I must not pass on memes. Memes are the mind-killer. Memes are the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face the meme… And when I have answered Sasha’s questions about music, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the meme is gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
Sorry, where was I? Ah yes; she says, “list 7 songs I’m listening to of-late, and 7 people I want to tag to continue the game.” Obviously, I’m still not strong enough to not do the meme, I can, however, resist passing it on. Right. 7 Songs. Listened to of late. In future only memes about sci-fi books which were very badly adapted into film, please:
- Beth Orton – “How Far”
Like I know I had to come here,
I can see I had to come here,
For my view to be clear,
- Sarah McLachlan – “Possession”
The night is my companion, and solitude my guide,
Would I spend forever here and not be satisfied?
- Suede – “Beautiful Ones”
God only knows what he’s singing in that nasally voice.
- Kate Bush – “This Woman’s Work”
I know you have a little life in you yet.
I know you have a lot of strength left.
- The The – “Heartland”
But the stains on the heartland, can never be removed,
from this country, that’s sick, sad, and confused.
- Mogwai – “I Know You Are, But What Am I?”
I’m instrumental.
- Paula Cole – “Sunny Came Home”
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind.
Into the fire.
And there you go. If you want slightly more recent songs, turn on the radio.
Memes. Pah! Do NOT get me started on the subject or Richard Bloody Dawkins!
*Wanders off to compile list of 7 songs.*
Damn you, man!
But Dawkins is a (sort of) hero. He’s not responsible for all the internet “my 10 favourite cat pictures” nonsense. Anyway. Look at the songs. Look at the lyrics I chose. Isn’t it obvious that this is a cry for help from a tortured soul? A cry for help before I, oh, I don’t know, go out and start buying music from the 21st Century or something. And would we want that, when Time Life Music is selling a Greatest Stadium Anthems of the 80s CD Box Set on the shopping channel?
Don’t do it……21st Century music sucks in a big way. Remember that you are never “required” to appreciate any crap made within your own lifetime, although 80’s music can be soothing in a strange mesmerizing sort of way. Does anybody know what happened to A-ha??????
820: A-Ha had a comeback a few years ago. I know because ROFGirl took me to see them at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart. 95% (and I’m being conservative with that estimate) of the audience were women in their early to mid 30s transported back to being the hopeless, squealy adolescents they were in 1985 (or wehenever it was). I have to admit that the lead singer has aged disturbingly well. I was hoping to see him look old and dishevelled but he looks (according to 50% of people polled) like a “Sex God”. The other respondent thought that he looked like “a twat”.
Be grateful no-one whom you formerly thought of as being your best friend dragged you along to the Milton Keynes leg of the Take That reunion tour: pretty much all of the above*, with the added frisson of spending almost 8 hours wondering if the rain would hold off, and how in God’s name anyone could have the temerity to sell an item of citrus fruit with the words “Jason’s Orange” written across it in thick, black marker pen, as an item of their official merchandise.
Anyway . . . Dawkins . . . if he’d just stick to the science stuff . . . why is he “a (sort of) hero”?
How could you have omitted Yazz and The Plastic Population?!
* Except the “Sex God”/”Twat” bit. The Take That version was more along the lines of “bunch of tossers”.
Wasn’t A-Ha’s singer named after a town in Yorkshire? (Horton Market.) Anyway, I believe they’re just released an album of brand new songs, but I can’t be bothered to check or find any links. Hope that helps (sort of).
Thanks for indulging me. LOL.
Sasha
Queen Of Swords: Dawkins - how can a man with hair like that not be a hero? Admittedly the diatribes about American foreign policy (say) can be a little irritating - it’s Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, remember Richie Boy. And all I can think about with Take That is Harald Schmidt’s advice to distraught teenage girls on the correct way to cut one’s wrists when they split up.
David: Hmmm. Hate to admit that the more modern Aha stuff wasn’t that bad for Adult Orientated Music (did I just use those words?)
Sasha: It was (grits teeth) a pleasure