Daniel_

I've just been talking to my daughter about things I remember from my childhood.

And this came up.

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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
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tenchi069

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ERROR- PLBSAK
Problem Lies Between Seat and Keyboard.

Daniel_

Nine Inch Nails - Closer (UnCut)

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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
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ratbastid

I know. But it's true. "Dancing" girls and all.

Daniel_

Greyhound buses launched in the UK today, and the news item was backed up with S&G - America, but I always preferred this version:


Trivia: Apparently, Paul Simon was so impressed with the difference between this version and his own, he once suggested that Steve Howe (who arranged it) be given a co-writing credit for their version (I can't remember the source for that though, so could be wrong).

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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
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telekinetic

This has been in my head for weeks:

wake up dead, wake up dead!

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jewels

Stuck.

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paddyjoe

x

didn't work

Redlemon

"We Open in Venice" from Kiss Me Kate.

My son's new soccer team is Verona, which shows up in the lyrics.

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streak_56

Pussy Liquor - Rob Zombie

Daniel_

I woke up to THIS:


on the radio.

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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
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thirdsun

Whip It


Because this thread was talking about geeky intellectual rock stars. Devo made the list, although IMHO Mark Mothersbaugh should have been called out by name.

FuglyStick

Do NOT just go clicking links willy nilly on youTube; you never know what you may unearth.

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AZIZ! LIGHT!

Daniel_

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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
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jimk

I'm bad, I'm bad
ya know it
sha mo

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raw power is a laughin' at you & me

-iggy

Leto

right now? Three Dog Night:



It's been there all day. Not that I'm complaining

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You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey
And I never saw someone say that before
You held my hand and we walked home the long way
You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr

http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I

ZombieSquirrel

Frickin Friends by Mystic Spiral from Daria.

Trent is pretty bad ass for a cartoon....

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spindles

Blink 182 - What's my Age Again?

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who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

FuglyStick

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