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song oracle
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 Posted - 05/14/2004 : 05:45:48
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Today's random song of the day is Is She Weird.
What do you think of it?
lyrics
I know you're rich in
Good clothes and little things
Your mind is fancy
(And your car is bitchin')
Is she weird
Is she weird, is she white
Is she promised to the night
And her head has no room
And her head has no room
Your heart is ripshit
Your mouth is everywhere
I'm lyin' in it
Is she weird
Is she over me
Like the stars and the sun
Like the stars and the sun
Is she weird
Is she weird, is she white
Is she promised to the night
And her head has no room!
No more of this girl cryin'
I'm here, your big man
You're mine
Is she weird, is she white
Is she promised to the night
And her head has no room
Black Francis
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 07:01:38
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bbc version is amazing, bossanova version a bit lame.
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Douglas
= Cult of Ray =
Sweden
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Posted - 05/14/2004 : 07:22:32
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I like both versions. I really like the dark feeling in the song. and the hollering of course  |
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ivebeentired
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USA
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Posted - 05/14/2004 : 07:37:20
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i love when black says "and you car is bitchin". espessialy during the brixton performace. i love it.
"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I
think I've forgotten this before."
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 08:57:36
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BBC version. For a Surfer Rosa guy like me Bossanova vocals are a bit too calm. But, Bossanova music is amazing...
 "Join the Cult of the whore at the door / And You'll find no answers, but real fun" |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 05/14/2004 : 09:41:03
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| FB said they used to call it "Is she Dave?", 'cos they thought it sounded like Bowie! |
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rockmusic84
= Cult of Ray =
USA
256 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 09:42:58
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B.B.C. version is the best! Really dark, brooding feel. I love when Frank goes "Awww FUCK!", after he slightly messes up a part. I love Kim's bass and backing vocal, and the "and your car is bitchin'" line.
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
3426 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 10:44:27
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Originally posted by rockmusic84
B.B.C. version is the best! Really dark, brooding feel. I love when Frank goes "Awww FUCK!", after he slightly messes up a part.
it's not frank who says that - but a technician.
hey's got a hell of a english accent to be frank.
but i also think the bbc version kicks the ass of the bossanova version....
but regardless, it's still one of the highlights off the album.
"I joined the Cult of Frank / I think that man deserves a DB!" |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 11:00:40
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I thought it was 'ripshift'?
 "Everywhere I go I want to travel by X-Wing" |
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TameReg
- FB Fan -
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 13:40:49
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| I agree with the previous posts that the BBC version is much superior to the Bossanova version. |
Edited by - TameReg on 05/17/2004 20:12:49 |
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1058 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 15:02:44
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You can add me to that list too,BBC version was the first version of it i heard and I thought it was great.Heard the Bossanova version not long after and I was like...Oh..right.Not a bad song on Bossanova but definately not at it's full potential
"I joined the Cult of this guy / 'cause they took my other picture away |
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Posted - 05/14/2004 : 15:24:11
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BBC version is my sonīs favorite music! Heīs only 12! I think heīs on the good way!
rita.r |
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George42
- FB Fan -
USA
188 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 15:51:06
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BBC version for me too. love when you hear "oh fuck!" in the background right after the the second chorus.
I'm a humble guy with healthy desire |
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
2463 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 17:06:56
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Yeh, what is that? Frank breaking a string?
"Me and the chickens running in the street" |
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Jefery With One F
- FB Fan -
Canada
184 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 17:31:51
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| I always thought it was Kim that said that. Maybe I need to listen to it again. |
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rockmusic84
= Cult of Ray =
USA
256 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2004 : 09:11:00
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Sorry about that everyone. I listened to this the other day. It's KIM saying "Awww FUCK!". Kim is in the left channel on this song. In fact, that's virtually the only time you can hear her in the song!
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
3426 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2004 : 11:04:09
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are you sure it's kim.
i have listened to it hundreds of times, and i just don't think it can be her.
it's especially obvious on the rough diamonds version, but it sounds to me like a guys voice with a thick English accent.
"I joined the Cult of Frank / I think that man deserves a DB!" |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2004 : 11:13:36
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They're trying to vote this off in the BBC survivor. They must be stopped!
 "Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2004 : 11:23:27
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
They're trying to vote this off in the BBC survivor. They must be stopped!
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
OI! Vote tampering!
With that sort of cavalier attitude towards democratic choice, you could work for the Bush administration.
"Everywhere I go I want to travel by X-Wing" |
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TameReg
- FB Fan -
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2004 : 20:09:52
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| I always thought it was Frank who says "Aw Fuck!". Now I have to listen to it again too! |
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vigorstrength
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Posted - 05/17/2004 : 20:55:40
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The intensity of "Like the stars and the sun" is cool.
Bossanova's version has weird percussion noises hidden in the background. One of the instruments sounds like a :
Plus, there is no better song to follow than Ana.. almost a two-part song. |
Edited by - vigorstrength on 05/17/2004 20:57:12 |
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2004 : 21:17:34
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| Decent song; not generating a lot of emotin - but I am glad he's performing this one live with the Pigxies. |
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This_Guy
- FB Fan -
Canada
146 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2004 : 01:08:28
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MiscellaneousFiles
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United Kingdom
95 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2004 : 06:24:41
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I always assumed the "Aw Fuck!" was from Kim. Why would a studio engineer be mic'd up? I was trying to spot if Kim had bummed a note or something, but if she did then I missed it.
Love the song though. Especially the crescendo at the end. |
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ivebeentired
- FB Fan -
USA
66 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2004 : 07:28:02
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Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles
I always assumed the "Aw Fuck!" was from Kim. Why would a studio engineer be mic'd up? I was trying to spot if Kim had bummed a note or something, but if she did then I missed it.
Love the song though. Especially the crescendo at the end.
seems like the ansewer to who said the aw fuck is a confusing mystery.
"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I
think I've forgotten this before."
-Steven Wright |
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Robert Onion
- FB Fan -
USA
61 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2004 : 10:59:42
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The 'BBC' version of Is She Wierd is from Portastudios, Los Angeles, 6/90. I believe that Black Francis came into the studio to record some demos for Bossanova. I'm quite sure that Black is the only person present on the recording. Reason for saying that is because I don't hear any of Kim's bass, Joey's lead guitars, and Dave is just a drum machine. Remember in the DVD Black says that all the members were living in different areas.
You can find two more of the songs from this session that i uploaded a year ago on the FTP. The songs are Velouria and Hang On To Your Ego.
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Noah Nelson
- FB Fan -
USA
30 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2004 : 09:59:09
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quote:
Originally posted by benji
quote:
Originally posted by rockmusic84
B.B.C. version is the best! Really dark, brooding feel. I love when Frank goes "Awww FUCK!", after he slightly messes up a part.
it's not frank who says that - but a technician.
hey's got a hell of a english accent to be frank.
but i also think the bbc version kicks the ass of the bossanova version....
but regardless, it's still one of the highlights off the album.
"I joined the Cult of Frank / I think that man deserves a DB!"
It's Frank. Why would he not sing the line there in lieu of an engineer saying "Aww Fuck"? He's supposed to say "Her head has no room" so, if he were having no problems at that moment, he would have sung the line and you would have heard the engineer beneath the line. And since when would an engineer be heard on a vocalists vocal mic when an engineer is supposed to be in the control room controling things behind a sound proof wall. That's totally Frank's voice saying it and it doesn't even have an english accent either. |
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2004 : 10:02:24
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didn't catch this first time around! but love the song. i can see why people like the bbc version more... the bossanova version seems to be toned down, near the end you can really hear frank screaming, but the screaming vocals have been turned right down in the mix in place of the almost chanting like vocals... bit of a shame really, i'd love to have had those screaming vocals real loud in the mix... kind of builds up to it...
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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George42
- FB Fan -
USA
188 Posts |
Posted - 05/20/2004 : 14:54:07
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Robert Onion is right.....Kim isn't even present during the recording. it's Frank saying Awe Fuck. the guitars on that recording are sweet.
I'm a humble guy with healthy desire |
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neocalanus
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Posted - 05/20/2004 : 16:20:52
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yep, i think it's only frank as well. the bbc version is the best; dry guitar and straight to the point.
this has got to be one of my favorite songs. i love everything about it. i was very sad when they did not perform it in victoria. sigh.
"stuck here out of gas, right here on the gaza strip" |
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Antoinette
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Posted - 05/20/2004 : 18:24:10
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| BBC version the best my butt. Sure, he might scream more on it, but its robbed of the great climax (stars & the sun X2) and the churning momentum that follows it on Bossanova. |
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spunXtain
= Cult of Ray =
USA
377 Posts |
Posted - 05/20/2004 : 18:49:55
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BBC Version is Frank Solo with a drum machine, kim isn't even there.
Got coffee, got donuts, got wasted.. |
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spunXtain
= Cult of Ray =
USA
377 Posts |
Posted - 05/20/2004 : 18:50:40
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quote:
Originally posted by spunXtain
BBC Version is Frank Solo with a drum machine, kim isn't even there.
Got coffee, got donuts, got wasted..
Oops I just read the rest of the thread. It seems someone already pointed that out.
Got coffee, got donuts, got wasted.. |
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 05/21/2004 : 03:26:45
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quote:
Originally posted by spunXtain
BBC Version is Frank Solo with a drum machine, kim isn't even there.
Got coffee, got donuts, got wasted..
If this is true, that song isn't a Pixies song. Black Francis solo stuff.
"Join the Cult of the whore at the door / And You'll find no answers, but real fun" |
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Noah Nelson
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USA
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Posted - 05/21/2004 : 16:29:17
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Originally posted by whoreatthedoor
quote:
Originally posted by spunXtain
BBC Version is Frank Solo with a drum machine, kim isn't even there.
Got coffee, got donuts, got wasted..
If this is true, that song isn't a Pixies song. Black Francis solo stuff.
"Join the Cult of the whore at the door / And You'll find no answers, but real fun"
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
1728 Posts |
Posted - 05/21/2004 : 18:26:19
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| it was recorded in the same session as "Hang on to Your Ego"...it's just him and a drum-machine as spunXtain said.. |
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Song of the Day: Is She Weird
