The bombs bursting in air...

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  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    Yeah, I knew it was a cover but forgot who did it. I'll always remember it by the Pumpkins version. :)

    I had to trace it back from a few artists, from Pumpkins to Toploader to Van Morrison (who never actually did it) to King Harvest.

    As per Wikipedia:

    This song has been been covered by a number of artists. These include:-

    Aswad on their 2002 album Cool Summer Reggae
    Liza Minnelli on her 1973 album The Singer
    Baha Men on 1994's Kalik
    Masters Of The Obvious
    The Keane Brothers — who created a disco version in 1979
    Aerosmith
    Toploader on their Onka's Big Moka album
    Orleans
    My Morning Jacket
    Jack Wagner
    Ted Raimi
    Fool's Garden

    This list doesn't mention Smashing Pumpkins or King Harvest, although the wiki does reference King Harvest as being the original.

    Anyway, that would be a better way to celebrate independence, dancing in the moonlight.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    It was Thin Lizzy!

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=lsE7HPIa0ew
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    It was Thin Lizzy!

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=lsE7HPIa0ew

    No way!

    Did you know that the song "Angel" by Shaggy is a combo of "Angel of the Morning" by Merrilee Rush and "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band?

    I knew that the chorus was basically "Angel of the Morning" but didn't realize that the beat was "The Joker"
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Ahnimus wrote:
    Anyway, that would be a better way to celebrate independence, dancing in the moonlight.

    What a lovely idea. :) The sky was so clear last night and the stars were bright.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Ahnimus wrote:
    No way!

    Did you know that the song "Angel" by Shaggy is a combo of "Angel of the Morning" by Merrilee Rush and "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band?

    I knew that the chorus was basically "Angel of the Morning" but didn't realize that the beat was "The Joker"


    :D You like music a lot, too?

    I'll check that out...I spend so much time on youtube. :p
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Ahnimus wrote:
    No way!

    Did you know that the song "Angel" by Shaggy is a combo of "Angel of the Morning" by Merrilee Rush and "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band?

    I knew that the chorus was basically "Angel of the Morning" but didn't realize that the beat was "The Joker"


    It is! I hadn't heard that Shaggy song in forever! That's a nice mix actually. :)
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • Eliot Rosewater
    Eliot Rosewater Posts: 2,659
    surferdude wrote:
    And just so you're not a hypocrite you should be boycotting all combustion based forms of transportation and goods made or transported by such means. After all a combustion engine works by having fuel burst in explosion thus providing the power.
    Seriously, is that the best you can do? Why are you so argumentative? Oh yeah, I must've offended you on another thread. Well, I'm sorry if I've offended you.
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    It is! I hadn't heard that Shaggy song in forever! That's a nice mix actually. :)

    It is, but he's such an unoriginal bastard, lol :)
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • NCBRI
    NCBRI Posts: 1,902
    Went to see fireworks here in Chapel Hill last night. Like most places, they played music during the display. There were a couple of songs that were thrown in that I thought were interesting choices: War, Revolution, Rockin in the Free World :)

    As much as I liked their little statement with these songs, it was pretty dissapointing to look at the little flags they gave out and see "made in china" printed across the bottom red stripe. :rolleyes:
    Brian
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Ahnimus wrote:
    It is, but he's such an unoriginal bastard, lol :)

    :D But always fun to dance to. So there's that.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    It was even funny to me at the time...after I was finished hiding behind various trees in the yard, I was giggling my ass off. :p But this morning I was thinking...seriously WTF! :D
    I think that most of us probably have some experience in man to man fireworks combat.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    tybird wrote:
    I think that most of us probably have some experience in man to man fireworks combat.

    'You'll blow your fingers off!' :D
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    don't gimme no wrote:
    I thought it was interesting last night while I sat back and watched fireworks that we are perpetuating the feeling of patriotism through the symbolism of war. With “Bombs bursting in air” we celebrate our country. It seems like a more peaceful sort of symbolism might be more appropriate.

    With that in mind, I think I'm going to add all fireworks to my list of boycotts.


    http://www.chemsoc.org/ExemplarChem/entries/2004/icl_Gondhia/history.html

    Why would you boycotting something that is enjoyed and loved by people around the world (especially small children) make any difference to countries dropping bombs on each other?
    There is something truly unifying about fireworks so why would you want to boycott unity?
    By all means boycott bombs. Hell get rid of all bombs, bullets, guns, weapons of any kind but to boycott fireworks? If symbolism is your thing go for it, but I think it's gonna take a lot more than that to get people to stop dropping bombs on innocent civilians. Oh and it probably wouldn't do any harm to fight to tone down patriotic fervor. That's the kind of stuff that leads to bombs being dropped on others. Much more dangerous than fireworks.
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    'You'll blow your fingers off!' :D

    I almost did. My hand was completely charred and senseless, I couldn't feel a thing and immediately thought I lost my hand. I had taken a screacher and wrapped it in duct tape. I lit it and was about to chuck it, as I reached back to toss it, it exploded in my hand, next to my ear.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • Eliot Rosewater
    Eliot Rosewater Posts: 2,659
    Jeanie wrote:
    http://www.chemsoc.org/ExemplarChem/entries/2004/icl_Gondhia/history.html

    Why would you boycotting something that is enjoyed and loved by people around the world (especially small children) make any difference to countries dropping bombs on each other?
    There is something truly unifying about fireworks so why would you want to boycott unity?
    By all means boycott bombs. Hell get rid of all bombs, bullets, guns, weapons of any kind but to boycott fireworks? If symbolism is your thing go for it, but I think it's gonna take a lot more than that to get people to stop dropping bombs on innocent civilians. Oh and it probably wouldn't do any harm to fight to tone down patriotic fervor. That's the kind of stuff that leads to bombs being dropped on others. Much more dangerous than fireworks.
    Oh, trust me. I'm fighting to tone down patriot fervor all the time. And I agree, bombs are worse than fireworks ;)
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    'You'll blow your fingers off!' :D
    Don't know which is a worse fate.........."blowing off your fingers" or "shooting your eye out" :rolleyes:
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • surferdude
    surferdude Posts: 2,057
    tybird wrote:
    Don't know which is a worse fate.........."blowing off your fingers" or "shooting your eye out" :rolleyes:
    The eye thing is far worse. Remember it ws all fun and games until the eye incident.
    “One good thing about music,
    when it hits you, you feel to pain.
    So brutalize me with music.”
    ~ Bob Marley
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    surferdude wrote:
    The eye thing is far worse. Remember it ws all fun and games until the eye incident.

    Then it became a sport
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    tybird wrote:
    Don't know which is a worse fate.........."blowing off your fingers" or "shooting your eye out" :rolleyes:

    balls...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    balls...
    True
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.

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