ParlourMan Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I've no quibbles with it, Nick, Everything I've ever written has been bits and bobs I've borrowed from someone who'd borrowed them from somebody else who probably borrowed them too. We could probably argue it down to less than a hundred songs, even at a hundred songs we'd probably have a lot of idea overlapping. There's no shame in it... anything truly original nowadays would probably be atonal and rather awkward to listen to, the realm of western music has certainly been thoroughly investigated in the last hundred years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 " the progression in the base notes is similar." I must look into this - . . . . . . . By the way, once saw a clip of Brooker in front of an interviewer who said something a'la : How was it to have Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Star liking Whiter Shade of Pale ? – to which clever Gary slightly smilingly responded : It seems more or less everyone liked A Whiter Shade of Pale. I certainly did, , , and still do with the right gaps in between. But what I always thought is that there was an echo heard in Je t'aime (Birkin/Gainsbourg) from 2 years later. Did you American ever get to hear that monster and monstrous hit single ? Just curious. . .. And a detail - Did you folks know there were 2 extra verses to W S of P. She said I'm home on shore leave though in truth we were at sea so I took her by the looking glass and forced her to agree saying You must be the mermaid who took Neptune for a ride But she smiled at me so sadly that my anger straight way died If music be the food of love then laughter is its queen and like wise if behind is in front then dirt in truth is clean My mouth by then like cardboard seemed to slip straight through my head So we crash-dived straight way quickly and attacked the ocean bed Not the best lyrics from mister K. Reid - in fact one step down from the remaining half - but okay. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunburst PB Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 All I can say is that is beautiful. Great picking, both you and your wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 But what I always thought is that there was an echo heard in Je t'aime (Birkin/Gainsbourg) from 2 years later. Did you American ever get to hear that monster and monstrous hit single ? Just curious. . .. I remember it, but it wasn't a particularly memorable song. I think it did OK here, although to was considered too "sexually explicit" to be played in a lot of places. It was sort of a silly, pretentious song at a time when many people of my generation were in the streets protesting the Vietnam war. Our anthem at that time was more likely to be Stephen Stills' "For What It's Worth". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I remember it, but it wasn't a particularly memorable song. I think it did OK here, although to was considered too "sexually explicit" to be played in a lot of places. It was sort of a silly, pretentious song at a time when many people of my generation were in the streets protesting the Vietnam war. Our anthem at that time was more likely to be Stephen Stills' "For What It's Worth". Okay, so it reached over the Atlantic. Interesting to find out after all these years. You know I'm a 2 sides of the coin man and I dig both veins, , , and see them closely related, if not directly in connection. This era was about new frontiers in many respects and the, , , let's call it sexual liberation was everywhere. When had you heard a woman 'express herself' ; ) like this before. Nowhere ! And I don't claim this because tiny E-minor7 was too young to know. I was at the time yes - the bigger boys invited us kids up for a listen before their parents came home from work and we were flappergasted – but seen in the rear-mirror from a grown age, this was as ground-breaking as Jimi's guitar or Still's and all the others increasing political awareness. It was all arms of the same star leading to the same center. The battle-lines bein' drawn, as Stills pronounced it - (incomprehensible for young people today) - were as drastic as they were necessary and created canyons between young and old back then. Poor mom and dad, granddad and granny - it took a lifetime to bridge the parts back together. Graham Nash understood the dilemma and wrote the big song about seeing things from 2 viewpoints - a strike of genius and timeless wisdom right there on the second album. But no matter how hard the lines, it must be realized that almost everyone gained from the salto in the years to come and still do to this day - I might take a dose of flak for this. Of course a lot of loses were counted too. It was a circus beyond imagination and all came with a huuuuge price. You were in the middle of it Nick - with the right age. Hey look at the cover for Two Virgins (to keep in touch with the thread) – isn't that the serious pendant to the ooozing Jane/Serge scene we're talking about .. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 [ But no matter how hard the lines, it must be realized that almost everyone gained from the salto in the years to come and still do to this day - I might take a dose of flak for this. Of course a lot of loses were counted too. It was a circus beyond imagination and all came with a huuuuge price. You were in the middle of it Nick - with the right age. Ah, but I was so much older then....... I'm younger than that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Ah, but I was so much older then....... I'm younger than that now. Haha – Good to know, , , and the grocery/magazine-incedent from the Rolling thread shows it. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .Jane and Serge your way then - , , , and a pair of yellow shoes . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Got back from vacation this mornign and finally had a chance to have a listen. Sounds great Bobby, I hear a lot of my Bird TV in there. You get a really lovelly tone from yourse fingerpicked. Im just a pickin' beginner and find the Bird to be the hardest to get a strong tone out of so far, compared to the SJ or J-150. Maybe because you have to dig in a bit and work with the 'glaze', but clearly from your playing the pickin' tone is wonderful when done by a professional ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restringing Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Your Bird flew high and graceful today. Looking forward for the addition of your wife's uke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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