 Starfish (1988) [ larger cover art ] |
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Too dangerous to keep.
Too feeble to let go.
And you want to bite the hand.
Should have stopped this long ago.
Go now, you've been set free.
Another month or so you'll be gorging on me ("poisoning me" on 2nd and 3rd times)
With your lovely smile.
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail,
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Like a real reptile.
Had you coiled around my arm.
How could you ever know
How I loved your diamond eyes?
But that was long ago. (Chorus)
And I should have believed Eve.
She said we had to blow.
She was the apple of my eye.
It wasn't long ago. (Chorus)
| tutakea | Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 07:36 perfect example of a song where all the worst things of the 80s come together. absolutely horrible! |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 07:35 lkovathana wrote: ... made for stylishly strutting around in leg warmers, and giant, fried perms. Well done for getting and words stylishly, leg warmers and fried perms in the same sentence. |
| slaskey | Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 07:32 pontfarrer wrote: This song definitely takes me back to my CFNY days .... very cool :-) True that |
| pontfarrer (Sudbury, Ontario) | Posted: Jan 29, 2013 - 18:40 This song definitely takes me back to my CFNY days .... very cool :-) |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Dec 04, 2012 - 07:56 ...there's a really silly acoustic swing rendition of this song on el momento seguiente... |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 15:49 lkovathana wrote: ... made for stylishly strutting around in leg warmers, and giant, fried perms. Was that you? |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 15:49 takes me back. but not their best! |
| piripimpo | Posted: Sep 01, 2012 - 01:04 my best group !!!! great!!! |
| lkovathana (Chicago, Illinois) | Posted: Jul 18, 2012 - 00:44 ... made for stylishly strutting around in leg warmers, and giant, fried perms. |
| AlexPyattaev | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 17:51 Really nice flow-song. |
| Stingray ("ANONYMOUS INTERNET") | Posted: May 19, 2012 - 07:40 fredriley wrote:  Yep, reptiles are cool. Literally. Yes, "THE REPTILES AND YOU" |
| Stingray ("ANONYMOUS INTERNET") | Posted: May 19, 2012 - 07:38 ESPRIT MISSING! No catchy melody! |
| drsteevo (Location Location) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 06:42 It sure is nice to hear something from these guys besides Under the Milky Way  |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 14:09 vit wrote: After hanging out with reptiles for awhile now I can say that this song's name should be changed to "Human." The Lizard Community—again paying its respects to the late, lamented Lizard King—agrees. And thanks for dropping by. We should hang more. |
| prairiedogj (The Yukon) | Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 22:30 8 >>> 9 I love it when songs do that. |
| jkhandy (Near the ocean (in my mind)) | Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 20:12 Solid 10. |
| micki (Sacramento, Ca) | Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 20:10 Awesome! 10. |
| dave3ld (What a great station!) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 07:55 This track is at least a 9. One of the least "forced" sounding albums of the time. Laid back but not sloppy. One of my top ten albums of all time! |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 06:50 nicknt wrote: The comparison between The Church and INXS is ridiculous. The Church are the masters of Aussie psychedelia, with dozens of beautifully crafted songs. Starfish is one of the best alternative records ever. And though this person was kind enough not to mention INXS INXSUCKED! |
| nicknt (Milan Italy) | Posted: Jan 23, 2012 - 11:04 The comparison between The Church and INXS is ridiculous. The Church are the masters of Aussie psychedelia, with dozens of beautifully crafted songs. Starfish is one of the best alternative records ever. |
| tutakea | Posted: Jan 13, 2012 - 08:59 everything from this band belongs to the very worst of the 80s. it´s like having a teeth extracted without anesthetics. uaaarghhhh :-((( |
| Stingray (NWO reloaded) | Posted: Dec 12, 2011 - 14:32 Bought this album at the time and disliked it! Sounds like new, like something different today. Still not my style - but not bad neither! |
| iTuner | Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 21:26 Good to hear this song again. It's been a long time. Sure was a big part of my teenage years. |
| ckcotton | Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 21:38 mandolin wrote: ...not just that era, but that place: i'm not sure whether or not you intended it, but you just listed four contemporaneous late-eighties australian bands... my buddy lived in australia for high school and was raving about Hunter and C when he got back.... never really got into them though.... INXS was MUCH better :) |
| shakitten | Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 09:30 Too repetitive for me. Kinda bland. Meh. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 09:27 vit wrote: After hanging out with reptiles for awhile now I can say that this song's name should be changed to "Human." Yep, reptiles are cool. Literally. |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Oct 10, 2011 - 08:25 Foot wrote: That era - Midnight Oil, INXS, The Church & a great band (mostly) nobody ever heard of, Hunters & Collectors. Any of that in the bin Bill? ...not just that era, but that place: i'm not sure whether or not you intended it, but you just listed four contemporaneous late-eighties australian bands... |
| gjones | Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 06:46 crisp |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: May 02, 2011 - 07:28 Foot wrote: That era - Midnight Oil, INXS, The Church & a great band (mostly) nobody ever heard of, Hunters & Collectors. Any of that in the bin Bill? It would be awesome to hear "When the River Runs Dry" by H&C. . . |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 07:13 Everytime I hear those opening notes, I think of skiing. Why? Was this used in a commercial with skiing? I'm going to add this to my MP3 player before the next time I go skiing. I'll see if I get the same ambiance. |
| gabrielle7nt (Palo Alto, CA) | Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 07:09 Good stuff... reminds me of high school. |
| Foot | Posted: Mar 03, 2011 - 19:39 That era - Midnight Oil, INXS, The Church & a great band (mostly) nobody ever heard of, Hunters & Collectors. Any of that in the bin Bill? |
| mapman (East Coast USA) | Posted: Jan 31, 2011 - 12:27 Their second most recognizable tune? Lots of interesting and more recent material from The Church as well. They've evolved into art rockers of sorts in a sense these days. Seen them live twice recently....great shows! I'd like to see them expand on their vocal capabilities..... Kilbey's good but not versatile enough as a vocalist to match the other aspects of the group. Why doesn't their tune "Myrhh" get more love here? Too psychedelic or something maybe? |
| vit | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 13:04 After hanging out with reptiles for awhile now I can say that this song's name should be changed to "Human." |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 04:34 It seems like The Church is in higher rotation this year. S'OK by me. If those guitar hooks don't catch ya, check yer pulse! |
| freejgar (Oregon) | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 11:38 Way ahead of their time. Most of there stuff could be released today and not sound dated. I work in a winery and we listen to shuffled music all day. probably more than any other band save Daniel Lanois, people always ask me "Who is this?, it's good" when the Church are played. A testament to foundational music. |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 11:32 I thought it was Blue Oyster Cult. It sounds so similar. |
| PeteyGreens (Frederick, MD) | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 11:31 ...and still producing excellent music to this day!!! |
| sdn (Philadelphia) | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 12:56 jagdriver wrote: This track cannot be overplayed. I gotta agree! |
| contractor07 (Ann Arbor Michigan) | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 12:55 Underrated artist, these guys have a LOT of albums with solid consistency, there is an acoustic version of this track on the album "El Momento Siguiente" |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 12:53 iscoot4peace wrote: Overplayed fluff. 3 This track cannot be overplayed. |
| iscoot4peace | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 12:50 Overplayed fluff. 3 |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 12:50 One of the best tracks ever. |
| rbigelo (Spanish Town) | Posted: Feb 06, 2010 - 16:21 Superb single from the Starfish CD. My favorite is Gypsy Antenna. |
| srose96 (grandma's house) | Posted: Feb 06, 2010 - 16:17 totally groovin' tune!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Dec 15, 2009 - 17:16  |
| j7 (Earth's largest mountain) | Posted: Dec 05, 2009 - 21:09 Must be speaking of the Queen Beeeeuch. Holy.....sh....that's it. Love this Church. |
| Felix_The_Cat (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 12:09 paulmack wrote: What? Towards Menthos? or the song? If the latter, can you also point out when I will get to critique one of your songs? Oh, right, that would be never.... (Sorry, I've been a bit sarcastic over the past minute). blah, yes, nevermind.. being sarcastic hardly ever makes sense, peace |
| paulmack (the hissing swamps) | Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 11:56 Felix_The_Cat wrote: would fit nice in a menthos commercial (sorry I'm a bit sarcastic lately) What? Towards Menthos? or the song? If the latter, can you also point out when I will get to critique one of your songs? Oh, right, that would be never.... (Sorry, I've been a bit sarcastic over the past minute). |
| digizone | Posted: Oct 13, 2009 - 20:03 Mooooooorrrrrrrrreeeee! |