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song oracle
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 Posted - 03/12/2004 : 06:47:30
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Today's random song of the day is The Man Who Was Too Loud.
What do you think of it?
lyrics
Though he loved to rock and roll
All these many years
He cared about the old peoples''
And little children''s ears
Though he was a guitar man
He reflected and he vowed
Never will I ever be
No ne''er, ne''er again
The man who was too loud
Johnny''s not a poor man
No, he never gets him down
Now that he is free he is not proud
He don''t need the power
Just to make a sound
He is not the man that he used to be
Oh, no, the man who was too loud
I will play softly
I will play softly
I will play softly now
''Cause I was the man who was too loud
It''s not because he don''t respect
The popular music style
You know I saw him open up
For the king of the surf guitar
Do not think he does not like
The cheering of the crowd
No, he is glad that they came to see
The man who used to be
The man who was too loud
Johnny is a rich man
Yeah, he still gets around
He is glad to be the cat who meowed
He don''t need the power
Just to get his sound
He is not the man that he used to be
Oh no, the man who was too loud
I will play softly
I will play softly
I will play softly now
''Cause I was the man who was too loud
I was way too loud
Though he loved to rock and roll
(Aw, I better not)
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 06:49:17
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love it! genius! and about another of my hero's too! jonathan richman! in fact i only discovered jonathan richman through this song, decided if frank made a song about him he must be pretty good, so got some of his stuff and i love him!
i've always thought the song was a bit about frank too, singing about how he was too loud too (back in the pixies days)... but i dunno...
The Shrine of the Sea Monkey!
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TheCroutonFuton
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 06:56:04
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It's weird...a song that I wrote and recorded not too long ago as a demo is on a site for review and someone said "Has a great Jonathan Richman feel to it!"..so I thought that was awesome, haha. I love this song. "I will play softly...I will play sooooftly..." hehehe
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 06:59:32
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Hooray! The Song Oracle is back! I suppose the rumors of her death were greatly exaggerated.
Great song, by the way, even if I've only heard one song by Jonathan Richman, and an excellent ending for the Catholics' eponymous album. Since most alphabetization systems that I've seen tend to ignore articles like "a" and "the," making it last was a bit of a stretch as far as the alphabetical tracklist goes, but I'm willing to forgive it.
Join the Culf of Buttoms / Correctly spelled cults are so passé. |
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 07:20:50
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quote:
Originally posted by TheCroutonFuton
http://music.bands411.com/NathanGepper/music/nathan_gepper___not_enough_left__demo_.m3u
not the same sight as the one where you can actually review it..but a lot easier, haha.
Quite tongue in cheek, heh. I know it sucks, too! :)
"Join the Cult of Gunn / And Then You'll Be Destined to be a Rock and Roll Star of Epical Proportions!"
i quite like it actually
The Shrine of the Sea Monkey!
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 07:40:53
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Everybody can thank me for spurring the return of the song oracle.
I'm a fsh with no i's. |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 08:21:55
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it's cool that he also cites Dick Dale in that song
I love it...one of my faves, I would say
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The blue pill opens your eyes
Is there a better way?
A new religion prescribed to those without the faith
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George42
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 08:40:37
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| one of my favorite songs....i wish he would play it more live. |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 09:01:46
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Love it, love it, LOVE IT.
Love McDave's "me-oooow" and when they all kick in after the "he don't need the power" line.
It's one of my top ten Frank songs right now.
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"The problem with her and I is that, you know the song Pretty Woman? I prefer the Roy Orbison version and she prefers the Van Halen version, and this has been the source of our pain." - Frank Black, on his divorce |
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holidaysong
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Ireland
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 10:39:55
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love this song  |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 15:09:00
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Love love love it, everything about it is great. I think it's one of his best songs.
 "Join the Cult of Brit / And let your oral hygiene go out the window." |
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 16:00:24
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favorite track on the album! at first i thought frank may be referring to himself until i was enlightened by the fbnet. so i went and bought a couple of jonathan richman albums and enjoy them very much. just saw school of rock (great flick!) and they were playing roadrunner in the background.
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/ and I got a free t-shirt with this dude on it." |
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Douglas
= Cult of Ray =
Sweden
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Posted - 03/12/2004 : 16:13:54
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Love that song! I have recently discovered Jonathan Richman & the modern lovers and some of the solo stuff too, and it's just great, too!
PsychicTwin: I've always wondered if it really is Dick Dale he's 'talking' about in "You know I saw him open up
For the king of the surf guitar"-line... but I guess it really must be. Heh, I saw Dick Dale play in town yesterday by the way. Really really great performance! |
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
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Posted - 03/13/2004 : 04:17:39
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"at first i thought frank may be referring to himself until i was enlightened by the fbnet":
I still think he's referring to himself as well as to Jonathan Richman. Like he's referring to himself AND John Denver in "Czar" (he didn't need no band, he was a mountain man, come on, just after the split, it's really obvious).
I’m not sure what this could mean / I don’t think you’re what you seem / I do admit to myself / That if I hurt someone else / Then we’d never see just what we’re meant to be |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2004 : 04:39:24
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quote:
Originally posted by Douglas
PsychicTwin: I've always wondered if it really is Dick Dale he's 'talking' about in "You know I saw him open up
For the king of the surf guitar"-line... but I guess it really must be. Heh, I saw Dick Dale play in town yesterday by the way. Really really great performance!
There is only ONE King of the Surf Guitar! 
You're lucky....I'd love to catch Dick Dale live at some point. Actually, I'm surprised that I haven't yet...he seems to tour non-stop. |
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2004 : 14:32:48
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Incredible song. All the changes in it remind me of The Cult Of Ray, which is currently my favorite FB song
¡Viva los Católicos! |
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Kirk
= Cult of Ray =
USA
633 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2004 : 08:06:29
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Cool ending.
Some nice chord progressions.
              ...though he loved to rock and roll... |
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two reelers
* Dog in the Sand *
Austria
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Posted - 03/14/2004 : 09:39:45
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obviously i'm the only one who dislikes this song... if it wouldn't be the last one on FB&TC (which i like tremendously), i would even skip it...
Death to the Pixies / Here comes Frank Black |
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Sprite
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 03/15/2004 : 06:07:46
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I think this is one of FB's songs, but I prefer the version with Teenage Fan Club (I think theres an extra guitar in there). Never seen it live bu I would go mental if I did.
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Posted - 03/15/2004 : 09:01:54
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I like this song, but I prefer - by far - the '94 version with TFC.
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deadlydoctor
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USA
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Posted - 03/15/2004 : 10:00:51
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Originally posted by Sprite
I think this is one of FB's songs, but I prefer the version with Teenage Fan Club (I think theres an extra guitar in there).
My thoughts exactly. That whole EP is brilliant.
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he’s tripping over graves • as rain begins to fall • and finally they escape when the shuttle bus is called |
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1973 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 07:23:47
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Hey, Song Oracle, don't work too much! You could get tired!
Everything is new. |
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
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Posted - 03/22/2004 : 08:08:33
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definetetly in my top 10 FB songs
-brian
- "I joined the Cult of Frank / And they tried to cut off my nuts and make me put on a blue jumpsuit"
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Triakel
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Posted - 03/22/2004 : 11:51:18
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| I wondered about the Dick Dale reference. Yeah, that was my conclusion, too. I assumed the song was about Mr. Black, but the Jonathan Richman connection is fun. He's a weird, cool guy and it all makes sense now. |
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frank black conspiracy
~ Abstract Brain ~
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Posted - 12/07/2004 : 04:44:50
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I say it alot, but this time, this one is one of my all time faves. Put this in your top ten FB songs whoever did that thread.
I'd just be repeating what you guys have said, so all I can add is, I love the album version but have a lot more fun with the Teenage Fanclub attempt. Especially the pauses before the "..softly". Everything about this song is genius.
Is that a mistake in the playing when they change key, when Franks sings "Johnny is a rich man..."? Bout 2 mins 15 secs in. Can anyone hear it too? |
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Someone
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Posted - 12/09/2004 : 22:52:17
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| I don't understand the song exactly. i have heard some jonathon Richman songs and they were funny but drove me crazy after awhile. my girlfriend loves that guy though. did he used to play metal or something? cause when i heard him he was singing about dinasaurs. When exactly was he too loud and how loud was he? |
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cindy lou
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
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Posted - 12/10/2004 : 11:52:17
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Excellent song.
I like the Catholics version better though.
One of the best album ending too.
I can't tell you how many times I just played the last 3 songs of fb&tc. |
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Posted - 12/10/2004 : 16:04:05
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Someone should go listen to the Modern Lovers...
i've never done good things
i've never done bad things
i never did anything out of the blue
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cindy lou
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Posted - 12/10/2004 : 23:53:12
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hey! i just got free tickets to go watch johnny was a richman tomorrow
luck me
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 12/11/2004 : 10:32:35
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What's with the yellow text, Cindy?
"Signature quotes are so lame." --Nathan |
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cindy lou
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Posted - 12/12/2004 : 00:41:01
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| yellow is my favorite colour... |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2004 : 12:27:40
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Unfortunately, it's also difficult to read, especially on the white backgrounds.
"Signature quotes are so lame." --Nathan |
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cindy lou
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Posted - 12/12/2004 : 18:04:24
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| don't be silly |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 12/15/2004 : 14:40:00
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Silly? Me?
"Signature quotes are so lame." --Nathan |
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Song of the Day: The Man Who Was Too Loud
