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Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:
I was referring to this one:
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are you serious about the $.87 deal? i'd like to pick that album up … PM me …
How about "One More Song the Radio Won't Like"?

…well yeah, maybe because it SUCKS. Stop whining and write a good song, damnit.


Lyrics for Song: One More Song the Radio Won't Like
Lyrics for Album: Failer
Johnny little rocket star flashing the label's credit card
His name is at the door but no one knew what for
Says he's got a strategy
I'm a test of his sanity
Wire cars and whiskey
Bad debts and dirty laundry

You can't even make up my mind
One more song the radio won't like

Reel it in and shut your mouth
Reputations are in doubt
Write a hit so I can talk you up
No one likes a girl who won't sober up

You can't even make up my mind
One more song radio won't like

So brush your hair and straighten up
Put down the drink you just got
Johnny little rocket star
Picked up a girl at the bar

So I keep my sanity
Wire cars and everything
I guess that we are through
The bad advice from you

You can't even make up my mind
One more song the radio won't like


Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Where have you been? Her new album has been out for over five months.

I did buy Failer for $1 at the CD Game Exchange, hoping it would grow on me. It didn't.

Her most prominent emotion is whining. She's a fucking whiner. And nobody enjoys a whiner. Probably why people sometimes get sick of me on here.
well, i'm clearly not plugged into the alt-country world … "hockey skates" and "six o'clock news" are fantastic songs, and i find them "melancholy", not "whiny" .. but to each to his own …
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
How about "One More Song the Radio Won't Like"?
…well yeah, maybe because it SUCKS. Stop whining and write a good song, damnit.
you don't want to let this die, do you? i just did some reading, and for a girl in her early 20s, not even close to stardom, i don't think this is a shitty song at all … now if it was on her second album, i might have some issues … definitely not my favorite on the album though

this is by the very minimum of standards a "good country song", i would consider it "very very good":

————————————–

Copper on the corner and he loaded two rounds
And I canâ??t even cross the line to talk you down
Peter, sweet baby, whereâ??d you get that gun?
You spend half your life trying to turn the other half around

And I tried to come clean, but I guess itâ??s no use
Your face is all over six oâ??clock news
They cleared the street and then they closed the schools
I canâ??t even get inside

Did you lose your head when the farm went down?
Was it when your daddy died after he moved to town
And I know your momma calls you good for noth
She says her baby is a failer and she donâ??t want you calling

[chorus]

Peter, sweet baby, thereâ??s just something that I ought to say to you
I'm gonna have your baby this coming June
We could get a little place down by Gilmour Park
You could do a little time and save my broken heart

[chorus]

I tried to come clean but I guess it's no use
Copper went ahead and he just shot you through
Now youâ??re lying dead on the avenue
And I canâ??t feel my broken heart (x2)
You just like it because she says your name.

They don't even have guns in Canada. Thus, she's a poseur.

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
How about "One More Song the Radio Won't Like"?
…well yeah, maybe because it SUCKS. Stop whining and write a good song, damnit.
you don't want to let this die, do you? i just did some reading, and for a girl in her early 20s, not even close to stardom, i don't think this is a shitty song at all … now if it was on her second album, i might have some issues … definitely not my favorite on the album though

this is by the very minimum of standards a "good country song", i would consider it "very very good":

————————————–

Copper on the corner and he loaded two rounds
And I canâ??t even cross the line to talk you down
Peter, sweet baby, whereâ??d you get that gun?
You spend half your life trying to turn the other half around

And I tried to come clean, but I guess itâ??s no use
Your face is all over six oâ??clock news
They cleared the street and then they closed the schools
I canâ??t even get inside

Did you lose your head when the farm went down?
Was it when your daddy died after he moved to town
And I know your momma calls you good for noth
She says her baby is a failer and she donâ??t want you calling

[chorus]

Peter, sweet baby, thereâ??s just something that I ought to say to you
I'm gonna have your baby this coming June
We could get a little place down by Gilmour Park
You could do a little time and save my broken heart

[chorus]

I tried to come clean but I guess it's no use
Copper went ahead and he just shot you through
Now youâ??re lying dead on the avenue
And I canâ??t feel my broken heart (x2)
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:

this is by the very minimum of standards a "good country song", i would consider it "very very good":

Isn't it fruitless to argue the worth of a song by only presenting lyrics?

It's like sending a text message to describe the Mona Lisa.

And some of the best songs EVER have questionable lyrics.

Exhibit A:
Squeeze me baby, till the juice runs down my leg.
The way you squeeze my lemon, I'm gonna fall right out of bed.
Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:
Isn't it fruitless to argue the worth of a song by only presenting lyrics?
true … then i'll continue by saying that the song features a great driving beat, some tasteful gee-tar solos, and edwards' exhausted (not whiny) tone … and it all comes together to make a great country song
oh, and my name, too … that doesn't hurt =)
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:
Isn't it fruitless to argue the worth of a song by only presenting lyrics?
true … then i'll continue by saying that the song features a great driving beat, some tasteful gee-tar solos, and edwards' exhausted (not whiny) tone … and it all comes together to make a great country song
That I can understand. Tho I'll still disagree. Especially when I know that you know better and have an appreciation for the real thing…Say, something like:

http://www.drivebytruckers.com/mp3s/NeverGonnaChange.mp3

Now that's a country song
Sorry, I just wouldn't refer to Kathleen Edwards as "country". Now Freakwater, I would.

10/31 Freakwater, Iota

Excluding Jason & the Scorchers, Freakwater are the primeval "alt-country" band - their 1989 debut album predates by a year Uncle Tupelo's No Depression, the album cited as the cornerstone of the alt-country movement.
Originally posted by Random Citizen:
Black Cat:

SAT SEPT 17- RASPUTINA, MIA DOI TODD $13 mainstage 9:30
Just noticed this was updated:
SAT SEPT 17- RASPUTINA, ERIC BACHMANN (of Crooked Fingers), TARANTULA AD $13 mainstage 9:30

Same day as Doves at Sonar. Crooked Fingers were amazing last time I saw em. What to do…
Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:

this is by the very minimum of standards a "good country song", i would consider it "very very good":

Isn't it fruitless to argue the worth of a song by only presenting lyrics?

It's like sending a text message to describe the Mona Lisa.

And some of the best songs EVER have questionable lyrics.

Exhibit A:
Squeeze me baby, till the juice runs down my leg.
The way you squeeze my lemon, I'm gonna fall right out of bed.
while on the topic of questionable lyrics from zeppelin tunes, how about every lyric from 'whole lotta love'?
Sorry, I just wouldn't refer to Kathleen Edwards as "country". Now Freakwater, I would.

10/31 Freakwater, Iota
dammit! i plan on seeing richard thompson that night at the birchmere. i've been yearnin' fer some freakwater, last timei saw them was probably 1997.

regarding kathleen edwards, she's not as good as lucinda williams or laura cantrell, but she's a hell of a lot better than sheryl crow. i saw her maybe two years ago and it was solid, and her guitarist does some tasteful work. i haven't heard either of her records in their entirety, though.
Echo & The Bunnymen
11/18/05
Black Cat, DC
Originally posted by Terp03:
Echo & The Bunnymen
11/18/05
Black Cat, DC
I was about to say, ha ha funny, then I looked at their website, its true :eek:
Originally posted by Terp03:
Echo & The Bunnymen
11/18/05
Black Cat, DC
Are they fucking serious? Black Cat on a Friday night? Jesus…
FUCKING AWESOME!!!
This is going to be a near instant sellout.
I think some of you hipsters had mentioned wanting to see this at Birchmere:

Love with Arthur Lee - CANCELLED!
This show has been CANCELLED. Refunds available thru 10/12 at place of purchase. If you ordered by phone or internet thru Ticketmaster, you will automatically be refunded.
Date: Wednesday 9/28/2005
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $*
Double whammy…I get to see them in Chicago a week later too. This is turning out to be a great day :)
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
I think some of you hipsters had mentioned wanting to see this at Birchmere:

Love with Arthur Lee - CANCELLED!
This show has been CANCELLED. Refunds available thru 10/12 at place of purchase. If you ordered by phone or internet thru Ticketmaster, you will automatically be refunded.
Date: Wednesday 9/28/2005
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $*
i think you mean RABID hipsters