![]() Have You Fed the Fish? (2002) [ larger cover art ] |
And you, were right to bide your time and not buy into my misery,
well the good things are never free,
do the colours of the rainbow look the same to everyone,
And I, was rushin' round in circles for a reason to believe,
wipe the slime from of your sleeve,
you could follow me for weeks and i'm not goin' anywhere,
Sometimes it's hard to love someone,
until the day that they are gone,
And I, just had a dream the other night,
I was married to the Queen,
and Madonna lived next door,
I think she took a shine to me,
and the kids were all grown up,
but I had to turn her down coz I was still in love with you,
I'm turnin' Madonna down,
i'm callin' it my best move,
i'll get a ticket to what you need,
I, remember doin' nothin' on the night Sinatra died,
and the night Jeff Buckley died,
and the night Kurt Cobain died,
and the night John Lennon died,
I remember I stayed up to watch the news with everyone,
And that was a lot of nights,
and that was a lot of lives,
they lost the tickets to what they need,
And I, was busy findin' answers while you just got on with real life,
always hoped you'd be my wife,
but I never found the time,
for the question to arrive,
I just disguised it in this song,
And songs, are never quite the answer,
just a soundtrack to a life,
that is over all too soon,
helps to turn the days to night,
while I was wrong and you were right,
And this was a lesson learned,
I'm happy to be your fool,
and get you tickets to what you need,
I'm turnin' the lights down low,
i'm ready to make my move,
i'll get you tickets to what you need.
| peter_james_bond (West Of The Burg) | Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 12:45 Not one of Damon's better efforts. |
| The_Enemy (...is within) | Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 12:41 80poundsOfFury wrote: does anyone else hear Robin Hitchcock here? ![]() Big time. Diggin' it. |
| Darlington (Columbia, South Carolina) | Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 12:39 sirdroseph wrote: I LOVE THIS SONG 10 Me too. |
| avidfan | Posted: May 20, 2011 - 21:01 gloriajanell wrote: This song sucks. Sounds like Dana Carvey on Saturday Night Live singing about brocolli. Choppin' bro-c-oli I'm Choppin' broc-coli. Oh Yea!!!! ![]() |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 07:33 Seriously overproduced. |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 11:02 thewiseking wrote: so, let me get this straight, if they used Mozart or Bach in the commercial, would they "go down in your ratings?" yes |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Jan 06, 2011 - 16:27 I LOVE THIS SONG 10 |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 13:02 gloriajanell wrote: This song sucks. Sounds like Dana Carvey on Saturday Night Live singing about brocolli. |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 18:34 I hear the Robyn Hitchcock influence already mentioned by several |
| ZedLeppelin (The Red Centre) | Posted: Dec 30, 2009 - 20:42 Cruithne3753 wrote: What is a "pont"? It's French for bridge. Maybe he was saying it doesn't have a bridge. Where's that confounded bridge? |
| JoBo (California) | Posted: Nov 29, 2009 - 11:08 hahahaha ... that about says it!! gloriajanell wrote: This song sucks. Sounds like Dana Carvey on Saturday Night Live singing about brocolli. |
| finethen | Posted: Sep 27, 2009 - 12:01 A lot of "Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams" in this song. |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Sep 27, 2009 - 11:59 Badly drawn song. And the Andrew Bird whistling nails the coffin shut. 3 He can do much, much better. |
| gloriajanell | Posted: Jul 26, 2009 - 10:19 This song sucks. Sounds like Dana Carvey on Saturday Night Live singing about brocolli. |
| 80poundsOfFury | Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 15:42 does anyone else hear Robin Hitchcock here? ![]() |
| siandbeth (Santa Cruz California) | Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 15:41 jnhashmi wrote: If I hear another song that has both John Lennon and Curt Cobain in it I am going to puke. As if you could compare the two! Poor choices for mates, there's a comparison. |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Jan 17, 2009 - 11:27 jnhashmi wrote: If I hear another song that has both John Lennon and Curt Cobain in it I am going to puke. As if you could compare the two! Long stringy hair. Beloved rock stars. Life ended too soon. I'd say it's easy to compare. |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Jan 17, 2009 - 11:25 I usually like BDB, but this is kind of drab. |
| Reaper | Posted: Nov 15, 2008 - 07:26 I really like this song. Haven't heard it in ages... Thanks for the memory blast! |
| crazy (yew nork, upstate) | Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 14:03 kinda drags on a little................... |
| jnhashmi (South Pasadena/Los Angeles) | Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 14:02 If I hear another song that has both John Lennon and Curt Cobain in it I am going to puke. As if you could compare the two! |
| copymonkey (in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool) | Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 10:33 luca77 wrote: There's a difference oh wise one...you would imagine BDB have a say in how their songs are used. Mozart is fairly passive these days. Advertising Hummers is poor form. Hey, weren't most of those composers in the olden days commissioned by tyrannical monarchs? Just wondering. |
| gobits (New York, NY) | Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 10:31 I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way... |
| revsully (Vermont) | Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 10:28 I just LUUUURV this song! |
| luca77 (Melbourne,Australia) | Posted: May 10, 2008 - 00:20 thewiseking wrote: so, let me get this straight, if they used Mozart or Bach in the commercial, would they "go down in your ratings?" There's a difference oh wise one...you would imagine BDB have a say in how their songs are used. Mozart is fairly passive these days. Advertising Hummers is poor form. |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 12:18 robco1 wrote:
Wow. Just went down in my ratings. so, let me get this straight, if they used Mozart or Bach in the commercial, would they "go down in your ratings?" |
| robco1 (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 13:37 fuh2 wrote: The latest frickin Hummer commercial uses a Badly DBoy song. Of all the companies to sell your song to, geesh!! Disgusting.
Wow. Just went down in my ratings. |
| sonofpick (SoCal, Small College, My Office) | Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 13:36 Our American Pie. |
| mrrmt (Baltimore, MD) | Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 13:35 such a sweet song. |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 17:13 dbenwen wrote: I would add "...the night John Candy died".
I think he died shortly before Cobain...to less clamor. I always loved him. Even if the movie was shlock, it was worth watching just for him. Uh yeah, but I wouldn't say that Candy made much in the way of music... |
| nolava | Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 22:10 Move over Andrew Lloyd Weber |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!) | Posted: Sep 01, 2007 - 11:39 Cruithne3753 wrote: What is a "pont"?
A bridge. And he/she's right, there really isn't a bridge in this song. Still likeable, with a bonus for the references. |
| Cruithne3753 (Bristol, UK) | Posted: Sep 01, 2007 - 11:35 Zepplock wrote: pontless....
What is a "pont"? |
| meadowwoods (Southwestern Wisconsin) | Posted: Jun 30, 2007 - 11:52 Recognized the voice, but couldn't place who it was.....ah yes, BDB. |
| jagdriver (Auburn, CA) | Posted: Jun 30, 2007 - 11:50 eastcoast wrote: This song sucks. Yeah, I can't say I'm going to be quick to add it to my collection. |
| scott4261 (Little Rock, AR) | Posted: Apr 28, 2007 - 17:51 Badly Drawn Boy is perfect English pop! |
| Zepplock | Posted: Apr 07, 2007 - 19:34 pontless.... |
| eastcoast | Posted: Mar 23, 2007 - 05:05 This song sucks. |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 13:33 good pop. good pop references. |
| flyboy (Wasilla, AK) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 22:33 This song is growing on me. Went from a 6 to a 8. Pretty good, well written lyrics. |
| fuh2 (I think I'm in the USA) | Posted: Dec 27, 2006 - 14:14 The latest frickin Hummer commercial uses a Badly DBoy song. Of all the companies to sell your song to, geesh!! Disgusting. |
| dbenwen (Peachtree City, Georgia) | Posted: Nov 28, 2006 - 11:08 I would add "...the night John Candy died". I think he died shortly before Cobain...to less clamor. I always loved him. Even if the movie was shlock, it was worth watching just for him. |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Nov 28, 2006 - 11:05 And songs are never quite the answer Just a soundtrack to a life |
| Leaf13 (Ontario, Canada) | Posted: Oct 10, 2006 - 21:10 I don't know why I like it, I tell my self I shouldn't... but I like it. |
| amcallis (501.5 Miles South of Paradise, Defenestrating!) | Posted: Oct 10, 2006 - 21:10 it makes me sad everytime he talks about john lennon, jeff buckly, kurt kobain :( this song seems very self-aware. |
| queenjill (CA) | Posted: Sep 11, 2006 - 14:02 perronegro wrote: you were lucky... when I saw BDB he couldn't even remember the words and/or the chords... I remember he had to start this very song over 3 times before he could get it right! It seemed like a rehearsal, not a real concert... but I paid for it
it's a gimmick. he often does that. or at least he did, back in the day when he had only a few songs. maybe he just did it to pad out the concert to a reasonable length (although the first time i saw him, the concert was over 3 hours long -- was very glad i had a seat....) |
| tony620d (jamba juice) | Posted: Sep 11, 2006 - 14:01 marie_pain wrote: It's really a nice tune! perhaps a little long...
=) perhaps.. mmm yes, might be just a little bit. ;) |
| kmh | Posted: Sep 11, 2006 - 13:58 not my cup of tea |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Sep 11, 2006 - 13:58 Love the cover. Not so much the toon... |
| Krispian (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Aug 27, 2006 - 22:42 This sounds way better than the REM preceding it... I absolutely LOVE the album cover! fureanbode wrote: I got my students to write essays about this song :) (They were great btw)
Get them to write an essay about that cover. |


