ScottFromWyoming wrote: ladyj wrote: Nov. 2007:
No one will ever read this because the song won't ever get played again AND THE LONDON PIX SITE IS DEAD, but I was looking for something and ran across this:
insidemacgames.com wrote: I mean, really. How many online chats degenerate into talk about atomic-powered cats? I can think of exactly one.

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Atomic-Powered Cats

I actually like the tune, kid-choir and all, but really, what in the great wide open Hell does "staging the plaguing of the raised platform" mean? I suspect the joke is on me for even bothering to wonder.

REDEYESPY hit the nail on the head. Tony Millionaire (Maakies creator http://maakies.com/ ) has long parodied "little kids" versions of animation as the begining of the end (i.e. Muppet Babies, Tiny Toons). This is Cornershop's "wee cornershop kiddies" swan song. Drinky Crow says "KILL IT! KILL IT DEAD!"

This is one goofy, stupid song! Appropriate for Nicolodean maybe but not Paradise! :P

It's still crud, but I'm finding it way less irritating now.

RP, it's time to shelve this one...

"Handcream.." is just a ridiculous album. This song is like some lazy bastardization of the group's own "Brimful of Asha, " (as noted in an earlier post).

"When I Was Born For the 7th Time" album was so much fun. What happened???

What are you on?????

I've like other Cornershop songs, but kid's singing in the background, on almost any song, ruins it.

I heard kids are worse to work with than chimps, and chimps can be pretty bad.

this is very strange

:???: ummmm, not so much.....it reminds me of...well, nothing really...i can visualise a bad children's musical in the playground...yeah this is bad...i need more Xanax...good night Gracie (pimp)

"Staging the Plaguing of the Brady Bunch..."

What a strange song. The guitar riff conjures images of Greg Brady on electric guitar.

yea! my favorite part of the song...the end :P

I've given it some thought...maybe it's referring to a political platform which they're attempting to destroy through bio-warfare? :???: I'm all for nonsense, if it's well done, intelligent, witty nonsense. This song just fails to appeal to me on so many levels...

They must've eaten too many fish from the River.

Sounds very similar to brim full of asha!

Whats up with the atomic-powered cats
Thanks for the tour ;)

rolling stone review
My wife and I were in London (photo album) a year ago and hearing this makes me upset all over again. Cornershop were playing the night before we left and instead of going to the show, we went out and had beers with friends. Like we couldn't do both? Hmph.

This song is great! There was a This American Life episode where some Russian artists did a survey to determine what people liked and hated the most about music, then they attempted to make a song that incorporated all the liked things, and one that incorporated all the hated things.

The interesting part was that the song with all the most liked features was competent but sort of mindless and forgettable, and the one that was based on all the hated bits was genius. It sounded like this song.

And speaking of NPR, has Bill been raiding the All Songs Considered playlist lately, or what? Not that that's a bad thing...

This song has no redeeming qualities for me. Funny how some dweeby songs seem to appeal and others don't. This is one that doesn't. I guess that's what makes RP so interesting and worth listening to.

they wont let me put lessons learned from rocky 1 to rocky 3 on here

'yeah i need it, i need the attention'

Irrevrent and perky.

cornershop is such a blend of fun sounds,
if you hate this try some other songs.

Entertaining song. I usually can't stand kid singing but it works well here.

Now this really eats it.

Cornerslop

This is excellent, creative fun music. Check 'Rollingstone.com' review of this album. What a breath of fresh air from the self-indulgent non-sense out there. How about a 'Brimful of Asha'? Great choice Bill!!!

The only reason I can understand for this to be in the rotation after the remarks it has garnered is - payola. Sorry, Bill, somebody had to suggest it.

And it gets worse with each listening.

"Staging the Plaguing of the Raised Platform" - what the hell does this mean? Anybody? Even if your making it up please, someone, anyone, clue me in to what the hell this song means