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song oracle
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 Posted - 01/19/2004 : 05:37:12
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Today's random song of the day is Don't Ya Rile 'Em.
What do you think of it?
lyrics
I''m seeing how boring it gets
Back where the sun never sets
And a day is really two days
I was feeling so tired inside
My eyes were stitched open so wide
It was making me kind of uptight
Oh yeah
All right
And the power man says
Dont ya rile ''em
Going asylum
Tonight
I''ve been working my way back to sane
It''s coming back to me again
Old navigational ways
Back in time where I belong
They're playing my favorite song
That whistling meteorite
Oh yeah
All right
And the power man says
Dont ya rile ''em
Going asylum
Tonight
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efc-wilks
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
3 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 06:21:26
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| I like this song - especially whilst driving down country lanes on sunny sundat afternoons. |
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1938 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 06:41:12
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The chorus rocks
 Join the Cult Of Gunn / and you'll never need a hair stylist again" |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 06:46:49
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I remember reading about the meaning of this song, though I no longer remember what exactly that was...
 "Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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andyn
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
169 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 06:55:07
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| This is what I love about Frank's stuff - nobody else would dare rhyme "rile 'em" with "asylum", still less draw attention to it by using it in the title! |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 07:09:00
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A real rocker, could have been on commercial radio
 "I joined the Culf of Frank/ And now I do not know what...to do" |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 07:10:09
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quote:
Originally posted by andyn
This is what I love about Frank's stuff - nobody else would dare rhyme "rile 'em" with "asylum", still less draw attention to it by using it in the title!
Yeah, right!
Btw, I'd like to know what / who it's about... |
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clemray
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58 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 08:47:28
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the song is about artificial light*.....and how after the sun sets everyone turns the lights on and we essentially get a second day durring the night.
* i really don't like the term "artificial" because light is light, right? anyway - i guess i mean light powered by electricity. |
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1973 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 09:09:46
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It's a great song, the lyrics are great. As I've already mentioned somewhere, it is an average song for FB and it would be an exceptional song for someone else.
Now virtually everyone's singing a Pixies song / But I still believe in the excellent joy of Frank Black |
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 09:16:16
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| A good album closer. |
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two reelers
* Dog in the Sand *
Austria
1036 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 10:08:10
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somehow one of my FB-all-time-favourites. i like it so much, i even recorded a cover-version, despite totally lacking musical talent.
for me it is somehow an ultimate song for freedom and against ignorance and holding yourself back - "i'm seeing how boring it gets...", this always makes my day. it's a perfect beginning for this perfect song. and then "i was feeling so tired inside, my eyes were stitched open so wide" - this means a lot to me. i love it, i love it, i love it ! |
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 12:55:42
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Brilliant song. The best of the album.
And Two Spaces is about artificial light, not this one. |
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Jayhawk
- FB Fan -
80 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 15:09:19
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| Great song. I love the acoustic solo version I've got on video, too. |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 15:53:15
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Love it. Especially the way he sings - "I''ve been working my way back to sane. It''s coming back to me again" - great great great.
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"Music does not drag me down. Music lifts me up." - Frank Black |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2004 : 17:25:22
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This is a great song...a lot of fun to play.
"This is a song about the advent of electricity and artificial light into modern life."
- Frank on stage, 5/93
 "I joined the Cult of Clops / If I were you, I'd sleep with one eye open." |
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allison
- FB Fan -
USA
22 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 12:17:11
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| i love this song too. i like the weird baritone guitar riff. |
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allison
- FB Fan -
USA
22 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 12:18:54
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| oops. i got it confused with space is gonna do me good. but i absolutely love don't ya rile em' too. strong song. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2004 : 06:32:55
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| It's a nice kinda winding-down, end of the night, emotive, 'everybody's drunk' kinda vibe of a song. |
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