I should start this post with a disclaimer: this list excludes live tracks, Jazz, and any other ambient/vocal-less piece. I could dedicate a much more in depth post covering Jazz, but I'll leave that honor to Mike. Enjoy.
Running Time: 13:38
"Welcome to the Pleasuredome" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Running Time: 11:11
"A Sailor's Life" by Fairport Convention
Running Time: 10:47
"Marquee Moon" by Television
Running Time: 10:21
"Sinnerman" by Nina Simone
Running Time: 10:11
"Station to Station" by David Bowie
Unfortunately, I was an unable to find a suitable version of any of these songs on youtube (never mind that most missed the running time by a substantial margin), so if you want to sample any of these tunes you'll have to either use your own resources, befriend me, or send me a money order for $7.12. Yeah, or you could just ask nicely.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Songs that send you looking for a dictionary
OK, so it's been a couple weeks. Let's get back on track.
I came up with this one while driving back from New Orleans.
"The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
Lyric: "Can't stop to turn around, broke my sacroiliac"
Definition: The joint between the sacrum, at the base of the spine, and the ilium of the pelvis.
Comment: All I have to say is that's gotta hurt.
"Nemesis" by Shreikback
Lyric: "Big black nemesis, parthenogenesis"
Definition: An asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos or seeds occurs without fertilization by males.
Comment: I have no clue why Shreikback used this word in the song other than the fact that it's a really long word
"Girl You Have No Faith in Medicine" by The White Stripes
Lyric: "Acetaminophen, You see the medicine"
Definition: A widely-used analgesic (pain reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer)
Comment: I'm sure every one of us has used Tylenol at some point in his or her life. Who would have thought that the official name for the drug would be used as a song lyric?
"Them and Us" by Bad Religion
Lyric: "He struggled to find a distinctive moiety"
Definition: A half; an indefinite portion, part, or share
Comment: It's not the most obscure word on this list, but Bad Religion uses so many obscure words that I almost called this post "The Bad Religion Awards". "Them and Us" is one of the best examples of this. Here's the entire chorus:
"Them and us; Lobbying determined through a mire of disbelievers. Them and us; dire perpetuation and incongruous insistence that there really is a difference between them and us"
"The Joker" by The Steve Miller Band
Lyric: "Some people call me Maurice; 'cause I speak of the pompatus of love."
Definition: ???
Comment: Apparently a mishearing of The Medallion's "The Letter" which sang "discuss the puppetutes of love". So what's a puppetute? You go look that one up. I'm tired.
Up next from me: The five rules of music I mentioned in an earlier post.
I came up with this one while driving back from New Orleans.
"The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
Lyric: "Can't stop to turn around, broke my sacroiliac"
Definition: The joint between the sacrum, at the base of the spine, and the ilium of the pelvis.
Comment: All I have to say is that's gotta hurt.
"Nemesis" by Shreikback
Lyric: "Big black nemesis, parthenogenesis"
Definition: An asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos or seeds occurs without fertilization by males.
Comment: I have no clue why Shreikback used this word in the song other than the fact that it's a really long word
"Girl You Have No Faith in Medicine" by The White Stripes
Lyric: "Acetaminophen, You see the medicine"
Definition: A widely-used analgesic (pain reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer)
Comment: I'm sure every one of us has used Tylenol at some point in his or her life. Who would have thought that the official name for the drug would be used as a song lyric?
"Them and Us" by Bad Religion
Lyric: "He struggled to find a distinctive moiety"
Definition: A half; an indefinite portion, part, or share
Comment: It's not the most obscure word on this list, but Bad Religion uses so many obscure words that I almost called this post "The Bad Religion Awards". "Them and Us" is one of the best examples of this. Here's the entire chorus:
"Them and us; Lobbying determined through a mire of disbelievers. Them and us; dire perpetuation and incongruous insistence that there really is a difference between them and us"
"The Joker" by The Steve Miller Band
Lyric: "Some people call me Maurice; 'cause I speak of the pompatus of love."
Definition: ???
Comment: Apparently a mishearing of The Medallion's "The Letter" which sang "discuss the puppetutes of love". So what's a puppetute? You go look that one up. I'm tired.
Up next from me: The five rules of music I mentioned in an earlier post.
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