Tomatoes and eggs placed back in their satchel, but my eyebrow is firmly arched.
ROUND 10 - London Calling - Side Four
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"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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I like LR, I really like 4H, and I LOVE the rest.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
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Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑15 Apr 2019, 9:11pmTomatoes and eggs placed back in their satchel, but my eyebrow is firmly arched.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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TAKE THOSE DAMN SUNGLASSES OFFmatedog wrote: ↑16 Apr 2019, 12:10amDr. Medulla wrote: ↑15 Apr 2019, 9:11pmTomatoes and eggs placed back in their satchel, but my eyebrow is firmly arched.
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
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I think LR has to be taken in context (somewhat). I've always felt it wasn't a very serious song - just a rather throwaway bit of genre fun. They sound like they're legit having fun while recording it - tongues firmly in cheek. I could be wrong on this - just the feeling I get from it. That said - it's not a great song and doesn't deserve to go much further than this.
"They don't think it be like it is, but it do." - Oscar Gamble
Re: ROUND 10 - London Calling - Side Four
Other than Train in Vain, all the songs on side four are very enjoyable for me, if a notch lower than everything that has preceded it. It doesn't help that I'm usually a little burnt out by the time I get there as well. But yeah, LR, 4H, I'm Not Down, and Rev Rock are really quite enjoyable and I have a hell of a time elevating one over another.WestwayKid wrote: ↑16 Apr 2019, 10:38amI think LR has to be taken in context (somewhat). I've always felt it wasn't a very serious song - just a rather throwaway bit of genre fun. They sound like they're legit having fun while recording it - tongues firmly in cheek. I could be wrong on this - just the feeling I get from it. That said - it's not a great song and doesn't deserve to go much further than this.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Got a Rake? Sure!
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" *sigh* it's right when they throw the penis pump out the window." -Hoy
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" *sigh* it's right when they throw the penis pump out the window." -Hoy
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”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
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I'm Not Down is a-fucking-stonishing. Four Horsemen is a below par GEER song without even the 100 guitars of hate that cover up some of that album's self mythologising lyrics and aimless arrangements.
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I'm Not Down is one of my top 5 Clash songs. It's perfect. And it's the only Clash song that has a halfway decent cover.
Got a Rake? Sure!
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" *sigh* it's right when they throw the penis pump out the window." -Hoy
IMCT: Inane Middle-Class Twats - Dr. M
" *sigh* it's right when they throw the penis pump out the window." -Hoy