Hey, we, ourselves, never decide for ourselves, what peculiar Word or
leading line, hook and sinker included, we can't get out of our heads.
And I don't think Prozac is likely to be of any help, either. It might
even embed the line deeper in the context of the flesh.
R.M.
18hz wrote:
>
> On Saturday my viewing of 'Home' on BBC2(*) was disturbed by constant
> flashbacks to the lyric of a song I had recently downloaded via the
> Soulseek network.
>
> I think it was the reference to frozen peas which I couldn't get out
> of my head. I failed to find the song's lyric online, so I decided to
> transcribe it myself. I thought I'd share it with you, silly as it is.
> The musical accompaniment sounds similar to the band 'Wire', with
> vocals delivered in a fairly deadpan [but shouty] English punk style..
>
> 'Me and JG Ballard by Dan Melchior's Broke Revue'
>
> me and jg ballard, we walk down different streets
> going to the supermarket for something to eat
> jg ballard gets there first, buys some frozen peas
> they were the last packet and there's none there left for me
>
> me and jg ballard in our respective rooms
> i'm watching my tv, he's contemplating doom
> he opens up his microwave, retrieves his frozen peas
> i decide to take a walk and turn off itv
>
> jg ballard's sitting there, eating with his mouth
> wondering what his next novel is gonna be about
> on my way out to the park i pass before his drive
> he's no idea i'm out here, i've no idea he's inside
>
> this morning jg ballard he drinks a cup of tea
> his eyes are red and blurry, he didn't get much sleep
> i decide to buy some milk, bump into an old friend
> i talk to her, buy the milk then go back home again
>
> http://18hz.deid.net/ballard.txt
>
> (*) www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/home.shtml
> --
> Iain x http://18hz.com
>
> narcissism * hedonism * ironic detachment
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