Comments | bec_87rb: I was to jazzed, I had to post this here

bec_87rb

I was to jazzed, I had to post this here

Aug 30, 2007 15:15

The TMBG song, "Bee of the Bird of the Moth" is a fluffy little thing, and I was not really loving it except for the wonderful round the singer does with himself at the end of the song, the last few lines of which are:

( like an easter egg hunt for egg heads )

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onesto_hotel August 30 2007, 20:51:05 UTC

TMBG never cease to amaze me. Right when I think a song is particularly childish, something like this comes up and makes me feel as if I'm not worthy to listen to Them.

...Kudos to you for sorting through all that and finding a connection!

the craziest things light up my world bec_87rb August 30 2007, 21:32:14 UTC

I cannot describe my unadulterated glee when I got this. It made the whole day worth it.

Do they still have their Dial-a-Song? franklanguage August 31 2007, 02:22:33 UTC

I used to call their Dial-a-Song (718-387-6962) all the time; I even recorded off it. (Yes, I was hardcore.) I heard a few songs I don't know if they ever made it to albums, like Now That I Have Everything:

The mirror on the wall
Won't talk to me at all
Now that I have everything
The place inside the frame
Just doesn't look the same
Now that I have everything

(Guess it did, but I only ever bought their first album, on vinyl. Yeah, that long ago.)

So I answered myself by trying the number just now; there's nobody home.

Re: Do they still have their Dial-a-Song? vovat August 31 2007, 14:24:43 UTC

"Now That I Have Everything" was never on an actual album, but it was released as a bonus track on Then: The Earlier Years.

Although Dial-A-Song has always been prone to long periods of down time, it worked intermittently up until a few years ago, when the band apparently gave up on it. They don't even print the number in their album liners anymore.

Re: Do they still have their Dial-a-Song? bec_87rb September 4 2007, 13:37:40 UTC

Took them forever to admit they had left it to die.

I was very sad when it dawned on me Flans had given up and just hadn't gotten around to mentioning it in interviews. DAS was my late night buddy.

Re: Do they still have their Dial-a-Song? vovat September 9 2007, 13:08:04 UTC

Yeah, it's like a part of the band has died, and with very little fanfare. They don't even mention it in the liner notes anymore.

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bec_87rb September 4 2007, 13:35:22 UTC

Ah. If only. :/

autumnraina August 31 2007, 14:03:28 UTC

That is so great - thanks for pointing that out! Not only do I love TMBG for that kind of secret treasure hunt, but I love how happy it makes you to follow their trail.

bec_87rb September 4 2007, 13:34:43 UTC

I know it keeps me addicted. ;)

bryce September 1 2007, 00:17:30 UTC

That is wild. Bravo, Bib! I've been very curious about the (original) inspiration for this chimera -- perhaps even moreso after learning that Jonathan Lethem was the "middlemuse," as it were.

Oh, and here's the image you mentioned (to save folks from the arduous task of googling it themselves, hehe):

( ... )

It's a small small island bec_87rb September 4 2007, 13:33:54 UTC

Thanks for the visual!

We looked up some more Goya before the laptop at home died, and I the only Goya I recognized, besides this print, was a portrait of a little girl. It turns out the latter is hanging in one of the galleries downtown, which is why it was familiar, although I hadn't remembered it as a Goya. This whole thing makes me wonder what other memories are in some blind alley in my head that I can't get to without outside aid.

About Lethem? I have decided there really are only about 150 people in New York, and they all know each other.