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 Posted - 02/04/2004 : 05:26:57
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Today's random song of the day is The Snake.
What do you think of it?
lyrics
Well I’m a snake oh yes I’m very smart
But I was cruel without a humble start
And I just lay here when you begged and you pleaded
Now I lay here cut in half because I am not the one you needed
So pretty and so tender that’s a rabbits way
A little pessimistic but that’s okay
A pig or goat well they gonna let you be mistreated
So I geuss on that note I am not the one you needed
Well 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 lay here when you begged and you pleaded
Now I lay here cut in half because I am not the one you needed
So pretty and so tender that’s a rabbits way
A little pessimistic but that’s okay
A pig or goat well they gonna let you be mistreated
So I geuss on that note I am not the one you needed
tabs
www.frankblack.net/tabs/song.asp?song=smyt-thesnake |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 02/04/2004 : 05:29:11
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Not on the top of my list. I was kind of taken aback when I first heard it, it just seems a little different than what Frank usually sounds like.
However, the more I listen to it, the more I dig it. |
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Sprite
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 02/04/2004 : 05:37:54
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| I really like this song - the sax solo reminds me a lot of Night Boat to Cairo by Madness which is also a great song |
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Johnny Yen
= Cult of Ray =
USA
408 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 05:40:02
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| Hmm, quite a good little rock song. I like the low voice at the beginning. The whole thing is real fun to sing along to, and the sax solo is perfect for back seat moshing. |
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
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Posted - 02/04/2004 : 05:43:56
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i agree with psychic about it being different from franks usual songs...
i am actually listening to the awesome recording of this song from 28/11/03 at the moment, and i am really digging franks singing...it's all over the place...low for the beginning and then high and screamy at the end - really show's his ability to hit all kinda notes.
it's a goddan.
cook me some fucking eggs! |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 06:29:43
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A funny little thing. Not my fave though.
I think it clearly refers to Chinese astrology. Wasn't Frank born in the year of the Snake (1965)?... |
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Jettison
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USA
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Posted - 02/04/2004 : 06:37:16
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great lyrics.
one of a few recent songs that makes me think frank's woman left him for another.
and yes frank is a snake, as am i.
snake
1905 1917 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001
Good traits: " tremendously wise", financially fortunate sympathetic, handsome if men and beautiful if woman
Bad traits: vain, selfish, "sunny", intense, and fickle
Best match: ox, cock
Nest best: rat, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse and goat
Disaster: tiger, boar
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 06:52:18
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quote:
Originally posted by Jettison
1905 1917 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001
Hey, my son is a snake too!!!
quote:
handsome if men and beautiful if woman
True. My son is adorable and Frank is... well, say, not ugly.
In fact I thought he was a bear... |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 06:54:32
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This is one of his songs that is totally devirative in my opinion - but I like it! My favorite part is his "ooo!" at the end. When I saw him play this in his solo show he said "rock and roll part!" right before he rocked out. Yay!
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"Music does not drag me down. Music lifts me up." - Frank Black |
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Jettison
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USA
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Posted - 02/04/2004 : 07:08:24
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quote:
Originally posted by ramona
devirative
did you make that word up?
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George42
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USA
188 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 09:56:05
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| don't like the song really |
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1938 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 14:31:25
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It's a really fun song but I don't care for the vocal on the record
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 15:03:48
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They didn't even bother to play a solo live where the sax part is on the record.
That was a dissapiontment, but then again, you can never touch that sax solo, that solo owns all the solos ever.
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/Nobody wanted to join my Culf" |
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martha_promise
= Cult of Ray =
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 15:05:45
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I really like this song. I love the horns, and the songs placement on the album. One of many excellent tunes on SMYT.
~~Polly-ann drove steel like a man~~ |
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 15:51:40
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The live version was amazing.
I'm not a big fan of the album version though. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 02/04/2004 : 16:08:59
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If Frank is referring to the Chinese zodiac, then who's the rabbit he mentions?
I heard this song on the radio the other day. I think it was the first time I'd heard a Catholics song through that medium, so that was cool.
-Nathan
And how does lemur's skin reflect the sea?
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mereubu
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USA
2677 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 17:28:20
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This song is very Lou Reed. I love that sax solo--I laugh every time I hear it b/c it's so psychotic.
I'm gonna assume that the rabbit in question is the ex.
I'm a cock. And a Virgo. And now I'm confused.
 "I joined the Cult of Frank / And all I got was this lousy icon" |
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 02/04/2004 : 17:59:28
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I never knew about the Chinese Astrology thing. I wondered what that "pig or a goat" line meant.
To me, the guy was equating himself with a snake for a variety of reasons (dangerous, negative, but also sexual) and the lady he's singing to, "so pretty and so tender", is the rabbit. He was arrogant and cruel around her, he took her for granted, and then when she left he found himself powerless and hurt in a way he didn't expect.
I like the song. It's one of the few uptempo songs in "rock" vein on Show Me Your Tears so I think it stands out a little. |
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IceCream
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USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2004 : 21:46:55
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Agreed with Jop. And I like this song. Definitely one of his more rootsy, classic-rock numbers, but a great one.
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