| 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, you're right! Good eye! Thanks for posting this... love this song... |
| What are these tongs of which you speak?
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| 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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| 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. |
| Someone get an extinguisher to put out the Robo-drummer Fire.
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| ..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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| 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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| 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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| jpdribbler wrote: Might well be my favorite David Byrne song (which, admittedly, isn't too hard). Really good |
| Time for the PSD. Robodrumming in tongues.
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| Might well be my favorite David Byrne song (which, admittedly, isn't too hard).
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| With David "the voice" Byrne...? Enough for me to hate it! |
| Cynaera wrote: First time hearing this. It's pleasant - gets a 7 so far, and will probably grow on me with future listens. Miss you so much, Ann... rest in peace... |
| Cool: three Canadian artists in a row; two parties from Montreal, my home town...thanks, Bill.
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| 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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| 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... |
| 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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| Hmm, I don't find anything wrong with either of their voices. I quite enjoy this song, too!
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| Nearly pulls it off, not quite though, for me.
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We be dancing... love it...
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