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flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 )

by omegapaf

" i'm a man, not a boy and there are things you have to face, when you're not prepared to face them.......i don't know where the sunbeams end " - fight test - the flaming lips.

the only band i know from oklahoma
the flaming lips. master musicians and a stoner

the way that punk should have been
rarely played, but often seen

yoshimi fought the pink robots
and you wont let those evil robots eat me
we wont let those robots win

i thought i recognized your face among all those strangers
with an odd reference to the stranglers
do you realize that you have the most beautiful face
do you realize that we are floating in space.

" what is love and what is hate....and why does it matter " - in the morning of the magicians - the flaming lips.




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Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
by deepali on Monday, June 18, 2012 (09:25:56)
heard Flaming lips, nice. you're a true rock fan.
a multi-layered poem with the emotion of fighting back standing out. That's what i understand. Smile
Pleasure reading your unique poems.
warm wishes,
D.

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    Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Monday, June 18, 2012 (12:39:52)
    you've heard the flaming lips? i thought i was the only person left that listened to them. try the songs " suddenly everything has changed ", " this here giraffe ", " talking about the smiling death porn immortality blues ", and " kim's watermelon gun ".
    they do a lot of songs about the sun. they sortta remind me of " the doors ". oh, and you must listen to " gingerale afternoon ".
    -" i'm feeling like i'm leaving much too soon " - paul and slobbery hound lips.

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Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
by Zbird on Monday, June 18, 2012 (11:37:44)
very cool how you put their lyrics from different songs into this poem and how well it works! great job!

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    Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Monday, June 18, 2012 (12:57:41)
    thanks bonita. being a rock chick, i thought you'd get it ha ha.

    " it's a good time for superman to lift the sun up in to the sky........it's just too heavy for superman to lift " - waiting for a superman - the flaming lips.
    - paul and superhound.

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Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
by FuchsiaFestival! on Monday, June 18, 2012 (12:02:25)
It's cool that you're like the flaming lips. I enjoy many of their songs, because they blend rock with other elements. I love their song "Yoshimi" the second version. Good poem.

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    Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
    by FuchsiaFestival! on Monday, June 18, 2012 (12:05:21)
    Oops, I didn't mean to say you're like them. You like them. Laughing

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      Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
      by omegapaf on Monday, June 18, 2012 (12:22:44)
      you were right the first time sammi. i am like the flaming lips. i love the second version of " yoshimi battles the pink robots " too.
      have you heard the albums " clouds taste metallic ", " the soft bulletin" , and the sublime " hit to death in the future head "? - paul and the lippy hound.

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        Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
        by FuchsiaFestival! on Monday, June 18, 2012 (12:24:20)
        I've heard certain songs from them. They are very good. They have a lot of hidden meanings in their songs. Yoshimi is about the process of defeating cancer, from what I know, and the album itself is a concept album.

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          Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
          by omegapaf on Monday, June 18, 2012 (12:47:20)
          exactly. none of their songs are what they appear to be about on the surface. like " a spoonful weighs a ton " and " evil will prevail ". there are many layers underneath. i do like music that i don't understand the first few times i hear it. then go " ahhhh, i get it now ".
          " being drunk on their plan, they lifted up the sun ".

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            Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
            by FuchsiaFestival! on Monday, June 18, 2012 (12:54:49)
            I think I know a ton of people who would take "beneath the surface" music literally. Their music is certainly tangible.

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              Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
              by omegapaf on Monday, June 18, 2012 (13:02:56)
              ha ha. yes. i know people who have listened to bob dylan songs for years and still don't get what he's talking about. the clash too.

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Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
by graphitegirl on Monday, June 18, 2012 (21:08:11)
absolutely bring on the clash. Haven't listend to the lips I'm afraid. I'm a little out of touch on the rock scene. but keenly done my friend. M

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    Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 (10:48:59)
    thanks michelle. i already did the clash in my poem " clashed ". i'd do the rolling stones next, but it's too easy to quote stones lyrics, as nearly all of them are quotable. i might do one about paul simon and call it " graceland ". i'd do a rock n' roll poem about early iron maiden, but it might be a bit noisey ha ha - paul and the rock hound.

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Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 (12:18:43)
Paul..I like the Flaming Lips. I have the cd from which you quoted. Soft Bulletin is great too. My problem with this poem is that you quoted so liberally in lieu of original lines.

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    Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 (08:31:24)
    i couldn't help myself hugh. the flaming lips are so quotable. the soft bulletin is a superb album. i love " feeling yourself disintegrate " and that line from " the gash " that goes " will the fight for our sanity, be the fight for our lives ". but my fav is " suddenly everything has changed " fantastic bass guitar line. in my rock n' roll series i mostly use the bands own lyrics. just chopped up and rearranged. mainly because i don't think i can say anything better about the band, than what they sing themselves. i leave what the band means to me for answering comments from people who are interested in the band.
    - yoshini battling pink robots and brown hound dogs ha ha.

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      Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
      by fogglethorpe on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 (11:42:25)
      I get it. I wasn't trying to be harsh. This is a pastiche of lines from a great band, and that requires some creativity as well. Best to you and the pooch. -H

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Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
by liarbird on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 (00:20:41)
G'day Paul...
You got me here mate...I don't think the 'flaming lips' have reached australia yet. (could be riding the waves in a bottle)
I can only take your words as gospel Paul.
From the continent of rock and roll...well, yesterday.
Lindsay

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    Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 (08:46:54)
    g'day mate.
    they aren't a very well known band. they are just too weird and intelligent for the average commercial radio listener. and record shops don't know what section to put their albums in, because each album is completely different.
    sent you a message about the earthquake and some pics of my cactus going berserk.
    " driving home the sky accelerates and the clouds all form geometric shapes " - suddenly everything has changed - the flaming lips.
    - paul and whiskers the lippy hound.

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Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
by gailw on Sunday, June 24, 2012 (11:08:32)
Great tribute poem

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Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
by gailw on Sunday, June 24, 2012 (11:08:39)
Great tribute poem

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    Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Sunday, June 24, 2012 (11:27:14)
    thanks gaily. we sometimes never know what we are going to pay tribute to next.
    " come see what we are all talking about....people moving to the moon " - silent sigh - badly drawn boy.
    - pauly and fluffy.

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Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
by Porrohman on Friday, June 29, 2012 (18:48:48)
Your flaming lips have got us into trouble many times over the years. Wink

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    Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Saturday, June 30, 2012 (17:11:31)
    hmmmm you should have heard what i said to the electric company ha ha.

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      Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
      by Porrohman on Saturday, June 30, 2012 (17:19:58)
      Used to be a sweet boy & I'm not to blame but something went wrong, something went wrong.
      & I know I'm not to blame. Something went wrong. Can't be to blame.
      Morrissey.

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Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
by wolfinwindow on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 (16:10:02)
I have a feeling this has a deeper meaning than just the words themselves. I really liked this poem. Good work.

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    Re: flaming lips ( rock n' roll poem 4 ) (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Thursday, July 19, 2012 (12:58:27)
    you got me wolfie. i always try to have a second or third meaning....i told you i was a weird guy ha ha - paul and the rock n'roll hound.

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