massagegoddess
(Greenville, SC USA) | | Posted: Sep 16, 2007 - 21:51 | |
Baby_M wrote:Lovely piano, pretentious and shallow lyrics.
Pretentious to those who do not get its genius. The machine that sells Jesus to the masses would never lift a finger to actually help him if they ran into him on the street. I love the part "Billboard quoting things you'd never say.." I think of this song everytime I see those -God billboards |
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ocsike
(Budapest, Hungary) | | Posted: Apr 10, 2006 - 05:54 | |
Not going to be a favourite for me.
He has a very boring voice. And the music doesn't help a little either.
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ManchesterUK
(Manchester UK) | | Posted: Apr 10, 2006 - 05:53 | |
it hurts so bad.  |
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dolfan
(Kingsland, Ga.) | | Posted: Mar 26, 2006 - 13:43 | |
daveesh wrote:he sounds like art garfunkel to me... i like this.
I thought the same thing. Not bad... |
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nshifley
| | Posted: Mar 11, 2006 - 19:37 | |
he sounds like art garfunkel to me... i like this.
Reminds me of Dust in the Wind-Kansas
Personally, to me he sounds like that band Ben Folds Five. Remember that song "Brick?" Yeah, a definite rip-off of them. |
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Aud
(minneapolis) | | Posted: Feb 25, 2006 - 03:52 | |
daveesh wrote:he sounds like art garfunkel to me... i like this.
Reminds me of Dust in the Wind-Kansas
Please don't remind me that again! |
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crockydile
(The swamps of Houston) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2006 - 10:16 | |
I can usually take or leave BFF. This I'll leave.  |
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Zamoeba
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2006 - 10:15 | |
Ben Folds is great. Love Ben Folds Five, and a lot of his solo work.
The "precise harmony" and unusual chord progressions are a large part of why I like his music.
Saw him solo at Ravinia along with Rufus Wainwright, and it was a great show...
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stratrjb
(the mitten) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2006 - 10:15 | |
love this song, especially the lyrics....McMansions on a hill
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iTuner
| | Posted: Jan 26, 2006 - 17:37 | |
Yeah the page is wacked and the chorus to this song is so annoying I can't get through it.
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Cannon
(San Diego) | | Posted: Jan 26, 2006 - 17:31 | |
pdxguy wrote:whats up with the formating of this webpage? anyone else have a messed up page?
yup. |
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whitenoyse
(PDX Stumptown) | | Posted: Jan 26, 2006 - 17:31 | |
pdxguy wrote:whats up with the formating of this webpage? anyone else have a messed up page?
This concerns me a bit. The formatting is messed up for me too. Nobody else is referring to it, tho, and I notice that you (like me) are in Portland. Are you on a Mac, too?? Is it just us??? Oh God, what does it mean??!!! Could we be in Jesusland??!! |
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jarviske
(Munich, Germany) | | Posted: Jan 12, 2006 - 03:26 | |
More BF! Love it!
If you can ever see him in concert be sure to go. Great performance.
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pdxguy
(Portland, Oregon) | | Posted: Dec 28, 2005 - 15:33 | |
whats up with the formating of this webpage? anyone else have a messed up page?
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ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle WA) | | Posted: Dec 28, 2005 - 15:32 | |
GregX59 wrote:Damn - he can play, can't he?
Yeah, I really haven't listened to this guy, but his fast fingers have caught my attention in this one. |
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Govi
(Left Coast) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2005 - 13:09 | |
Ho Hum. A variation on a lullaby, silky strings, empty precise harmonies. Zzzzzz.....
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(former member)
(St. George, Utah) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2005 - 13:08 | |
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daveesh
(birthplace of the american revolution) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2005 - 13:06 | |
he sounds like art garfunkel to me... i like this.
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Kerly
(Estonia) | | Posted: Oct 19, 2005 - 03:29 | |
Nicely done. It's good to hear Ben in RP, too.
Whatta great voice and smooth tunes.
And let's not forget the piano...and ten fingers that
are playing oh so beautiful...
Oh and I love him holding that camera. Go Ben, go!
:)
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Helchat
(a record store near you) | | Posted: Oct 04, 2005 - 11:02 | |
Baby_M wrote:Lovely piano, pretentious and shallow lyrics.
Wait a minute, you didn't say anything about the singing voice... you
know, that sounds that happens when a man hurts himself in a sensitive
place? I was so happy to hear this song because it gave me another
opportunity to say I HATE THIS GUY'S VOICE!  |
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crystalboy
| | Posted: Oct 04, 2005 - 10:59 | |
Younger brother to the Monkees "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
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pedro
(Durham, NC) | | Posted: Sep 21, 2005 - 20:23 | |
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tuiliq
(Salt Spring Island) | | Posted: Sep 19, 2005 - 17:16 | |
DMay wrote:
Haha, that's so funny. Funny because it's true.
An alternate name for the northern country: "Bahanada". Makes it sound a bit warmer. |
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PharmGirl
(Philly) | | Posted: Aug 30, 2005 - 12:48 | |
I just love the map!  |
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Roverfish
(Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting, please drive through!) | | Posted: Aug 21, 2005 - 00:13 | |
JCR wrote:I have never heard this guy before and I live in a very liberal state (Maryland) and I am a middle-of- the-road guy politically but his voice was pretty good. It could grow on me. I give him an "8" on a 1 to 10 scale.
Precisely what is the address for the rock under which you live? I don't say that to be cruel, but you've honestly never heard of Ben Folds? And you live in Maryland, just north of North Carolina? Wow, impressive. May I refer you to a plethora of works by Mr. Folds and company...if you like this, begin with their self-titled debut (1995). If you like that, move on to their sophomore effort (1997).
Likeable tune, though not distinctly different from the Fives. |
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JCR
| | Posted: Aug 18, 2005 - 12:08 | |
I have never heard this guy before and I live in a very liberal state (Maryland) and I am a middle-of- the-road guy politically but his voice was pretty good. It could grow on me. I give him an "8" on a 1 to 10 scale.
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DMay
(Fayetteville, Arkansas) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2005 - 21:49 | |
LLMikeJ wrote:Bill mentioned this map while introducing this song... figured I'd post it for those who hadn't seen it yet.
(map graphic is whacked -admin)
Haha, that's so funny. Funny because it's true. |
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redeyespy
(Sunny, FL) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2005 - 16:20 | |
Trustocity wrote:And has anyone else detected a "Barrytown" rip-off here?
Ben covered that song for the "Me, Myself, and Irene" soundtrack, so you never know. Could have been a subconscious thing. |
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radiozep
| | Posted: Aug 15, 2005 - 16:02 | |
Saw him on Politically Incorrect one time...
He did not say one word. Not one. The entire time.
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Baby_M
(a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2005 - 16:01 | |
Lovely piano, pretentious and shallow lyrics.
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