| Elbow – Lippy Kids Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Yeah, you're right, most of my amended lyrics are a bit dodgy. I thought the original version was a bit wrong and pasted the lyrics from what I thought was an official website thing. It wasn't. As soon as I'd posted them I spotted inaccuracies. That'll teach me I suppose. Although I still think the middle bit is as follows: "Curb stone cool You were freshly painted angel Walking on walls Stealing booze and down long hungry kisses Nobody knew me at home any more" |
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| Elbow – Lippy Kids Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Actually, scratch some of that. It's "One long June". | |
| Elbow – Lippy Kids Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Quite a few errors in those lyrics I think. Here's what it should be I reckon: "Lippy kids on the corner again Lippy kids on the corner begin Settling like crows And I never perfected that simian stroll The cigarettes and it was everything then Do they know those days are golden? Build a rocket boys Build a rocket boys! One more tune I came down from the trees Curbstone cool You are freshly painted angel Walking on walls Stealing booze and down long hungry kisses And Nobody knew me at home any more Build a rocket boys! Build a rocket boys Build a rocket boys! Lippy kids on the corner again Lippy kids on the corner begin Settling like crows And I never affected that simian stroll No Do they know those days are golden? Build a rocket boys Build a rocket boys! One long tune. I came down from the trees Curbstone cool You are freshly painted angel Walking on walls Stealing booze and down long hungry kisses And nobody knows me at home anymore Build a rocket boys! Build a rocket boys Build a rocket boys!" |
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| Lady Sovereign – Random Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Just to clarify something that people took the wrong way. When I said "She's 19, for goodness sake", I didn't mean that she was somehow more impressive because she was young. Strangely, this is how some of you took it. I meant that she is young, so give her time and don't write her off just yet. Secondly, for the guy who listed the rappers who don't bastardise language - granted, they don't do it as much as Lady Sovereign does, but they still do it, so your argument is a strange one. And if that is your angle of criticism - the bastardisation of language - should we start having a go at Dylan, Lennon and more? No, of course we shouldn't. Because the bastardisation of language doesn't matter, especially in music. Look at the brilliance of CSS's "Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above". Whole words are missed out to make the English (which is their second language) fit the tune. And it's great. |
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| Lady Sovereign – Random Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I'm sorry, but I do find you funny. You try so hard to sound intelligent, eg: "I agree that the English language is an ever-evolving lexicon" And then within a few lines you end up embarrassing yourself again: "Lady Sovereign is a grimy little scally crack-whore, peddling garbage to a generation of welfare mothers and work-shy boy-racer retards". Do you realise how stupidly hypocritical your argument sounds? The girl has got talent. If she didn't, she wouldn't be causing the stir she is. She's got some surprisingly decent people queuing up to work on her album. She's already worked with Basement Jaxx and The Ordinary Boys. And newspapers and magazines have written some good articles on her. OK, you don't like her, that's fine. There's plenty of bands I don't like, and a few I hate, but I can still say that many of them are talented. Where do you stand on The Streets and Dizzee Rascal? I'm interested. Are they talentless "Chavs" (TM) too? What about American rappers? I don't know, er, Eminem, Jay-Z, Andre 3000? Do you like them? I'm still interested in your opinion of what makes good hip-hop. Don't get me wrong. I don't think Lady Sovereign is the best thing ever. Far from it. But she's fresh, she's talented, and she's got a great deal of potential. She's 19, for goodness sake. |
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| Lady Sovereign – Random Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Tell me a rapper that doesn't butcher the English language. I bet you can't. Also, you seem to be under the impression that Lady Sovereign is most popular with the people you call Chavs. I'd argue that this isn't the case. And despite trying to write a more balanced argument in your last message, you still slip into insult and generalisation. I'm sorry if you feel surrounded and victimised by a group of people, but it does explain your mentality a bit better. But come on, stupid? How many 19 year olds do you know with a talent like that, or the drive and belief in her talent that she has? Do you not think your anger would be better directed at the myriad of teenage girls singing about sex and the record companies that peddle their trash to young girls? OK, fair enough, you don't like Lady Sovereign, but she writes it herself, she's not being told what to wear and say. Even if I don't like something, if it's honest and real I'll back it every time against most of the stuff that is classed as music these days. If you do have an open mind, which I'm hoping you do, try listening to either of her collaborations with The Ordinary Boys. She remixed their single "Boys Will Be Boys", and they remixed her single "9 to 5". Both are well worth a listen. As for your rose-tinted view of the past: you do realise that it's exactly that, don't you? I'm interested in whther you actually believe what you say, or whether you just get yourself worked up and say things you don't really mean. If you want a list of past examples of bastardised language in songs from the last 50 years, then let me know and I'll send you some examples. There's loads. And as for making up words, well, if no one did that, we'd still be grunting. Do a bit of reasearch, if you're honestly interested in a debate. Go to a search page and check out how many words Shakespeare made up or bastardised to fit his sentences. This is fun. |
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| Lady Sovereign – Random Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Dear 'quiffporn' I really think you're missing out on something here. I think Lady Sovereign is great. You may not like the music, but please don't tell me what she does isn't incredibly skillful. She's witty, bold, funny, and importantly, she has something to say. I can't wait for the album. She's so recognisably English, and I think that's great too, especially in an industry full of people singing in pseudo-American accents. I doubt very much whether "13 year old girls are getting pregnant while listening to this garbage". And even if they were, could you enlighten me on what this has to do with Lady Sovereign? I obviously missed her track called "Are you 13? Then go out and get pregnant". And your whole rant against these people you call "chavs". I find it sinister, nasty and hateful. It's discriminatory, derogatory, immature, and it tarnishes a whole social group with a massive generalisation. Sure, you get idiots dressed in tracksuits and trainers causing trouble. But you get idiots everywhere. I don't know if you realise how dangerous you sound. IQ is a ridiculous concept, but seeing as you use it to denote intelligence, we'll go with it for a moment. Please tell me how she is "lowering our collective IQ". I'd like to hear about that. She's using the language she speaks in. She's manipulating it for her own ends. She's using rhythm and rhyme with a level of skill that few manage. And her wordplay is good - I'm looking forward to seeing what the album has to offer. As for "bastardising" the English language - well, that's the beauty of language. It's ever changing, and can be manipulated to wonderful effect. I can't honestly think of any performers who don't bastardise it to one extent or another - I'd be interested if you can prove me wrong on this one. I'd just like to say one last thing. When a talent comes along, it seems such a shame to ignore it or deride it just because it's not dressed in the fine regalia that you normally demand from your entertainers. Or who sing in perfect RP English. Because no-one does. |
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| Jeff Buckley – Lover, You Should've Come Over Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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"It's never over, my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder It's never over, all my riches for her smiles when i slept so soft against her It's never over, all my blood for the sweetness of her laughter It's never over, she's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever" One of the best verses I've ever heard. Even on paper, without the melody and emotion, it's an incredible verse. Brilliant. |
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