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Musicbrainz DBShe looks ahead, she paints her toe nails red,
She's wet and wild, a typical 90's child,
She makes every move they make,
She takes everything they take,
She must be a Thelma or Louise,
She must be a post-modern sleaze
Unscrew the wine, she'll throw a party line,
Stories extreme, she's such a drama queen,
Cries through the night, she choked on Marlboro lites,
Pure charm and grace, she hates her pretty face,
She makes every move they make,
She takes everything they take,
She must be a Thelma or Louise,
She must be a post-modern sleaze
Straw spun from gold, she craves a tortured soul,
All doom and gloom, she plays an open wound,
She takes every scene they steal,
She fakes every pain they feel,
She must be a Thelma or Louise,
She must be a post-modern tease.
| pops364 (England, UK) | Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 08:50 Had this album since it came out. And it gets played often on my system. One of the first "sampled" CDs I ever heard. Their take on the Britt Ekland noody bit (How Do) on the Wicker Man soundtrack is so cool. Whole album an awesome 9/10. So what happened to the girl singer then? |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jan 18, 2013 - 14:49 Good song. I finally got this CD last week. |
| Limpopoking (The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 06:28 Never even heard of them before now. I like it. New one for the radar. |
| ziakut (Right Here) | Posted: Aug 14, 2012 - 12:39 Yep...I thought it was the Icelandic gal too. I thought wrong! |
| jhorton | Posted: May 11, 2012 - 16:03 Never heard this before. I like! |
| stunix (Wales, UK) | Posted: Mar 09, 2012 - 06:23 I always thought this album was a one hit onder with 6underground. but this always seemed to get played after, you know, before the days of Ipod shuffle. time has mellowed it, in fact I quite like the grove it has. and thankyou for following it with the clash. ;) |
| Tippster (Washington, DC) | Posted: Jan 05, 2012 - 18:29 So this is what the Decembrists ripped "...the Crane Wife" off from. |
| hansk (Maryland) | Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 08:46 Johnny-smooth wrote: boy that was bad, thank you BIll for following up with the Clash Boy that was good. Thank you, Bill, for following up with the Clash. |
| dynamaniak (Ottawa Ontario Canada) | Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 08:41 best Sneaker Pimps album ever. Thanks for bringing me back Bill!! |
| Johnny-smooth (On my bicycle) | Posted: Sep 01, 2011 - 09:48 boy that was bad, thank you BIll for following up with the Clash |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Sep 01, 2011 - 09:44 annie_fannie wrote: Saw them with Kelli at 1st Ave. in Minneapolis about the same time...maybe a year or two later. It was an awesome line-up. Sneaker Pimps, Aphex Twin, Chemical Brothers! Sounds like a great show ! |
| jlind (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Sep 01, 2011 - 09:44 joe-1 wrote: Brings me back to when I was a 16 year old almost lost-cause. Loved the subtle electronics in their songs and the fragile voice. I remember going to their concert on Pukkelpop 1996 and being a little disappointed to see Chris Corner as the only singer and missed Kelli, the girl singing on this album. She was def the better lead singer, although the album after she left is still quite good, wouldn't mind hearing some of it here. |
| jlind (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Sep 01, 2011 - 09:43 Sneaker Pimps... nothing quite like them. |
| annie_fannie (Iowa) | Posted: Jun 30, 2011 - 14:35 joe-1 wrote: Brings me back to when I was a 16 year old almost lost-cause. Loved the subtle electronics in their songs and the fragile voice. I remember going to their concert on Pukkelpop 1996 and being a little disappointed to see Chris Corner as the only singer and missed Kelli, the girl singing on this album. Saw them with Kelli at 1st Ave. in Minneapolis about the same time...maybe a year or two later. It was an awesome line-up. Sneaker Pimps, Aphex Twin, Chemical Brothers! |
| joe-1 (Düsseldorf, Germany) | Posted: Jun 30, 2011 - 14:33 Brings me back to when I was a 16 year old almost lost-cause. Loved the subtle electronics in their songs and the fragile voice. I remember going to their concert on Pukkelpop 1996 and being a little disappointed to see Chris Corner as the only singer and missed Kelli, the girl singing on this album. |
| kysmet (Central Florida) | Posted: Apr 28, 2011 - 10:01  |
| ziggytrix (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Feb 24, 2011 - 08:45 mandolin wrote: ...immediately following their debut album they dismissed their lead (female) vocalist for fear of being typecast as a just another trendy trip-hop band Worst decision ever. I put "Sneaker Pimps" into a Pandora seed and heard several of their later tracks. They went from trendy trip-hop band to bland electro-pop. |
| Alexandra (The Gem City, Ohio) | Posted: Feb 24, 2011 - 08:37 Why have I never heard this track before? I am absolutely loving the guitar work, in addition to everything else. |
| fingerpin (oHIo) | Posted: Oct 21, 2010 - 08:22 She sounds a bit like Jill Sobule.  |
| derekd (Just Visiting This Planet) | Posted: Jan 18, 2010 - 11:40 Nice to hear the pimps after so many years... |
| paulmack (the hissing swamps) | Posted: Nov 16, 2009 - 16:13 The singer reminds me of Bonnie Hayes (of Wild Combo 'fame') in this song (not in others I've heard). Obscure reference, I suspect. Like this - I have it as an '8' but might one day have to bump it up. |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: Oct 06, 2009 - 09:01 I love the Pimps. . . I loaded up Spin, Spin, Sugar from this album to RP and it got rejected. Hey ho. Great to hear this track though :) |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Oct 06, 2009 - 08:59 a_genuine_find wrote:   I like this quite a bit (*7) and I agree it has Bjorkish qualities |
| amb599 (New York, NY) | Posted: Oct 06, 2009 - 08:57 Outstanding! Haven't heard this in ages. This entire album was great. |
| Stave (San Francisco) | Posted: Sep 14, 2009 - 15:37 countyman wrote: You hear Bjork here?? Get yer ears cleaned. Two different and distinct voices. Both pleasant to the ears. You're half right. |
| countyman (09 Stanley Cup Champs and Sixburgh) | Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 21:11 drews wrote: There's room for only one Bjork on this planet You hear Bjork here?? Get yer ears cleaned. Two different and distinct voices. Both pleasant to the ears. |
| i4niblind (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Oct 23, 2008 - 17:20 this is a different version than the original album version.. i'm inclined to say the original is better. |
| drews (London, Blighty) | Posted: Aug 21, 2008 - 12:54 There's room for only one Bjork on this planet |
| physastro2050 (Aachen,Germany) | Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 05:30  |
| EssexTex (Texas (Nr Lake Travis)) | Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 09:51 Ooohh the minx |
| chyk5 (Florida) | Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 08:02 Bart Simpson: "I didn't think it was possible for something to suck and blow at the same time." |
| Gednabb (New York City) | Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 08:00 queenjill wrote: Well good for her. Maybe if you signed off the computer, you could participate too.  |
| wenatchee (Duvall, WA) | Posted: Apr 17, 2008 - 09:57 Sounds like a sassy mattress kitten I like it |
| queenjill (banana stand) | Posted: Mar 26, 2008 - 18:56 ThePoose wrote: Actually, it's my g/f having her 19th orgasm in a row. |
| a_genuine_find (New Utrecht: Bruecklen) | Posted: Dec 13, 2007 - 13:39 . |
| electronicshaman (miskatonic) | Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 18:11 this song is ok, although it sounds a bit dated not real sure why its on such high rotation here... |
| EssexTex (Texas State of mind) | Posted: Sep 20, 2007 - 05:02 Tagish_girl wrote: Nope, I'm right there with ya. Shriekey, childlike voice. Reminds me of a 13 year old girl fake-wailing her way through an "American Idol" audition. They are trying to hard to be cool. |
| meydele (Par la mer) | Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 08:07 Tagish_girl wrote: Nope, I'm right there with ya. Shriekey, childlike voice. Reminds me of a 13 year old girl fake-wailing her way through an "American Idol" audition. They are trying to hard to be cool. I prefer the more terse "They bite." |
| slartibart_O (N29°57'-W97°34') | Posted: Jul 19, 2007 - 07:25 
sneaker pimps 
coffee pimps too funny: (click here) |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 09:22 Althea wrote: Where-oh-where have the Pimps gone? Have we heard anything new from these guys lately? They rock.
...immediately following their debut album they dismissed their lead (female) vocalist for fear of being typecast as a just another trendy trip-hop band, and slipped into comparative obscurity upon releasing critically-acclaimed second and third albums with founder chris corner assuming (male) vocal duties...they've since recorded a fourth unreleased album and brought in a new (female) vocalist for a fifth (fourth to be released) album due out next year... |
| Tagish_girl (desperatley seeking hammock) | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 09:11 musikalia wrote: Hm, looking at the ratings and comments, it would appear I'm just about the only person around here who's not that into this.
 Nope, I'm right there with ya. Shriekey, childlike voice. Reminds me of a 13 year old girl fake-wailing her way through an "American Idol" audition. They are trying to hard to be cool. |
| out_to_lunch (Philly by way of CT) | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 09:08 The rest of this album is awesome. This song is...ok... |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Jun 17, 2007 - 21:49 Could hit a 9 for me with a couple more plays. Interesting track! |
| Queue (ROKville, MD) | Posted: May 17, 2007 - 13:56 xkolibuul wrote: No you hear some squealing synth that sounds like a didgeridoo.
So, I was going to comment on how I dislike that _____ in the solo. So, I started to listen to it more closely, so I could name the source of my disdain... I think it is a reversed saxophone solo?!?! Maybe I like it more now... 
Q |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: May 07, 2007 - 15:27 ThePoose wrote: Actually, it's my g/f having her 19th orgasm in a row. Um, okay. |
| SpamNRice (Vicenza, Italy) | Posted: May 01, 2007 - 23:04 Sounds Bjorky to me... though I can discern the lyrics and for the most part they seem coherent. Oh, and, uh... I kind like it, sorta, maybe... No, I do like it. I'm almost certain...   |
| musikalia (Somewhere (over the rainbow)) | Posted: Apr 06, 2007 - 01:37 Hm, looking at the ratings and comments, it would appear I'm just about the only person around here who's not that into this. |
| madaxeman (Scottish west coast) | Posted: Feb 18, 2007 - 04:06 That was great. |
| Althea (left of center) | Posted: Feb 12, 2007 - 12:43 Where-oh-where have the Pimps gone? Have we heard anything new from these guys lately? They rock. |
| ThePoose | Posted: Feb 12, 2007 - 12:42 xkolibuul wrote: No you hear some squealing synth that sounds like a didgeridoo.
Actually, it's my g/f having her 19th orgasm in a row. |
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