On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:17:40 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> Now you know why I listen to classical music.

Have you ever listened to the Brian Setzer Band?  My wife introduced me 
to his stuff on our trip back east - we bought "Wolfgang's Night Out", 
which is a very interesting reinterpretation of several classical pieces 
in a swing style. (Listening right now to "Take the 5th", which is based 
on Beethoven's 5th symphony, first movement).

Jim

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On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:26:34 -0500, Warp wrote:

>   You advertise your blog but you don't use it. You still haven't
>   learned,
> I see. ;)

The fact that he has continued to post means he's making progress in the 
"not caring what other people think" department.  Good job, Invis! 
(seriously!).

Jim

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On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:29:36 +0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:


>OOOOOOHHHH YEAH!
>It's like LIGHTNING!
>Everybody was FRIGHTNING!
>But the music was SOOTHING!
>And then they all started GROOVING!
>
>And the man in the back said "everyone attack" and it turned into a 
>ballroom blitz.
>And the girl in the corner said "boy I wanna warm ya, it'll turn into a 
>ballroom blitz"... Ballroom blitz!
>
>[You have no idea how long I had that thing stuck in my head!]

I used to listen to the Krokus version of that song repeatedly.  Come to think of it,
I probably still would if I had a copy of it other than the one I have on vinyl.


>It's just a jump to the left,
>And then a step to the right.
>With your hands on your hips,
>You bring your knees in tight.
>But it's the pelvic thrust
>That really drives you insane.
>Let's do the Time Warp again!
>
>[Oh you have GOT me to KIDDING me!!]

Oh dear.  I assume you've seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show?


>Mirrors on the ceiling,
>The pink champagne on ice
>And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
>And in the master's chambers,
>They gathered for the feast
>They stab it with their steely knives,
>But they just can't kill the beast

I listened to this one too much when I was younger.  I only like to hear it
occasionally now.


>Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite,
>Looking forward to a little afternoon delight.
>Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite,
>And the thought of rubbin' you is getting so exciting.
>Sky rockets in flight. Afternoon delight. Oooo, afternoon delight.
>

A little afternoon delight is always good.  ;-)


>Oh when I look back now
>That summer seemed to last forever
>And if I had the choice
>Yeah - I'd always wanna be there
>Those were the best days of my life

Annoying.


>If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
>I'd been married long time ago.
>Where did you come from, where did you go?
>Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
>
>[Are you KIDDING me??!?!]

Now it's going to be stuck in my head all day.


>All the leaves are brown,
>And the sky is grey.
>I've been for a walk
>On a winter's day.
>I'd be safe and warm
>If I was in L.A.
>California dreaming...

That's a good laid-back one.


>(Wake me up)
>Wake me up inside.
>(I can't wake up)
>Wake me up inside.
>(Save me)
>Call my name and save me from the dark.
>(Wake me up)
>Bid my blood to run.
>(I can't wake up)
>Before I come undone.
>(Save me)
>Save me from the nothing I've become.

I love this song, but everything else they do all sounds the same to me, drab and
annoying.


>Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllll....
>You know you make me wanna SHOUT!
>Kick my heels up and SHOUT!
>Throw my hands up and SHOUT!
>Throw my head back and SHOUT!
>Come on now...

I always think of Animal House when I hear this.


>I dont know who you are or what you do, or where you go when youre not 
>around.
>I dont know anything about you baby, but youre everything Im dreaming of.
>I dont know who you are, but youre a real dead ringer for love.
>A real dead ringer for love.

This is the only one I don't know by reading the lyrics.  All of the others come to
mind right away.

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>> It's just a jump to the left,
>> And then a step to the right.
>> With your hands on your hips,
>> You bring your knees in tight.
>> But it's the pelvic thrust
>> That really drives you insane.
>> Let's do the Time Warp again!
>>
>> [Oh you have GOT me to KIDDING me!!]
> 
> Oh dear.  I assume you've seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show?

I've heard tell of it, but I know nothing about it other than the name. 
And this God-aweful song.

> A little afternoon delight is always good.  ;-)

Really?

>> If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
>> I'd been married long time ago.
>> Where did you come from, where did you go?
>> Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
>>
>> [Are you KIDDING me??!?!]
> 
> Now it's going to be stuck in my head all day.

Hahahaha!

Do you remember a few months later they made an identical song with 
slightly different lyrics? I can't even remember the name now...

>> All the leaves are brown,
>> And the sky is grey.
>> I've been for a walk
>> On a winter's day.
>> I'd be safe and warm
>> If I was in L.A.
>> California dreaming...
> 
> That's a good laid-back one.

I agree.

>> (Wake me up)
>> Wake me up inside.
>> (I can't wake up)
>> Wake me up inside.
>> (Save me)
>> Call my name and save me from the dark.
>> (Wake me up)
>> Bid my blood to run.
>> (I can't wake up)
>> Before I come undone.
>> (Save me)
>> Save me from the nothing I've become.
> 
> I love this song, but everything else they do all sounds the same to me, drab and
annoying.

It's... different. (Since I don't know who it is, I can't comment on the 
rest.)

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OK, I've remembered a few more now...



You're everywhere and no where, baby,
Thats where you're at.
Going down a bumpy hillside,
In your hippy hat.
Flying out across the country
And getting fat.
Saying everything is groovy
When your tyres are flat.

[I think you know where this is going...]



Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days.
Wear a tall hat and a tattooed gown.
Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane.
Wear your hair long, babe, you can`t go wrong.

[Yes, I had to look this up. The lyrics are too incomprehensible...]



Kim's the first girl I kissed.
I was so nervous that I nearly missed.
She's had a couple of kids since then.
I haven't seen her since God knows when.





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On 1 Feb 2008 12:25:31 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:17:40 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> Now you know why I listen to classical music.
>
>Have you ever listened to the Brian Setzer Band?  My wife introduced me 
>to his stuff on our trip back east - we bought "Wolfgang's Night Out", 
>which is a very interesting reinterpretation of several classical pieces 
>in a swing style. (Listening right now to "Take the 5th", which is based 
>on Beethoven's 5th symphony, first movement).
>
>Jim

I can't say that I've heard of him so I looked him up on Wikipedia. (N.B. Andrew
:) I might have liked him way back when I listened to Rockabilly and Cajun. I
quite like some classical pieces done by Heavy/Rock bands. Who recorded "In the
hall of the mountain King"? I can only imagine what the "Flight of the
Bumblebee" sounds like. I'll look out for him in the second hand record shops.
:)

P.S. Sorry I can't stop myself. I'll take -10 karma points.

PPS I've just discovered "My name is Earl"

Regards
	Stephen

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On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:29:14 -0500, Kyle <hob### [at] gatenet> wrote:

>Oh dear.  I assume you've seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show?



Regards
	Stephen

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On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:29:08 +0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>Warp wrote:
>
>>   You advertise your blog but you don't use it. You still haven't learned,
>> I see. ;)
>
>Ah, c'mon, I just thought this would make a little game that a few 
>people might enjoy joining in with... ;-)

Oh! Yes we did. :)

Regards
	Stephen

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Stephen wrote:

> I can't say that I've heard of him so I looked him up on Wikipedia. (N.B. Andrew

nota bene?

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On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:40:01 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>  I quite like some classical pieces done by Heavy/Rock bands.

I've heard a few like that, and I also quite like them.  It's always fun 
to see musicians (regardless of genre) who have *real* talent.

> Who recorded "In the hall of the mountain King"? 

You mean the original?  Originally, it was part of the Peer Gynt suite 
done by Edward Grieg.

> I can only imagine what
> the "Flight of the Bumblebee" sounds like.

Incredible is the only way to describe it.  There's lyrics, too, which I 
didn't think I'd like, but it's very well done.

Jim

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