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That one line... From the song "Cropduster"

LavaLamp_GuitarTrampLavaLamp_GuitarTramp Posts: 143
edited June 2008 in The Porch
"This ain't no book you can close
When the big lie hits your eye
like a big pizza pie".

I can't be the only one annoyed by that - I don't know what the actual lyrics are, but that's what I hear every time I listen to the song & it's driving me completely nuts.
"Why stand when you can sit?" - Winston Churchill
"Why sit when you can dance?" - Me
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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Yes. The much-maligned maligned Riot Act seemingly gave fans many reason to be annoyed.


















    But this ain't one of them. What are you talking about? :confused:
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    the title annoys me more than anything
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    BeerBaron wrote:
    That's what I was thinking. Riot Act does have the worst lyric ever written by PJ on it, but it is not in Cropduster.

    Oooh - guessing game time... :D

    "Love Boat Captain, take the reins and steer us t'wards the clear" ?
    "Love is a tower and you're the key" ?
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    wait, he says pizza pie?? been a while since i've listened to cropduster though
  • LavaLamp_GuitarTrampLavaLamp_GuitarTramp Posts: 143
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    wait, he says pizza pie?? been a while since i've listened to cropduster though

    That's exactly what he says. He says "When the big lie hits your eye like a big pizza pie". I've listened to that song a billion times & that's exactly what he says.
    "Why stand when you can sit?" - Winston Churchill
    "Why sit when you can dance?" - Me
  • Uncle NeilUncle Neil Posts: 176
    The TV, she talks to me
    Breaking news and building walls
    Selling me what I dont need
    I never knew soap made you taller...?
  • skyeriverwinterskyeriverwinter Posts: 1,894
    LavaLamp_GuitarTramp wrote:
    "This ain't no book you can close
    When the big lie hits your eye
    like a big pizza pie".

    I can't be the only one annoyed by that - I don't know what the actual lyrics are, but that's what I hear every time I listen to the song & it's driving me completely nuts.


    Are you people on CRACK?!?!?! ;)

    That is one of my favs!
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    wait, he says pizza pie?? been a while since i've listened to cropduster though

    Well, I've always said Cropduster was about circles, so I guess the pizza pie imagery fits, even if it's not actually in the song. :p
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,311
    LavaLamp_GuitarTramp wrote:
    That's exactly what he says. He says "When the big lie hits your eye like a big pizza pie". I've listened to that song a billion times & that's exactly what he says.

    are you high? i have never heard that lyric. i know guitars play after the "big lie hits your eye" line, but i haven't noticed anything said about pizza...
    6/26/98, 8/17/00, 10/8/00, 12/8/02, 12/9/02, 4/25/03, 5/28/03, 6/1/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 6/6/03, 6/12/03, 6/13/03, 6/15/03, 6/18/03, 6/21/03, 6/22/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03, 10/3/04, 10/5/04, 9/9/05, 9/11/05, 9/16/05, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 5/19/06, 6/30/06, 7/23/06, 8/5/07, 6/30/08, 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 5/4/10, 5/7/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/11/13, 10/17/14, 8/20/16
  • skyeriverwinterskyeriverwinter Posts: 1,894
    it's when the big LIGHT hits your eyes... death i am assuming....
  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,311
    skyeriverwinter wrote:
    it's when the big LIGHT hits your eyes... death i am assuming....

    http://www.tenclub.net/songs/song.php?song=Cropduster

    its an evolution/anti-religion song. one of many by ed.
    6/26/98, 8/17/00, 10/8/00, 12/8/02, 12/9/02, 4/25/03, 5/28/03, 6/1/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 6/6/03, 6/12/03, 6/13/03, 6/15/03, 6/18/03, 6/21/03, 6/22/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03, 10/3/04, 10/5/04, 9/9/05, 9/11/05, 9/16/05, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 5/19/06, 6/30/06, 7/23/06, 8/5/07, 6/30/08, 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 5/4/10, 5/7/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/11/13, 10/17/14, 8/20/16
  • mattcozeamattcozea Posts: 377
    skyeriverwinter wrote:
    it's when the big LIGHT hits your eyes... death i am assuming....
    No, it's "lie", but he says NOTHING about pizza.

    Dad, he's gone up flames,..
    But this ain't no movie
    This ain't no book you can close
    When the big lie hits your eye.

    Everybody's practicing,....
    Our world's an accident
    I was the fool because I thought
    6-27-98 Alpine Valley
    10-8-00 Alpine Valley
    10-9-00 All State Arena, Chicago
    4-23-03 Assembly Hall, Champaign
    5-16-06 United Center, Chicago
    6-30-06 Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee
    8-05-07 Grant Park, Chicago
    8-21-08 EV, Auditorium Theater, Chicago
    8-22-08 EV, Auditorium Theater, Chicago
  • lostdogs77lostdogs77 Posts: 94
    I think that line is in reference to the light from the television hitting your eyes.

    Is the comedian that started this thread talking about thats amore?
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    LavaLamp_GuitarTramp wrote:
    That's exactly what he says. He says "When the big lie hits your eye like a big pizza pie". I've listened to that song a billion times & that's exactly what he says.
    dude that's dean martin lol http://youtube.com/watch?v=aS6-b7CONDI
  • skyeriverwinterskyeriverwinter Posts: 1,894
    mattcoz wrote:
    No, it's "lie", but he says NOTHING about pizza.

    Dad, he's gone up flames,..
    But this ain't no movie
    This ain't no book you can close
    When the big lie hits your eye.

    Everybody's practicing,....
    Our world's an accident
    I was the fool because I thought


    not all of the lyrics on there are correct.....
  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,311
    BeerBaron wrote:
    I was thinking the line from Ghost that someone posted below: "I never knew soap made you taller"

    i think that refers to a "soap-box," as in, standing on your soap box makes you (or what you have to say) more important. i think, at least....television reference before that, so it makes sense. i don't think its a bad lyric
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  • seattlerockguyseattlerockguy Posts: 61
    Your a smart man, I'd listen to this guy, he's obviously a huge fan.
    NewJPage wrote:
    http://www.tenclub.net/songs/song.php?song=Cropduster

    its an evolution/anti-religion song. one of many by ed.
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,330
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Oooh - guessing game time... :D

    "Love Boat Captain, take the reins and steer us t'wards the clear" ?
    "Love is a tower and you're the key" ?

    thats my vote for the worst PJ lyric ever
    and cheesiest song title

    where is isaac the bartender?
  • LavaLamp_GuitarTrampLavaLamp_GuitarTramp Posts: 143
    Crazy Mark wrote:
    I think that line is in reference to the light from the television hitting your eyes.

    Is the comedian that started this thread talking about thats amore?

    There's nothing about light in the song Cropduster. All I know is that the song is about some gigantic pizza pie flying through the air - off a balcony - possibly in a big city like San Diego or New York & it landing right on someone's face with a triumphant "WhaBOOSH!!" sound. Not just on their face, but the whole pizza pie right in their eye.
    That's amore.
    "Why stand when you can sit?" - Winston Churchill
    "Why sit when you can dance?" - Me
  • skyeriverwinterskyeriverwinter Posts: 1,894
    ok.... i am wrong AGAIN!!!!!!! FUCK ME!!!! ( not literally or anything) :)
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,330
    LavaLamp_GuitarTramp wrote:
    "This ain't no book you can close
    When the big lie hits your eye
    like a big pizza pie".

    I can't be the only one annoyed by that - I don't know what the actual lyrics are, but that's what I hear every time I listen to the song & it's driving me completely nuts.

    he only sings that line on the dean martin duets record
    ;)
  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,311
    lca1630 wrote:
    Your a smart man, I'd listen to this guy, he's obviously a huge fan.

    just to prove to you how smart i am... its "you're," not "your.":)
    6/26/98, 8/17/00, 10/8/00, 12/8/02, 12/9/02, 4/25/03, 5/28/03, 6/1/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 6/6/03, 6/12/03, 6/13/03, 6/15/03, 6/18/03, 6/21/03, 6/22/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03, 10/3/04, 10/5/04, 9/9/05, 9/11/05, 9/16/05, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 5/19/06, 6/30/06, 7/23/06, 8/5/07, 6/30/08, 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 5/4/10, 5/7/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/11/13, 10/17/14, 8/20/16
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,330
    LavaLamp_GuitarTramp wrote:
    There's nothing about light in the song Cropduster. All I know is that the song is about some gigantic pizza pie flying through the air - off a balcony - possibly in a big city like San Diego or New York & it landing right on someone's face with a triumphant "WhaBOOSH!!" sound. Not just on their face, but the whole pizza pie right in their eye.
    That's amore.


    that is so dumb it made me laugh, heartily
    thanks
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    LavaLamp_GuitarTramp wrote:
    There's nothing about light in the song Cropduster. All I know is that the song is about some gigantic pizza pie flying through the air - off a balcony - possibly in a big city like San Diego or New York & it landing right on someone's face with a triumphant "WhaBOOSH!!" sound. Not just on their face, but the whole pizza pie right in their eye.
    That's amore.

    Little known fact: flying-pizza-song Cropduster was originally known as Crust-copter.
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Little known fact: flying-pizza-song Cropduster was originally known as Crust-copter.
    LMAO

    definitely a full moon out lol
  • wma11wma11 Posts: 790
    mattcoz wrote:
    No, it's "lie", but he says NOTHING about pizza.

    Dad, he's gone up flames,..
    But this ain't no movie
    This ain't no book you can close
    When the big lie hits your eye.

    Everybody's practicing,....
    Our world's an accident
    I was the fool because I thought
    I second this, that's ridiculous that he would say that...THAT'S AMORE...
    I met my wife here...you can too! Don't lose hope!
  • dropmyleashdropmyleash Posts: 91
    '...that's amore!' is all I'm thinking reading this silly thread.


    Also, some of you are really, really bad at deciphering lyrical meanings, and I'll just leave it at that.
    Having tasted, a life wasted....

    ....I'll probably only go back a couple more times.
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    Crazy Mark wrote:
    I think that line is in reference to the light from the television hitting your eyes.

    Is the comedian that started this thread talking about thats amore?

    Seems like the person maybe doesn't realize he's got an old Italian ditty confused with Ed's song...:p ;)
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