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SteelBlue · 12-09-2006, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Tea and coffee and tobacco they despise,
Drink no liquor, and they eat
But a very little meat;
They are seeking to be great and good and wise.

I have to laugh everytime we sing this song in church. It's just awful. And the line about "very little meat" is hilarious. Eliza Snow would roll over in her grave if she saw the amount of tri-tip at our ward's summer BBQ or at the amount of Ham we're going to consume at tonight's ward Christmas party.

Surfah · 12-09-2006, 06:18 PM

Si El Norte Fuera El Sur - Ricardo Arjona

Parrot Head · 12-09-2006, 06:39 PM

How about "Downtown"?

BarbaraGordon · 12-09-2006, 06:45 PM

Ick!

I was actually thinking of mentioning Downtown, but not that version.

who IS that girl?
And what did she do with Petula Clark???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GVE7...elated&search=

(I have a feeling I'm not going to win this one on a board with a bunch of guys.)

Parrot Head · 12-09-2006, 06:50 PM

It's Emma Bunton -- wasn't she a Spice Girl? Dirty Spice or Nasty Spice or Self-pleasuring Spice maybe?

BarbaraGordon · 12-09-2006, 06:55 PM

Trashy Spice?

And why do I get the feeling she's not singing about a geographic location?

She's so subtle, though, it's hard to tell...

il Padrino Ute · 12-09-2006, 07:01 PM

I don't like either version of the song. Blech!

ute4ever · 12-09-2006, 07:33 PM

Werewolf in London

I think that's what it is called

il Padrino Ute · 12-09-2006, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ute4ever

Werewolf in London

I think that's what it is called

Werewolves of London. Warren Zevon. Fun song.

YOhio · 12-10-2006, 02:05 AM

Great topic Lisa. I've thought of quite a few more since you originally brought it up.

Ben Folds has Adelaide, Kalamazoo, Jesusland (about Jesus walking through Red-state urban sprawl), and Rockin' the Suburbs (about the children of Red-state urban sprawlers). All of these songs are excellent, but Jesusland is a touch sanctimonious.

Weird Al has the songs Albequerque and Amish Paradise.

Somebody mentioned the Weezer song Beverly Hills, but my favorite Weezer "place" song is In the Garage.

Johnny Cash fans will like I've Been Everywhere, Singing in Vietnam Talkin' Blues, Banks of the Ohio, and the aforementioned Fulsom Prison Blues.

Dwight Yoakam has some good ones. His classic Streets of Bakersfield is a fantastic song. He also has Population Me, A Thousand Miles from Nowhere, I Sang Dixie, and a great cover of T for Texas.

Hank Williams Jr. has a lot of good Southern songs. I really like If Heaven ain't a Lot Like Dixie.

I also like the Peter Gabriel song Solsbury Hill, but I don't know where that is. I'm assuming it's a place.

Empire State by Guster is really good.

If the Abyss counts as a place, Slayers' Seasons in the Abyss would get the Death Metal nod for best song about a place.

12-09-2006, 06:18 PM	#2
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	Si El Norte Fuera El Sur - Ricardo Arjona __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

12-09-2006, 06:39 PM	#3
Parrot Head Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 763	How about "Downtown"? __________________ Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. - Bronco, when asked how to describe PH

12-09-2006, 06:45 PM	#4
BarbaraGordon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gotham City Posts: 7,157	Ick! I was actually thinking of mentioning Downtown, but not that version. who IS that girl? And what did she do with Petula Clark??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GVE7...elated&search= (I have a feeling I'm not going to win this one on a board with a bunch of guys.) Last edited by BarbaraGordon; 12-09-2006 at 06:49 PM. Reason: add url

12-09-2006, 06:50 PM	#5
Parrot Head Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 763	It's Emma Bunton -- wasn't she a Spice Girl? Dirty Spice or Nasty Spice or Self-pleasuring Spice maybe? __________________ Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. - Bronco, when asked how to describe PH

12-09-2006, 07:01 PM	#7
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	I don't like either version of the song. Blech! __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

12-09-2006, 06:55 PM	#6
BarbaraGordon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gotham City Posts: 7,157	Trashy Spice? And why do I get the feeling she's not singing about a geographic location? She's so subtle, though, it's hard to tell...

12-09-2006, 07:33 PM	#8
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	Werewolf in London I think that's what it is called

12-10-2006, 02:05 AM	#10
YOhio AKA SeattleNewt Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,055	Great topic Lisa. I've thought of quite a few more since you originally brought it up. Ben Folds has Adelaide, Kalamazoo, Jesusland (about Jesus walking through Red-state urban sprawl), and Rockin' the Suburbs (about the children of Red-state urban sprawlers). All of these songs are excellent, but Jesusland is a touch sanctimonious. Weird Al has the songs Albequerque and Amish Paradise. Somebody mentioned the Weezer song Beverly Hills, but my favorite Weezer "place" song is In the Garage. Johnny Cash fans will like I've Been Everywhere, Singing in Vietnam Talkin' Blues, Banks of the Ohio, and the aforementioned Fulsom Prison Blues. Dwight Yoakam has some good ones. His classic Streets of Bakersfield is a fantastic song. He also has Population Me, A Thousand Miles from Nowhere, I Sang Dixie, and a great cover of T for Texas. Hank Williams Jr. has a lot of good Southern songs. I really like If Heaven ain't a Lot Like Dixie. I also like the Peter Gabriel song Solsbury Hill, but I don't know where that is. I'm assuming it's a place. Empire State by Guster is really good. If the Abyss counts as a place, Slayers' Seasons in the Abyss would get the Death Metal nod for best song about a place.