aspicer
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: May 05, 2013 - 09:06 | |
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kcar
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MinMan wrote: fredriley wrote:Yak, yak, yak.
Burble, burble, burble.
Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb.
Any more for any more? never forget it
Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Tickety bubarb yak yak yak
Mumbo jum red white and bluebarb,
Poor Brittania's on her back. Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Nothing newbarb cha cha cha.
Mumbo Jumbo Castro's Cubarb.
I think someone's gone too far!
.... copyright 1961 A friend in high school really loved Anthony Newley. I've heard of "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off" for ages but haven't seen it yet... ...Still love this song. |
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garycha
(Bristol, UK) | | Posted: Apr 20, 2013 - 01:51 | |
sirdroseph wrote:This is undoubtedly Tina's song.
It's Brian eno and Byrnes song, and could have equally featured on the excellent "My Life in the bush of ghosts" LP recorded at same time. A wonderful record btw. loved this track the first time I heard it when I was a youth. Was grape picking in France. Met a bunch of German hippies travelling. They got me stoned and gave me headphones with this track playing. Takea me back there every time I hear it. That's music for you. |
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hayduke2
(Southampton, NY) | | Posted: Dec 15, 2012 - 13:13 | |
I so welcome hearing this again, it had me remembering the writings of william S Burroughs, or Laurie Anderson, and great, late college nights in the city, with my artist pals and lovers, awake thru the night because there were so many things happening in my head, all running over each other, not bad things, just lots of them, and some were enthralling and so cool...
yeah, this one of their songs is cool
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suesblues
(Sydney, Australia) | | Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 04:06 | |
Talking Heads/ David Byrne are underrated methinks. This sounds great, really contemporary.
Did anyone see that film this year "This Must Be the Place" - with Sean Penn playing a badly aging gothic rockstar (a cross between Ozzy Ozborne, and Robert Smith). David Byrne was in that film, playing a very nicely aging rockstar, very 'together'. The film itself was slow, you had to be in the right mood, but Byrne and Penn bounced off each other nicely.
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BrokenArrow
(Green Mountains) | | Posted: Sep 27, 2012 - 21:41 | |
rpdevotee wrote:This is a fascinating concept if you listen to the lyrics I agree |
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vanmas
(Leiden, Netherlands) | | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 06:26 | |
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stevendejong
| | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 06:24 | |
Just when I thought "Hey, this sounds a lot like that other terrible talk-singing song RP plays", I see it is from the same band and the same album. Conclusion, I really don't like this band.
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Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il) | | Posted: Jun 25, 2012 - 12:54 | |
This is a hauntingly beautiful song. Haunting. Love it.
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Bobert_ParkCity
(Park City Utah) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 15:49 | |
These guys wrote some crazy-assed lyrics. Rock rock rock rock, rock n roll theoretical physics!
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rpdevotee
| | Posted: Apr 22, 2012 - 22:59 | |
This is a fascinating concept if you listen to the lyrics
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Hannio
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Mar 22, 2012 - 05:59 | |
sirdroseph wrote:This is undoubtedly Tina's song. I don't know if it is, but I'm thinking the same thing. |
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coloradojohn
(Mile High on the Colorado Vibe, Cherry Creek, Denver) | | Posted: Mar 06, 2012 - 10:53 | |
So far off the scale of musical genius experimentation that even now it is still slightly and decidedly deliciously ahead of its time...insightfully deep as it gets and deeper yet...
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MinMan
(Bay Area, CA) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 18:42 | |
fredriley wrote:Yak, yak, yak.
Burble, burble, burble.
Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb.
Any more for any more?
never forget it
Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Tickety bubarb yak yak yak
Mumbo jum red white and bluebarb,
Poor Brittania's on her back. Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Nothing newbarb cha cha cha.
Mumbo Jumbo Castro's Cubarb.
I think someone's gone too far! Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Voulez-vousbarb avec moi?
Mumbo Jumbo entrez-nousbarb
Bridget Bardot ooh la la! Ladies of the Book of the Month Guild, it is my pleasure to introduce the Opportunist candidate for this constituency, Mr. Littlechap! Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Has Red China got the bomb?
Velly soon now if it's truebarb
We'll be blown to kingdom come. You've got a bomb, We've got a bomb, All God's children got bombs. Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Give the Democrats more cash.
Helps the nation, stops inflation.
How's your father? Wall Street crash. We wanna be rich with money to burn. Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Prostitubarb off the streets.
We will fight them on the beaches
But we'll lose between the sheets. Fellow members of the Motor Scooter Association, I'd like you to meet the Opportunist candidate, Mr. Littlechap. Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Common Market can't go wrong.
Washday Mondays? Send your undies
Chinese laundry in Hong Kong. Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Give the Africans their rights.
Colored people are free toobarb
Though not quite as free as whites! Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Up your flubarb, Liberty Hall.
And, dear friends, if I'm elected,
I'm all right, Jack—screw you all! Littlechap wins the election by a landslide. Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Has Red China got the bomb?
Velly soon now if it's truebarb
We'll be blown to kingdom come. You've got a bomb, We've got a bomb, All God's children got bombs. Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Give the Democrats more cash.
Helps the nation, stops inflation.
How's your father? Wall Street crash. We wanna be rich with money to burn. Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Prostitubarb off the streets.
We will fight them on the beaches
But we'll lose between the sheets. Fellow members of the Motor Scooter Association, I'd like you to meet the Opportunist candidate, Mr. Littlechap. Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Common Market can't go wrong.
Washday Mondays? Send your undies
Chinese laundry in Hong Kong. Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Give the Africans their rights.
Colored people are free toobarb
Though not quite as free as whites! Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb
Up your flubarb, Liberty Hall.
And, dear friends, if I'm elected,
I'm all right, Jack—screw you all! copyright 1961 |
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Gerbear
(Vancouver Island) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 18:35 | |
Love them or hate them, Talking Heads is a sticky band. David Byrne has been in my head for more years than I care to think about. So far outside of the mainstream they never feel old. Often copied never equaled.
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le_colonel
| | Posted: Dec 18, 2011 - 01:06 | |
The rejection of Talking Heads by members like fredriley and jagdriver (with usually good taste) is baffling.
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 05:27 | |
On_The_Beach wrote:
Blah, blah, blah.
Yak, yak, yak. Burble, burble, burble. Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb. Any more for any more? |
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sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 05:23 | |
This is undoubtedly Tina's song.
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tutakea
| | Posted: Nov 16, 2011 - 08:11 | |
some of the comments here suggest that the heads were - and especially with this album, that is - so much a-head of their time that even now (how many years ago was this? are you kidding??) this classifies as "not seen" (that is: not heard) before, and therefore people do not really understand.
this album remains in light, and it´s shining - like nothing else! (sorry for the puns :-))
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Hannio
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Nov 16, 2011 - 07:54 | |
It is refreshing to hear something by TH that isn't psychokiller or living in wartime.
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fiddler
| | Posted: Nov 16, 2011 - 07:53 | |
One of the best albums of all time. It just is.
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cvandoren
(Albany, NY) | | Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 21:20 | |
When does the song start? I keep waiting...
Seriously, I love the THeads, but this didn't sound like anything more than a good lead in to a real song. Album Filler. A Ho Hum from me.
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sbegf
(Manchester, Maryland) | | Posted: Aug 29, 2011 - 11:49 | |
sirdroseph wrote:I have never heard this, but I like it! Was thinking I had never heard this before as well, but how is that possible, I owned this and several other Talking heads albums..ha. Definitely enjoyable. |
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willmcnaught
(Eugene Oregon) | | Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 11:33 | |
I CONCUR!!! tutakea wrote:tippster says: This is an amazing track from one of the best albums of all time.
I say: there is nothing more to say. period
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tutakea
| | Posted: May 11, 2011 - 04:37 | |
tippster says: This is an amazing track from one of the best albums of all time.
I say: there is nothing more to say. period
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sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Jan 05, 2011 - 11:09 | |
I have never heard this, but I like it! |
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petrfas
| | Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 02:09 | |
pleasure has been delivered
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glassbuteo
(home) | | Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 02:03 | |
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coolpeople_rule
(Winter wonder land) | | Posted: Oct 18, 2010 - 10:05 | |
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was!
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Hannio
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Oct 18, 2010 - 10:05 | |
Did TomTom Club do something similar to this? I swear I have heard this before without Byrne.
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