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song oracle
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 Posted - 09/20/2004 : 05:36:22
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Today's random song of the day is Distance Equals Rate Times Time.
What do you think of it?
lyrics
I had me a vision
There wasn't any television
From looking into the sun
Looking into the sun
We got to think quick
Says blind St. Nick hey
From looking into the sun
Looking into the sun
We got to get some beer
We got no atmosphere
From looking into the sun
Looking into the sun
I had me a vision
There wasn't any television
From looking into the sun.
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 06:35:14
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Great little punk tune
Kim's backing "ahhh-ahhhh's" really add something special to this song too...give it a far more ethereal quality.
I love it. short and ferocious
plus the lyrics are great. |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
4233 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 06:38:34
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I like this short one, we used to cover it with my band, it was a lot of fun playing it...
I especially like the production of the song. But I also like the original version mixed with subbacultcha.
pas de bras pas de chocolat |
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Adam
= Cult of Ray =
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 06:39:00
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"There wasn't any television". That is a terrible thing to say. I hope it never comes true. D=RxT= Bitchin' tune.
Free the Heel! |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 07:55:32
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Originally posted by Adam
"There wasn't any television". That is a terrible thing to say. I hope it never comes true. D=RxT= Bitchin' tune.
Free the Heel!
Whatchu talking about? that is my favorite line.
Who needs TV anyway? play a video game...at least have some ACTIVE involvement in the degeneration of your brain 
but i digress... |
Edited by - PsychicTwin on 09/20/2004 07:55:52 |
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Adam
= Cult of Ray =
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 08:14:13
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You usually need a tv to play the video game on, usually that is.
Free the Heel! |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
4233 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 08:49:24
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touched
pas de bras pas de chocolat |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 09:52:11
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam
You usually need a tv to play the video game on, usually that is.
Free the Heel!
don't get cheeky with me, mister.
I was talking about television PROGRAMMING
btw Adam, did you get my e-mail bout the extra DAR Pixies tix I have? |
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Levitated
= Cult of Ray =
Chile
652 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 11:18:01
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| Great song!! I used to play it with my old band and everyone screamed the ''We got to get some beer '' part. It was a lot of fun. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 11:26:44
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I listened to it today with a friend of mine
(on a funny side note: we want to cover it with our band)
and after all those years, today was the day that I heard
the sheer brilliance of kims bassline
great, I tell you
 "I joined the Cult of Serge/'Cause he invented indierock before Frank did" |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
4233 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 11:35:18
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seems that everyone's been covering this one!
pas de bras pas de chocolat |
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toeknee
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
281 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 11:39:13
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| It's OK, prefer the original Subbacultcha. |
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Jettison
- FB Fan -
USA
228 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 13:12:44
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anyone know what charles says at the end?
'well, that's the way i ?'
-jet
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www.thecroakers.com |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 13:23:52
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quote:
Originally posted by Jettison
anyone know what charles says at the end?
'well, that's the way i ?'
-jet
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www.thecroakers.com
doesn't he just scream "Whoa....WHOA....WHOAAAAAAA" three times? |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 15:31:47
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i hear:
"well, that's the way I learned it"
or
"well, that's the way I heard it"
plus the WAY cool apollo-spacecraft end-of transmission beep...that's bitchin'. |
Edited by - tobafett on 09/20/2004 15:32:24 |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 16:43:23
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This is a pretty good song. Not one of the best, but fun, even if the lyrics don't seem to mean much of anything. I also think it has a cool title, which ties it in with "Space (I Believe In)."
"Signature quotes are so lame." --Nathan |
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Sam
= Cult of Ray =
Ireland
514 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 23:14:38
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| Awesome track, great off the cuff lyrics. Love the way he screams "from lookin into the su-uun". Ah the joy of Trompe Le Monde. |
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2004 : 13:25:18
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About a year ago I made my own Pixies t-shirt with a white undershirt, and a Sharpie. I put the Trompe-era P on the front and below that wrote "We got to think quick, Says blind St. Nick hey." I thought it was pretty cool.
Hey nuclear war and a hot bed of trouble, make with the pennance, repent on the double. |
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
2463 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2004 : 13:35:05
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| But has Charles got his physics right? |
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an erotic vulture
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
67 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2004 : 13:57:49
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Ahh, that is the question.
(stage direction: suspenseful point) |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2004 : 16:09:25
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Distance does indeed equal rate times time. That occurred to me as Jefrey with one F drove away.
"Signature quotes are so lame." --Nathan |
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
2463 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2004 : 08:22:45
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| Speed equals distance * time... I'd like someone to explain how Charles' theory works? |
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two reelers
* Dog in the Sand *
Austria
1036 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2004 : 09:19:22
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quote:
Originally posted by Ziggy
Speed equals distance * time... I'd like someone to explain how Charles' theory works?
that's easy. you got your abbrev. wrong.
d = r x t
distance equals rate times time.
rate = velocity
d = distance
t = time
 I joined the cult of this mouse / and now I occidentally tic-tac |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2004 : 09:32:31
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| Ok, if FB's tour bus leaves Portland at 1100 am PST and drives to New York City...and Willie Nelson's tour bus leaves Memphis and drives to Minneapolis, can they meet to do a show together? ...and at the SAME time, can Bowie leave Heathrow and make it to the show? who would open? See, there's a lot to think about with this song... |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 09/23/2004 : 09:46:15
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That's the song he cannibalised 'I've Been Tired' for. It's not the greatest Pixies track, but I like the open chords he uses. Personally, I feel it's about how being happy and optimistic all the time can be boring. Maybe it's healthy to sit in front of the TV with a few beers every now and then!!
Oh right, sorry 'Subbaculture'!  |
Edited by - Carl on 09/24/2004 08:43:49 |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2004 : 16:06:54
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Originally posted by Ziggy
Speed equals distance * time... I'd like someone to explain how Charles' theory works?
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that's easy. you got your abbrev. wrong.
d = r x t
distance equals rate times time.
rate = velocity
d = distance
t = time
And velocity is essentially the same as speed.
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That's the song he cannibalised 'I've Been Tired' for.
You must mean "Subbacultcha." I don't see any similarity between "D=RxT" and "Tired."
"Signature quotes are so lame." --Nathan |
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TameReg
- FB Fan -
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2004 : 08:07:41
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| Like It. Good title. Good lyrics. Good everything. |
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
2463 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2004 : 14:08:36
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| Thanks all... I got hung up on the wording! Who says Pixies songs aren't educational? |
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4109 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2004 : 14:17:36
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quote:
Originally posted by cassandra is
I like this short one, we used to cover it with my band, it was a lot of fun playing it...
I especially like the production of the song. But I also like the original version mixed with subbacultcha.
pas de bras pas de chocolat
Olá Cassandra!
What is the name of your band?
I like his shoes, I like his hat, I´d like me better if I looked like that... |
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Antoinette
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 09/27/2004 : 15:00:27
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Yrs ago, when FB interviews were few and far between and the Internet was just gettin revved up, my geetar teacher found a looong FB Q&A circa 1st solo album, and they discuss the songs on that and Trompe Le Monde at length. Anyone else seen this one?
Anyhow, he went into how D=RxT was about lessening fascination with cosmos and whatnot due to TV, electricity, whatnot. Decline in spirituality, y'know? The quote I always remember is "I love TV, but I hate it, too."
Regardless, its a rocker. Like it when he gets all mush-mouthed at the end. Very funny. |
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Song of the Day: Distance Equals Rate Times Time
