@peacefrog   We are pretty much locked down in Canada now and our grocery stores are limiting sales of bread and other basics and opening for less hours so they can restock their shelves. They are letting us oldies in an hour earlier and by ourselves so we can avoid the crowds. I stay home myself and sing “It’s the end the world as we know it” t…[Read more]

Hi @peacefrog – apologies for delay in responding!

Loved the Charlie Brown / Pink Floyd mashup!
Before I heard it I was wondering “oh my god, the characters sung this??!?” which led to thoughts of the Langley Project! And then I thought “actually that’d fit with Floyd in terms of Another Brick in the Wall!

I’m sure someone’s done it – but I must…[Read more]

This is going to be a long post as I have only just caught up with the new Sofa thread and there is much to comment on. (I have been making notes as I read through.)

@phaseshift, Sorry to hear about the health problems. Hope you will soon be fully recovered. Good to have you back on the forum.

@rob Hi. Good to have you back.

@peacefrog Welcome.…[Read more]

@peacefrog – indeed, if I hadn’t found the Florian one I was planning on that ol’ Auton fallback Showroom Dummies and say “well, the Doctor did mention them!”
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he he @peacefrog – I have my bonkers theory and will flog it till it stops moving!

Then i’ll kick it and cry “see – it’s still alive!”

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But you’ve got me on that Kraftwerk track – I can’t make it fit with the series or episodes (I should think harder I know!). I’m sure it will be a face-palm moment!

But yes, I guess I’m hoping at least one…[Read more]

ha ha @peacefrog – I love a lyric that is completely exposition!
Though I think I’m more of a Swamp Thing person myself (though not as cerebral!).

Weirdly I don’t think I’ve ever seen the video for Hit.
Which makes me think just how did I ever hear those Sugarcubes songs??!?

I guess I must’ve bought them or had someone make a mixtape for me.
Its…[Read more]

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Ooh never even heard of the Toadies before! Thanks for that!
And always love a bit of Bjork – even when I don’t like some of her music, I love that she writes it! Always pushing herself. Wonderful. (and always brings back watching a bonkers interview she did when in the Sugarcubes talking about a TV… When she says “city” I fell in l…[Read more]

@peacefrog – not heard Wildflowers (Tom Petty) before; its rather pretty and it oddly sounds familiar, so I wonder if its a traditional melody..? (I won’t invoke @thane16 ‘s or @arbutus ‘ and others’ insanely hooge knowledge of earlier music – its not just SNL skits! ;¬) )
btw I agree that only fans of Pearl Jam knew they were on the Neil You…[Read more]

@peacefrog    I didn’t know that was Pearl Jam. Cool! And Tom Petty, so beloved and so missed.

@Whisht    Whenever I hear the “one tonne” joke, I think of this old SNL bit. For some reason, it has stayed with me when better (probably) bits have vanished in the mists of time. Guantanamera!

@arbutus – I was trying to find some Chinese/Scottish mashup and wasn’t able to!
But thanks for the Gung Haggis Fat Choy link – they have haggis wonton (and no, its not one tonne of haggis!). They even manage to have dim sum turnip!
And there was I thinking there was no way to mix haggis and Chinese food!
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@peacefrog – thanks for the Deep Pu…[Read more]

@PeaceFrog

The Wall of Voodoo video stirred an atavistic memory, and I’ve only just realised what it was.

And I apologise in advance

So, I’ve managed to slog my way through a lot of backlog of music (though not the most recent ones)!

@Arbutus – awww Ella – smoky precision. And yes, I’m overly happy with that description. What tone.
@Craig – Maps is a great song; LOVED Mura Masa (reminded me of Sleaford Mods!).
@Phaseshift – that is an amazing mashup! I loved the Slayer one t…[Read more]

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In one, it’s that whilst people love a swagger & enjoy the “going nuts,” part, they don’t like a swagger to stay one. It has to have more than “nuts” & swagger. A good album, but not a great album?

Old Syzygy.

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Watching the Orange Aberration droning about his devotion to the environment at Davos whilst knowing how his administration (if it can be dignified with that term) has gutted the departments and legislative measures set in place to protect the health of the environment in the USA, that Tom Lehrer song was what came immediately to mind 🙁

@peacefrog   I hadn’t heard about David Olney. Heartbreaking.

I love The Band, have posted them on here before. In amongst all the perfect bits, I’m a big fan of Garth Hudson’s organ playing.

Also, nice little Talking Orange Heads mashup.  🙂

Wow, I can’t keep up with all the excitement around here! So much fabulous stuff. My American-born husband introduced me to Tom Lehrer many years ago. My father-in-law is tone-deaf and has little interest in music, but as a Harvard-educated liberal, he greatly approved of Lehrer, and those songs were basically my husband’s nursery rhymes. I, of…[Read more]

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Thanks for that; it certainly succeeded in raising a smile, although it also has the disconcerting effect of assembling the word salad into something which seems to make sense.  Normally just the sound of *that* voice brings me out in a rash, and any attempt to parse what he says gives me a headache!

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@whisht

I’ve managed to wrest the Forum from The Younger who’s in argument mode. Awesome, I second @arbutus, the  Kraftwerk connection is solid & you’ve sold me. Brilliant.

I loved this episode too. It has a ….different focus than previous episodes. To me, at least.

Also @arbutus thank you for the lovely Lau. It’s inspirational & the be…[Read more]

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Did someone mention Thin White Duke? This is mum’s favourite -amongst (or ‘among’ we need a @pedant when we NEED one!) or one of her favourites!

But I’m not sure which is best…..

Syxygy the young one

he he yes @peacefrog – that’s kinda’ve a classic!

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Here’s one (similar era) for the Fourth Doctor’s Birthday.

Happy birthday Tom