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Wednesday March 25th 2009

I did carry on a bit about Lady Sovereign on Monday didn't I? Well here's the sequel, as the whole So Human palarva reminded me of another controversial song...

If you ears can stand it, take a listen to this...

One Word - Kelly Osbourne

Doesn't it sound a bit... familiar?

(Those of you who aren't officianados of the 1980s may want to check this.)

Happily all ended well in this case. Kelly Osbourne's song writers got their arses sued off and profits from One Word are now shared with the original writers.

Of course this doesn't have a lot to do with So Human as Close to Me was used with permission. It just reminded me, that's all.

The Only Good Bikie...

Tuesday March 24th 2009

Well it looks like the Bikies are at it again. Well hooray.

It's tempting to think "good, maybe they'll all wipe each other out" but the problem is that ordinary people inevitably get caught in the crossfire.

What we really need is to round them all up, dump them somewhere desolate and uninhabited (the top of Mount Everest say) and let them sort it all out there once and for all.

The Human Cure

Monday March 23rd 2009

I'm going to stick my neck out and plant my feet (now there's an image) firmly in the pro-So Human camp. As far as I'm concerned it's an enjoyable and fairly creative re-working of Close to Me, and detracts nothing from the original track.

So there!

(Yes, after a very rough week I'm back baby!)

Later...

OK, after trawling around the web a bit it's become apparent to me that there's not a decent copy of the lyrics anywhere (or at least not anywhere accessible from the front page of Google). The only lyrics available appear to have been transcribed by someone unfamiliar with an English accent, and who frankly didn't care very much anyway (how else to explain the fact that large chunks are gibberish and even the bits copied from the Cure are wrong?). This severely faulty version has then been copied verbatim by every lazy bastard out there who'd rather just cut, paste and submit rather than reading through what it is they're pasting in.

Well no more! I've just spent half an hour transcribing the song and while my version has a few holes (indicated with italics) it's a hell of a lot more accurate. Enjoy!

So Human - Lady Sovereign

Me you, yeah yeah, everyone we've had one of them days, but listen me you cannot relate,
I'm a star, I'm an individual, uneducated¹ example of intelligence, I'm considered t'be cool,
Hot bodies, offended people, the mood offstage (bitten down a steeple??²),
Anyways, things change, always at the hotel, always, I'll be gone again in four days,

I've been waiting hours for this,
I've made myself so sick,
I wish I'd stayed, asleep today, yeah,
I'm so human (yeah yeah),
It's OK (yeah yeah),
For me to,
Feel this way (yeah yeah),
I'm still human (yeah yeah),
It's OK (yeah yeah),
For me to,
Feel this way (yeah yeah),

Yeah... Yeah... Yeah...

Yeah, you me everyone, I got a little temper but I'm a funny one,
(da-da da-da??) the beat went on and I really fucking had enough,
You shoulda seen me runnin' out the studio like Forest Gump,
(Drop shop??³) shut up, taxi, get away,
Trapped in the U.S. and my accent is my giveaway,
I need a bag of green to make it go away,
And this is another day of my life, and so I say,

I've been waiting hours for this,
I've made myself so sick,
I wish I'd stayed, asleep today, yeah,
I'm so human (yeah yeah),
It's OK (yeah yeah),
For me to,
Feel this way (yeah yeah),
I'm still human (yeah yeah),
It's OK (yeah yeah),
For me to,
Feel this way (yeah yeah),

Yea-ah yeay...
Yea-ah yeay...
Yea-ah yeay...

Doesn't it feel much better, aha? When you've had a better day than yesterday?
Doesn't it feel much better, aha? When you've had a better day than yesterday?
Doesn't it feel much better, aha? When you've had a better day than yesterday?
Doesn't it feel much better, aha? When you've had a better day than yesterday?
Yesterday, Yesterday, Yesterday, Yesterday,
(Yesterday, Yesterday, Yesterday, Yesterday)

I'm so human (yeah yeah),
It's OK (yeah yeah),
For me to,
Feel this way (yeah yeah),
I'm still human (yeah yeah),
It's OK (yeah yeah),
For me to,
Feel this way (yeah yeah),

Notes:
1: Could be "an educated" but I think "uneducated" makes more sense in context.
2: "Ridden down a steeple"? I really have no idea.
3: I honestly don't have the foggiest.

You Load Sixteen Tons...

Monday March 16th 2009

Just worked a 10 hour day, and I've got another one lined up tomorrow. Just to make the point that I'm not abandoning the "try and write something every day" thing.

In the meantime, try this... (not by me by the way - just so that's clear)

FRIEND OR FOE?
RISE OF THE MAC-
HINE OR BEGGINING
OF THE ANIMAL
FARM