He'll build a glass asylum
With just a hint of mayhem
He'll build a better whirlpool
We'll be living from sin, then we can really begin
Please savior, saviour, show us
Hear me, I'm graphically yours
Someone to claim us, someone to follow
Someone to shame us, some brave Apollo
Someone to fool us, someone like you
We want you Big Brother
Song: Big Brother. Album: Diamond Dogs (1974)
Why this song?
Given what's going in over the last few years, you have to ask?
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Why? Because I feel like it. So here goes...
It's on America's tortured brow
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
And now the workers have struck for fame
'Cause Lennon's on sale again
See the mice in their million hordes
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
To my…
The World's Fair has a post up asking the ScienceBloggers the following question:
If you make a music mix that is a reflection of your informative years, what would those dozen or so songs be, and maybe more interesting, why? You don't have to be proud of the song choices - they're not necessarily…
Since half the blogs on the net seem to be making lists of their favorite movie quotes, I thought I'd add some of mine. Some movies are just goldmines of great lines - Caddyshack, almost any Kevin Smith movie, Bull Durham. Herewith some of my absolute favorites, without the title of the movie so…
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike." -Alexander Pope
As you know, last weekend I was on vacation at a certain music festival, and of course, a good time…
I only have DB, and DD in particular, on vinyl LP, and for the last few months have been thinking about getting CDs for all my old Bowie albums.
Now you've done it! I don't need any reminders of what it sounds like, I know, but dang! I love that album. I also like Scary Monsters.
I had a most unexpected surprise for Christmas this year: My wife got me a new turntable so I could actually play the hundreds of vinyl albums I've kept around since the 70's and 80's. My eight-yr-old is getting a kick out of listening to Daddy's music.
This ain't rock and roll...this is genocide!