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| The Decemberists – One Engine Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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I'm pretty sure it's "verily", not "barely". Not even Colin would pronounce "barely" like that.
And to me, it sounds more like "line of light" than "line of right", although I've no idea what that might mean. |
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| Luke Haines – Russian Futurists Black Out the Sun Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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The Russian Futurist movement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Futurism) first emerged in the early 20th century with the publication of a futurist manifesto, "A Slap in the Face of Public Taste" (http://www.391.org/manifestos/1912futurists_slapintheface.htm). The movement's core group was located in Moscow, but other groups soon formed in St. Petersburg, Kiev, Khakov and Odessa. In 1913, a Russian Futurist opera called "Victory Over the Sun", in which the sun is torn out of the sky and locked inside a concrete box, premiered in Luna Park, St. Petersburg. You can read more about it here: http://www.ce-review.org/99/3/ondisplay3_hunter.html
See also: Stray Dog Cafe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stray_Dog_Caf%C3%A9), St. Petersburg meeting place for famous writers and poets. |
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| Luke Haines – We Are Unusual Men Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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The spoken word part of this song is a continuation of the plumber's story from the track "What the Plumber Saw" (http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107859460686/).
This song also contains an audio clip of George Gillette on the day of Kendo's ceremonial unmasking, 20 December 1977. You can watch the momentous event on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz01e1wB898). |
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| Luke Haines – Inside the Restless Mind of Rollerball Rocco Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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When wrestler Les Kellett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Kellett) retired, he opened up a transport cafe in Bradford called The Terminus. Luke Haines has said in an interview (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/luke-haines-a-britpop-outsider-grapples-with-life-in-the-ring-6270469.html) that he liked the idea of Kellett becoming a sort of wrestling guru: "I imagined people like Rollerball Rocco coming to seek knowledge over this awful food in this awful setting." |
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| Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan & Andrew Meuller – Anthem of the Scrolls Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Context for this song is provided by the track "Scroll 13 / Outro" (http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107859460460/).
In July 2010, a man named Raoul Moat shot three people and escaped into the countryside (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Northumbria_Police_manhunt). A nation-wide manhunt ensued, culminating in a stand-off between Moat and the police on the north bank of the River Coquet. Cue Paul "Gazza" Gascoigne, former England footballer, who arrived on the scene and announced his intention to counsel "Moaty" with the help of a can of lager, some chicken, a dressing-gown and a fishing rod (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7882762/Raoul-Moat-Gazza-arrives-in-Rothbury-to-offer-his-support.html). Truly bizarre. |
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| Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan & Andrew Meuller – The Australian IRA Show Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Context for this song is provided by the track "Scroll 11" (http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107859460391/).
This song refers to several acts of terror carried out by the IRA, a.k.a. the Provisional Irish Republican Army (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army). Specifically, the assassination of Louis Mountbatten (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mountbatten,_1st_Earl_Mountbatten_of_Burma) by blowing up his boat, the detonation of a bomb in Canary Wharf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Docklands_bombing), and the abduction of a racehorse called Shegar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shergar), the remains of which have never been discovered. |
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| Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan & Andrew Meuller – I Am Falconetti Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Context for this song is provided by the track "Scroll 7" (http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107859460190/).
Renée Jeanne Falconetti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Jeanne_Falconetti) is an actress best known for her portrayal of Joan of Arc (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc), a peasant girl famously burnt at the stake for communing with God. |
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| Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan & Andrew Meuller – Scroll 4 Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Francis de Groot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_de_Groot) really did gatecrash the opening ceremony of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He was arrested and charged with, among other things, "having maliciously damaged a ribbon". |
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| Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan & Andrew Meuller – Mr Cynthia Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Context for this song is provided by the track "Scroll 2" (http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107859459923/).
This one's about John Lennon, apparently. Cynthia Lennon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Lennon) was his first wife. |
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| Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan & Andrew Meuller – Broadmoor Blues Delta Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Sigh.
Context for this song is provided by the track "Scroll 1" (http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107859459846/%5D).
The Broadmoor Blues Delta is a combined reference to Delta blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_blues), the genre of music mastered by Faustian musician Robert Johnson (mentioned in "Scroll 1"), and Broadmoor Hospital (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadmoor_Hospital), the home of Ian Ball. |
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| Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan & Andrew Meuller – Broadmoor Blues Delta Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Context for this song is provided by the track [url=http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107859459846/]"Scroll 1"[/url].
The Broadmoor Blues Delta is a combined reference to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_blues]Delta blues[/url], the genre of music mastered by Faustian musician Robert Johnson (mentioned in "Scroll 1"), and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadmoor_Hospital]Broadmoor Hospital[/url], the home of Ian Ball. |
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