tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post6959165139736408953..comments2023-10-24T11:11:49.568+01:00Comments on There Are Places I Remember: Songs About Places: Hey ManhattanGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-69788217859004894932011-01-11T23:26:26.578+00:002011-01-11T23:26:26.578+00:00Cheers Geoff. Come and see me if you're ever i...Cheers Geoff. Come and see me if you're ever in Montpellier where I have a studio. Come and check out the studio, see the way we work and have a cup of tea.Neilhttp://www.minimoon.fr/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-16076947685243635672011-01-11T20:43:37.462+00:002011-01-11T20:43:37.462+00:00:) Oh dear, that video both explains everything......:) Oh dear, that video both explains everything.... and nothing. :)Wesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-47448648804037033082011-01-11T17:56:27.268+00:002011-01-11T17:56:27.268+00:00For anyone still wondering about the 'hot dog,...For anyone still wondering about the 'hot dog, jumping frog' lines in King of Rock n Roll, this is the video for it, which explains it all (!)<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4czVmZQUbMGeoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-42551014076040974272011-01-11T04:54:46.669+00:002011-01-11T04:54:46.669+00:00And if you do diners, then don't forget hotels...And if you do diners, then don't forget hotels - like Chelsea Hotel!Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-55512629174034077562011-01-11T04:50:43.935+00:002011-01-11T04:50:43.935+00:00I bet you could do a whole column about a subgenre...I bet you could do a whole column about a subgenre of Manhattan songs - songs about Manhattan diners, in which case don't forget "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega!Juliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-79441813216508466272011-01-11T04:46:27.777+00:002011-01-11T04:46:27.777+00:00Oh dear, the new album Let’s Change the World with...Oh dear, the new album Let’s Change the World with Music is a strange one. As if Prefab’s dated production and overwrought sentimentality weren’t enough to put off casual listeners, LCTWWM also is so laden with religious references it might as well be a gospel album and it’s literal, matter-of-fact tributes to Paddy McAloon’s musical influences are silly bordering on absurd. Why do I love it so much? Because it’s brilliant.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-50377694108387374332011-01-11T04:44:14.401+00:002011-01-11T04:44:14.401+00:00My idea of heaven is whiling away a Sunday afterno...My idea of heaven is whiling away a Sunday afternoon listening to Prefab Sprout CDs.Garricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-30346955687611861342011-01-11T04:43:08.008+00:002011-01-11T04:43:08.008+00:00I used to tell my girlfriend, at the time, that We...I used to tell my girlfriend, at the time, that Wendy Smith was the only girl who I would leave her for. Love her.Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-80500115322097263402011-01-11T04:41:56.043+00:002011-01-11T04:41:56.043+00:00Lyrically, they’re just a weird, weird band. Examp...Lyrically, they’re just a weird, weird band. Example from Movin’ the River: “But I’m turkey hungry. I’m chicken free! And I can’t break dance on your knee!”Vanessanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-67395090069438743052011-01-11T04:40:42.108+00:002011-01-11T04:40:42.108+00:00This song is really a stellar example of how sophi...This song is really a stellar example of how sophisticated the 80′s U.K. charts really were. Even if most Americans would probably think Prefab Sprout is the latest frozen vegetable medley from Arctic Gardens and that Paddy McAloon is an Irish beer.Yolandenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-2750382738015888422011-01-11T04:37:41.536+00:002011-01-11T04:37:41.536+00:00I heard them at Kings College London in January 19...I heard them at Kings College London in January 1984. A couple of things that amused me this gig was Ms Smith's ashen face at the rugger bugger (he did look a bit like Gary Bushall) singing "boring" as question & answers at the start of 'I Couldn't Bear To Be Special" at the start, & the start of PREFAB SPROUT's long standing 'Spinal Tap' approach to drummers... That night it was the turn of one all round good egg, Dave Ruffy.Vicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-40003759677576159282011-01-11T04:34:59.934+00:002011-01-11T04:34:59.934+00:00Oh. Thanks! I originally thought it was "Hot ...Oh. Thanks! I originally thought it was "Hot dog/jumping far/have a cookie."Wesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-906184312264408502011-01-11T04:34:24.245+00:002011-01-11T04:34:24.245+00:00Chris: can't believe you don't like Androm...Chris: can't believe you don't like Andromeda Heights.<br /><br />Listening to that record is like wandering the bustling streets on a cold night in the city, stars blazing down and surrounded by beauty and life...but being unable to fully enjoy any of it because your heart was broken into nothingness.Drakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-64908840563242480372011-01-11T04:32:42.211+00:002011-01-11T04:32:42.211+00:00Wes, I'm pretty sure it's
Hot dog/jumping...Wes, I'm pretty sure it's<br /><br />Hot dog/jumping frog/Albuquerque :)<br /><br />He does say "Albuquerque" pretty clearly on the record, apparently, but it's only in the background in Spaced, and Jessica Stevenson is singing over it.Fritznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-17802691586262222752011-01-11T04:31:57.236+00:002011-01-11T04:31:57.236+00:00I always get Prefab Sprouts and Hothouse Flowers c...I always get Prefab Sprouts and Hothouse Flowers confused.Kaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-19446470109976970882011-01-11T04:30:41.776+00:002011-01-11T04:30:41.776+00:00I have only ever heard "King of Rock and Roll...I have only ever heard "King of Rock and Roll" as played on "Spaced," and had no idea what they were saying. <br /><br />Is it<br /><br />Dark log<br />Jumping flog<br />I've gotta pushy <br />?Wesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-23684877301312224462011-01-11T04:29:38.658+00:002011-01-11T04:29:38.658+00:00I have the same reaction to Prefab Sprout that I h...I have the same reaction to Prefab Sprout that I have to Grizzly Bear today: I think, well, this is extremely well-crafted and thoughtful and, er ... 'expert'. And ... nope, it doesn't move me at all.Shanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-48733569390334829932011-01-11T04:29:02.185+00:002011-01-11T04:29:02.185+00:00This is one of those bands I'm supposed to lik...This is one of those bands I'm supposed to like and I feel like I've given them a decent shot, but jeez, talk about music that's made for nobody else but other music nerds. They make Yo La Tengo look like the Pussycat Dolls.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-41203828656439420072011-01-11T04:28:26.075+00:002011-01-11T04:28:26.075+00:00I definitely recommend Two Wheels/Steve McQueen. I...I definitely recommend Two Wheels/Steve McQueen. I picked it up originally because of the Thomas Dolby production credit, but I liked it immediately and was a missionary for PS for several years. A few years ago, their US record label rereleased a "Legacy" version with newly recorded versions of the songs, without the sometimes overly ornate or dated Dolby touches.Staceynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-22087708305484388422011-01-11T04:27:02.333+00:002011-01-11T04:27:02.333+00:00Prefab Sprout rank alongside the Comsat Angels and...Prefab Sprout rank alongside the Comsat Angels and Talk Talk as one of the most underrated British bands to emerge during the 80's. For neophytes, start with the immortal STEVE MCQUEEN, and check out "Bonny" and "Appetite". Then go on to the whole of the first "suite" of JORDAN. Finally, proceed to buy the rest of their catalog.Colinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-76014534755026043992011-01-11T04:26:12.705+00:002011-01-11T04:26:12.705+00:00I don't think there is any parody here at all ...I don't think there is any parody here at all - it seems like painfully sincere sentiment to me!Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706483693939439276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-40679947176201682842011-01-11T04:24:33.827+00:002011-01-11T04:24:33.827+00:00I feel like they are just one of many bands from t...I feel like they are just one of many bands from the early 80s who seemed like they had a huge amount of potential but never quite mdae it. Like Silent Running, The Lucy Show, Personal Column, Blue in Heaven......Sam Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523013822784596338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-35309048239511914052011-01-11T04:23:45.141+00:002011-01-11T04:23:45.141+00:00Anyone else remember watching them get their first...Anyone else remember watching them get their first break, that video of them for Channel 4′s ’The Tube’ in a gale on a clifftop, as I recall, miming to ‘Don’t sing’ , one of the songs from their first LP, ‘Swoon’.......Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427693964807938715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-59543131262580623072011-01-11T04:22:28.915+00:002011-01-11T04:22:28.915+00:00I was at that famous Reading University gig that t...I was at that famous Reading University gig that the BBC recorded - they were pretty great live.Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-11096684502058826152011-01-11T04:20:32.575+00:002011-01-11T04:20:32.575+00:00The McAloon archives allegedly contain complete un...The McAloon archives allegedly contain complete unreleased albums based on the ‘Zorro’ stories originated by Johnstone McCulley and another album based on the life and times of Michael Jackson..............!Karennoreply@blogger.com