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| The OK Pope |
Posted - 03/18/2004 : 17:11:38
In "I'm Amazed", is FB singing "before I die, I took my motor" or "before I die, I took my Honda"? It sounds like he says "motor" the Purple Tape, but "Honda" on Surfer Rosa. Is this correct? Also, what does lyric did he use live? |
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| Adnan_le_Terrible |
Posted - 04/03/2004 : 00:57:32
I took my Honda seems more convincing : sounds more like the Beach Boys...
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| VoVat |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 12:24:01
I also thought it was "Peachy-Peach" at first.
If it is Preachy-Preach, though, Carl's interpretation fits pretty well with all the news stories about priests molesting boys.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 12:15:53
When I fist heard the song I tought it was "peachy-peach" but I have since seen it written down a few times as "preachy-preach". So now I assume it is that.
I think I prefer "peachy-peach" though
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| Carl |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 07:48:37
I always thought it meant the character in the song is a kid talking to a priest(like a preacher:preachy-preach?) in a soda fountain type-place, about his problems with girls, and the priest buys him a soda and....trys to molest him in the parking lot, yep, yep! Because he's a child molester who can't control his 'bone machine' or something....???!!!!
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| Douglas |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 07:22:19
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Originally posted by Carl
Another puzzler....In 'Bone Machine', I'm sure it's 'preachy-preach', but i've seen it transcribed(wrongly, I feel) as 'peachy-peach'. I am sad.
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I have only seen the "peachy-peach" transcripts so I've always thought this is what he says, but now I don't know... bet you are right |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 02:48:21
Another puzzler....In 'Bone Machine', I'm sure it's 'preachy-preach', but i've seen it transcribed(wrongly, I feel) as 'peachy-peach'. I am sad.
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| guy_nolan |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 16:47:04
Lol 'Zing!', I love that. Along with 'Burn!'
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| MangyKid |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 14:30:07
Zing! |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 10:01:26
I thought that perhaps Preachy didn't actually hand it over to him, but instead attempted to insert it into Black's rectum in the parking lot. 
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| VoVat |
Posted - 03/28/2004 : 21:46:05
Maybe it's "I took my soda." You know, the one Preachy-Preach gave him before trying to molest him in the parking lot.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/28/2004 : 13:50:24
I thought it was "took my Skoda"
Maybe it's "took my boner"
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| VoVat |
Posted - 03/28/2004 : 13:07:47
If it's Luna, was he groping for it?
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| The Champ |
Posted - 03/28/2004 : 10:41:38
allriht fine i admit its MONA |
| The Champ |
Posted - 03/28/2004 : 10:33:10
HAH, K i always thought he said and i will stand up and fight to the death for this one "before i died, i took my LUNA and packed it up to arizona" ITS LUNA im sure of it...or not i dunno what luna is anyway...but it works, i liked how they never put the actual lyrics in Surf rosa, made it more surprising. |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 15:18:53
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Originally posted by mrgrieves1971
quote:
Originally posted by El Barto
Didn't we have this debate before at least once? That Frank Black acoustic demo (hidden track on DTTP) it sounds like "Before I died I took my home I packed it up to Arizona"
 "Join the Cult of Brit / And let your oral hygiene go out the window."
DTTP ?????
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| DruggedBunny |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 12:09:02
There's this really weird version that keeps cropping up, where people think it says "before I died I took my Honda/Too bad it don't got no brakes"... like... WTF??!!!
It sounds like Mona to me too -- definitely not Honda anyway.
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| VoVat |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 11:34:11
Sorry, but the actual line is:
Before I died, there's a bathroom on the right. 'Scuse me while I kiss this guy.
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| carsonwerner |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 09:27:16
I remember this argument, although it could have been on Abstract Plain or maybe really early on in the forum, but I thought we came to some agreement that it wasn't honda, but I don't know if it was ever really settled. |
| mrgrieves1971 |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 09:22:47
quote:
Originally posted by El Barto
Didn't we have this debate before at least once? That Frank Black acoustic demo (hidden track on DTTP) it sounds like "Before I died I took my home I packed it up to Arizona"
"Join the Cult of Brit / And let your oral hygiene go out the window."
DTTP ????? |
| El Barto |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 08:17:50
Didn't we have this debate before at least once? That Frank Black acoustic demo (hidden track on DTTP) it sounds like "Before I died I took my home I packed it up to Arizona"
"Join the Cult of Brit / And let your oral hygiene go out the window." |
| tommmm |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 21:57:06
Listen to black francis solo shows. Its definately not Honda. He says "Before i died, i took my mona, and packed it up up up to Arizona" whatever thats supposed to mean i dont know, but he definately says it. |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 13:31:06
Next time I take hallucinogenic intoxicants I'll have a listen and let you know! I have figured out many a lyric while under the influence.....not that I'm condoning drug use or anything!  . It might be a while.....
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| The Calistanian |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 13:10:33
I thought it said: "Cracked my tuna"...
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 12:57:21
it's mona (possibly motor). definitely not honda. |
| guy_nolan |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 11:24:38
fuck, I really need to get a life
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| guy_nolan |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 11:21:48
well he pronounces it hone-da rather than honda
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| Carl |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 09:17:17
Yeah, I think it kinda sounds like that to....maybe he had a forgerie of the Mona Lisa and took it to Arizona. Er. For...some reason.
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| floop |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 09:12:10
i've got (and been to) solo shows from 1990 and it sounds like Mona to me too.
"before i died, i took my Mona and packed it up up up.."
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| Mroocore |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 08:53:09
quote:
Originally posted by Carl
I used to think it was 'honda' but i think it is 'motor'. At least I think I saw it on some website as such. Mebbe not.
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i always liked 'motor', but i hate Hondas so...
capitalism makes this understandable |
| gunner |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 08:13:27
I don't know how official this website is, but take a look...their vote is for Honda.
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/pixies/imamazed.html |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 07:34:58
I used to think it was 'honda' but i think it is 'motor'. At least I think I saw it on some website as such. Mebbe not.
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| guy_nolan |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 07:33:35
Well I guess it's just your hearing against mine, unless Frank pops boy and gives us official confirmation which is highly unlikely. Oh well
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| Don Eduardo |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 07:20:44
its gotta be "Mona" - its clear even on the Purple Tape
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| guy_nolan |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 04:02:30
Your so wrong your not even right. The line is, 'before I died, I took my Honda and backed it up-up-up, to Arizona' Somebody back me up here? (no pun intended)
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| Don Eduardo |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 00:18:38
its 'Mona' i'm pretty sure - got a black francis solo bootleg from 1990 and you can hear it pretty clearly
"before i died, i took my Mona, and packed her up-up-up, to Arizona"
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