@Arbutus – great lyrical match for that track by Mimic!

Not come across them before but a great match for Martha:

“They were right when they said
We were breathing underwater
Out of place all the time
In a world that wasn’t mine to take

I’ll wait
Is this my life?
Am I breathing underwater?”

(phew – a new page – that last one was getting…[Read more]

btw – @fatmaninabox – not sure about anyone else but I was ‘air drumming’ furiously during Dead Souls. As Arbutus said – wakes you up!

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ha ha – don’t worry @Arbutus or @Purofilion – this thread has been idle for weeks while the show is on, so reports of its death are exaggerated!
(tbh I was only having a giggle at the expense of Eno! 🙂 ).

And I agree – its great when people start posting things you haven’t come across before or for a long time!

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Well, there’s been a load of great wants and wishes for the New Doctor over on that thread.

Someone slightly darker, slightly edgier, similar to what he was before, alien yet human(istic).

Obviously(?!) what sprang to mind was John Peel’s quote “always different, always the same”.

So, I give you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXj-PrWmYqw

[blimey – if that Eno piece can stop a thread in its tracks, what will it do to kids??]

[ahem]

ha ha @jimthefish – yeah, that film screams “quality”!

I guess…..

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Hi @jimthefish – not to disinter a now dead conversation from the crypt…. but I wonder if your memory is of Ian Ogilvy rather than David McCallum…?

Came across Matthew Sweet talking about Amicus films on the radio and they mention this – “… and now the screaming starts!”

AAAAAaaaaiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8¬0

btw, for some perhaps, the fact that the Pit is in Hob’s/ Hobb’s Lane may add to the sense of eeriness and set the scene alongside the music.

The fact that the camera lingered there at the beginning, had the double signage showing how old the lane was and the word “hob” that I dimly knew to something about the sprites/ devil etc.

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‘Morning’ Purofilion – glad you like dthe Yma (though you didn’t actually say you liked her…. hmmm…)

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I’ve heard about classical music being used to calm kids down/ increase their intellect(??) so how about playing this tomorrow?

I mean, it is Thursday tomorrow isn’t it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyby3Pidtg4

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he he – you’re right @Arbutus, but then again 4 is a one-of-a-kind Doctor.

I mean if he’s ‘your’ Doctor, then quite frankly he can trump all theories!

Baker’s mine as well, though I like Tennant and Smith, but can’t tell if I remember Pertwee properly. (can anyone remember things when you’re only 3 1/2?)

he he – morning @Arbutus!

Glad you liked Yma! I couldn’t resist putting quite a few links in that post, as I was scouring around for appropriate examples (something with enough of her vocal range!).

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ah @fatmaninabox – Incas!! Wonderful! Its hard not to listen to that and smile even if due to over-familiarity but it is great!

And it reminded me of something… a bit bonkers.

This is Yma Sumac and the myth around her is probably more interesting than any ‘truth’.
Becoming famous in America from the 40’s through the 50’s, was she an Incan…[Read more]

Hi @shultze101 – welcome and what a marvellous first post!

Really interesting that you liked Ten as your “My Doctor” even though you loved Nine.

A long while back, some of the Mods (was it @Phaseshift ?) and @Craig wondered how a Poll might help or hinder this Forum. Basically thoughtful long-form posts (like yours) are what makes this place…[Read more]

aw @scouttheairedale – of course I remember you! How could I forget??!?

Really sorry to hear about your brother.

I’ll take a look at the stars tonight and think about you and your brother.
Maybe Mum will tell you how looking at the stars can be a good way to find some quiet and remember loved ones.

Like the fatman – sending you all big hugs…[Read more]

Pete Seeger passed away today, aged 94.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivshYkrNWrg

@Purofilion – ah, don’t you worry about me, I’m very content, but thanks for the kind words.

Nah, I’m just a big romantic softy and that’s just an exquisite love song (though lyrically its not necessarily a lover’s song, but equally appropriate for a parent or sibling).

and I’ll forgo anything “bonkers” tonight as we have the purity of Arbutus’…[Read more]

ahhh, @Arbutus – that’s lovely – I love polyphony (but know little about it).

Will have to try listening without it ‘just’ being on while I’m reading. Makes me want to dive into whatever I’ve got on my hard drive (I used to have more on tape but that’s long gone so… erm….. just got The Sixteen – guessing you’ve heard of them. Just before bed…[Read more]

neckties?

All I’m saying is that I called bootlace ties ages ago (maybe on the Guardian though) and then someone goes and finds this.

ooh @Arbutus – I’d definitely rate Elbow over Coldplay. You can start anywhere really (perhaps here but not necessarily), its all pretty good. Puncture repair is just more tender than most.

This track was played at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. Although the lyrics were obviously written before, and for something/ someone else,…[Read more]

@fatmaninabox – yeah, I know, I must’ve been thinking of you when I put in the link!

That Bohemian Rhapsody is awesome – thank you

(but will I be dreaming of mahna manama..? ah wel, could be worse things!)