Unfortunately, my friend Steve, who has been responsible for some of the funniest comments on this site (far more amusing than the posts themselves many may argue), has recently had this site blocked by his employers. We are all saddened by this news, as we will no longer be exposed to his comments.
Hopefully the recent decision by the firewall police will be reversed in the near future, as the content of this site is reviewed and deemed acceptable, thus allowing us to once again be exposed to his wit and mindless trivia.
In the meantime, after some initial confusion over the rules, Steve commented by email on my recent post Best Moments in Songs. His suggestions are as follows:
- Howzabout the 'snare-drum-down-a-lift-shaft' bang in the chorus of The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel (them again)? "Lie-la-lie... BOOSH! Lie-la-lie-lie, lie-la-lie...etc."
- Bernard Butler's twangly quarter-tone tremolo-bar depress in the chorus of Suede's We Are The Pigs? Understated and simple as custard, but makes the song. And I hate Suede. And so should you given Brett's dalliances with Louise Wener. Or was it the Justine from Elastica? Yes, I think it was probably the latter, thinking about it.
I disagree on the Suede argument, although I was blissfully unaware of his shenanigans with the lovely Wener - is he responsible for the subject of Andy's comment? I'm not aware of their entire catalogue, but they do have some of the best intros to songs ever (another post?). Beautiful Ones and Trash both have awesome starts.
As for the two examples, I'm not versed in either of them. Can anyone else comment on their validity?
