The Cellar - good music on youtube

That's Jarvis Cocker. He doesn't sound so much like Bowie to me - especially in that song the accent is completely different - you can hear the London intonation very strongly in Bowie whereas Cocker has a more flattened Sheffield sound - the rhythm of speech is different too, which I think feeds through into the way the lyrics are written.

No doubt very influenced by Bowie though.

I think this one is more like Bowie:

Griff

04-21-2018 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC (Post 1006610)

The 'Candy' thread sent me off on a trip down memory lane and I landed on Pulp's 'Common People'.

I'mma post the audio with lyrics, even though the performance is a huge part of the appeal - because I suspect there may be bits that would not make sense to an American ear without the words on screen. No need to embiggen - they have helpfully made the text large enough to view in thread :)

Lil Griff played this back to back with Jackson / Shatner on her show last week.

Undertoad

04-21-2018 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff (Post 1007288)

Lil Griff played this back to back with Jackson / Shatner on her show last week.

Motherfuckin' Joe Jackson. And the great Ben Folds for eff's sake! Give her a high five for me.

DanaC

04-21-2018 09:30 AM

Lil Griff has excellent taste.

Some of Cocker's solo work is really good too.

Nsfw

I'm not sure whether US and British use of this word differs or not - I know it's a much more commonly used word here ... but not sure if the meaning is slightly different. Just in case - in Brit use the word cunt as an insult (either a very serious insult, or an affectionate friendly insult between mates) is used for men as much as it is used for women.

Undertoad

04-21-2018 01:56 PM

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Brit use the word cunt as an insult (either a very serious insult, or an affectionate friendly insult between mates) is used for men as much as it is used for women.

DanaC

04-21-2018 03:03 PM

A hilarious pair of cunts.

lumberjim

04-24-2018 12:41 PM

Amanda got me into Idol early this year. I've never watched it in previous years because every time I saw it on, they were doing songs I didn't know, and I didn't care about the contestants. This year, there are a couple I actually like. Knowing the back story and seeing the auditions is key.....

anyway. this chick is my favorite. I don't think she will win,. ,but she's got a really groovy voice, and picks good songs.

Maddie Poppe.

DanaC

04-24-2018 02:08 PM

Oh she's great!

Doesn't matter of she wins or not - no way she ends this competition without offers of a next step

xoxoxoBruce

05-02-2018 11:14 AM

Believe me, this kid is going places... ;)