Snap, Crackle, Pop, Shout!
February 23, 2005
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Posted by Aubrey Turner
I was listening to the radio this morning as I was getting ready and I heard an old Police song that reminded of one of my favorite song lines:
“We have to shout above the din of our rice krispies / we can’t hear anything at all”
Not sure why this line stuck with me, but I find it amusing. If anyone is still reading this drivel after my semi-hiatus, feel free to chime in with your own favorites in the comments.
Categories: Music
Well, I am still here. And I don’t know why, but Hot for Teacher often starts up inside my head unbidden. Fortunate Son and Paint It Black do also. I should never have had that iPod implanted….
Here’s one from an album I’m enjoying currently (The Shins’ second album).
“Since then it’s been a book you read in reverse,
So you understand less as the pages turn,
Or a movie so crass and awkwardly cast,
That even I could be the star”
Outlaw3,
The other one that infests my mind is Tom Sawyer by Rush. I once spent two weeks with that damn thing in my head. As soon as the words “His mind is not for rent…” come to me I have to clamp a lid on it quickly or it’ll be back for good.
Kevin,
I guess we move in different musical circles, because if I’m not aware of the Shins. However, I do like the “crass and awkwardly cast” bit of what you posted.
Shins: a dash of country sensibility, a spot of Beach Boysesque vocals, very economical and efficent tunes, a short album with short songs that manage to incorporate a great quantity of clever wordplay and terrific melodies; they were featured in the film Garden State.
I insist that Pop’s the sound
You can’t have snap unless pop’s around
you can’t stop hopp’en when the cereal’s poppen
snap! crackel! pop!
Rice Crispies
I recall this one from circa 40 years ago. Don’t know what the exact period was they ran it.
“He died with the radio on”
Tom Waits, I forget which song/album.