Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | | Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 14:45 | |
I love this song, even though I now know what an Arab strap is, and I'll NEVER be able to un-see it in my mind. It has enough of a tune that maybe it could be whistled, or just hummed, rather than have actual lyrics.  |
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linden
(Santa Cruz, CA) | | Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 14:44 | |
gabrielle7nt wrote:Not sure I see the point in this toy. Or in this song.
That's because the point is in his chest.  |
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madebytim
(Denmark) | | Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 14:40 | |
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 11:40 | |
Walrus_Gumbo wrote:Anyone else hearing a Donovan clone with this?
The singer has a similar voice and inflections - they are both from Glasgow. |
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: May 27, 2011 - 10:25 | |
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gabrielle7nt
(Palo Alto, CA) | | Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 06:59 | |
Not sure I see the point in this toy. Or in this song.
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ginger
(Connecticut) | | Posted: Jan 21, 2011 - 13:53 | |
Huh...I'm pretty sure this was used as the theme for a UK television show called "Teachers". The song caught my ear because of that. Otherwise, I don't think it would have at all.
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ick
(The 619) | | Posted: Jan 21, 2011 - 13:53 | |
sirdroseph wrote:This is a real hit and miss band; this is one of their hits! I'd hate to hear any of the stuff not considered a hit. Subject matter notwithstanding, I have to agree with fredriley... they are twee. |
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oilydwarf
| | Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 11:15 | |
fredriley wrote:Ah, it's the masters and mistresses of twee . Again. There was a B&S number only a few hours back, and it was easily as tedious as this one. This lot are the embodiment, the definition, the very essence of twee. They make St Etienne sound like death metal.
Arab strap? Twee?!! |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 11:11 | |
Ah, it's the masters and mistresses of twee . Again. There was a B&S number only a few hours back, and it was easily as tedious as this one. This lot are the embodiment, the definition, the very essence of twee. They make St Etienne sound like death metal.
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pkahl
(Maidenhead, England) | | Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 11:09 | |
Saw them at Reading Festival a few years back - brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!!! |
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sirdroseph
(Tokyo) | | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 13:03 | |
kurtster wrote:
Well alrighty then ... This as they say, changes everything. Heard it here for years, never rated it. Liked the bouncy feel, but I'm going to listen more closely to the lyrics next time around, then give it a rating.
 Don't do it! That is why I don't listen to lyrics unless they are so obviously catchy or profound they find you without effort. This is music, not a poetry reading or philisophical discussion. |
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sirdroseph
(Tokyo) | | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 13:00 | |
This is a real hit and miss band; this is one of their hits! |
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hippiechick
(topsy turvy land) | | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 12:51 | |
Darkmatter wrote: Thank you! I have been trying to find the answer to this for a while. |
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kurtster
(Area code 216) | | Posted: Apr 10, 2010 - 19:03 | |
Darkmatter wrote: Well alrighty then ... This as they say, changes everything. Heard it here for years, never rated it. Liked the bouncy feel, but I'm going to listen more closely to the lyrics next time around, then give it a rating. |
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srose96
(grandma's house) | | Posted: Feb 06, 2010 - 16:06 | |
j7 wrote:These guys(?)......are exceptionally annoying.
The winners of the "New Wimps Of The 21st Century", 2009.
What classifies a wimp? |
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j7
(Earth's largest mountain) | | Posted: Dec 05, 2009 - 20:57 | |
These guys(?)......are exceptionally annoying.
The winners of the "New Wimps Of The 21st Century", 2009.
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Casa_Blanca
(Quillan, France) | | Posted: Jul 01, 2009 - 06:54 | |
keller1 wrote:The third worst band on the RP playlist, close runnerup to Cake and Radiohead.
do you keep a list? |
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MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA) | | Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 15:00 | |
The song title isn't as disturbing as the lyrics.
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lwilkinson
(North Am-Home of the Last of the Rugged Individualists) | | Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 14:56 | |
reason06 wrote:what is the point of singing about this?
Well................"The boy with the Arab Strap" has a better lyrical sound to it than singing....."the boy with little blue pill" now doesn't it?  |
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vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | | Posted: Dec 23, 2008 - 10:18 | |
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keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | | Posted: Dec 23, 2008 - 10:16 | |
The third worst band on the RP playlist, close runnerup to Cake and Radiohead.
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aristoteles
(Spain) | | Posted: Dec 23, 2008 - 10:16 | |
Not bad for a very simple 3 chord song....6 or maybe 7?
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squidish
(Squishing around in the SF Bay) | | Posted: Dec 23, 2008 - 10:14 | |
Sounds a little like 1970's Kinks.
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reason06
(Kansas City MO) | | Posted: Jul 18, 2008 - 16:55 | |
philbertr wrote:
See Darkmatter's entry below. It is a curious song/album title.
what is the point of singing about this? |
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philbertr
(Hurricane Target Florida) | | Posted: Jul 18, 2008 - 11:44 | |
reason06 wrote:Belle and Sebastion are from the 70's?
What is an arab strap?
See Darkmatter's entry below. It is a curious song/album title. |
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tclodes
(Oklahoma City) | | Posted: Jul 18, 2008 - 11:39 | |
What an efficient device.
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marcucho
| | Posted: May 16, 2008 - 12:50 | |
Great Song, definitely love it. takes you to 70's even if you didnt lived in that time and its recent band
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Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet waiting for the ticket home) | | Posted: May 16, 2008 - 12:39 | |
I used to really like this song, but now I'm finding it monotonous....
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lwilkinson
(North Am-Home of the Last of the Individualists) | | Posted: May 16, 2008 - 12:38 | |
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