Shrek's irresponsible cousin?
Snerk.
Who's probably also a cousin.
Good to know Frank & I aren't crazy.
Yes it is. I wouldn't be surprised if the removed line was the reason for the problem of using it on the soundtrack.
Kaylee: H-how did you... g-get on...? Early: Strains the mind a bit, don't it? You think you're all alone. Maybe I come down the chimney, Kaylee. Bring presents to the good girls and boys.
'Objects In Space'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 30, 2006 10:35:45 am PST #4498 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Connie Neil - Nov 30, 2006 11:27:31 am PST #4499 of 10003
brillig
I just looked up the lyrics of Cohen's Hallelujah, and they are not the lyrics I heard. The song was about dying, and there was definitely the line "blood is not a victory" or something like. The lyrics I found are about singing before God. So I'm looking for something else, apparently.
edit: Ah hah! There are additional verses from somewhere. It's "love", not "blood". Hubby and I obviously have our ears tuned to a different vibe.
Theodosia - Nov 30, 2006 12:18:53 pm PST #4500 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I uploaded Fletcher Henderson's "Happy Feet" and Ella Fitzgerald's "Hallelujah" to Buffistarawk. The first because of the movie (which it's not related to) and the second because it's not at all like the Cohen song. So there.
Jon B. - Dec 01, 2006 6:25:29 am PST #4501 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
That VU acetate discovered a couple of years ago was just sold on eBay: [link]
DXMachina - Dec 01, 2006 6:28:00 am PST #4502 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Actually, it doesn't look like the auction has closed yet, so if you're looking for that special Christmas present...
Jon B. - Dec 01, 2006 6:29:09 am PST #4503 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Yeah, sorry, I should have said "is being sold"...
askye - Dec 01, 2006 8:22:53 am PST #4504 of 10003
Thrive to spite them
Connie - Jeff Buckley changed some of the lyrics in his version of the song, I can't remember what changes were made off the top of my head but it does alter the feel of the song some.
Of the versions I've heard --Cale, Wainwright, Buckley, the original, and Bob Dylan-- I like Buckley's the best.
Connie Neil - Dec 01, 2006 10:02:16 am PST #4505 of 10003
brillig
I like Buckley's the best.
IF that's the one with the additional lyrics I found, with Love is not a victory march or something, then, boy howdie does it change the feel.
askye - Dec 01, 2006 11:58:07 am PST #4506 of 10003
Thrive to spite them
From a quick Google I've found that changing the lyrics to the song is something various artists have done. I couldn't find a side by side comparison (and I'm not checking lyrics sites at work) but one source said these were changes Buckley made:
Well, maybe there's a god above
but all i've ever learned from love
was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
it's not a cry that you hear at night
it's not somebody who's seen the light
it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
When I get home I'll listen to the versions I have and compare them lyrically.
tommyrot - Dec 01, 2006 12:03:19 pm PST #4507 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Cale's version has those lyrics too.