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Ben Folds Five — Brick
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ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: Mar 21, 2013 - 15:29
 
 coyote620 wrote:
By far, one of the worst album covers of all time.
 
Oh you got that right! Man, this is just stupidbad !!!

ProjectGemini07
(SC)
Posted: Mar 21, 2013 - 15:27
 
 alanthecowboy wrote:

Back when I was a wedding DJ on the weekends (sorry, someone has to do it...) a future Mr/Mrs requested this as their first dance together.  I attempted to tell them what the song was about, and why they might not want to use it, but they had that glazed over look in their eyes that said "it's the new slow song that's playing on the radio, so that's what we're having".  Luckily, nobody else at the wedding bothered to listen to the words, but it was a stressful few minutes...

For the record, I love the song, the album, and the artist, but every time I hear this, I think of that wedding.
 
Really depressing anecdote.  I think of this now every time I hear this song.

jmsmy
(Music Town, Klein, Texas)
Posted: Mar 21, 2013 - 15:26
 
Still an amazing song.

robotbass
(Boston Area)
Posted: Dec 17, 2012 - 12:54
 
 socalhol wrote:

hehehe — me TOO!!
 
I didn't know what PSD was for, but I do now, Thanks!

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Dec 17, 2012 - 12:51
 
As a native North Carolinian, I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize for foisting this boring hack on the world.

However, I would like to point out that John Coltrane and Doc Watson were also born here, so perhaps that makes up for it. 

Hodgie
(Dover, NH)
Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 06:23
 
 alanthecowboy wrote:

Back when I was a wedding DJ on the weekends (sorry, someone has to do it...) a future Mr/Mrs requested this as their first dance together.  I attempted to tell them what the song was about, and why they might not want to use it, but they had that glazed over look in their eyes that said "it's the new slow song that's playing on the radio, so that's what we're having".  Luckily, nobody else at the wedding bothered to listen to the words, but it was a stressful few minutes...

For the record, I love the song, the album, and the artist, but every time I hear this, I think of that wedding.
 

Bravo!...these are the comments that are a blast to read. The song embedded into a interesting story and setting. 

As opposed to the comments from Jack Black's "Barry" in the film High Fidelity. The Barry's in the RP listening world are just so fitter than you when it comes to this art form we call music.

handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 06:22
 
 alanthecowboy wrote:

Back when I was a wedding DJ on the weekends (sorry, someone has to do it...) a future Mr/Mrs requested this as their first dance together.  I attempted to tell them what the song was about, and why they might not want to use it, but they had that glazed over look in their eyes that said "it's the new slow song that's playing on the radio, so that's what we're having".  Luckily, nobody else at the wedding bothered to listen to the words, but it was a stressful few minutes...

For the record, I love the song, the album, and the artist, but every time I hear this, I think of that wedding.
 
That's hysterical. It also makes me weep for the youth of today. 

handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 06:20
 
I like this song, but, darn, I really need to be in the right mood to listen to it. I'm afraid that today it's the PSD button.

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 06:19
 
The most depressing song ever written.

MsJudi
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 06:19
 
DEEEEE-PRESSING!

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 06:17
 
 fredriley wrote:
This guy's name reminds me of an ancient joke that'll only make sense to UK listeners over 40. The punchline is "Sven Fold stamps on seven galleons or more"... :o)

My mind wanders to trivia like this when something as soporific plays on RP, in an attempt to stay awake and avoid falling deeply into the arms of Morpheus {#Sleep}
 

Fred, you can't just tell the punchline of a joke.  Please fill us in.

alanthecowboy
(Lakefield)
Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 19:06
 
 hippiechick wrote:

They are hardly one hit wonders, but I nominate this song as the most depressing pop song ever.

 
Back when I was a wedding DJ on the weekends (sorry, someone has to do it...) a future Mr/Mrs requested this as their first dance together.  I attempted to tell them what the song was about, and why they might not want to use it, but they had that glazed over look in their eyes that said "it's the new slow song that's playing on the radio, so that's what we're having".  Luckily, nobody else at the wedding bothered to listen to the words, but it was a stressful few minutes...

For the record, I love the song, the album, and the artist, but every time I hear this, I think of that wedding.

malvey254
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 10:32
 
The Ben Folds Five selections on RP are a travesty.  I saw on the boards that Selfless Cold and Composed was shot down in LRC, but there are so many better songs than Brick and the other two available.  Maybe the new album coming out in September will yield something RP-worthy.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 08:27
 
This guy's name reminds me of an ancient joke that'll only make sense to UK listeners over 40. The punchline is "Sven Fold stamps on seven galleons or more"... :o)

My mind wanders to trivia like this when something as soporific plays on RP, in an attempt to stay awake and avoid falling deeply into the arms of Morpheus {#Sleep}

socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Jun 11, 2012 - 16:44
 
 G_Raffa wrote:
Boy, am I glad for that new PSD button...
 
hehehe — me TOO!!

coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: May 10, 2012 - 21:39
 
In the top 10 storytelling songs of all time...

FlatCat
(Chicago)
Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 12:05
 
Gets me EVERY time. So pretty. So heartbreaking.

G_Raffa
(How far is all the way?)
Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 12:01
 
Boy, am I glad for that new PSD button...

kcar
Posted: Jan 05, 2012 - 00:36
 
 Byronape wrote:
A close friend of mine is a huge Ben Folds fan, but always hated this song.  Then, if there are right reasons to have an abortion, she had one for those reasons.  Now she hates this song even more, except instead of just not liking it, it makes her cry. 

It's funny how even the right thing can feel like the wrong thing, even 6 years later.
 
It's stories like this that should give politicians pause. Having an unplanned pregnancy can force a woman to make a very tough choice either way. The women I've known who chose to have an abortion struggled with the decision and were saddened by having to face that dilemma. One friend who had an abortion was herself the result of an unplanned pregnancy and grew up watching her mother have to deal with an unhappy marriage and a thwarted life. My friend did not want to repeat her mother's life starting at age 21. 

This is an intensely personal matter. A woman should have control over her body and her life choices. Reproductive choices shouldn't a political football for grandstanding idiots who just want to get elected.  

Byronape, I hope time heals your friend's pain.  

dkwalika
(Upper Midwest)
Posted: Dec 04, 2011 - 05:36
 
This sucks.

bailey_comus
(Phoenix, AZ)
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 15:27
 
THIS song is a brick and I'm slowly drowning.  

d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 15:03
 
awful{#Crashcomp}

Grammarcop
(The end of the Pointe)
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 15:02
 
Bill:

Thank you in advance for NOT playing this on Dec. 26.

Best wishes. 

obstetricus
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 15:01
 
Does anybody else think about this song early AM on 12/26?  Can't help it....curse you Ben Folds Five!

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 15:00
 
I fricken LOVE this song...

Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Oct 02, 2011 - 01:33
 
A close friend of mine is a huge Ben Folds fan, but always hated this song.  Then, if there are right reasons to have an abortion, she had one for those reasons.  Now she hates this song even more, except instead of just not liking it, it makes her cry. 

It's funny how even the right thing can feel like the wrong thing, even 6 years later.

impediguy
Posted: Apr 11, 2011 - 21:05
 
Let's face it, this song makes you feel. Wasn't that the aim of Ben's music? Hey, BFF never promised you a rose garden. Where there's sun, there's got to be some rain sometime. Feel it. The words don't particularly have meaning to me, but the mood does. I am very thankful for this song and for Ben providing an emotional experience that I would not have had. This song brings meaning to me although I do not understand. So melancholy, so perfect. I feel human again.

coyote620
(Near the river, USA)
Posted: Mar 11, 2011 - 08:35
 
By far, one of the worst album covers of all time.

MilSF1
(Arkadelphia, AR)
Posted: Mar 11, 2011 - 08:27
 
 Mandible wrote:

Have you ever heard Strange Fruit by Nina Simone?
 

Ah, yep. That's the winner, or loser, I guess.

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 14:09
 
 Foot wrote:
One "hit" wonder - just awful, please deposit in the dust bin.
 
They are hardly one hit wonders, but I nominate this song as the most depressing pop song ever.


Mandible
Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 14:07
 
 Foot wrote:
Or Graham Parker & the Rumour's "You Can't Be Too Strong>" dmax wrote:

Nope. "The Kids" (They're Taking Her Children Away) by Lou Reed is, unequivocally, THE SADDEST SONG

 
 
Have you ever heard Strange Fruit by Nina Simone?

Foot
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 17:25
 
Or Graham Parker & the Rumour's "You Can't Be Too Strong>" dmax wrote:

Nope. "The Kids" (They're Taking Her Children Away) by Lou Reed is, unequivocally, THE SADDEST SONG

 



Foot
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 17:21
 
One "hit" wonder - just awful, please deposit in the dust bin.

janemilliman
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 17:19
 
Like Ben Folds Five plenty. HATE this song; hated the first time I heard it. Heard it in the freaking grocery store this morning. Really? Twice in one day? Kill me. 

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Dec 07, 2010 - 02:26
 
 fitzworld wrote:

This song is B-O-R-I-N-G!! I wanted to stab myself in the eye with a pitchfork——TWICE!! Horrible melody, craptastic lyrics, tedious chorus, and poor arrangement. Please don't EVER make me listen to this again...

 
Are you Stingray in disguise? ;)

It surely is tedious, though. "The world is sleeping" - I'm not surprised. The Nottingham jury is already heading for the arms of Morpheus..{#Sleep}

fingerpin
(oHIo)
Posted: Oct 20, 2010 - 13:26
 
 gjr wrote:
..........bottle of wild turkey, length of rope, $5-a-week room at the nastiest boarding house in town, and this song playing in the background
 
Christ, I do hope you're still with us, buddy!? {#Eek}


LaurieinTucson
(Tucson,AZ)
Posted: Oct 20, 2010 - 13:25
 
It's got a nice beat and you can dance to it.

 Ja300Mes wrote:
I'll never understand why this song was a relative commercial success for BFF when they have so many other songs which are far superior (opinion, of course) in so many ways - fun, upbeat, wise-cracking, and melodic. Sometimes sad, too, Those who only know this song from BFF and don't know their other stuff - try out songs like "Philosophy" or "Uncle Walter" or "Selfless, Cold and Composed". The list goes on - these guys had a great run for awhile. Message or not, I can't stand this song.
 


hulabell
Posted: Oct 20, 2010 - 13:22
 
Of all the incredible BFF songs, they pick this one? This song needs to go away. 

Mandible
Posted: Oct 20, 2010 - 13:22
 
 Ja300Mes wrote:
I'll never understand why this song was a relative commercial success for BFF when they have so many other songs which are far superior (opinion, of course) in so many ways - fun, upbeat, wise-cracking, and melodic. Sometimes sad, too, Those who only know this song from BFF and don't know their other stuff - try out songs like "Philosophy" or "Uncle Walter" or "Selfless, Cold and Composed". The list goes on - these guys had a great run for awhile. Message or not, I can't stand this song.
 
2 words: It's catchy.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 19:41
 
 That_SOB wrote:
 

I hope this note reaches you. Your English is very good, better than 90% of other posts I read.
Good to have you aboard. Music unites us, let the friendships begin.
PS: there are no mistakes to apologize for.


 
You're not such an SOB, you know... {#Hug}  I love this song, but it makes me cry... Looks like Bill is in a "let's-make-our-shiny-happy-RPeeps-want-to-give-up-on-life!" mood.  Geez - too many mournful songs in a row. Anyone who can listen to the entire set without wanting to jump off a bridge gets a cookie.


Ja300Mes
(North Fork)
Posted: Aug 01, 2010 - 20:09
 
I'll never understand why this song was a relative commercial success for BFF when they have so many other songs which are far superior (opinion, of course) in so many ways - fun, upbeat, wise-cracking, and melodic. Sometimes sad, too, Those who only know this song from BFF and don't know their other stuff - try out songs like "Philosophy" or "Uncle Walter" or "Selfless, Cold and Composed". The list goes on - these guys had a great run for awhile. Message or not, I can't stand this song.

(former member)
Posted: Jun 30, 2010 - 22:05
 
 jmsmy wrote:
probably the sadest song ever writtern
 
Nope. "The Kids" (They're Taking Her Children Away) by Lou Reed is, unequivocally, THE SADDEST SONG


That_SOB
(The Dark Side of the Tune)
Posted: Jun 15, 2010 - 01:18
 
 ambrebalte wrote:
As some of you may have seen by randomly reading my posts I am not an english native speaker<1>
Thanks to google-isation I can find the lyrics when I don't understand them by just listening. I liked this song until I read the lyrics. 

<1> I apology for the mistakes
  

I hope this note reaches you. Your English is very good, better than 90% of other posts I read.
Good to have you aboard. Music unites us, let the friendships begin.
PS: there are no mistakes to apologize for.



dggeek
Posted: May 14, 2010 - 06:54
 
Way to kill my Friday buzz, Bill. {#Lol}

gjr
(boston, ma)
Posted: Apr 28, 2010 - 11:30
 
..........bottle of wild turkey, length of rope, $5-a-week room at the nastiest boarding house in town, and this song playing in the background

bronorb
(Wisconsin)
Posted: Apr 28, 2010 - 09:47
 
 crockydile wrote:

Agreed. I went through something similar when I was 19. My girlfriend didn't die, but our relationship never recovered from the abortion. That child we chose to kill is a shadow that walks beside me daily. "A woman's right to choose" is simply bullshit. There are 2 parents.

Yes, but if the abortion did NOT happen, who ends up raising the (unwanted) child?
99% of the time, it is the woman.  Alone. And BTW, I am a man.
What it boils down to is one thing, BIRTH CONTROL! Condems, rubbers, gloves, sheaths, diaphragms, IUD's, pills, patches, foam, sponges, etc. Hell, if you don't have any of that, don't have intercourse. There are lots of other things you can do that are just as much fun.
As for the song. Too whiny for me.



alanthecowboy
(Lakefield)
Posted: Apr 28, 2010 - 09:30
 
 fitzworld wrote:

This song is B-O-R-I-N-G!! I wanted to stab myself in the eye with a pitchfork——TWICE!! Horrible melody, craptastic lyrics, tedious chorus, and poor arrangement. Please don't EVER make me listen to this again...

 


 

Stab yourself in the ears instead.  Problem solved, for all of us... 

Just kidding.  Don't really do that.  Also, don't attempt to pass your opinions off as fact.


Bad_Art
(Outa' Space -- EVE Online)
Posted: Apr 28, 2010 - 09:28
 
Hey Ben!  Cheer the hell up!!! 

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Apr 28, 2010 - 09:26
 
 jmsmy wrote:
probably the sadest song ever writtern
 

That is most DEF debatable!

jmsmy
(Music Town, Klein, Texas)
Posted: Apr 12, 2010 - 12:19
 
probably the sadest song ever writtern