TV on the Radio — Crying
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Laugh in the face of death under masthead
Hold your breath through late breaking disasters
Next to news of the trite
The codes and the feelings that meant to be global
Like coke in the nose of the nobles
Keeps it alight
And the wrath and the riots
And the races on fire
And the music for tanks with no red lights in sight
Got you cryin'
Cryin'
Oh, whyin'
Oh, my my my
Gold is another word for culture
Leads to fattening
Of the vultures
Till this bird can barely fly
And Mary and David smoke dung in the trenches
While Zion's behaviour never gets mentioned
The writing's on your wall
Blood on the cradle
And the ashes you wade through
Got you callin' God's name in vain
Leaved the damned to damn it all
Got you cryin'
Cryin'
Oh, whyin'
Oh, my my my
Broken nose, coloured glasses
Can't see for the thorns
And you just can't stand no more
What a clumsy kind of low
Time to take the wheel and the road
From the masters
Take this car, drive it straight into the wall
Build it back up from the floor
And stop our cryin'
Oh, cryin'
Oh, whyin'
Oh, my my my
Our cryin'
Our cryin'
Our cryin'
Still you try, try, try
Hold your breath through late breaking disasters
Next to news of the trite
The codes and the feelings that meant to be global
Like coke in the nose of the nobles
Keeps it alight
And the wrath and the riots
And the races on fire
And the music for tanks with no red lights in sight
Got you cryin'
Cryin'
Oh, whyin'
Oh, my my my
Gold is another word for culture
Leads to fattening
Of the vultures
Till this bird can barely fly
And Mary and David smoke dung in the trenches
While Zion's behaviour never gets mentioned
The writing's on your wall
Blood on the cradle
And the ashes you wade through
Got you callin' God's name in vain
Leaved the damned to damn it all
Got you cryin'
Cryin'
Oh, whyin'
Oh, my my my
Broken nose, coloured glasses
Can't see for the thorns
And you just can't stand no more
What a clumsy kind of low
Time to take the wheel and the road
From the masters
Take this car, drive it straight into the wall
Build it back up from the floor
And stop our cryin'
Oh, cryin'
Oh, whyin'
Oh, my my my
Our cryin'
Our cryin'
Our cryin'
Still you try, try, try
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I LOVE Flight of the Conchords!!!! Oh, wait...what?
I had heard of them, but never heard them before. Good stuff! ..Thanx RP!
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...
This is awesome!
8
This is awesome!
8
garyalex wrote:
Prince and Bowie.
I like it. Sounds a little like Prince.
Prince and Bowie.
CoYoT51 wrote:
A liiiiittle bit of Prince, a big bunch of Flight of the Conchords. :)
A liiiiittle bit of Prince, a big bunch of Flight of the Conchords. :)
Thought this was OK Go, which isn’t necessarily a good thing.
garyalex wrote:
A liiiiittle bit of Prince, a big bunch of Flight of the Conchords. :)
I like it. Sounds a little like Prince.
A liiiiittle bit of Prince, a big bunch of Flight of the Conchords. :)
nimesay wrote:
me too, 6 to 8.
Similar +2 from me today, to 7 now, liking the nice smooth groove only slightly obstructed by the falsetto for me. LLRP
me too, 6 to 8.
Similar +2 from me today, to 7 now, liking the nice smooth groove only slightly obstructed by the falsetto for me. LLRP
I am on the fence. I like the bass and the beat, but the falsetto is upsetting
Like their style, fan of TVOTR since 2010 
my rate is 7
my rate is 7
Read the comments here. Just great.
lmic wrote:
Totally thought it was a song from Beck
Like Beck + late-period Stones.
Totally thought it was a song from Beck
I like it. Sounds a little like Prince.
auburntigerrich wrote:
Add a tablespoon of cod liver oil and flush down nearest khazi. Twice for good measure.
What exactly are we listening to? Soul? Beck? Or did they mix two tracks together in a blender, add banana, and puree? I feel confused and frightened... 4.
Add a tablespoon of cod liver oil and flush down nearest khazi. Twice for good measure.
What exactly are we listening to? Soul? Beck? Or did they mix two tracks together in a blender, add banana, and puree? I feel confused and frightened... 4.
lmic wrote:
Like Aled Jones in his pre-pubescent days, drunk as a skunk. That falsetto goes through my brain like wire through cheese :(
Like Beck + late-period Stones.
Like Aled Jones in his pre-pubescent days, drunk as a skunk. That falsetto goes through my brain like wire through cheese :(
Like Beck + late-period Stones.
peter_james_bond wrote:
Totally agree, this has really grown on me!
me too, 6 to 8.
Totally agree, this has really grown on me!
me too, 6 to 8.
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Oh god for a minute I thought it was Walter Becker.
These guys also should stick to composing.
These guys also should stick to composing.
I don't get these guys; I don't hate 'em, but I just don't understand what inpsires all the adulation. Misses me entirely. 
- NO -
Dave_Mack wrote:
i have it on the tip of whatever....not Sly though
I don't know what this is about, but I'm curious. Very interesting sounds. Reminds me of Sly and the Family Stone in some spots.
i have it on the tip of whatever....not Sly though
Tell me the parents of one of those band members didn't listen to Isao Tomita
Dave_Mack wrote:
That's right, it's got a cool funk groove.
I don't know what this is about, but I'm curious. Very interesting sounds. Reminds me of Sly and the Family Stone in some spots.
That's right, it's got a cool funk groove.
I don't know what this is about, but I'm curious. Very interesting sounds. Reminds me of Sly and the Family Stone in some spots.
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I kind of like it and, as I noted previously, I'd rather hear this any time (though not daily) than their insipid Love Dog number!
ick wrote:
Totally with you on that.
I was surprised by how disconcerting their performances were on SNL. I could barely even recognize what songs they were playing, and I usually find them enjoyable (if not particularly stellar) on RP, even with frequent play. Sounded like they were over the place, musically speaking - not cohesive at all.
I caught their performance on Saturday Night Live. They weren't very impressive.
Totally with you on that.
I was surprised by how disconcerting their performances were on SNL. I could barely even recognize what songs they were playing, and I usually find them enjoyable (if not particularly stellar) on RP, even with frequent play. Sounded like they were over the place, musically speaking - not cohesive at all.
This album made many many people's Best of 2008 list and it does absolutely nothing for me. Especially the drum production - so thin and flaccid. I don't get it.
Historically almost no musical group is impressive on SNL. I tend to blame the sound stage and equipment, not the band. Even bands I love end up sounding like dog fights heard on a telephone underwater.
ick wrote:
ick wrote:
I caught their performance on Saturday Night Live. They weren't very impressive.
I caught their performance on Saturday Night Live. They weren't very impressive.
Something about the voice in this one reminds me of Ween...
coolpeople_rule wrote:
Totally agree, this has really grown on me!
7 to an 8...like it more each time I hear it. 
Totally agree, this has really grown on me!
Ugh. Very annoying.
Sounds like Flight of The Conchords 
Limpopoking wrote:
........................
That was cool... for me, it was shades of the artist formerly known as Prince (you remember him... the little dwarf that was dipped in a bucket of pubic hairs)
........................sounding like scissor sisters, or is it vice versa?
fantastic
Much more of this and I may have to turn off the radio and go to the TV! This is not that good!
7 to an 8...like it more each time I hear it.
snowcat wrote:
you're being generous.
Serious Earth, Wind & Fire vibe, nice.
you're being generous.
To me these guys sound quite similar to an Irish band "The Republic of Loose".
Check them out if you feel so inclined ;-)
Check them out if you feel so inclined ;-)
I think I'm starting to like these guys...
vandal wrote:
Agreed; doesn't seem to have their trademark oblique, angular mixture - way more conventional, but still nice. . .
Definitely more conventional and accessible, but that is not a bad thing. The album is outstanding.
Agreed; doesn't seem to have their trademark oblique, angular mixture - way more conventional, but still nice. . .
Definitely more conventional and accessible, but that is not a bad thing. The album is outstanding.
Too much TV On The Radio on RP these days....IMHO
Not in the mood today, but this song ain´t that bad. A 5 for now. That other tune that´s been played here on RP is unbearable.
Prince + David Bowie = This (but not equal to the sum of the parts)
That was cool... for me, it was shades of the artist formerly known as Prince (you remember him... the little dwarf that was dipped in a bucket of pubic hairs)
This is good.
Better this than Love Dog, to be sure.
Gawd this is obnoxious!
This sucks
skdenfeld wrote:
I sincerely hope you're right, because the vocals on this sound way out of tune and the singers sound pissed as farts. Another sub-4 rating from the Nottingham jury, which is getting worried at nearly 10 such tracks on the trot. Either we're in a bad mood, or RP is in one of its dull patches :(
This particular track is not quite as good a representation of what these guys have to offer. The album is excellent!
I sincerely hope you're right, because the vocals on this sound way out of tune and the singers sound pissed as farts. Another sub-4 rating from the Nottingham jury, which is getting worried at nearly 10 such tracks on the trot. Either we're in a bad mood, or RP is in one of its dull patches :(
skdenfeld wrote:
Agreed; doesn't seem to have their trademark oblique, angular mixture - way more conventional, but still nice. . .
This particular track is not quite as good a representation of what these guys have to offer. The album is excellent!
Agreed; doesn't seem to have their trademark oblique, angular mixture - way more conventional, but still nice. . .
Mugro wrote:
Maybe that's why I don't like this.
Sounds like Flight of the Conchords. And that's too bad for TV on the Radio, for the boys from Flight of the Conchords sing this way for comedic purposes.
Maybe that's why I don't like this.
skdenfeld wrote:
That it is....
This particular track is not quite as good a representation of what these guys have to offer. The album is excellent!
That it is....
not so sweet
More like a David Bowie mixed with Peter Gabriel and a touch of Fine Young Cannibals.
Sly & the Family Stone it ain't. 4 for me.
Sounds like Flight of the Conchords. And that's too bad for TV on the Radio, for the boys from Flight of the Conchords sing this way for comedic purposes.
this is rock soul. dant see anything bad in it. just opposite..
This particular track is not quite as good a representation of what these guys have to offer. The album is excellent!
Good CD title. Would like to hear more of their stuff but this tune was just awful...at first blush. 
I've liked most of their other songs, but this one is blech. It kind of reminds me of Prince, and that's NOT a good thing.
agnes wrote:
I'm still at the melon baller stage.
I dig it!!! Their last album made me want to claw my eardrums out with a melon baller, but this is good stuff!
I'm still at the melon baller stage.
I fell for this band when I heard the (ass-kicking) inimitable song New Health Rock. They are definitely steering away from that sound towards something a bit more R&B influenced.
i must really like these guys.
each time i hear a song on RP i have to go look to see who it is playing, and it's usually this outfit! guess i have to go get some.
each time i hear a song on RP i have to go look to see who it is playing, and it's usually this outfit! guess i have to go get some.
The Bee Gees are getting hipper!
"Night fever, night fever ... we know how to do it!"
"Night fever, night fever ... we know how to do it!"
I'm hearing a little OK GO in there, too...
Serious Earth, Wind & Fire vibe, nice.
I dig it!!! Their last album made me want to claw my eardrums out with a melon baller, but this is good stuff!
laramieu wrote:
Exactly.
I mean, I like Beck, and I like Spoon. So does that mean I like this amalgamation of the two, with its occasional sprinkling of Bowie-sound in the vocals?
I guess...
I guess........
Exactly.
I mean, I like Beck, and I like Spoon. So does that mean I like this amalgamation of the two, with its occasional sprinkling of Bowie-sound in the vocals?
I guess...
squidish wrote:
Agreed. I have the hardest time sorting out if I like these guys or not. I mean, I don't jump for the Mute button, but I also don't stop what I'm doing and enjoy.
they half please me and they half drive me crazy
Agreed. I have the hardest time sorting out if I like these guys or not. I mean, I don't jump for the Mute button, but I also don't stop what I'm doing and enjoy.
they half please me and they half drive me crazy
I guess........