tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post6445717033879330066..comments2023-10-31T04:55:56.259-05:00Comments on The Architectural Dance Society: just like the time before and the time before that?2fshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post-35418457444146502672007-01-24T09:01:00.000-06:002007-01-24T09:01:00.000-06:00S-villain: Funny you should mention Tom Lehrer - s...S-villain: Funny you should mention Tom Lehrer - some of his stuff was just playing in my car yesterday. You are correct about his use of enjambment, by the way...2fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post-35994775437425514722007-01-23T17:40:00.000-06:002007-01-23T17:40:00.000-06:00"Amy"? But I see where that links to...and I've se..."Amy"? But I see where that links to...and I've seen pictures, and I'm just not so sure you'd look that hot in a skirt. Maybe I'm wrong. Send photos...<br /><br />Flasshe: Well, the difference there is that I first heard the song live, solo acoustic, with Coulton as the opener for one of John Hodgman's readings. In that setting, it's fairly apparent that the lyrics are the thing. But also, of course, another way an artist can draw attention to lyrics is by making them fucking hilarious.<br /><br />S-V: Arrrgh, one o' them bastard "tags" eh? I'll get to it. Just don't expect to use that newfangled meaning of "meme" to refer to it, 'kay?2fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post-51505906789366279522007-01-23T16:23:00.000-06:002007-01-23T16:23:00.000-06:00How long did it take the lyrics of Skullcrusher Mo...How long did it take the lyrics of <i>Skullcrusher Mountain</i> to register with you? Hmmm, it strikes me that one more or less fits the three act narrative model. Well, except that there's no real reversal or resolution in the third act.<br /><br />prgivly! prgivly!flasshehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995172338556725784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post-67421282516189723942007-01-23T05:42:00.000-06:002007-01-23T05:42:00.000-06:00The first name that comes to mind for enjambment i...The first name that comes to mind for enjambment is Tom Lehrer. He frequently broke individual words across structural boundaries in the song. <a href="http://www.summervillain.com/blurgh/content/2007/01/tag-im-it/">tag</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post-48266874830817211282007-01-22T14:26:00.000-06:002007-01-22T14:26:00.000-06:00man, i love "uncle john's band". that's one of th...man, i love "uncle john's band". that's one of the greatest songs ever. i also think that robert hunter is a kickass lyricist, and probably not as associative and non-linear as he claims to be. i always thought it was a pretty straightforward song about screwing around in a hippie rock and roll band with everybody else in your society is off to war in one way or another. sort of like "lather" by the airplane, only not quite so explicit.Spring Chicken 2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/08916415739735573747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post-36696774726327223382007-01-22T00:28:00.000-06:002007-01-22T00:28:00.000-06:00Wow, I click on your link from CC and lo and behol...Wow, I click on your link from CC and lo and behold, you're talking about one of my favorite bands in the whole world! And David Byrne, too! It must be fate. Heh.Nyssa23https://www.blogger.com/profile/14750797574129667078noreply@blogger.com