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song oracle
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 Posted - 02/18/2004 : 05:14:44
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Today's random song of the day is Dog Gone.
What do you think of it?
lyrics
I could not pray
I felt so dog gone
Couldn''t get no witness but I did not know
Then a voice in a whisper said you''ve got to carry it on
And the news is gonna break
The news is gonna break
The news is gonna break that I am here
Out along the way I got so bogged down
I had some business there I did not slow
And a boy in the world said you''ve got to carry it on
And the news is gonna break
The news is gonna break
The news is gonna break that I am here
I''m not a messenger
I''m not the passenger
Got some business there but you did not know
And the point of my visit, well sir, that''s to carry me on
And the news is gonna break
And the news is gonna break
Yeah, your noose is gonna break when I am there
No Paris
No Nepal
No Barstow
Won''t be none of them at all
No Congo
No Kish or Kishangargh
No Memphis
It doesn''t matter who you are
I''m on my way
I feel so dog gone
Go ''bout your business but you did not know
And the point if there is one, well sir
That''s to carry me on
And the news is gonna break
(your noose is gonna break)
The news is gonna break that I am here
The news is gonna break that I am here
And your noose is gonna break when I am there
tabs
www.frankblack.net/tabs/song.asp?song=cath-doggone
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 02/18/2004 : 05:27:11
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First song I heard from the Catholics era. Frank played it acoustically on a French radio short before the album was released (ie March '98), along with Humboldt. I love it.
Denis
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Posted - 02/18/2004 : 05:37:44
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Sounds like (but better than) I Don't Want To Hurt You. Nice song.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 05:57:00
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not massively keen on the album version, but when i heard it acoustically, it sounded great.
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"Love stops no war, stops no cancer, it stops my heart" - Hefner |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
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Posted - 02/18/2004 : 06:29:20
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It's seems such a sad song
lovely
one of the highlights on FB and the C's
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/Nobody wanted to join my Culf" |
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Jettison
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USA
228 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 06:33:16
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one of my top five fb songs.
isn't this the one about a meteorite hitting the earth?
i think i read that somewhere.
-jet black
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
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Posted - 02/18/2004 : 06:52:19
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This is also one of my top five favorites. I didn't love it as much until I heard it accoustically but now I lurve the album version as well. Love it LOVE IT!!
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"Music does not drag me down. Music lifts me up." - Frank Black |
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 02/18/2004 : 07:05:49
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The intro reminds me of Los Angeles ("I met a man"), but I like this song more. That spooky prophecy of the earth ending. And the "news" "noose" changeup is awesome.
"You're muckin' with a G here!" |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 08:00:13
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The "noose" change-up IS great on there.
I thought I heard somewhere that it was about a comment his wife made about one of their pets or something. Like she would rather have the world destroyed by a meteorite than lose their pet. Then he wrote a song about if that happened. Anybody else heard this? |
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George42
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USA
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Posted - 02/18/2004 : 09:47:41
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| cool song, as are most songs on FB&tC. i thought it was about capital punishment. i guess i was waaayyyyy off. |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 11:09:07
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Such a wistful, beautiful song.
A nice change of pace on FB&C self-titled, to boot.
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The blue pill opens your eyes
Is there a better way?
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tonvv
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Netherlands
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Posted - 02/18/2004 : 11:44:38
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 14:08:56
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Funny...I was singing this song to myself today. A catchy song with some excellent backing vocals. And that's really all I have to say about it.
 Join the Cult of Pi - It's just 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097.... |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 15:23:17
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Back when the only Frank album I had was TOTY, someone I knew from the Internet put this song on a mix tape for me. I don't remember being that impressed at first, although I liked the "the news/noose is gonna break" part. Eventually, however, I grew to like it a lot more. There's a very melancholy sound to this, which works quite well. It's probably my second favorite song on FB&TC, after "All My Ghosts."
-Nathan
And how does lemur's skin reflect the sea?
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
1446 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 17:31:57
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At a show I saw yonder in 1998, before playing "Dog Gone" Frank actually mentioned on stage that the intro's similarity to "Los Angeles" sometimes threw him when they played it.
FB & the C's is the last FB album that had to "grow on me". I wasn't into it at first, but I immediately liked this song. It was the first track that hooked me. And the single, with all the cover songs for the b-sides, is rockin'. |
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Little Black Francis
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 02/18/2004 : 18:21:50
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The version from the Sweedish radio broadcast a couple years ago is the best version of this song I have ever heard. When he sings "break" it sounds like he's about ready to cry. I, of course, think it has something to do with god because if you spell it backwards you get dog, and the general message of the song to me is about losing faith or never having had it. I adore this song, it's beautiful, one of the best ever.
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
143 Posts
Posted - 02/19/2004 : 06:29:09
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Originally posted by Little Black Francis
The version from the Sweedish radio broadcast a couple years ago is the best version of this song I have ever heard. When he sings "break" it sounds like he's about ready to cry. I, of course, think it has something to do with god because if you spell it backwards you get dog, and the general message of the song to me is about losing faith or never having had it. I adore this song, it's beautiful, one of the best ever.
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Seriously, I don't think it's that deep.
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 18:27:18
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Then is "Dog In The Sand" also about God?
-Nathan
And how does lemur's skin reflect the sea?
http://vovat.blogspot.com/ |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 18:32:51
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Love it!
With a capo. |
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martha_promise
= Cult of Ray =
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2004 : 20:56:17
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No, "Dog In The Sand" is about a dog in the sand. Isn't it???
Um.., "Dog Gone" is a rockin good tune on their first. That whole album is pretty fookin amazing though.
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7441 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2004 : 01:29:06
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What do you get when you cross an agnostic, a dyslexic and an insomniac?
Someone who stays up all night wondering if there's a dog.
(don't pay attention, I'm talking to myself)
Denis
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andyn
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United Kingdom
169 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2004 : 02:47:45
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| Fantastic song - I've never played this to anyone who then said it was no good. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2004 : 06:29:09
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quote:
Originally posted by Little Black Francis
The version from the Sweedish radio broadcast a couple years ago is the best version of this song I have ever heard. When he sings "break" it sounds like he's about ready to cry. I, of course, think it has something to do with god because if you spell it backwards you get dog, and the general message of the song to me is about losing faith or never having had it. I adore this song, it's beautiful, one of the best ever.
Seriously, I don't think it's that deep. |
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Don Eduardo
= Cult of Ray =
Australia
403 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2004 : 19:52:27
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This song finished 71st (out of 157) in the 3rd Annual Australian Frank Black Countdown August 2003(this event involves ranking all songs in order, averaging each others rankings and counting them down backwards....add beer and it makes for a fun-filled day of FB) comprising all released FB songs from FB S/T to SMYT.
Great song - pretty sad, i love the "no kishorkishingah.......no memphis..." bit. |
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allison
- FB Fan -
USA
22 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2004 : 10:22:57
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| i coulda told you that song is number one. awesome. |
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FrankfanL
- FB Fan -
USA
98 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 13:44:32
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| A wonderful tune, one of my faves. I read somewhere it was about the loss of his wife's cat. |
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astrology
= Cult of Ray =
Saint Lucia
252 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 10:49:34
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I could not pray
I felt so dog gone
Couldn''t get no witness but I did not know
Then a voice in a whisper said you''ve got to carry it on
and the noose really broke when i was there
true blue
i joined teh Blue oyster Cult
I 've found no pearl
but dig those toxines.... |
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jackelope
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Posted - 04/02/2004 : 02:22:27
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| I loved "Dog Gone" first as a Memphibian, later as a FB fanatic, and finally as an aficionado (from afar) of Christianity. Beautiful, luxuriant song. |
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Song of the Day: Dog Gone
