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Robyn Hitchcock — Sinister But She Was Happy
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unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston)
Posted: Jun 03, 2013 - 06:42
 
 Proclivities wrote:
It doesn't sound like a John Lennon tune to me; it has a very different phrasing and tempo than Lennon's work.  This sounds more influenced by traditional British or Celtic folk music.  It is a good tune.
 
I think the phrasing, lilt at the end of some lines, vocal timbre, and reverb overkill sound a LOT like the late Mr. Lennon's voice and technique.

jukes1
(Indianapolis, IN)
Posted: Jun 03, 2013 - 06:41
 
Westerbergy. Or is Westerberg Hitchcocky...?

casey1024
(Mostly Living in the Past)
Posted: Jun 03, 2013 - 06:40
 
Voice sounds very much like John Lennon.  Song style very much different than - very nice.

bb_matt
(Hampshire, England)
Posted: Jun 03, 2013 - 06:40
 
A slightly more normal song from Robyn :)
do love his lyrical ideas. 

leafmold
Posted: May 02, 2013 - 11:18
 
Just saw RH a few days ago. Fantastic show.

I'd love to hear Madonna of the Wasps here occasionally. Just such a fantastic song. Or some of his new album--which is also terrific.

Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Feb 28, 2013 - 21:00
 

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Nov 11, 2012 - 12:08
 
Love this

tutakea
Posted: Oct 11, 2012 - 03:34
 
YES!!
more robyn, please!

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 12:37
 
 Larry_Rosenow wrote:
Thought it was a John Lennon song I had never heard....still I am not disappointed.
 
 
It doesn't sound like a John Lennon tune to me; it has a very different phrasing and tempo than Lennon's work.  This sounds more influenced by traditional British or Celtic folk music.  It is a good tune.

drcrnp
(Philly and Floyd VA (Crooked Road))
Posted: May 21, 2012 - 20:02
 
Never heard this stuff played anywhere.  Always loved his music (quite prolific) and not sure how I found about it in the pre-internet era.  
Three thumbs up 

leafmold
Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 19:45
 

More Robyn!!!!!

Soooo glad to hear him. RP does not play him enough. PLEASE play more.



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 19:44
 

 

marvelous...  love it...



Larry_Rosenow
(Bend, OR)
Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 15:59
 
Thought it was a John Lennon song I had never heard....still I am not disappointed.
 

mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 15:56
 
...this is outstanding...

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jan 15, 2012 - 21:49
 


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

 


KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Dec 31, 2011 - 08:59
 
 Misterfixit wrote:

We've got leeches in me breeches,
Festooned loons swimming to the Moon;
Life is a chandelier
Bling and blink and wink and then fall;
Flip the switch on the wall.
 
See this one too... Sitting Still by REM

Weird.
I liove them both


Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 07:45
 
 haljordan wrote:
"Right, well, we've got these leftover words here we need to get rid of."
"What do you have?"
"We've got 'chandelier', and 'leeches' (kind of gross) and, let's see...oh and 'festooned'. What do you think?"
"I'll see what I can do." 
 
We've got leeches in me breeches,
Festooned loons swimming to the Moon;
Life is a chandelier
Bling and blink and wink and then fall;
Flip the switch on the wall.



tutakea
Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 07:44
 
have i really rated this with 9 the last time i heard it here? what a shame!!
up to 10 now. sorry for the mistake.

misterbearbaby
(Marina del Rey, California)
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 13:39
 
Vastly underrated artist!

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 10, 2011 - 15:48
 


Man, this song is cool...  love it...

 

kcar
Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 00:18
 
 haljordan wrote:
"Right, well, we've got these leftover words here we need to get rid of."
"What do you have?"
"We've got 'chandelier', and 'leeches' (kind of gross) and, let's see...oh and 'festooned'. What do you think?"
"I'll see what I can do." 
 
Some of my best friends...

haljordan
(right there with ya, baby)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 10:17
 
"Right, well, we've got these leftover words here we need to get rid of."
"What do you have?"
"We've got 'chandelier', and 'leeches' (kind of gross) and, let's see...oh and 'festooned'. What do you think?"
"I'll see what I can do." 

maclochness
(Pennsylvania)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 10:14
 
Got to see him perform this in Hoboken, NJ few years back, and Deni Bonet came on and played violin - outstanding!


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 - 21:00
 


absolutely awesome song...  love it...

 

citizenkeith
Posted: Jan 18, 2011 - 16:23
 
From one of my favorite solo Robyn Hitchcock records. I'd love to hear Bill play some of his work with The Venus 3. That last one was excellent.

spyboy1
Posted: Nov 16, 2010 - 13:06
 
In a way,that reminded me of The Wonder Stuff, with the violin and acoustic guitar.

paulmack
(the hissing swamps)
Posted: Nov 16, 2010 - 13:02
 
That Master Robyn - he's not for everyone, obviously, but I love his stuff both solo and with The Soft Boys.


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Oct 31, 2010 - 09:04
 
 Cynaera wrote:
I love that wild violin beginning, and then the vocals... definite 8, but the more I listen, the more I love it, so...........{#Sunny}
 

This song is one of my rare 10s...  love it...





(former member)
Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 20:52
 
 More_Cowbell wrote:
I think Robyn Hitchcock's music is in the vein of Sid Barrett.  Brilliant and under rated.
 
Robyn is Syd meets McCartney. Brilliant melodic stuff, but weird at times.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 20:48
 
I love that wild violin beginning, and then the vocals... definite 8, but the more I listen, the more I love it, so...........{#Sunny}

tutakea
Posted: Jun 10, 2010 - 07:31
 
No it´s not his best song. It´s not even one of his best songs....
Which doesn´t mean that it´s not a GREAT song. But I´m in a critical mood today and give only 9 pts.


calypsus_1
Posted: May 27, 2010 - 22:46
 

Robyn Hitchcock by ~MrTim
©2007-2010 ~MrTim

Robin Hitchcock at Wychwood Festival 2007


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: May 09, 2010 - 13:41
 


Yeah, this is a great song...  love it...

 

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 20:30
 


This song is soooo cool...



More_Cowbell
(Northern IL)
Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 07:04
 
I think Robyn Hitchcock's music is in the vein of Sid Barrett.  Brilliant and under rated.

cvandoren
(Albany, NY)
Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 22:24
 
 donmatthews wrote:
I really liked the instrumental introduction, thought this would be something really special... then the guy started singing and it became just another fair-but-not-wow song
a pity
 
My thoughts exactly

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Oct 16, 2009 - 10:31
 
 jmce wrote:

But Suck squared = 2 Suck for Suck in {0,2}.
 

Yes.  The proof is left as an exercise for the reader.

paulmack
(the hissing swamps)
Posted: Aug 14, 2009 - 09:09
 

I've seen Robyn a few times, both solo and with The Soft Boys - all in the past decade - excellent performances each time, I thought. He's also quite humble and seemed happy to talk the next day when we ran into him in a local record store.....




(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 22:12
 


love it...



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 13, 2009 - 17:49
 


This song is soooo good for the ears...



cayenne
(in over my head)
Posted: Apr 25, 2009 - 17:02
 
Amazing segue from Sophie Solomon. {#Clap}

Bat
(Austin)
Posted: Apr 09, 2009 - 15:24
 
 Exene wrote:


Brilliant!! I love Robyn. I miss Robyn. Where is he? I would dearly love to hear his "Airscape" on RP...
 
I just saw him this past Friday at Antone's in Austin with his latest band the Venus 3 with Peter Buck playing backing guitar.

Oscar_the_Grouch
(In my trash can)
Posted: Feb 05, 2009 - 12:57
 
 veloceleste wrote:
Sarah Palin?

She was sinister but she was happy
And you can't say that of everybody can you?
Sinister but she was happy
Like a chandelier festooned with leeches
And she rolled along
Till she came on strong and she said:
"Alright you are and your promises
just are promises — but a sinister little
Wave of a hand goes a long, long way
In these troubled times."

 
Sounds alot like my ex-wife grouch...


Exene
(Boulder, CO)
Posted: Feb 05, 2009 - 12:54
 
 veloceleste wrote:
Sarah Palin?

She was sinister but she was happy
And you can't say that of everybody can you?
Sinister but she was happy
Like a chandelier festooned with leeches
And she rolled along
Till she came on strong and she said:
"Alright you are and your promises
just are promises — but a sinister little
Wave of a hand goes a long, long way
In these troubled times."

 

Brilliant!! I love Robyn. I miss Robyn. Where is he? I would dearly love to hear his "Airscape" on RP...

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Sep 16, 2008 - 14:10
 


Cool!


"Hitchcock's musical and lyrical styles have been influenced by his appreciation of Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Syd Barrett. Hitchcock's lyrics are an essential component of his work and tend to include surrealism, comedic songs, characterizations of English eccentrics and melancholy depictions of everyday life. His themes include what many psychologists view as the roots of modern neurosis - namely, death, sex and eating. (Recognising this theme, he released an EP in 2007 called 'Sex, Food, Death and Tarantulas'.)"




veloceleste
(Periphery)
Posted: Sep 16, 2008 - 14:10
 
Sarah Palin?

She was sinister but she was happy
And you can't say that of everybody can you?
Sinister but she was happy
Like a chandelier festooned with leeches
And she rolled along
Till she came on strong and she said:
"Alright you are and your promises
just are promises — but a sinister little
Wave of a hand goes a long, long way
In these troubled times."


donmatthews
(the sun rises here daily)
Posted: Jul 30, 2008 - 23:52
 
I really liked the instrumental introduction, thought this would be something really special... then the guy started singing and it became just another fair-but-not-wow song
a pity


Frater_Kork
(Uppsala, Sweden)
Posted: Mar 11, 2008 - 10:19
 
trekhead wrote:
Man. I thought HOLY DEVIL
was the lead-in for this tune!

Good combo, Bill!

Jupp Great segue, And a good title. =)
trekhead
(HORTA-Culture)
Posted: Jan 08, 2008 - 11:37
 
Man. I thought HOLY DEVIL
was the lead-in for this tune!

Good combo, Bill!
rbigelo
(Spanish Town)
Posted: Dec 23, 2007 - 15:13
 
Memories from back in the day as an underground DJ.