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song oracle
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 Posted - 03/31/2004 : 05:14:06
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Today's random song of the day is Headache.
What do you think of it?
lyrics
This wrinkle in time, I can''t give it no credit
I thought about my space and I really got me down
(got me down)
Got me so down, I got me a headache
My heart is crammed in my cranium
And it still knows how to pound
I was counting the rings
And I fell me into sleep
I peeked to see if you were way back when
I was counting the trees
Until a day when there was one
I''d hoped beneath, asleep is where that you had been
This wrinkle in time, I can''t give it no credit
I thought about my space and I really got me down
(got me down)
Got me so down, I got me a headache
My heart is crammed in my cranium
And it still knows how to pound
Well, I found you
Maybe you can help me
And I can help you
This wrinkle in time, I can''t give it no credit
I thought about my space and I really got me down
(got me down)
Got me so down, I got me a headache
My heart is crammed in my cranium
And it still knows how to pound
This wrinkle in time, I can''t give it no credit
I thought about my space and I really got me down
(got me down)
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 05:41:20
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even though everyone seemed to love it, and it was his big song... i never really liked it, until about half a year ago. i love TOTY, but was never too keen on headache. took me ages to get into it. which is strange as it seems to be the song most people like who haven't heard much frank. but yes, fantastic song!
The Shrine of the Sea Monkey!
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two reelers
* Dog in the Sand *
Austria
1018 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 06:00:10
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absolutely incredible, fantastic song. maybe my all-time favourite. no matter how i feel, everytime i hear it, i can forget about everything else around me. seeing him performing it live last year made me almost cry.
this stands in one row with freedom rock, abstract plain, los angeles, robert onion, maybe the marsist and cult of ray - true fb-classics, which i could listen to endlessly.
frank, thank you especially for this one.
Death to the Pixies / Here comes Frank Black |
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
3423 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 06:23:47
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the first song of FB i ever heard when i saw the video on tv all those years ago.
thought it was pretty damn cool, but didn't make the connection till probably 2 years later.
is a goddan, but he has many better.
but was very nice to hear live recently.
 "I joined the Cult of Frank / I think that man deserves a DB!" |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11674 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 06:28:50
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This is one of the songs I use to introduce people to FB, even though it does tire fairly quickly.
 "Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6012 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 06:38:17
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The vocals sound somewhat out of tune with the guitars
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/Nobody wanted to join my Culf" |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 07:35:57
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I like it but IMO there are many better songs on TOTY. I prefer the NYC (acoustic) version.
 "Welcome back to the 10th grade!" |
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offerw
* Dog in the Sand *
South Africa
1264 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 09:23:12
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I remember hearing this on the radio first, the DJ announced the new FB song and I thought he'd made a mistake, played the wrong record.It didn't sound like Frank. I was relieved to hear some loud guitars when I got TOTY, Headache grew on me with time. I think it is a good song on a briliant album.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 09:44:40
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I love this one, its possibly my favourite FB track live, it always goes down well.
I especially like the line, "my heart is crammed in my cranium, and it still knows how to pound." Its really simple, but very clever, songwriting genius I reckon.
"Join The Cult Of Wormy Cheese Man/In Ten Words Or Less" |
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George42
- FB Fan -
USA
188 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 12:34:30
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| i agree with 'two reelers'. this song puts me in another place. this was the one song that turned me from fan to avid, obsessed fan. granted its poppy and was played on the radio but whatever, the song is great and i never tire of it. a classic. i don't like it live that much actually. it sounds just ok plus he seems to drop an F-bomb or two when singing the chorus which i think isn't necessary |
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George42
- FB Fan -
USA
188 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 12:35:37
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| i agree with 'two reelers'. this song puts me in another place. this was the one song that turned me from fan to avid, obsessed fan. granted its poppy and was played on the radio but whatever, the song is great and i never tire of it. a classic. i don't like it live that much actually. it sounds just ok plus he seems to drop an F-bomb or two when singing the chorus which i think isn't necessary |
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1938 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 12:38:33
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Good song, definitely not one of my favorites. I like the live versions where he says "got me a fuckin' headache!" It just adds so much more emotion to it. Isn't this about a book or something called "A wrinkle in Time"?
ˇViva los Católicos! |
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chickenwithtwoheads
= Cult of Ray =
Netherlands
391 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 14:03:10
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Every time I play this song I wish the song started with 'got me so down...'
Just love to sing that line.
The end of the song is even better, when he sings it a little higher, with more emotion.
Haven't listend to this one in a few years, buit since he plays it live again, i rediscovered it.
I'm bored with the valleys and bored by the peaks. So I bought a ticket to the freaks |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 14:03:49
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"A Wrinkle in Time" is a book by Madeline L'Engle, the title referring to travel through the fifth dimension, something that might well have interested Frank, especially in the Bossanova through Cult of Ray era. I think I might have heard somewhere that Frank's reference might have been through another use of the phrase, though.
This is possibly the first song on TOTY (my first Frank album) that really grabbed me. I wouldn't say it's my favorite now, but it definitely holds up.
Join the Culf of Buttoms / Correctly spelled cults are so passé. |
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1461 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2004 : 16:01:49
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love the song and love the video! classic frank when he's cutting up the pain pill with the chainsaw. wish frank would make another video some day.
after i saw the video i thought it was a song about finding love.
"I joined the Cult of Frank/ and I got a free t-shirt with this dude on it." |
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humpy-wheeler
- FB Fan -
USA
37 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2004 : 00:46:16
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| I'll sit through it but it ain't so great imo. It's got one of them annoying parts when the last chorus goes up an octave just like a Faith Hill song or something. Pretty predictable. The lyrics are slightly better than Mrs. Hill's though! |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2004 : 03:20:16
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It's kinda pretty good/okay depending on how I feel. The video is cool, I love the Jason Voorhees-with-chainsaw bit!
CARL.
"-JOIN ME!!"
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Gav Williams
- FB Fan -
South Africa
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Posted - 04/01/2004 : 05:10:15
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| My memory of Headache was with a friend who wasn't really into Frank, and like someone said earlier it's an instant favourite with non-FB fans for some reason. We were on holiday and he kept asking me to play that song..."y'know the one that starts 'It's Wriggling Time!'". It took me a while to figure out what the hell he meant having heard the song so much and being so into the lyrics. Bit of a laugh to this day. Just shout randomly "Hey you fuckin' kids, it's wriggling tiiiiime!" It's stayed a bit of a crowd pleaser over the years so it's probably not my favourite, I'm fucking underground me. Loved the cover for the single, all bright pink with that silver circle over his face in the Teenager garb and crown. Classic. |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2004 : 07:56:55
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It's a good, solid song. Not one of Frank's best, but I can definitely see why it would be a turn-on point for new fans. It has elements that make Frank the shit, but also possesses an accessibility that can reach new listeners.
It has, like many other people have said, grown on me over time. I used to kind of skip it over on TOTY for a while, but I don't any more. I also prefer the live version...though I think the reason Frank "drops the f-bomb" during live versions is the grueling high-note that is held when the key shifts up. He sometimes can't pull it off, and it probably irks him (; |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2004 : 11:06:50
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Is there anywhere I can watch the video?
Join the Culf of Buttoms / Correctly spelled cults are so passé. |
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2004 : 13:31:52
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It's not his best song, but it's catchy, good and solid. I think VoVat can download the video from the FTP.
 Join the Cult of Pi - It's just 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097.... |
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1938 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2004 : 14:05:55
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Oh yes, the video! I LOVE IT!
ˇViva los Católicos! |
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
1965 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 07:45:28
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It's just a good, upbeat rock song. And catchy, too.
"(insert clever quote here)" |
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hec
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
39 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2004 : 10:45:56
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| great song,great album,the mans a god |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2004 : 11:02:42
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Love the "my heart is crammed in my cranium" line. That is a bit of Franks song writing genius in my opinion. Anyway, I love this song. If I had a friend who hadn't heard anything Frank, this might be one (of many!) I would play for them. It's just so catchy.
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moon ruler
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 04/05/2004 : 11:07:15
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| here's one more big yeah for headache! |
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glacial906
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1738 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2004 : 23:13:16
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It's wierd. When I was about 14 or 15, my bro-in-law had introduced me to the Pixies with "Dig For Fire" and "Winterlong." I had heard "Headache" on the radio quite a bit, but for the longest time I never made the connection. Then, the DJ said, "...that was Frank Black, formerly of the Pixies," and I was like, "Holy shit! I am indeed a retard." That was when I started checking out FB's solo stuff, TOTY was first, followed shortly after by his first album. (They were also playing "Los Angeles" from the debut album on the radio back then.)
Take me, break me, tell me a good one and maybe I'll cry
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frank black conspiracy
~ Abstract Brain ~
1126 Posts |
Posted - 12/07/2004 : 04:21:49
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A highlight and little gem in the rock that is Teenager. Loved it when I first heard, just for its simplicity. So many hooks, love the lyrics, the theme, don't like headaches though. Love the key change and Franks singing.
I sometimes now listen for a few seconds but skip, because I've heard it so many times, still not played to death, but if I wanna hear it, it's hear in my head whenever I want. Like a lullaby. ahh.
The only thing, when done live i've heard some bloody awful back up vocals, you know, the "headaches".
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1461 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2005 : 19:04:45
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2nd resurrection from the dead.
i'm always fascinated thinking about what frank is writing about. i saw a movie last night on love and time travel and got me thinking above this song. then i started to think about the song "everytime i go around here"
this is from the song database
Quotes:
"A love song moving through space time."
- Frank, from the Frank Black album press kit
(as an aside anyone know where to go to see the info from the album press kit for the orange album and toty?)
so i was thinking that maybe headache is a continuation of this theme. i always thought headache was a song about someone looking for love. "My heart is crammed in my cranium and it still knows how to pound......I was counting the trees Until a day when there was one I’d hoped beneath, asleep is where that you had been Well, I found you Maybe you can help me And I can help you."
and then i remember reading that headache is really a reference to the book "A wrinkle in time". thanks vovat!
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Originally posted by VoVat
"A Wrinkle in Time" is a book by Madeline L'Engle, the title referring to travel through the fifth dimension, something that might well have interested Frank, especially in the Bossanova through Cult of Ray era.
Join the Culf of Buttoms / Correctly spelled cults are so passé.
i've never read the book. read some comments on amazon and it sounds really good- a classic. supposedly a science fiction book about space, time travel, love, and mystery. anyone read it? it's now on my book list. so i thought that was pretty cool. the song is starting to make more sense. but then i was reading this on amazon about a "wrinkle in time",
"The book also contains one of the most beautiful descriptions of human life that I've ever heard. Mrs. Whatsit compares life to a sonnet:
It is a very strict form of poetry is it not?
There are fourteen lines, I believe, all in iambic pentameter. That's a very strict rhythm or meter, yes?
And each line has to end with a rigid rhyme pattern. And if the poet does not do it exactly this way, it is not a sonnet, is it?
Calvin: You mean you're comparing our lives to a sonnet? A strict form, but freedom within it?
and the last part of speedy marie, the song right before headache, is a sonnet!! holy shit. i am not worthy.
(i read about the sonnet reference in speedy marie before on this site.)
"I joined the Cult of Frank/ and I got a free t-shirt with this dude on it." |
Edited by - fumanbru on 02/04/2005 19:13:19 |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2005 : 22:01:08
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| Dig the song! great great great...It's the one FB song that my non-FB listening friend digs... |
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OldManInaCoffeeCan
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1467 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2005 : 22:28:32
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Great Karoke song!
Sang it at my birthday, great chorus, had the place rockin!
Easy introduction song for new Frank Black listeners (and Karoke singers, try it). |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2005 : 08:02:02
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It's a great song and you all know it. I'm going to put it on now I think. I'm feeling boppy.
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JustJeff
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Posted - 02/05/2005 : 08:07:50
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it's a straight ahead pop rocker
btw speedie marie and Sir rockabye's
mellower sensitive sides.
Good middle of the road song to keep the set from
dragging, great set up for
freedom rock and two reelers later on. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2005 : 09:26:21
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and the last part of speedy marie, the song right before headache, is a sonnet!!
It is? I know it's an acrostic, but I don't think it follows sonnet form. The end of "The Happening" IS in sonnet form, though.
"Reunion? Shit union!" |
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1461 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2005 : 16:29:22
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quote:
Originally posted by VoVat
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and the last part of speedy marie, the song right before headache, is a sonnet!!
It is? I know it's an acrostic, but I don't think it follows sonnet form. The end of "The Happening" IS in sonnet form, though.
"Reunion? Shit union!"
i didn't know the end of the "Happening" is a sonnet. you learn something new about Frank each day. and yes the end of speedie marie is a sonnet- a shakespearean sonnet. it's a 14 line poem in iambic pentameter with a carefully patterned rhyme scheme. and the rhyming scheme goes ABAB CDCD. and i was also reading on sonnet central by the time you read the end of the sonnet you should have discovered something new about the subject or should see it in a different light. hence- jean marie walsh! brilliant! i think i will start a new thread praising the beauty of speedy marie.
"I joined the Cult of Frank/ and I got a free t-shirt with this dude on it." |
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hWolsky
= Cult of Ray =
France
696 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2005 : 02:23:54
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To resume the discussion
HEADACHE: Frank Black's first and only RADIO SINGLE.
You'd better sign my Non-Alignement Pact |
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Song of the Day: Headache
