Comments on: Sylvian and Fripp discuss whippets

By: Chief Exec

Chief Exec — Wed, 25 May 2011 23:02:42 +0000

Well I’m pretty sure I heard it on a casio of some description (don’t remember the cost or the place of purchase).

There might have been something similar when a character died on a game back in the NES days? Mario?

By: Charles Exford

Charles Exford — Tue, 24 May 2011 09:17:23 +0000

Some sort of folk memory of being a barman nearly three decades ago tells me that nascent hornpipe might, just might, be some sort of fruit machine pay-out jingle? Or fanfare for the common man who’s just seen off the space invaders? along those sort of lines (might jog someone else’s memory)?

By: tomasz.

tomasz. — Tue, 24 May 2011 00:40:48 +0000

can anyone tell me where i’ve heard the bit of tune immediately between “…Nordic ski widow” and the ‘Ode to Joy’ excerpt before?

By: Chris The Siteowner

Chris The Siteowner — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:19:32 +0000

Yep, it's "and die in midweek". Confirmed: Source

By: gary

gary — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:53:08 +0000

i think the last line is “yeah well” instead of “girl”

By: simon smith

simon smith — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:41:35 +0000

Do I recall Nigel saying the `slumped in the corner for maximum effect` was a nod to the `chained to the wall for maximum hold` line in Echo and The Bunnymen`s `The Puppet`?

I`d vote in favour of `die`. Nigel has form (San Antonio Foam Party) of the lassitude of a bleak midweek and I too am certain I will die on a Wednesday, around 4 o clock, probably in Burnley.

By: zertrudetrout

zertrudetrout — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:18:39 +0000

This might be utter bollocks, but I always thought the Ode to Joy bit at the end was a parody of how ‘It’s Grim Up North’ by the JAMMs segues into Jerusalem.

By: Neil G

Neil G — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:03:56 +0000

I thought it was ‘and die in midweek’ as well. I can’t hear ‘new’ before ‘genius elect’ although I can’t think what else it can be.

By: John Rivers

John Rivers — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:07:56 +0000

I always had it as ‘and die in midweek’ rather than ‘dire’ as it seeing your football team ‘die’ in a midweek game. Could well be wrong though!

John

By: Charles Exford

Charles Exford — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:17:23 +0000

I’m pretty sure it’s this model

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5IexC_XGM

After all, the cheaper models don’t even have the Ode to Joy pre-programmed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAVo-cTqsJc

I wonder which one the Killers “wrote” Mr. Brightside on ?