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The Bird and the Bee — Preparedness
Album: The Bird and the Bee
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Released: 2007
Length: 3:27
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 andrewmi wrote:
I'd be OK with more Bird and the Bee on RP.  Polite Dance Song, perhaps?  I might have to do some submitting.
 
It's on the playlist but it hasn't been played in over a year.  I like that tune better than this, but this is quite good too.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
ugh make it stop
Posted 12 years ago by drcrnp    [ Reply ]
 Forest267 wrote:
Too twee for me. ;)
 

Nothing Twee about this. Twee is better

Posted 12 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
Too twee for me. ;)
Posted 13 years ago by Forest267    [ Reply ]
For a minute I thought this was Pomplamoose.  The singer sounds vaguely like Nataly Dawn.
Posted 13 years ago by ryuujin23    [ Reply ]
I am prepared for 'mute'
Posted 13 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
I am not prepared for this BULL....
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
sounds like Anna Ternheim...
That's a good thing
Posted 13 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]

Posted 13 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
this band has been haunting me for over a week, and everything is smiles.
Posted 13 years ago by badstudent    [ Reply ]
Some of the background music sounds are like borborygmi. I think he should be prepared to feed her. {#Tongue}


Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
She must be looking for a Boy Scout.
Posted 14 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
Not to crazy bout the chicks voice, but I am a sucker for bells, what can I say?{#Roflol}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 buzmaggie wrote:
well  i would not buy this one. 
 
More for the rest of us...

Posted 14 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
well  i would not buy this one. 
Posted 14 years ago by buzmaggie    [ Reply ]
One of the first songs I heard on RP a few years ago. It helped convince me that I had, indeed, found a treasure worth supporting.

Posted 14 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
Blek.
Posted 14 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
 gtm256 wrote:
"Are you prepared for the atom bomb?
Are you prepared for my aching arms?"

I don't know are they like an atom bomb? If they are then I'd have to say no. No to the atom bomb too.

 

Yer gotta giggle....{#Tongue}
Posted 14 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
 wrangler wrote:


totally agree - the intro sounds like something right off "the eraser"
 
With the difference these folks are not keen on whining, at least in this song

Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
Incredibly beauty, truly charming
Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
Uterly bothersome.
Posted 14 years ago by Joy4life    [ Reply ]
"Are you prepared for the atom bomb?
Are you prepared for my aching arms?"

I don't know are they like an atom bomb? If they are then I'd have to say no. No to the atom bomb too.

Posted 14 years ago by gtm256    [ Reply ]
 Mr_Wilson wrote:
I find their style annoying - I've yet to hear anything from them that I like at all

Sorry.
 
Dim the lights - inebriate thyself - and listen to "Spark". Well? Whaddyathink?
Posted 14 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
I find their style annoying - I've yet to hear anything from them that I like at all

Sorry.
Posted 14 years ago by Mr_Wilson    [ Reply ]
 andrewmi wrote:
I'd be OK with more Bird and the Bee on RP.  Polite Dance Song, perhaps?  I might have to do some submitting.
 
I second that. The new album is quite good.

Posted 14 years ago by neckbone    [ Reply ]
 Misterfixit wrote:


This is a VERY creepy photo.  You will notice immediately that both of their upraised fingers are pointing to EXACTLY the place on the statue of Robert Kennedy where two, possible three of Sirhan Sirhan's bullets hit his head.  Since they appear to be dressed in clothing appropriate for the Hippie Days of the late 60's, I can only wonder why this conspiracy has not yet come to light.   Suspect a conspiracy.
 
Is that a likeness of RFK?  I thought it was of Charlton Heston in "Touch of Evil", when he had that moustache.

Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Her voice almost sounds like Metric
Posted 15 years ago by FLOJO    [ Reply ]
 rtwingo wrote:
Heavy influences from Radiohead... sounds almost like a Yorke tune. Nice.

 

totally agree - the intro sounds like something right off "the eraser"
Posted 15 years ago by wrangler    [ Reply ]
 Inamorato wrote:

Yeah, and her elbow is resting on the back of her hand, a well-known signal between commie agents. 

 
Better than her elbow resting inside her cupped hand.  A well-known signal between Alien Abductees.  {#Sealed}


Posted 15 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
I'd be OK with more Bird and the Bee on RP.  Polite Dance Song, perhaps?  I might have to do some submitting.
Posted 15 years ago by andrewmi    [ Reply ]
sounds like leaky plumbing; driving me nuts!
Posted 15 years ago by to_the_eleven    [ Reply ]
I feel like it's 1967 all over again. Quick run and  hide. Don't let those little feat commie bastards get us
Posted 15 years ago by StonedByte    [ Reply ]
Commie pinko bastards...LOL{#Beat}
Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]
 Misterfixit wrote:


This is a VERY creepy photo.  You will notice immediately that both of their upraised fingers are pointing to EXACTLY the place on the statue of Robert Kennedy where two, possible three of Sirhan Sirhan's bullets hit his head.  Since they appear to be dressed in clothing appropriate for the Hippie Days of the late 60's, I can only wonder why this conspiracy has not yet come to light.   Suspect a conspiracy.
 
Yeah, and her elbow is resting on the back of her hand, a well-known signal between commie agents. 

Posted 15 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
 Inamorato wrote:


Inara George  and Greg Kurstin 

 

This is a VERY creepy photo.  You will notice immediately that both of their upraised fingers are pointing to EXACTLY the place on the statue of Robert Kennedy where two, possible three of Sirhan Sirhan's bullets hit his head.  Since they appear to be dressed in clothing appropriate for the Hippie Days of the late 60's, I can only wonder why this conspiracy has not yet come to light.   Suspect a conspiracy.


Posted 15 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
 nagsheadlocal wrote:
Ah, nice to hear Inara's voice again. I voted a little higher than I might have out of respect for her father, Lowell.
 
Yeah, so did I.

I saw her Dad and Little Feat several times, back in the day. Now THERE was a rock and roll band! {#Music}
Posted 15 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
 nagsheadlocal wrote:
Ah, nice to hear Inara's voice again. I voted a little higher than I might have out of respect for her father, Lowell.
 

That is Lowell's George's daughter?    WOW!     I must get this CD!


Posted 15 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
philinnz
(Wellington, New Zealand)
Posted: Nov 01, 2008 - 17:07 < Reply >
think I will go and catch butterflies while preparing for the atom bomb

Well, yeah...I mean, we DID climb under our desks in grade school back in the Detroit burbs in the early '60s, so I guess I am prepared for the atom bomb.

What??!!! You mean SE Michigan was a key Russkie target for complete anniliation had JFK (or his successors) pushed the little red button? You mean we would have been *instantly* vaporized?

HUH!

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Ah, nice to hear Inara's voice again. I voted a little higher than I might have out of respect for her father, Lowell.
Posted 15 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
Enough!
Posted 15 years ago by RosieRedfield    [ Reply ]
A very charming song!  {#Daisy}
Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
think I will go and catch butterflies while preparing for the atom bomb
Posted 15 years ago by philinnz    [ Reply ]
doc_dave wrote:


Those drums ... remind me so much of a track off an old Nik Kershaw album!


And that cover art reminds me of Henry Darger.

Posted 15 years ago by velvetglove    [ Reply ]
Heavy influences from Radiohead... sounds almost like a Yorke tune. Nice.

Posted 15 years ago by rtwingo    [ Reply ]
 Excelsior wrote:
Are you prepared to hear this song on a daily basis whether you like it or not?  {#Snooty}
 

Well, that's why there is a little red x-box at the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Posted 15 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
Are you prepared to hear this song on a daily basis whether you like it or not?  {#Snooty}
Posted 15 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
 diazo wrote:
This voice... those bloops... that drum! Love it!
 

Those drums ... remind me so much of a track off an old Nik Kershaw album!


Posted 15 years ago by doc_dave    [ Reply ]
Serenity NOW!
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
WTF!?!?!
Posted 15 years ago by drife    [ Reply ]
KEWL
Posted 15 years ago by troyboy777    [ Reply ]
She's got an Astrud Gilberto-kinda thing going on with her voice...and I always did like that! but she can hold her notes better, which I like, too... Gotta say, wow — what a voice!

Posted 15 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
8? 7?
Posted 15 years ago by oscar_driver    [ Reply ]
stevendejong wrote:
This kind of "relaxed" whispery music makes me nervous. Horrible with this voice, those bloops, that drum...
This voice... those bloops... that drum! Love it!
Posted 15 years ago by diazo    [ Reply ]
I like this and like it more because it's Lowell George's daughter Inara...too bad about the dork next to her...I guess he's nice tho...
Posted 15 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
This reminds me a lot to the soundtrack of "A Beautifull mind"
Posted 15 years ago by Dani-O    [ Reply ]
This kind of "relaxed" whispery music makes me nervous. Horrible with this voice, those bloops, that drum...
Posted 15 years ago by stevendejong    [ Reply ]


Inara George  and Greg Kurstin 


Posted 15 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
Such a cool song. So eerie and unsettling.
Posted 15 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
no, i am not
Posted 15 years ago by federico    [ Reply ]
She does a killer version of Joe Jackson's Fools In Love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RGsB06qGg
Posted 15 years ago by spunkyboy62    [ Reply ]
Krispian wrote:
Love this band! Please also play their "Polite Dance Song"
No, no, no, please play F-cking Boyfriend. It rattled me the first time I heard it because of her angelic voice. Thought I should have been watching Romeo & Juliet.
Posted 16 years ago by youngj    [ Reply ]
Love this band! Please also play their "Polite Dance Song"
Posted 16 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
coolpeople_rule wrote:
And "Little Feat" came from "The Band" Hoy, Hoy!
I do not understand. Please explain.
Posted 16 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
The vocalist, Inara George, is the daughter of Lowell George (Little Feat).
Thanks for sharing this information. Lowell was a true artist. Very interesting music.
Posted 16 years ago by cathenley    [ Reply ]
kazuma wrote:
Wow. I never woulda known that. Thanks!
And "Little Feat" came from "The Band" Hoy, Hoy!
Posted 16 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
Thank you Bill!
Posted 16 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
Inamorato wrote:
The vocalist, Inara George, is the daughter of Lowell George (Little Feat).
Wow. I never woulda known that. Thanks!
Posted 16 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by coentje    [ Reply ]
iandberg wrote:
I heartily recommend the album. This track is one of the weaker ones in my opinion. "I'm A Broken Heart" is sublime, "I Hate Camera" and "My Fair Lady" are faves as well... oh, and "F*cking Boyfriend" is a funky understatement, luv it. I saw them live in L.A. - great stuff.
I uploaded "My Fair Lady" but it wasn't, uh, fully appreciated by the LRC voters. The vocalist, Inara George, is the daughter of Lowell George (Little Feat).
Posted 16 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
philbertr wrote:
We should be prepared--it is a real possibility. At a minimum, "preparation" means acknowledging the reality of that possibility and trying to understand the consequences.
Huh?!
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
...i was prepared for serenity three years ago, but come on browncoats, the series was cancelled, it's time to let go...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
jedley wrote:
hahahaaaha i was thinking 9-year-old beauty contestant in an Easter dress coyly batting her eyelashes but you hit the nail square on the head with teletubbies
yeah I feel nine again . a lovely feeling :-)
Posted 16 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
laprincessa wrote:
Go see them if you have the opportunity!
Ilike the tune and the title (for who cares) I hope this song leads into some interesting thoughts cuz it's not right now
Posted 16 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Go see them if you have the opportunity!
Posted 16 years ago by laprincessa    [ Reply ]
EssexTex wrote:
Hate is a strong word...but I hate this..that bit where she talks about atom bombs specially.
We should be prepared--it is a real possibility. At a minimum, "preparation" means acknowledging the reality of that possibility and trying to understand the consequences.
Posted 16 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
thewiseking wrote:
teletubbies music
hahahaaaha i was thinking 9-year-old beauty contestant in an Easter dress coyly batting her eyelashes but you hit the nail square on the head with teletubbies
Posted 16 years ago by jedley    [ Reply ]
OMG, I just saw them with Rilo Kiley and they were AMAZING! She is a cutie patootie, she had balloons she threw in the audience and a bubble machine on the stage. LOVE them.
Posted 16 years ago by laprincessa    [ Reply ]
blech.
Posted 16 years ago by Land_Shark    [ Reply ]
EssexTex wrote:
Hate is a strong word...but I hate this..that bit where she talks about atom bombs specially.
Love that part. This song is definitely a strange attraction for me.
Posted 16 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
thewiseking wrote:
teletubbies music
Teletubbies ... soooo misunderstood ... sigh.
Posted 16 years ago by Bad_Art    [ Reply ]
teletubbies music
Posted 16 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Hate is a strong word...but I hate this..that bit where she talks about atom bombs specially.
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Well, I think...OK forget it!
Posted 16 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
oooh, i like
Posted 16 years ago by TheFriendlyCat    [ Reply ]
iandberg wrote:
I heartily recommend the album. This track is one of the weaker ones in my opinion. "I'm A Broken Heart" is sublime, "I Hate Camera" and "My Fair Lady" are faves as well... oh, and "F*cking Boyfriend" is a funky understatement, luv it. I saw them live in L.A. - great stuff.
i agree with all of this! although i've never seen them. great album!
Posted 16 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Cruithne3753 wrote:
Might have been a bit obscure in my early posting, but Nag Nag Nag by Cabaret Voltaire.
The drum machine definitely sounds like that song. The rest is pretty different.
Posted 16 years ago by crinky    [ Reply ]
I heartily recommend the album. This track is one of the weaker ones in my opinion. "I'm A Broken Heart" is sublime, "I Hate Camera" and "My Fair Lady" are faves as well... oh, and "F*cking Boyfriend" is a funky understatement, luv it. I saw them live in L.A. - great stuff.
Posted 16 years ago by iandberg    [ Reply ]
Jamunca wrote:
I like the sound of a golf ball dropping into the cup. I also like this song. Make of that what you will.
Might have been a bit obscure in my early posting, but Nag Nag Nag by Cabaret Voltaire.
Posted 16 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
jazy510 wrote:
any other Flight of the Conchords fans here? anyone else hear that first opening phrase of this tune, and then used in the background throughout - isn't that the same rhythm used in the HBO show's opening piece?
I noticed that. Great show!
Posted 16 years ago by MattTM    [ Reply ]
I like the sound of a golf ball dropping into the cup. I also like this song. Make of that what you will.
Posted 16 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
any other Flight of the Conchords fans here? anyone else hear that first opening phrase of this tune, and then used in the background throughout - isn't that the same rhythm used in the HBO show's opening piece? i sure hear the same thing.. subscribe to their podcast here: (click here) love that show.. NZ rocks the party!
Posted 16 years ago by jazy510    [ Reply ]
Like the song, but I\'m feeling like I hear it maybe 3 choruses a day too often. There\'s lots of other great music waiting to get into the game, man.
Posted 16 years ago by littlerat    [ Reply ]
NeilBlanchard wrote:
Hello, This is too synthetic for me; boring, no heart. Neil
O.K. lol?
Posted 16 years ago by bcorcoran    [ Reply ]
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Ya nailed it. Good show.
Posted 16 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
Hello, This is too synthetic for me; boring, no heart. Neil
Posted 16 years ago by NeilBlanchard    [ Reply ]
not quite as sublime as Stereolab, airy like um... Air, in a good way. Man, so simple but boy it's good.
Posted 16 years ago by chiggins    [ Reply ]
The Excellent Bird and the Excellent Bee Serenity now.
Posted 16 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Posted 16 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
ranwulf wrote:
Sounds like the Cardigans. I like it though.
Yeah. What he said.
Posted 16 years ago by ProfessorFrink    [ Reply ]
really good production. sounds fantastic in headphones.
Posted 16 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
Sounds like the Cardigans. I like it though.
Posted 16 years ago by ranwulf    [ Reply ]
Inamorato wrote:
The album from which this comes, though, couldn't possibly be mistaken for The Innocence Mission, starting with the romantic overture, (effing) Boyfriend.
Yeah - that is definitely one thing I noticed as well. I prefer this .. T.I.M. is a bit too fragile for my tastes.
Posted 16 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
I get a riff borrowed from 'Green Dolphin Street'.... I like.....
Posted 16 years ago by roscoe    [ Reply ]
davin wrote:
sounds like the innocence mission with a lil bit of electronica
The album from which this comes, though, couldn't possibly be mistaken for The Innocence Mission, starting with the romantic overture, Will You Be My (effing) Boyfriend?
Posted 16 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
Nag nag nag...
Posted 16 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
smokinsean wrote:
wtf is that clicky open mouth chewing sound in the background of this one?...
Sounds like synth bottles....not sure why someone would use synth bottles, but.....
Posted 16 years ago by heyjoe3577    [ Reply ]
Hmmm...I had thought Zero 7 until I looked. As far as being prepared, yeah...they taught us all how to crouch under our desks in the event that Nikita pushed the button. Of course, SE Michigan would have been so vaporized it would have made little difference...better to get us all a round of cherry Cokes to celebrate our last moments!
Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
In case of emergency tune your radio to 510 or 1610 and listen for instructions. Remember! Preparedness is Being Prepared!
Posted 16 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
More_Cowbell wrote:
I'm Prepared for the next song
lol ^^
Posted 16 years ago by skorb    [ Reply ]
great track, i like it :)
Posted 16 years ago by skorb    [ Reply ]
XPN played these guys for an entire month non-stop. Again and Again. The kind of music you can have in the background while cleaning the house.
Posted 16 years ago by Dancing_banana    [ Reply ]
wtf is that clicky open mouth chewing sound in the background of this one?...
Posted 16 years ago by Sean-E-Sean    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Suzanne Vega meets Laurie Anderson?
Posted 16 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
I'm Prepared for the next song
Posted 16 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
from the same house as little feat
Posted 16 years ago by jpm9678    [ Reply ]
sounds like the innocence mission with a lil bit of electronica
Posted 16 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
Clean, clear, sweet and beautiful.
Posted 16 years ago by 2Hawks    [ Reply ]