Sinister: Slow grafitti interpretations
Hi all, I have't posted in ages. For those of you who remember me, hello! For those of you who don't, rest assured I'm long self exiled Sinister Royalty. I was reading in some shit music magazine earlier this week about the "100 saddest songs of all time". One of the songs included was "Slow Grafitti" by none other than our beloved B+S. The article referred to the song as a subtle story or a domestic tragedy. I've never been able to make heads or tails of the lyrics besides realizing that the song is gorgeous. Does anybody have a clue as to what kind of tragedy this mag was referring to? Obviously it's a sad song, but beyond that I couldn't figure anything out... All right, back to the frozen wastes with me... Jason _________________________________________________________________ Make the most of your family vacation with tips from the MSN Family Travel Guide! http://dollar.msn.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
----- Original Message ----- From: "The Cat's Pajamas" <the_cats_pajamas@hotmail.com> To: <sinister@missprint.org> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 22:38 PM Subject: Sinister: Slow grafitti interpretations
Does anybody have a clue as to what kind of tragedy this mag was referring to? Obviously it's a sad song, but beyond that I couldn't figure anything out...
I always thought it was inspired by Osamu Dazai's tragic novel "No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku)." Because the story in the song is very similar to parts of the book. At least, that's what I think when I hear the song. If anyone's curious, the book is about the protagonist's alienation from human society. He cannot connect with other people, and fears them. He has drug and alcohol problems, and cannot have normal relationships with women. The book is semi-autobiographical. The book was originally published in 1948, the same year Dazai committed suicide with his mistress in Tanagawa Canal (near Tokyo). +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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