sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Jun 13, 2013 - 12:18 | |
Don't be distracted by the Byrne haters, he is not the problem. Why do they keep letting that Arcade Fire guy sing?? I mean when someone says I can sing better than that they are usually full of it, but that is probably a true statement when talking about this guy! |
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Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: May 17, 2013 - 10:14 | |
FlatCat wrote:Just realized (after many hearings of this), that "Hypocrite reader, my double, my brother" is a reference from T.S. Eliot's poem, The Wasteland:
"Hypocrite lecteur, mon semblable, mon frère!", which is itself a reference Baudelaire's Les Fleur du Mal. Holy moly! Good eye! Thanks for posting this...
love this song... |
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TerryS
(Another SW) | | Posted: May 12, 2013 - 16:07 | |
What are these tongs of which you speak?
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FlatCat
(Chicago) | | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 12:20 | |
Just realized (after many hearings of this), that "Hypocrite reader, my double, my brother" is a reference from T.S. Eliot's poem, The Wasteland:
"Hypocrite lecteur, mon semblable, mon frère!", which is itself a reference Baudelaire's Les Fleur du Mal.
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Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: Mar 16, 2013 - 19:44 | |
Everybody in my church be speaking in tongues... love this song...
Proverbs 18:21— Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. |
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kingart
(Brooklyn NY) | | Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 15:10 | |
Someone get an extinguisher to put out the Robo-drummer Fire.
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cShaggy
(..inna state of being..) | | Posted: Jan 13, 2013 - 02:50 | |
..this one (along with some of the St Vincent duets) shows Byrne can actually sort of sing when he applies himself..7 & a possible grower..
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justin4kick
(The Netherlands) | | Posted: Nov 10, 2012 - 04:40 | |
Stop the Byrne bashing. The man is one of the biggest talents in modern music. A great voice would have only distracted our attention from the sheer brilliance of his compositions.
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ladybinnath
(Buffalo, NY) | | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 13:31 | |
My favorite David Byrne work is still his collaboration with Eno, "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts". You know, the one where he doesn't sing.
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coding_to_music
(Beantown) | | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 13:31 | |
jpdribbler wrote:Might well be my favorite David Byrne song (which, admittedly, isn't too hard). Really good |
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kingart
(Brooklyn NY) | | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 13:29 | |
Time for the PSD. Robodrumming in tongues.
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jpdribbler
(Berlin) | | Posted: Jul 07, 2012 - 08:00 | |
Might well be my favorite David Byrne song (which, admittedly, isn't too hard).
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Stingray
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With David "the voice" Byrne...? Enough for me to hate it! |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Jun 06, 2012 - 19:36 | |
Cynaera wrote:First time hearing this. It's pleasant - gets a 7 so far, and will probably grow on me with future listens.  |
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ThePoose
(Ottawa, capital of Canada) | | Posted: May 01, 2012 - 09:52 | |
Cool: three Canadian artists in a row; two parties from Montreal, my home town...thanks, Bill.
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kingart
(Brooklyn NY) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2012 - 08:46 | |
I could do without Arcade Fire. I used to like them, but every damn song sounds the same. Robo drummer, cryptic lyrics, programmable rhythm tracks. Mute.
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TJS
(Bradley, Il) | | Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 10:49 | |
terrapin52 wrote:They had to throw Byrne in here just to ruin the song. What is the fetish with this horrible singer? I would ask the same question about Bob Dylan... |
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Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window) | | Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 16:34 | |
These guys both have such amazing voices. I'm not even going to bother to check the rest of the comments because, after all, who could possibly disagree with such a universally agreed upon statement?
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zair99
(In Cognito) | | Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 00:34 | |
Hmm, I don't find anything wrong with either of their voices. I quite enjoy this song, too!
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TerryS
(Another SW) | | Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 18:18 | |
Nearly pulls it off, not quite though, for me.
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 18:16 | |
We be dancing... love it...
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gigikent
| | Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 08:13 | |
One horrible voice after another: this guy after neil young... oh well, rp break it is then...
sirdroseph wrote:Byrne is an acquired voice no doubt, but if you just want to use horrible that would apply to the Arcades singer would it not? |
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sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 11:42 | |
terrapin52 wrote:They had to throw Byrne in here just to ruin the song. What is the fetish with this horrible singer?
Byrne is an acquired voice no doubt, but if you just want to use horrible that would apply to the Arcades singer would it not? |
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sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 11:41 | |
BillG wrote:
Cover? I don't think so.
My bad, that is the downside of commenting on songs when I am not actually listening. Was thinking this was the Arcade cover of Naive Melody which is terrible! Had I actually been listening I would have known that!  |
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bev
(Reno, NV) | | Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 11:37 | |
It's got a good beat, and you can dance to it. I give it a "7", Dick...  |
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CamLwalk
(Albany NY) | | Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 23:49 | |
I really dig this. Probably deserves a little better rating. Speaking of David Byrne (though not in tongues)...there is, I swear to God, a Talking Heads cover band. And they're really, really fun live. They're called Start Making Sense and I'm gonna see them again in a few weeks.
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whomhow
| | Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 05:23 | |
Boring and "intellectual" voice of D. Byrne can bury any song, that's the fact.
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mikexican
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Great song, love the collaboration. I get that some folks don't think David Byrne is a great singer; his voice is odd. But his contribution to music is immeasurable. Embrace the oddness.
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terrapin52
(Terrapin Station, SC) | | Posted: Nov 26, 2011 - 12:44 | |
They had to throw Byrne in here just to ruin the song. What is the fetish with this horrible singer?
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MiracleDrug
(Earth) | | Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 06:26 | |
BillG wrote:
Cover? I don't think so.
confusion with the Talking Heads ALBUM title... |
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