May 2009

Don’t Dream It’s Over ~ Crowded House

May 31, 2009

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Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is widely recognised as the primary songwriter and creative direction of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand (himself, Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner), Australia (Paul Hester, Nick Seymour, Peter Jones and Craig Hooper) and the United States (Mark Hart, Mitchell Froom, and Matt Sherrod).

Don’t Dream its Over

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There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There’s a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you’ll never see the end of the road
While you’re travelling with me

Hey now, hey now
Don’t dream it’s over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won’t win

Now I’m towing my car, there’s a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion but there’s no proof
In the paper today tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the T.V. page

Hey now, hey now
Don’t dream it’s over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won’t win

Now I’m walking again to the beat of a drum
And I’m counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and release

Hey now, hey now
Don’t dream it’s over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won’t win

Don’t let them win

(Hey now, hey now)

(Hey now, hey now)

  • Audio from the 1986 album, Crowded House:

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Intricate Wood Machine

May 31, 2009

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I am guessing that this guy is a retired mechanical engineer who has done a lot of his own mock-up design work long before CAD.  I have known a couple of these guys.  They may have retired twenty-five or thirty years ago, but their minds never did.

I remember as a kid, helping one of these engineers build mock-ups of tunneling machines entirely of wood.

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Transmission ~ Joy Division

May 30, 2009

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Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals and occasional guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards), Peter Hook (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion).

Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences, to develop a sound and style that pioneered the post-punk movement of the late 1970s. According to music critic Jon Savage, the band “were not punk but were directly inspired by its energy”. Their self-released 1978 debut EP, An Ideal for Living, caught the attention of the Manchester television personality Tony Wilson. Joy Division’s debut album, Unknown Pleasures, was released in 1979 on Wilson’s independent record label Factory Records, and drew critical acclaim from the British press. Despite the band’s growing success, vocalist Ian Curtis was beset with depression and personal difficulties, including a dissolving marriage and his diagnosis with epilepsy. Curtis found it increasingly difficult to perform at live concerts, and often had seizures during performances.

In May 1980, on the eve of the band’s first American tour, Curtis, overwhelmed with depression, committed suicide. Joy Division’s posthumously released second album, Closer (1980), and the single “Love Will Tear Us Apart” became the band’s highest charting releases. After the death of Curtis, the remaining members reformed as New Order, achieving critical and commercial success.

Transmission

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Radio, live transmission.
Radio, live transmission.

Listen to the silence, let it ring on.
Eyes, dark grey lenses frightened of the sun.
We would have a fine time living in the night,
Left to blind destruction,
Waiting for our sight.

And we would go on as though nothing was wrong.
And hide from these days we remained all alone.
Staying in the same place, just staying out the time.
Touching from a distance,
Further all the time.

Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio.
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio.
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio.
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio.

Well I could call out when the going gets tough.
The things that we’ve learnt are no longer enough.
No language, just sound, that’s all we need know, to synchronize
love to the beat of the show.

And we could dance.

Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio.
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio.
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio.
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio.

  • Audio from the 1976 album, Unknown Pleasurs:

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You call that a shotgun? THIS is a Shotgun!

May 30, 2009

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Authority Song ~ John Mellencamp

May 29, 2009

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John Mellencamp, previously known by the stage names Johnny Cougar, John Cougar and John Cougar Mellencamp, is a Grammy-winning American rock singer-songwriter, musician, painter and occasional actor known for his rootsy, organic brand of heartland rock that is infused with catchy pop hooks and evocative, introspective lyrics about such hot-button subjects as politics, racism, poverty and mortality.

Authority Song

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They like to get you in a compromising position
They like to get you there and smile in your face
They think they’re so cute when they got you in that condition
Well I think it’s a total disgrace

I fight authority, Authority always wins
I fight authority, Authority always wins
I been doing it since I was a young kid
I come out grinnin’
I fight authority, Authority always wins

So I call up my preacher
I say, “Give me strength for Round 5.”
He said , “You don’t need no strength, you need to grow up son.”
I said, “Growing up leads to growing old and then to dying
“And dying to me don’t sound like all that much fun.”

I fight authority, Authority always wins
I fight authority, Authority always wins
I been doing it since I was a young kid
I come out grinnin’
I fight authority, Authority always wins

Oh no oh no
I fight authority Authority always wins

I fight authority, Authority always wins
I fight authority, Authority always wins
I been doing it since I was a young kid
I come out grinnin’
I fight authority, Authority always wins

  • Audio from the 1983 album, Uh-huh:

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Gas Powered Lazy Boy

May 29, 2009

Video of the Day – May 29, 2009 You can’t get too much more “Trailer Park” than this…

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Ride Across the River ~ Dire Straits

May 28, 2009

Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. Although the band was formed in an era when punk rock reigned, Dire Straits worked within the conventions of classic rock, [...]

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Best Illusion Ever

May 28, 2009

Video of the Day – May 28, 2009 Okay, I have watched this thing probably thirty times, and still cannot figure out how it is done.  Any ideas?

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Magic Man ~ Heart

May 27, 2009

Heart is a rock band whose founding members came from Seattle, Washington Going through several lineup changes, the only constant members of the group are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music. After diminishing in popularity [...]

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Random Farting

May 27, 2009

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The F**king Weather

May 26, 2009

Always wondered what the F**king Weather forcast is going to be? Now you can go to the F**king Weather Website!

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Bad Things – Jace Everett

May 26, 2009

Jace Everett is an American country music artist. Everett was born in Evansville, Indiana. His father’s jobs kept them on the move though; Indianapolis, Indiana Carmel, and then St. Louis, Missouri before moving to Ft. Worth, Texas at the age of six. While in Texas, Everett learned about his country music roots in church. He [...]

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Kitty, Get Up

May 26, 2009

Video of the Day – May 25, 2009 I have a cat much like this — except she takes up the entire bed.

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Brothers in Arms ~ Dire Straits

May 25, 2009

Memorial Day, May 25,  2009 This song has always brought tears to my eyes. Just close your eyes and reflect.  May they rest in peace. Brothers in Arms These mist covered mountains Are a home now for me But my home is the lowlands And always will be Some day you’ll return to Your valleys [...]

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Roommate Confessions

May 24, 2009

Oh wow. From College Humor: Remember when the spaghetti we had tasted funny? Remember when you thought you tweaked a nerve in your mouth because your mouth was all numb each morning? While you were rubbing it in that you had been hired for your dream job to your concurrent boyfriend, I heard you mention [...]

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