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I needed some tunes that would relax me when I was anxious... So I decided to listen to Belle and Sebastian. :) 

 

 

 

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Also, this. I identify with Anthony... Bet I’m not the only one.

 

 

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Anthony, bullied at school
Get your own back, now you are cool
Or are you scared?
Bunking off though you're a toff
It's all gone wrong again, you've got double maths
And the teacher's got no control so
The boys will run riot, you will stay quiet
Or you will die
Tony at the back of the gym
Smoke another one, your chances are slim
Cause here they come again
And they got you on the ground
Tasting blood again, at least it's your own
When will you realize that it never pays
To be smarter than teachers
Smarter than most boys?
Shut your mouth, start kicking the football
Bang on the teeth, you're off for a week boy
You may as well take it in the guts, it can't get worse
Take it in the guts, it can't get worse than this
You'll soon be old enough to leave them
And without a notion of a care
You'll lift two fingers in the air to linger there
Tony, you're a bit of a mess
Melted Toblerone under your dress
And if the boys could see you they would pass you right bye
Blue mascara running over your eye
When will you realize that it never pays
To be smarter than teachers
Smarter than most boys?
Shut your mouth, start kicking the football
Bang on the teeth, you're off for a week boy
They call you Lord Anthony
But hey, it could be worse than
Lord Anthony, but hey, it could be worse than
Lord Anthony, but hey, it kind of suits you anyway
You'll soon be old enough to leave them
And without a notion of a care
You'll lift two fingers in the air to linger there
 

 

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Sorry for the string of Oscar Stembridge videos, but he seems to be the most active of my "followed members" on YT. Haven't heard much from Declan Galbraith, Omar, or anyone else recently. Maybe I need to check my notification settings.  :unsure2:

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22 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

 

Thanks for making me dance in my chair. I remember my party days fondly. LOL

 

I thought you'd like that one. :D

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I've been on a folk/indie kick for a while.  Like, uh, years.
 

 

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18 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Irish folk music is a favorite of mine.  :)

 

Continuing the theme of Irish love songs, this one, sung (and composed) by Enniskillen native Neil Hannon, is one of my favourites from recent times. Part of what I like about it is the image of the song writer (poet?) sitting alone in his bedroom trying to write a love song, while his school friends are actually out there in the real world doing something about it (even if sometimes not very successfully). :)

 

 

 

Pale, pubescent beasts

roam through the streets
and coffee-shops.
Their prey gather in herds

in stiff knee-length skirts

and white ankle-socks.


But while they search for a mate

my type hibernate
in bedrooms above
composing their songs of love.

Young, uniform minds

in uniform lines
and uniform ties
run round with trousers on fire

and signs of desire

they cannot disguise.


While I try to find words

as light as the birds
that circle above
to put in my songs of love...

 

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This one gives me chills.  I've heard it so many times now, but, damn.

 

 

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This song has such a full an encompassing sound. One of the most perfectly mixed and produced songs I know of.

 

 

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So, I was watching a Reddit compilation video on YouTube. Can't remember which one (there's so many), but it had to do with r/entitledparents. Basically, a family with kids goes into a restaurant after 9pm, when the kitchen closes. A sign was clearly posted out front, advertising a live band, and this was the song that triggered the EPs to cause a scene. :lol:

 

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Something Sexy This Way Comes . . .

 

 

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If you were to ask me to pick a favourite Leonard Cohen song I don't think I would be able to....

 

 

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I really must have a look at your Storms story, @Thorn Wilde... :) 

 

... if only because every time I see the quote in the link to it in your signature graphic ("I had never truly dreaded going to school before. I did now, especially on Mondays") I am put in mind of this classic.

 

 

 

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If you like bluegrass (it's newer stuff, clean and pretty sound) at all then listen to this one.

 

 

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Slightly off topic (but when am I not?):

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I think Charlie and Violet might be listening to the Pet Shop Boys. Bright happy music with sombre lyrics. Kind of a joke on all the people who dance to the beat, but don’t pay attention to what’s actually being sung…  ;–)

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23 hours ago, Marty said:

I really must have a look at your Storms story, @Thorn Wilde... :) 

 

... if only because every time I see the quote in the link to it in your signature graphic ("I had never truly dreaded going to school before. I did now, especially on Mondays") I am put in mind of this classic.

 

 

 

Well, my story's Monday hating has a different reason and outcome, but I'd be honoured in you read my story nonetheless. :) 

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Another one by Jack Vidgen. I watched an old interview a few days ago. He explained that he wrote the song himself....for his Mum.   :heart:

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