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The Dandy Warhols — Godless
Album: Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia
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7.8

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Released: 2000
Length: 5:36
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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Hey I said you're godless and
It seems like you're a soulless friend
As spotless as you were back then
I swear that you are godless
Hey I guess you're lonely when
I gave you all it took so then
A stranger there is ever been
I guess, it's what you wanted
Of late, it seems lonely I would be
I begged, I plead
But this is all that I have gotten
Hey as for the day my friend
To hope that you could ever bend
I swear you are, I swear you are
I swear, that you are godless
Hey I said you're godless
Hey and you're a soulless friend
Hey I said you're heartless
And I swear, I swear
Godless
Godless
you're godless
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This whole album is both wholesome, sometimes weird, downright awesome and mellow, but always really endearing.
Posted 3 months ago by Coreus    [ Reply ]
 trevc wrote:

Of course everyone is godless. If only more people realised.


godless
adjectivenot recognizing or obeying God."a godless country"

Posted 10 months ago by bluebeag    [ Reply ]
Great flow -but so much a use of My Sweet Lord - George harrison riffs 
Posted 11 months ago by jessemchugh    [ Reply ]
My sweet lord…
Posted 1 year ago by marysclark    [ Reply ]
 bahalana wrote:


Yeah! Applies to this whole album. If I could recount all the drug and alcohol fueled shenanigans that... er... never mind.


Go on..
Posted 1 year ago by AndyR    [ Reply ]
Godless - Dandy Warhols
Govinda - Kula Shaker
Waile - WITCH
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson
I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones

This has to go on a plaque somewhere as the most insane (and fantastic!) playlist ever. Govinda -> Godless I see the link, but the rest I would never have thought to put together in a million years. Glorious.
Posted 1 year ago by horseplayer    [ Reply ]
Thought this was Russ Ballard's Voices
Posted 1 year ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
love the horns in this one. 
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
I see some comments regarding sounding like other songs. I'd say that any song with a 12-string guitar sounds like My Sweet Lord. ;-)
Posted 1 year ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Wow! Just Wow!

The transition from Elton John's "Sixty Years On" to this song was so seamless that Godless just seemed like an extension. It blew my mind, and I'm not even stoned.

If you keep doing those kind of seques, Bill, you might even be able to start up a successful online radio station
Posted 1 year ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
Anyone else start singing "My Sweet Lord"?
Posted 1 year ago by Sfristrom    [ Reply ]
unapologetcally still like this
Posted 2 years ago by MeAlphaDog    [ Reply ]
Agreed Bill & Beck are completely positive for the world and each other.

How many great songs have we heard thanks to their acumen ??

Oi Peers (leechers): send some coin to RP. We enjoy and they have costs.

Ian Pretty, Sydney Australia
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Posted 2 years ago by ian.pretty784    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this it gets a higher rating... 10 now. The BPM is perfect, the arrangement is excellent. 
Posted 2 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:

To all who cite plagiarism:  Did it occur to you that the Warhols chose the chord progression of "My Sweet Lord" as a contrast to "Godless"?  Jesus, people, think a little deeper, please.

Personally, I think the lyrics are directed towards a friend who professes to be religious, but the speaker is calling him out.



More on this -   if you listen - the TRUMPETS are similar to the trumpets used by the waterboys on  early albums  think A Pagan Place or This Is The Sea ( the pan within maybe )   old england is dying?   i'll need to listen to it again to be sure
Posted 2 years ago by slaskey    [ Reply ]
This was good song on a great album. Their hitsong featured on it as well, but the whole album was a complete work of art.

(as with Violator by Depeche Mode)
Posted 2 years ago by RoelantSiekman    [ Reply ]
Great segue!
Posted 2 years ago by soneill4920941    [ Reply ]
Listening to this song I get a visual of someone really, really high sticking a finger in my chest and rambling at me.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 greg_w wrote:


I agree totally. I've been loving RP for AT LEAST a decade and it has been the source of me finding some of my favorite tracks and artists - over and over.  I finally decided that it was LONG overdue to start contributing, which I finally did last year.


I'm in Toronto and feel fortunate to have found RP...it's a pleasure to help support such fine and varied content from two lovely people
Posted 2 years ago by Yiungdrac    [ Reply ]
 choosybeggar wrote:

Sorry I'm posting this here. I could find anyplace for general comments. If it exists, please move this as appropriate. 

I've been listening to RP for more than a decade. It's the nest example of which I know that leverages the power of the internet for good, gracing the entire planet with it's programmers knack for showcasing  amazing music. 

When friends inquire about whether the music stream is Pandora or Spotify, I explain what I surmise to be Bill's key insight. You really can't have an interesting, for profit, local radio station. Costs are much higher and moreover, connecting with listeners within a defined broadcast area, necessities  bland and repetitive content. At the pinnace of Bill's insight sits RP; such varied, high-quality programming and a world-wide audience, some 10% of whom (myself included) pay a small sum to underwrite Bill's and Rebecca's Rockin' Roll Lifestyle.



I agree totally. I've been loving RP for AT LEAST a decade and it has been the source of me finding some of my favorite tracks and artists - over and over.  I finally decided that it was LONG overdue to start contributing, which I finally did last year.
Posted 2 years ago by greg_w    [ Reply ]
 Lowdown wrote:

The best dandy Warhol song in my opinion 



All the Dandy Warhols songs are the best Dandy Warhols songs.
Posted 2 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
What an absolutely incredible segue from Joan Osbornes "One of us". Amazing! Long live RP!
Posted 2 years ago by rominarevolver    [ Reply ]
What a nicely put together song. Many layers.
Posted 2 years ago by ExpatLarry    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:

To all who cite plagiarism:  Did it occur to you that the Warhols chose the chord progression of "My Sweet Lord" as a contrast to "Godless"?  Jesus, people, think a little deeper, please.



Perhaps. Though, based on much of the Dandy Warhols catalog utilizing fairly trivial and repetitive chord progressions, that might be giving them too much credit. 
Posted 2 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
The best dandy Warhol song in my opinion 
Posted 3 years ago by Lowdown    [ Reply ]
Nice selection for a Sunday morning.
Posted 3 years ago by Chi_Editrix    [ Reply ]
Excellent!
Posted 3 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
Someone nicked some guitar from Harrison ...
Posted 3 years ago by Johnny_Alpha    [ Reply ]
 zurcronium wrote:

The louder this song is played the higher the rating. Try it. It’s called the Dandy Effect.



Yeah! Applies to this whole album. If I could recount all the drug and alcohol fueled shenanigans that... er... never mind.
Posted 3 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
A great track that had previously caught my ear as I had already given it an 8. May have to bump this to a 9. It's the kind of track you'd want on a soundtrack/playlist as you bring a bunch of old friends together for a reunion and say "Hey guys, check out the cool music I've been listening to."
Posted 3 years ago by johnalexford    [ Reply ]
Of course everyone is godless. If only more people realised.
Posted 3 years ago by trevc    [ Reply ]
(Nearly) the entire album is absolutely godlike.
Posted 3 years ago by Coreus    [ Reply ]
 AbileneTexas wrote:
Great segue from Elton John’s “60 years On”
 
Agreed!  RP do it all the time...keep it up Bill
Posted 3 years ago by kanabeanz    [ Reply ]
The louder this song is played the higher the rating. Try it. It’s called the Dandy Effect.
Posted 3 years ago by zurcronium    [ Reply ]
Great segue from Elton John’s “60 years On”
Posted 3 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
absolutely love this
Posted 3 years ago by slaskey    [ Reply ]
 choosybeggar wrote:
Well said Choosy.  You've pretty much summarized my feelings.  I've been contributing $10/mo. since I first discovered RP in 2004.  Long live internet music powered by the human soul!
 

Posted 4 years ago by Clark_Novato    [ Reply ]
Oooh, how about a segue into Creedance Clearwater Revival "Run Through the Jungle" from this?
Posted 4 years ago by 2Hawks    [ Reply ]
Transition from COYB's "Hollow Talk" to this...
Posted 4 years ago by drawcard    [ Reply ]
This song is a 10, the song after it on the album (Mohammed) is a 10, and I will hear no arguments otherwise.
Posted 4 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
Just bumped up my rating, but I've never liked the music more and undderstood the lyrics less.
Posted 4 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from Hollow Talk, Bill! Seamless!
Posted 4 years ago by derhey9416    [ Reply ]
Sorry I'm posting this here. I could find anyplace for general comments. If it exists, please move this as appropriate. 

I've been listening to RP for more than a decade. It's the nest example of which I know that leverages the power of the internet for good, gracing the entire planet with it's programmers knack for showcasing  amazing music. 

When friends inquire about whether the music stream is Pandora or Spotify, I explain what I surmise to be Bill's key insight. You really can't have an interesting, for profit, local radio station. Costs are much higher and moreover, connecting with listeners within a defined broadcast area, necessities  bland and repetitive content. At the pinnace of Bill's insight sits RP; such varied, high-quality programming and a world-wide audience, some 10% of whom (myself included) pay a small sum to underwrite Bill's and Rebecca's Rockin' Roll Lifestyle.
Posted 4 years ago by choosybeggar    [ Reply ]
...and George got sued for his "ripoff"! WTF!

You can call this My Sweet Chord.
Posted 4 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Wow! Nice transition!
Posted 4 years ago by dboseman    [ Reply ]
bumped to "Godlike"
Posted 4 years ago by RC_in_Bezerkeley    [ Reply ]
Anyone else seeing the closing sequence of Bill Bailey's 'Part Troll'?
Posted 4 years ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
SEMPRE un bel ritmo canzone che si ascolta volentieri e si distingue nel mare
Posted 4 years ago by mario_1954    [ Reply ]
Damn, that was a great segue from "Hollow Talk" by Choir of Young Believers.
Posted 4 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
 rate 9 
Posted 4 years ago by sonymagellan    [ Reply ]
 nomnol wrote:
When  a song is given a number of plays in the last 30 days, does that include the one playing? Anyone know?
 
I think it does include the one playing, as I've never seen "0". Besides, it can't be "0" as the moment that the song has been played for listener A, listener B may not have heard it yet :)
By the way, great segue from COYB!
Posted 4 years ago by reijkman    [ Reply ]
When  a song is given a number of plays in the last 30 days, does that include the one playing? Anyone know?
Posted 5 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
Well, if they can rip a little from the Stones, nuttin' wrong with a little rip from Harrison. I like it.
Posted 5 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Always makes me think of Bill Bailey
Posted 5 years ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
never ages.
Posted 5 years ago by Lemonhead    [ Reply ]
With opening guitar strum I thought this was a My Sweet Lord cover by someone like Jesus and Mary Chain. Love it.
Posted 5 years ago by DJ_BellsEye    [ Reply ]
This one, with a few more listens, could go even higher. It just delivers more and more each play. 
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
 janac13 wrote:
That horn line sounds just like Ed Kuepper from the late 80's
 

Dont know this album from Kuepper but for sure this song could be on "Prehistoric sound", the great album from the Saints. It sound exactly the same, but it's oK, it's a very good song.
Posted 5 years ago by Ptijoc    [ Reply ]
I will forever remember the day I got this CD, pressed play and tried to do some paperwork but ended up just listening to the whole thing all the way through. Desert Island disc (or the modern equivalent I guess) for sure.
Posted 5 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
 donmonty wrote:
All round excellent album - favorite at our house - but why under "New Tracks" - its 18 years old?
 
 

I thnk new to RP rotation.
Posted 5 years ago by Harlock    [ Reply ]
At the very beginning, I always think it is going to be Steppenwolf's Magic Carpet Ride.
Posted 5 years ago by Harlock    [ Reply ]
All round excellent album - favorite at our house - but why under "New Tracks" - its 18 years old?
 
Posted 6 years ago by donmonty    [ Reply ]
Likeable but super derivative.  Funny how people give that a pass.
Posted 6 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
 PaganSkier wrote:
The interlude is cool how the trumpet just wanders around for a while creating all sorts of images in my head. I must confess to having binge listened to this song more than once.
 
I never noticed that! Thanks! 
Posted 6 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]

meh.

Posted 6 years ago by davidbrace61    [ Reply ]
11!
Posted 6 years ago by szasz    [ Reply ]
Kick out the jams
Posted 6 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
{#Cool}
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
The interlude is cool how the trumpet just wanders around for a while creating all sorts of images in my head. I must confess to having binge listened to this song more than once.
Posted 6 years ago by PaganSkier    [ Reply ]
Herb Albert would be proud.... & George too.
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
Don't forget the 6:08 live version!  Dandy's recorded two shows at the Wonder ballroom in Portland in 2013 that came out in 2014 (Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia Live At The Wonder).  And brought the horn player!  Some tasty trumpet on this cut

Portland IPAs and the DWs.  Best day ever!
Posted 6 years ago by kbrochford    [ Reply ]
Godless is Godlike! Once this is done on to find that +5 minute version! 
Posted 7 years ago by bethancmace    [ Reply ]
 e_b wrote:
There is an "extended outro" on the "Capital Years" version which puts it over 5 minutes

Lindo525 wrote:

I feel that way about the entire song. Another post below mentioned that this is on nearly all of their playlists. Same here. I have been guilty of hitting repeat for this one! If someone puts out a 5 minute long re-mix - I'm in!

 

 
Thank you for this information!
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:
still like it a lot in spite of the...comparisons.

 
Lily lives on.....
Posted 7 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
There is an "extended outro" on the "Capital Years" version which puts it over 5 minutes

Lindo525 wrote:

I feel that way about the entire song. Another post below mentioned that this is on nearly all of their playlists. Same here. I have been guilty of hitting repeat for this one! If someone puts out a 5 minute long re-mix - I'm in!

 


Posted 7 years ago by e_b    [ Reply ]
 mgkiwi wrote:
My sweat lord!!!!
Proclivities wrote:

That sweat lord probably just needs to use an antiperspirant!
sweat lord

 

Now that is a funny comeback, Proclivities! 

And even to this day I don't get how George H was found to have unconsciously plagiarized the Chiffons' "He's so Fine"  - unbelievable really.  At least the Dandy Warhols made use of the "My Sweet Lord" sound humorously in giving us "Godless."  It's a 9 from this Sweaty Seattleite (hey it's in the 90s here {#Sunny}




Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Good call
 
Emwolb wrote:
 
 more like the Chiffon's "He's So Fine"

 


Posted 7 years ago by bstevens1951    [ Reply ]
this song is love at first sight.   Just listening to it by accident, if you wandered into a room where it is playing automatically makes you one of the Kool Kids!  It's that Kool.
Posted 7 years ago by Wardleader    [ Reply ]
 Lindo525 wrote:

I feel that way about the entire song. Another post below mentioned that this is on nearly all of their playlists. Same here. I have been guilty of hitting repeat for this one! If someone puts out a 5 minute long re-mix - I'm in!

 
F' it, me too! why do I only have this rated as a 9?

Fixed.
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 mgkiwi wrote:
My sweat lord!!!!

 
That sweat lord probably just needs to use an antiperspirant!
sweat lord
Other than the first two chords, it's an entirely different chord progression than that of "My Sweet Lord" and "He's So Fine".  
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
11!
Posted 7 years ago by nszasz    [ Reply ]
8 to 9 ...
Posted 7 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:
Love that intro distortion. So much. It could go on for another minute or two and I'd be perfectly fine with it.

 
I feel that way about the entire song. Another post below mentioned that this is on nearly all of their playlists. Same here. I have been guilty of hitting repeat for this one! If someone puts out a 5 minute long re-mix - I'm in!
Posted 7 years ago by Lindo525    [ Reply ]
 mgkiwi wrote:
My sweat lord!!!!


Good observation!  (Banned) wrote:

I knew something sounded familiar.
Good observation! 

  
 more like the Chiffon's "He's So Fine"
Posted 7 years ago by Emwolb    [ Reply ]
Love that intro distortion. So much. It could go on for another minute or two and I'd be perfectly fine with it.
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Great song, love the melancholy film clip. This is on almost all of my regular playlists.
Posted 7 years ago by Nimmo    [ Reply ]
That horn line sounds just like Ed Kuepper from the late 80's
Posted 8 years ago by janac13    [ Reply ]
Sounds like an Ennio Morricone mix of My Sweet Lord.
Posted 8 years ago by SeriousLee    [ Reply ]
What he can when he's nice, xcues my french, and triangels are godless favourite.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
 mgkiwi wrote:
My sweat lord!!!!

 
I knew something sounded familiar.
Good observation! 
Posted 8 years ago by WannabeBanned    [ Reply ]
 trevc wrote:
We're all godless. Wouldn't it be great if everyone realised that and stopped fighting over it.

  I am  with you on that one brother
Posted 8 years ago by dave3865    [ Reply ]
My Dead Lord
Posted 8 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Everyone is godless. Unfortunately far too few people realise that fact.
Posted 8 years ago by trevc    [ Reply ]
Perfect right after Heroes!  {#Notworthy}
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
A great song from an excellent album. This album is so much fun, what a great vibe.
Posted 8 years ago by Citizen225    [ Reply ]
 Saltash_Calling wrote:
Nice 

 
That is one super emoticon! LOL Thanks for that!
Posted 8 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
 
it's appears i'm not alone

 
You are absolutely right! 
Posted 8 years ago by azcarol    [ Reply ]
My sweet lord for sure
 
Posted 8 years ago by Guiwatts    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
 
it's appears i'm not alone

 


Posted 8 years ago by Guiwatts    [ Reply ]
Good but PSD.
Posted 8 years ago by kgage    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
Did anyone else hear the opening of  "My Sweet Lord" here on this opening?

 
 Proclivities wrote:

Nope, you're the first.

   mgkiwi wrote:
My sweat lord!!!!

  
it's appears i'm not alone
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
great run of Dandy Warhols this week {#Jump} 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
My sweat lord!!!!
Posted 8 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
 scrabblehound wrote:

How was the show?

 
It was fantastic to meet all of them.  They were very cool and down to earth.  Got to see about 3 songs during sound check, then the band hung out with us for a bit.  The show itself was great - but they had trouble with getting the sound right in the venue, so that could have been better.  Highly recommend seeing them if you can.
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 KaraokeVox wrote:

uh..what about churches?  oh...they are out of vogue nowadays because you find entire families there.
 
Churches, yes! My bad. My parents took my brothers and me to church about five times by the time I was 10 and then gave it up, so I don't have much personal experience to draw on. Now, M&D are hip-deep in their Unitarian local. 

1/5/16 edit: Excellent segue from Bowie "Heroes" to this, which in a fit of enthusiasm I have boosted to 10. 
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Nope, you're the first.

 
That is mean  {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 8 years ago by countryrds    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
Did anyone else hear the opening of  "My Sweet Lord" here on this opening?

 
Nope, you're the first.
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Did anyone else hear the opening of  "My Sweet Lord" here on this opening?
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
Psyched to see these guys live on November 19th in Chicago!
 

 
How was the show?
Posted 9 years ago by scrabblehound    [ Reply ]
Saw them in Chicago recently they were excellent. If a fan definitely do the VIP option - they were VERY cool to meet and hang out with, plus seeing their sound check and a few songs they did, including my own request!  Courtney told me they will have a new album out in early 2016..!  He shared the production and editing became epic, but almost done.

BTW, Dig! movie fans, I asked about that and they all agreed it was very much edited to show tension between them and BJM that really was not there....your inside scoop of the day.
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 trevc wrote:
We're all godless. Wouldn't it be great if everyone realised that and stopped fighting over it.

 
Good appointment even it's offtopic ;) 
Posted 9 years ago by CHuLoYo    [ Reply ]
We're all godless. Wouldn't it be great if everyone realised that and stopped fighting over it.
Posted 9 years ago by trevc    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
The opening strums of the guitar sounded like "My Sweet Lord" the George Harison rip-off.

 
Nice musical pun (or at least a musical allusion). That song mentions 5 (or so) different forms of God, and this song is called Godless...
Posted 9 years ago by joempie    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
The opening strums of the guitar sounded like "My Sweet Lord" the George Harison rip-off.

 
A riff is as good as a lawsuit.
Posted 9 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
Psyched to see these guys live on November 19th in Chicago!
 
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
The opening strums of the guitar sounded like "My Sweet Lord" the George Harison rip-off.
Posted 9 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Missed my chance to see them in Chicago 2 weeks ago- thunderstormed out!  One day I'll see them again.
Posted 9 years ago by tee_dee    [ Reply ]
11!
Posted 9 years ago by szasz    [ Reply ]
This sounds just like the Boo Radleys.

Edit: that's a compliment
Posted 9 years ago by somnium    [ Reply ]
10 Godlike for Godless
Posted 9 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]