Slipkid42 wrote:You pack a purty mean punch for such a pretty little dish
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Slipkid42 wrote:You pack a purty mean punch for such a pretty little dish
hpz4 wrote:Uncle Frank couldn't read or write
so there was no note or letter found when he died
just a rope around his neck
and the kitchen table turned on it's side.
Duke Silver wrote:The great thing about Cooley is that you can pretty much grab any piece of any lyric at random, and chances are it's going to be a killer line. It's harder to find a bad Cooley lyric (are there any?) than a classic one, IMO.
joelle wrote:Duke Silver wrote:The great thing about Cooley is that you can pretty much grab any piece of any lyric at random, and chances are it's going to be a killer line. It's harder to find a bad Cooley lyric (are there any?) than a classic one, IMO.
umm,
bob
pretty much bad.
sorry
song sucks. in my mind and ears.
Duke Silver wrote:joelle wrote:Duke Silver wrote:The great thing about Cooley is that you can pretty much grab any piece of any lyric at random, and chances are it's going to be a killer line. It's harder to find a bad Cooley lyric (are there any?) than a classic one, IMO.
umm,
bob
pretty much bad.
sorry
song sucks. in my mind and ears.
Other than the "he might kneel..." line, I think Bob is ok. But that line is...unfortunate.
beantownbubba wrote:
Disagree! Not a great song by any stretch, but amusing, a dead on character sketch, a "cute" line (he might kneel) and enough ambiguity to generate a pretty lengthy thread back on 9B.
joelle wrote:beantownbubba wrote:
Disagree! Not a great song by any stretch, but amusing, a dead on character sketch, a "cute" line (he might kneel) and enough ambiguity to generate a pretty lengthy thread back on 9B.
he might kneel but he don't bend over?
cute?
are you hearing it like i'm hearing it? ( it sounds homophobic to me. mind you, I AM NOT saying cooley is any such thing. cooley seems far too intelligent to be such. it is just a cringe worthy line: similar to bitch slapped adn abandoned...)
definitely NOT worthy to be in the "classic/best/great/favorite" cooley lyrics thread.
now beantown, if you ( or clams ) want to start a 'mediocre cooley lyrics' thread,
you can list bob there.
Bob goes to church every Sunday, Every Sunday that the fish ain't biting
Bob never has to have dinner with the preacher,
cause Bob never bothered getting married
He likes to drink a beer or two every now and again,
he always had more dogs than he ever had friends
Bob ain't light in the loafers, he might kneel but he never bends over
Bob takes care of his mama, she's the only one he lets call him Robert
She don't drive anymore so he takes her to the store
and keeps her yard looking just like she wants it
Every week at the beauty shop Bob's mama hears
of another woman made another man disappear
Robert ain't exactly scared of women, he's just got his own way of living
Bob's still got an antenna on a pole
two channels come in, two more come and go
He used to watch the news but he don't anymore,
ain't none of it new it's the same as before
He figures all any of it's any good for is keeping every bored
till there ain't nobody like Bob anymore
Bob takes care of his mama
she's a mess but he feels like he oughta
How big a mess today? Ask Bob he'll say,
“She's a big one and she's gonna be a lotta”
He likes to drink a beer or two every now and again,
he always had more dogs than he ever had friends
Bob ain't light in the loafers, he might kneel but he never bends over
anyway ( it reminds me of Queen of the Supermarket. springsteen)
gah.
sometimes, it is very difficult to capture the most simple, everyday things in a song ( or a photo, or a story, etc.)
quite often, the truckers do it very very well,
but this is a fail to me.
i think it is boring.
and as a song, musically, very bland.
total skipper.
so
if this was a favorite thread ( plus one, minus one...i would vote 10 tens and bob would be going, going, a goner. )
ALSO
i find a delightful irony
in the fact that eyes like glue
is basically a 'remake' of horse and pony?
and, for the record,i find both of these songs hands down better than bob.
just sayin'
joelle wrote:i completely disagree with the last 3 opinions about the interpretation of bob.
therefore, i will not comment on it anymore.
i will leave it as incredibly drastic interpretations of a song. nothing more nothing less.
carrying on
"between your mama's drive and daddy's belt
it don't take smarts to learn to tune out what hurts more than helps"
beantownbubba wrote:joelle wrote:i completely disagree with the last 3 opinions about the interpretation of bob.
therefore, i will not comment on it anymore.
i will leave it as incredibly drastic interpretations of a song. nothing more nothing less.
carrying on
"between your mama's drive and daddy's belt
it don't take smarts to learn to tune out what hurts more than helps"
Joelle, i probably have as little interest in debating the meaning and merits of "Bob" as you do, so i'm quite content to let that drop. But your post strikes me as obnoxious. I know you well enough to give you the benefit of the doubt so i'm not gonna get all crazy about it, but I read your post as saying " i'm not gonna demean myself by wasting time w/ the likes of you, who obviously doesn't know what the hell he's talking about."
Duke Silver wrote:Before I go down in 3DD history as a Bob hater, let me say for the record that I actually like the song. And I'd even argue that a few of the lines are classic Cooley. "He used to watch the news but he don't anymore, ain't none of it new, just the same as before. He figures all any of it's any good for is keeping everybody bored so there ain't nobody like Bob anymore." That's good stuff, and the way Cooley wraps all those words around such a simple chord progression is damn clever.
beantownbubba wrote:Duke Silver wrote:Before I go down in 3DD history as a Bob hater, let me say for the record that I actually like the song. And I'd even argue that a few of the lines are classic Cooley. "He used to watch the news but he don't anymore, ain't none of it new, just the same as before. He figures all any of it's any good for is keeping everybody bored so there ain't nobody like Bob anymore." That's good stuff, and the way Cooley wraps all those words around such a simple chord progression is damn clever.
Cooley's phrasing is worth a thread of its own.
Smitty wrote:Bob's a fun little song - I enjoy it for it's simplicity, and it hits the nail right on the head - everyone knows a Bob (or atleast I do)
RevMatt wrote:
I am a fan of Bob. And I don't think the song is homophobic. The narrative point of view is the people from his small town talking about Bob. The question comes up, is Bob gay (light in the loafers). No, probably not. He's just a guy who has always had more dogs than friends, who likes fishing, etc...