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song oracle
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 Posted - 03/15/2004 : 05:16:54
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Today's random song of the day is Brackish Boy.
What do you think of it?
lyrics
This man he was a Mexican, oh yeah
Adopted into Norwegian, oh yeah
Turned into American, oh yeah
But he felt a Mexican, oh yeah
Down Mexico way
He had to learn Spanish, oh yeah
He was a walking fish, oh yeah
He was feeling so brackish
Between Norwegian and English
He decided it was time to go
To find the people that he did not know
But the road to Mexico, oh yeah
They sure go fast but they should go slow, oh yeah
Its a dangerous roooooooaaad
By now you know that he was fucked
By now you know he had no luck
He was smashed head on by a giant truck
Down on Mexico way
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 03/15/2004 : 07:38:42
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Nice little ditty.... short & sweet ... good energy to it
I often wonder what the hell it's about |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2004 : 07:48:36
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I like the album version okay but I love it in accoustic shows. I have a recording of it and it's fabulous.
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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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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Posted - 03/15/2004 : 08:51:36
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Incredible song. 2 minutes of pure energy.
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Originally posted by PsychicTwin
I often wonder what the hell it's about
From http://members.cox.net/fbsi/ (thanks Two Reelers):
"I had this Norwegian dorm pal... This is a true story about his adopted brother from Mexico. Kind of a sad story, but you know, you need sad stories to have funny and ironic tales to tell." - Frank, Toronto 93.
This tune dates way back. The Pixies recorded a version of it for Trompe Le Monde but it didn't make the cut.
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Douglas
= Cult of Ray =
Sweden
308 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2004 : 12:22:03
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Originally posted by Frog in the Sand
This tune dates way back. The Pixies recorded a version of it for Trompe Le Monde but it didn't make the cut.
Yeah, I've heard about that. Is there anyway you can get your hands on it? It isn't included on any bootleg, is it? |
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 03/15/2004 : 16:57:28
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It's okay. A nice goofy song that opens side 2 of the LP.
In 1996 the band played it with a punk rock kind of arrangement. |
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two reelers
* Dog in the Sand *
Austria
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Posted - 03/16/2004 : 00:27:16
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love it a lot. somehow archetypical early frank black, or more typical black francis-frank black transition era (whatever this means). especially i love the sounds of the trucks (vvvrooom..), made by the keyboards. once more it shows the superb influence of eric feldman.
Death to the Pixies / Here comes Frank Black |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 03/16/2004 : 13:04:37
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This is a fun little song, even if it is about a rather tragic topic.
Join the Culf of Buttoms / Correctly spelled cults are so passé. |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 03/17/2004 : 01:09:42
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I wonder why Frank always talks bad about Mexico. Think about Brackish Boy, At the End Of The World... He's never said anything cool about Mexico. He seems to have the wrong opinion about this wonderful country.
Denis
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andyn
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United Kingdom
169 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 04:16:40
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| He played this as an encore in Birmingham last year, got one of the biggest cheers of the night. |
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Brackish Boy
- FB Fan -
Sweden
34 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 09:12:30
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Great song!
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a guy in a rover
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
535 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 16:48:01
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this is my favourite frank black song of all time!
"You are the son of a mother fucker"
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 17:32:17
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i never used to like it, but like it a lot now, since hearing the pixies demo version (wish they'd kept the wailing joey guitar bits on the fb version), an acoustic version and a couple of rockier live versions, it's grown on me quite a bit...
The Shrine of the Sea Monkey!
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Chris D.
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 03/17/2004 : 20:10:01
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What bootleg is the Pixies's version of this song on? I'm also wondering when they recorded it and what other Frank Black songs were originally done for the Pixies. I've read they did "Surf Epic" and have Frank's demo of "Hang On To Your Ego" that was apparently to see if he could work it out for the Pixies. Did the Pixies try "Ego" in the studio, and if so then when were that and "Surf Epic" attempted?
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Chris Knight
= Cult of Ray =
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 20:41:56
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I don't think the Pixies version has ever been made available in its entirety. There is, however, a 20-second (or so) clip floating around on the internet, as well as live, full-band (though non-Pixies) versions.
I actually prefer my cover of Brackish Boy (on the FB tribute album) to the "self-titled" version, though, to be fair, the original is one of my least fave FB songs. Interesting story lyrically, but the music sounds kinda like a second-rate Crackity Jones. I'm sure it's great live, though. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 03/18/2004 : 09:47:16
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| I like to play in on guitar....it would be great if 4AD were to release the Trompe Le Monde session stuff. |
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 07:45:15
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I've actually only heard this song once. Normally when I put on the LP, I just get to side one, and then I'm lazy to clean the other side. Plus, I like to listen to Frank sparseley, so that there's still an opportunity to discover Frank. I remember not liking the song.
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western star
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
4 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2004 : 23:34:37
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madness i say! its brilliant!
how hard can it be... |
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Nono le petit lutin
- FB Fan -
France
167 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2004 : 04:19:03
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That's what one could call a blitz-song : short, speed, full of energy ...
The kind of jewels Pixies liked to play (Sufer Rosa ...).
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Arnaud
They tried to give me advice / Down at the record shop / I said sit down boys / This may come as a shock / What's all I listen to / It's all freedom rock
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2004 : 04:29:48
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Frank sang it a capella in Paris this fall.
I like it very much |
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frank black conspiracy
~ Abstract Brain ~
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Posted - 12/13/2004 : 16:24:02
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Love this tune. Yep the little space noises are fun on the album, but the live versions with heavy tom-toms in between the two sets of chords is awesome. Because of the drums. And when Frank sings acapella "by now you know that he was fucked.." with the drum rolling over the top.....beautiful.
How simple is this tune, how todays bands wish they could write as good as this. And it's not even one of his better songs. Who's the Man! |
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JustJeff
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Posted - 12/14/2004 : 15:05:36
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| actual acoustic punk rawk. |
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Arm Arm Arm
* Dog in the Sand *
1036 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2004 : 23:32:33
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I've got a great version from when the Catholics played Scotland in 01. Not the best sound quality but good enough and a great performance. What FBC said about the drums...so true.
I also love the album version and the duet version I heard from Slim's with Mr. Feldman. |
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prozacrat
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1186 Posts |
Posted - 12/16/2004 : 11:33:11
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| My friend attended an economics college somewhere in the Netherlands, and she swears up and down there's a statue of Frank Black there with a plaque with the line "He decided it was time to go to find the people that he did not know." Can anybody back this up? |
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Brackish Heart
- FB Fan -
Australia
176 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2004 : 00:17:15
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| Part inspiration for my username, but in our 2 way recently held aussie FB/Pixies/Breeders ctd it finished in #196 place out of 311 songs - so mediocre song i guess. |
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frank black conspiracy
~ Abstract Brain ~
1126 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2004 : 06:06:54
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quote:
Originally posted by Brackish Heart
in our 2 way recently held aussie FB/Pixies/Breeders ctd it finished in #196 place out of 311 songs - so mediocre song i guess.
No way! Not this. Not mediocre. Not in this thread. No such word in the FB vocabulary. |
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Song of the Day: Brackish Boy
