over the cliff

Here are the lyrics to what I’m listening to right now.

*Han bun doh nan nul leul
ee juh bun juk up suh
oh jeek geu deh mah nuel seng gak kee neun gul
geu lun nuh neun moh yah
nal ee jut duhn guh yah
jee geum neh noon eh suh noon mool ee boh yoh
beh sheen gam neuk gyuh

nul chah jah gal guh yah seng gak heh ssuh nan nan jal moh leu geh ssuh seh seh sang ee deul goh ee neun jee geum neh noon eh neun nuh bak keh muh jee
kal mah lee up suh gal soo doh up suh noon mool doh up suh neu keem doh up suh
neh op peh suh ee neun nal bah lah bwa ee lue keh nul wee heh sal lah ee neun nal

*yak sok dwen shee gan nee wah ssuh yoh geu deh ah peh ee ssuh yoh doo lyuh oom eh ool goh ee jeeh mahn
noon mool ee dak gah joo uh suh yo geu ddeh neh sohn jab bah jo ee luh nal guh ya ham geh heh joon geu deh eh geh henbok geul

Chorus:
noon gam goh geu del geu lyuh yoh maeum soh geu del chah jah joh nah leul bal kyuh joo
neun bee chee boh yoh young won han henbok eul no chill soon up jwuh geu deh nah
boh ee nah yoh nah leul bool luh joh yoh geu deh gyuh teh
ee seul guh yah nuh leul sarang heh
ham geh heh yo geu deh leul young won ee

Repeat *

Chorus
noon gam goh geu del geu lyuh yoh maeum soh geu del chah jah joh nah leul bal kyuh joo neun bee chee boh yoh young won han henbok eul no chill soon up jwuh geu deh nah boh ee nah yoh nah leul bool luh joh yoh uhn jeh lah doh ee jeh ma eum eul yul luh boh wah yoh ah peh neh gah ee ssuh yoh nah leul bool luh joh yoh geu deh gyuh teh
ee seul guh yah nul leul sarang heh
ham geh heh yo geu deh wah young~ won ee

First person to name the song gets a cookie.

EDIT: A certain someone who shall remain nameless *pointed look at Oliver* had trouble understanding that the title of this blog entry provided the title of the song and the author. Even though it clearly says BY Voltaire… *sigh* Anyway, to avoid further confusion… what follows are the lyrics to the song “God Thinks” by Voltaire. That is to say, the musical group Voltaire wrote these lyrics. Got it? Good.

God thinks all blacks are obsolete farm eqipment
God thinks the Jews killed his son and must be punished
God thinks the white man is Satan
God, they know what God thinks

God thinks we should all convert to Judaism
God thinks we must all be Christians and
God thinks we should all embrace Islam
God thinks the only true religion is Hinduism

And I
I know what God thinks
God thinks you’re a waste of flesh
God prefers an Atheist

God thinks all people like you are evil
God thinks all people like you are an embarassment to creation
self-righteous, judgemental, first to throw the stone
and use His name for your own protection

God thinks the sun revolves around the Earth
God thinks there was something very wrong with Copernicus
God thinks abortion is murder and
God thinks everything that science gave us is wrong
God thinks women deserve it
God thinks AIDS is a form of punishment

I hate people who blame the Devil for their own shortcomings and
I hate people who thank God when things go right

And I
I know what God thinks
God thinks you’re an idiot
God prefers a heretic

God God
God thinks all people like you are evil
God thinks all people like you are an embarassment to creation
self-righteous, judgemental, first to throw the stone
and use His name for your own agenda

God is a liberal
God is a democrat
God wants you to vote republican
never trust a man who puts his words in the mouth of god
and says that it’s absolute truth
its lies and it smells like death
its all in a day’s work taking money from the poor
Why do you think that God would need your dirty money
if he wanted to start a holy war?

self-righteous, judgemental, first to throw the stone
and use His name for your own protection

God thinks puppies need to die and
God thinks babies need to drown
’cause God is neither good nor bad
God is you and me
God is Everything

I know I know… I’ve been doing lots of lyrics posts lately. But what can I say, I’m obsessed with song lyrics. Well anyway, tonight Oliver and I started talking about music and singers and it eventually led to broadway musicals. So I started dredging up all my favorite songs from musicals like ‘The Miller’s Son’ and ‘You Must Meet My Wife’ from ‘A Little Night Music’ and I also looked up the soundtrack to ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ but eventually I came back to the greatest of the Sondheim musicals: Company.

A taste:

It’s not talk of God and the decade ahead that
Allows you to get through the worst.
It’s “I do” and “you don’t” and “nobody said that”
And “who brought the subject up first?”
It’s the little things,
The little things, the little things, the little things.

The little ways you try together,
Cry together,
Lie together,
That make perfect relationships.
Becoming a cliche together,
Growing old and grey together,
Withering away together,
That make marriage a joy.

The Original Cast Recording of ‘The Ladies Who Lunch’ by Elaine Stritch is supposed to be one of the greatest recordings in history. There was a special on HBO, a recording of “Elaine Stritch At Liberty” in which she told stories of being on Broadway and it was the funniest damn thing I’ve ever seen.

Another song that I really like is “Marry Me a Little”

Another taste:

Marry me a little,
Love me just enough.
Cry, but not too often,
Play, but not too rough.
Keep a tender distance
so we’ll both be free.
That’s the way it ought to be.
I’m ready!
Marry me a little,
Do it with a will.
Make a few demands
I’m able to fulfill.
Want me more than others,
Not exclusively.
That’s the way it ought to be.

And I guess that’s enough for now.

I normally HATE songs that reek of politics. I especially hate songs about war, for or against. And yet I LOVE this song by Dispatch. 90% of the reason I like is just the music…. but the lyrics are cool too.

all the men held tall with their
chests in the air, with courage in
their blood and a fire in their stare
it was a gray morning and they all
wondered how they would fare
till the old general told them to go home
He said
I have seen the others
and I have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
and I’ve seen their mothers
and I will no other
to follow me where I’m going
SO,
take a shower and shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
take a shower and shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
go now you are forgiven

yeah

but the men stood fast with their
guns on their shoulders not knowing
what to do with the contradicting orders
the general said he would do his own
duty but he would extend it no further
the men could go as they pleased

not a man moved, their eyes gazed
straight ahead till one by one they
stepped back and not a word was said
and the old general was left with his
own words echoing in his head
he then prepared to fight

He said
I have seen the others
and I have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
and I’ve seen their mothers
and I will no other
to follow me where I’m going
SO,
take a shower and shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
take a shower and shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
go now you are forgiven

go now you are forgiven

go now you are forgiven…

Mama was Queen of the Mambo
Papa was King of the Congo
Deep down in the jungle
I start banging my first bongo
Every monkey like to be
in my place instead of me
Cause I’m the King of Bongo baby
I’m the King of bongo bong
I went to the big town
where there is a lot of sound
From the Jungle to the city
Looking for a bigger crown
So I play my boogie
for the people of the city
But they don’t go crazy
when I banging on boogie, I’m the
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo bong)
Hear me when I come baby
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo bong)
Nobody like to be
in my place instead of me
Cause nobody go crazy
when I banging on my boogie
I’m the King without the crown
Hanging loose in the big town
But I’m the King of Bongo, baby
I’m the King of bongo bong.
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo bong)
Hear me when I come baby
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo bong)
Hear me when I come
They say that I’m a clown
Making too much dirty sound
They say there is no place
for little monkey in this town
Nobody like to be
in my place instead of me
Cause nobody go crazy
when I’m bangin’ on my boogie
I’m the (King of the Bongo, King of the bongo bong)
Hear me when I come baby
(King of the Bongo, King of the bongo bong)
Hear me when I come
Bangin’ on my bongo
all that swing belongs to me
I’m so happy there’s nobody
in my place instead of me
I’m a king without a crown
hanging loose in a big town
But I’m the king of bongo baby
I’m the King of bongo bong
(King of the bongo, King of the bongo bong)
Hear me when I come, baby,
(King of the Bongo, King of the bongo bong)
Hear me when I come
Mama was Queen of the Mambo
Papa was King of the Congo
Deep down in the jungle
I start banging my first bongo
Every monkey like to be
in my place instead of me
Cause I’m the King of Bongo baby
I’m the King of bongo bong

This has to be the greatest song ever written, bar none. Seriously. Download it. It’s by Manu Chao (and thanks to Malex for stumbling across it in the first place). There’s also a section in French, but I’m too tired to try to figure out what it is. You’ll have to listen to it yourself to hear.

I’m listening to this song by The Streets called “Dry your Eyes”. The best description I can give it is “British Emo”. It’s so over the top sappy that I can’t tell if it’s for real or a joke. Basically the plot of the song is there’s this guy whose girlfriend is breaking up with him. The chorus goes:

“Dry your eyes mate. I know it’s hard to take, but her mind has been made up, there’s plenty more fish in the sea. Dry your eyes mate, I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts, but you’ve got to walk away now. It’s over.”

The rest of the song is spoken as he describes the break up scene. The first time I heard it I burst out laughing, which made me feel really bad. You know, in case the song is actually the artist’s attemtp to write a bittersweet, evocative description of a painful experience.

“And I’m just standing there, I can’t say a word. Because everything’s just gone. I’ve got nothing, absolutely nothing.”

Man, I really hope this song is a joke.