Her suggestion for great lyrics was;
"I am angry, I am ill and I'm as ugly as sin" Magazine, Song from under the floorboards, from The Correct Use of Soap. Which manages to be both great and a retelling of Notes from Underground by Dostoyevski. Neat. Most "literary" rock makes me want to reach for my revolver...
Monday, January 10, 2005
Friday, January 07, 2005
what are words worth?
Word magazine has just run an article about the best (and worst) lyrics in music. Stimulating stuff. My two favourites were not included, though I have to agree with the opening lines of Highway 61 being one of the best.
Anyway, my favourites:
"people die, so will I" - Microdisney, Birthday Girl
"I don't believe in an interventionist God" - Nick Cave, Into my arms. Hell of a way to begin!
Anyway, my favourites:
"people die, so will I" - Microdisney, Birthday Girl
"I don't believe in an interventionist God" - Nick Cave, Into my arms. Hell of a way to begin!
Thursday, January 06, 2005
It's behind you...
Well, it is pantomime season, so we shouldn't be surprised that Roy Caroll joined in the fun. Just what you have to do to be allowed to score against Man Utd at Old Trafford is a different question. Obviously getting the ball over the line is not enough.
Anyway, stopped us Liverpool fans feeling quite so miserable after Mike Reily's attack of fear that stopped him giving us a penalty for handball against Chelsea. In fact at times I thought he was allowing Chelsea to play handball, so often did they play the ball with their hands and arms. I actually thought Chelsea would be better than they were. On tv you see a distorted view. Thierry Henry is actually better and faster than he seems on tv - amazing though that is. Chelsea play with the worst kind of petulant gamesmanship - kicking the ball away at free kicks, multiple rolls after minor collisions. Their defense and goalkeeper are very good though.
Anyway, stopped us Liverpool fans feeling quite so miserable after Mike Reily's attack of fear that stopped him giving us a penalty for handball against Chelsea. In fact at times I thought he was allowing Chelsea to play handball, so often did they play the ball with their hands and arms. I actually thought Chelsea would be better than they were. On tv you see a distorted view. Thierry Henry is actually better and faster than he seems on tv - amazing though that is. Chelsea play with the worst kind of petulant gamesmanship - kicking the ball away at free kicks, multiple rolls after minor collisions. Their defense and goalkeeper are very good though.