…because whatever you say about Mr. Gough, I have a weakness for self-depricating and apologetically corny ‘wearing my heart on my sleeve’ melodies and voices that can’t quite reach the right note, ah! the badly drawn boys of the world who mention sinatra and Jeff Buckley in their little poems… grand-grander-grandeur-grandiose
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Tropicalia
Lazy flies all hovering above The magistrate puts on his gloves And he looks to the clouds All pink and disheveled There must be some blueprint Some creed of the devil Inscribed in our minds -Beck Shaolin Soccer Shaolin Soccer isn’t slapstick. Most people dismiss it as being the HK version of Hollywood’s famous slapstick...
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You say yes, I say no
You say high, I say low, You say stop, and I say go, go, go! Oh, no! You say goodbye, and I say hello Hello hello I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello Nice song of contradictions, good old John and Paul. This song cheers me up because it makes no sense...
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This is all about Pale Saints
I’m here this morning to write utterly useless things. Number one is that one of the best films I’ve ever seen was the 1996 film Pale Saints. Who could have thought that this masterpiece hails from Canada? Who could ever resist a riveting Russian roulette scene? But wait, let me digress. About Russian roulette in...
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The strong gets more while the weak ones fade
Playing Chinese checkers with papercups on a windy Friday June evening, under palm trees with mosquitoes biting bare legs. It should’ve rained but still it held our interest, and after all peoplewatching is a noble way of passing time, especially wtih coffee. Torn packs of sugar on the table, brown sugar, white sugar, cream, heavy...
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Quiet Siege
My mother had a huge crush on Scott Weiland, the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, when Big Bang Baby came out on video (she liked his little dance). Encouraged, I made her listen to the Smashing pumpkins, but she opted for Thom Yorke instead, stating that Billy Corgan “had no business making records” on...
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Random music videos I loathe
Random videos are like a hand of cards: you can either win or lose, and most of the time, you lose, because the quality of music video channels are in slow decline. MYX seems to be the one channel that shows presentable music videos, but how long will they last? Note: these videos have no...
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I dig a Pygmy by Charles Hawtrey and the Deaf Aids (Phase one in which Doris gets her oats)
Two of us sending postcards Writing letters On my wall You and me burning matches Lifting latches On our way back home We’re on our way home You and I have memories Longer than the road that stretches ahead Two of us wearing raincoats Standing so low In the sun You and me chasing paper...
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State of Love and Trust
Mr. Edward Vedder Land of the 90′s Alternative Genre (so-called) Re: Song State of Love and Trust Dear Mr. Edward Vedder, Okay Mr. Vedder, I’m giving you a chance and I’ve gotta say that after listening to you for 1,847,845,079,253 times, your song State of Love and Trust is beginning to grow on me. I...
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Monochrome flat, monochrome life
by Yann Tiersen Anyway, I can try anything it’s the same circle thats lead to nowhere and I’m tired now. Anyway, I’ve lost my face, my dignity, my look, all these things are gone and tired now, but don’t be scared, I found a good job and I go to work everyday on my old...
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Question : Who discovered Neptune?
And when she lies in the sun she don’t cover her skin from sun that’s too strong to come in I know that’s where it begines – GZM (Face like summer) Wonder wonder if you love me guess ill ask the stars above me When the moon is bright canary yellow – Guv’ner (Lucky Ladybug)...
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