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cannebergesmith

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  1. It really annoys me when Yanks call it "soccer"

    It's not just Yanks - Canadians too, and in Canadian French "le soccer." It's just language differences, though the North American "football" really ought to have a different name since kicking the ball is a very small part of the game.

  2. Good point. If it'd been in Greek, Becci could've got away with anything.

    Precisely! I have some music that is in neither English nor French and if it sounds good, I like it...no idea what they're singing about and it very well could be something bad.

    Do the regulations that prevent foul language on the radio apply to impolite words in Greek?

  3. Someone posted Beatles lyrics so I'll take it I'm allowed to post something else that isn't contemporary in the least.

    Split Enz - "Maybe"

    And if you all had rooms

    Would you still have room for me?

    Making the way for you

    And the dear ol' family tree

    Like a stormy sky, it's a sad song

    It's just a point of view, but a true song

    And if you all looked up

    Would you still look down on me?

    I'm just a country boy

    Can't you see that I'm still green?

    Raising finance for the day we meet

    And gazing headlong down some empty street

    Maybe she'll come along

    Sweep me right off my feet

    Maybe, please don't be long

    I need all the help I can get

    Maybe we'll get it on

    Ooh - la - la

    And when the day breaks

    In our stately home we'll sit

    Remembering the days

    Before our hearts were set

    Hoping is not enough to live upon

    Such a far far cry

    I can't go wrong

    Maybe she'll come along

    Sweep me right off my feet

    Maybe, please don't be long

    I need all the help I can get

    Maybe we'll get it on

    li - li - li- la -de - de - di etc.

    This is early Split Enz, from 1975, and odd though this choice may be, I really love this song - I think it's a brilliant depiction of being young and uncertain about the future (but retaining some hope).

  4. I still can't decide if I actually think that song is good or the most mindlessly annoying thing I've ever heard. But I guess I wouldn't object to them being number 1.

    And I still can't decide if I dislike that song or the Madonna song more! My boss tipped me off to the Ting Tings back in November or so - didn't like the song then and I don't like it now. At least it's not Rihanna?

    Maybe I should watch interviews with them because I think Katie looks mean in photos I've seen and this is part of why I've been developing quite a dislike for the Ting Tings; perhaps she just photographs badly.

    ETA: Okay, she's on the chart show now and doesn't sound unpleasant in the least. Still don't like the song, though.

  5. Don't complain - be grateful we international listeners are even able to listen to Radio 1 (it's not just Americans who can't see the videos - it's anyone outside the UK). I was shocked when I found out BBC radio is available to anyone with an internet connection. I'm very very happy that it is, of course, but don't quite understand why they have chosen to give me this access. I'm not paying for it; I'm paying my ISP for internet but they're not giving Radio 1 any of that money!

  6. I'm listening to Huw Stephens at the moment. The two live Hot Chip songs he played stuff definitely didn't sound as good as when I saw them live last month (that show was fantastic). The sound on a big outdoor stage certainly wouldn't be as good as at a small concert venue like Métropolis, but it's not just that; Alexis isn't singing as well on this. But I'm sure it was just as good for dancing.

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