tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9491813.post7759670033453529746..comments2023-11-05T03:42:44.300-06:00Comments on Audio Overflow: The Top 5 Songs by The DecemberistsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9491813.post-75593949743763689042009-06-14T09:24:21.033-05:002009-06-14T09:24:21.033-05:00You are so right–however, I disagree with you abou...You are so right–however, I disagree with you about "Odalisque". There's no denying it's a great song, but I prefer others to it. And I think that "A Cautionary Song" is hauntingly good, and their single "Valerie Plame" deserves some recognition. As well as "Angels and Angles"-Meloy's voice is perfect for the song.Miss Marzipanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721184304995347026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9491813.post-17566902118714092302009-04-22T19:39:00.000-05:002009-04-22T19:39:00.000-05:00Good list, I'm not too familiar with Cutouts and C...Good list, I'm not too familiar with Cutouts and Castaways or Her Majesty, but only because I was either half asleep or unable to listen to them. Odalisque is great, but I think "The Infanta" because its one of the best songs off Picaresque.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429841748150041478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9491813.post-85024052405735937462009-01-22T21:53:00.000-06:002009-01-22T21:53:00.000-06:00Also, I basically agree with your list, although I...Also, I basically agree with your list, although I really think "Song for Myla Goldberg" and "Here I Dreamt I was an Architect" ought to be in the top 3. But it's difficult to choose since they are such a talented band!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9491813.post-34168125248283866472009-01-22T21:51:00.000-06:002009-01-22T21:51:00.000-06:00"Odalisque" has some illusions to human traffickin..."Odalisque" has some illusions to human trafficking. The line "What do we do with ten baby shoes, a kit bag full of marbles and a broken billiard cue?" is about the mother (the "lazy lady" that "had a baby girl") who has just sold her to be an odalisque/female slave, since she is too poor to keep a child, and questions what to do with her daughter's childhood toys since they are not useful anymore (and broken, evidence of their poverty). The "peanut shells and dirt in a railroad culdesac" is another example of how poor they are. I like to think of the girl as a runaway as well, hence the line "when they find you, odalisque, they will rend you terribly..." From what I've learned about odalisques, they typically were not treated nicely, and I have heard in some stories that unwanted or rebellious odalisques were sewn into cloth bags and thrown into the ocean.<BR/>I have no idea what the verse about the dirty Jews means, but that's what I got out of the rest of the song anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9491813.post-89519926788061406002008-02-01T16:37:00.000-06:002008-02-01T16:37:00.000-06:00I would have to say "I Was Meant For The Stage" is...I would have to say "I Was Meant For The Stage" is there best song. Also, I really like "The Shankhill Butchers", however I am sure I am alone with that thought.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563636862967862801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9491813.post-77181182544369324132008-02-01T12:24:00.000-06:002008-02-01T12:24:00.000-06:00I remember you saying that, yet I don't quite unde...I remember you saying that, yet I don't quite understand it.Calehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984120879306794047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9491813.post-1827079474752727852008-02-01T12:04:00.000-06:002008-02-01T12:04:00.000-06:00"Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect" is the finest D..."Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect" is the finest Decemberists song there is...probably because it's the only one I like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com