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song oracle
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 Posted - 06/15/2004 : 06:47:27
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Today's random song of the day is I Bleed.
What do you think of it?
lyrics
As loud as hell
A ringing bell
Behind my smile
It shakes my teeth
And all the while
As vampires feed
I bleed
Prithee, my dear,
Why are we here
Nobody knows
We go to sleep
As breathing flows
My mind secedes
I bleed
There's a place
In the buried west
In a cave
With a house in it
In the clay
The holes of hands
You can place
A hand in hand
I bleed
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
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Posted - 06/15/2004 : 06:51:04
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One of my favorites. I love the way Kim and Frank echo each other.
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So if you're lonely
you know i'm here waiting for you
I'm just a crosshair
I'm just a shot away from you...
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 06/15/2004 : 06:55:21
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Hey! Where had you been, SO?
I recently rediscovered I Bleed. The day of the Pixies gig in Paris (last Monday), I listened to Doolittle, which is my least fave album by them, and I Bleed stroke (striked?) me as a truly wonderful song. I really wished they'd play it that night, and guess what... That's exactly what they did. One of the true highlights of the gig.
I LOVE the vocals, laidback during the verse and desperate in the chorus. Oh, and the beginning of the song is awesome too.
Denis
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
2463 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2004 : 08:51:25
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| Throbbin' bass. Wicked. And yes, the style of the vox! Frank speaking totally deadpan, Kim singing. Eerie. |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
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Posted - 06/15/2004 : 09:29:05
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i luuurve it.
me and my band (read: group of really lame musiscians who are right in number/instruments to form a band but are totally lame) tried to cover this but... well, we were too crap. obviously i was the only one who could do things in time.. ahem. |
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
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Posted - 06/15/2004 : 10:30:36
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Who is this Song Oracle man???
Who knows! About this song, it's not one of my faves, don't know why.
 "Join the Cult of the whore at the door / And You'll find no answers, but real fun" |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/15/2004 : 11:29:02
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I love this song so much, and it was awesome at Brixton. Brilliant stuff.
Listen to Nine Black Alps. |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 06/15/2004 : 13:02:48
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| The verses and choruses are good, but the bridge is fantastic. |
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 06/15/2004 : 15:18:15
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Doolittle is your least favorite Pixies album? That's a new one.
Have you only recently discovered the Pixies, villainde?
"You gotta watch the mota, Thurston. Yr fuckin memory just goes out the window." |
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Antoinette
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Posted - 06/15/2004 : 15:57:38
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| I brought I BLEED to my geetar teacher to figure out for me. When it hit the second guitar intro part (right before "Prithee my dear...") and JS plays the same note progression, just out of tune, Teach made an unhappy, surprised face, like he was sucking on a lemon. And that is why I love the Pixies. |
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Dogfish
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USA
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Posted - 06/15/2004 : 16:44:36
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What a song, I was thrilled when I heard they played both I Bleed and River Euphrates for the first times during this tour, at the same show. Listening to I Bleed instantly takes me back to the summer between 7th and 8th grade. And what a summer it was. I think that's a fairly high compliment for a song :)
Oh, and the way Frank and Kim's vocals work togeather, man.. just godly. |
Edited by - Dogfish on 06/15/2004 16:46:05 |
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This_Guy
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Canada
146 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2004 : 23:42:08
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it's that beautiful simplicity that made them what they were.
it shakes my teeth aswell. |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 01:21:28
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TarTar, saying Doo is my least fave Pixies album doesn't mean I don't like it. I absolutely love it, just not as much as the other ones. I guess it's just because the best known songs have kinda worn out (eg. Monkey Gone To Heaven: awesome song, I used to be crazy about it, but not I've gotten tired of it). How can I explain? I just prefer the other records.
Denis
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
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Posted - 06/16/2004 : 01:42:53
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I Bleed is one of my fav's off Doolittle - alongside dead and gouge away...
loved hearing it live the other week.
great bassline, and as others have said....works so well hearing frank say the lyrics while kims sings....brilliant.
and re: monkey - has always been my least fav off doolittle.
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 01:43:58
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Basically uve listened to doolittle 1,000,000 times
The Truth Is Out There |
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Mad Lucas
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Australia
144 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 03:24:29
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I Bleed,to me is of the same stadard as any of the other Pixies classics, yet it always slips under my guard, and i never say it is one of their best when asked. But i checked my playlist on my computer, and it has been played 104 times. Enough said.
Jesus was a sailor, when we walked upon the water. |
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Posted - 06/16/2004 : 03:39:11
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Itīs one of my favorites! The more I listen, the more I like it. The lyrics are very special.
rita.r |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
2002 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 12:41:31
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I BLEED is my fav Doolittle piece. It's like eating an unfamiliar candy.
Catchin' blue in his eyes that were brown
-bRIAN |
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la muneca
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/16/2004 : 14:05:04
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| ooh ooh it's always been one of my favourites from doolittle, i love frank's vocals with kim's on top & the bass & mmmmm. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 16:02:17
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Hooray! The Song Oracle has returned from Outer Mongolia!
I'll have to agree with Emily and Ziggy on how Frank and Kim's voices complement each other. Definitely the best part of the song. Gives it kind of a creepy feeling.
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
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TameReg
- FB Fan -
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2004 : 15:33:40
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| Underrated song. |
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rockmusic84
= Cult of Ray =
USA
256 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2004 : 17:56:16
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I love Kim's bass intro and harmony vocals. I also appreciate how Frank recites the lyrics, while Kim sings them. Very pleasing to the ear. Frank's guitar right before the choruses has a cool chunky sound to it. Joey's guitar squeaks and squeals like never before. Great ending, as well.
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Ford Prefect
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USA
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Posted - 06/23/2004 : 17:20:34
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| This is one of my favorite Pixies song of all time. I would even say it's an ideal Pixies song, fusing together all the elements that make the Pixies the Pixies. It's got some great harmony between Charles's and Kim's vocals, rolling, laid back verses, desperate-sounding chorus, build up at the end. It's almost perfect. |
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Song of the Day: I Bleed
