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Sinister: Sad sad songs
by Rapha�le Chappe 03 Apr '98

03 Apr '98

Hello friends, This is my first post to the list and I thought I would thank all you beautiful people for your nice attitude to music and life in general. All your mails have proven to be an interesting read. My personal list of sad songs: - Hallelujah Jeff Buckley - any song by Portishead - acoustic version of 'While my guitar gently weeps' George Harrison - Street Spirit/No Surprises/Exit music Radiohead - Things Behind the Sun Nick Drake - So Cold in Ireland Cranberries - October U2 - Meat is Murder The Smiths - Caroline No Beach Boys - Faith to clay Eric Matthews - I Know/Eyesight to the blind Placebo - No one speaks Geneva - Across the universe Beatles - The Dancer PJ Harvey - Soothe Smashing Pumpkins - Dust in the wind Kansas - Stay on these roads A-HA - Babe I'm gonna leave you Led Zep - Dear Friend Paul McCartney - Trouble me 10 000 Maniacs - Your body lies Marion - You're a big girl now Bob Dylan - Still Life Suede - At Seventeen Janis Ian - Leave REM And I agree with the person who said that Black eyed dog by Nick Drake is a scary song. Indeed I can't think of anything filled with as much anguish and distress. I can feel the agony of death when I listen to it. Bye Now Raphaele. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: [Fwd: Clare Grogan vision of pulchritude....]
by Rory Mackie 03 Apr '98

03 Apr '98

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Sinister: Clare Grogan vision of pulchritude....
by Dickon Edwards 03 Apr '98

03 Apr '98

Okay new member here. please indulge me as I'm still struggling to find my way round this intricate technology based stuff..... Tag (Hi Tag!) has instigated a constant stream of movie related postings and I'm shocked and surprised that no-one has mentioned "Gregory's Girl," possibly the most B+S film of all time. (Again apologies if this has been discussed and is nestling in an archive somewhere.) If you haven't seen it its by Billl Forsyth, who also went on to make "Local Hero"(also wonderful) and some very strange thing with Robin Williams as a caveman(Erm...) Anyone with a passing interest in shy Scottish boys coming to terms with unrequited love and finding beauty in the mundane (all of you I hope) should be watcing this religously. It also introduces the brain numbingly gorgeous Clare Grogan, who was the first crush of every hormone riddled pasty lad of a certain age (including Ritchie Manic apparently) . Basically the most elegant, awkward, sublimely funny film ever made... On the subject of sad songs the one that always does for me is "My man's gone now" by Nina Simone. The first time I heard it was at a friends party where I'd decided to bring a scratchy old vinyl copy I'd found in a car boot sale instead of a bottle of wine (cheaper and I'm a bit of a music fascist at parties). Anyway being such polite hosts they put the album on straight away (unlike some people, still haven't heard that Rutles album David..) as the party progressed the wine flowed, more people arrived and evrything was going swimmingly....... until the album (Nina sings the blues by the way, sorry) reached the part of "My man's gone now" where Nina screams "OOOLLD MAN SOORRROWW!" at which point the room went deathly quiet and everyone swivelled there heads and just stared at the speakers unable to believe that such a noise could come from a human throat. Anyway my friend Sarah had just split up with her boyfriend and she ran out into the garden to weep uncontrablly and I had to choke the odd one back myself. Incredibly sad, incredibly beautiful and the most raw, naked howl of pain ever to be recorded......... The other one that always gets me is "Atmosphere" by Joy Division............just because. Can I also just say that B&S can't play scrabble for toffee! Love all, Rory ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: intense meaningfulnesslessnesss (or sommat...)
by Alan Prior 03 Apr '98

03 Apr '98

Message text written by "PJMiller" > One of my favourite songs at the moment is by a splendid little chap called Aaron Carter, who claims to be having a "crazy little party". He IS about seven to eight years old.< No no no no no no no!!!!!! He IS the spawn of Satan and should be sent back to hell immediately. AND his brother is in the Backalley Boys. Aaaaaaaaaargh!!! Sorry, got a wee bit carried away there, but it's still true. My appologies for what I'm about to mention next as it must be gettin' a bit boring for those outside UK or who are too old, but..... 80's CTV!!! (yeah well, it's the only thing I know about. Honest.) 'Button Moon' and 'Finger Mouse'!!! How could I have forgotten these? Bah. It always amused me that you could send away for a fact-sheet on how to make a Fingermouse. Did some people not realise it was just a wee paper cone thing? I dunno. Kids, eh? Should I rush out and buy the Bernard Butler album on Monday, or should I get those blue cord flares I've been gazing at for ages? I always did love Bernard. 'Suede' was the first album I ever bought (and one of the best, though DogManStar was better); soooo sexy <sigh> I don't think they were my favourite band ever, though. Top 10 definitely, but the manics (in my opinion) are the best band in the history of the universe and will never be bettered. This is nothing to do with musicianship or even writing the best songs ever, or anything, because I know there are better albums/songs etc. than a lot of theirs. It's what they meant to me at the time, really. I don't think I could ever become completely bessoted with a band who existed years before I discovered them/ was born. It wouldn't seem the same, somehow. I dunno why... Ah well. But what can you do, eh? love always, Debbie xxx. 'And what is the use of a book, thought Alice, Without pictures or conversations?' ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Buggar me revisited
by mctag＠mcmail.com 03 Apr '98

03 Apr '98

Hello, Rodd Begbie (the least racist man in the world, apparently) wrote: >You know how Hugh Grant was in that film about four weddings and a >funeral? Well, Richard E Grant's made a film about four dogs and a >blackbird. It's called (all together now) Spiceworld The Movie." Peter Miller wrote: >What's more, I think there is quite a lot of nudge nudge double entendre >in B&S lyrics, what with rude vicars and references to "where to put it", >not to mention seven to eight year olds One of these drew the following response from Chris. >I actually feel slightly offended by the suggestion, since the song is a >lot more serious than that. Gentle reader, can you guess which? Nice to know we've all got our priorities right, isn't it? Tag ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Sinister: Funky Chicken
by PJMiller 03 Apr '98

03 Apr '98

Keith wrote: >Surely you can do better than being offended by what is plainly a joke. It's >going to get pretty hard writing anything on this list soon if people decide >to take offence at things like this. Yes, it'll certainly be difficult for me. For the record, I meant no harm to seven to eight year olds, neither do I harbour a secret wish to cast aspertions on Stuart Murdoch's lyrics. I was trying to make the point that not everyone sees the same things in the songs, so it's a bit difficult to tailor our postings to the spirit of B&S, whatever that is. Personally I send all my sensitive responses to sunsets and the onset of springtime to the Psychic TV / Throbbing Gristle list instead. I feel they contrast nicely with the endless rantings about pierced knobs. For future reference, nothing I send to the list is intended to wound or distress. I do all my ranting and abusing off the list. Don't I? But I freely admit to being a bit mischievous at times. Back to business: the best happy songs in the world are "Feeling Hot Hot Hot" by Arrow and "Funky Chicken" by Rufus Thomas. I don't share Rod's love of the Spice Girls, but I can dig what he's trying to say. One of my favourite songs at the moment is by a splendid little chap called Aaron Carter, who claims to be having a "crazy little party". He IS about seven to eight years old. Today I attempted to have a B&S experience by paying a visit to a photography exhibition. It was dead good, there was loads of pictures of big hairy bums and a really good one of a cuddly toy factory, which I would like for my living room wall. Lots of other stuff too. I'm glad I'm not a photographer, otherwise I'd be really depressed. Mind you, I did get to use the word "archbishopric" which was nice, and very Belle and Sebastian if you ask me. Peter ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: More 80's tat. Yay!
by Alan Prior 03 Apr '98

03 Apr '98

Message text written by JOSEPH FOSTER >I got the Trap door 'compilation video' for christmas, it was allways one of my favourite programmes.< Yay! I've got the board game and it truely is a wondrous piece of card and plastic; with pop-up trapdoors too! (neh neh) The best board game was Hungry Hippos, though- i used to take this into primary school on the last day. Much fun was had (and still is, i think i will look for it tonight) thats all. sorry... love always, Debbie xxx. (sleaze score: 106. Hmmm) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: I'm Mandy, fly me
by Keith Watson 03 Apr '98

03 Apr '98

>On Fri, 3 Apr 1998, PJMiller wrote: > >> What's more, I think there is quite a lot of nudge nudge double entendre >> in B&S lyrics, what with rude vicars and references to "where to put >> it", not to mention seven to eight year olds > >I may not know much, but I do know that the line "seven to eight years >old" isn't double entendre. I actually feel slightly offended by the >suggestion, since the song is a lot more serious than that. > >C. Surely you can do better than being offended by what is plainly a joke. It's going to get pretty hard writing anything on this list soon if people decide to take offence at things like this. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: talk about the weather
by ELIZABETH DAPLYN 03 Apr '98

03 Apr '98

So the pavements are covered in pale pink and cream-coloured blossom at the moment. It seems like such a waste of something so beautiful, but what can you do? I suppose you could go around sticking the wee bits of natural confetti back on the branches, but it goes soggy and it'd get frankly rather unhealthy after only a short while. YIKES! Big thunder outside just now. It's pissing it down and there's thick cloud outside the library window. Anyway. Back to the nonsense. I really really want Tigermilk to be reissued, as my (naughty naughty) tape is getting a bit knackered now. Please! I'm dying here... If we live to see the day that this actually occurs, the resulting scream of joy from sinisterines will most likely be of stratosphere-troubling volume. This is a good thing, honest. ByeBye, Liz. (edaplynr3n00297(a)kiadroch.kiad.ac.uk) ********************************************* Those who are heroes are known Such as this man, son of that other; Thou hast no mother and no father: Thou resemblest a bastard child, God. ********************************************* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: re: Sleep the Clock Around
by Francisco Alberto Wong 03 Apr '98

03 Apr '98

For jon.g's query about who playeth the piano on Sleep the Clock 'Roond, I think it may be Stevie as he was the one who played it live when "I saw them at the now notorious Sessions at West 54th performance". Blah blah blah. francisco ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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