I love my mother
I love my father
I love my sisters too
I bought this guitar
To pledge my love
To pledge my love to you
I am a rock
Bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
I saw a gold ring
At the bottom of the river
Glinting
At my foolish heart
Oh my foolish heart
Had to go diving
Diving diving
Into the murk
And from the bottom of the river
I looked up for the sun
Which had shattered in the water
And the pieces were raining down
Like gold rings
That passed through my hands
As I thrashed and grabbed
I started rising rising
I left my mother
I left my father
I left my sisters too
Left them standing on the banks
And they pulled me out
Of this mighty mighty river
I am a rock
Bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
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courtesy of Spin:
top 10 of the last 20 years
1. "OK Computer," Radiohead
2. "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back," Public Enemy
3. "Nevermind," Nirvana
4. "Slanted and Enchanted," Pavement
5. "The Queen Is Dead," Smiths
6. "Surfer Rosa," PIxies
7. "3 Feet High and Rising," De La Soul
8. "Sign 'O' the Times," Prince
9. "Rid of Me," PJ Harvey
10. "Straight Outta Compton," N.W.A
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so there hasn't been a better album in eight years? sounds kinda biased to me.
sounds like a bunch of reject college radio djs from tulane circa 1988-1992 got together to made a list of the albums they jerked each other off to
and then they added radiohead to get some credibility, nwa to get some street cred, and pj harvey to get some pussy--and we all know they only actually listened to R.E.M.
I love my father
I love my sisters too
I bought this guitar
To pledge my love
To pledge my love to you
I am a rock
Bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
I saw a gold ring
At the bottom of the river
Glinting
At my foolish heart
Oh my foolish heart
Had to go diving
Diving diving
Into the murk
And from the bottom of the river
I looked up for the sun
Which had shattered in the water
And the pieces were raining down
Like gold rings
That passed through my hands
As I thrashed and grabbed
I started rising rising
I left my mother
I left my father
I left my sisters too
Left them standing on the banks
And they pulled me out
Of this mighty mighty river
I am a rock
Bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
---
courtesy of Spin:
top 10 of the last 20 years
1. "OK Computer," Radiohead
2. "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back," Public Enemy
3. "Nevermind," Nirvana
4. "Slanted and Enchanted," Pavement
5. "The Queen Is Dead," Smiths
6. "Surfer Rosa," PIxies
7. "3 Feet High and Rising," De La Soul
8. "Sign 'O' the Times," Prince
9. "Rid of Me," PJ Harvey
10. "Straight Outta Compton," N.W.A
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so there hasn't been a better album in eight years? sounds kinda biased to me.
sounds like a bunch of reject college radio djs from tulane circa 1988-1992 got together to made a list of the albums they jerked each other off to
and then they added radiohead to get some credibility, nwa to get some street cred, and pj harvey to get some pussy--and we all know they only actually listened to R.E.M.
Anyway, Bloc Party rocked. I don't mean to downplay it at all. And what a fucking RAD coincidence that you were sitting next to me. Weirdness! But coolness. Whats the next big show for you? I think we talked a little about being disappointed about the summer lineup. But if you and I keep each other tuned in, i'm sure that we can find some decent shows in Philly. Deal?