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Jackie Cane was everybody's sugar
She gave it all wherever it took her
They used her up before the sell-by date
To be so sweet was her only mistake
The only flower in a concrete garden
Destined to be the rock that wouldn't harden
Jackie Cane was everybody's sugar
She'd melt away if only she could of
Taken for granted
Abused and drained
They ran her dry and
Then it never rained
She was the queen
Of the 25th hour
They looked so sweet
But the after-taste was sour
Salty days for Jackie Cane
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Sep 07, 2012 - 19:21 Bazooka wrote: The surf guitar is the "Fender Sound"? no really, I want to know. Not necessarily, though Dick Dale is known for his use of a Fender Stratocaster. It seems like it's more of the high-treble (single-coil) attack of guitars such as Mosrites, Silvertones, and Danelectros, as well as the numerous Fender models, with the reverb being set very deep. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 07:26 Sloggydog wrote: James Bond shot John Lennon? Oops. Poor taste. Not funny either. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 23:14 srose96 wrote: what happened to your green RT? That's before I went green... time flies when we're having fun... hope all is well for you right this minute... love this cool song... |
| kurtster (Back in Ohiya, for now ...) | Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 07:02 cathenley wrote: Kind of Garbage-like I can definitely hear that ... |
| srose96 (grandma's house) | Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 12:50 romeotuma wrote: This song is good for the ears... (and the hips..:) what happened to your green RT? |
| Foot (NorCal / Wine) | Posted: Nov 27, 2011 - 19:15 Just one of many RP greatest hits; never tire of hearing it. 10+ ...and followed by Morphine - it gets better than this? |
| tphord (Up 'ere) | Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 06:01 really like this song... |
| Foot | Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 11:46 Greatness! Small (g)odlike... |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Dec 16, 2010 - 11:20 Oooh new one on me. Lovin it except the odd backing vocal from Stephen Hawking. Then i look down and see i commented once before so maybe just didn't have a lasting impact. Its hard with all the great stuff you hear on RP. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 05, 2010 - 11:02 We be dancing... love it... |
| ScottishWillie (The Scottish Lowlands) | Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 03:43 For some reason my brain had me convinced that they were singing about Jackie Chan. Sometime I wish I had been born clever instead of good looking. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Oct 30, 2009 - 19:12 This song is good for the ears... (and the hips..:) |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Aug 28, 2009 - 16:26 Sloggydog wrote: James Bond shot John Lennon? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!  |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 02:55 WakeUpWorld wrote: James Bond meets the Beatles....nice James Bond shot John Lennon? |
| inindian (Sea of joy) | Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 08:13 inindian wrote: No, that's Alison Goldfrapp's job! WakeUpWorld wrote: James Bond meets the Beatles....nice |
| Bazooka (Mountain View, CA USA) | Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 08:10 TeleFrank wrote: Yeah, that's a great Fender-sound!  The surf guitar is the "Fender Sound"? no really, I want to know. |
| countyman (sixburgh) | Posted: May 25, 2009 - 13:30 too bad she's left the band. they made beautiful music. |
| loribon | Posted: Apr 23, 2009 - 21:20 Nice for a laid back evening....like it |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Apr 23, 2009 - 21:19 yeah... groovy... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 08:42 Cool groove... |
| TeleFrank (Allgäu, Germany) | Posted: Dec 18, 2008 - 11:47 Yeah, that's a great Fender-sound! |
| radiojunkie (Don't get out much) | Posted: Nov 16, 2008 - 22:05 oooh - ooh - ooh - Jackie Blue... oops, wrong Jackie. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Oct 16, 2008 - 10:05 gjeeg wrote: Precisely what Radio Paradise is ALL about - giving us obscure, genius cuts from bands that would never see the light of day otherwise. Providing hope for music fans across the globe that there are countless magnificent musicians creating sound as good if not FAR better than any of the prominent commercial superstars that smother the airwaves and clutter the shops. I agree with your praise of RP, but feel I should point out that Hooverphonic (website) are pretty damn big in the Benelux countries in Europe and tour extensively, and their music has been used on film soundtracks. Living in the UK I'd not heard of them prior to RP, for which much thanks as usual to Becky and Bill, but they are hot stuff in Belgium. Not that it takes a lot to be hot in Belgium... ;-) This song spun off a 'concept album' called "Hooverphonice presents Jackie Cane" which isn't bad, but stretches the material a bit thin IMO. Worth having in the collection, though. A solid 8 from the Nottingham jury. |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Jun 12, 2008 - 00:49 This gets me. |
| cathenley (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: May 11, 2008 - 14:34 Kind of Garbage-like |
| Alexandra (The Gem City, Ohio) | Posted: Jan 06, 2008 - 16:33  |
| kindermanltd (American, man.) | Posted: Dec 06, 2007 - 07:13 Hooverphonic always seems to impress me. Not their best song but still better than most bands. |
| timc (Waterloo, ON (2512 miles/4043 km from Paradise, CA)) | Posted: Dec 06, 2007 - 07:12 Great job pairing good vocals with sub-par music. |
| ryuujin23 (North of the purple sage) | Posted: Oct 04, 2007 - 11:59 Darn you Radio Paradise. My music wish list at Amazon just got longer. I'm going to need a second job just to keep up.  |
| thetimebeing2112 (Flahdah) | Posted: Sep 18, 2007 - 18:23 Probably one of my least favorite songs from one of my favorite bands. |
| fureanbode (hungary) | Posted: Aug 18, 2007 - 05:58 WakeUpWorld wrote: James Bond meets the Beatles....nice
There's definitely a bit of 'Strawberry Fields' in the middle, there, yes. I like this. |
| lixy (Sverige) | Posted: Aug 18, 2007 - 05:35 Never noticed the lyrics before. Very nice! |
| WakeUpWorld (St. Petersburg, FL) | Posted: Jul 17, 2007 - 17:27 James Bond meets the Beatles....nice |
| Waybo (Northern California) | Posted: May 15, 2007 - 23:27 Love this tune. Slightly weird. Original. 9. |
| Krispian (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Mar 29, 2007 - 18:02 YES YES YES! gjeeg wrote: Precisely what Radio Paradise is ALL about - giving us obscure, genius cuts from bands that would never see the light of day otherwise. Providing hope for music fans across the globe that there are countless magnificent musicians creating sound as good if not FAR better than any of the prominent commercial superstars that smother the airwaves and clutter the shops. |
| pret-a-porter (Kanadia) | Posted: Feb 26, 2007 - 12:50 well, it's no "ombra mai fu"... |
| gjeeg (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Jan 27, 2007 - 08:29 Precisely what Radio Paradise is ALL about - giving us obscure, genius cuts from bands that would never see the light of day otherwise. Providing hope for music fans across the globe that there are countless magnificent musicians creating sound as good if not FAR better than any of the prominent commercial superstars that smother the airwaves and clutter the shops. |
| slowhand (South!!!!!!!!!!) | Posted: Jan 27, 2007 - 08:27 Hooverphonic's best...eclecticly different. |
| kazuma (Austin, TX) | Posted: Jan 27, 2007 - 08:26 Love that Cylon in the background saying "salty days for jackie cane" ... glad the poor fellow is finding some work again.  |
| ScottN (An inch above the K/T boundary layer) | Posted: Dec 14, 2006 - 16:09 Thistle wrote: Such a neat song.
How 21st Century!
The band doesn't really have a strong image though. I checked the website and there is no real branding there at all. Marketing major? Very nice song. |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Nov 15, 2006 - 11:02 hobiejoe wrote: Isn't that a good thing?
Doesn't have much to do with how good or bad they are, but it does have a lot to do with their sales. Their own loss I would say, but not ours. |
| hobiejoe (Deepest darkest watery Devon) | Posted: Oct 02, 2006 - 12:48 Thistle wrote: Such a neat song.
The band doesn't really have a strong image though. I checked the website and there is no real branding there at all. Isn't that a good thing? |
| Orson (Brussels, BE) | Posted: Sep 03, 2006 - 06:05 Baby_M wrote: Belgium, eh?
This almost qualifies as full restitution for giving us Brussels sprouts. 
Like it. Got some, want some? Delivery address?  |
| Thistle (Peg City) | Posted: Jul 21, 2006 - 07:58 Such a neat song. The band doesn't really have a strong image though. I checked the website and there is no real branding there at all. |
| ahoylola (35° 37' N - 120° 85' W) | Posted: Jul 06, 2006 - 15:57 mojoman wrote: Bond. ... James Bond.
and this is double-oh 5. |
| nick_valensi (Charlotte, NC) | Posted: May 09, 2006 - 06:15 she's hot! |
| yclept (sitting on the dock of Horseshoe Bay) | Posted: Apr 24, 2006 - 16:34 enough enough!!!!! I like these guys, but am soooooo sick of this tune....and her strained vocals...and the hipped out whacky stuff stuck in near the end. Time to put this one back in the vault  |
| Sobient (Norway, the icy spine of the world.) | Posted: Apr 10, 2006 - 02:14 8/80,...err 8/10 |
| hujoppi (Helsinki) | Posted: Jan 26, 2006 - 13:44 Sweet pulp-core  |
| Baby_M (a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: Dec 07, 2005 - 10:53 Belgium, eh? This almost qualifies as full restitution for giving us Brussels sprouts.
Like it. |