Sauntering Vaguely Downward

It's still Monday - just. I feel the need to share another Festival of the Spoken Nerd product here. Helen Arney sings charming science songs accompanied by her ukelele. In this one, the Sun lets us know it doesn't enjoy being taken for granted.

( Lyrics )

You can download this song for free and listen to other equally thoughtful nerdy tributes at her site.

Golden Palominos - Ride

Slow, slow, quickquick slow, ride (x2)

At any moment, you know,
Your manufactured cool could blow
Welcome to the land of pointless and destructive

You keep whining and crying into your beer,
Complaining the reception doesn't come in clear
You just can't make a connection

What are all the pretty people on?
No one ever learns to speak American
There are only so many Kung Fu movies you can watch

Haircut, hometown, heroin friends
You make excuses, you should make amends
Who do you call for help when all your friends are dead?

( Slow, slow, quickquick slow, ride (x2) )

Golden Palominos - Ride (MP3, 4.5 MB)

This song comes from the album "Dead Inside", which features Nicole Blackman doing her spoken-word thing over Bill Laswell's creepy atmospheric noodling. It's one of my favourite albums ever. I recommend picking it up. (Comments screened.)