tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.comments2023-05-27T05:15:03.055-04:00Music From a Bachelor's DenMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065295595700402693noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-35233634862922636642013-03-15T09:44:13.550-04:002013-03-15T09:44:13.550-04:00Nice review, very well written.Nice review, very well written.Ryan Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10272257459724187987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-87094637060535173522012-06-04T09:14:55.862-04:002012-06-04T09:14:55.862-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065295595700402693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-22773426637983314712012-06-04T02:40:42.803-04:002012-06-04T02:40:42.803-04:00I absolutely love your blog. It's nice to read...I absolutely love your blog. It's nice to read someone's opinions on those songs. Thumbs up!Zazanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-80844904382864327822012-02-12T15:35:13.293-05:002012-02-12T15:35:13.293-05:00Have you got a link for the Caff single??Have you got a link for the Caff single??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-55112511851355675522011-05-31T18:59:17.632-04:002011-05-31T18:59:17.632-04:00great blog...im obsessed with pulps music...am on ...great blog...im obsessed with pulps music...am on pulp wiki as indiepulpKIM ACRYLIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816355304910680505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-40392272244564572122010-08-05T00:42:05.081-04:002010-08-05T00:42:05.081-04:00If you like Pulp you might like my blog, check it ...If you like Pulp you might like my blog, check it out and let me know what you think.<br />http://woodduckssongoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/08/pulp-common-people.htmlWood Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474194063479978629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-66709474570375644222009-12-14T09:29:39.820-05:002009-12-14T09:29:39.820-05:00Brilliant blog. I commend you.Brilliant blog. I commend you.josta59https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213087700462231835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-4702701332451460202009-09-18T11:27:21.812-04:002009-09-18T11:27:21.812-04:00I think I remember reading that this was the first...I think I remember reading that this was the first time that Mark Webber feaured on a Pulp album for the stylophone solo.<br /><br />Sarah W (via mum)trish wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292123010612021866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-59479751779151771032009-01-23T12:16:00.000-05:002009-01-23T12:16:00.000-05:00One of my favourite songs, and maybe my favourite ...One of my favourite songs, and maybe my favourite music video ever. The jukebox in our regular only has one Pulp song on it, and I'm so glad it's this one.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740401073988507304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-41251465424600881142008-11-25T22:18:00.000-05:002008-11-25T22:18:00.000-05:00I forgot that the Great Expectations version of th...I forgot that the Great Expectations version of the song was a different mix. Thanks for the reminder. It's too bad someone had a crisis of nerve and substituted a poor remix, but then again, Pulp often had bad luck and timing when trying to establish themselves in the U.S.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065295595700402693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-12123932768876680282008-11-22T10:19:00.000-05:002008-11-22T10:19:00.000-05:00Are you aware that the cut of Like a Friend on the...Are you aware that the cut of Like a Friend on the Great Expectations soundtrack is totally different from the bonus cut that concludes This is Hardcore.<BR/><BR/>If the song failed to light up the charts, that's your reason. The Great Expectations soundtrack did brisk business (it was more popular than the movie), but the version of Like a Friend that Pulp submitted for the soundtrack was a weak remix of the original. It sounded like the work of an amateur learning ProTools. <BR/><BR/>It probably did more to poison Pulp's reputation in the US than it did to help them. People who rushed out to Walmart to pick up the soundtrack for the new songs by Chris Cornell and Tori Amos must have scratched their heads when they heard this peculiar and very jarring Pulp song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-72600137599161522122008-11-20T02:56:00.000-05:002008-11-20T02:56:00.000-05:00Such a great song. It was so cleverly written...Such a great song. It was so cleverly written...Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106022203364508440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-90239648439783494912008-10-22T09:10:00.000-04:002008-10-22T09:10:00.000-04:00That's definitely going to be one of the next ones...That's definitely going to be one of the next ones. Such an amazing song!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065295595700402693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-52992399696628471242008-10-22T01:03:00.000-04:002008-10-22T01:03:00.000-04:00ah do a blog about like a friend! haha, great song...ah do a blog about like a friend! haha, great song.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106022203364508440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-25768687514965566352008-10-20T09:13:00.000-04:002008-10-20T09:13:00.000-04:00Thanks! Don't worry, this blog isn't defunct. I'm ...Thanks! Don't worry, this blog isn't defunct. I'm just busy with stuff. I hope to be back at it soon!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065295595700402693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-30289862844254693972008-10-20T01:18:00.000-04:002008-10-20T01:18:00.000-04:00write more!!! i like what you have to say. i love ...write more!!! i like what you have to say. i love pulp so much.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106022203364508440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-53490201970397671682008-07-09T15:21:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:21:00.000-04:00I don't have that particular demo, but you can dow...I don't have that particular demo, but you can download the "Sudan Gerri" demo version of "I Want You" (along with the rest of the tape) <A HREF="http://www.pulpwiki.net/Pulp/SudanGerriDemo" REL="nofollow"> here.</A>Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065295595700402693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-61251827953822042732008-07-09T03:02:00.000-04:002008-07-09T03:02:00.000-04:00hi do you have the mp3 of i want you demo........c...hi do you have the mp3 of i want you demo........can you please share, the site that u refering is not working....thanksarnoldtanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07351221532531131801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-44202351120695021442008-06-22T16:59:00.000-04:002008-06-22T16:59:00.000-04:00Hey Richard, thanks so much for the comment. I'm g...Hey Richard, thanks so much for the comment. I'm glad someone finally contributed the meaning of that phrase. Thanks as well for the kind words regarding the blog. Glad you like it!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065295595700402693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-14365383959800781752008-06-22T14:04:00.000-04:002008-06-22T14:04:00.000-04:00To "ladder your tights" is to snag a a pair of pan...To "ladder your tights" is to snag a a pair of pantyhose, tearing a hole in them.<BR/><BR/>Great blog by the way, spent the afternoon reading through it all. Cheers!Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14375507485626789986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-65668853042493230972008-04-04T23:40:00.000-04:002008-04-04T23:40:00.000-04:00The ten-minute drone is indeed neat/perverse, but ...The ten-minute drone is indeed neat/perverse, but I'm also happy to have a version of the song without it. Thanks for the kind words about the blog. Things should be back to normal here soon enough!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065295595700402693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-36936377200010787202008-04-03T23:29:00.000-04:002008-04-03T23:29:00.000-04:00Love this song, and while I knew "Like a Friend" w...Love this song, and while I knew "Like a Friend" was a North American bonus, I had no idea about the ten minute synth note - sounds kind of neat, in a perverse way!<BR/><BR/>Hurry back once you're done moving, the blog is great.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740401073988507304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-12057749711855372322008-03-26T05:16:00.000-04:002008-03-26T05:16:00.000-04:00You've pinpointed something here about 'synthesize...You've pinpointed something here about 'synthesized backings' that I've always felt - the poignancy of falling short of the real deal, particularly when it has some sort of thematic relation to the music, can be very powerful. It's something Pulp deployed to great effect.coldcallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00882376055327895468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-39951604526377533732007-12-22T10:59:00.000-05:002007-12-22T10:59:00.000-05:00Hey Graham. Thanks so much for the kind words and ...Hey Graham. Thanks so much for the kind words and the insight into this great song.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065295595700402693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881840881781669231.post-28670380293667456422007-12-21T22:53:00.000-05:002007-12-21T22:53:00.000-05:00Mike,It’s very refreshing to hear someone (especia...Mike,<BR/>It’s very refreshing to hear someone (especially someone so intimately acquainted with Pulp’s full catalog) hail Wickerman as one of their great masterpieces.<BR/>I do have a couple of things to add on the subject of the title. First, the song sampled from the Wicker Man soundtrack is called <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow%27s_Song" REL="nofollow">Willow’s Song</A>.<BR/>The first few seconds of Willow’s Song appear as "the sound of that ridiculously heartbreaking child's ride". Listen again; it’s pretty conspicuous.<BR/>Second, the <I>Wicker</I> references refer to one of the main thoroughfares in Sheffield which is commonly referred to as <I>the Wicker</I>. You can read more about the railway viaduct <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicker_Arches" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/>With that in mind, it's reasonable to assume that <I>the Wickerman</I> is how the narrator thinks of himself, his life being so closely connected with the river and the town. Personally, I think that the similarity to the film title was just a coincidence that the band decided to acknowledge with the sampling, and that the film has no further relevance in the context of the song.<BR/>Hope this will help to provide food for thought during future listens. As you pointed out, each time is like a new experience. The sheer power of Wickerman has an ability to affect me on a level that is reserved for very few songs.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166706011686629112noreply@blogger.com