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Re: In the band?


  • Subject: Re: In the band?
  • From: "gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>
  • Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:25:21 +0100

  'Paper Plane' being the only other one I knew of, being tardy.It's
inclusion at Nev's Party a surprise until I realised it had been on one of
the 'Weird Shit' tapes from the mid- ninetees; another story, but
'Breaking...' is a cover ?
  Homework for me.
  G-- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Paul Vallis" <paulvallis@ho...com>
  To: <blueplanes@st...net>
  Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 1:51 PM
  Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] In the band?


  > Boy In The Bubble was originally intended as a B side, but ended up on
the
  > album as somehow it got onto a Radio One playlist, from which it was
then
  > dropped to make way for a god-awful charity record (if memory serves
from an
  > interview I did with Gerard last year).  Covers often appearred on B
sides,
  > sometimes as live versions, sometimes as studio.  Richard Thompson's
You're
  > Gonna Need Somebody, Lou Reed's Sweet Jane, and how could we forget Top
of
  > the Pops or Breaking In My Heart?  I've also got a bootleg with Bad 
Moon
  > Rising on it somewhere.  I'm sure there must have been loads more....?
  >
  > PV1
  >
  >
  > From: "gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>
  > Reply-To: blueplanes@st...net
  > To: <blueplanes@st...net>
  > Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] In the band?
  > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:32:42 +0100
  >
  >
  >    Not many covers there at all, but they rarely needed any. 
Interesting
  > though because I aws wondering why 'Boy In The Bubble' was covered
  > earlier.It stuck out like a saw thumb the first time I saw them, and
friends
  > that I have introduced to the recorded stuff always mention it.
  >    Anyone know the story behind that one?
  >    Gordon----- Original Message -----
  >    From: "Philip Rush" <philip_rush@ye...fsnet.co.uk>
  >    To: <blueplanes@st...net>
  >    Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 9:15 PM
  >    Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] In the band?
  >
  >
  >    > We got our new album sent over from the US.  Blueberry Boat.
  >    >
  >    > I like the way it just keeps going, little motifs repeating, and I
am
  >    > sure that lyrical quirk (actually I'm not sure, people say "I'm
sure'
  >    > when they mean 'I wonder if' don't they?  "I'm sure I locked the
car.'
  >    > Why mention it if you are?) is a kind of parody of the musical;
the
  >    > stories on the new album have a kind of 'let's make a musical 
about
  >    > this' feel which I quite enjoy.
  >    >
  >    > The single is a cover of a traditional song recorded by the Albion
  >    > Band, I Wish I Was Single Again.  Robyn Hitchcock does a cover of
  >    > another Albion Band song, Postman's Knock.  I don't think the Blue
  >    > Aeroplanes have ever done a cover of an Albion Band song.
  >    >
  >    > But there's still time.
  >    >
  >    > Or is there?
  >    >
  >    >
  >    >
  >    >
  >    >
  >    > On 1 Sep 2004, at 09:09, Nick White wrote:
  >    >
  >    > > Nev, as you're the new Wojtek you best get Phil to put
  >    > > your name on the back of his mythical t-shirts.
  >    > >
  >    > > Someone (sorry I forget who) asked me about the Fiery
  >    > > Furnaces.  I have the album but the lyrics annoy me -
  >    > > they sound like they should be deep and meaningful but
  >    > > I think they're just words strung together.  I think
  >    > > the music is clever, though, so I'll keep my ears open
  >    > > for the next album - coming very soon apparently.
  >    > >
  >    > > Quality new albums I have bought (fairly) recently -
  >    > > Sleepy Jackson, Graham Coxon, Belle & Sebastian,
  >    > > Stephen Duffy & the Lilac Time, Madrugada, the
  >    > > Channel.  And watch out for James Blunt (you heard it
  >    > > here first!  Possibly.).
  >    > >
  >    > > Nick
  >    > >
  >    > >> From: "Neville Street" <nevstreet@ho...com>
  >    > >> To: <blueplanes@st...net>
  >    > >> Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Gerard!
  >    > >> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:07:40 +0100
  >    > >>
  >    > >> Ex planes...? Do I qualify having taken on the
  >    > >> mantle of Wojtek for the BAs
  >    > >> gig at my party back January?
  >    > >>
  >    > >> I've got all the right phone numbers you know
  >    > >>
  >    > >> Nev
  >    > >
  >    > >
  >    > >
  >    > >
  >    > >
  >    > >
  >    > >
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