Farmer Glickstein lyrics

If you’re fortunate enough to hear this song in the playlist rotation, you might also be interested in checking out these lyrics – presently unavailable anywhere else on the net (excluding, of course http://taipei-taiwan.org and/or dR_nAgUaL’s Tweeter page …

From every job now I’ve been fired From Judas to Joan of Arc inspired Red clouds on the road required Three new garbage men just hired My blood-shot eyes from whiskey tired The beehive stovetop tractor moonstone sleeping Intrinsic sanity once bred Candlelight soap in mineshaft bed Coagulating pumpkin bread Anointed vanishing street-cred Santa’s purple mustache sled Watch out man, your underpants are creeping I’m out of Winston, I’m out of Kents I’m out of knowing if any of this makes sense Ride the rails Farmer Glickstein in your baby-blue bus Ride the rails Fundamental coat of arms Easter egg hunts, factory farms Home security alarms Delaying fate is instant karma Mother’s milk don’t do no harm There’s something rotting underneath your head gasket Angelic pink tweak nipples, they Can only clap in disarray Like tuna nets in Monterrey Like blue berets and old Caley Aluminum foil, TV tray New York strip steak or filet Sad clowns climb in the Hudson Bay Cosmetic corporations play Prosthetic clarion klaxon splay Crinkle cut potatoes lay Uncleaned, uncooked, uneaten by the breadbasket Deep space, primordial time Don’t worry baby, it’s all gonna rhyme Ride the rails Farmer Glickstein in your baby-blue bus Ride the rails Doritos, Cheetos, Fritos, eatin’ Honeymoon, already cheatin’ Myrna Loy and Buster Keaton Roundly whipped and fully beaten Mandatory meetin’, greetin’, smelly feet ‘n who long seek the martyr Compared to Einstein and Van Goth I’m closer to my little toe It’s hard to make a turnip grow Might as well piss in the snow Yellow windmills in my groin Enjoin, conjoin and going to make me harder Puss-filled blisters, scarlet fever I don’t necessarily understand it either But, ride the rails Farmer Glickstein in your baby-blue bus Ride the rails Spumoni incandescent monks Spewing Technicolor chunks The air replete with scarlet drunks Camp Muskogee cluttered bunks The postman genuflects and dunks The whole Judeo-Christian oligarchy I’m tryin’ to get to San Antone The road is strewn with chicken bones Fish entrails and scattered stones Fantasmagoric ice cream cones I’m sucked, I’m jacked, I’m corked, I’m blown But I won’t get too far from home Unless my other trousers got my car keys Corkscrewed brain waves Twist and shout I can’t say what this song is all about But, ride the rails Farmer Glickstein in your baby-blue bus Ride the rails

Tokyo Jihen – Amusement

This is the cover of Shiina Ringo’s band Tokyo Jihen’s (Tokyo Incidents) new CD Amusement. Shiina has released a CD previously of all covers. This one, however, has Shiina singing songs which were all written by her bandmates. Check it out! I’ve uploaded virtually the whole album to the station …

3 Gems

袁泉 (Yolanda)

蔡詩蕓 (Dominique)

逆光 (Yanzi)

In March, three CDs came out here in Taiwan which stood out from the usual fare. Be sure to listen for them in the song rotation.Yolanda had a doll put on the cover of her CD, for reasons which I expect relate to her actual visage not being the conventional idea of ‘beauty’ here in Taiwan. Although she sports a rather prominent proboscis, she has, nevertheless produced a quite creative album. Dominique completely changed her style from her last release, probably due to the lukewarm response it resceived. You can see the video for the first single from her new CD at http://myspace.com/taipei_taiwan Yanzi is the only foreigner listed here. She’s a Singaporean (no pun intended). She was in the news just before the CD was released. She and her crew were accosted by terrorists(?) while they were filiming the videos in Egypt. Some suspect a publicity stunt …

Paul Ponnudorai – Part 2

I like this image of Paul much, much more than the manic visage they put on the cover of his new CD. That guy looks like some kind of psychotic ax-welding (no pun intended) serial killer.

On another note, a friend of mine is going to Singapore next month and I’m trying to persuade her to take in Paul’s show. Maybe get me an autographed CD in the process … (manic-fan smiley here)

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds

Have recently uploaded the complete, “Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds” from H.G. Wells novel. The tracks are in order, so you can work your way through the story, albeit, interspersed with the usual offerings of music and talk pieces always available (smiley here). Enjoy!

Daniel Johnston

pic links to wikipedia article

William S. Burroughs

The opening of the sixth season of the Sopranos featured a monologue by legend William Burroughs, equating each of the ‘seven souls’ with various characters of Tony Soprano’s biological or crime families. Quite interesting. I’ve uploaded it, and the text here includes elements which were edited out of the broadcast. Even so, it’s still incomplete – if you want you could probably locate the rest via Google.

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The ancient Egyptians postulated seven souls.

Top soul, and the first to leave at the moment of death, is Ren, the Secret Name. This corresponds to my Director. He directs the film of your life from conception to death. The Secret Name is the title of your film. When you die, that’s where Ren came in.

Second soul, and second one off the sinking ship, is Sekem: Energy, Power, Light. The Director gives the orders, Sekem presses the right buttons.

Number three is Khu, the Guardian Angel. He, she, or it is third man out … depicted as flying away across a full moon, a bird with luminous wings and head of light. Sort of thing you might see on a screen in an Indian restaurant in Panama. The Khu is responsible for the subject and can be injured in his defense-but not permanently, since the first three souls are eternal. They go back to Heaven for another vessel. The four remaining souls must take their chances with the subject in the Land of the Dead.

Number four is Ba, the Heart, often treacherous. This is a hawk’s body with your face on it, shrunk down to the size of a fist. Many a hero has been brought down, like Samson, by a perfidious Ba.

Number five is Ka, the Double, most closely associated with the subject. The Ka, which usually reaches adolescence at the time of bodily death, is the only reliable guide through the Land of the Dead to the Western Lands.

Number six is Khaibit, the Shadow, Memory, your whole past conditioning from this and other lives.

Number seven is Sekhu, the Remains.

Otsuka Ai – Birthday Song – Love Cook

あの星をごらん　君を守る光

ano hoshi wo goran kimi wo mamoru hikari

look at that star; the light that protects you

 

まだ　もみじのような手だった頃

mada momiji no youna te datta koro

when your hand was still like a maple leaf

 

いつだって君の頭の上には

itsu datte kimi no atama no ue ni wa

above you always

 
愛してくれる光がある

aishite kureru hikari ga aru

there is a light that loves you

 

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

 

やがて夢を抱き　人を愛して

yagate yume wo idaki hito wo aishite

eventually you will embrace dreams and fall in love

 

どんな涙を流してきただろう

donna namida wo nagashite kitadarou

what type of tears did you shed?

 

偶然君に出会えた事に

gyuzen kimi ni deaeta koto ni

let’s secretly toast to

 

密かな乾杯をしよう

hisoka na kanpai wo shiyou

the fact that i met you serendipitously

 

 Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

McCartney

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A nice lady gave me this CD for my birthday. It’s “McCartney” by Paul McCartney, for those of you who don’t recognize the iconic cover, which was a photo taken by his late wife. Beautiful image – I believe those are cranberries ….   This was, essentially, the album that broke up the Beatles. Recorded, as I know, at Paul’s farm in Scotland in his spare time.

   One particular song from here which had been haunting me  – Junk. Two versions uploaded here: the original Junk and Junk Singalong (ironically, without any lyrics).

   Probably the most well-known track from this CD is Maybe I’m Amazed, which you will not hear here, even though it’s a great song …    I have, however, uploaded a few of the instrumental tracks, includine Valentine Day, Hot As Sun/Glasses, Momma Miss America, and Kreen – Akrore, along with the previously mentioned versions of Junk.

R.E.M. “#9 Dream” ***1/2

R.E.M.’s first recording with original drummer Bill Berry in eleven years is a cover of an ethereal 1974 John Lennon hit, but it ends up sounding more like an outtake from Life’s Rich Pagent: While the drums are restrained on the track – the first single from the Lennon-themed charity comp Instant Karma: The Campaign to Save Darfur – Berry’s presence alone seems to have pushed the band back in time, most obviously in Peter Buck’s ringing minor chords. Sadly, this is a one-off: Berry’s headed back to his farm, and his three bandmates are trying, once again, to make a great album without him. (from Rolling Stone)