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05-15-2008, 01:21 AM | #31 |
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plain with horrible voice
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05-15-2008, 01:27 AM | #32 |
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can spektor play a harp like newsom? no, i didn't fucking think so.
/talent discussion |
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05-15-2008, 01:41 AM | #33 |
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fuck that bitch too
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05-15-2008, 01:45 AM | #34 |
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Kahlo shows his unadulterated idiocy in this thread. Regina Spektor vs Joanna Newsom, really?
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05-15-2008, 01:47 AM | #35 |
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yeah, that one kind of threw me too.
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05-15-2008, 02:17 AM | #36 | |
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However I don't enjoy her music. I think its boring fey, lyrically bland and her voice is painfull. STUPID LYRICS: Down in the green hay Where monkey and bear usually lay They woke from a stable-boy's cry He said; someone come quick! The horses got loose, got grass-sick! They'll founder! Fain, they'll die What is now known by the sorrel and the roan? By the chestnut, and the bay, and the gelding grey? It is: stay by the gate you are given And remain in your place, for your season And had the overfed dead but listened To that high-fence, horse-sense, wisdom... Did you hear that, Bear? Said monkey We'll get out of here, fair and square They've left the gate open wide! So My bride Here is my hand, where is your paw? Try and understand my plan, Ursala My heart is a furnace Full of love that's just, and earnest Now; you know that we must unlearn this Allegiance to a life of service And no longer answer to that heartless Hay-monger, nor be his accomplice (that charlatan, with artless hustling!) But; Ursala, we've got to eat something And earn our keep, while still within The borders of the land that man has girded (all double-bolted and tight-fisted!) Until we reach the open country A-steeped in milk and honey Will you keep your fancy clothes on, for me? Can you bear a little longer to wear that leash? My love, I swear by the air I breathe: Sooner or later, you'll bare your teeth But for now, just dance, darling C'mon, will you dance, my darling? Darling, there's a place for us Can we go, before I turn to dust? Oh my darling, there's a place for us Oh darling C'mon will you dance, my darling? Oh, the hills are groaning with excess Like a table ceaselessly being set Oh my darling, we will get there yet They trooped past the guards, Past the coops, and the fields, and the farmyards All night, till finally: The space they gained grew Much farther than the stone that bear threw To mark where they'd stop for tea But walk a little faster And don't look backwards Your feast is to the East, which lies a little past the pasture When the blackbirds hear tea whistling, they rise and clap And their applause caws the kettle black And we can't have none of that! Move along, Bear; there, there; that’s that Though cast in plaster Our Ursala's heart beat faster Than monkey's ever will But still; They have got to pay the bills Hadn't they? That is what the monkey'd say So, with the courage of a clown, or a cur Or a kite, jerking tight at its tether In her dun-brown gown of fur And her jerkin' of swansdown and leather Bear would sway on her hind legs; The organ would grind dregs of song, for the pleasure Of the children, who'd shriek Throwing coins at her feet Then recoiling in terror Sing, dance, darling C'mon, will you dance, my darling? Oh darling, there's a place for us Can we go, before I turn to dust? Oh my darling, there’s a place for us Oh darling C'mon, will you dance, my darling? You keep your eyes fixed on the highest hill Where you'll ever-after eat your fill Oh my darling, dear, mine If you dance Dance, darling, and I love you still Deep in the night Shone a weak and miserly light Where the monkey shouldered his lamp Someone had told him The bear had been wandering A fair piece away from where they were camped Someone had told him The bear'd been sneaking away To the seaside caverns, to bathe And the thought troubled the monkey For he was afraid of spelunking down in those caves Also afraid what the village people would say If they saw the bear in that state; Lolling and splashing obscenely Well, it seemed irrational, really; washing that face Washing that matted and flea-bit pelt In some sea-spit-shine, old kelp dripping with brine But monkey just laughed, and he muttered; When she comes back, Ursala will be bursting with pride Till I jump up! Saying: you've been rolling in muck! Saying: you smell of garbage and grime! But far out Far out By now By now Far out, by now, Bear ploughed 'Cause she would not drown: First the outside-legs of the bear Up and fell down, in the water, like knobby garters Then the outside-arms of the bear Fell off, as easy as if sloughed from boiled tomatoes Low'red in a genteel curtsy Bear shed the mantle of her diluvian shoulders; And, with a sigh, She allowed the burden of belly to drop like an apron full of boulders If you could hold up her threadbare Coat to the light where it's worn translucent in places You'd see spots where Almost every night of the year Bear had been mending suspending that baseness Now her coat drags through the water Bagging, with a life's-worth of hunger, limitless minnows; In the magnetic embrace Balletic and glacial of Bear's insatiable shadow; Left there! Left there! When Bear left Bear Left there! Left there! When Bear stepped clear of Bear Sooner or later you'll bury your teeth |
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05-15-2008, 02:33 AM | #37 |
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Regina Spektor can produce some good music like Twenty Years of Snow, Apres Moi and Samson but she can also be very annoying and produce songs like On the Radio, Summer in the City, Edit etc.
If she just stuck to her classical piano training and focused on less contemporary themes in such a narrow light and instead moved onto the general and explored more timeless ideas and concepts I'd find myself enjoying her music a lot more. |
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05-15-2008, 02:33 AM | #38 |
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Fuck you guys, Regina Spektor is much more talented. This is a serious post.
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05-15-2008, 02:39 AM | #39 |
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I enjoy her music more, But I don't know about talented. Until she even attempts something along the lines of Newsoms last effort who knows...
I also agree about some of the radio friendly shit she has released recently... |
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05-15-2008, 02:39 AM | #40 |
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05-15-2008, 02:42 AM | #41 | |
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I didn't seriously think this was going to turn into a Regina vs. Joanna thing again, but Izzle took the bait the young fool |
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05-15-2008, 02:45 AM | #42 |
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lol I like them both. I like that bit in Apres Moi which Regina sings in Russian; she should do that more.
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05-15-2008, 02:51 AM | #43 |
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BUT LOL U CANT LIKE DEM BOTH R U CRAZY?!?! CHOOSE ONE!!
My mate always says that she is Enya for the 2000's |
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05-15-2008, 03:12 AM | #44 | |
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Can you describe what's 'stupid' about those lyrics? I mean are you sure you're not simply projecting a dislike for Newsom's voice/music onto the lyrics? Is it the parable-like story with animal characters that makes it seem too child-like or something? The tone that the lyrics set is simply amazing, insidious and haunting. The structure that contributes to this is pretty ingenious, I mean the refrain 'dance, darling, come on will you dance, my darling' is initially used in a promissory sense, but as the story progresses the true nature of it becomes disturbingly clear, as sort of an insane and selfish plea. And this unexpected transition makes aspects of its earlier stages more disturbing on repeated listens. If your issue lies in Newsom's diction, then seriously, she slant rhymes magnetic with balletic, if that's not interesting enough for you then I suppose you just like trite lyrics. Her rhyming, and use of consonance and assonance is freewheeling and awesome, and best of all unexpected most of the time. I guess you could say she uses too much nature and farm imagery, but regardless the lyrics are varied and verbose enough to consider this a rather small complaint at best. Even if you dislike her lyrics, surely you can see how complex and worthy of analysis they are compared to 99.9% of music in general. Maybe you should post some lyrics that completely trump these and we can analyze those. |
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05-15-2008, 03:38 AM | #45 |
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05-15-2008, 04:23 AM | #46 |
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I feel like there should be a soundbyte of that repeated ad nauseam in this thread
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05-15-2008, 06:02 AM | #47 |
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05-15-2008, 06:51 AM | #48 |
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i haven't lsitend to regina spektor but just look at her name
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05-15-2008, 07:00 AM | #49 |
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im better off thinking every post redbreegull makes is a joke
i dont drool over ys like some people around here do but talking down newsom's talent is stupid "im not saying shes not talented im saying shes not as talented as spektor" this is also wrong Last edited by Shapan : 05-15-2008 at 07:06 AM. |
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05-15-2008, 07:15 AM | #50 |
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obviously Spektor isn't in her league
But I can appreciate Newsoms music.. I just don't have to like it |
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05-15-2008, 07:15 AM | #51 |
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you know who was really talented? picasso
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05-15-2008, 07:23 AM | #52 |
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05-15-2008, 07:37 AM | #53 |
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05-15-2008, 07:50 AM | #54 |
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05-15-2008, 08:02 AM | #55 |
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Kahlo you obviously don't appreciate her music because you've gone out of your way to list some of her "stupid" lyrics
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05-15-2008, 08:09 AM | #56 |
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eh kahlo you bastard. you've unequivocally defended regina in every previous discussion on here, now you turn around and tell me you're trolling? wonder why i'm inclined not to believe you man
i remember long long ago someone posted the lyrics to a bright eyes song and neopryn creamed himself in a fit of "YES! FUCK YES!!"es. now, when i read those joanna lyrics, i'm tempted to do the same thing- how can you call her anything less than an absolute visionary? her lyrics are extremely literate, positively shakespearean compared to 99% of anyone else's lyrics past or present, let alone in the "pop" idiom, and they're just utterly...well, timeless. so rich, meticulously detailed, so eloquent and poetic. monkey & bear is probably her most unusual song, being the story it is, so its really not fair to just post those lyrics and expect everyone to think "oh, what an overlong, kooky load of shit". there is so much substance and originality in those words that i think very few lyricists or writers short of shakespeare, byron or keats probably even compare. listen to songs like Peach, Plum, Pear or Bridges and Balloons if you want a more conventional example of her talent, but those songs are every bit as luscious and imaginative as the stuff on Ys. i mean, what can regina do? "en it breks mah hart....ha-ha ha ha- ha ha ha-art" yeah. |
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05-15-2008, 08:10 AM | #57 |
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awesome av ravenguy
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05-15-2008, 08:11 AM | #58 |
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I LIVE TO HATE WHORES
CHEAP SLUTS, FUCKING CUNTS YOU LIVE TO DIE BLOOD COMES OUT OF HER MOUTH SHE TRIES TO SCREAM IM A SICK FUCK I KILL FOR PLEASURE IM A SICK FUCK I KILL FOR PLEASURE |
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05-15-2008, 08:11 AM | #59 |
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05-15-2008, 08:12 AM | #60 |
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and also, for the record, joanna can probably sing in a normal voice but chooses not to
for obvious reasons |
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