30 Apr 2008
Well thank God I’m not Jake the Peg
Restless Legs is a perfect two-minute album opener, which I resolved to get on the site about 4:06 last night as I lay awake with an uncontrollable urge to go downstairs and watch that documentary I’d recorded about the 1980-81 season, with Alan Brazil. It sums things up perfectly (the song, not the season in review). More importantly, it gives me the chance to point you towards this utterly extraordinary David Lynch pastiche on YouTube, which uses the song as its soundtrack and inspiration. I don’t know the story behind the making of the video, but it’s truly brilliant.
See lyrics to Restless Legs
26 Letters Sent:
Martin
“Boring though this film may be………”
May 1st, 2008
chris
Yep, well done: had to listen to a live version to confirm that!
May 1st, 2008
Jan
Could it not be “crazed by restless legs” instead of “grazed my restless legs”? Only a thought!
Oct 7th, 2008
nigel
“Slumber still won’t visit thee
So long as you stay next to me”
preserves the rhyme and makes more sense..
Oct 8th, 2008
Chris The Siteowner
Both of those make sense (gosh it scares me when someone called “Nigel” makes a comment). Anyone else have any thoughts on the matter(s)?
Oct 8th, 2008
Peter Gandy
Chris,
I reckon you’d be more likely to receive one from Charles Exford if Nigel wanted to make a contribution. I spotted a post in that name on http://www.ifyoulikeitsomuchwhydontyougolivethere.com, and wondered if it was from Nigel or someone who posts on this site.
Oct 8th, 2008
nigel
not that Nigel !
I disagree with “crazed by restless legs”.
It’s “grazed my restless legs” to my ears.
Oct 8th, 2008
Petrovic
@ Peter Gandy: Thanks for the tip-off – there’s another Charles Exford letter here
Oct 9th, 2008
Charlie
I’m pretty sure it’s ‘Slumber still won’t visit thee’, after hearing it at the Forum last night. Still can’t work out if it’s ‘grazed my’ or ‘crazed by’ though.
Oct 17th, 2008
Fredorrarci
Another vote for “thee”. I hadn’t spotted that before – it makes much more sense.
Oct 28th, 2008
Bill Stow
Restless Legs – Verse 4 – line 1 – the spelling should be ‘ Homeopathic’
you want corrections – I’ve got corrections
regards
Bill
Feb 6th, 2009
Chris The Siteowner
The fact I can’t type should not surprise anyone. The fact that 399 people have viewed those lyrics on 461 occasions (thank you Google Analytics) and none of them have spotted the typo is not so much a surprise as an item of extreme concern. Bunch of illiterate pedants.
Feb 6th, 2009
Peter
definitely “slumber still won’t visit thee”. Compare the sound of the rhyming “me” – v different. Plus the sense.
fantastic site, thanks.
Apr 8th, 2009
Dave F.
I think the time should be written four o’six.
As in four o’clock. An abbreviation of ‘of the’ or ‘of the hour’.
Apr 10th, 2009
Chris The Siteowner
But it doesn’t mean “four of the six”, it’s just a literal reading of the time on a digital clock. We could argue about my hyphen, but I don’t like to see a lone “o”, which isn’t a word.
Apr 10th, 2009
Dave F.
Hmm… I’m not convinced, I have to say.
I’ve heard/used the time of day description as used in this song long before digital watches were a pretty neat Idea.
Oi! Dave, do you have the time?
Yes, it’s ten o’eight.
Some people still used clocks with hands on them!
On a side note, I’m going with “grazed my…”
Apr 10th, 2009
Treadmore
I don’t think there is an “I’ve” before “Got an uncontrollable urge to take…”
Nov 1st, 2009
Dave F.
I agree with Treadmore.
Also
A five mile hike around the Ogwen Lake
To Stretch these restless legs
Well it’s more like T’ stretch…
Nov 2nd, 2009
Chris The Siteowner
Live version tends to back up the “I’ve” but not the “To” suggestions (not that we’re transcribing live versions here, but they’re good clues). Thanks.
Nov 2nd, 2009
Tom F
Slowing it down a bit, it sounds like “Crazed by restless legs”.
Jan 15th, 2010
Treadmore
+1 for “Crazed by restless legs”
Jan 23rd, 2010
Swanaldo
I would render the time as 4:06.
It’s gotta be “Grazed my restless legs”, there’s no ‘b’ sound at all.
Jan 24th, 2010
Swanaldo
Oh, and
“Come to naught”, rather than “nought”.
Jan 24th, 2010
dagenham dave
had another listen and I’m convinced it’s ‘grazed’,
Jan 24th, 2010
Treadmore
+1 for grazed ^_^
sorry, I listened again – the power of suggestion was too strong
Jan 24th, 2010
Chris The Siteowner
Well here’s something. Simon Mayo mentioned the song during a feature on his Radio 2 Drivetime show the other day, while interviewing a doctor about Restless Legs Syndrome (thanks Richard). And he quoted the verse as ending “…raised my restless legs”
It’s possible.
Jan 27th, 2010
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