Fantastic Song

[Roger Kettle]

Oh, come on! You're wanting a "real exploration of of the subject of starving children" in a 3-minute pop song? I think we're going to have to accept a difference of opinion here. "Nothing Rhymed", for me, is a haunting, melodic song with some thoughtful, clever lyrics. I appreciate that you see it differently.

[Mince]

Oh, come on! You're wanting a "real exploration of of the subject of starving children" in a 3-minute pop song?

No, but that was my point. Gilby's song lends itself more easily to detailed and developed lyrics than a song like Chop Suey.

I think we're going to have to accept a difference of opinion here. "Nothing Rhymed", for me, is a haunting, melodic song with some thoughtful, clever lyrics. I appreciate that you see it differently.

The lyrics are clever in their English, I agree. He has a way with words. But I don't know the lyrics well enough to comment further.

[Mince]

His cap gets on my nerves as well.

[Roger Kettle]

The cap was dumped within a year or so. I'm not sure what "the look" was supposed to be---a 1920's street urchin? I can't imagine what kind of idiot would have bought a ridiculous cap like that.


Okay, I had one.

[Mince]

Okay, I had one.

Dressing like your favourite pop artist?

[The Peepmaster]

It was just a coincidence that the Bay City Rollers had tartan trousers too, wasn't it, Roger?

The contrast between over eating and starving kids isn't necessarily a sentimental ploy, Mince. It's an emphasis on an unequality, no more no less. Being aware that one has plenty while others have nowt, isn't a bad thing. Drawing attention to that contrast isn't either. The whole song is about imbalances, and that's why it's called "Nothing Rhymed". It's always been one of my favourite songs too.

[Roger Kettle]

Okay, I had one.

Dressing like your favourite pop artist?

I always did this. It caused a few tricky moments during my Doris Day phase.

[The Peepmaster]

Okay, I had one.

Dressing like your favourite pop artist?

I always did this. It caused a few tricky moments during my Doris Day phase.

That was more your Dead Wood Stage.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Let's keep Natalie out of this.

[Feather]

Okay, I had one.

Dressing like your favourite pop artist?

I always did this. It caused a few tricky moments during my Doris Day phase.

That was more your Dead Wood Stage.

A few years back I had a boyfriend who was obsessed by Doris Day, but especially in "Calamity Jane." Why I could not say because he was 36 at the time and would have been a small child at the time of Doris' heyday. He used to sing the Howard Keel songs to me. Uck. If that wasn't a bad enough memory, I now have "Oh the deadwood stage is a-rollin' along the plains.......Whip crack away, whip crack away, whip crack away" playing in my head. Thanks for the (unfortunate) memories.

[The Peepmaster]

Calamity Jane was one of the first films I ever saw. I love the songs from it.

[Feather]

Is that you, Dan? My, how you have changed over the years.

[Mince]

Calamity Jane was one of the first films I ever saw. I love the songs from it.

When Katie Brown was found out not to be Adelaide Adams - that bit always got me, and I had to go make a cup of tea.

I can't believe I remember those names without looking them up.

[The Peepmaster]

I don't remember the plot. I just remember the songs.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Once I had a secret lo-o-o-ove.....


Sorry, Feather.