dmcfadyen
| | Posted: May 22, 2013 - 17:01 | |
Me too - like the Eliza version a bit better. This is the song that turned us on to her. She has another great political song; the one about the road in Irac. |
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84MacGuy
(Portlandia, Oregon) | | Posted: Apr 05, 2013 - 18:04 | |
I like the Eliza Gilkyson version better, but this is still very, very good. As other commenters have stated, the words are very intriguing.
BTW, I saw World Party about 15+ years ago as the opening act for Aimee Mann. I can't believe I'm listening to them today on RP. |
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The_Enemy
(...is within) | | Posted: Mar 05, 2013 - 06:27 | |
softjeans wrote:and the words are fascinating, mysterious, impossible to fully resolve. I remember an interview at the time, Karl Wallinger said the song lyrics meant something along the lines of human intelligence over history. There's a perception that we're smarter than people hundreds/thousands of years ago and it's not true.
An example he used was the ancient Greeks figuring out the Earth's circumference by measuring shadows. "Can you do that? I can't!" |
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softjeans
(Upper Ojai, CA) | | Posted: Feb 01, 2013 - 22:38 | |
somewhereinKS wrote:
I heard Elyza's version first...think I kinda like it better still, too.
Agree. Can't really hear the lyrics in this version very well, and the words are fascinating, mysterious, impossible to fully resolve.
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somewhereinKS
(Wichita, KS) | | Posted: Jan 17, 2013 - 05:14 | |
bh1 wrote:I like this, it is the first version of this song I heard, but I really prefer Elyza Gilkysn's (?) version better. I heard Elyza's version first...think I kinda like it better still, too. |
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scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA) | | Posted: Nov 15, 2012 - 11:24 | |
Tickets have been purchased...looking forward to seeing Karl again after all these years:
http://www.sohosb.com/event/178271/
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bh1
| | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 21:39 | |
I like this, it is the first version of this song I heard, but I really prefer Elyza Gilkysn's (?) version better.
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gypsyman
(just passing through....) | | Posted: Jul 28, 2012 - 11:42 | |
this is one of 2 covers  2 of 2  |
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marmelock
(Frankfurt, Germany, Home of the EAGLES!) | | Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 01:06 | |
i like eliza's version better
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jeepster
(Philadelphia, PA) | | Posted: Apr 24, 2012 - 10:59 | |
meinthecorner wrote:I don't know Opus and Bill the Cat, but they sure do look like they could throw a mean party. Or, quite possibly run a political party, for all I know. ——- But they *did* run a political party: The National Radical Meadow Party (or the Meadowcrats) http://www.avclub.com/articles/dont-blame-me-i-voted-for-bill-and-opus-13-fake-pr,2501/  |
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CamLwalk
(Albany NY) | | Posted: Apr 08, 2012 - 11:21 | |
Favorite World Party memory. My wife and I always dug these guys so when they played nearby SPAC we went up early and hung out in the park and had a lovely picnic on a beautiful summer day. While there the band soundchecked and we could hear 'em clear as day from the park. They played an earth shaking version of Day in the Life! Very cool to hear. Oddly they didn't touch it during the actual show but wow!
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meinthecorner
(Past the gravy, far beyond the golden fries) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 03:16 | |
fredriley wrote:Arf!  As another vapid and shallow and easily-influenced person, I'll second your thrrrps! to all the pompous posters who take themselves and others and the music way too seriously  and back it up with Opus and Bill the Cat:  I don't know Opus and Bill the Cat, but they sure do look like they could throw a mean party. Or, quite possibly run a political party, for all I know. What the hell do I know? Well, I know that I like World Party... |
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Rockyinmyradio
(Piedmont, Okla) | | Posted: Dec 03, 2011 - 13:25 | |
Karl Wallinger is one of the more underated songwriters of the last twenty years. I remember hanging out with him back in the early days of his career (late 80's or around 1990 or so) on top of the CN tower in Toronto. He was there doing a remote with the folks from CFNY radio. Saw him that night with his band World Party at a venue somewhere in TO. It was one of the best shows in years.
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aspicer
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Dec 03, 2011 - 13:22 | |
A wonderful disc overall!
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westslope
(BC coast) | | Posted: Sep 15, 2011 - 16:25 | |
US fiscal politics? Very catchy. |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 07:38 | |
Cynaera wrote:I am a vapid, shallow person who lets a beat or a tone influence her. Grounds for eternal damnation or at the very least a hanging, according to the all-wise, all-knowing Self-proclaimed music-mavins here. To those who over-analyze and then criticize other peoples' opinions, I say Arf! As another vapid and shallow and easily-influenced person, I'll second your thrrrps! to all the pompous posters who take themselves and others and the music way too seriously and back it up with Opus and Bill the Cat: |
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Hannio
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 07:37 | |
HearsayDave wrote:
Wow, I haven't followed this thread but the tone of the above sounds pretty ugly.
That's just how they talk in NYC, I wouldn't read too much into it. |
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martinc
(Ottawa Canada) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 07:35 | |
And the band on this is just Karl
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freddyb
(Perth, Western Australia) | | Posted: Apr 26, 2011 - 23:18 | |
Karl Wallinger is one very talented musician/songwriter, and fans are so fortunate that he's made a complete recovery from a brain aneurysm that had him out of action for 5 years.
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HearsayDave
| | Posted: Mar 26, 2011 - 09:17 | |
lemmoth wrote:
Based on your posts elsewhere, you never knew and still don't know a lot of things. But here's hoping RP contributes to your education.
Wow, I haven't followed this thread but the tone of the above sounds pretty ugly. |
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4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve) | | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 13:18 | |
Cynaera wrote:I can't pick a single World Party song above another. I just love them all, for various reasons. I love this one because it's upbeat and it makes me smile. I am a vapid, shallow person who lets a beat or a tone influence her. Grounds for eternal damnation or at the very least a hanging, according to the all-wise, all-knowing Self-proclaimed music-mavins here. To those who over-analyze and then criticize other peoples' opinions, I say (And this is proof that I'm sleep-deprived and therefore lack credibility, although I did spell "credibility" correctly twice, so does that reinstate my credibility? Just wondering...) Arghhh Ha Ha Ha ... you pretty witty ... (maybe also pretty and witty)  |
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4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve) | | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 13:04 | |
Moi prefers the version by Eliza Gilkyson  |
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Wizzuvvoz
(crosshairs of radical conservatism on route 66) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 22:03 | |
World Party is (for me) a mixture of pleasure and pain. 50 percent cringeworthy
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peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg) | | Posted: Jan 22, 2011 - 15:47 | |
What a great segue from the Yothu Yindi song!
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laozilover
(Left of Chicago and up) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2010 - 13:05 | |
vit notwithstanding, I give this an 8 and Eliza Gilkyson's cover a 9. Nyah!  |
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kcar
| | Posted: Nov 04, 2010 - 14:25 | |
vit wrote:
Be thankful you don't know. She took a wrecking ball to this song. A slow, raspy, toneless, self-important wrecking ball.
Gotta disagree with you on this one. I really liked WP's version when it came out, but the singing sounded a bit of a mess when I heard it today. Eliza Gilkyson is mostly a C&W singer. RP has also played her "Angel and Delilah" and "Emerald Street"—both great. "Requiem" is very powerful. |
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coolpeople_rule
(Winter wonder land) | | Posted: Nov 04, 2010 - 14:10 | |
lemmoth wrote:
Based on your posts elsewhere, you never knew and still don't know a lot of things. But here's hoping RP contributes to your education.
Badda boom, badda bing...ya know what I'm talkin' 'bout NYC? |
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vit
| | Posted: Nov 04, 2010 - 14:10 | |
DeemerDave wrote:
I only know the World Party recording. Who the heck is Eliza Gilkason?
Be thankful you don't know. She took a wrecking ball to this song. A slow, raspy, toneless, self-important wrecking ball. |
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Nov 04, 2010 - 14:08 | |
sirdroseph wrote:I never knew World Party sang this, pretty good song. Based on your posts elsewhere, you never knew and still don't know a lot of things. But here's hoping RP contributes to your education. |
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newwavegurly
| | Posted: Nov 04, 2010 - 14:08 | |
Why did I not remember that World Party sings this? I think it may be one of the musical tidbits that has actually leaked out of the component of my brain containing all information musical.
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