rubella
| | Posted: Apr 09, 2013 - 15:31 | |
My favorite from another Bird song: "Everyone's sweating but nobody's glistening"
Krispian wrote:I love Andrew Bird's super cerebral lyrics!
TerryS wrote:"Tenuousness"< start of lyrics >Tenuous at best was all he had to say
When pressed about the rest of it, the world that is
From proto-Sanskrit Minoans to Porto-centric Lisboans
Greek Cypriots and harbor sorts who hang around in ports a lot uh huh
Here's where things start getting weird
While chinless men will scratch their beards
And to their minds a sharpened axe
Is brushed upon the Uralic syntaxes
Love of hate acts as an axis
Love of hate acts as an axis
First it wanes and then it waxes
So procreate and pay your taxes
Tenuousness, less seven comes to three
Them, you, us plus eleven
Thank the heavens for their elasticity
And as for those who live and die for astronomy
When coprophagia was writ
Know when to stand or when to sit
Can't stand to stand, can't stand to sit
And who would want to know this?
Click, click, click
Who wants to look upon this?
Who wants to look upon this pray tell?
Who wants to look upon this?
Who wants to look upon this pray tell, pray tell?
Tenuousness, less seven comes to three
Them, you, us plus eleven comes just shy of infinity
And as for those who live and die from numerology< end of lyrics > |
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ndrakos
| | Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 10:55 | |
as a Greek Cypriot married to a Lisboan this song makes me smile despite having no idea what any of the lyrics mean!
'From proto-Sanskrit Minoans to Porto-centric Lisboans
Greek Cypriots and harbor sorts who hang around in ports a lot uh huh'
(and anything cheerful is most welcome given the news about the utter destruction of #cyprus over the last week)
n.
Krispian wrote:I love Andrew Bird's super cerebral lyrics!
TerryS wrote:"Tenuousness"< start of lyrics >Tenuous at best was all he had to say
When pressed about the rest of it, the world that is
From proto-Sanskrit Minoans to Porto-centric Lisboans
Greek Cypriots and harbor sorts who hang around in ports a lot uh huh
Here's where things start getting weird
While chinless men will scratch their beards
And to their minds a sharpened axe
Is brushed upon the Uralic syntaxes
Love of hate acts as an axis
Love of hate acts as an axis
First it wanes and then it waxes
So procreate and pay your taxes
Tenuousness, less seven comes to three
Them, you, us plus eleven
Thank the heavens for their elasticity
And as for those who live and die for astronomy
When coprophagia was writ
Know when to stand or when to sit
Can't stand to stand, can't stand to sit
And who would want to know this?
Click, click, click
Who wants to look upon this?
Who wants to look upon this pray tell?
Who wants to look upon this?
Who wants to look upon this pray tell, pray tell?
Tenuousness, less seven comes to three
Them, you, us plus eleven comes just shy of infinity
And as for those who live and die from numerology< end of lyrics > |
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scrubbrush
(All lost in the supermarket) | | Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 10:51 | |
Just heard this song (instruments only) in a Hilshire Farm breakfast sausage commercial this morning...
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Hippostar
(Portland, OR) | | Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 11:11 | |
SheRidesABeemer wrote:WTF...is he finding lyrics in a text book...painful Thesaurus rock noun 1. Music written by a pseudointellectual accompanied by whistling reminiscent of a Bird. |
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Spiderwoman
(Lake Chelan, North Central Washington) | | Posted: Feb 20, 2013 - 15:21 | |
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Krispian
(Vancouver, BC) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2013 - 19:49 | |
I love Andrew Bird's super cerebral lyrics!
TerryS wrote:"Tenuousness"< start of lyrics >Tenuous at best was all he had to say
When pressed about the rest of it, the world that is
From proto-Sanskrit Minoans to Porto-centric Lisboans
Greek Cypriots and harbor sorts who hang around in ports a lot uh huh
Here's where things start getting weird
While chinless men will scratch their beards
And to their minds a sharpened axe
Is brushed upon the Uralic syntaxes
Love of hate acts as an axis
Love of hate acts as an axis
First it wanes and then it waxes
So procreate and pay your taxes
Tenuousness, less seven comes to three
Them, you, us plus eleven
Thank the heavens for their elasticity
And as for those who live and die for astronomy
When coprophagia was writ
Know when to stand or when to sit
Can't stand to stand, can't stand to sit
And who would want to know this?
Click, click, click
Who wants to look upon this?
Who wants to look upon this pray tell?
Who wants to look upon this?
Who wants to look upon this pray tell, pray tell?
Tenuousness, less seven comes to three
Them, you, us plus eleven comes just shy of infinity
And as for those who live and die from numerology< end of lyrics > |
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bachbeet
| | Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 23:03 | |
Can't give this more than a 4. I think that's the highest I've rated any of his songs.
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TerryS
(Another SW) | | Posted: Nov 03, 2012 - 18:22 | |
"Tenuousness"< start of lyrics >Tenuous at best was all he had to say
When pressed about the rest of it, the world that is
From proto-Sanskrit Minoans to Porto-centric Lisboans
Greek Cypriots and harbor sorts who hang around in ports a lot uh huh
Here's where things start getting weird
While chinless men will scratch their beards
And to their minds a sharpened axe
Is brushed upon the Uralic syntaxes
Love of hate acts as an axis
Love of hate acts as an axis
First it wanes and then it waxes
So procreate and pay your taxes
Tenuousness, less seven comes to three
Them, you, us plus eleven
Thank the heavens for their elasticity
And as for those who live and die for astronomy
When coprophagia was writ
Know when to stand or when to sit
Can't stand to stand, can't stand to sit
And who would want to know this?
Click, click, click
Who wants to look upon this?
Who wants to look upon this pray tell?
Who wants to look upon this?
Who wants to look upon this pray tell, pray tell?
Tenuousness, less seven comes to three
Them, you, us plus eleven comes just shy of infinity
And as for those who live and die from numerology< end of lyrics > |
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MJdub
(Bay Area, CA) | | Posted: Sep 16, 2012 - 16:37 | |
The post with the lyrics left out the one line that had me wondering if I heard it right or not...
Before "Know when to stand or when to sit," he says "When coprophagia was writ" ...
I don't even know what those lyrics are supposed to be about...
Don't even Google that word...
Just don't...you've been warned
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zair99
(In Cognito) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 04:17 | |
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FrankMc
| | Posted: Jul 15, 2012 - 18:24 | |
Begs the question: What is terrible about this song? Don't feel like you need to answer because I can't imagine anything you might say in that regard I'd agree with, but I'm shocked when people think really commendable music is "terrible."
Stingray wrote:Oh nooooo! Hoooooow terrible!!!! |
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tupicetti
(At the verge of the desert, literally...!) | | Posted: Apr 28, 2012 - 08:07 | |
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scrubbrush
(Sea of Calm) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2012 - 15:28 | |
Stingray wrote:Oh nooooo! Hoooooow terrible!!!!
Oh nooooo! You're back?!?! |
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jeremyleo
(Canada's Capital City) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 05:58 | |
apd wrote:Did anyone else think this was going to be Flight of the Conchords, "If You're Into It"?
That's what I though too. I was thinking how cool - someone's covering a FOTC song... |
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apd
(Toronto, On) | | Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 14:38 | |
Did anyone else think this was going to be Flight of the Conchords, "If You're Into It"?
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Stingray
(NWO reloaded) | | Posted: Jan 13, 2012 - 10:47 | |
Oh nooooo! Hoooooow terrible!!!!
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TerryS
(Another SW) | | Posted: Jan 09, 2012 - 19:45 | |
I'll take a strumpet here, please.
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 08:29 | |
"love affair like season X's" - wtf? James, my ear trumpet, please!
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SheRidesABeemer
(Nashua, NH) | | Posted: Oct 24, 2011 - 12:18 | |
WTF...is he finding lyrics in a text book...painful
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maxmox
(Broome, Western Australia) | | Posted: Oct 10, 2011 - 10:04 | |
gatorade wrote:THX RP for introducing me to AB. Good places, good places.
"Procreate and pay your taxes"
enuf! don't & don't |
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Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2011 - 09:39 | |
flyboy wrote: Poacher wrote:There is a certain satisfaction when you rate a song and it actually moves the rating. Mine just dropped this to 6.9 from 7.
Anybody care to help? Alas, your efforts seem to have been in vain, back to a 7 now. I give it an 8. OK, I'm going to give it a one. I can't stand this song. Let's see if the rating moves. :-) |
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flyboy
(Sarah Palin's Hometown) | | Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 15:24 | |
Poacher wrote:There is a certain satisfaction when you rate a song and it actually moves the rating. Mine just dropped this to 6.9 from 7.
Anybody care to help?
Alas, your efforts seem to have been in vain, back to a 7 now. I give it an 8. |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Jul 22, 2011 - 02:25 | |
djengs wrote:I think these guys got ripped off! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY8jaGs7xJ0
ROTFL!  |
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DD rabbi_phil
(beach) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 21:58 | |
Very funny there Bill. You know.!
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naldog
| | Posted: Jan 10, 2011 - 19:36 | |
Poacher wrote:There is a certain satisfaction when you rate a song and it actually moves the rating. Mine just dropped this to 6.9 from 7.
Anybody care to help?
There with ya Poach....we just need a few hundred more. |
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Poacher
(Brighton, UK) | | Posted: Dec 31, 2010 - 06:23 | |
There is a certain satisfaction when you rate a song and it actually moves the rating. Mine just dropped this to 6.9 from 7.
Anybody care to help?
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Rooney
(Near Paradise) | | Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 08:23 | |
There must be some hidden charm in listening to a guy that sounds like he's doing a slow drip right before surgery. Waa waa tha you sai? noo mmimmia jeeeshhuaa fomm memmmooo plaalall suupa shoshah hooomi.
Whatever happened to consonants?
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vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | | Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 08:13 | |
Shoulda been titled, "Tediousness."  |
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gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2010 - 23:14 | |
THX RP for introducing me to AB. Good places, good places.
"Procreate and pay your taxes"
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 15:53 | |
djengs wrote:I think these guys got ripped off! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY8jaGs7xJ0
I've heard a lot about this show, but have never seen it. The video made me laugh so hard... (no, beverage-of-choice didn't shoot out my nose because I have better control than that and why would I wanna waste good vodka on a video, anyway?) Still - pretty funny and inventive. And twisted. Thanks for sharing that link, djengs. *sigh* Yet another series I can't watch because of basic cable... |
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