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| From | Joe Rivera <joer@stereojoe.com> |
| Subject | Re: "The Whale" song? |
| Date | Wed, 08 Mar 2006 12:22:40 -0800 |
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That would be Belly's cover of the Harry Nilsson tune "Think About Your
Troubles," which you can find on either the single for "Superconnected"
or Safe and Sound: A Benefit in Response to the Brookline Clinic
Violence
<http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:10vsa9tgu23f>if one
were to trust allmusic.com.
joe
Jeff wrote:
> Jason wrote:
>
> Belly - The Whale>>
>
> As Stewart Noted, the Lush song is actually called "500 (Shake Baby
> Shake)" but I'm scratching my head on this one because I don't remember
> a Belly song called "The Whale". Given that it's on a mix with a Lush
> song from the mid-90s, I'm inclined to think it may be "Whale" by
> Catatonia, which would sound similarly enough to Belly and was one of
> their singles. It could be worth a shot. --Jason
>
> I reply:
>
> Hi Jason, and thanks for the galant try! <smile> I checked out the
> Catatonia track and believe it or not, that's not the song I'm looking
> for. On the other hand, that's a pretty cool track, I'll have to go back
> and check the band out further. I've thanked Stewart (off board) for his
> help with the Lush track. According to AMG and Amazon, it's titled,
> simply "500". There was no way I was going to find it by looking with
> "Shake Baby Shake". As Stewart noted, it was a single, so it probably
> picked up the parenthetical (Shake Baby Shake) at some point. Anyway,
> here are some lyrics from the "Whale" song, in case
> anyone recognizes it:
>
> Sit beside the breakfast table
> Think about your troubles
> Pour yourself a cup of tea and
> Think about the bubbles
>
> You can take your teardrops
> And drop 'em in a teacup
> Take 'em down to the riverside
> And throw over the side
> To be swept up by a current ...
>
> Also, I've ripped the song and converted it to a 192kbps mp3 file if
> anyone is interested. Hey! We're playing Name That Tune! The winner gets
> huge props (I'll use CAPS!) and my heartfelt thanks.
>
> jeff teez
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