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Fantasy » alt.fan.pratchett » [I] Yet another lyrics quiz
| [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290538] |
So, 25 Juni 2006 20:55 |
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The theme this time is that all these songs were performed by
Ranald and Iain[1] at the Beaufort Hotel last night. Which is,
of course, no help at all to anyone who wasn't there, although
it narrows it down to 1) folk or borderline-folk, and 2)
mainly less than cheerful[2].
1) Don't you know that we're married, see I'm wearin' his
ring?
2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
somebody who outdrew ya.
3) We buried ours and the Turks buried theirs, then we started
all over again.
4) He shut out the future, he shut out the past, and even the
present was running out fast.
5) All the lasses were crying and tearing their hair.
6) His dog up and died.
[1] http://www.nessmp3.com/music/bands/165/
[2] Some may well say that 1) implies 2) anyway...
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290755 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 06:45 |
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Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
<snip theme>
> 3) We buried ours and the Turks buried theirs, then we started
> all over again.
The band played Waltzing Matilda?
> 6) His dog up and died.
Mr Bojangles
couple of the others will drive me mad till I find out
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Buzzholio
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290870 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 12:33 |
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Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
> The theme this time is that all these songs were performed by
> Ranald and Iain[1] at the Beaufort Hotel last night. Which is,
> of course, no help at all to anyone who wasn't there, although
> it narrows it down to 1) folk or borderline-folk, and 2)
> mainly less than cheerful[2].
>
> 1) Don't you know that we're married, see I'm wearin' his
> ring?
>
> 2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
> somebody who outdrew ya.
>
Alleluia by Rufus Wainwright (I had to look the singerup) It's in the
soundtrack to Shrek
I have no idea on the others
Helen
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290871 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 12:33 |
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"Helen T" <hnettlet [at] coventry.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:1151323688.375389.318490 [at] u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
> Alleluia by Rufus Wainwright (I had to look the singerup) It's in the
> soundtrack to Shrek
>
> I have no idea on the others
Heretic :-) Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290872 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 12:33 |
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The time: 26 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: "Buzzholio" <Andrew.Burrett [at] gmail.com>
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> Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
> <snip theme>
>
>> 3) We buried ours and the Turks buried theirs, then we
>> started all over again.
>
> The band played Waltzing Matilda?
Check.
>> 6) His dog up and died.
>
> Mr Bojangles
Check.
> couple of the others will drive me mad till I find out
Isn't that the real point of these quizzes 8-)?
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290897 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 13:46 |
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The time: 26 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: "Gift" <gift [at] baddabing.com>
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> "Helen T" <hnettlet [at] coventry.ac.uk> wrote in message
> news:1151323688.375389.318490 [at] u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com..
> .
>
>> Alleluia by Rufus Wainwright (I had to look the singerup)
>> It's in the soundtrack to Shrek
>>
>> I have no idea on the others
>
> Heretic :-) Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Actually... That's what Iain and Ranald said, but while I was
double checking the lyrics online, I discovered that line
*isn't* in Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"[1]. According to
Google the version which *does* have it is fairly consistantly
attributed to Jeff Buckley.
Cohen' version:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/leonardcohen/hallelujah.html
Buckley's version:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jeffbuckley/hallelujah.html
[1]The third and fourth verses are completely different, in
fact, and there isn't a fifth one, which is where the line
comes from. I've checked my Mum's copy of "Various Positions",
and this is true.
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290899 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 13:46 |
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"Daibhid Ceanaideach" <daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97EE8B3114508daibhid [at] 130.133.1.4...
> Actually... That's what Iain and Ranald said, but while I was
> double checking the lyrics online, I discovered that line
> *isn't* in Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"[1]. According to
> Google the version which *does* have it is fairly consistantly
> attributed to Jeff Buckley.
>
It's the live version that can be found on "Cohen Live" (1994) and "More
best of" (1997). It's the most popular version and has slightly more
interesting lyrics than the original studio version (it's the one Buckley
used):
http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/album11.html
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290900 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 13:46 |
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The time: 26 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: "Gift" <gift [at] baddabing.com>
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> "Daibhid Ceanaideach" <daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> wrote in
> message news:Xns97EE8B3114508daibhid [at] 130.133.1.4...
>
>> Actually... That's what Iain and Ranald said, but while I
>> was double checking the lyrics online, I discovered that
>> line *isn't* in Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"[1]. According
>> to Google the version which *does* have it is fairly
>> consistantly attributed to Jeff Buckley.
>
> It's the live version that can be found on "Cohen Live"
> (1994) and "More best of" (1997).
Darn! Mum's got that as well, I should have been more
thorough.
> It's the most popular
> version and has slightly more interesting lyrics than the
> original studio version (it's the one Buckley used):
> http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/album11.html
That's actually a *third* version, halfway between the other
two, though.
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290912 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 14:22 |
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Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
> The theme this time is that all these songs were performed by
> Ranald and Iain[1] at the Beaufort Hotel last night. Which is,
> of course, no help at all to anyone who wasn't there, although
> it narrows it down to 1) folk or borderline-folk, and 2)
> mainly less than cheerful[2].
>
> 1) Don't you know that we're married, see I'm wearin' his
> ring?
>From Galway to Graceland, by Richard Thompson
> 2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
> somebody who outdrew ya.
>
> 3) We buried ours and the Turks buried theirs, then we started
> all over again.
And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, by, um, wossname.
Dunno t'others.
--
Tiny
from Galway to Graceland to be with the King
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290914 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 14:22 |
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The time: 26 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: "Tiny Bulcher" <RSGD9000 [at] aol.com>
>
> Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
>> The theme this time is that all these songs were performed
>> by Ranald and Iain[1] at the Beaufort Hotel last night.
>> Which is, of course, no help at all to anyone who wasn't
>> there, although it narrows it down to 1) folk or
>> borderline-folk, and 2) mainly less than cheerful[2].
>>
>> 1) Don't you know that we're married, see I'm wearin' his
>> ring?
>
>>From Galway to Graceland, by Richard Thompson
Yep.
>> 2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
>> somebody who outdrew ya.
>>
>> 3) We buried ours and the Turks buried theirs, then we
>> started all over again.
>
> And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, by, um, wossname.
Eric Bogle.
> Dunno t'others.
You know at least one of them, because you said so when I
filked it a couple of years back 8-)...
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290915 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 14:22 |
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Helen T hnettlet [at] coventry.ac.uk wrote in
<1151323688.375389.318490 [at] u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>:
>
> Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
> > The theme this time is that all these songs were performed by
> > Ranald and Iain[1] at the Beaufort Hotel last night. Which is,
> > of course, no help at all to anyone who wasn't there, although
> > it narrows it down to 1) folk or borderline-folk, and 2)
> > mainly less than cheerful[2].
> >
> > 1) Don't you know that we're married, see I'm wearin' his
> > ring?
> >
> > 2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
> > somebody who outdrew ya.
> >
> Alleluia by Rufus Wainwright (I had to look the singerup) It's in the
> soundtrack to Shrek
>
It's a Leonard Cohen song. In fact it's his best song. Though Tim
Buckley's version is the best I've heard.
--
eric
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #290931 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 15:28 |
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The time: 26 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: Eric Jarvis <eric [at] ericjarvis.co.uk>
> Helen T hnettlet [at] coventry.ac.uk wrote in
> <1151323688.375389.318490 [at] u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>:
>>
>> Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
>> > The theme this time is that all these songs were
>> > performed by Ranald and Iain[1] at the Beaufort Hotel
>> > last night. Which is, of course, no help at all to
>> > anyone who wasn't there, although it narrows it down to
>> > 1) folk or borderline-folk, and 2) mainly less than
>> > cheerful[2].
>> >
>> > 1) Don't you know that we're married, see I'm wearin'
>> > his ring?
>> >
>> > 2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
>> > somebody who outdrew ya.
>> >
>> Alleluia by Rufus Wainwright (I had to look the singerup)
>> It's in the soundtrack to Shrek
> It's a Leonard Cohen song. In fact it's his best song.
> Though Tim Buckley's version is the best I've heard.
Wrong generation, I think.
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #291051 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 21:15 |
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Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
> The time: 26 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
> speaker: "Tiny Bulcher" <RSGD9000 [at] aol.com>
>
>>
>> Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
>>> The theme this time is that all these songs were performed
>>> by Ranald and Iain[1] at the Beaufort Hotel last night.
>>> Which is, of course, no help at all to anyone who wasn't
>>> there, although it narrows it down to 1) folk or
>>> borderline-folk, and 2) mainly less than cheerful[2].
>>>
>>> 1) Don't you know that we're married, see I'm wearin' his
>>> ring?
>>
>>> From Galway to Graceland, by Richard Thompson
>
> Yep.
>
>>> 2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
>>> somebody who outdrew ya.
>>>
>>> 3) We buried ours and the Turks buried theirs, then we
>>> started all over again.
>>
>> And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, by, um, wossname.
>
> Eric Bogle.
>
>> Dunno t'others.
>
> You know at least one of them, because you said so when I
> filked it a couple of years back 8-)...
I had to go and Google! /No Telling (What A Love Song Wil Do)/ by Richard's
erstwhile other half, Linda. In my defence, m'lud, I never said I knew it
*well*. (Is that a valid defence under Scots law?)
--
Tiny
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #291052 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 21:35 |
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Daibhid Ceanaideach <daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> wrote:
> 2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
> somebody who outdrew ya.
Hallelujah. The version I have is by Jeff Buckley.
(Heard it on an episode of "House" and it got in my head such that I had
to hunt it down and buy it.)
--
Carol
"Yes, the shags have eaten our camera, I'm afraid...."
Simon King on "Springwatch"
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #291054 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 21:53 |
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The time: 26 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: "Tiny Bulcher" <RSGD9000 [at] aol.com>
> Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
>> The time: 26 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
>> speaker: "Tiny Bulcher" <RSGD9000 [at] aol.com>
>>> Dunno t'others.
>>
>> You know at least one of them, because you said so when I
>> filked it a couple of years back 8-)...
>
> I had to go and Google! /No Telling (What A Love Song Wil
> Do)/ by Richard's erstwhile other half, Linda. In my
> defence, m'lud, I never said I knew it *well*. (Is that a
> valid defence under Scots law?)
It might get you a "Not Proven"...
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #291055 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 21:54 |
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The time: 26 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: carol [at] wrhpv.com (Carol Hague)
> Daibhid Ceanaideach <daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>> 2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
>> somebody who outdrew ya.
>
> Hallelujah. The version I have is by Jeff Buckley.
Yep.
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #291099 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 00:28 |
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"Eric Jarvis" <eric [at] ericjarvis.co.uk> wrote in message
news:MPG.1f09f3d8330435df989d6c [at] cenote.gkhs.net...
> Helen T hnettlet [at] coventry.ac.uk wrote in
> <1151323688.375389.318490 [at] u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>:
>>
>
> It's a Leonard Cohen song. In fact it's his best song. >
what about "bird on the wire"
and "suzanne"?
Louise
old enough to admit to always loving Leonard Cohen
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| Re: Yet another lyrics quiz [message #291121 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 02:15 |
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Louise Mac Mahon louise [at] happybabysling.com wrote in
<4gb5crF1m713fU1 [at] individual.net>:
>
> "Eric Jarvis" <eric [at] ericjarvis.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1f09f3d8330435df989d6c [at] cenote.gkhs.net...
> > Helen T hnettlet [at] coventry.ac.uk wrote in
> > <1151323688.375389.318490 [at] u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>:
> >>
> >
> > It's a Leonard Cohen song. In fact it's his best song. >
>
> what about "bird on the wire"
> and "suzanne"?
> Louise
> old enough to admit to always loving Leonard Cohen
>
It's his best song.
In my opinion by a considerable margin in that he's written several fine
lyrics, but Halleluiah is the only truly great tune he's written.
--
eric
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #291127 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 03:20 |
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On 26 Jun, Daibhid Ceanaideach wrote:
> The time: 26 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
> speaker: "Tiny Bulcher" <RSGD9000 [at] aol.com>
[snip]
>> And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, by, um, wossname.
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> Eric Bogle.
>
[snip]
>
You may already know this, but Eric Bogle is playing Hootenannys in
Inverness on Sunday August 13th. I can't go as I'll be at work :-(
http://ericbogle.net/concerts/index.htm
--
Brian Howlett - Email to From: address deleted unseen
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Procrastinate tomorrow!
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #291190 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 10:17 |
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"Carol Hague" <carol [at] wrhpv.com> wrote in message
news:1hhk3r9.9ncmqhdv3ry8N%carol [at] wrhpv.com...
> Hallelujah. The version I have is by Jeff Buckley.
>
> (Heard it on an episode of "House" and it got in my head such that I had
> to hunt it down and buy it.)
That sequence in Shrek - the combination of brilliant animation and a
wonderfully moving piece of music - really gets me every time. <sniff>
Paul
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #291301 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 18:01 |
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Paul Harman wrote:
> "Carol Hague" <carol [at] wrhpv.com> wrote in message
> news:1hhk3r9.9ncmqhdv3ry8N%carol [at] wrhpv.com...
>> Hallelujah. The version I have is by Jeff Buckley.
>>
>> (Heard it on an episode of "House" and it got in my head such that
>> I had to hunt it down and buy it.)
>
>
> That sequence in Shrek - the combination of brilliant animation and
> a wonderfully moving piece of music - really gets me every time.
> <sniff>
"In My Secret Life" resonates more strongly with me, but that's me. That may
not be the exact title...
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #291340 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 20:04 |
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In article <1hhk3r9.9ncmqhdv3ry8N%carol [at] wrhpv.com>,
carol [at] wrhpv.com (Carol Hague) wrote:
>Daibhid Ceanaideach <daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> wrote:
>
>> 2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
>> somebody who outdrew ya.
>
>Hallelujah. The version I have is by Jeff Buckley.
>
>(Heard it on an episode of "House" and it got in my head such that I had
>to hunt it down and buy it.)
I've been hearing this a lot lately, and I'm afraid it just strikes me as
an appalling dirge. Sorry, can't see the appeal at all.
Cat.
--
Jazz-Loving Soul Mate and Tolerable Frog to CCA
Yes, I've read a poem. Try not to faint.
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Di, 27 Juni 2006 20:07 |
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The Stainless Steel Cat wrote:
> In article <1hhk3r9.9ncmqhdv3ry8N%carol [at] wrhpv.com>,
> carol [at] wrhpv.com (Carol Hague) wrote:
>
>> Daibhid Ceanaideach <daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
>>> somebody who outdrew ya.
>>
>> Hallelujah. The version I have is by Jeff Buckley.
>>
>> (Heard it on an episode of "House" and it got in my head such that
>> I had to hunt it down and buy it.)
>
> I've been hearing this a lot lately, and I'm afraid it just strikes
> me as an appalling dirge. Sorry, can't see the appeal at all.
My former husband loves the song, but I don't. There's one line that grates
on my nerves: "but you don't really care for music, do you?"
I like Cohen's "In My Secret Life" much better. It was on The L-Word during
a part of the show that particularly resonated with me.[1]
[1] Jenny, Marina, and Jenny's fiance, for clarification if desired.
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Di, 27 Juni 2006 22:27 |
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The time: 27 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: steelcat [at] atuin.demon.co.uk (The Stainless Steel Cat)
> In article <1hhk3r9.9ncmqhdv3ry8N%carol [at] wrhpv.com>,
> carol [at] wrhpv.com (Carol Hague) wrote:
>
>>Daibhid Ceanaideach <daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 2) But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot
>>> somebody who outdrew ya.
>>
>>Hallelujah. The version I have is by Jeff Buckley.
>>
>>(Heard it on an episode of "House" and it got in my head
>>such that I had to hunt it down and buy it.)
>
> I've been hearing this a lot lately, and I'm afraid it just
> strikes me as an appalling dirge. Sorry, can't see the
> appeal at all.
You need to have listened to a few Leonard Cohen songs.
Hallelujah will then strike you as possibly one of the *least*
dirge-like 8-)...
<gd&r>
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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Di, 27 Juni 2006 22:46 |
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In article <Xns97EFDA4233F85daibhid [at] 130.133.1.4>, Daibhid Ceanaideach
generously decided to share with us..
Snippetry..
> You need to have listened to a few Leonard Cohen songs.
> Hallelujah will then strike you as possibly one of the *least*
> dirge-like 8-)...
Yup.. Len's got to be in the top ten of "Music to Commit Suicide By"..
Gid
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Mi, 28 Juni 2006 04:00 |
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In article <MPG.1f0babd8ff078faa98976b [at] news.btinternet.com>, Gid
Holyoake says...
> In article <Xns97EFDA4233F85daibhid [at] 130.133.1.4>, Daibhid Ceanaideach
> generously decided to share with us..
>
> Snippetry..
>
> > You need to have listened to a few Leonard Cohen songs.
> > Hallelujah will then strike you as possibly one of the *least*
> > dirge-like 8-)...
>
> Yup.. Len's got to be in the top ten of "Music to Commit Suicide By"..
Here is my obligatory comment on 'Tower of Song':
Funny
Not that bleak
Listen to it
Commit it to memory.
--
rgl "We led 'em into a field of really angry squash, and they got
bludgeoned to death" ...Digger
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #292852 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 01:27 |
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"Anastasia" <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> Paul Harman wrote:
> > "Carol Hague" <carol [at] wrhpv.com> wrote in message
> > news:1hhk3r9.9ncmqhdv3ry8N%carol [at] wrhpv.com...
> >> Hallelujah. The version I have is by Jeff Buckley.
> >
> > That sequence in Shrek - the combination of brilliant animation and
> > a wonderfully moving piece of music - really gets me every time.
> > <sniff>
>
> "In My Secret Life" resonates more strongly with me, but that's me. That may
> not be the exact title...
It is. Nice album, but I must say it had to grow on me rather and it
still sounds a bit monotonous at times. In My Secret Life is probably
the best song from it.
Richard
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #292853 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 01:27 |
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Gid Holyoake <abuse [at] brynamman.org.uk> wrote:
> In article <Xns97EFDA4233F85daibhid [at] 130.133.1.4>, Daibhid Ceanaideach
> > You need to have listened to a few Leonard Cohen songs.
> > Hallelujah will then strike you as possibly one of the *least*
> > dirge-like 8-)...
>
> Yup.. Len's got to be in the top ten of "Music to Commit Suicide By"..
Nah. That's the usual quip about him, but it's not true at all, IYAM.
It's more "Music Not to Commit Suicide By, After All". Music for
committing suicide... I don't know. Perhaps death metal? And then
there's James Blunt and Marco Borsate, who make music to commit suicide
over.
Richard
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| [I] Leonard Cohen (was: Yet another lyrics quiz) [message #293546 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 12:41 |
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The time: 30 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: raltbos [at] xs4all.nl (Richard Bos)
> Gid Holyoake <abuse [at] brynamman.org.uk> wrote:
>> Yup.. Len's got to be in the top ten of "Music to Commit
>> Suicide By"..
>
> Nah. That's the usual quip about him, but it's not true at
> all, IYAM. It's more "Music Not to Commit Suicide By, After
> All".
That's what my Mum always says. You're depressed, you listen
to Cohen, you realise that, by comparision, you aren't
depressed at all...
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #293548 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 12:25 |
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Richard Bos raltbos [at] xs4all.nl wrote in <44a45f6b.19602515 [at] news.xs4all.nl>:
> Gid Holyoake <abuse [at] brynamman.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > In article <Xns97EFDA4233F85daibhid [at] 130.133.1.4>, Daibhid Ceanaideach
>
> > > You need to have listened to a few Leonard Cohen songs.
> > > Hallelujah will then strike you as possibly one of the *least*
> > > dirge-like 8-)...
> >
> > Yup.. Len's got to be in the top ten of "Music to Commit Suicide By"..
>
> Nah. That's the usual quip about him, but it's not true at all, IYAM.
> It's more "Music Not to Commit Suicide By, After All". Music for
> committing suicide... I don't know. Perhaps death metal? And then
> there's James Blunt and Marco Borsate, who make music to commit suicide
> over.
>
I beg to differ. James Blunt creates music to murder by. At least that's
the effect it has on me. I get an overwhelming urge to grab him by the
throat and quietly point out that whilst the occasional vocal mannerism
can help make a song more interesting, it should be less than 100% of the
time, and that failure to immediately learn this simple fact should have
instantly terminal consequences.
I'll accept that he has quite a good singling voice. However it should be
used for singing, and it should be singing songs and not pointless dirges.
--
eric
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #293551 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 12:41 |
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The Stainless Steel Cat wrote:
> (Carol Hague) wrote:
> >Hallelujah. The version I have is by Jeff Buckley.
> I've been hearing this a lot lately, and I'm afraid it just strikes me as
> an appalling dirge. Sorry, can't see the appeal at all.
It illustrates that moment in 'Shrek' quite well, but I wouldn't like
to hear it over and over again.
Oh, and it's an annoyingly strong earworm too. In fact, I think I may
have to go and get rid of it with some Snoop Dogg right now...
CCA
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #293555 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 12:41 |
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The time: 30 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: Eric Jarvis <eric [at] ericjarvis.co.uk>
> I beg to differ. James Blunt creates music to murder by. At
> least that's the effect it has on me.
If anyone who agrees with Eric (and me) didn't hear this
week's "Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music" (including Eric),
they should go to
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/crimesagainstmusic/pip/hktc8/
immediately...
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #293915 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 20:52 |
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Eric Jarvis wrote:
> James Blunt creates music to murder by. At least that's
> the effect it has on me. I get an overwhelming urge to grab him by the
> throat and quietly point out that whilst the occasional vocal mannerism
> can help make a song more interesting, it should be less than 100% of the
> time, and that failure to immediately learn this simple fact should have
> instantly terminal consequences.
Eric, you're beautiful, It's true. And maybe you and James Blunt will
share a moment that will last 'till the end.
But remember this about angels with smiles on their faces: you only get one.
--
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #293950 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 00:11 |
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Sanity sanityDELETETHIS [at] affordable-prawns.co.uk wrote in
<44a572eb$0$31648$e4fe514c [at] news.xs4all.nl>:
> Eric Jarvis wrote:
>
> > James Blunt creates music to murder by. At least that's
> > the effect it has on me. I get an overwhelming urge to grab him by the
> > throat and quietly point out that whilst the occasional vocal mannerism
> > can help make a song more interesting, it should be less than 100% of the
> > time, and that failure to immediately learn this simple fact should have
> > instantly terminal consequences.
>
> Eric, you're beautiful, It's true. And maybe you and James Blunt will
> share a moment that will last 'till the end.
>
> But remember this about angels with smiles on their faces: you only get one.
>
Oh yes, that's the other thing. Many people have written cliched songs,
but very few have managed to create entire albums that consist of nothing
but cliches.
I classify him, along with Bryan Adams, as making music for people who
don't actually like music very much.
--
eric
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #293965 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 02:38 |
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Carol Hague wrote:
> Hallelujah. The version I have is by Jeff Buckley.
>
> (Heard it on an episode of "House" and it got in my head such that I had
> to hunt it down and buy it.)
>
YAMAICMiTunesGiftVoucher.
Michael
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| Re: [I] Yet another lyrics quiz [message #294355 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 00:22 |
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Eric Jarvis <eric [at] ericjarvis.co.uk> wrote:
> Richard Bos raltbos [at] xs4all.nl wrote in <44a45f6b.19602515 [at] news.xs4all.nl>:
> > Gid Holyoake <abuse [at] brynamman.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <Xns97EFDA4233F85daibhid [at] 130.133.1.4>, Daibhid Ceanaideach
> >
> > > > You need to have listened to a few Leonard Cohen songs.
> > > > Hallelujah will then strike you as possibly one of the *least*
> > > > dirge-like 8-)...
> > >
> > > Yup.. Len's got to be in the top ten of "Music to Commit Suicide By"..
> >
> > Nah. That's the usual quip about him, but it's not true at all, IYAM.
> > It's more "Music Not to Commit Suicide By, After All". Music for
> > committing suicide... I don't know. Perhaps death metal? And then
> > there's James Blunt and Marco Borsate, who make music to commit suicide
> > over.
>
> I beg to differ. James Blunt creates music to murder by.
You have a point. _Someone_ should die, anyway.
> At least that's
> the effect it has on me. I get an overwhelming urge to grab him by the
> throat and quietly point out that whilst the occasional vocal mannerism
> can help make a song more interesting, it should be less than 100% of the
> time, and that failure to immediately learn this simple fact should have
> instantly terminal consequences.
I would not recommend that you listen to Borsato, then.
Richard
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