― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:12 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 5 May 2005 06:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sundar (sundar), Saturday, 17 September 2005 00:10 (eighteen years ago) link
But that aside...the concluding part just makes me think ultimately of giant robots, anime gone hyperreal/hypersorrowful. And why not?
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 04:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― jergins (jergins), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 04:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 20 November 2005 19:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Who is Bimble? Your CHAUFFEUR or something? (Bimble...), Sunday, 20 November 2005 19:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Sunday, 20 November 2005 19:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 20 November 2005 22:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Sunday, 20 November 2005 22:13 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 20 November 2005 23:04 (eighteen years ago) link
Anyone ever taken on the entire United States Live box? I own it but have never been quite willing to set aside the, what, four hours it calls for...
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 21 November 2005 00:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― I.M. (I.M.), Monday, 21 November 2005 00:31 (eighteen years ago) link
This is a heartbreaking commentary on sadness -pity some people miss this.
― Brian Naughton, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 18:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 28 August 2006 06:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Monday, 28 August 2006 07:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― nicky lo-fi (nicky lo-fi), Monday, 28 August 2006 07:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― the art ensemble of chicago house (vahid), Monday, 28 August 2006 08:13 (seventeen years ago) link
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― Marmot (marmotwolof), Monday, 28 August 2006 08:23 (seventeen years ago) link
I wrote elsewhere here about how i thought the "b-side" was so cool, with no indication of speed on the label, so "walk the dog" was too fast at 45 and too slow at 33. Such a playful song.
as though the a-side is the "serious art", respectful of minimalist tastes and suitably poised, a bit like a requiem or hymn, at home in the concert hall
and the other side, "walk the dog", is the playful, rock'n'roll, extended mix of that unique sound, musings on culture, what's accepted as "music" these days, etc. etc..
So that little 45 provided multiple contexts, a mini anderson show across two sided, a work-out for the new musical ideas...
So i have to take "o'Superman" as a modern double a-side, an art event on 45 that includes _both_ songs as balanced parts, ..
ie "Walk the Dog" should always be considered included in discussions of "O Superman", Laurie Anderson's extraordinary first single.
― george gosset (gegoss), Monday, 28 August 2006 09:01 (seventeen years ago) link
― Kv_nol (Kv_nol), Monday, 28 August 2006 09:30 (seventeen years ago) link
I remember in fourth grade, for P.E. class, we had to make up some sort of dance and perform it in front of the class (no, I don't understand it either -- maybe they were just trying to see if they could somehow make P.E. even more embarrassing?) and I did mine to "Born, Never Asked". I think that officially makes me the dorkiest fourth-grader ever.
― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Monday, 28 August 2006 10:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― Kv_nol (Kv_nol), Monday, 28 August 2006 10:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― Mark (MarkR), Monday, 28 August 2006 11:59 (seventeen years ago) link
I also like what George said upthread about how the song needs to be looked at in the context of "double a-side" single.
― sleeve version 2.0 (sleeve testing), Monday, 28 August 2006 15:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― Zeno Piston's Cruel Cartoon (Haberdager), Monday, 28 August 2006 15:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― Public Radio (public_radio), Monday, 28 August 2006 19:18 (seventeen years ago) link
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― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 28 August 2006 19:30 (seventeen years ago) link
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― Zeno Piston's Cruel Cartoon (Haberdager), Monday, 28 August 2006 19:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― Public Radio (public_radio), Monday, 28 August 2006 22:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Obvious Ninja (Haberdager), Monday, 28 August 2006 22:08 (seventeen years ago) link
So back to the song: This song is such a classic! I wish I could find other songs that compared to it. So haunting, so great.
― Public Radio (public_radio), Monday, 28 August 2006 22:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― Obvious Ninja (Haberdager), Monday, 28 August 2006 22:56 (seventeen years ago) link
me too!! but 'o superman' still classic.
― IT'S MINIMALISM, ASSHOLES. (haitch), Monday, 28 August 2006 23:04 (seventeen years ago) link
Such a Laurie Anderson thing to do.
― Edward III (edward iii), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 15:57 (seventeen years ago) link
― factcheckr (factcheckr), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 22:49 (seventeen years ago) link