| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 04:03:22
Well, I’m a snake oh yes I’m very smart
But I was cruel without a humble start
And I just laughed when you begged and you pleaded
Now I lay here cut in half ‘cause I’m not the one you needed
So pretty and so timid that’s a rabbit’s way
A little pessimistic but that’s OK
A pig or a goat well, they wouldn’t let you be mistreated
So I guess on that note I am not the one you needed
Oh they call me the snake
I’m just feeling my way
Well, I’m a snake oh yes I’m very smart
But I was cruel without a humble start
And I just laughed when you begged and you pleaded
Now I lay here cut in half ‘cause I’m not the one you needed
So pretty and so timid that’s a rabbit’s way
A little pessimistic but that’s OK
A pig or a goat well, they wouldn’t let you be mistreated
So I guess on that note I am not the one you needed
only a couple more SMYT songs to go now, I'm really impressed at how much information is being gathered, I know I've been a bit slow with these of late but I'll keep on top of it from now, cross my heart! So the snake....
as usual anything along the lines of | Lyrics | Notes | Quotes | Definitions and References | or just what you think of the song! Is all goood
(I hate that phrase)
 I joined the cult of Derek/ because Dereks don't run |
| 17 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| VoVat |
Posted - 02/10/2006 : 11:02:36
quote:
Hey, I only just realised - this is my song!
Mine, too. I was born in 1977.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
| Carl |
Posted - 02/10/2006 : 04:27:50
quote:
Originally posted by ScottP
Frank is not a snake. I met him. He has arms and legs and everything.
Maybe he has retractable arms and legs.
 pas de dutchie! |
| Scarla O |
Posted - 02/10/2006 : 01:36:31
That saxophone solo is sooo Roxy Music i love it.
----------------------
Scarla O'
Thursday 16th March 2006
The Pleasure Unit
Bethnal Green Road
On stage: 10pm |
| ScottP |
Posted - 02/09/2006 : 18:30:35
Frank is not a snake. I met him. He has arms and legs and everything.
Let's drink until we can't feel feelings anymore. |
| 1965 |
Posted - 02/09/2006 : 16:53:27
Hey, I only just realised - this is my song!
(( I'm a Snake... cut in half 'cause I'm not the one you needed. )) |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 04/09/2005 : 14:39:05
I am a spunky monkey apparantly according to the link I followed in the thread below... apparantly I am considered minor celebrities in their circle thanks to their sparkling wit and that rapier-sharp mind.
eat that!
This thread here from back in the day everyone agrees that the song is about chinese astrology and apparantly the man has said so (not found that yet) and this is good look --->
Well I’m a snake oh yes I’m very smart
But I was cruel without a humble start
Chinese astrological comment:
"Snakes are hard workers (when they see good reason to be!) and are possessed of a keen intelligence. In general, of course, Snakes are generous and genteel, charming and appealing. Snakes must try to learn humility."
So pretty and so tender that’s a rabbits way
A little pessimistic but that’s okay
"Timid and attractive, the Rabbits of the Chinese Zodiac...can also lapse into pessimism. The Rabbit is a rather delicate Sign that needs a solid base in order to thrive."
A pig or goat well they gonna let you be mistreated
"For this reason, Goats tend to have a hard time with romance; the most compatible match for a Goat is the Pig..."
posted by Johnny Horton here:
http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=2261
I joined the cult of Derek/ because Dereks don't run |
| VoVat |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 17:11:29
quote:
Cool... I never noticed this song was about Chinese Astrology! Waou!!!
I like it so much. I am a goat, what about you??
I, like Frank, am a Snake.
"Reunion? Shit union!" |
| TRANSMARINE |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 14:23:22
The sax solo is a hoot. Whenever I listen to the Snake, I sing along a sax arrangement I've created for the song. If I could play sax, it would be easier to explain. Who knows...maybe there will be another fan created tribute cd, and I could submit this song. I wouldn't say it's one of his best, but nevertheless I totally dig it and get all kUhRaZy when I listen to it!
Catchin' blue in his eyes that were brown
-bRIAN |
| kathryn |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 11:31:22
For some reason, the music here reminds me of parts of
the orange album.
 I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| mosleyk |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 09:33:49
"And I just laughed when you begged and you pleaded"
What comes to mind when I hear this line was the fact Frank mentioned in an interview I read that Jean had been trying to get him to go to therapy for years and he wouldn't. |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 08:54:05
quote:
Originally posted by billgoodman
they took many takes to record this one
(as told to dutch version of metro newspaper)
 "I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!"
"... we had to work very long on a 'simple' song like 'The Snake'."
Frank quote courtesy of good billgoodman here:http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4080
thanks for the heads up there!
I joined the cult of Derek/ because Dereks don't run |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 07:42:09
Yeah, I think Jean was a rabbit, but not sure where that came from/can't find anything to back it up.
 "Oh dear / I seem to have joined the Cult of Frank." |
| lonely persuader |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 06:57:30
Quote from site same site...
"Snake people are usually good-looking and sometimes have marital problems because they are fickle."
http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Snake.html |
| Joey Joe Jo Jr. Chabadoo |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 06:55:25
Cool... I never noticed this song was about Chinese Astrology! Waou!!!
I like it so much. I am a goat, what about you??
I hope you're just as cool as I am cool! |
| lonely persuader |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 06:54:53
Is Jean a rabbit ? does anyone know for sure....
years (1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999)..
Rabbits are compatible with Pig's and Goats (Ram)...
see http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/zodiac.html
but snakes are'nt hence "So I guess on that note I am not the one you needed"..
sin éa |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 05:57:14
they took many takes to record this one
(as told to dutch version of metro newspaper)
"I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
| two reelers |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 04:34:18
frank is a snake in the astrologic chinese calendar, me thinks.
I joined the cult of Souled American / 'cause they are a damn' fine band |
