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song oracle
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 Posted - 01/22/2004 : 05:20:30
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Today's random song of the day is Chip Away Boy.
What do you think about it?
lyrics
I used to have some fun
Me and everyone
Now I''m just employed
I''m a chip away boy
I remember humid nights
I remember how the full moon tugs
How it used to make us fight
And the language of the bugs
And even our doomsday
I''m a chip away boy
I''m a chip away boy
And I''ll chip away
Till I make the other side
I''m a chip away boy
I''m a chip away boy
I think I''m falling in love
And now she''s falling off her stool
It’s not me she''s thinking of
But I''m her little fool
And she''s my Helen of Troy
I''m a chip away boy
You put on your camisole
And I''ll jump in the rabbit hole
And head for the sluice-way
I''m a chip away boy
I''m a chip away boy
And I''ll chip away
Till I make the other side
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Jettison
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USA
228 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 05:24:22
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i see this as a song about when a love/relationship becomes a chore.
a classic tune.
-jet
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 06:09:17
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| Great song. Obviously one of BLD highlights. |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 06:47:12
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LOVE IT.
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"Music does not drag me down. Music lifts me up." - Frank Black |
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GoddessTheory
= Cult of Ray =
USA
675 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 06:59:48
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| Love it as well. |
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Sam
= Cult of Ray =
Ireland
514 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 07:16:02
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| Great intro to this tune, and just keeps gathering pace with beauty and melody . Who'd have thought i'd grow to love those country style licks,not me.Cheers for that Frank. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 07:59:45
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And the rythem is very complicated (to me) too, the chords don't change that much through the song, but the rythem does.
very good song
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/Nobody wanted to join my Culf" |
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Doryphore
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Belgium
111 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 08:00:56
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"She's my Helen of Troy"
I wonder if the protagonist (Frank?) would be Paris, or eh... the King of Troy, what's his name...
"Your friends say that I'm strange"
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andyn
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/22/2004 : 08:17:19
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| One of my favourites, and contains another classic FB rhyme - "camisole" with "rabbit hole" - fantastic! |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 08:38:03
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| Love it, too. |
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George42
- FB Fan -
USA
188 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 09:33:44
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| i dont really like it that much. |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 10:46:44
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Great song. Intro reminds me of SMiLE-era Beach Boys (Bicycle Rider).
 "I joined the Cult of Clops / If I were you, I'd sleep with one eye open." |
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Jayhawk
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Posted - 01/22/2004 : 13:45:33
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| I don't skip over it, but it's not one of my favorites. The lyrics are cool, but the music doesn't move me. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 15:35:12
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This is a pretty cool little song.
Oh, and Doryphore, I think the King of Troy was named Priam, but I don't know that he's relevant here. Wasn't Paris King Priam's son? You might be thinking of the Greek who was married to Helen before Paris kidnapped her, but I don't remember his name.
-Nathan
And how does lemur's skin reflect the sea?
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 21:00:14
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Paris was Priam's son, and the man who was Helen's actual husband was named Meneleas. And NOW you know the REST of the story...
 "Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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Valhalla
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Germany
80 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2004 : 22:31:27
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I think this is my FB favourite of all time. "I remember how the full moon tugs..." - I love it. 
 "You take the moon / I'll take the sun..."
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Doryphore
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Belgium
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Posted - 01/23/2004 : 00:11:26
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Right, Meneleas (Menelaos?)... he was a king as well, as I recall. No?
Anyway, I guess when the lyrics say 'Helen of Troy', she's already been "kidnapped" (though with full cooperation as I remember it!) by Paris. So that would make him the metaphorical protagonist in the song, right?
"Your friends say that I'm strange"
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2004 : 00:30:10
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| Someone posted long ago the theory that one of the meanings of the song is about a Chipawa Indian with humid night, language of the bugs, and the full moon and fighting. I like that theory and the idea that song can be about more than one thing. |
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cindy lou
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Posted - 01/23/2004 : 00:33:25
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| one of my favorites |
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Treo Black
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Finland
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Posted - 01/23/2004 : 03:56:27
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It's great great song. Want to listen to it when I'll get a job. "I used to have some fun...
Now I'm just employed.."
-Stupid Me- |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2004 : 06:42:24
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quote:
Originally posted by Doryphore
Right, Meneleas (Menelaos?)... he was a king as well, as I recall. No?
Anyway, I guess when the lyrics say 'Helen of Troy', she's already been "kidnapped" (though with full cooperation as I remember it!) by Paris. So that would make him the metaphorical protagonist in the song, right?
"Your friends say that I'm strange"
I don't know that anyone would consider Paris the protagonist, but I suppose you may be on to something. Paris was kind of considered a bit of a fool (a little fool?) himself (though excessively attractive) and was hated by most of his people for bringing 20 years of war and their ultimate doom upon them. Plus, he violated something sacred to the Greeks, which means that he betrayed his host (Meneleas) as a guest while staying with them. Which means THEY considered him worthless as well.
In the end, I think that Helen kind of 'lost interest' (for lack of a better expression) in Paris, as she had to be forced by Aphrodite to have any sort of relations with Paris. So that sort of fits with the song if you interpret it in a relationship context.
I always assumed it just meant he felt she was the most beautiful woman on earth and was trying (and maybe failing) to make her see his worth. But I'm not so sharp...
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 01/23/2004 : 08:24:00
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And NOW you know the REST of the story...
Thank you, Paul Harvey.
-Nathan
And how does lemur's skin reflect the sea?
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Thiago
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Brazil
73 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2004 : 18:19:05
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| love it |
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Thiago
- FB Fan -
Brazil
73 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2004 : 18:26:46
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| love it |
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