The Silver Convention - Fly Robin Fly

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Why would you tell a bird to fly? They know how to do it. They're doing it anyway.

What's more, why tell a bird to fly 'up into the sky?' Where else are they going to fly? Down into the sea?

It's puzzling.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 01:59 (twenty-two years ago)

looks like those clowns in congress did it again. what a bunch of clowns.

― bad jode (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:04 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe they're trying to convince robyn to take drugs

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:05 (twenty-two years ago)

"Soulful yet anonymous" !

― Sean (Sean), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I suppose the robin could be on a branch, and therefore not in flight. But who are the Silver Convention to tell her what to do? Presumably, if she needs to fly, for example to get some worms, or to evade a predator (eg, an owl, or just to ride the agreeable afternoon upcurrents with some feathered friends, then she will. Otherwise, the humane thing to do would be simply to let her be. She probably just needs to rest her little legs for the while.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:18 (twenty-two years ago)

"When the seagulls follow the trawler........"

― Pete S, Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:19 (twenty-two years ago)

We're talking about a robin, Pete, not a seagull. Now, 'down in to the sea' would make sense if it were a seagull, an albatross or a cormorant.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Songwriters are constantly exhorting birds to sing too, have you noticed? This lyrically authoritarian attitude to bird behaviour has got to stop.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:24 (twenty-two years ago)

where does juliana hatfield fit into all of this?

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:28 (twenty-two years ago)

sean, is there a problem?

― bad jode (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:33 (twenty-two years ago)

To answer surface noise's question:

Juliana Hatfield
The Single Collector Discography

PROMOTIONAL RELEASES
For the Birds
4 Song Promo CD Single
1993

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:37 (twenty-two years ago)

but what was she telling the birds to do?

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Clearly, to peck at her promotional CD. Which, again,seems cruel, as there is not much nourishment there. She should give them breadcrumbs or worms, not vinyl or plastic. Quite surprising, really, for an avowed environmentalist.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 02:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Colin, I've noticed you know an awful lot about animals.

― Nihilist Pop Star (mjt), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 03:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Nihilist, if it's a crime to love our feathered and furry friends, then there is none more guilty than I.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 03:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Even if I did recently sacrifice a mouse to a kurrawong. But hey, nature is red in tooth and claw.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 03:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I was reusing your phrase in tribute to you, Jody. Why would there be a problem??

― Sean (Sean), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 03:52 (twenty-two years ago)

but what was she telling the birds to do?

Not die, apparently

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

The bird is already in mid-flight. That is the point.

― musicmope (musicmope), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I prefer "Stool Pigeon" meeself!

― herbalizer12 (herbalizer12), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

seven months pass...

The Silver Convention - Fly Robin Fly?

Wrong... it's "Thigh Rubbin' Thigh" or maybe "Thigh Rub My Thigh" ....makes more sense for 3 Birds to disco to...

― Martin Stone, Thursday, 1 July 2004 04:25 (twenty-one years ago)

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