tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post2182858960740058118..comments2024-03-29T10:02:55.374+00:00Comments on Nigeness: Bad Rhyme TimeNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-9849827236252544372008-07-13T22:32:00.000+01:002008-07-13T22:32:00.000+01:00As that bloke off the telly mentioned Philip Glass...As that bloke off the telly mentioned Philip Glass I will give you a taster to lullaby yourselves to sleep with.<BR/> AKHNATEN<BR/> Thebes : year of reign 1<BR/>Verse 1<BR/>Clouds darken the sky<BR/>The stars rain down<BR/>The constellations stagger<BR/>The bones of the hell hounds tremble<BR/>The porters are silent<BR/>When they see this king<BR/>Dawning as a soul<BR/><BR/>Verse 2<BR/>Men fall<BR/>Their name is not<BR/>Seize thou this king by his arm<BR/>Take this king to the sky<BR/>That he not die on earth<BR/>Among men<BR/><BR/>The Stuttgart State Opera Version was an amazing operatic spectacle, scenery and costumes spectacular. The music was mesmerizing<BR/><BR/>The libretto was shit.<BR/>Night everybody.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-70207754396586095212008-07-13T19:39:00.000+01:002008-07-13T19:39:00.000+01:00A good lyric can't be detached from the music, or ...A good lyric can't be detached from the music, or only with great damage. That old 'is Dylan better than Keats' jive is old hat, their forms overlap to some extent but are really different art forms, albeit similar. Some of my most treasured lines from songs sound crap when written down, separated from the Dylanesque sneer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-68314276479078880412008-07-13T15:39:00.000+01:002008-07-13T15:39:00.000+01:00Dangerous waters Dick, but make straight for Sumda...Dangerous waters Dick, but make straight for Sumday (available good and cheap on Amazon marketplace/eBay), play it many times, you will never be free of it, probably for the rest of your life. So it really depends how you want to spend the rest of your life... It seems to be the Grandaddy album the fans like least, but that's probably a recommendation.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-16423102260189137592008-07-13T14:27:00.000+01:002008-07-13T14:27:00.000+01:00Look at any opera libretto and you think "what?", ...Look at any opera libretto and you think "what?", add the music, horse of a different colour. The list should have included every one of Stings bumbles, and Abbas. <BR/>Susan, we can assume that your a Bragg convert?, may I introduce you to Flogging Mollies Black Friday Rule? <BR/>Dylan was the greatest, should stop now though.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-57954447536116787012008-07-13T14:05:00.000+01:002008-07-13T14:05:00.000+01:00Thanks Nige. You've got me spending my Sunday rese...Thanks Nige. You've got me spending my Sunday researching this 'Grandaddy'. Wiki says they're like Philip Glass and Neil Young... I'm eager to find out more.<BR/><BR/>As for Dylan's lyrics: I was only thinking the other day that they read better than they sound. On the early albums, some of the rhymes sound like he's really stretching for them. Of course, I've yet to find anybody who agrees with me.Uncle Dick Madeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124053234469634414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-90628485819309585092008-07-13T13:51:00.000+01:002008-07-13T13:51:00.000+01:00I'll try it Susan...I'll try it Susan...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-49403883457085824382008-07-13T13:30:00.000+01:002008-07-13T13:30:00.000+01:00My favorite lyrics at the moment, however, are the...My favorite lyrics at the moment, however, are the ones that go with Billy Bragg's "Greetings to the New Brunette" (which I mentioned here before). You have got to listen to this tune, Nige, it's brilliant. Here's a snippet:<BR/><BR/>Shirley,<BR/>your sexual politics have left me all of a muddle<BR/>Shirley,<BR/>we are joined in the ideological cuddle<BR/><BR/>I'm celebrating my love for you<BR/>With a pint of beer and a new tattoo<BR/>And if you haven't noticed yet<BR/>I'm more impressionable when my cement is wet<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Got to hear it, Nige, vraiment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-17744289744971553632008-07-13T13:28:00.000+01:002008-07-13T13:28:00.000+01:00I think those lyrics will have to be changed now t...I think those lyrics will have to be changed now that Datsuns are Nissans. Maybe:<BR/><BR/>"She's in the kitchen cryin' with the gas on,<BR/>It seems she really loved him,<BR/>And he's so drunk he's passed out in a Nissan...."<BR/><BR/>and so on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com