unpompous speaky bits in all-round fantastic traxx

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harder to think of as it generally comes off badly, but
mart fry manages okay on 'the look of love' partly due to splash
of self aware p-ss-take-ery.
unpompous in the extreme is 'a dream' by cale/reed off of
'songs for drella' which is *unbearably* poignant and is all-spoken.

"you can never tell anybody anything, i've learned that".

― piscesboy, Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Waldo Jeffers had reached his limit

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

i mean the whole of the Gift obv, not just that line

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

The Bladerunner sample in 'Aftermath' count?

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:24 (twenty-one years ago)

early Piano Magic to thread

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, Roy Montgomery & Kirk Lake - London Is Swinging By His Neck. And certain Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia tracks. Mmmm and so many great Shangri-Las tracks.

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Pulp's "I Spy" all over this thread.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Life Without Buildings' "Sorrow" is wonderful as well.

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Arab Strap - New Birds.

I love spoken vocals so much.

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

The video mix on Karmacoma comes to mind.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)

LFO -- We are Back

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Nix on the "I Spy" (see related thread) but how about Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, "Get Dancing." No one cares how you wear your hair, dahling.

― Joseph McCombs, Wednesday, 4 August 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Gawd...must be thousands I can think of. So, completely at random...

The Coasters, "What Is The Secret Of Your Success?"
Spoken refrain: "Some cats got it / And uh, some cats ain't!"
(In typical Coasters unaccompanied-bass chorus/punchline)

Actually, I don't think that pomposity is always necessarily a bad thing. Many of my favourites released LPs with ridiculous spoken intros: Prince, Butthole Surfers, Von Lmo, P-Funk a few dozen times...

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

"I AM THE GOD OF BRIMSTONE AND FIRE AND I GIVE YOU..."

― sexyDancer, Wednesday, 4 August 2004 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Nix on the "I Spy" (see related thread)

what related thread? Am intrigued.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Patti Smith, the poem at the end of "Dancing Barefoot." Not pompous, perhaps pretentious, but it delivers.

"...Asphyxiation, a fix on anything..."

― nickn (nickn), Thursday, 5 August 2004 04:40 (twenty-one years ago)

"Finisterre" by Saint Etienne

Considering the lyrics it could have been pompous, but it comes off in a really exhilirating manner.

― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 5 August 2004 04:48 (twenty-one years ago)

The guy from the Sugarcubes..Einar?

― Bimble (bimble), Friday, 6 August 2004 07:06 (twenty-one years ago)

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