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The more I see
The less I know
About all the things I thought were wrong or right
And carved in stone
So, don't ask me about war
Religion, or God
Love, Sex, or Death
Because
Everybody knows what's going wrong with the world
But I don't even know what's going on in myself
You've gotta work out your own salvation.
With no explanation
To this Earth we fall
On hands and knees we crawl
And we look up to the stars
And we reach out and pray
To a deaf, dumb and blind God
Who never explains
Everybody knows what's going wrong with the world
But I don't even know what's going on in myself
Lord, I've been here for so long
I can feel it coming down on me
I'm just a slow emotion replay of somebody
I used to be
| hidey | Posted: Oct 10, 2012 - 02:33 Hurrah for The The - I'm sad that Johnny Marr didn't work more with Matt Johnson. This song is one of my favourites, partly because it concerns itself with the human condition and DOUBT in particular. Lovely, subtle guitar playing as well. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 01:44 Sure!? |
| Stingray | Posted: Jul 07, 2012 - 15:13 Certainly a 10 - anybody doubting my taste? Except Nottingham, I mean.... |
| Stingray ("ANONYMOUS INTERNET") | Posted: May 05, 2012 - 03:01 and another 10! Wooow - Bill is rolling!!!
My 5th or 6th 10 in the last 45 minutes!!!
It's Saturday-morning in Germany! Maybe I should stand up earlier in future....?!?! |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jan 31, 2012 - 01:19 Good idea. Everybody loves to diss the popular music of the 1980s. But frankly there was some great material that came out. I happened to be living in Québec and was very, very busy at the time saving the world so I missed a lot good popular music from the English-speaking world. Nice to catch up here on RP.
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| Dave_Mack (Islands in the Stream of Consciousness) | Posted: May 23, 2011 - 08:12 I think it would be cool to have a "Best of the 80s Repeated Name Triple Bill" with Duran Duran and Talk Talk. I'd go to that. |
| tbaloney619 (The Lakeshore, NE Wisconsin) | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 16:44 certainly one of the best albums of the 90's. Really took a lot of the drivel, OK experimentation, from the 80's and made it meaningful. Still one of my favorite albums in my collection, which stretches from the 60's to now. |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 16:18 Synth80s wrote: It's sad to think that much of this album was influenced by the death of Matt Johnson's brother Why is this sad? Do you know the family? |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 16:17 SantaFeGrace wrote:  I would LOVE to download some of their music, but when I try a search I get millions of results..... seriously....haaaa - right, I know! The are clever - aren't the? |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 16:14 "10" |
| Synth80s (*Beautiful* Southern California (cough, choke, honk)) | Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 13:05 It's sad to think that much of this album was influenced by the death of Matt Johnson's brother, but it's simply an amazing album end to end. |
| and27 (scotland uk) | Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 12:55 love it you must play more the the great stuff |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Oct 14, 2010 - 20:39 Baby_M wrote: Excellent song title. Love The The! |
| Baby_M (a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 07:31 Excellent song title. |
| MannAudioltd (Worcester England) | Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 07:29 OMG Supertramp New Order The The Go on then Firefall - Strange Way , Bobby Womack - Tell Me Why, Kate Rusby - anything Thanks Again |
| Neil66 ((stav) anger) | Posted: Jun 27, 2009 - 04:15 SantaFeGrace wrote: I would LOVE to download some of their music, but when I try a search I get millions of results..... seriously....BUY IT then..... doh  |
| SantaFeGrace (Santa Fe, NM) | Posted: May 26, 2009 - 08:56 Shesdifferent wrote: Yes, one of THE most underrated bands...  I would LOVE to download some of their music, but when I try a search I get millions of results..... seriously.... |
| Govi (Left Coast) | Posted: May 26, 2009 - 08:55 Shesdifferent wrote: Yes, one of THE most underrated bands... In the same way that Dubya was "misunderestimated?" Sorry, not meaning to be snarky. I just couldn't resist.  |
| Havik (Antwerp) | Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 04:51 Mmmm, this vaguely reminds me of "Charlie" by Noir Désir. Can't say I care much for this song, though, it's musically too repetitive for my taste and the lyrics don't seem all that interesting either. I'll give it a three for the time being. |
| holborne (New York, NY) | Posted: Sep 15, 2008 - 13:23 The The: Uh-uh. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet waiting for the ticket home) | Posted: Jun 12, 2008 - 19:49 Yes, one of THE most underrated bands... |
| robco1 (Chicago, IL) | Posted: May 12, 2008 - 09:23 I started humming this to myself spontaneously yesterday. Great song! |
| lattalo (Beartooths) | Posted: May 12, 2008 - 09:22 willb wrote: It is refreshing to hear these guys in the RP rotation. I just wish it happened more often.
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| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Feb 07, 2008 - 22:36 fredriley wrote: Poppy and radical - a mixture not seen much in the 80s, and for that reason they were pretty special. They laid the ground for bands like the Levellers, Chumbawumba, Scritti Politti, and others that put out their message in danceable form.
Wow, this is what I call 'a perfect description in a few words'! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jun 01, 2007 - 13:10 Poppy and radical - a mixture not seen much in the 80s, and for that reason they were pretty special. They laid the ground for bands like the Levellers, Chumbawumba, Scritti Politti, and others that put out their message in danceable form. |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: May 16, 2007 - 17:19 Vivi2 wrote: I saw them maybe about 4 or 5 years ago touring smaller venues and they were great. During the show there was some girl talking and MJ stopped in the middle of the song and asked her if he was bothering her with his singing. Just a great show. I've seen him 3 times, twice in small venues and once in a sizeable theater. 3 of the best shows I've ever seen. |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: May 16, 2007 - 17:18 TonyBear wrote: Brilliant song, this was the last decent album they released, one of the best bands of the late 80s early 90s in my opinion.
It's my opinion that your opinion is lacking. Everything he has ever released has been brilliant. |
| papaman (Downstate New Mexico) | Posted: Mar 30, 2007 - 12:48 "t - hee, t - hee" - Lloyd Christmas "The, the" - Harry Dunne |
| Whirlpool (Somewhere in California) | Posted: Mar 30, 2007 - 12:47 Very Underrated Band. |
| Aud (lost in lakecity) | Posted: Dec 29, 2006 - 22:24 raelic wrote: What an absolutely first rate song: great tune, great lyrics, great playing.
repetitive lyricsSomeone upload Armageddon Days Are Here Again! |
| gregorbill (PDX) | Posted: Dec 29, 2006 - 22:21 Ah! My favorite album by who, if you catch me on the right day, is my favorite band! Certainly didn't miss The Smiths with Johnny Marr joining The The! |
| Stingray | Posted: Dec 15, 2006 - 10:16 They have tons of good material. What about "The Whisperers" for starters? Check out their truely unusual website and hear all songs from A to Z. ARTEMIS! |
| atticus (Monterey, CA) | Posted: Dec 15, 2006 - 10:16 Noam Chomsky rocks! Keep listening to Noam Chomsky. And yea, I did hear he is in fact a great dancer... Howard Zinn, Helen Caldecott, etc.... all are determined to keep on rockin' in the free world! 
Become informed. 
Check out the documentary Orwell Rolls In His Grave! It's a look at how the 1% of the population owns 95% of the wealth... and how the de-regulation of the FCC allows megacompanies to gobble up all of the media sources. 10 years ago 77 companies owned various media sources... now it's 7, maybe 5, can't remember exactly. 1984 is here. Truly one of the best documentaries about what's happening in the world, and how the U.S. is screwing things up. Namely, democracy. Can get it through Netflix. Hell, now they're trying to control the internet! 
Stand up! Stand up! Stand up for your rights! 
Beg pardon for the political discussion. Just saw it last night. A must see. 
Oh, and great tune!
Signed, Winston (good friend of Atticus Finch) |
| donmatthews (the sun rises here daily) | Posted: Dec 15, 2006 - 10:09 so, would somebody insightful shed some light in the darkness for us over here in the corner who haven't yet identified the RP pet topic? |
| donmatthews (the sun rises here daily) | Posted: Dec 15, 2006 - 10:09 so, would somebody insightful shed some light in the darkness for us over here in the corner who haven't yet identified the RP pet topic? |
| renlat (Montreal, Canada) | Posted: Dec 15, 2006 - 10:01 Gee! They sure must be fans of George Michael... |
| raelic | Posted: Dec 15, 2006 - 10:00 What an absolutely first rate song: great tune, great lyrics, great playing. Someone upload Armageddon Days Are Here Again! |
| sutcliff (Saint Louis) | Posted: Dec 15, 2006 - 09:58  |
| ScottN (An inch above the K/T boundary layer) | Posted: Nov 30, 2006 - 19:42 Dinsdale wrote: It's the only song on this album that you hear on RP because the lyrics mention a topic/point of view apparently held in high regard here at RP. I ain't sayin' what it is (if you cared about it you would have noticed already), but it's really pretty sad. Good song. 7. |
| Dinsdale (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Nov 01, 2006 - 14:29 Melibe wrote: This is the second time that I've heard this song, yet I haven't heard any other songs off of this album. Why?
It's the only song on this album that you hear on RP because the lyrics mention a topic/point of view apparently held in high regard here at RP. I ain't sayin' what it is (if you cared about it you would have noticed already), but it's really pretty sad. |
| MTL_Robbie (Su'l bord des montagnes, CO) | Posted: Nov 01, 2006 - 13:59 fredriley wrote: ...Noam Chomsky for the dance floor :)
Wooooo, now that would be a sight to be seen!! 
Pop and independent thinking...sounds like a nice combo to me... |
| miahfost (Svensk Socialist Soviet Monarki) | Posted: Oct 03, 2006 - 06:31 Kick it! w00t! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Sep 18, 2006 - 15:03 Nice to know that the Angry Brigade of UK agitpop is still going - Heartland, from their seminal Infected album, is one of my all time fave tracks, sheer burning radical anger dressed up in toe-tapping poppiness. Noam Chomsky for the dance floor :) |
| Krispian (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Sep 03, 2006 - 23:54  |
| Aud (lost in lakecity) | Posted: Jul 22, 2006 - 01:55 The The appears to have a repetition problem with more than just their name |
| trekhead (Just Missed Me.) | Posted: Jul 07, 2006 - 09:44 This is one of those where I have liked TT for a while, Love the TUNE, problem with the lyrics... makes a 3 avg. |
| willb (Bordeaux, France) | Posted: Jan 15, 2006 - 09:17 It is refreshing to hear these guys in the RP rotation. I just wish it happened more often. |
| chinchita (in the middle of the pacific) | Posted: Dec 02, 2005 - 19:19 The The are Awesome Awesome |
| TonyBear (London, England) | Posted: Nov 18, 2005 - 03:53 Brilliant song, this was the last decent album they released, one of the best bands of the late 80s early 90s in my opinion. |
| Zamoeba | Posted: Oct 19, 2005 - 22:01 I'm painting a plywood floor in our living room with Kilz, preparing for a new carpet installation on Friday, grooving out to one of my all-time favorite tunes by The The. You're sounding great on the 64 kbps AACPlus feed, friends. Please keep it up! Warmly, Your fanatic listeners in Chicago |