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Knee Deep at ATP Lyrics
And every sentence that I spoke began and ended in ellipsis
Each of eight fingers gripping what he wrote, clung on tightly, like parenthesis
And for each correctly used apostrophe, I could feel my heart sink inside my chest in front of me
So, maybe the lining of a winter's coat mightn't be the best place to hide a summer secret
Said every photo that you took that festival got lost in your camera in an insurance scam
And though underexposed, i could see from the quality, his K Records t-shirt and you holding his hand
And I know he took you to the beach, I can tell from how you bite on your cheek, every time the sand falls from your insoles
And when our eyes meet, all that I can read, is "you're the b-side".
They said "it's not what you like, it's what you're like as a person",
Well, I need new hobbies, that's one thing for certain
Not what you like, but what you're like as a person,
Well, I need new hobbies, that's one thing for certain.
Each of eight fingers gripping what he wrote, clung on tightly, like parenthesis
And for each correctly used apostrophe, I could feel my heart sink inside my chest in front of me
Said every photo that you took that festival got lost in your camera in an insurance scam
And though underexposed, i could see from the quality, his K Records t-shirt and you holding his hand
And I know he took you to the beach, I can tell from how you bite on your cheek, every time the sand falls from your insoles
And when our eyes meet, all that I can read, is "you're the b-side".
Well, I need new hobbies, that's one thing for certain
Not what you like, but what you're like as a person,
Well, I need new hobbies, that's one thing for certain.
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''A story based on my experiences of the United Sounds of ATP festival, weekend two. I met a really great person that I spent most of the Sunday with. We started speaking because of the band t-shirt I was wearing, which is pretty much the ideal 'in' I think. Basically the gist of it is once we'd both left the festival, I found out she had a boyfriend, and hadn't mentioned it. Which made me feel awful, and got me thinking that so long as I value people according to what bands they like I am making myself expendable. Because there will always be somebody who likes the same bands as me, but is vastly more attractive or can drive or is a less fussy eater. The title is ripped off from the Camera Obscura song, 'Knee Deep At The NPL', because one of the conversations I remember hearing her have was about that song, and my friend Pete's suggestion that it didn't exist. Naturally she was right. '' -Gareth LC
The other person moved on and they are left behind... Now they recognize they need to move on, and attempt to attack their ex-lover's personality directly. However, they are obviously still upset as seen by the general nature of the song. It's pretty simple.
*"and though underexposed, i could see from the quality his K Records t-shirt and you holding his hand"
I was just waching High Fidelity and the guy said "we agreed that what really matters is What you like, not what you are like" this reminds me of the last part of this song,
"They said "it's not what you like, it's what you're like as a person", Well, I need new hobbies, that's one thing for certain"
@Skatwee I thought of Hi Fidelity too. Only I was fortunate enough to read the book a while before seeing the film.
@Skatwee I thought of Hi Fidelity too. Only I was fortunate enough to read the book a while before seeing the film.
In the book she kinda tricks Rob into going with her to see these friends of hers as she knows he will get on really well with the bloke. Then it's only when she sees that he has bonded with the bloke that she suggests he go and take a look at his records.
In the book she kinda tricks Rob into going with her to see these friends of hers as she knows he will get on really well with the bloke. Then it's only when she sees that he has bonded with the bloke that she suggests he go and take a look at his records.
It's my favourite book purely because Rob is me. Every little thing he does I do. Such as when he makes the tape for...
It's my favourite book purely because Rob is me. Every little thing he does I do. Such as when he makes the tape for someone but "buries" the song they requested in the middle of side two.
Despite the lesson from this song and Hi Fidelity I still do judge and expect to be judged by the records and CD's I have/like.
I still remember my disappointment when my (now ex but not because of this... Honest) girlfriend told me "I love New Order", only for me to find myself flicking through her CD's one night and feeling crushed when the only album she had of theirs was was "The Best Of.."
Which, is another of my intolerances. Those people who only get The Best Of or Greatest Hits. Then they claim to be into them but don't bother getting the albums. Such people deserve stoning. By all means, start with a Best Of but then if you like it, why not get the bands first album? Then (after a period of time*) the second.
*There ARE rules if you are catching up with an existing or old band. I frown upon band binging. It's not a stoning offence though. Only punishable by mild scorn.
Take The Doors. The first album of theirs I got was The Best Of. I liked most of it so I got their first album after that.
After that, I only allowed myself to get one of their albums per term.
Going non-chronologically is frowned upon but doesn't actually break the rules.
^ I had to put that in in case anyone remembers that I got Soft Parade 2nd and Morrison Hotel last.
I cant remember my original point now.
Having said all that, my best friend, despite protesting otherwise, is not into music at all.
I remember going into HMV with him the first time and...
OK... Say you and a mate go into HMV and your mate starts looking through a particular section. What do you do?
You naturally look through what they've got right? Even if you're not intending to buy anything there and then. Right?
Well after about a minute I became aware of something not quite right. I looked round and my mate was just THERE looking at me. I asked "What you doing"? He said "waiting for you". So he just stood there the whole time.
I agree 100% that a band or label Tshirt is the ideal "in". Although I've also found that a Tshirt which just has the band name "Teenage Fanclub" can be massively misinterpreted by certain members of society.
My friend met a girl online on one occasion and told her he was into music. She reeled off a list of not particularly obscure bands and he agreed that they were excellent. Then he phoned me and asked who they were. They went on a date and I had to make him a flow chart with things to say if she mentioned various bands as well as a list of bands he could say he liked with brief notes about each.
I admit I did make a couple of bands up for fun. The irony being that when he went through the list he laughed and said "No... It's The Stereophonic". I had put Stereolab.
Needless to say, my friend doesn't have a K Records Tshirt. He owns no records and has attended just one gig in his life.
Bad Manners.
He said "they were sh*t. They didn't play anything I knew.... like Baggy Trousers, It Must Be Love, House Of Fun etc"
That's right.
He thought he had gone to see a Madness tribute band.
Haha, I read High Fidelity fairly recently and it totally reminded me of this song too when it's mentioned in the book. Intentional? Highly possible. Great song and great festival.