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Dishwalla — Counting Blue Cars
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leechi
(Germany)
Posted: Feb 20, 2013 - 05:06
 
this song is so boring you forget your even listen to it.

jocelynsart
Posted: Feb 20, 2013 - 05:03
 
Absolutely Love this song, can listen to it, and have, over and over again

oldman
(Lost in Northern Virginia)
Posted: Dec 19, 2012 - 12:44
 
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
I never heard this when it came out and didn't recognize it today, but I see I've rated it so that's weird. 
 
I'm also surprised that I gave it a 3 way back whenever.
 
2. 
 
Memory is the first thing to go, I think.

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Dec 19, 2012 - 12:40
 
I never heard this when it came out and didn't recognize it today, but I see I've rated it so that's weird. 
 
I'm also surprised that I gave it a 3 way back whenever.
 
2. 

wrangler
(swamps of jersey)
Posted: Dec 19, 2012 - 12:39
 
need to hear widespread panic's 'counting train cars' now {#Cowboy}

ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: Dec 19, 2012 - 12:39
 
Liked this song in the 90s...but I'm afraid I jump on the band wagon with those that feel it hasn't aged very well. I'll get over it. {#Sick}

lshinkawa
(Berkeley, CA)
Posted: Oct 17, 2012 - 19:18
 
 johnjconn wrote:


Can't give you all my thoughts, but here's a few:
- This song sucked in the 90's
- This song sucks today
- God is a "she"?
 
Why not "She"?

gvan
(From inside the house!)
Posted: Jul 15, 2012 - 08:09
 
 johnjconn wrote:


Can't give you all my thoughts, but here's a few:
- This song sucked in the 90's
- This song sucks today
- God is a "she"?
 
Yes, its raw, unabashed sucky-ness has endured to this day.

gvan
(From inside the house!)
Posted: Jul 15, 2012 - 08:07
 
 Carl wrote:

That would be Bucky the Deer with then 17-year-old Jone Pedersen a while back.

 
Thank you Carl and thank you internet!

gvan
(From inside the house!)
Posted: Jul 15, 2012 - 08:01
 
Tell me all your thoughts on lame 90's power pop.

lshinkawa
(Berkeley, CA)
Posted: Mar 10, 2012 - 12:33
 
Unintentionally saw this band in concert when this song was in heavy rotation. Really liked them after that but, alas, they turned out to be a bit of a footnote.

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Nov 04, 2011 - 14:18
 
So overplayed in the 90s. And, I don't know how I feel about the not-so-subtle feminist overtones in a guitar driven rock song. Its one thing if the singer is a woman, or if the song is actually about male/female dynamics. But the "God is a woman" line feels like a desperate ploy from "the sensitive guy" who gets a lot of action in an undergraduate woman's studies course.


Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: Nov 04, 2011 - 14:15
 
 Proclivities wrote:
... Great cover photo!

 
That would be Bucky the Deer with then 17-year-old Jone Pedersen a while back.


yofitofu
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Sep 02, 2011 - 14:21
 
Every now and then there is a good heavy rotation song from the 90's. This is one of them.

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Feb 25, 2011 - 14:04
 

whatever. . . I like this song despite the fact that its a 90's FM staple. . . it speaks well to me. . . 
 

80poundsOfFury
Posted: Feb 25, 2011 - 13:53
 
this song, for me, symbolizes everything unholy about 90's "rock". sadness is in the land :(

anotherlistener
(outside Bawlmer)
Posted: Feb 25, 2011 - 13:52
 
God is a woman, and she slept her way to the top!

adroc
(left of centre)
Posted: Jan 25, 2011 - 07:21
 
Dishwalla!? Really!? Can we get some Chumbawumba next?

h8rhater
Posted: Jan 25, 2011 - 07:17
 
 nate917 wrote:

Now be nice, lest you turn him into a h8rhaterh8r.  Of course, then you'd probably just h8 him.
 
Duely noted.  Wouldn't want that ;-)


Spud
(Newcastle, Australia)
Posted: Dec 24, 2010 - 22:35
 
I bought this CD when I was working and studying in Boston in 1996, loved it then and now.  It brings a smile to my face because it reminds me of my many fond memories of my 12+ months in MA.

nate917
(2,815 miles from home)
Posted: Oct 22, 2010 - 13:37
 
 h8rhater wrote:

Probably referred to god as a woman (and pronounced his "t"s that way) to tick off whiny crybabies like you.  They probably just didn't pander to you enough.  Get over yourself.

 
Now be nice, lest you turn him into a h8rhaterh8r.  Of course, then you'd probably just h8 him.



CaptTofu
(Wilton, New Hampshire)
Posted: Oct 22, 2010 - 13:34
 
In Vedic religion, the godhead is both female and male: Radha and Krishna, and all of the attributes of both we all have being a reflection, part and parcel of the godhead.

coyotexxx2
(Helena, MT)
Posted: Oct 22, 2010 - 13:32
 
That deer has a really skinny neck.

byzantium
Posted: Oct 22, 2010 - 13:31
 
nice!  a little old school dishwalla for fri afternoon

natural_tools
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Oct 22, 2010 - 13:29
 
I prefer the acoustic version.

treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: May 16, 2010 - 07:59
 
 tapatia1072 wrote:
This song after a song off of Bowie's "Low" has got to be one of the weirdest RP transitions I've yet heard. And I don't mean that in a good way.
 
"That's just like, your opinion, man."


ernest3
(USA)
Posted: May 16, 2010 - 05:55
 
This is one of the reasons I love RP...once in a while a song like this (let's call it a RP outlier) is played, a song that I wouldn't normally like based on my usual taste but somehow I do...  You really "get" me, Bill :-)


jkhandy
(Near the ocean (in my mind))
Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 11:26
 
 tapatia1072 wrote:
This song after a song off of Bowie's "Low" has got to be one of the weirdest RP transitions I've yet heard. And I don't mean that in a good way.
 
everyone's entitled to an opinion, but that's all it is, an opinion


ick
(S.E. La Jolla)
Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 11:26
 
 nate917 wrote:

When she was very young, my daughter referred to her deity as Mother God, which for her encompassed both genders — kind of a Father God and Mother Nature rolled into one.  What fascinated me was that no one handed down this concept to her; she conceived it on her own because it satisfied her sensibilities of what God must really be.

 
I don't think I've ever read a better definition of the concept of personal spiritual belief.  Thank you for sharing that.


tapatia1072
Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 11:22
 
This song after a song off of Bowie's "Low" has got to be one of the weirdest RP transitions I've yet heard. And I don't mean that in a good way.

sloroll64
Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 20:25
 
SB What's next Toad the wet Sprocket?

Good one hit wonder.... 

EssexTex
(Gitche Gumee)
Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 07:10
 
Poppy crap

h8rhater
Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 12:11
 
 kazoo wrote:

It bugs me when the singer pronounces the "t" in often too, but I have heard folks do that before, so I'll get over it. But when he sings "must have been late tafternoon" it really bugs me. Guess he really likes his t's.
 
Also, since I'm whining ... I don't care if they refer to god as a woman (personally I think god's sex is neither or mu 無), but for some reason it comes off as pandering in this song - as if they were trying to score with the chicks.

 
Probably referred to god as a woman (and pronounced his "t"s that way) to tick off whiny crybabies like you.  They probably just didn't pander to you enough.  Get over yourself.


WayUpNorth
(Down on the Farm)
Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 11:52
 
Glad to see no "overplayed" comments here.  This is a great song - always found it thought provoking AND fun! {#Music}

alph
(Honolulu)
Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 11:51
 
Indeed, this is why rock music exists.

 unclehud wrote:
 kazoo wrote:
.... as if they were trying to score with the chicks.

As if guys aren't ALWAYS trying to score with the chicks.
 


nate917
(2,815 miles from home)
Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 13:44
 
 kazoo wrote:

I don't care if they refer to god as a woman (personally I think god's sex is neither or mu 無), but for some reason it comes off as pandering in this song - as if they were trying to score with the chicks.

 
When she was very young, my daughter referred to her deity as Mother God, which for her encompassed both genders — kind of a Father God and Mother Nature rolled into one.  What fascinated me was that no one handed down this concept to her; she conceived it on her own because it satisfied her sensibilities of what God must really be.


unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 13:43
 
 kazoo wrote:
.... as if they were trying to score with the chicks.

As if guys aren't ALWAYS trying to score with the chicks.

kazoo
(New Hampshire, USA)
Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 13:58
 
 ptooey wrote:
 Proclivities wrote:
Good song, quite likable.  Though it always bugs me when people pronounce the silent "T" in "often".  Great cover photo!

From Dictionary.com -

Pronunciation note:
Often was pronounced with a t-sound until the 17th century, when a pronunciation without the t came to predominate in the speech of the educated, in both North America and Great Britain, and the earlier pronunciation fell into disfavor. Common use of a spelling pronunciation has since restored the t for many speakers, and today aw-fuhn and awf-tuhn or of-uhn and of-tuhn exist side by side. Although it is still sometimes criticized, often with a t is now so widely heard from educated speakers that it has become fully standard once again.

 
Interesting stuff, decent song.  6.


 
It bugs me when the singer pronounces the "t" in often too, but I have heard folks do that before, so I'll get over it. But when he sings "must have been late tafternoon" it really bugs me. Guess he really likes his t's.
 
Also, since I'm whining ... I don't care if they refer to god as a woman (personally I think god's sex is neither or mu 無), but for some reason it comes off as pandering in this song - as if they were trying to score with the chicks.


ptooey
Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 12:53
 
 Proclivities wrote:
Good song, quite likable.  Though it always bugs me when people pronounce the silent "T" in "often".  Great cover photo!

From Dictionary.com -

Pronunciation note:
Often was pronounced with a t-sound until the 17th century, when a pronunciation without the t came to predominate in the speech of the educated, in both North America and Great Britain, and the earlier pronunciation fell into disfavor. Common use of a spelling pronunciation has since restored the t for many speakers, and today aw-fuhn and awf-tuhn or of-uhn and of-tuhn exist side by side. Although it is still sometimes criticized, often with a t is now so widely heard from educated speakers that it has become fully standard once again.

 
Interesting stuff, decent song.  6.



Stave
(San Francisco)
Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 12:46
 
 Proclivities wrote:
Though it always bugs me when people pronounce the silent "T" in "often".
 
I can't believe I'd missed that all these years!  Great, one more thing to bug me about a song I never liked that much to begin with.  I'll never be able to un-hear it...


sqqqrly
(Baboosic Lake, NH)
Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 12:45
 
of⋅ten<aw-fuhn, of-uhn; awf-tuhn, of->

oldviolin
(Esse quam videri)
Posted: Jul 04, 2009 - 20:08
 
and then                          ?

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: May 02, 2009 - 08:04
 
Good song, quite likable.  Though it always bugs me when people pronounce the silent "T" in "often".  Great cover photo!


scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Jan 27, 2009 - 16:34
 
WOOHOO!!! More music from Santa Barbara!

daveesh
(birthplace of the american revolution)
Posted: Nov 25, 2008 - 11:43
 
does anybody else hear paul weller?

jwbeadle
(Midwest)
Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 22:28
 

great disc!!!  really got into this....and saw these guys open for big head todd in KC....very very good live band as well...



Decoy
(lost at sea...)
Posted: Sep 23, 2008 - 06:47
 
this song always reminds me of someone very important, someone who helped define who I am...
miss you muffinhead

jimsutton
Posted: Aug 22, 2008 - 17:54
 
Massively under rated song


horstman
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Aug 22, 2008 - 17:47
 
 ElSupreme wrote:
So I had this job counting cars going through intersections. Pretty boring stuff, you have to sit in a car for 4 hours straight 2 hours for lunch then another 4 hours straight. In the hot, and thunderstorming florida summer. With your eyes locked onto traffic, and your hands on a board with 12 car buttons, and 4 ped buttons.

Anyway back to blue cars. After the first 4 days we went to the office to download all of the counts we did (you arn't allowed to count on friday). My boss asked if I was able to get all the counts, I replied that "I count only blue cars" and he fell for it hook line and all. After about a minute of his babling and franticly trying to reschedule the counts in his head I told him everything was fine.

It was great, the count blue cars moment, the job was brutal.
 
It's like the female comedienne talking about her car buying experience. "Which car did you end up buying? Oh, the blue one".

Now it's counting silver cars.


DeeCee1109
(People's Republic of A2)
Posted: Jun 20, 2008 - 13:10
 
Long time no hear - welcome back!