tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post6798367399260420151..comments2023-09-20T08:00:41.554-07:00Comments on Under the Bridge: British Baker's DozenJoe the Trollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198861832819963261noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-67008861672087216352007-08-18T06:04:00.000-07:002007-08-18T06:04:00.000-07:00Sorry to disappoint, but there's no XTC in there! ...Sorry to disappoint, but there's no XTC in there! But I agree about the quality of some of their lyrics...<BR/><BR/>About to update with the answers...Cheezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176170186766506070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-50717428706378554922007-08-17T21:25:00.000-07:002007-08-17T21:25:00.000-07:00I think Andy Partridge is responsible for some of ...I think Andy Partridge is responsible for some of the cleverest lyrics I've ever heard.Joe the Trollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198861832819963261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-82339215941047786532007-08-17T18:45:00.000-07:002007-08-17T18:45:00.000-07:00Well shit I posted a comment a coupla days ago but...Well shit I posted a comment a coupla days ago but she gawn!<BR/><BR/>It was something like "I hardly have a clue on these Cheez, but I'm thinking there may be some XTC in there."<BR/><BR/>And if not WHY not? They've got some of the most obscure and meaninglessly fun lyrics ever written. And some not so meaningless:<BR/><BR/>Dear God,<BR/>Don't know if you noticed, but... Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book<BR/>Us crazy humans wrote it, you<BR/>should take a look<BR/><BR/>NOW you've got me all honked off!O' Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584821935299669982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-826107245139629092007-08-15T13:24:00.000-07:002007-08-15T13:24:00.000-07:00I'm sorry to say I was not listening to BritPop in...I'm sorry to say I was not listening to BritPop in the 80s at all! I was splitting my time between hardcore/punk/metal (some of which was very British), bebop jazz and old country. So other than the Elvis Costello tune, which Nat got first, I'm stumped on 'em all!Koshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635717176794202612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-90156832259179230902007-08-15T12:26:00.000-07:002007-08-15T12:26:00.000-07:00LOL.LOL.Natsthenamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027430649885763618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-83886555880464323742007-08-15T11:49:00.000-07:002007-08-15T11:49:00.000-07:00"I didn't know where to pitch these, so I erred on..."I didn't know where to pitch these, so I erred on the side of obscurity"<BR/><BR/>I made the same mistake with a movie quiz not long ago. O'Tim was ALL honked off.Joe the Trollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198861832819963261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-40753702511205442082007-08-15T10:45:00.000-07:002007-08-15T10:45:00.000-07:00I think it's my fault, Lucy (and everyone)... I di...I think it's my fault, Lucy (and everyone)... I didn't know where to pitch these, so I erred on the side of obscurity... cos I reckoned that lyrics like "That ain't workin', That's the way you do it, You play the guitar on the MTV" would be (a) shite, and (b) too easy. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, yep, Prefab Sprout was the Albuquerque one. The song, 'The King of Rock'n'Roll'. <BR/><BR/>I'll give the others in a day or three... unless O'Tim wants to steam in with all the answers first :)Cheezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176170186766506070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-15978978260806659812007-08-14T15:24:00.000-07:002007-08-14T15:24:00.000-07:00Wow, i do suck at these lyrics games but anyway..T...Wow, i do suck at these lyrics games but anyway..<BR/>The 'Albuquerque' lyric is from Prefrab Sprout, cannot remember the name of the song though unless it was called Albuquerque.<BR/>Apart from the jam one Nat got (and that was only from the second to last line), i am stumped with the rest.Falling on a bruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-19980495237955741282007-08-13T15:03:00.000-07:002007-08-13T15:03:00.000-07:00YES, that's it! I need to go play some Jam right ...YES, that's it! I need to go play some Jam right now!Natsthenamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027430649885763618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-31808851868560647542007-08-13T14:03:00.000-07:002007-08-13T14:03:00.000-07:00Yep, that's close enough for me! 'Going Undergroun...Yep, that's close enough for me! 'Going Underground' it is...Cheezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176170186766506070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-54722506488676592052007-08-13T13:32:00.000-07:002007-08-13T13:32:00.000-07:00I'm pretty sure the second to the last one is a Ja...I'm pretty sure the second to the last one is a Jam song, but damned if I can think of the one right now!Natsthenamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027430649885763618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-42197275081760059162007-08-13T12:30:00.000-07:002007-08-13T12:30:00.000-07:00Nat: Yep, you got it. Joe: I'll answer the Albuque...Nat: Yep, you got it. <BR/>Joe: I'll answer the Albuquerque one in a couple of days, along with all the other unanswered ones!... And I'll keep my eyes peeled for that TtU.Cheezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176170186766506070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-57343521756960881622007-08-13T12:08:00.000-07:002007-08-13T12:08:00.000-07:00I'm well on record for ignorig lyrics, so I can't ...I'm well on record for ignorig lyrics, so I can't guess at even a one. I want to know about that one that mentions Albuquerque, though.<BR/><BR/>It'll probably be a month or so, but I'm planning a TtU that I KNOW you will like!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938432545251191781.post-56327592978899699592007-08-13T10:50:00.000-07:002007-08-13T10:50:00.000-07:00""Don't tell me you don't know the differenceBetwe...""Don't tell me you don't know the difference<BR/>Between a lover and a fighter<BR/>With my pen and my electric typewriter<BR/>Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal<BR/>I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel"<BR/>-Elvis Costello, baby, with "Every Day I Write The Book" I loved that song.Natsthenamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027430649885763618noreply@blogger.com