of audio mud. Interestingly, soon after I read this, I ran across an article by Arnold Schoenberg saying that the same acoustical properties in quickly expanding concert halls made Brahms popular in his day. ObHappy: If she has any stadium shows planned in the near future, perhaps she should reconsider; her music is a tad too intricate for the venues... > a couple of weeks ago i heard a song on the radio > by a guy named david bearwald. it was some song about > being in a car with a sadist, or something, and was > really very cool, sorta laid-back jazz feel. does > anyone know anything about him? are the other songs > on the album any good? I believe this is from Baerwald's second solo album, "Triage". A few years ago he got a bunch of airplay with an album he did with... uh... some other guy named David under the name "David and David". "You could be an ocarina salesman going | Metatron Press | Austin, Texas! from door to door..." -- Laurie Anderson | Human Systems Performance Group ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 18 Apr 93 17:36:23 EDT From: WretchAwry Subject: Re: Reckless Kelly Christo (I'm glad you like the name!) writes: > Well, with all this talk of good films and things, and what with my > surprise at sitting (just) in the top ten posters for the last month, > I thought I'd share some thoughts on a film I saw on the weekend. > > Ever heard of Yahoo Serious ? No, it's not a brand of soft drink, he ... > Well, he's made a new film, called 'Reckless Kelly', about the notorious Thanks for the recommendation. i've been looking for this in the ads, but it hasn't opened here yet. I'll keep an eye out. I liked _Young Einstein_, though it did have some problems. I knew from that that I'd want to see any future films of his. It's nice to know that he has another one, so I appreciate your letting us know. > Right from the beginning, you know you're in for a strange time, when the > opening credits roll on a background of the sea at the top of the screen > and the sky at the bottom. It unnerves you straight away. :-) sounds great! > If you get a chance, go and see Reckless Kelly, then come back and tell me > how much you hated it because you didn't get the jokes. Maybe it's a bit too > local to have wide appeal, I dunno. But, "Try it - you might like it" to > quote PG (Kiss that Frog), and let me know what you think. If I don't get the jokes I'll just ask you! (That reminds me of us watching the Night Flight interview at Homeground Towers and Peter and Krys, after much laughter, explaining to us what the word "pratt" meant. It was a Freudian slip on Kate's part when she said it, but it was deserved because the interviewer was being a jerk and trying to convince Kate that she didn't do all the voices on "The Big Sky") Kyrs & Peter...explain what "pratt" means. (Please? I don't think I'd do it justice) Anyway, thanks again Christo! Vickie ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 18 Apr 93 17:45:13 EDT From: WretchAwry Subject: Re: I forgot.. Christo writes: > I think I quite like the name 'Christo'. It sounds as though it should > have something like 'Count-of-Monte' or something in front of it. Maybe > it's just the way you say it, Vickie ;). I pronounce it with an Italian accent :-). Actually, I don't think of the Count, I think of the artist, and huge, white, billowing clouds of fabric. > Oh, and incidentally, I'm one step closer to possibly going to Holland > in August/Septemberish, I got a letter from the Dutch Embassy that I'm > one of eight finalists for two scholarships (my odds are down to 1:4) > and if I do get it, I'd like to stop in places in North America on the > way and meet some of you people. Are there any travellers out there > who know whether it's easy to do such a thing. I'm told I can get a > world ticket that lets me stop in several places, but I don't know > very much about it. Maybe some of you can recommend the places to stop > at, because my choice will undoubtedly be limited. First, belated congratulations for getting that far. Second, when will you know? Third, I hope Chicago is part of the trip. You're more than welcome to stay here. > Any advice/suggestions would be very very very very very very very very > very much appreciated!! *:) Martin, do you still have that message I sent you about traveling in the USA (especially A89 in Arizona)? I've looked for it but can't find it. Send a copy to me if you can find it and it's not a problem. Thanks! Vickie ======================================================================== Date: 18 Apr 1993 18:00:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Suspended In Duct Tape Subject: Champagne Jam, 4/18/93 Hi! And now, the playlist: CHAMPAGNE JAM 88.1 FM, WESU-Middletown Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT Sunday, April 18, 1993 11AM-1PM 10,000 MANIACS: "A Campfire Song" (In My Tribe) INGRID KARKLINS: "Crack The Slab" (A Darker Passion) HIS NAME IS ALIVE: "Mouth" (Mouth By Mouth) JULIANA HATFIELD: "Ugly" (I See You EP) * ROBYN HITCHCOCK: "When I Was Dead" (Respect) BELLY: "Feed The Tree" (Star) THE SUGARCUBES: "Birthday (Remix)" (It's-it) MOUTH MUSIC: "So Step Off" (Mo-Di) THIS MORTAL COIL: "Song To The Siren" (TMC Box Set promo CD) JOHN AND MARY: "A Nightfall" (The Weedkiller's Daughter) SHAWN COLVIN: "Kill The Messenger" (Fat City) MIRANDA SEX GARDEN: "Distance" (Suspiria) THE SUNDAYS: "My Finest Hour" (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic) INGRID KARKLINS: "Leatherwing Bat" (A Darker Passion) JANE SIBERRY: "Extra Executives" (No Borders Here) THE PRIMITIVES: "Crash" (Lovely) THE AQUANETTAS: "Love With The Proper Stranger" (Love With The Proper Stranger) ARSON GARDEN: "Lash" (Under Towers) THROWING MUSES: "Vicky's Box" (12" EP) LUSH: "Superblast" (Superblast CD5) LULABOX: "Prayer For Rain" (Radioactive) ST. ETIENNE: "You're In A Bad Way" (So Tough) THE JUDYBATS: "Geography" (Pain Makes You Beautiful) KATE BUSH: "Waking The Witch" (Hounds of Love) HAPPY RHODES: "Out Like A Lamb" (Equipoise) KATE BUSH: "Blow Away" (Never For Ever) ** * Weekly dedication to the Deli Queen, who reports she is now sick of that song. Incidentally, I went to the Neon Deli for lunch after my show, and they recognized my voice down there and I got a free sandwich! :) :) :) ** I always end with Kate, but I chose this song today for a special reason. I found out yesterday that the family of my best friend from high school, the exchange student who inspired me to learn German and with whom I spent the holidays when I was in Germany, was killed in an avalanche in the Austrian Alps on Tuesday. I'm still not sure of all the details, and I need a German newspaper from Thursday to get them, but the Yale library won't get more papers in until the middle of next week. I kind of refuse to believe it until I read about it with my own eyes, but in the interim I'm trying to deal with it as best I can. It's weird- you read about things like that happening, but they never happen to people you know or care about. Anyway, I wanted to play something fitting, and "Blow Away" seemed right at the time. Sorry to dump that on you all, but I needed to. You guys should understand, yes? +===============================================================+ |Meredith Tarr meth@delphi.com| +===============================================================+ | The painted stage, it comes alive at night | | When all the world is dead | | And I become the sole audience, and they linger in my head... | | *Happy Rhodes* | +===============================================================+ ======================================================================== Date: 18 Apr 1993 17:57:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Suspended In Duct Tape Subject: Good omens from the promo zone Hi! [Angelos' account of discovery of promo CD in used bin deleted] Yeah, it's a sad fact of the radio biz that when a CD comes into the station and the program directors deem it unworthy for play, often it either gets stolen or sold or both, with the money usually going into the pocket of whomever does the filching and/or selling. I've met people who do that, and I think they're all slime. }Now I can use it for its purpose. P R O M O T I O N and not a }quick buck. :-( Where are you going to send it? You could always send it back to Susanne White so she can try again. At least it was found by someone ethical, who can indeed use it for its intended purpose. Drewcifer notes: }And if you're really up for a nice, long yarn of the end of the }world, try the prose GOOD OMENS, a novel coauthored by Gaiman }and Terry "Discworld" Pratchett. If you like hilarious }narrative in the style of Douglas Adams, you'll love this. I've }been finding hardback copies for $4 in chain bookstores...I have }no idea why these are marked down, but GET THEM QUICK! Those hardcovers you've been finding are probably the special editions that were released outside of the normal hardback run on GOOD OMENS, which were remaindered about a month ago. Get them quick, indeed- I didn't know there were any left at all. Bob Lovejoy reports: }Just had a peek at Genie. Looks like Meredith has done gone and }started a Happy Rhodes topic right there in the middle of the }Music RT - cat 17, top 18 I think. Wow, if I knew anyone could }start a topic I would have tried before! Thanks, M.T., I'll }drop in frequently! (More computer time! Yay!) It's easy to start a topic over there, Bob- ask me on GEnie and I'll explain. I had been meaning to for quite a while, but wasn't sure there was enough interest on the boards yet to keep a topic going, and if topics are dead for too long they get flushed. But now, thanks to all the Prodigy refugees and people who have been hearing Happy on the radio or got sick of reading my rantings and ravings about here all over GEnie and bought something of hers, there's enough interest, I think. The Final Frontier: America Online. ;) I was supposed to air the interview today, but when I got to the station I discovered the tape deck was broken. Again. :P Now, what with the MOW next Sunday and a baseball game pre-empting my show the Sunday after that, it won't be broadcast until May 9th, but don't despair, I've decided not to torture you all any more than I have to, so I'll be transcribing the thing this week. Aren't I nice? ;) So, instead of interview, I aired music. Lots of it. Playlist to follow. +===============================================================+ |Meredith Tarr meth@delphi.com| +===============================================================+ | The painted stage, it comes alive at night | | When all the world is dead | | And I become the sole audience, and they linger in my head... | | *Happy Rhodes* | +===============================================================+ ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 18 Apr 93 18:11:34 EDT From: WretchAwry Subject: Re: Champagne Jam, 4/18/93 > KATE BUSH: "Waking The Witch" (Hounds of Love) > HAPPY RHODES: "Out Like A Lamb" (Equipoise) > KATE BUSH: "Blow Away" (Never For Ever) ** > > I found out yesterday that the family of my best friend from high > school, the exchange student who inspired me to learn German and > with whom I spent the holidays when I was in Germany, was killed > in an avalanche in the Austrian Alps on Tuesday. > > Sorry to dump that on you all, but I needed to. You guys should > understand, yes? Yes...:-( ****HUG**** Vickie ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 18 Apr 93 18:29:20 EDT From: WretchAwry Subject: Re: This Mortal Coil query > Hi! I've been eavesdropping on y'all for a couple of weeks now > and finally have something to contribute ... This is to the > person who asked about the cover model on This Mortal Coil's > albums: > According to the April 9 issue of _Entertainment Weekly_, > her name is Pallas Citroen. Graphic designer Vaughan Oliver > felt that "her ethereal quality evokes the band's hauntingly > maudlin sound." (Maudlin? Not in my opinion.) > I notice that there have been several references to a > "Susanne" (an associate of Happy's, I presume). My first name > is spelled the same way -- it's quite unusual in this land of > Susans and Suzannes ... Hi Sue, just in case you didn't get my message, welcome to Ecto! (And thanks for this information. I have to get the Box Set!) Vickie -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Happy Rhodes-Equipoise, it's *WONDERFUL*! (imnsho) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Vickie "Fight for the right "My ears are lucky to hear vickie@pilot.njin.net to have monsters" TA these glorious songs" HR _________ "Imagination sets in, then |_ _ | _ The Happy Rhodes mailing list all the voices begin" KB |__|_ ||_| ecto-request@ns1.rutgers.edu -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Searching for Happy Rhodes reviews, articles, interviews, mentions -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 18 Apr 93 19:07:37 EDT From: WretchAwry Subject: Re: Updates and Bulletins from the Happy Zone (This is my last one, I think. I really need to get off-line) Big welcomes to Andrea and Anil! Meredith wrote: > Okay, time to 'fess up- who gave Neil Gaiman two Happy tapes at a > West Coast signing of his last week? He hasn't listened to them I wish I had. (C'mon, whoever you are, take a bow, you deserve it!) > Finally, a bulletin to post on the Ecto board: > > When I was talking to Susanne White earlier, she asked me if I > knew of any Ectophiles living in New York City- she desperately > needs an intern. I couldn't think of any offhand, but I'm > notorious for not paying attention to e-mail addresses unless I > need to reply to something later. So, if there are any New York > 'Philes out there, lurker or no who would be interested, drop me > e-mail and I'll get you hooked up with Susanne. > (Be advised, though- this is almost certain to be an UNPAID > internship... but that shouldn't matter, right? :) Aaaaahhhh, I wish I lived in NYC! It would be great to do "hands-on" promotion of Happy. And no, pay wouldn't matter a bit! (I've always wanted to live in NYC....sigh) Vickie (working to fill April's quota too :-)) ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1993 00:26:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Steve Potter Subject: Lyrics to extra trax Hi folks, I am glad to see that Equipoise lyrics are on Hardees archive. Thanks to those who transcribed them! I see that the lyrics from the other albums are missing the tracks that are on the CD versions but not on the tapes. Why dont we update them or create a "bonus tracks" directory or something. I will type in Be Careful What You Say tomorrow to Ecto (So it is up to you, Jessica, to put it in the archive). Any other volunteers? Skaludy ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 19 Apr 93 13:23:47 +0200 From: Karl Dotzek Subject: Ohrwurm We say Ohrwurm (lit. Ear Worm) to a song that doesn't leave your mind, once it has established itself. That has happened to me lately. It is not the latest hit or so, but a rather elder title, which got published around the end of the seventies or the beginning of the eighties. The problem, I have, is, I don't know title nor artist. As I can't hum it for you here, I'd like to describe some other features of it. It's kind of a tribute song (to Buddy Holly, I guess), which contains one remarkable line, that goes: 'Now I know how Paul McCartney felt, when he got up to say: "I wish it was yesterday".' Another line I recall is something like 'Well, I feel like Buddy Holly and it's raining in my heart'. A friend suggested it could be Mike Batt, but I've ruled that out. As far as I remember, it was a "Eintagsfliege" (a song from one artist, being at least some success, but you'll never hear something of that artist again), at least the voices are similar. I'd like to know, what I'm addicted to - who can help me? I guess that question belongs to the trivia thread we had lately...as the song, I remember, has a rather schmaltzy interpretation. karl ======================================================================== Date: 19 Apr 1993 09:34:54 -0400 (EDT) From: ACSSQMC@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu Subject: Good Omens Forwarded message: >I just bought DREAM COUNTRY (and now own all 4 compilations, yay!). >Although it's probably my least favorite, that still places it on the >incredible list (like my least favorite Kate Bush album). >_Midsummer_Night's_Dream_ is a complete trip (and should have been in >quotes, not underlined). Mythology lovers like me will want to read >SEASON OF MISTS. >And if you're really up for a nice, long yarn of the end of the world, try >the prose GOOD OMENS, a novel coauthored by Gaiman and Terry "Discworld" >Pratchett. If you like hilarious narrative in the style of Douglas Adams, >you'll love this. I've been finding hardback copies for $4 in chain >bookstores...I have no idea why these are marked down, but GET THEM QUICK! I have to second this. I read Good Omens (The Nice and Accurate Prophesies of Agnes Nutter, Witch-- hope I got that title correct) last year and it was great! I've read a few times since then. I was in Walden Books last week and I didn't see any copies but I will have to keep a lookout for it. It is definitely worth getting. By an odd coincidence, I'm heading for the public library today.... :-) >Drywid Quenby ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 19 Apr 93 10:17:56 EDT From: mr rock n roll Subject: Re: ecto #531 Angelos Kyrlidis sez: >What I found though in the $2.99 bin of _In your Ear_ was a promo-Equipoise. yeah, this happens all the time actually. usually this promo-stuff either comes from college radio stations who have some semblance of a format and only add select releases to their playlist or it finds its way into the hands of record stores through some of the distributors who dump extra copies of promotional material. >Now I can use it for its purpose. P R O M O T I O N and not a quick buck. :-( if it was dumped from a distributor, no one probably made any money on it. if it was dumped by a radio station, the music director probably got lunch from it. metatron!joe@dogface.austin.tx.us (Joe Zitt) sez: >Cool! I'm listening to Kas Dimd now (reminded of it by your message). who or what is kas dimd? is this an unknown-to-me karklins recording? if it is, how do i get one? is this a unknown-to-me austin artist? if so, who is she/he/it? what does she/he/it sound like? inquiring minds, et. al. mojzes@monet.rutgers.edu (brni) sez: >i think that "dissidents" is the right speed to start out with. >of course, i also think that _the flat earth_ is one of the closest >things to a perfect album that we'll ever hear. agreed, wholeheartedly. i finally got around to hearing _astronauts & heretics_ over the weekend. i liked it, though at times the music was somewhat sub-par for someone of tom's talent. the tone of the album is a mixture of the reflective vocal style of _the flat earth_ and a somewhat upbeat and fairly mundane, light pop. inter- esting juxtaposition, anyways. i liked the tunes with michael doucet and wayne toups a lot (i'm a closet beausoleil fan, you see) and for the most part it is a good album...but it left me wanting since i think he is capable of more than what that album indicates. also finally heard gabriel's _us_ and also found it wanting. first, i wish he'd stop the multiple personality thing with the obvious pop songs and the obvious eclectic songs. far as i'm concerned, he should bag one of those facets and concentrate on one aspect only. second, except for "digging in the dirt," all the songs seem unfinished as if these are the demos rather than the finished product. third, maybe this is just a personal change, but only "digging in the dirt" emotionally moved me. i know he is capable of doing that (witness _so_), but this one seems flat and devoid. the trappings are all there (moody, evocative synths and wailing vocals and funny percussion) but the feeling does not seem to be. mojzes@monet.rutgers.edu (brni) sez: >a couple of weeks ago i heard a song on the radio >by a guy named david bearwald. remember that pop combo david + david (had a hit called "boomtown" about five years ago i think it was). baerwald is one half of them. i picked up the promo single for that song (whose title is way too long to recreate here from a soup of addled neurons) and liked it - it was political in nature about the government. pretty insipid lyrically, but fairly nice in the music department. -- _O_ woj currently rewoicc@erenj.bitnet (but not for long if i can help it.) |< fegmaniax-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu - the electronic society of dark birds ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 19 Apr 93 10:10:02 CDT From: "Jeff "Chip" Lueck" Subject: Greetings from Vickie Vickie is currently unable to telnet to her rutgers account where she does all of her ecto-ing, but she will hopefully be back on Ecto soon. I talked to her for a while last night and she says to send her love to Ecto. Hopefully her absence will be short, but if you have any urgent messages you want me to relay to her, please feel free to send them to me and I'll call her. See ya. -chip ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 19 Apr 93 17:17:34 +0200 From: Karl Dotzek Subject: Ohrwurm Beloved community! I'd like to know, what I'm addicted to - who can help me? The question belongs to the trivia thread we have ... the song, I remember, has a rather schmaltzy interpretation. In Germany, we say Ohrwurm (lit. 'ear worm') to a song/melody that doesn't leave your mind, once it has established itself. That has happened to me lately. It's not the latest hit, but a rather elder title, which got published around the end of the seventies or the beginning of the eighties. The problem I have is, I neither know title nor artist. As I can't hum it for you here, I'd like to describe some other features of it. It's a kind of a tribute song (to Buddy Holly and other famous rock artists), which contains one remarkable line, that goes: 'Now I know how Paul McCartney felt, when he got up to say: "I wish it was yesterday".' Another line I recall is something like 'Well, I feel like Buddy Holly [...] and it's raining in my heart'. A friend suggested it could be Mike Batt, but I've ruled that out. As far as I remember it was an "Eintagsfliege" (= a single song from a person or artist, being at least some success, but you'll never heard something of that artist once more again). At least the voice sounded similar to Mike Batt. Karl ======================================================================== The ecto archives are on hardees.rutgers.edu in ~ftp/pub/hr. There is an INDEX file explaining what is where. Feel free to send me things you'd like to have added. -- jessica (jessica@ns1.rutgers.edu)