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By
Semillama on Sunday, August 15, 1999 - 01:42 pm:

    So, picking up on an idea that Swine floated a couple weeks back, anyone be interested in exchanging mix tapes around here?

    I thought one interesting theme to an intitial tape exchange would be a tape of music by bands that the exchanger is fairly sure the other person(s) haven't heard of.

    if any one is intereested, post here or email me.


By Agatha on Sunday, August 15, 1999 - 02:15 pm:

    memememe.


By Swine on Sunday, August 15, 1999 - 02:52 pm:

    funny, i'm making one right now.

    mostly a NYC-based hip hop/jazz/funk/spoken word fusion kinda thing with lots of fwip-chicka-wah-wah.

    i love getting music in the p.o. box.

    beats the hell out of overdue bills and governmental hate mail.


By Margret on Sunday, August 15, 1999 - 04:50 pm:

    i'll do it, but i'm not promising the "never heard of" thing. 'cause, like, i'm trapped in the burbs and the most underground or small club thing i've heard in the past year and a half is limp bizkit, or however you spell it. you get my drift.
    i CAN promise to unearth the stuff i'm sure you haven't turned onto, even though it's prolly already in your cultural musicalexicon.
    A disclaimer, thoug, one Swine is aware of: I am the anti-funk, a white hole of funk if you will.


By Rhiannon on Sunday, August 15, 1999 - 05:21 pm:

    May I be a part of this? I love making mix tapes!
    I also can't promise the "never heard before" thing. However, I do make mixes to order, so if you're looking for a mix for a certain occasion or mood or long road trip or whatever...talk to me.


    As for funk: have any of y'all heard of Trouble Funk? I can give you some of that, too.


By Semillama on Sunday, August 15, 1999 - 09:42 pm:

    Ok it all sounds good so far. I figure folks who want tapes from someone could get in touch with that person via email, in order to exchange addresses. I'm on the same page as swine, i need to balance the bills and supermarket flyers with good mail.

    I like the certain mood idea. How about a tape of tunes you happen to listen to while scrolling through message boards? or stuff you feel is appropriate for rainy days ( i personally get stuck in the office on rainy days, which means paperwork, writing and file organizing, and could use fresh vibes to dull the pain).
    I also can make tapes to order. I have lots of "modern rock", reggae, punk, some hip hop, some funk (not very much though), metal, world music, and a good deal of assorted bands that don't seem to fit any catergory at all.

    I'll be contacting y'all in the next couple days, as I need to hit the sack.


By Swine on Sunday, August 15, 1999 - 10:16 pm:

    i will gladly trade you a tape of assorted funk for some of that bill laswell stuff you've got. i keep meaning to pick some up, but whenever i do any music shopping it always slips my mind.

    i've got some stuff he did with the Last Poets and the U.S. Funk Mob, but i need to check out some of his Marley and Miles remixes.

    my collection is mostly classic jazz, afro-jazz, funk, soul, reggae, blues, dub, hip hop, and fusion. i've got some rock, but not much...

    and i've heard of Trouble Funk but have never listened to them.




    you funk me and i'll funk you back.



By Gee on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 03:38 am:

    I want to play too. I know some bands you guys probably never heard of ('cept possibly Wisper, who's Canadian, as are the bands) but I'm not into the whole funk thing. Spirit of the West and Captain Tractor are mainly a sort of celtic/rock thing (although you buncha lush's would probably love all the drinking songs. if I were an alcoholic I'd listen to them non-stop while guzzling.) and I have no idea what Moxy Fruvous is classified as, but they do a Rockin' version of the Spiderman theme song!

    Spirit of the West this friday. WOOHOO!!! The object of my affection has never heard of them (what a shock) and yet he still makes an effort to clear his schedual and go along with me. What a peach.


By Lawanda on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 10:43 am:

    This does sound like fun! I'll listen to anything. I'm not good at making tapes, so I'll have to get Simon on board for this one.

    I doubt we have anything that you folks haven't heard of. But that doesn't mean we can't contribute something.


By J on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 11:21 am:

    I,ve got a great stereo system but I can,t even set the radio stations it,s only set on one,I could make tapes if I ever figure it out.Shit,I get so frustrated,I let my son use my cell phone and now my voicemail is gone,and I DON,T KNOW WHY!!I got the book out and I still don,t get it.Maybe I am stupid.


By Waffleboy on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 01:07 pm:

    Hey Swine, do you have any Fred Wesley? I am having trouble finding his shit around town. I just have a couple of mix tapes someone else made.

    I have made my interest in the tape trade to the appropriate parties.


By Nate on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 02:33 pm:

    i'll be sending out cd's. it's easier for me.

    sorry.


By Waffleboy on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 02:35 pm:

    that works better for me


By Swine on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 02:41 pm:

    i've got fred wesley playing on various cd's.
    james brown, parliament/funkadelic, maceo parker, greyboy all stars...

    don't have any solo stuff, but you should be able to find some on cdnow.

    check it out:

    pladow
    pladow
    pladow


By Waffleboy on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 02:51 pm:

    yeah thats all I have ben able to find. a friedn has taped a couple of songs from a Fred Wesley & the JB's and it's outta sight.


By Kalliope on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 02:59 pm:

    me me me. i wanna play too.


    i've heard of moxy fruvous...yummy yummy yummy. i love me some canadian bands.


By Waffleboy on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 03:01 pm:

    girls aren't allowed,


By Rhiannon on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 03:08 pm:

    Gee and I were allowed....Are you trying to cast aspersions on our femininity? *tsk*


By Waffles on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 03:11 pm:

    you have been lead to "THINK" you were allowed...tell ya what...........help J with her stereo and you are in..........


By Rhiannon on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 03:16 pm:

    Deal.

    I can program a VCR, retile a bathroom, uproot a tree, and fix a lawnmower, too. Can I be in the boys' club now?


By Waffleboy on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 03:21 pm:

    yeah, can you stop by this afternoon? I have a half finished bathroom job, two trees that got go and a lawnmower with a busted fuel pump.




By Rhiannon on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 03:36 pm:

    Sorry, can't today -- I've got some banana bread in the oven. How about tomorrow? I think I can get to you before I start retiling my roof.

    Shoot. Now who's casting aspersions? Sorry about that, ladies.


By Waffleboy on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 03:51 pm:

    i've got a bitchin recipe for blackberry shortcake that is to die for....maybe i'll wip some up for you after you finish with the lawmower, after my soaps are off though


By Nate on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 03:54 pm:

    i saw this movie on channel 36 where this chick retiles a roof by chucking the tiles towards the roof. they all slide right into place.

    this is after she jumps on the roof to chuck the tiles at a bunch of halbred wielding fly through the air motherfuckers.

    i think she was some sort of kung fu nun or something.


By Waffles on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 03:57 pm:

    HA!!!!!! thats tops!


    every watch the iron chef speaking of wacky cable programming


By Kalliope on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 04:59 pm:

    oooooh the YAN CAN COOK SO CAN YEW.

    me and mom used to curl up on the couch and watch that and home shopping club reruns when i was just a wee girl.

    you're bringing up horrid memories.

    i burnt my macaroni and cheese yesterday. i can pee my name in snow. doesn't that make me male?


By Waffleboy on Monday, August 16, 1999 - 05:28 pm:

    uhhhhhh............can you kung-fu-shingle my roof or cartwheel-sweep my sidewalk? If so, your all MAN in my book.


By Gee on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 12:43 am:

    Since I really don't know any better, if you guys (and girls) really want to swap tapes (or CD's, if you wanna put on airs!), why don't you let us all know what you've got to offer? The only music of mine worth mentioning around here, I've alReady mentioned so if anyone wants any of those, my e-mail's up there somewhere.

    what can you all offer?

    Oh yea, also various odds and ends from my dueSouth soundtracks. Which range from incredibly soft, to the somewhat hard. no funk though. I'm not down with the funk.


By Kalliope on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 02:48 am:

    gee---i'll swap a mix tape with ya. im not down with the funk either. have you heard bob mould, beautiful south, spiritualized, or belle and sebastian? i bet you'd dig em.

    sides, you know moxy fruvous. you have to be cool. email me.

    i dont suppose there's any tom waits addicts in here?


By MoonUnit on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 03:20 am:

    hey hey hey I wanna play too ; )

    Damn that work for interfering in my sorabji time grrrr.

    anyway, I'll send you some stuff you've definetly never heard off!


By Rhiannon on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 09:44 am:

    Tom Waits? I'm yours, baby!

    What can I offer? Well, here's a small sample. This is what I've been listening to in the past couple days:

    Bjork, Moby, Nation of Ulysses, The Make-up, Helium, Elysian Fields, Swans, Tool, Morphine, Tom Waits, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jeremy Enigk, Foetus, Goldie, Slint, Calexico, Cop Shoot Cop, Girls Against Boys, the Jesus Lizard, Here, Old 97s, Modest Mouse, and the Ninja Cuts 3 comp: Funkungfusion.


By Kalliope on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 10:48 am:

    oh baby. lets do it. ill start one today. its my day off and anything i can do to avoid packing makes me giggly.


By Waffleboy on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 12:00 pm:

    mmmmmmmmmmmNation of Ulysses..................spiritualized is overrated, try Spacemen 3 for the OG narcotic rock or Loop


By Kalliope on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 12:36 pm:

    stop being cooler than me. ;)


By Kalliiiisto on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 12:39 pm:


By Nate on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 01:00 pm:

    everyone is a tom waits addict.

    i was only going to send out unpublished works.


By Waffleboy on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 01:01 pm:

    Nat have you heard of a band in your area called the Torpedos?


By Kalli on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 01:22 pm:

    you wait. ill be in a city soon and actually be able to get back into the small sweet band thing. living in the mountains, we have one band that plays around here. they have bo and they don't shave.

    oh and then there's the punk bands.

    don't get me started.


By Friendly on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 01:29 pm:

    i wanna do this too, but i'm also gonna send out cds. and i'm gonna sing along.


By J on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 01:53 pm:

    I can work my c.d. player,hook me up okay,send nude pictures of anybody too,I said I was going to get tanked and I,m on my second Bloody Mary,I,m playing King of America to drown out Ryan playing Rage against the machine and thinking about the $110.00 wasted for tickets to see U2 and I never got to cause a certain asshole told me maybe Tom would take......I really am in a morbid state.


By Waffleboy on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 01:56 pm:

    bottoms up J.......


By Nate on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 04:50 pm:

    i just got my first cd from this exchange today.


By Rhiannon on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 05:00 pm:

    You forgot the "nyah nyah nyah"


By Nate on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 - 05:21 pm:

    it was implied.


By Gee on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 12:16 am:

    Holy cow, that was fast. What did it, sprout wings and Fly to you or something?? Man, that was fast.


By Moonunit on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 03:32 am:

    ah guys

    who the fuck is tom waits?

    so there nakednateboy ; P


By MoonIt on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 03:38 am:

    oh yeah... i can give you....

    darcy clay, the feelers, shihad, supergroove, che fu, dave dobbyn, the exponents, bic runga, splitz enz, tim finn, crowded house, herbs, stellar*


By Nate on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 12:39 pm:

    i want split enz.

    howabout Alt?


By Waffles on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 12:58 pm:

    does anyone have any Simply Red???


By Friendly on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 01:07 pm:

    yuck, man.


By J on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 01:09 pm:

    I got the Cranberries,Elvis Costello,Toad the Wet Sprocket,Fastball,Radiohead,New Radicals,Harvey Danger,The Clash,The Ramones,O.M.C.,The Wallflowers,Kongo Shock,Buck o nine,Gin Blossoms,Creed,Collective Soul,Creed,Chris Isaak,oh a whole lot.


By Swine on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 01:16 pm:

    my balls hurt.


By Rhiannon on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 01:37 pm:

    Ummm....ummm...I have some Simply Red. I'm very ashamed that I have it, but, well, there it is. Simply Red's "Stars" to be exact. Don't hate me.



    I'm also assuming the "who the hell is Tom Waits?" question is a sick practical joke, and I'm ignoring it.


By J on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 02:00 pm:

    And Social Distortion,and Tower of Power,I also have some bag-pipe music,and a album by some guy named Chinga Chavin,it,s called Country Porn,and it even offends me his guitar is shaped like a toilet seat,Stones,The Kinks,Pink Floyd and Roger Waters who I like best just for the pro,s and con,s of hitch hiking,are your balls turning blue Swine?


By Waffles on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 02:02 pm:

    i love it when you talk dirty J


By J on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 02:04 pm:

    But you didn,t send pictures!!!


By Swine on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 02:17 pm:

    nah. the sack is still deep dark chestnut brown.

    i have social distortion's "mommy's little monster" on vinyl somewhere between pennsylvania and seattle.



    i used to have a birthmark on the underside of my johnson, but now it's gone.

    maybe i should go see a doctor.


By Waffles on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 02:22 pm:

    thats the best album they ever did....did you ewver see the video "Another State of Mind"....made for USA Night Flight back in the early 80's. It followed them on tour with the Youth Brigade..........it had footage of Minor Threat when they came through DC.....I watched that thing daily for many years wishing I was as cool as Mike Ness


By Swine on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 02:48 pm:

    yeah.
    we used to watch that a lot in high school.
    there was this brain damaged canadian punk in one of those scenes that we used to trip on constantly.

    "AHHH DAAA BAAA PUNK WOCK!!!!"

    the guy was like the punk rock elephant man or some shit. crazy.

    i want to get the swans' "children of god" again and sample that song where big dark and gloomy keeps bellowing
    "THE SEX IN YOUR SOUL WILL DAMN YOU TO HELL!"
    we always wanted to loop that and play it through the highschool PA system, but none of us could ever get anywhere near the control board without getting busted. i always regretted not being able to pull that off.


    hey man, i just found my birthmark!


By Waffles on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 02:51 pm:

    congratulations and I know the guy you are referring to...it's been so long, i lost my copy so long ago

    "AHHH DAAA BAAA PUNK WOCK!!!!"



    HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


By Gee on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 04:07 pm:

    Sick practical jokes aside, I would like to say that I never heard Of Tom Waits until I came here, and I still haven't actually heard Him.

    You would think that the fact that you're all so crazy about him would make me want to hear him. Instead I just feel like dancing around saying evil things about him and watching you all explode.


    So, uh...he's good, eh?


By Gee on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 04:08 pm:

    I would also like to know what Swine's balls have to do with mix tapes. Unless they're magical singing balls. Can you do "Moon River"?


By Waffles on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 04:08 pm:

    (sigh)


By Waffles on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 04:23 pm:

    swine's balls=mixed tapes....get it?


By Nate on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 04:34 pm:

    personally, gee, if you danced around and said evil things about tom waits i'd just feel bad for you.

    tom waits being the shit is nothing anyone has to defend-- it's established. anything you say to the contrary just makes you look... sad.


By Swine on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 04:35 pm:

    spin this

    as far as my balls go, it's kind of a "six degrees of separation" thing.

    everything eventually relates back to the nutsack.

    and no, they don't do "moon river".

    but they will drop a kickin' rendition of "squirt my squirrel" if ya rub 'em right.


By Waffles on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 07:58 pm:

    hey swine, i was readin time out last night, will you be cathcing the flaming lips, robyn hitchcock show this week? just curious, not sure if it's your bag or not.,....curious to shoot shit with someone else who saw it......


By Waffles on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 07:58 pm:

    hey swine, i was readin time out last night, will you be cathcing the flaming lips, robyn hitchcock show this week? just curious, not sure if it's your bag or not.,....curious to shoot shit with someone else who saw it......


By Semillama on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 08:05 pm:

    nate: you can send me a cd. swine: email me so's we can swap mailing addresses, cause you got a deal on the Material/Bill Laswell for tha funk. I'll definately pack a tape full of bong loads of dub.

    anyone want anything from me, click my name and let me know, right?


By Agatha on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 08:22 pm:

    swine, i have that album. i'll tape it for you.


By Swine on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 08:28 pm:

    nah. i'm not really into the flaming lips/robyn hitchcock thing. listening to the flaming lips puts that "what the fuck???" look on my face and robyn hitchcock gives me bad acid flashbacks cuz he sounds too much like syd barrett.

    i just can't get into it.



    docta llama: i got you covered.


By Swine on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 08:30 pm:

    thaahnk yoo ackathah.


By Waffles on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 08:35 pm:

    thats actually what i dig about hitchcock, i was never turned on to him until i saw him, he reminded me of a cross between barrett and jonathon richman.....oh well........




    barrett is my fav beatle


By Swine on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 08:47 pm:

    i got a bunch of rare syd barrett tapes from the guitarist of government issue through a friend of mine in high school. lots of outtakes like "vegetable man" and weird cuts of "birdy hop" "gigolo aunt" "octopus ride" and a bunch of shit i can't remember.
    i wasn't into the music as much as i was just intrigued by the recordings. it was like listening to someone going progressively insane until you were just hearing a madman awkwardly strumming in a really bizarre time signature and muttering shit like "i need... you... but... you're running... away... from... me...

    help... me...

    to... love... me...


    help...


    me...."


    weird, sad, horrible shit.
    i should try to find those tapes next time i'm back at my parents' house.


By Waffles on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 08:53 pm:

    DUDE I would cartwheel to NY for that shit, I only have his Opal album and of course Piper at the Gates of Dawn which is probably to me, one of the most profound rock and roll albums of the century... Opal gives a simlar impression (that you mention). Now that i think of it, some of those songs are on Opal. Maybe you have versions of those songs prior to the release of Opal... they do have an erie/insane tone to them.........wow, you knew the folks in Gov't Issue........(jealous)..................i should go dust all my dischord 7" and give em a spin.........


By Swine on Wednesday, August 18, 1999 - 09:16 pm:

    you can still get his two original solo albums, "barrett" and "the madcap laughs" on cdnow

    i didn't know the guys in government issue, i just met the guitarist a couple of times one summer. i think the stuff on the tapes is mostly outtakes and unreleased singles.

    anyway, if i can find that shit you're welcome to it.


By Gee on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 02:05 am:

    Waffle - no. I don't get that at all. But thanks for trying.

    Nate - thanks pal. I love you and respect your opinion as well. hoser.

    Swine - My third thanks. I went and listened. I've heard enough. sorry to hear about your balls. Call me when they learn "Moon River".

    Gee - You're a big jerk. Stop being mean.

    Me - Shut up. Shut up you.


    I really needed that.


By Waffles on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 03:41 am:

    relax gee....go with the flow......when something seems to make no fucking sense.....MAKE sense out of it and make the rest of us think about it.....


By MooNUnit on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 03:58 am:

    Rhiannon I honestly have no idea who Tom Waits is *waiting for the slap*

    Nate you want the Enz you email me a mailing addy k. I assume Alt=alternative... the bands I named are all NZ bands and some of them are alternative. The lead singer of stellar* is Boh Runga the sister of Bic Runga however they have completely different styles.

    Anyhooo.... I still wanna play....


By Rhiannon on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 10:54 am:

    Tom Waits is a songwriter almost universally
    acknowledged to be a genius. He's magic or
    something -- it's like everybody who hears him
    loves him. He's got this fabulous throaty,
    growly, raspy voice that's unlike anyone else's.
    He writes songs in a wide variety of musical
    styles. And his lyrics! They're like poems with
    a bad complexion -- imagery like nothing else out
    there.

    If I can find a website that has a decent
    collection of his lyrics, I'll post the address.


    (Good, now I have something to keep me occupied!)


By Margret on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 11:35 am:

    I actually like Tom Waits ok, but have never been that impressed with him as a genius, though I did like his screen appearance in "Down by Law."


By Rhiannon on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 11:49 am:

    found some sites -- i'll post them during lunch
    when i'll have a cooperative computer

    Sem. -- could you check your email to make sure
    you received my message? (The computer froze
    right after I hit send)

    **


By Rhiannon on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 12:40 pm:


By Nate on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 12:50 pm:

    ALT is another band. it's either tim or neil or both. i can't remember much. i heard about them, thought i should check them out, and then promptly forgot about them.

    maybe they dint go no weres.


By Waffles on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 01:00 pm:

    ever hear Nick Drake....he is kinda like Tom Waits with a gun to his head and smack in his system


By Rhiannon on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 01:20 pm:

    Really? I thought Nick Drake was that chronically
    depressed British folk musician who died of an
    anti-depressant overdose in the '60s. No smack in
    his system, that I knew of. A very gentle man,
    too. I like his song "Fruit Tree." I think
    that's what it's called anyway.


By Wisper on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 01:41 pm:

    Gee, man. Hook these people up with some old Tea Party. HOOK THEM UP. Do it for me.
    God bless those boys.
    *sniff*





    (Moxy Fruvous?!! lol, I thought I was the only one to ever buy that album. 'King of Spain'..oh god...the memories are all coming back now...ouch. Although their rendition of 'green eggs and ham' was inspirational)


By Waffles on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 01:46 pm:

    'King of Spain' one of the greatest Galaxy 500 song's ever, winder if it is related to this Moxy Fruvous character...

    Rhiannon, I wasn't being literal about the smack.............implying his sense of self-deprecation with his chronic depression ands suicide.....


By Jinafishes on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 05:21 pm:

    I like that French song they do on their album uhhh Morphee. I read the lyrics one time and it's about this guy who uh, goes to the gorilla market and he's the king of his dreams, annd.. something about the city. So either way you're in luck, if you don't know French, doesn't matter, it's still weird anyways. And River Valley's a cool song.


By Gee on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 06:50 pm:

    I'm relaxed Waffle. Mostly. Moxy Fruvous is a band..."King of Spain" was the first I ever heard of them, and it hooked me. I like the quirky songs they write. If the KoS you're thinking of mentioned working at Pizza Pizza and vacuming Skydome, then they're the same. Probably not, though.


By Waffles on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 07:04 pm:

    These are the Galaxy 500 lyrics....


    You know I am the King of Spain
    And I know that you can never tear me apart again
    The empty hull I roam around
    And my friends don't understand I'll never lose again

    You know I am the King of Spain
    Yeah and I know that you can never bring me down again
    Oh yeah I am the King of Spain
    Yeah and I know that you can never tear me

    No, I'm the King of Spain, I'm smilin to myself
    I'm laughin out aloud, I'll never cry again
    No, I'm the King of Spain, I'm smilin to myself
    They play my favorite song, I'll never cry again

    You know I am the King of Spain
    And I know that you will never bring me down again
    Oh yeah I am the King of Spain
    Yeah and I know that you can never tear me

    No I'm the King of Spain, I'm smiling to myself
    I'm laughin out aloud, I'll never cry again
    Yeah I'm the King of Spain, I'm smilin to myself
    I'm laughin out aloud, cause I'm the King of Spain


By Sarah on Thursday, August 19, 1999 - 07:53 pm:


    i'm interested in getting some new funk, but i don't have any new funk to give in return.

    however, i have recently stumbled across a guitar player named Keller Williams. plays a 10-string, with the bass string tuned way down. he's a one-man band, playing bass, rhythm, lead, and percussion, all on his guitar. he does some cool covers... everything from Pink Floyd to "Nikki" by Prince to "Baby You Drive My Car", and has many great originals. great song writer.

    i also have some assorted wacked out world music stuff.

    send me some email if you got something you want to offer in return.



By Gee on Friday, August 20, 1999 - 08:26 am:

    'hem'hem.

    Once I was the king of Spain (now I eat humble pie)
    Oh, my unspeakable wife - Queen Lisa! (now I eat humble pie)
    I'm telling you I was the king of Spain (now I eat humble pie)
    And now I work at the Pizza Pizza (one, two, three, four)

    Royalty, lord it looked good on me
    Buried in silk in the royal boudoir, or going nuclear free
    Or playing crokinole with the Princess of Monaco
    Telling my jokes to the opec leaders, getting it all on video

    Once I was the king of spain (now I eat humble pie)
    A palatial palace - that was my home (now I eat humble pie)
    I'm telling you I was the king of spain (now I eat humble pie)
    And now I vacum the turf at Skydome (once he was the king of spain)

    I can't wait, I'm lowering intrest rates, my people say:
    "King, how are you such a genius?"
    "There's a roof overhead and food on our plates!"
    It's laissez-faire, I don't even give a care
    Let's make friday part of the weekend
    And give every new baby chocolate eclair

    Once I was the king of spain (now I eat humble pie)
    Hey Clinton! Hey Yeltson! Got problems? You phone me! (now I eat humble pie)
    I'm telling you I was the king of spain (now I eat humble pie)
    Now the Leafs call me up to drive the Zamboni (once he was the king of spain)

    Now some of you might be wondering how I came to be living in Canada, after being royalty in Spain. Should I tell them, guys? (tell us King!)

    You see late, one night, when the palace was asleep
    Out of my royal chambers and into the garden I creep
    And I wait, till the apointed time, when themoon is lighting the pitch
    At which point my peasent friend who looks just like me,
    Arrives and we make a switch! (gasp)
    Prince and pauper, junior and whopper
    World made up of silver and copper
    Under my own volition, I took a change of position
    So next time you drool in the pizza line
    Remember, slower pizza's more luscious
    The king of Spain never rushes!!

    Once I was the king of spain (now I eat humble pie)
    I was looking for off-handed ways to improve us (now I eat humble pie)
    I'm telling you I was the king of spain (now I eat humble pie)
    And now I'm jamming with Moxy Fruvous (once he was the king of spain)


    (lead vocals - Dave. He's my favorite.)


By J on Friday, August 20, 1999 - 11:13 am:

    She,s THAT good,I,m the King of America!!!Don,t let my tits fool you...I,m a KING!!!!


By Shanna on Friday, August 20, 1999 - 11:14 am:

    I always thought they said fellatial palace, then he'd be the King of Love.


By Jinafishes on Friday, August 20, 1999 - 11:18 am:

    Morphee

    Longue journée
    Qui s'achève dans une chambre foncée
    J'entends au loin les sirenes
    Qui comme une vague me tirent, m'amènent
    Chez Morphée Emerveillé
    Ce doux piège
    Ou les gammes en délire s'arpègent
    M'emportent si loin des villes
    Et je fuis, je fuis les escadrilles du privelège
    Beau sortilège
    On solde les vieux pays au marché des gorilles
    Caché dans les bras de Morphée je rène
    Nemo en exil
    Sur mes rêves fragiles


By Nate on Friday, August 20, 1999 - 05:57 pm:

    you go with your fragile dreams.

    léchez mon pâle âne


By Waffles on Friday, August 20, 1999 - 09:26 pm:

    so i thought I might take the tape trade thing a little further...my friend/former guitarist dude who lives in SF is in town gigging this weekend. He is a sound engineer and makes video entertainment on the side at the production studio he has access to. He call's them Jake TV.

    Anyway, he brought me a new edition...it's a fuckin riot.....plus he took our last studio recordings and put them to video.....cool stuff...........

    so since my tape deck is on the fritz.....my two vcr's will suffice...........visual and audio entertainment.......

    plus he got me copies of a Can live performance and documentary about them.......yayaaaay!!


By Gee on Saturday, August 21, 1999 - 03:50 am:

    Shanna - the lyrics printed on the jacket say "palatial". Which I still need to look up.


By Nate on Monday, August 23, 1999 - 01:17 pm:

    like a palace.

    i spent 6 hours straight last night cooking up an 8 1/2 minute song from scratch. sat down and didn't get up save for bongloads and beer.

    end of missive.


By JusMiceElf on Tuesday, August 24, 1999 - 10:07 pm:

    Well, my buddy saw Robyn Hitchcock in Boston the other night. He wasn't all that impressed, but then he was there to see Sebadoh (his band, Playtopia has toured with them). Me, I've been impressed with Robyn both times I've seen him. I like his monologue bits, the surreal stories he does. I just got his new CD, and it sounds great!

    Any of you out there Oysterband fans? I got to see them earlier this month, when I was on vacation. I also got to see Richard Thompson at the Hundred Club, this basement club in London that's had both Mingus and The Sex Pistols in it's long history. Both shows were great. I won't bore you all with details, unless you beg....


By Waffles on Wednesday, August 25, 1999 - 10:47 am:

    ever been to club wag? saw Versus there when i was on that side of the pond


By JusMiceElf on Thursday, August 26, 1999 - 02:20 am:

    club wag? haven't heard of it. where is it?


By Waffles on Thursday, August 26, 1999 - 02:48 am:

    i think it was in the notting hill/leicester square neighborhood....


By Semillama on Saturday, August 28, 1999 - 03:36 pm:

    still waiting for an address for swine...


By Swine on Saturday, August 28, 1999 - 10:38 pm:

    shit. i thought i sent that to you a while ago.

    i'll resubmit.


By MoonUnit on Sunday, August 29, 1999 - 03:49 am:

    *sob*

    everybodys too scared of my music.


By J on Sunday, August 29, 1999 - 03:52 am:

    Bring it on MoonUnit,nobdy has sent me shit either :).


By Jon on Sunday, August 29, 1999 - 05:06 am:

    Whoa- it figures. I don't post here for awhile and someone comes up with an interesting project. I love mix tapes. Anyone wanna trade? I'd adore an excuse to dust off the deck...

    I'm listening to Cornelius, Morphine, Beck, Soul Coughing, Mu-Ziq, Fishbone, Tricky, Massive Attack, Underworld, Tom Waits, Add N to X, Talking Heads, Belle and Sebastian, Ween, The Chemical Brothers, Orbital, Aphex Twin, and some seriously wacked out 60's exotica compilation my girlfriend got in the mail.

    I hate boring mix tapes.

    Any takers?


By J on Sunday, August 29, 1999 - 05:20 am:

    yea,me,talking heads,same as it ever was.


By Semillama on Sunday, August 29, 1999 - 05:05 pm:

    Hey, Moonunit, anyone offer to send you a Tom Waits tape yet?

    Iwould, but I'm sure other folks here have a better collection than me (Early years Vols.1 and 2, Rain Dogs, Mule Variations).


By MoonUnit on Sunday, August 29, 1999 - 08:47 pm:

    nobody Sem, nobody.

    bastards.


    hehe


By Rhiannon on Sunday, August 29, 1999 - 11:24 pm:

    I'll do it, if you want. Do you?


By MoonUnit on Monday, August 30, 1999 - 05:43 am:

    yeah yeah Rhi go on go on... I'll send u something or other!


By JusMiceElf on Monday, December 14, 2015 - 10:42 pm:

    Mix tapes! How twentieth century of us! I do wish I'd gotten in
    on the action, it would be fun to blow the dust off of a Sorabjite
    mix now and then. I guess we could all swap Spotify playlists
    now.

    With all the Tom Waits talk above, I got to see Peter Mulvey
    and a band he calls the Crumbling Beauties play back in
    October. They get together a couple of times a year for the
    express purpose of playing the Rain Dogs album all the way
    through in its entirety. They do a great job of it, too. Their
    arrangements can get a little out there; one of the members
    brings a turntable and crates full of spoken word and sound
    effects records that he works in at just the right times, and this
    year, they had a new member who was playing a lot of found
    percussion.


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