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song oracle
- FB Fan -
88 Posts |
 Posted - 11/20/2003 : 05:33:48
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Today's random song of the day is Men In Black
What do you think of it?
lyrics
You believe it, you better
I got their number
Classic camcorder
I saw everything
Dinner plate specials
The shapes of cucumber
I'm going to the papers
I am going to sing
In the cool, cool night
And in the middle of the day
I'm watching my back
I'm waiting my visitation
From the men in black
Are they grey or is it my own nation?
It's been a good year
It's been a good summer
I wait for the door or that phone to ring
Our little race
I don't want to fall
So just in case
I made you a copy
And I put it in the mail
You believe it
I got their number
Classic camcorder
I saw everything |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 05:53:37
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Probably the best COR song, in my opinion. I think I prefer the Headache EP version but I don't know why exactly. Maybe because Frank sings it like Joe Strummer.
Nothing to add - for once the lyrics are quite explicit...
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Dallas
= Cult of Ray =
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 06:40:23
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| This is easy, Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and a whole buncha special effects! I think Will Smith co-wrote this tune. |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 07:14:21
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| My favorite part of this song is the "HUH!" at the end (after the last "I'm watching my back!"). I always have to wait for it and rock out when it happens. Hooray! |
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WolfManMikeLonely
= Cult of Ray =
USA
936 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 07:47:16
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I love the "You believe it, you better" part
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 08:49:55
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Originally posted by ramona
My favorite part of this song is the "HUH!" at the end (after the last "I'm watching my back!"). I always have to wait for it and rock out when it happens. Hooray!
Same here! - that part hits me like lightning, and I get a big cheese-eatin grin right after I've yelled along with it, usually accompanied by a little head-banging or foot-stompin....dangerous driving music. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 11:15:20
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The best bit is the 'ooh-ooh-ooh's. No song is really complete without some of that.
Incidentally, FB's biggest solo hit in the UK: no. 38.
 "I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid"
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 11:16:44
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| i'm curious what Song Oracle thinks of it.. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 11:20:03
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| Harrumph! just like an oracle....ambiguous, coy, and always silent when you want em to fess up. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 11:21:47
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Plus, they make great cookies.
"I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid"
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 11:25:48
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i say fuck that. Oracle must speak up!
what do you think Oracle??? spit it out! |
Edited by - floop on 11/20/2003 11:26:47 |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 11:59:26
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quote:
Originally posted by Dallas
This is easy, Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and a whole buncha special effects! I think Will Smith co-wrote this tune.
In fact Frank wrote this song in 1994 - the film wasn't even written then.
The King is not only a genius, but also a prophet.
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 12:11:47
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They should've used the song in the movie. Respect.
 "Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 12:18:04
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| The COR version intro is way better than the Headache EP version. The COR version just gets me ready to Mosh but not pass the guy, while the EP version seems lacking. Though I do like 'em both. I just love the tom rolls in the COR version. |
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Dallas
= Cult of Ray =
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 13:48:09
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| Are you sure, isnt this the one where Frank sings "bob yer head, uh huh, bob yer head"? |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 15:51:41
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| When does he say that? |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 16:15:44
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| Maybe that's on the chubbawumba(?) remix... |
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StupidMe
- FB Fan -
120 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 18:28:52
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Hands down one of Frank's best, and I so wish he would start playing it on tour again.
(btw, the headache ep version is better imo) |
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1462 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 18:57:46
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anyone see the video. very cool. i wish frank would do more videos but i guess the video channels just don't play his stuff- fuckin morons.
"I joined the Cult of Frank/ and I got a free t-shirt with this dude on it." |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 19:04:57
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| I owned the Headache version first and it never grabbed my attention. The COR version gave me goose bumps the first few times I heard it. Much much better. |
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sanchopanza
- FB Fan -
USA
13 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 19:57:14
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My favorite take on the classic conspiracy theories about those pesky Men in Black is one which hypothesizes that they're really those (even peskier) grey aliens. There are some stories about the Men in Black showing up in totally antiquated vehicles and clothes (hats and all), spouting colloquialisms and catch-phrases from the 50's. The only logical conclusion here is that they are really the meddlesome Greys who have not quite grasped the intricacies of our perpetually evolving culture.
Much like those aliens from the movie, "Signs". They were able to master intergalactic space travel and technology light years beyond our own, but could not solve the riddle of the simple doorknob. Thank God Braveheart put them out of their misery.
Me voy, me voy, me voy... |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 00:19:42
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For those who don't know it - the MIB made their first appearance in the book "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers", by Gray Barker, in 1956.
For those who like puzzling, frightening books - read this one (as Frank obviously did)...
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 00:31:29
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| Pour les french fans: ce livre vient - enfin - de paraître chez nous ("Ils en savaient trop sur les soucoupes volantes", Presses du Châtelet), avec une excellente préface, très érudite. |
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
3426 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 03:37:14
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quote:
Originally posted by fumanbru
anyone see the video. very cool. i wish frank would do more videos but i guess the video channels just don't play his stuff- fuckin morons.
yeah the video is pretty hilarious....
taking a break for peenut butter and jam sandwhich....
but i did think it made them all look really nerdy....
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 07:37:17
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Originally posted by Frog in the Sand
For those who don't know it - the MIB made their first appearance in the book "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers", by Gray Barker, in 1956.
For those who like puzzling, frightening books - read this one (as Frank obviously did)...
Thanks for the reference, Frog! Most of the reviewers on amazon tend to give it a horrible rating due to their dissapointment that the author later revealed it was mostly hoax and fiction, but this reviewer gives a little insight into the content (I like that (s)he mentions Lemuria - more "info" on that is good for me):
" Considering the reputation of the author as a bold-faced hoaxer, this book is still considered to be the one that started it all-Flying Saucers, Men-in-Black, Lemuria-it's all here. Although many current researchers and Roswell-philes may be quick to discredit and sweep Barker under the carpet, They Knew Too Much is still an integral part of the canon." |
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cigarinthesky
- FB Fan -
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:35:37
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| NOt my favorite COR song ... but it still rooooocks ... HUH!!! I like the last "do you believe it?" part when he stretches out : " eeeeiyeeeh got theyah numbaaah .." That part is cool, oh yeah. Wouldn't it be interesting if the song oracle was really FB? If I were him, I would definitely do something like that for fun and that way not get harassed by all the well-meaning fans ... |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 12:07:49
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Originally posted by apl4eris
quote:
Originally posted by Frog in the Sand
For those who don't know it - the MIB made their first appearance in the book "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers", by Gray Barker, in 1956.
For those who like puzzling, frightening books - read this one (as Frank obviously did)...
Thanks for the reference, Frog! Most of the reviewers on amazon tend to give it a horrible rating due to their dissapointment that the author later revealed it was mostly hoax and fiction, but this reviewer gives a little insight into the content (I like that (s)he mentions Lemuria - more "info" on that is good for me):
" Considering the reputation of the author as a bold-faced hoaxer, this book is still considered to be the one that started it all-Flying Saucers, Men-in-Black, Lemuria-it's all here. Although many current researchers and Roswell-philes may be quick to discredit and sweep Barker under the carpet, They Knew Too Much is still an integral part of the canon."
Well said. I'm not really a UFO/MIB specialist, but I tend to agree with this reviewer.
Thanks apl4eris, you're definitely adorable.
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
1750 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2003 : 07:12:09
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"I made you a copy...and i put it in the maaaaaaaaaail!!!"
yeah!
 "I joined the Cult of Trippy/...what was i singing again???" |
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1973 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2003 : 14:08:43
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My favorite part of that song is definitely "it's been a good summer", sounds like "he was a good man".
But can anybody explain me what it has to do with the rest of the song.
However, my favorite song of the COR is Kicked in the taco, with this terrific ending (which is different from the rest of the song, so typically FB) "you got my message of love, you got my message, you got my message of love-euh" (and this euh is much better then the huh from "i'm watching my back huh").
Frog, merci pour "Ils en savaient trop sur les soucoupes volantes", je vais essayer de me procurer l'ouvrage en question le plus rapidement possible. Dans le même genre, signalons "Le matin des magiciens" de Bergier/Pauwels.
"I met a man/ he was a good man" |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2003 : 16:40:30
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Much like those aliens from the movie, "Signs". They were able to master intergalactic space travel and technology light years beyond our own, but could not solve the riddle of the simple doorknob.
That's because they only use card keys on their planet.
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Thank God Braveheart put them out of their misery.
I thought that was Hamlet!
MIB is one of Frank's best songs, by the way. It totally rocks my ass off.
I threw up in English class while watching a video where Mel Gibson talked about playing Hamlet. I don't think there was any connection, but who knows?
-Nathan
And how does lemur's skin reflect the sea?
http://vovat.blogspot.com/ |
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2003 : 23:17:46
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I think the whole song totally rawks, and we need more tunes like this from FB!!
MIB is definately one of my favorite songs, overall. |
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cigarinthesky
- FB Fan -
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 11/24/2003 : 10:43:17
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I'm with you, Mssr. Terrible -- the "message of love" bit is the BEST part of that album and one of my favorite FB moments .. rock and roll nirvana baby!!!
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Originally posted by Adnan_le_Terrible
My favorite part of that song is definitely "it's been a good summer", sounds like "he was a good man".
But can anybody explain me what it has to do with the rest of the song.
However, my favorite song of the COR is Kicked in the taco, with this terrific ending (which is different from the rest of the song, so typically FB) "you got my message of love, you got my message, you got my message of love-euh" (and this euh is much better then the huh from "i'm watching my back huh").
Frog, merci pour "Ils en savaient trop sur les soucoupes volantes", je vais essayer de me procurer l'ouvrage en question le plus rapidement possible. Dans le même genre, signalons "Le matin des magiciens" de Bergier/Pauwels.
"I met a man/ he was a good man"
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