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As i glance once upon the foam
40 feet beneath my feet
The coldest calm falls
Through the molten veins
Cooling all the blood to slush
That congeals around the brain
La la la
40 feet remain
Salt scales upon my drying arms
Burn my back beneath the burning rays
Lookingdown, looking down
Down, down again
La la la
40 feet remain
40 feet beneath my feet
The coldest calm falls
Through the molten veins
Cooling all the blood to slush
That congeals around the brain
La la la
40 feet remain
Salt scales upon my drying arms
Burn my back beneath the burning rays
Lookingdown, looking down
Down, down again
La la la
40 feet remain
| trailhub (St Louis) | Posted: May 19, 2012 - 04:09 The "la la la la" is a little annoying, but it's a catchy tune. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Jan 13, 2012 - 05:39 ElSupreme wrote: ...Also our subways wont get bombed, mostly because we have a handful of them and nobody rides them... On average, over 4.3 million people ride the NYC subway system per day (over 5 million on weekdays) - that is more than the combined populations of Houston and Philadelphia. |
| Byronape (Snorkeling in the River Styx) | Posted: Jun 06, 2011 - 09:12 garycha wrote: Overrated but OK'ish. Right there with you. |
| garycha (Bristol, UK) | Posted: Jun 23, 2010 - 04:15 Overrated but OK'ish. |
| prickelpit96 (Where the grass is green and the ball is round, meet me in the stand behind the goal.) | Posted: Jun 23, 2010 - 03:21 Stingray wrote: DISCOOOOO...? Either you never been in a disco, or, more likely, you have never seen FF Well said. Nothing to add except my applause.  |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: May 22, 2010 - 07:12 Exene wrote: Disco is back...and it sounds...fantastic. DISCOOOOO...? Either you never been in a disco, or, more likely, you have never seen FF |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Mar 28, 2009 - 22:34 In 2007, meloman wrote: The housing market hasn't collapsed yet, but that sub-prime pee stain is about to spread to the whole bed sheet (if you'll pardon the unpleasant imagery). So, did you get any nice prizes for accurately predicting the future? |
| Exene (Boulder, CO) | Posted: Feb 25, 2009 - 09:58 Disco is back...and it sounds...fantastic. |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Jan 27, 2009 - 04:20 Massive fun! More Franz on RP please! |
| calebstewart (Washington, DC) | Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 10:32 These guys are a total blast. Bring it on! |
| jagdriver (The aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 10:25 Is it rolling, Bill? Havalina - Losing You Franz Ferdinand - 40 Feet Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire Porcupine Tree - Sentimental  |
| moonajohannes (Bonn/Germany) | Posted: Sep 22, 2008 - 18:48 Funny name and makes me standing 40 feet under the ocean riding a whale. |
| kysmet (Discombobulation Nation) | Posted: Apr 15, 2008 - 18:30 Ooooh, I love these guys and I missed it, damn! |
| jenakle (Tallahassee, FL) | Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 10:03 9 9 so sublime |
| TheFriendlyCat (Five Miles South of Nowhere) | Posted: Nov 10, 2007 - 12:34 rconway wrote: Just five seconds into hearing this song for the first time, and my toe was tapping and the thought "How cool an intro is that?!?!" ran through my head.
Instant 6. Moi Aussi!!   insta-8 |
| Wizzuvvoz (Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.) | Posted: Oct 28, 2007 - 04:14 slartibart_O wrote: Agreed. Their videos are awesome bauhausian madness and they play the hound out of their guitars live. Alas; they may be too cool for the general ADS masses to embrace beyond the initial Take Me Out. I think they are wrongly lumped with Interpol and Modest Mouse both which chilled me rather quickly after seeing them attempt to play live. Franz can pull it off. This song is one of my faves though. Man, I wish "The Fallen" didn't have such cryptic and debatable/controversial lyrics or I would upload. Incredible tune I think. "...play the hound out of their guitars live." Is pretty accurate. So is "...awesome bauhausian madness..." I think. lol 2X |
| slartibart_O (N29°57'-W97°34') | Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 11:57 lathyris wrote: These guys are cool and fun. Sure'd be nice if we could hear more of 'em!
Agreed. Their videos are awesome bauhausian madness and they play the hound out of their guitars live. Alas; they may be too cool for the general ADS masses to embrace beyond the initial Take Me Out. I think they are wrongly lumped with Interpol and Modest Mouse both which chilled me rather quickly after seeing them attempt to play live. Franz can pull it off. |
| jenakle (Tallahassee, FL) | Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 11:52      |
| lathyris (Houston, TX) | Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 11:49 These guys are cool and fun. Sure'd be nice if we could hear more of 'em! |
| rconway (Rochester, NY) | Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 11:48 Just five seconds into hearing this song for the first time, and my toe was tapping and the thought "How cool an intro is that?!?!" ran through my head. Instant 6. |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Oct 10, 2007 - 02:22 jpfueler wrote: Methinks you've nailed it
How goes the Holistic Investigations? ...and what about the electric monk??  |
| jpfueler (South o' Ft Worth) | Posted: Sep 11, 2007 - 14:36 DirkGently wrote: I think I know what you are referring to cause I did the same thing. How bout...Gorillaz. That little noodly synth sound. How goes the Holistic Investigations? |
| meloman (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 13:56 Hannio wrote: Misery loves company, eh melo? I don't understand. What do you mean? |
| meloman (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 13:55 ElSupreme wrote: Maybe, I can see most of that but our housing market wont collapse, it will rather go into a prolonged recession. Also our subways wont get bombed, mostly because we have a handful of them and nobody rides them. Now interstate overpasses are another thing. Oh and the greenback tanking, I really see that one coming but not for another few years, when our deficit is even larger, due to Iran et al., and Japan, China, and Europe start calling in debts. The housing market hasn't collapsed yet, but that sub-prime pee stain is about to spread to the whole bed sheet (if you'll pardon the unpleasant imagery). |
| bcorcoran (Alexandria, VA) | Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 15:46 Haven't heard this in a while! |
| DirkGently (Somewhere in the US) | Posted: Aug 08, 2007 - 06:06 jpfueler wrote: there is a bit of this song that is from something else. a high organ note or something that caught my ear as I was in the other room...
I recognized it and the song name left my brain as soon as I realized this was not that song. This will drive me crazy for the rest of the day. I think I know what you are referring to cause I did the same thing. How bout...Gorillaz. That little noodly synth sound. |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Aug 08, 2007 - 06:02 meloman wrote: Could be a long shot. My humble prediction: 2007, the year the real estate bubble in the US finally bursts and the middle class implodes, the greenback tanks, the US attacks Iran and bites the big one, and subways and shopping malls in the US start blowing up "inexplicably." Sorry for the New Year downer. Oh, and for those who are hoping for salvation from the Dems...dream on. Misery loves company, eh melo? |
| jpfueler (South o' Ft Worth) | Posted: Jul 10, 2007 - 03:15 there is a bit of this song that is from something else. a high organ note or something that caught my ear as I was in the other room... I recognized it and the song name left my brain as soon as I realized this was not that song. This will drive me crazy for the rest of the day. |
| ocsike (in the heart of Europe) | Posted: Jul 10, 2007 - 03:12 My opinion is on a rise about this song 1  3.
They are less annoying this time. |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Jul 10, 2007 - 03:11 This is an amazing bunch of musicians IMHO. Great music. Maybe too European for some listeners here?   |
| nicolaluna | Posted: Jul 07, 2007 - 17:41 everybody is on the ff bandwagon.... almost everybody. i just don?t see what the big deal is. if this were playing live in a club, it would still be a good time to escape for another drink. sorta bland.... sorry. gizmo wrote: Flavour of the moment perhaps - but just doesn't do it for me. Sounds mechanical.4/10.
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| Wizzuvvoz (middle of the road in the groin of America) | Posted: Jun 08, 2007 - 18:55 And now this Bill? Most outstanding. As in OUTFNSTNDING, I'm keeping that one. OUTFNSTNDNG |
| Wizzuvvoz (middle of the road in the groin of America) | Posted: Jun 06, 2007 - 09:32 the kind IMO. More FF please Bill. (trying to upload.......these guys are too cool for school.) |
| Wizzuvvoz (middle of the road in the groin of America) | Posted: May 08, 2007 - 09:29 Matts wrote: I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT ditto. twice. More FF please |
| Matts (California) | Posted: Apr 22, 2007 - 14:23 I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT |
| Bosonator (Nova Scotia) | Posted: Apr 22, 2007 - 14:22 My goodness, what a wicked transition (Elastica - 2:1 to Franz Ferdinand - 40 feet). Wow. I'm home sick with a cold, but I think that transition instantaneously healed me. ;) |
| Wizzuvvoz (Innerspace) | Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 09:57 Love these guys! One of my current faves. Music "girls can dance to". I think they jams hard. |
| coloradojohn (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan -- 15 min. west of Shinjuku, center of the freaking Universe) | Posted: Mar 22, 2007 - 05:23 When I first heard this, I just about freaked. Or, no, I DID FREAK. And they freaked me out for a good while. Then they faded. Then I started listening to this one again. And 40 FEET REMAINs a fave! |
| Copperwood (los Angeles) | Posted: Mar 22, 2007 - 05:23 Franz.... U Da Man!!! |
| lild (Leucadia, CA) | Posted: Mar 06, 2007 - 13:26 These guys are so much fun live. If you get a chance to see them, I highly recommend it!!  |
| AmandaMaria (The Beautiful West Coast) | Posted: Mar 06, 2007 - 13:22 lixy wrote: Elastica - 2:1
Franz Ferdinand - 40 Feet God, that was smooth! BillG deserves a  Same segue today and it was just as smooth. |
| lixy (Sverige) | Posted: Jan 20, 2007 - 03:13 Elastica - 2:1 Franz Ferdinand - 40 Feet God, that was smooth! BillG deserves a |
| ElSupreme (ATL) | Posted: Jan 05, 2007 - 13:14 meloman wrote: Could be a long shot. My humble prediction: 2007, the year the real estate bubble in the US finally bursts and the middle class implodes, the greenback tanks, the US attacks Iran and bites the big one, and subways and shopping malls in the US start blowing up "inexplicably." Sorry for the New Year downer. Oh, and for those who are hoping for salvation from the Dems...dream on. Maybe, I can see most of that but our housing market wont collapse, it will rather go into a prolonged recession. Also our subways wont get bombed, mostly because we have a handful of them and nobody rides them. Now interstate overpasses are another thing. Oh and the greenback tanking, I really see that one coming but not for another few years, when our deficit is even larger, due to Iran et al., and Japan, China, and Europe start calling in debts. |
| meloman (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: Jan 05, 2007 - 13:04 Zweiblumen wrote: I hope that we and RP are here 10 years from now to evaluate this empirically. Could be a long shot. My humble prediction: 2007, the year the real estate bubble in the US finally bursts and the middle class implodes, the greenback tanks, the US attacks Iran and bites the big one, and subways and shopping malls in the US start blowing up "inexplicably." Sorry for the New Year downer. Oh, and for those who are hoping for salvation from the Dems...dream on. |
| coloradojohn (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan -- 15 min. west of Shinjuku, center of the freaking Universe) | Posted: Dec 09, 2006 - 03:34 This was one of those instant investigation-warrantying songs. Next thing I knew, I had the album. And still love it. Excellent ripping Gang of Four-type telecaster cutting through all the tunes on this record, and quirky vocals and lyrics made it a masterpiece to me. Thanks Bill, for turning me on to them when this broke on the scene! |
| Critty | Posted: Dec 07, 2006 - 11:08 I registered simply to say how much I love this song. Not everything has to be great art -- sometimes it just needs to be fun to listen to. And this song certainly is. |
| BigDaddy_PA | Posted: Dec 07, 2006 - 11:07 Love these guys! They put on a great concert as well. |
| slowhand (South!!!!!!!!!!) | Posted: Oct 11, 2006 - 16:27 Bet these dudes cook in a small smokey club gig. |
| pescivendolo (Jacksonville, FL) | Posted: Sep 12, 2006 - 09:09 Sounds a lot like "Matinee" from the same album, but still a good song on its own. |
| Zweiblumen (Boston, MA [2,606 miles ENE of Paradise, CA]) | Posted: Sep 12, 2006 - 09:08 meatbee wrote: Definitely a flash in the pan, 10 years from now they won't receive play in a "remember the OO's" retrospective. I can barely tell the difference between them and other rockers like Interpol or The Killers. One more comment; does anyone else hear a trace of disco in their songs? :-& I hope that we and RP are here 10 years from now to evaluate this empirically. |