Jessica gave me the George Harrison double album "All Things Must Pass" for Christmas. I could tell, without even reading the liner notes, that it was produced by Phil Spector.
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07 January 2008
12 December 2007
Santa's Using Zebras Now
For all of those who read Clark's blog, but don't want to go to the trouble of googling up the lyrics yourself:
Santa's using zebras now
to pull his Christmas sleigh
'cause a boy in Africa
wrote to him one day.
"Santa please stop by," he said,
"and bring some toys with you."
Santa's using zebras now
south of Timbuktu.
Donner, Blitzen, all the reindeer
put him on the spot -
they were used to ice and snow
but Africa was hot!
Then some zebras came along
and they pulled Santa through.
Santa's using zebras now
south of Timbuktu.
See the pyramids to by
and there's the Nile below.
Watch out for that tall giraffe;
mustn't fly too low.
Hello hippopotamus
the season's joy to you!
Hello Mr. Crocodile
merry Christmas too!
As they gallop over jungles
lions stop and stare,
wonderin' what those zebras could be
doing way up there.
While the reindeer wait for him
back home in their igloo,
Santa's using zebras now
south of Timbuktu.
Santa's using zebras now
to pull his Christmas sleigh
'cause a boy in Africa
wrote to him one day.
"Santa please stop by," he said,
"and bring some toys with you."
Santa's using zebras now
south of Timbuktu.
Donner, Blitzen, all the reindeer
put him on the spot -
they were used to ice and snow
but Africa was hot!
Then some zebras came along
and they pulled Santa through.
Santa's using zebras now
south of Timbuktu.
See the pyramids to by
and there's the Nile below.
Watch out for that tall giraffe;
mustn't fly too low.
Hello hippopotamus
the season's joy to you!
Hello Mr. Crocodile
merry Christmas too!
As they gallop over jungles
lions stop and stare,
wonderin' what those zebras could be
doing way up there.
While the reindeer wait for him
back home in their igloo,
Santa's using zebras now
south of Timbuktu.
Meep! Meep mee mee mee moo.
I am going through a Muppet's Christmas Carol renaissance here, thanks to Carrie giving me the soundtrack last Christmas and Clark and Shannon giving me the DVD this Christmas. (They gave it to me early - very thoughtful of them - so I can watch it before Christmas is over.)
This movie is a big part of Christmas in the Blockburger household. Big part. Very important. ("Light the lamp, not the rat! Light the lamp, NOT THE RAT!")
Anyway, on the soundtrack there are two songs included which didn't make it into the movie. One is by Sam the Eagle, and isn't that great. But the other is a duet by Bunsen and Beaker, and it cracks me up every time. It's not the best song in the whole world, but the mere fact that it is Beaker singing it just slays me. Particularly on the high parts.
I really recommend listening to it if you have the chance.
I bought a Beaker doll at the science nerd convention, too. It's been a Beaker-filled holiday season thus far. In a good way.
This movie is a big part of Christmas in the Blockburger household. Big part. Very important. ("Light the lamp, not the rat! Light the lamp, NOT THE RAT!")
Anyway, on the soundtrack there are two songs included which didn't make it into the movie. One is by Sam the Eagle, and isn't that great. But the other is a duet by Bunsen and Beaker, and it cracks me up every time. It's not the best song in the whole world, but the mere fact that it is Beaker singing it just slays me. Particularly on the high parts.
I really recommend listening to it if you have the chance.
I bought a Beaker doll at the science nerd convention, too. It's been a Beaker-filled holiday season thus far. In a good way.
16 December 2006
Christmas
Well, Clark has been letting his feelings known about Christmas things, and I wanted to get something off my chest too. Lots of songs may - or may not - qualify as Christmas songs, and they all get played at Christmas time. Sure, "My Favorite Things" doesn't have anything to do with Christmas at all, but that doesn't prevent Delilah from foisting it on us all the time. But that's not what I want to talk about. My main complaint here is about an actual Christmas song: "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year." Let me show you a sample of the lyrics here:
Now, most of that is just a fun, trite song. But let us revisit the refrain:
Parties? Check. Marshmallows? Uh, check. Caroling? Check. Scary ghost stories? Ch . . . what?
Hold on a minute here! Who on earth tells scary ghost stories as part of celebrating Christmas? That's Halloween stuff! I know that the Christmas decor arrives in stores earlier than the Halloween stuff these days, but let's not get the two mixed together. Anarchy! Won't anyone think of the children?
Sure, some may argue that A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a ghost story. And sure, if you happen to be Scrooge McDuck, then it's a scary story. But it's not actually a scary ghost story. It's a story with ghosts. It's not the same thing. So what were Eddie Pola and George Wyle thinking?! Did they just need a rhyme there? Couldn't come up with anything else that rhymes with "glories?" What gives?
If someone can explain this whole thing to me, that's great. In the mean time, I'm boycotting "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year."
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you
"Be of good cheer"
It's The Most
Wonderful Time Of The Year
It's the hap -happiest season of all
With
those holiday greetings
and gay happy meetings
When friends come to call
It's the hap - happiest season of all
There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And
tales of the glories
of Christmases long, long ago
It's The Most
Wonderful Time Of The Year
There'll be much mistltoeing
And hearts will be
glowing
When love ones are near
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The
Year
There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And
tales of the glories
of Christmases long, long ago
It's The Most
Wonderful Time Of The Year
There'll be much mistltoeing
And hearts will be
glowing
When love ones are near
It's The Most Wonderful Time
It's
The Most Wonderful Time
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
By:
Eddie Pola and George Wyle
Now, most of that is just a fun, trite song. But let us revisit the refrain:
There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And
tales of the glories
of Christmases long, long ago
Parties? Check. Marshmallows? Uh, check. Caroling? Check. Scary ghost stories? Ch . . . what?
Hold on a minute here! Who on earth tells scary ghost stories as part of celebrating Christmas? That's Halloween stuff! I know that the Christmas decor arrives in stores earlier than the Halloween stuff these days, but let's not get the two mixed together. Anarchy! Won't anyone think of the children?
Sure, some may argue that A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a ghost story. And sure, if you happen to be Scrooge McDuck, then it's a scary story. But it's not actually a scary ghost story. It's a story with ghosts. It's not the same thing. So what were Eddie Pola and George Wyle thinking?! Did they just need a rhyme there? Couldn't come up with anything else that rhymes with "glories?" What gives?
If someone can explain this whole thing to me, that's great. In the mean time, I'm boycotting "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year."
10 December 2006
TSO
What?
What?
I can't hear you. I've gone totally deaf because I forgot to wear my earplugs to a concert. Again. It's not as bad this time as it was after the Aerosmith concert, where my ears were actually still ringing the next day, but wow. That was loud.
Trans Siberian Orchestra was in town yesterday, so the 'rents and Jessica and I all went. We had floor seats, 25th row center. Very nice, even if we did have to sit behind some tall people. The best part was that since we had floor seats, so the light displays were right overhead. Also, they had pyrotechnics at both ends of the floor, so we could feel the heat of the flames at the same time that the snow from the snow machines was melting on our faces. The lasers through the falling snow looked really pretty. Very sparkly. The first half of the show was their Christmas Eve and Other Stories album, and then the second half kicked off with Layla. Most excellent.
What?
I can't hear you. I've gone totally deaf because I forgot to wear my earplugs to a concert. Again. It's not as bad this time as it was after the Aerosmith concert, where my ears were actually still ringing the next day, but wow. That was loud.
Trans Siberian Orchestra was in town yesterday, so the 'rents and Jessica and I all went. We had floor seats, 25th row center. Very nice, even if we did have to sit behind some tall people. The best part was that since we had floor seats, so the light displays were right overhead. Also, they had pyrotechnics at both ends of the floor, so we could feel the heat of the flames at the same time that the snow from the snow machines was melting on our faces. The lasers through the falling snow looked really pretty. Very sparkly. The first half of the show was their Christmas Eve and Other Stories album, and then the second half kicked off with Layla. Most excellent.
03 November 2006
OK Go
Listen to the OK Go album "Oh No." Buy it on iTunes (It's only $6.99 for the whole album!). I like the songs "Invincible" and "Here it Goes Again" the best.
Even better, go to YouTube and watch the video for "Here it Goes Again." I'm sure you have already, but it's worth watching twice. It's "on demand" on Comcast right now, too.
Even better, go to YouTube and watch the video for "Here it Goes Again." I'm sure you have already, but it's worth watching twice. It's "on demand" on Comcast right now, too.
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