From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V8 #77 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Wednesday, March 3 1999 Volume 08 : Number 077 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Pop music theory [Ben ] a rating system in transformation? [Eb ] Re: yeah? so's your old man [steve ] dessicration of the holy sacrament... some RH content [Mark_Gloster@3com.] Re: fegmaniax-digest V8 #76 ["Russ Reynolds" ] spelling desecration [Mark_Gloster@3com.com] Re: spelling desecration [Eb ] Re: Self-Referencing song lyrics [was: Pop music theory] [Zloduska ] Re: numan! [amadain ] Re: Pop music theory [amadain ] Re: supermodel bait [dlang ] Re: the last 1998 poll (or so we hope? ;)) [dlang ] Happy Birthday ["Russ Reynolds" ] Re: numan! [normal@grove.ufl.edu] Re: spelling desecration [Mark_Gloster@3com.com] Re: Pop music theory ["Jason R. Thornton" ] Songs that mention their artist, continued: [The Great Quail ] Re: Songs that mention their group, continued: [Capuchin ] Re: More rock-weenie drivel to annoy Eb [lj lindhurst ] Re: Happy Birthday [Capuchin ] Re: More rock-weenie drivel to annoy Eb [Zloduska ] Re: More rock-weenie drivel to annoy Eb ["Jason R. Thornton" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 22:18:01 -0500 From: Ben Subject: Re: Pop music theory And don't forget Bad Company, who had a song called "Bad Company" that had the chorus "Bad Company" and was on an album called "Bad Company". There's also the same thing with Black Sabbath, but they don't sing their own name. Eb wrote: > Michael: > >Also, the stuff we > >like has to hold up to tougher standards, because we're not going to buy a > >whole album just because Feg X (who's Feg X this week, anyway?) says that > >there's one good song on it. No, gosh darn it, we want *at least* 10 out of > >13 good songs! > > Or failing that, an overall album concept to make the individual songs seem > more substantial...right, Michael? ;P > > ><< Did Yes ever write a song containing the word "Yes"? >> > > > > Yes! I can't remember what it is right now, but I can hear it in my > >head. It might even be from "Drama" (Eb?). It's kind of a background vocal > >thing. "Yes, yes" in between other lines, IIRC. "From the moment I see you . > >. . (yes, yes) . . . I want to be near you . . . (yes, yes) . . . " then I > >think the whole stanza ends with several harmonized voices doing one "Yes!" > > I'll have to take a listen later, though. See if I got my info right. > > You're thinking of "Tempus Fugit." And yes, it says "Yes, Yes," etc. Yes > indeed. > > I believe that Bo Diddley has several songs with "Bo Diddley" in the title. > I don't think Creedence Clearwater Revival ever managed to employ this > conceit, however. Though Jefferson Airplane do that long Donovan cover on > "Bless Its Pointed Little Head" where they implore the world to "Fly > Jefferson Airplane...gets you there on time...." > > Feg XXIII, who won't be applying himself to this thread, otherwise > > np: gawd, I really need to go catch up on the pile ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 19:27:06 -0800 From: Eb Subject: a rating system in transformation? > From: al_lal@my-dejanews.com > Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies.current-films > Subject: 54 > Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:08:06 GMT > > I just saw 54, it was a light movie about a club and its history. I will >rate > it a 6.5/10. Light entertainment for the massses. The story was a bit weak, > and so were the characters. A light peaceful entertaining movie. Maybe >it is > a good time for this. > > Al Lal This guy's just a short evolutionary step from adopting the 20-point Eb scale, eh? ;) Eb ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 22:01:54 -0600 From: steve Subject: Re: yeah? so's your old man >Eb, finally seeing Elliott Smith tomorrow night, not sure if he'll get to >see Sleater-Kinney two days later and still debating whether he's weenie >enough to wait hours in line on Friday just to get an Apple Venus CD >autographed. Oh come on now, we need an unbiased report on Andy's cuteness factor. And you've got to ask Colin if he's found the master copy of "Raising a Family in a House Full of Mice." ;) - - Steve ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 21:07:53 -0800 From: Mark_Gloster@3com.com Subject: dessicration of the holy sacrament... some RH content Russ, you are a great guy, but you simply cannot put anything except maybe milk on pink and white (Mother's brand) animal cookies. This is the most sacred food on earth and made entirely for raising the conciousness of the human spirit. Besides, they are a perfect food, despite their lack of colors occurring in nature. We of Our Holy Matriarch of Agnostic Waxy Dessert Foods hope you will repent. I ate a small bag of them the other day. Robyn Hitchcock content for new fegs: 1. Welcome! 2. My current favorite RH cd is also Globe of Frogs, but I do recommend Moss Elyxir- it may acquaint you with his more recent songwriting, and it is a really great work on its own. You may want to reach back a little way too to things like Fegmania. I'm a big softy for I Often Dream of Trains (a rather solo effort.) You may want to grab what you can, as so many of the CD's have suddenly gone out of print here in the states. 3. You will probably notice that we talk about ourselves and other things here, but it's not really the Sleater-Kinney/Neutral Milk Hotel listserve. Really. This is actually a place for people who happen to like Robyn Hitchcock but may also have some other interests. When Robyn is not performing, sometimes we lock a lucky feg in a pinata and play Celine Dione ditties for several days, but then Robyn goes on tour and we forget all about them. Uh-oh, Debbie's been inside the pink donkey since April. At least she had some stale, crushed candies to eat. And none of that which I just wrote may be true, except about the pink and white circus animal cookies being a perfect food. Hope it helps, - -Markg ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 21:12:51 -0800 From: "Russ Reynolds" Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V8 #76 >> >How many songs mention the name of the artist who performs it somewhere in >> >the lyrics? > >"Motorhead," Motorhead >"My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult," My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult >"Fight for Your Right," Beastie Boys >"A Drug Against War," "Light," and probably others by KMFDM >"Wild America," Iggy Pop (well, he only says Iggy, but I think that's good >enough. It's not like his name is Jim or John or Bob....) My Wife & My Dead Wife--"'Robyn', She Says...you know I don't take sugar" (it's not like his name is Dennis) And thanks to this thread "Mother People" by the Mothers is going through my head right now, finally having shoved aside the all too ridiculous "Frivolous Tonight." - -rUss ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 22:06:11 -0800 From: Mark_Gloster@3com.com Subject: spelling desecration Dessicating eyeballs and brain results in poor results on spelling examinations, and subsequently makes Jack a dull boy. I wijj gry bedder negst dime. - -bargg ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 22:19:13 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: spelling desecration Mark: >Dessicating eyeballs and brain results in poor results on spelling >examinations, >and subsequently makes Jack a dull boy. > >I wijj gry bedder negst dime. > >-bargg Yeah, I get pretty pissed off when people misspell "Celine Dione," so don't let it happen again. Eb, whose heart will go on welfare one of these days ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 01:15:13 -0600 From: Zloduska Subject: Re: Self-Referencing song lyrics [was: Pop music theory] MK wrote: > How many songs mention the name of the artist who performs it somewhere in > the lyrics? >> > > Well, obviously, there's every rap record ever made! Some comedian did a >little bit on this once, making fun of rappers for always having to mention >themselves in their songs and saying that someone like Eric Clapton never has >to do that kind of crap. Well....then there's Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, who manage to sing about their band in nearly every single song (such as "Blues Explosion Man"), yet still positively kick ass. ~kjs ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 08:18:44 +0000 (GMT) From: Stewart Russell 3295 Analyst_Programmer Subject: Re: The adoreable Theodore >>>>> "James" == James Dignan writes: James> a Seussfan from way back... James> and I bet there's more of us that are, too! Heehee, yes. Why do you think I work for Collins? The day-to-day challenges? No. The great food in the canteen? Eh, no. The fact that I can get Dr Seuss books for 30p? Wheee! Stewart (who has been known to wander round the house reciting Seuss while NMH blares in the background; working on a tune for The Shape of Me right now, actually...) - -- Stewart C. Russell Analyst Programmer, Dictionary Division stewart@ref.collins.co.uk HarperCollins Publishers use Disclaimer; my $opinion; Glasgow, Scotland ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 01:34:00 -0800 From: Eb Subject: "Spectre" up for auction on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=72318353 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 03:57:33 -0600 From: amadain Subject: Re: numan! > As a Recovering Numaholic Isn't it Numanoids? I think that's what the people on the listserv call themselves. >Jericoholic now though!! :-))), Didn't get this. Jericho? > I can attest to this. What about "are >friends electric?" "The joy circuit"? I picked up the autobiography "Praying To The Aliens" while I was in London. I don't know how readily available it is here in the US. The explanations behind some of the songs on "Replicas" would probably interest you, particularly that one- many of them relate to a sci-fi novel he was writing at the time. The "Friends" in question refer to electronic robot "friends" you could hire to come to your house and "play chess with you or whatever" if you are bored. Especially at night since in this fictional city anyone human caught outside at night was fed to a giant death and torture machine in a large central park, and they would all be caught since all the houses were built from some light-reflective material that made them glow brightly at night, making it impossible to hide. Yes, this was all perfectly clear from the lyrics. Not :). It's a pretty interesting book, actually. He's a very imaginative fellow, Mr. Numan. > anyway..... > > Any word on Storefront playing in Baltimore/Washington? And when is it coming to Chicago? Now obviously I know it won't be coming to the Piper's Alley or Fine Arts Theater as I had originally thought, since it's not actually doing plain old "theatrical runs" or whatever they call it. But you would think we'd be seeing it at Facets, perhaps. Love on ya, Susan still on London time apparently, since my body woke up at 3 thinking it was time for breakfast (only why is it so DARK out?) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 04:16:01 -0600 From: amadain Subject: Re: Pop music theory >This is a great segue into a new thread: > >How many songs mention the name of the artist who performs it somewhere in >the lyrics? Does Bowie count? He never says "David Bowie", but three of the personas get namechecked prominently- "Thin White Duke" in "Station to Station", and "Alladin Sane" and "Ziggy Stardust" getting their own tunes. I think that deserves a mention. And hey, what about "Clarence Carter Clarence Carter Clarence Carter"? :) Love on ya, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 22:07:51 +0930 From: dlang Subject: Re: supermodel bait The gloss stated >Oh. I just saw the cooking show by the "Two Fat Ladies." >They cooked quail. I thought you all should know. He won't >be bothering us anymore. I'm torn about this, but it's >good to know that our loss has fed so many. It is also >quite possible that it was just an elaborate hoax to put >us off our guard and buy him the time to take over the >entire fashion industry. Of course its an elaborate hoax, they cooked *A* quail, not*the*Quail, I saw that episode, the Quail were waay too small and they didnt have long frizzy hair or wear Marillion badges either.Prooof positive that it was not the real Quail. Furthermore, whether this episode was designed to allow the Quail to take over the fashion industry is immaterial, since no one with any real sense is interested in it anyway ( other than to ogle at the models that is ). In my opinion this was just another cheap stunt cooked up by E**N F*****g E* to keep what passes for our collective minds off his dastardly plans to bump off the entire Surreal Posse before we take over the Feglist.This of course will not work, as the number of strange posts burgeon daily ( he cackled madly whilst gazing into his crystal Mac) ) The way things are going, I may just have to create some new pages for The Abandoned Brain, which is still viewable at http://210.8.25.3/sharkfiles/robyn.html within are all manner of strange stories , new fegs may want to check it out, but I advise a good slug of Prozac for those who have any stability problems before you visit the Quail items . dave ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 22:09:10 +0930 From: dlang Subject: Re: the last 1998 poll (or so we hope? ;)) efe stated >That sails way off the end of my Wankometer. Wow,a wankometer.How big is it ? Do you have a photo of it ? Call me pruriant, but I'm very interested as to what your wankometer looks like. However, I would like to see the whole thing, not just the end of it......... dave ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 07:01:08 -0800 From: "Russ Reynolds" Subject: Happy Birthday Happy Robyn Hitchcock's birthday to all! What say we simultaneously play "Birds In Perspex" at exactly 3 PM eastern time today? As far as I can recall that's the only song he sings where he mentions his birth (with trousers on). And while the song is playing we'll all eat peanut butter sandwiches. When it ends, bic lighters in the air. I'm doing it...who else is in? - -rUss Oh, and a merry Andy Metcalf's birthday too. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:04:03 -0500 (EST) From: normal@grove.ufl.edu Subject: Re: numan! On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, amadain wrote: > >Jericoholic now though!! :-))), > > Didn't get this. Jericho? He can watch them walls be blasted down all night and part of every day. My brother has it bad as well, keeps makign little buildings out of cards or crackers or what have you, then blowing them down with a tuba. Sad, sad thing. Incidentally, they had a karaoke machine at UF the other day. One of those ones that displays a fake video along with the lyrics; I was rather surprised to see a video of some girl in a bikini when I did Good Vibrations, instead of 5 young men with striped shirts. Not terribly disappointed, though, but suprised (she was cuter than Mike Love). Ironically, "She's not there" heavily featured a man in striped shirt who resembled a late 80s Brian Wilson. And no, James, they didn't have any Chills,Richard Thompson, Church or Shooglenifty. (Why should Eb get all of the personal asides?) Terrence Marks normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 08:01:03 -0800 From: Mark_Gloster@3com.com Subject: Re: spelling desecration I guess I always give her the "e" for effort. I think I'm generally on the brink of pop culcha, so some of the big names miss me. That's my plea, and I'm stickin' to it. You know, if your spleen, lungs, brain, kidneys, skin, stomach, pancreas, also file you may get bigger checks. Although welfare is going out, they might have a new "organs to work" benefits. Say, I've been expecting the cheery news from you, Erbroo, on Dusty Springfield. Sorry for my apalling quertying of late and even before that. I sometimes forget to veriew ym psots. ll'It nvree hapnep angia. Happies, - -the badly typing sharkboy >Mark: >>Dessicating eyeballs and brain results in poor results on spelling >>examinations, >>and subsequently makes Jack a dull boy. > >>I wijj gry bedder negst dime. > >>-bargg >Yeah, I get pretty pissed off when people misspell "Celine Dione," so don't >let it happen again. >Eb, whose heart will go on welfare one of these days ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 08:47:59 -0800 From: "Jason R. Thornton" Subject: Re: Pop music theory At 04:16 AM 3/3/99 -0600, amadain wrote: >>How many songs mention the name of the artist who performs it somewhere in >>the lyrics? > >Does Bowie count? He never says "David Bowie", but three of the personas >get namechecked prominently- "Thin White Duke" in "Station to Station", and >"Alladin Sane" and "Ziggy Stardust" getting their own tunes. I think that >deserves a mention. And don't forget that "Major Tom" fella, who gets mentioned in more than one. I don't think he/they count(s), though. The "Laughing Gnome" got his own tune too! - --Jason PS: Of course, Bowie did name an ISP after himself... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 99 11:55:12 -0500 From: The Great Quail Subject: Songs that mention their artist, continued: Iron Maiden Wonıt you come into my room I want to show you all my wares I just want to see your blood I just want to stand and stare See the blood begin to flow As it falls upon the floor Iron maiden canıt be fought Iron maiden canıt be sought Oh well, wherever, wherever you are Iron maidenıs gonna get you No matter how far See the blood flow Watching it shed Up above my head Iron maiden wants you dead ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Great Quail, Storyteller of New York by Night http://www.rpg.net/quail/NYBN "But we are pledged to set this world free -- our toil must be in silence and our efforts in secret for in this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of these men would be his greatest strength." --Abraham Van Helsing, "Dracula" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 99 12:13:19 -0500 From: The Great Quail Subject: Songs that mention their group, continued: First of all, I aplogize for sending the whole lyrics to "Iron Maiden!" I pressed SEND accidentally before I finished my letter, D'oh! Well, let's see: 1. DEVO!!!!!!! How could ya'll forget DEVO!!!!!!!! "Are We not Men?" "We are DEVO! D-E-V-O!!" 2. "Iron Maiden" by Iron Maiden 3. "Night of the Hawks" by the Hawklords, which were actually Hawkwind 4. "Black 47" name checks themselves in a song I can't remember. They also have another song *called* "Black 47," too. 5. "Fields of the Nephelim" by Fields of the Nephelim 6. "Ende Neu" by Einstuerzende Neubauten, sort of half-counts. (Halbercount.) And Jarvis Cocker mentions himself by name in a Pulp song off of "Different Class," does that count, Susan? And I really think Love and Rockets should mention themselves somewhere. They seem like that sort of band, don't they? - --Quail, who really likes this thread, because it reminds him of working at Chi Chi's and playing mindless rock trivia games with his buddy Rusty West. . . . PS: In a cosmic incident of Synchronicity, I am currenly listening to "Beausoliel," a cajun group, and they just sang a song with the word "Beausoliel" in it. . . . PPS: Do groups that mention T. Rex or Marc Bolan count in a special category? Hey -- there's a new thread, "groups that mention other groups and the groupies that love them." +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ The Great Quail, K.S.C. (riverrun Discordian Society) For fun with postmodern literature, New York vampires, and Fegmania, visit Sarnath: http://www.rpg.net/quail "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents." -- H.P. Lovecraft ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 09:23:37 -0800 (PST) From: Griffith Davies Subject: R.E.M. (actual RH content) Fegs, Since R.E.M. is about to embark on a little tour of Europe followed by a U.S. tour, do you suppose that Robyn Hitchcock could open for them on tour? It kinda makes sense (actually it makes no sense at all). Both of them have worked together before many times, and they are now on the same label. I think that since Robyn does not have an official band (perhaps he could get one together, like the now defunct Homer), the chances are pretty slim. Throw in the fact that most people in the US have never even heard of Robyn Hitchcock and the odds decrease even more. I'd love to see it happen (since I just ordered my tickets yesterday), but I'm 99.9999999% sure that it will not happen. griffith PS - the "Party Of Five" shoot was great, and the mini-concert afterward was even better. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 09:22:24 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: Songs that mention their group, continued: On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, The Great Quail wrote: > PPS: Do groups that mention T. Rex or Marc Bolan count in a special > category? Hey -- there's a new thread, "groups that mention other groups > and the groupies that love them." My personal favorite is "If I Was A Mekon..." by Too Much Joy. The best bit is the lyrics in the album sleeve that just say "I'd write a song about Too Much Joy". There is, of course, Listen To The Higsons. I really like it when a lyric mentions a band more obscure than itself. They Might Be Giants mentions other bands constantly. One song says (as most of you know): "She doesn't have to have to dB's records back now" and "She doesn't have to have her Young Fresh Fellows tape back now" and the one I've been singing for days: "XTC vs. Adam Ant only one will survive Beatles based pop versus new romantic History will decide" and "Just when you think it's finished With XTC on top Ant music like a phoenix Climbs back up the charts" OK... I'm done. I'll shut up for a while. Yay for me! J. - -- ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 99 12:28:35 -0500 From: The Great Quail Subject: More rock-weenie drivel to annoy Eb The Great Quail said: >PPS: Do groups that mention T. Rex or Marc Bolan count in a special >category? Hey -- there's a new thread, "groups that mention other groups >and the groupies that love them." Great Idea, Quail! Let's see: The Who mentions T. Rex in "You Better you Bet." (They also mention their own album there, too: "Who's Next." Cute.) Mott the Hoople namedrops T. Rex in "All the Young Dudes" David Bowie has Ziggy Stardust allude to T. Rex in "Lady Stardust." Oasis rips off T. Rex in "What's the Story, Morning Glory." Deep Purple mentions Zappa and the Mothers in "Smoke on the Water." Red Hot Chili Peppers bring up Mazzy Star in "Aeroplane" Robyn has a whole song about Nick Drake; and then there's all the references in "1974." And of course, there's "Listening to the Higsons!" - --The Great "Iron Maiden rules!" Quail PS: I *know* REM mentions a few groups, don't they? And I think Niel Young and Lou Reed do, but my brain is froggy today. PPS: What ever happened to Rosie and the Originals? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Great Quail, Storyteller of New York by Night http://www.rpg.net/quail/NYBN "But we are pledged to set this world free -- our toil must be in silence and our efforts in secret for in this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of these men would be his greatest strength." --Abraham Van Helsing, "Dracula" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:30:47 -0500 From: lj lindhurst Subject: Re: More rock-weenie drivel to annoy Eb >The Who mentions T. Rex in "You Better you Bet." (They also mention their >own album there, too: "Who's Next." Cute.) > >Mott the Hoople namedrops T. Rex in "All the Young Dudes" > >David Bowie has Ziggy Stardust allude to T. Rex in "Lady Stardust." > >Oasis rips off T. Rex in "What's the Story, Morning Glory." are you TRYING to kill me?????? >Deep Purple mentions Zappa and the Mothers in "Smoke on the Water." > >Red Hot Chili Peppers bring up Mazzy Star in "Aeroplane" > >Robyn has a whole song about Nick Drake; and then there's all the >references in "1974." > >And of course, there's "Listening to the Higsons!" I'll see your references and raise you TWO! "sounds like a Stone Temple sob story to me..." --Afghan Whigs "the Stone Temple Pilots are elegant bachelors They're foxy to me are they foxy to you?" --Pavement ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 09:33:02 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: Happy Birthday On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Russ Reynolds wrote: > Happy Robyn Hitchcock's birthday to all! What say we simultaneously play > "Birds In Perspex" at exactly 3 PM eastern time today? As far as I can > recall that's the only song he sings where he mentions his birth (with > trousers on). When I Was a Kid The moment I was born About the hour of dawn Human Music Like overripe meringues I was born with something missing But I know your lip was made for kissing 10 The Devil's Radio Surprising? You know that I was born So very soft and easy going 10 > And while the song is playing we'll all eat peanut butter > sandwiches. When it ends, bic lighters in the air. > I'm doing it...who else is in? I don't have any of them here at work. I'll be listening to Eye. J. - -- ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 11:31:43 -0600 From: Zloduska Subject: Re: More rock-weenie drivel to annoy Eb TGQ wrote: (I'm too lazy to type out actual _names_, here) >Great Idea, Quail! > >Let's see: >Robyn has a whole song about Nick Drake; and then there's all the >references in "1974." > >And of course, there's "Listening to the Higsons!" How could you forget Clean Steve? "We had a party three years later; Clean Steve wore a robe. He brought a new Nick Lowe cassette..." In fact, it's that song which turned me onto Nick Lowe in the first place. ~kjs ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:38:27 -0500 From: lj lindhurst Subject: RN = Randy Newman I just got the "Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman" box set today, and I am so fucking PSYCHED. I used to be a total Randy Newman fanatic when I was in high school (this is the part where Eb's weeniemeter shorts out). I remember staring at the cover of "Little Criminals" and wanting to be just like him, and I had these grandiose plans of turning his album "Rednecks" into a musical! (weeniemeter is now exploding into flames) Anyhow, I have all of his stuff on vinyl, and I never got around to picking it up on CD, so it has literally been YEARS since I've heard some of these songs. It's so strange to hear them after such a long time, and I am amazed at how well I remember all the words and melodies. Funny, how music sticks with you... I know that in recent years he hasn't been nearly as interesting, what with all the Hollywood stuff, but his early work is stunning. Much of it is very decadent and bitingly sarcastic, and none of it-- the melodies, the production, his common themes of sex and greed and racism-- sounds too dated today. He's one of the funniest songwriters around, too: "They say that money can't buy love in this world but it'll get you a half pound of cocaine and a sixteen year old girl a big ol' long black limousine on a hot september night well you know that may not be love but it's alright!" (from "It's Money That I Love") anyhow, thought I'd give my only little personal wheeee! at getting this one; I'm sure I'll be driving TGQ nuts with this thing in no time! wooh! l ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 09:43:46 -0800 From: "Jason R. Thornton" Subject: Re: More rock-weenie drivel to annoy Eb At 12:28 PM 3/3/99 -0500, The Great Quail wrote: >The Great Quail said: >>PPS: Do groups that mention T. Rex or Marc Bolan count in a special >>category? Hey -- there's a new thread, "groups that mention other groups >>and the groupies that love them." > >Great Idea, Quail! > >Let's see: > >The Who mentions T. Rex in "You Better you Bet." (They also mention their >own album there, too: "Who's Next." Cute.) > >Mott the Hoople namedrops T. Rex in "All the Young Dudes" Of course, this can be applied to Bowie as well, who wrote and has released a few versions of this song. >PS: I *know* REM mentions a few groups, don't they? And I think Niel >Young and Lou Reed do, but my brain is froggy today. REM even mentions T. Rex!!! In "Wake Up Bomb," right? Who did that song that went "oh, baby, look at you, don't you look like Siouxsie Sioux?" - --Jason, who'll dance to anything by De-pech-e Mode ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 09:42:18 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: More rock-weenie drivel to annoy Eb On 3/3/99 9:28 AM, The Great Quail wrote: >The Great Quail said: >>PPS: Do groups that mention T. Rex or Marc Bolan count in a special >>category? Hey -- there's a new thread, "groups that mention other groups >>and the groupies that love them." > >Great Idea, Quail! how about list members who reference themselves in postings?? Getting back to the original tangent, here's the ultimate mentioning-another-band song: "We're The Replacements" by They Might Be Giants. - -tc, looking across the street and seeing three guys with clipboards standing around a bleeding fire hydrant. ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V8 #77 ******************************