It's no go the merrygoround, it's no go the rickshaw,
All we want is a limousine and a ticket for the peepshow.
Their knickers are made of crepe-de-chine, their shoes are made of python,
Their halls are lined with tiger rugs and their walls with heads of bison.
John MacDonald found a corpse, put it under the sofa,
Waited till it came to life and hit it with a poker,
Sold its eyes for souvenirs, sold its blood for whiskey,
Kept its bones for dumb-bells to use when he was fifty.
It's no go the Yogi Man, it's no go Blatavsky,
All we want is a bank balance and a bit of skirt in a taxi.
Annie MacDougall went to milk, caught her foot in the heather,
Woke to hear a dance record playing of Old Vienna.
It's no go your maidenheads, it's no go your culture,
All we want is a Dunlop tyre and the devil mend the puncture.
The Laird o' Phelps spent Hogmanay declaring he was sober,
Counted his feet to prove the fact and found he had one foot over.
Mrs Carmichael had her fifth, looked at the job with repulsion,
Said to the midwife 'Take it away; I'm through with overproduction'.
It's no go the gossip column, it's no go the Ceilidh,
All we want is a mother's help and a sugar-stick for the baby.
Willie Murray cut his thumb, couldn't count the damage,
Took the hide of an Ayrshire cow and used it for a bandage.
His brother caught three hundred cran when the seas were lavish,
Threw the bleeders back in the sea and went upon the parish.
It's no go the Herring Board, it's no go the Bible,
All we want is a packet of fags when our hands are idle.
It's no go the picture palace, it's no go the stadium,
It's no go the country cot with a pot of pink geraniums,
It's no go the Government grants, it's no go the elections,
Sit on your arse for fifty years and hang your hat on a pension.
It's no go my honey love, it's no go my poppet;
Work your hands from day to day, the winds will blow the profit.
The glass is falling hour by hour, the glass will fall for ever,
But if you break the bloody glass you won't hold up the weather.
― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 20 November 2003 22:45 (twenty years ago) link
seven years pass...
the bagpipe deserves more than this, so i am bumping with this info from the music nerd test thread
Over the weekend, I stayed at a campsite in Wisconsin. On Sunday morning, someone was walking around the campsite at like 8am playing the bagpipe. It was far away, and I could barely hear it, so it wasn't obnoxious or anything. Instead, it was really ~spooky~ and beautiful and I remembered how much I like the droney sound of the bagpipe. So today, with a little free time this morning, I wondered whether or not there is such a thing as experimental bagpipe music. You know, I like the sound of the instrument, but I want it to be less distracting/trad sounding.
I googled "avante garde bagpipe music" and the first result is http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3668768/A-haven-for-lovers-of-avant-garde-bagpipe-music.html
I think this means that I passed the test, but who knows. It was kind of disappointing because I can't say that I really found what I was looking for :-/
― Garyln (La Lechera), Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:47 AM (48 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― emil.y, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:51 AM (44 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I knew someone would come through for me! This is awesome. So massive! emil.y you are my people.
― Garyln (La Lechera), Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:55 AM (40 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― scott seward, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:56 AM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
yow wow that is so good too! so hypnotizing, totally spiritual! scott seward, i knew i could count on you.
― Garyln (La Lechera), Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:04 AM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Yeah, I was in HMV OxfordStreet lunchtime, and they were playing something vaguely hiphoppy bagpipey as well...
― Mark G, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:10 AM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i have added both of these songs to my personal library. if i ever have to explain why i love ilx, i will cite this thread.
― Garyln (La Lechera), Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:13 AM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Yeah, that Rufus Harley is great. Excellent find.
― emil.y, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:16 AM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshi_Wada
― http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WhiteAmericanFolks.jpg (nakhchivan), Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:17 AM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Look, it's A Love Supreme!!
― Garyln (La Lechera), Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:20 AM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
There's also this: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Inside+Ov+A+Coffin%2C+The?anv=Inside+Ov+A+Rough+Trade+Shop%2C+The&filter_anv=1
But I doubt it'll be available for online listening.
― emil.y, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:20 AM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Ok, Yoshi Wada is exactly what I was looking for -- thanking u !!
Is there a lot of this stuff and I just didn't know about it? It's such an awesome instrument.
― Garyln (La Lechera), Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:23 AM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
This is traditional, but different than the usual.
Oh, I was thinking Yoshi Wada, but I thought he only did stuff that sounds like bagpipe, and so, didn't count.
― Daddy Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (_Rudipherous_), Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:32 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
― Garyln (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
seven months pass...
four years pass...
one year passes...