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Eels — Mr E's Beautiful Blues
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johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 19:28
 
 oenyaw wrote:
I'm 52 and I loved it.  I can understand the "not wanting to play it in an insurance office".  I mean, the insurance business is so full of purity and love.  Sorry about the sarcasm.  If you don't want it to offend any customers or coworkers, maybe you should get some earplugs.  And if you are the one offended, oh well.  Buy the Walmart version with "Doggone right, it's a beautiful day" (if such a thing exists).
 
Do you work for that little green gecco insurance company? Cause I gotta tell you, those are funny commercials. 


rp1125
(nola)
Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 12:14
 
catchy tune. what do the adjusters do when something like 'stray cat blues' come on; are they goddamned grateful mick doesn't curse while singing about tag-teaming minors?


oenyaw
Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 12:10
 
I'm 52 and I loved it.  I can understand the "not wanting to play it in an insurance office".  I mean, the insurance business is so full of purity and love.  Sorry about the sarcasm.  If you don't want it to offend any customers or coworkers, maybe you should get some earplugs.  And if you are the one offended, oh well.  Buy the Walmart version with "Doggone right, it's a beautiful day" (if such a thing exists).

Art_Carnage
(DeepintheheartofTexas)
Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 12:08
 
Was this song off the playlist for THREE YEARS? There's not a comment between 2007 and 2010.

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 12:07
 
 Byronape wrote:

 Would it make me a bad person if I suggested that Mr. Uptight roll up his "mature grownup"  really tight and shove it up his goddamn ass?
I am a mature grownup who pays my bills, works hard every day in a shirt and tie, and swears in public if I damn well feel like it, as long as I'm around adults of similar mindset.  I'm not going go to out of my way to offend people, but I'm also not going to censor myself because some prude gets his knickers in a twist.

And it serves him right for having people hear it like that.  Honestly if anyone is going to play something in public that isn't directly controlled and edited for content, then they shouldn't be surprised if they hear something that they don't like.  Want watered down and easily digestible mindless sheep sound?  Get Muzak or something.

edit: Yes, I know that was an old post...
 

Hey Byronape -  Let me buy you a fucking beer!  Nicely said. 

Hey Geecheeboy - lighten up already. Eat a cheesburger and take a fucking chill pill. Life's to short to shit over it.


boober
(KC,Mo)
Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 12:05
 
 Geecheeboy wrote:


Actually no, an insurance office with 22 employees. I like RP so much i have it on the background music, as well as telephone hold with 10 active lines. I was humiliated and embarrassed by this. It's a good song if you are a kid and started smoking and want to show everyone how edgy and cool you are, but in the grownup world, this is patently inappropriate and embarrassing. A mature grownup does not cuss in public. But I thank you kindly for asking.
 
I'm 55(not a kid)and love this song.......goddamn right!
Get a life!
Not ashamed
 to have other adults hear it either. 

Byronape
(Purgatory)
Posted: Jul 29, 2010 - 20:59
 
 Geecheeboy wrote:
 A mature grownup does not cuss in public. But I thank you kindly for asking.
 
 Would it make me a bad person if I suggested that Mr. Uptight roll up his "mature grownup"  really tight and shove it up his goddamn ass?
I am a mature grownup who pays my bills, works hard every day in a shirt and tie, and swears in public if I damn well feel like it, as long as I'm around adults of similar mindset.  I'm not going go to out of my way to offend people, but I'm also not going to censor myself because some prude gets his knickers in a twist.

And it serves him right for having people hear it like that.  Honestly if anyone is going to play something in public that isn't directly controlled and edited for content, then they shouldn't be surprised if they hear something that they don't like.  Want watered down and easily digestible mindless sheep sound?  Get Muzak or something.

edit: Yes, I know that was an old post...



Geecheeboy
(under a crescent moon and palmetto tree)
Posted: Apr 16, 2007 - 19:01
 
Zep wrote:


Ummm... then turn it off?

I did when I could, but did not appreciate being blindsided. This is the .000001% of childish nonsense that corrupts RP.
Zep
(Near the water)
Posted: Oct 10, 2006 - 18:59
 
Geecheeboy wrote:
All considerations of censorship aside, simply put, it is inappropriate. I was embarrassed to have this play in my place of business and scrambled to shut it off.


Ummm... then turn it off?
catbirdman
(Long Beach)
Posted: Mar 22, 2006 - 23:54
 
goddamned right
Geecheeboy
Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 14:18
 
tony620d wrote:


where do you work, a church? lol


Actually no, an insurance office with 22 employees. I like RP so much i have it on the background music, as well as telephone hold with 10 active lines. I was humiliated and embarrassed by this. It's a good song if you are a kid and started smoking and want to show everyone how edgy and cool you are, but in the grownup world, this is patently inappropriate and embarrassing. A mature grownup does not cuss in public. But I thank you kindly for asking.
tony620d
(an office)
Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 14:11
 
Geecheeboy wrote:
All considerations of censorship aside, simply put, it is inappropriate. I was embarrassed to have this play in my place of business and scrambled to shut it off.


where do you work, a church? lol
Geecheeboy
Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 14:01
 
All considerations of censorship aside, simply put, it is inappropriate. I was embarrassed to have this play in my place of business and scrambled to shut it off.
babygirl614
(Green Bay, WI)
Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 13:46
 
tony620d wrote:
what is that goddamned beeping?


I think it's a cell phone ringer. Just a guess.
jeffersonpump
Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 13:43
 
goddamn right. and god hates fags and unborn babies.

i just talked to him this morning.

damn...god.
tony620d
(an office)
Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 13:40
 
what is that goddamned beeping?
babygirl614
(Green Bay, WI)
Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 13:39
 
Goddam right it's a great song!
TobalMoreno
(2,981 mi Due East (Sitting on a Catchbasin))
Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 13:39
 
snorter wrote:
why does he have to say G-D right, it's a beautiful day??? What a frickin' loser...............


obviously not snorting what i am.
lester
Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 13:38
 
I like this one.
fishy1
(Ohio)
Posted: Feb 06, 2006 - 20:24
 
Gave it a Gd 9! Uh-huh.
meloman
(Warsaw, Poland)
Posted: Jan 23, 2006 - 04:17
 
I can't believe what I'm reading about the lyrics! Are you serious? If there were a god, do you really think he'd care about the ultimately meaningless words to a song? Don't you critics of "goddamn" have more pressing problems in your lives?
(former member)
(Shadow Valley Condos)
Posted: Jan 08, 2006 - 14:41
 
bmeador wrote:
i could do w/out the g/d's.

1


Well, the whole point is the juxtaposition of the vulgar language and the appreciation of the nice weather. Of course, this is the sort of thing that was pretty high art...

in junior high.
MikeCloud
Posted: Dec 10, 2005 - 14:39
 
Goddamn right! It's a beautiful Song!

Nice to hear after all these years


Ray_Patterson
Posted: Nov 28, 2005 - 07:02
 
hchewning wrote:
I agree. I love the tune but why does this song needlessly have to take the LordÂ’s name in vain? Who's giving us the "beautiful day" after all? Personally, I find it objectionable and turn my sound off when it plays.


While this post is years old and probably meant humorously, I have to quote Leonard Cohen here in defense of E:

You say I used the name in vain,
but I don't even know the name,
and if I did, well really, what's it to ya?

Of course Leonard Cohen is Jewish which makes his point somewhat more poignant, but the fact remains that 'god' is not a name, and therefore saying 'goddamn' is not using anyone's name in vain.
trekhead
(Just Missed Me.)
Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 08:06
 
snorter wrote:
why does he have to say G-D right, it's a beautiful day??? What a frickin' loser...............


*shrug*

Don't get it myself.
"Artistic expression"


Rate it poorly...let'em know.
am
(The back fourty)
Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 08:00
 
stinkycheese wrote:


perhaps *you're* a lost soul. Jesus hates poor grammar.




LOVE this song!
mikedill
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 07:58
 
Gosh darn I like this song.
jlind
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 07:58
 
I suppose they heavily censor this on FM... god damn right Radio Paradise rocks!
southern_duality
(North Mississippi)
Posted: Jun 16, 2005 - 20:26
 
orpheus wrote:


why in the goddamn fuck do you call him a fucking goddamn loser?


I can feel the love....
tony620d
(an office)
Posted: May 18, 2005 - 12:23
 
goddamn right this song is good!
Freebish
(Arkansas)
Posted: May 03, 2005 - 21:17
 
snorter wrote:
why does he have to say G-D right, it's a beautiful day??? What a frickin' loser...............

Because, what could be more emphatic than "goddamn right it's a beautiful day"? Maybe "fuckin'-A it's a beautiful day."
Sobient
Posted: May 03, 2005 - 21:04
 
Groooving melody about the reality to what happens if you don't take care of your kids!


bmeador
(Columbia, SC)
Posted: Apr 19, 2005 - 05:32
 
i could do w/out the g/d's.

1
Art_Carnage
(DeepintheheartofTexas)
Posted: Apr 04, 2005 - 14:08
 
porcupinemeat wrote:


That, and I can't help hearing:
"the purpose of a man is to love a woman and the purpose of a woman is to love a man..."


Except those aren't the words. That bit of lyric is one of the more sexists you'll find in songs of that era, and most people don't even notice it.

The words are "The purpose of a man is to love a woman , and the purpose of a woman is to love her man ".

The implication is that a man is free to love any woman he wants, but a woman is only supposed to love "her man".
stinkycheese
(Boston!)
Posted: Apr 04, 2005 - 14:04
 
snorter wrote:
If naughty words make you happy.........your a lost soul!


perhaps *you're* a lost soul. Jesus hates poor grammar.
stornoway
(Dorset England)
Posted: Apr 04, 2005 - 14:03
 
keep wrigglin mr e :)
psycholynx
(Corona, CA (outside L.A.))
Posted: Apr 04, 2005 - 14:02
 

gregorbill
(PDX)
Posted: Apr 04, 2005 - 14:02
 
Not a very interesting remake of Louie Louie.

StuBotNYC
(new york city)
Posted: Apr 04, 2005 - 14:00
 
"this IS rock and roll radio...."
StuBotNYC
(new york city)
Posted: Apr 04, 2005 - 14:00
 
orpheus wrote:


why in the goddamn fuck do you call him a fucking goddamn loser?


"this is rock and roll radio"....
orpheus
(east coast)
Posted: Mar 20, 2005 - 20:40
 
snorter wrote:
why does he have to say G-D right, it's a beautiful day??? What a frickin' loser...............


why in the goddamn fuck do you call him a fucking goddamn loser?
GregK
Posted: Mar 20, 2005 - 20:33
 
Kinda Beck like. I like this . It's a beautiful day.....
Sobient
Posted: Feb 19, 2005 - 08:31
 
Snorter; Drop the religious chit-chat will you? Thx =)

Eels have so many great songs, this is absolutely one of them :)
snorter
Posted: Feb 04, 2005 - 14:36
 
ANNE_MARIE wrote:
I feel much better now...i think it's the naughty words.

whoo-hoo...don't care anymore cause it's a beautiful day!

If naughty words make you happy.........your a lost soul!
snorter
Posted: Feb 04, 2005 - 14:35
 
why does he have to say G-D right, it's a beautiful day??? What a frickin' loser...............
porcupinemeat
(Wilmington, NC)
Posted: Dec 07, 2004 - 13:36
 
Johray63 wrote:
Hang on Sloopy?


That, and I can't help hearing:
"the purpose of a man is to love a woman and the purpose of a woman is to love a man..."
RichardPrins
(earth.ca)
Posted: Nov 22, 2004 - 18:45
 

redeyespy
(SoFL)
Posted: Sep 19, 2004 - 14:30
 
mperry wrote:
seems to me to be either a gimmick and/or cynical. wears thin very quickly".


VERY gimmicky. Just plain silly, a failed joke.

Xeric
(Along the Madison)
Posted: Sep 04, 2004 - 19:23
 
You mean we CAN swear in these posts? Far fuckin' out!

And a cool tune.
mig7
Posted: May 17, 2004 - 15:13
 
these guys are a trip--Great in concert!