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(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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There's a rat in me kitchen, what am I going to do, there's a rat in me kitchen what am I going to do.
They just don't make songs like that anymore. Non of this Ooo! baby baby crap.

What's your favorite chorus from a song?

Alt: Painkillers. Who necks them at the first twinge and who waits till they're in agony before taking them?
(I helped save b3ta! girlinthehole, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:44, 169 replies, latest was 15 years ago)
There's a moose loose aboot this hoose
Lord Rockingham's Eleven.

Morning all, today is the start of 4 days of skiving, while my boss is away. Should I spend all my time on b3ta or what?

Alt: If I've got them, I'll take them. I usually have Ibuprophen for brekky.
(I helped save b3ta! Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:48, Reply)
I would expect nothing else.

(I helped save b3ta! girlinthehole, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:53, Reply)
I'll stay then.

(I helped save b3ta! Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:53, Reply)
Bet you a quid Sri Lanka batter New Zealand today
*cringes*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:59, Reply)
OK, My quid says New Zealand win.

(I helped save b3ta! Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:02, Reply)
Have you got some sort of Kiwi lineage that I'm unaware of?
Or insider knowledge of crippling injuries to Sangakkara, Dilshan, Jayawardene, Menthis and Malinga which are yet to reach my ears?

Fuck it, even though my previous form is stunningly inept on this front, I'll take the bet. Makes the day more interesting, doesn't it :-)
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:05, Reply)
How much down(s) are you already?

(I helped save b3ta! sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:10, Reply)
A quid
I foolishly bet on South Africa not choking, which in Cricket World Cup terms is like putting money on Zlatan Ibrahimovic turning up to the Champions League final and playing a blinder.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:14, Reply)
I have a couple of Kiwi mates.
It would be disloyal to bet against them.
(I helped save b3ta! Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:14, Reply)
The guy who runs my corner shop is Sri Lankan
Which allows me to conveniently forget that my sister-in-law lives in Parakai and her partner and two young children are Kiwis

Fuck family loyalty, I want my quid back and Sri Lanka are the better team
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:17, Reply)
Pull yourself together man,
It is only a pound.
(I helped save b3ta! Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:22, Reply)
True
The main reason, as I said before, is the banter that ensues when there's money on it. Especially if you have chance to skive and hang around here all day
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:23, Reply)
But next it'll be a stone, and he won't be able to fit into his leotards anymore!

(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:24, Reply)
Not a nice image at the best of times.

(I helped save b3ta! Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:26, Reply)
Yeah even I feel ill at the prospect of me in a leotard

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:31, Reply)
Malinga's action hurts my head, there's no way that should work.

(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:15, Reply)
I swear he formulated that action because his surname rhymes with slinger
Which is exactly why no bowler called Pitt-Punt has ever made it in international cricket
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:20, Reply)
This ^^
Murilidaran's as well.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:26, Reply)
I thought you were taking the piss out of Poppet at first
If you've got a rat in your kitchen I suggest you give him or her food and water and cuddles. I love rats.

Alt: yes please, I think I've pulled a muscle in my thigh
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:49, Reply)
You have pulled many a muscle in your time

(I helped save b3ta! sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:07, Reply)
This is true
On this occasion I blame jogging. Most of the other times, wanking. Sorry, is that what you were trying to imply?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:08, Reply)
Something like that

(I helped save b3ta! sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:09, Reply)
One-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
Sheb Wooley
(TaZ44, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:50, Reply)
One horn?

(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:01, Reply)
Too many songs to have a favourite.
Alt: Rarely. 9 times out of 10, it's a hangover and it's my fault so I put up and shut up.
(I helped save b3ta! JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:55, Reply)
Alt: occasionally I suffer from a rather bad back
and in those circumstances I take Tramadol, other than that, never. I don't have headache pills or anything in the house and never feel the need to, to be honest.
(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:57, Reply)
Morning Chief.
Any news from the ex?
(I helped save b3ta! JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:59, Reply)
Greetings.
Nothing yet. I have a low-level feeling of dread about all this.
(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:04, Reply)
That's IBS
Morning sir.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:05, Reply)
Helleaux.

(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:06, Reply)
Internal bowel sex

(PsychoChomp, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:29, Reply)
I always take painkillers when I need to.
Life's too short to spend it in pain. Besides, I've had that much illegal crap in my system in the past, it's seems churlish to not take over the counter drugs.
(I helped save b3ta! girlinthehole, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:06, Reply)
When my daughter was born (by caesarian section)
my ex was given near-dangerous levels of painkillers. They do this 'can you feel this' test, and if you can, they up the dose - they did this again and again and could not fucking believe she could still feel it. They were looking at each other in disbelief.

I 'lolled' because I knew why, the hardcore beeyatch.
(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:09, Reply)
If she was that hardcore they would have gone in dry

(I helped save b3ta! sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:10, Reply)
That's what Monty did.

(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:14, Reply)
So you could say that your ex was up Macduff.

(I helped save b3ta! Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:24, Reply)
Woooooaaaaah!
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! I'm still alive, yeahyeah

*repeat*

Alt:
Dont take them unless I get back/neck troubles. 99% of headaches disappear after a pint of water for me
(I helped save b3ta! sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:09, Reply)
took some this morning
because my back decided that it wasn't done giving me a bit of agony.

I slept like shit last night.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:13, Reply)
Sorry to hear that mate
You want to get one of those back transplants
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:15, Reply)
it was almost fine yesterday
I blame being on secondment for making me have to sleep in a rubbish bed.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:16, Reply)
And for giving you stress, presumably
When does it end?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:18, Reply)
down to two days a week after this week
until the end of June.

It's not particularly stressful, but it has made my other work stressful because I have to fit loads into 2 days back in my office. Or more realistically 2 days at my office, both evenings I am up here and at the weekends.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:22, Reply)
End of June? That's fucking bent
Let's talk about something in-no-way-stressful. How's the wedding planning going?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:25, Reply)
wedding planning isn't in the least bit stressful
it's almost all done.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:25, Reply)
smug reply is smug ;)

(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:28, Reply)
not really
no idea how people get so stressed by the whole thing.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:34, Reply)
Mother in laws - when you want to invite friends, but you have to invite certain family etc
aside from that it was pretty easy!
(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:36, Reply)
we've had none of that
and if someone had suggested as much they would have been told where to go.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:36, Reply)
Was hard for us as the in laws were paying, and were extremely generous

(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:40, Reply)
that would make things difficult
although not having to pay would have been quite nice considering how hard we've had to save.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:44, Reply)
I can't help but notice an absence of an invitation on my doormat
Thereby leading me to conclude that you've done absolutely fuck all. Because the alternative is unthinkable, and enormously likely.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:32, Reply)
my next tasks are to get my suit tailored
get hold of our photographer mate and design the invitations.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:34, Reply)
So there's still HOPE
In all seriousness, I'm very glad you've got everything sorted mate. When is the big day?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:37, Reply)
10th of September

(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:37, Reply)
I suppose that means you're indisposed for our Half-Marathon commemoration of the 9/11 attacks then

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:41, Reply)
unfortunately so
I shall be banging my new wife. or surfing.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:44, Reply)
I should fucking well hope you'll have a hangover
What are the honeymoon plans?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:45, Reply)
considering we are having to save to pay for the wedding and do up the house
and are planning to buy a van, grand honeymoon plans have been put off. We are spending a week in St Ives immediately after the wedding.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:46, Reply)
Can't go far wrong there
St Ives is fucking lovely. Best of luck with the rest of the plans mate
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:49, Reply)
yeah, we love it down there
can just chill out, surf, eat good food.

thanks
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:50, Reply)
What with all his friends and family being there he couldn't put up with the shame of you mincing around

(I helped save b3ta! Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:34, Reply)
Smeared all over the sheets?

(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:15, Reply)
There are shitloads, so I'll just say the first one that comes to mind
Fascination by Alphabeat, simply one of the happiest songs released in the last few years.

Alt: I tend to avoid them, only taking them for serious pain.
(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:14, Reply)
Alphabeat?!
And you're prepared to admit this in a public forum?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:16, Reply)
I have no shame, everyone is aware of this.
And it's a cracking track.
(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:22, Reply)

+ to get bummed to
(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:25, Reply)
You're thoroughly shit, and so was that post.

(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:38, Reply)
You have undermined yourself entirely with your original confession
so back in your box, there's a good boy
(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:39, Reply)
My favourite chorus is from something obtuse and extremely rare in original form
that you aren't cool enough to have heard of.

Painkillers - I take them for headaches and that's about it
(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:27, Reply)
I bet you a million pounds that I'm more cool than you are and I'm old so that means I double my points.

(I helped save b3ta! girlinthehole, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:30, Reply)
I'm sure that there is much truth in this post, I am after all wearing a tweed jacket today and i'm not even 30 yet

(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:31, Reply)
Case closed.
I used to have a tweed jacket but this was in the early eighties when tweed jackets were cool.
(I helped save b3ta! girlinthehole, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:34, Reply)
They're back with avengance

(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:36, Reply)
Bloody loads, but the first that comes to mind is:
'Cos my foot's on the gas and I'm thinking fast
I won't find no future by fixing the past.
(Move on, move on, move on, move on)

Alt: Depends on the pain, I'll neck an ibuprofen if I feel a bad headache coming on, but I won't for anything minor
(I helped save b3ta! Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:30, Reply)
Bought my CombiChrist ticket Sunday mate
Barring highly unlikely circumstance, three months today you will become the second B3tan I've met. Feel fucking honoured.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:36, Reply)

fucking honoured my engorged cock
(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:37, Reply)
Unless you turn up to Tod bash.
Which you mentioned might be doable.
(I helped save b3ta! girlinthehole, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:37, Reply)
I have since mentioned that I have a wedding to attend in Manc on May 28th
Sorry darling
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:43, Reply)
I'm gutted that I can't go either

(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:47, Reply)
Oh yes I forgot.
*sadface*
(I helped save b3ta! girlinthehole, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:49, Reply)
I really am sorry
Am starting to wonder if I'll ever get to meet you gorgeous bastards
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:52, Reply)
Nice one dude, I get paid on Thursday so will get mine then
Looking forward to it!
(I helped save b3ta! Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:40, Reply)
Yeah I can't wait
I looked into trains and even this far in advance they're absurdly expensive so will definitely be driving there and back on the night. Invest in shares in Red Bull
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:43, Reply)
How far is it for you then?
I'll be driving too, though only 20 minutes each way.
(I helped save b3ta! Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:43, Reply)
About 3 hours
Am counting on being psyched for the journey there and having enough adrenaline in my system to power a small city for the way back.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:45, Reply)
Oh man that sucks!
I didn't realise it was so far. Maybe Red Bull with a Relentless chaser?
(I helped save b3ta! Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:46, Reply)
Yeah, there will be no passengers in my car
as the passenger seat will be playing host to a massive pile of rapidly-emptying drinks can
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:50, Reply)
I often quote 'Rat in me kitchen' as *the* worse song of all time
Even beating Paul Anka's swing version of 'Jump' by Van Halen - and that's some fucking achievement, I can tell you.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:31, Reply)
I will see your 'Rat in my kitchen'
and raise you the following;

'Let Me Entertain You' by Robbie Williams
'Because We Want To' by Billie Piper
'Tonight, Tonight' by the Smashing Pumpkins
More or less anything you care to name by Oasis
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:35, Reply)
Oooh stick you. Your momma too, and your daddy!

(I helped save b3ta! JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:37, Reply)
U G L Y, you ain't got no alibi
You UGLY
(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:40, Reply)
I don't know who to be more ashamed of here;
Jeff, for being old enough when those songs came out to ignore them; you, for compounding his original offence; or myself, for knowing both songs far too well
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:44, Reply)
There are few winners in this entire thread

(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:46, Reply)
Except, perhaps, for BGB
for encouraging us all to make such twats of ourselves so successfully
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:52, Reply)
I'd say that most of us on here need no encouragement

(I helped save b3ta! sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:55, Reply)
I for one take umbrage at this statement

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:57, Reply)
You take bumrage at this statement?

(I helped save b3ta! sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:05, Reply)
Hahaha, very well done sir

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:06, Reply)
I love that 'True Colours' song.

(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:36, Reply)
Ohhh, and that Will Young one, "Love the one you're with".

(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:36, Reply)
I think today I'll mostly have True Colours in my head.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:40, Reply)
not sure which is worse
that, or Flying Purple People Eater which I've had stuck in my head since some cunt further up mentioned it
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:45, Reply)
I just sung the True Colours chorus under my breath at my desk.
HETRO
(PsychoChomp, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:46, Reply)
very much so

(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:47, Reply)
Haha, superb tune

(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:54, Reply)
This song speaks to me
I don't want to see a ghost
It's the sight that I fear most
I'd rather have a piece of toast
Watch the evening news
(I helped save b3ta! Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:38, Reply)
Haha!
WINNAR
(I helped save b3ta! sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:42, Reply)
That's not the chorus though

(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:47, Reply)
The chorus is MUCH better
"Life... oh, life... oh, lii-iiiiiiife, oh life, doo doo doo doo" if I remember rightly.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:51, Reply)
I think you missed a 'doo'
But I'm not certain...
(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:53, Reply)
I hope so
There's no pride to be gained from unnerring accuracy here
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:58, Reply)
+ he says reading the album liner notes

(I helped save b3ta! sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:54, Reply)
"well fuck you too
give me my money back
i want my money back
you bitch"

is a charmingly romantic chorus, i always think.

i hardly ever take painkillers, but when i do, only plain paracetamol works on me - ibuprofen does fuck all.
(I helped save b3ta! rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:24, Reply)
Don't know about choruses
but to me these are possibly my favourite opening lines of any song:

I'm a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm
I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb
I am the world's forgotten boy
The one who searches and destroys
(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:30, Reply)
Search and Destroy?
I think Red Hot Chili Peppers did this when they were still good, i.e. 20 years ago. Was it done originally by someone else?
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:34, Reply)
*runs for cover*

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:37, Reply)
* dons flame-retardant suit *

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:38, Reply)
*tears lower lip from face belming so hard*
It was The Stooges, Reverend. I have not had the pleasure of hearing the RHCPs' version but I'm thinking the original will be better.

You should hear it and decide for yourself.
(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:38, Reply)
I've heard both
You are correct, Monty. Very much so. However the RHCP version is no disgrace to the original, having been recorded, as the Reverend says, when they were still good.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:43, Reply)
That must have been before they ever recorded anything, then.

(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:44, Reply)
Lies! Lies and deceit!
There is a very specific period in the Chili's 30-year history when they were terrific. This period is best known by the year "1992", when they released Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The next album was pretty good but we can put that down to having Dave Navarro in the band, cos he then left and they went horribly to shit.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:46, Reply)
I concur with Darth on this
BSSM and the previous album Mother's Milk were both excellent. I haven't heard the original version of S&D but I can confirm that the RHCP version is very good indeed.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:48, Reply)
that is some impressive accuracy there
well done
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:54, Reply)
Thank you
I neglected to mention Mother's Milk because I only consider it to be quite good, although significantly better than Californiwhatthefuckareweplayingatcation
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:59, Reply)
I will take your advice and You Tube this later on.
And I recommend that you give the RHCP version a whirl.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:56, Reply)
All I can say
is that the original is so fucking brilliant it makes you wonder how anyone would dare try to cover it, because there'd be no way they could touch the original no matter how good they are.

Motorhead's cover of God Save The Queen by The Pistols is a case in point - come on, Lemmy, was yours really going to be better/as good?
(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:00, Reply)
I concur absolutely with the principle of this post
Ref. Megadeth's extraordinarily dubious decision to cover Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid', and more or less any of the thousands of attempts to have a go at the Queen back catalogue
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:04, Reply)
How about the RHCP cover version of Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground on Mother's Milk?
Awesome.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:07, Reply)
Oh yeah, that's a belter
No question. Love it. You have to admit that was a good choice of track though, they wouldn't have got away with Superstitious
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:09, Reply)
Indeed. This is another one for Monty to check out if he still thinks they're pish.

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:10, Reply)
I cannot abide the hideous 'funk' bass playing that infests all I've heard of theirs.
I have an extensive funk collection - well over 500 records, so I am not against funk in any way, but that bloke's playing annoys the hell out of me.
(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:15, Reply)
Flea's bass is the backbone of every Chilis record
So I would recommend you stay the hell away from everything of theirs you haven't already heard.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:21, Reply)
This is how I understood it, and filed them under 'not for me' nearly 20 years ago.

(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:25, Reply)
semi-interesting factoid
Flea is a really rather good trumpet player.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:28, Reply)
See also 'Pretty Little Ditty' on Mother's Milk.

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:34, Reply)
that's a good tune
ruthless ripped off and mangled by some shit band whose name escapes me but used the guitar part in a song called Butterfly.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:50, Reply)
The Pale?

(I helped save b3ta! The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 12:23, Reply)
don't think so
my mind is telling me it's Crazy Town, but I don't know if that is right
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 12:29, Reply)
Yep

(I helped save b3ta! sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 12:31, Reply)
Oh good
I quite like The Pale.
(I helped save b3ta! The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 12:41, Reply)
A bit like me and the Pumpkins owing to Billy Corgan having the worst singing voice in history

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:30, Reply)
Metallica's Stone Cold Crazy is pretty good

(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:08, Reply)
I'll give you that one
My problem with Queen covers is that unless the song is actually performed by Freddie Mercury it almost always falls on its face due to a lack of the necessary pomp and flamboyance that he provided so effortlessly. Metallica chose their song very wisely and are also possessed of a ludicrously charismatic frontman, even if he is a bit of a cunt.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:10, Reply)
^^ This.
Queen songs without Freddie is just nonsense.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:11, Reply)
Nine Inch Nails do a great cover of Get Down Make Love

(I helped save b3ta! Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:35, Reply)
Some covers are incredible:
'All Along The Watchtower' gets trotted out every time we talk about this, but it's a superb example of how to record a cover. No-one give two shits about Dylan's original version.
(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:11, Reply)
'cos Dylan is shit

(I helped save b3ta! sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:14, Reply)
It gets trotted out every time we talk about this for exactly those reasons
Dylan's version is only alright, and no-one has ever, in the history of the world, described the Hendrix cover as "average". I think popular (uneducated) opinion is that Hendrix' is the original.

I know you're going to give me shit for this, but Pendulum's live covers of both 'Violet Hill' and 'The Catalyst' are vastly superior to the originals also. The admittedly not great originals.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:15, Reply)
Pendulum's live cover/remix of Voodoo People is immense
Better than the original, and I like early Prodigy.
(I helped save b3ta! Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:31, Reply)
I disagree
the original is the business.

Not as good as the Narcotic Suite stuff though.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:33, Reply)
The original is good
But Pendulum give it more oomph.
Claustrophobic Sting is the best of the Narcotic Suite stuff, but then that whole album is sublime.
(I helped save b3ta! Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:35, Reply)
that is very true
I have a good load of quality cover songs like A Perfect Circle's take on Imagine. Infintely better than the original pap.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:15, Reply)
God yes
Thank you for the reminder, I'm off to look that up on We7
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:22, Reply)
The one from "Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider"
because my friend used to sing it to me. It is "Eva, I'm sorry, but you will never have me. Because you're just some faggy girl, and I need a lover with soul power. And you ain't got no soul power."
He used to call me his beautiful freak, too. Ahh, youth.

Alt: Hardly EVER take them. Sign of weakness innit. For me.
(I helped save b3ta! Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:36, Reply)
You're going to fucking love childbirth
Although in principle I respect your point of view on the matter
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:41, Reply)
I never intend to do that for myself. The pain of childbirth lasts for the whole of your life etc etc

(I helped save b3ta! Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:44, Reply)
Fair enough
Popular motif round these 'ere parts. I've drifted further away from the idea of having kids as I've got older, although that may be Ms Foxtrot's influence (not exclusively - in combination with seeing what it's done to close friends of mine)
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:48, Reply)
I just think I'd be a shit mother.

(I helped save b3ta! Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:56, Reply)
Nonsense.

(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:01, Reply)
Technically a pre-chorus but nonetheless
"When he holds you close, when he pulls you near, when he says the words you've been needing to hear, I wish I were him, that those words were mine to say to you til the end of time"

Yes I've only done this to annoy Monty
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:38, Reply)
Apparently this is quite easily done.

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:40, Reply)
Lies. Lies on the internet.

(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:43, Reply)
I refer to my post above ^^

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:49, Reply)
What, not killed yourself?
I tell you what, it's fucking working.
(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:42, Reply)
Oh, you old charmer
I've told you, dinner and a movie or I'm not putting out. None of your silver-tongued ways.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:44, Reply)
*spews into bin*

(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:51, Reply)
If you had time to make it to the bin I'm obviously not trying hard enough

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:53, Reply)

bin slippers
(I helped save b3ta! Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 10:59, Reply)
Welcome aboard!

(I helped save b3ta! Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:01, Reply)

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