[kj] Old News: I did not know this...

[Brendan]

"Whoa! That was a powerful-ass lyric."

Conjures up thoughts of Pablo Francisco doing his stupid male stripper /
Keanu Reeves inpersonation...


> Oh, OK. If it’s late nineties, I understand the hideous hairjob a bit

> better.

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> And if he knows his music that means extra points.

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> However, “Lemonade & Brownies” is nearly as lame as “Chocolate

> Starfish & the Hot Dog Flavoured Water”, isn’t it?

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> West-Coast white-funk-rap. Hmm. No, not spiking the interesteometer.

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> Thanks for the explanations. “Whoa! That was a powerful-ass lyric”

> don’t impress me much, though.

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> Darren

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> Hungerford, UK

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> From: Alex Smith [mailto:vassifer at earthlink.net]

> Sent: 11 March 2009 19:40

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!);

> dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk; Gathering Gathering

> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

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> This is all ancient, ancient history, isn't it? To be fair, McGrath

> *really* knows his music (ever see him on Vh1's Music Jeopardy? He's

> cleans up -- real geeky music head, god bless'im). Sugar Ray may not be

> much to write home about, but they started off as an Orange County metal

> band. First record (Lemonade & Brownies -- geddit?) has some alright

> moments (notably the afore-mentioned "Danzig Needs a Hug"). Still, if I

> never heard "Fly" again, that'd be just fine with me

>

> Alex in NYC

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: Rheinhold Squeegee

> Sent: Mar 11, 2009 3:20 PM

> To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk, Gathering Gathering

> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

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> Cheesy West Coast white-funk-rap from the late 90's, a la Smashmouth.

> First album had a decent song called "Danzig Needs A Hug." Appeared in

> "Scooby Doo 2". Lead singer is now a contributor to "Access Hollywood",

> such as it is. I believe they were virtually unknown in the UK, but were

> quite popular in Japan, Finland and Latin America.

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> http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg

> <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hjfqxqehldae~T1>

> &sql=11:hjfqxqehldae~T1

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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHNpJ2f0n4c

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> From: dpeace at bigfoot.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:00:33 +0000

> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

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> Crikey. Who’s he? He looks like a right knob.

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> Darren

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> Hungerford, UK

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> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

> On Behalf Of Karen Weil

> Sent: 11 March 2009 18:28

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

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> Oh, wow -- I don't care for Sugar Ray whatsoever, but I'll McGrath for

> using a great lyric for inspiration! (And for asking having the good taste

> to listen to KJ!)

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> Interesting post, Rheinhold.  : )

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> k.w.

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> ----- Original Message -----

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> From: Rheinhold Squeegee <mailto:kjlist at live.com>

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> To: Gathering <mailto:gathering at misera.net>  Gathering

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> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:03 AM

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> Subject: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

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> ...and I am just sick about it.

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> from Rollingstone.com (2005)

> http://www.rollingstone.com/news/behindthelines/story/8719087/mark_mcgrath_on_fly

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> "All around the world statues crumble for me"

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> MARK MCGRATHPosted Oct 31, 2005 3:36 PM

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> (FROM "FLY")

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> I was sitting in our old house -- we all used to live together in Hancock

> Park in Los Angeles -- and I was looking through my records, and I

> happened to see a Killing Joke record. They have a song called "Sanity"

> with the lyric "all across the scenes, the statues crumble." Whoa! That

> was a powerful-ass lyric, and I took it from there. I wish it was a life

> story like I was walking lonely in Rome, but it's not that romantic -- we

> have Killing Joke to thank for that line.

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