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     Francis M Member Username: Francis Post Number: 1 Registered: 09-2005 |
Hello - as I am working with Camera Obscura and I know Grant gave them a spin when he was DJing in Edinburgh a while ago, I thought I'd post a link to their new site - www.camera-obscura.net Looking forward to playing some shows with Robert & Grant & co in Spain in a few weeks! -Francis (Teenage Fanclub) | ||
| abigail law Member Username: Abigail Post Number: 6 Registered: 06-2005 |
I've just been listening to Underachievers Please Try Harder by Camera Obscura and it's a great album, one I think Go-Betweens fans might really appreciate. Go on, give it a spin, it's great (no, I don't work for them) Oh, and the last TFC was great too | ||
| Brook Crowley Member Username: 1_fan Post Number: 52 Registered: 02-2005 |
Abigail, you could be right there. What if the Go-Betweens sand one of its songs in concert? What would be the one for them? | ||
| abigail law Member Username: Abigail Post Number: 7 Registered: 06-2005 |
Suspended From Class could have been written by robert. the 1st verse goes something like You're such a beautiful writer that's not all you are I'm sorry about making a pass It was subtle but I think that you grasped The meaning intended I can be a friend to you I won't pretend to you I'm not interested in breaking a heart It's not love no it's nothing like that Ill leave that to lookers like him Oh he's such a delicate thing or 80's fan which is lovely piece of indie nostalgia. i'll print the whole lyric coz i thinks its cool You know it really wont surprise me If you're a wreck by the age of fourteen The way you look The way you look is fine So often colour coordinated your sister she's an Eighties fan But that's alright Have I told you so is mine You say your life will be the death of you Tell me, do you wash your hair in honey dew? And long for all of them to fall in love with you But they never do Drinking vodka on the fly Your mother has a watchful eye So look out kid She's onto you this time Run away to a bed and breakfast Console yourself with the Reader's Digest Ringing the Yellow Pages all alone You say your life will be the death of you Tell me, do you wash your hair in honey dew? And long for all of them to fall in love with you But they never do No they never do I'm gonna tell you something good about yourself I'll say it now and I'll never say it about no one else I'm gonna tell you something good about yourself I'll say it now and I'll never say it about no one else About no one else | ||
| fsh Member Username: Fsh Post Number: 30 Registered: 05-2005 |
Camera Obscura: 'Underachievers Please Try Harder' Remember seeing this in the window of a record show when I was in Glasgow a couple of years ago. Nice name, curious 'school report' type title and a great sleeve! Didn't buy it though ....... went for a haircut instead. | ||
| M.J.L. Member Username: Mjl Post Number: 7 Registered: 09-2005 |
Heavily derivative of Belle and Sebastian, however (C.O.'s) Traceyanne's tunes are much stronger than former B&S sulker Isobel's frustratingly childish and coy efforts. But I really don't like the line about washing hair in honey dew. Please try harder. | ||
| abigail law Member Username: Abigail Post Number: 8 Registered: 06-2005 |
yes, very derivative of b&s and a little too twee at times, but i like them anyway. the honey dew line does look naff on paper (monitor) but is much better when sung, as are about 99% of great lyrics. | ||
| Matthew Bradbury Member Username: Bradders Post Number: 1 Registered: 09-2005 |
I bought Underachievers a couple of years ago and listened to it a bit at the time. This thread made me dig it out and listen again on the way to work today. And very good it is too. There, just thought I'd share that with you all. | ||
| julia motzko Member Username: Julia Post Number: 8 Registered: 05-2005 |
what a great great Teenage Fanclub concert yesterday in Munich. Thanks, Francis &co. (including Eugene Kelly)!! wish the Go-Betweens had such an enthusiastic (and young) audience - their concerts would be even better. |