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“We’re Going To Be Friends”

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“We’re Going To Be Friends” – Bio

We’re Going To Be Friends
Released Late 2002
American alternative rock band White Stripes

“We’re Going To Be Friends” – Dedication

… this post is dedicated to finding ourselves in others, finding others without themselves, and knowing that others will be buried in outdated outfits …
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“We’re Going To Be Friends” – We’re Born

… I truly enjoy writing these blog posts …

… in one way, shape, or another, I have been writing my whole life …

… lyrics for a band …

… poems for whatever poems are for …

… professional articles …

… shopping lists …

… but these blog posts are my favorite …

… as music, literature, and art be my folly and mania …

… I tend to site these in support of legal and life …

… Broken …

… That Power Over Me …

… Am I Wrong …

… Carry On …

… all to be continued …

“We’re Going To Be Friends” – We Grow Up

… and then we grow up …

… in the blink of an eye …

… and at the speed of light …

… and we are too busy to notice …

… and in my line of work, I am privy to all of this …

… I see those who are still stuck …

… I wonder why they are …

… We have all been to hell and back …

… and we’re all “Like A Monster Back From Hell” at times …

… [spoiler alert – that last quote is from an upcoming post] …

“We’re Going To Be Friends” – Most Stay In The Past

… its very important that that we move on …

… we can’t let the past continue to be the present …

… but I encounter many locked in the past …

… they have the same outfits …

… these outfits don’t fit them anymore …

… I am forced to conclude that they find comfort in this …

… I am also forced to conclude they will be buried in those outfits …

“We’re Going To Be Friends” – Conan Obrien

… I believe that we are all the children we once were …

… we have just forgotten this …

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… Conan Obrien and The White Stripes have not …

CONAN O’BRIEN DISCUSSES “WE’RE GOING TO BE FRIENDS” BY THE WHITE STRIPES

“We’re Going to be Friends” is available here: https://thirdmanstore.com/catalog/product/view/id/3333/s/we-re-going-to-be-friends/ “We’re Going To Be Friends” has touched children and adults around the world. Listen to Conan O’Brien’s account of The White Stripes performance of the song on the final episode of Late Night with Conan O’Brien which aired February 20, 2009 and hear what the song means to him in a new animated video by Moth Studio.

“We’re Going To Be Friends” – The White Stripes …

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Fall is here, hear the yell
Back to school, ring the bell
Brand new shoes, walking blues
Climb the fence, books and pens
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
I can tell that we are gonna be friends

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Walk with me, Suzy Lee
Through the park and by the tree
We will rest upon the ground
And look at all the bugs we found
Safely walk to school without a sound
Safely walk to school without a sound

Here we are, no one else
We walked to school all by ourselves
There’s dirt on our uniforms
From chasing all the ants and worms
We clean up and now it’s time to learn
We clean up and now it’s time to learn

Numbers, letters, learn to spell
Nouns, and books, and show and tell
Playtime we will throw the ball
Back to class, through the hall
Teacher marks our height against the wall
Teacher marks our height against the wall

We don’t notice any time pass
We don’t notice anything
We sit side by side in every class
Teacher thinks that I sound funny
But she likes the way you sing

Tonight I’ll dream while I’m in bed
When silly thoughts go through my head
About the bugs and alphabet
And when I wake tomorrow I’ll bet
That you and I will walk together again
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
Yes I can tell that we are gonna be friends.

So

We’re Going To Be Friends

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… So – as I have thrown away my outdated outfits …

… I will continue not to notice any time pass …

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“Am I Wrong?”

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… this post is dedicated to Valley Forge Park benches, diners, and realizing that fear results in so much wasted time …

“Am I Wrong?” – Bio

“Am I Wrong”
Released 2004
“Love Spit Love” – Alternative rock band founded in 1992 by singer Richard Butler during the 1990s hiatus of the Psychedelic Furs.

“Am I Wrong?” – Love Spit Love

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“Am I Wrong?” – Meaning

The two people in “Am I Wrong” are suffering equally, with the narrator offering advice to the person he’s addressing even as he suffers through his own torment.

His opening words, “There’s too much – That I keep to myself,” suggest that the self-examination and confessions that he undertakes are not actually shared with this other person.

And it seems like the duo are the participants in a romance about to run its course: “It’s like glass/ When we break/ I wish no one in my place.”

1994 – Richard Butler Discusses Love Spit Love, Psychedelic Furs & Todd Rundgren

The distinctive lead vocalist is interviewed on the afternoon of December 3, 1994 by Ken Owen, a TV news anchor in Indanapolis. The talk took place at the bar of The Vogue, where Love Spit Love performed that night.

This couple is unable to make the commitment necessary to get through these hard times, and it seems to frustrate them both: “On my fate/ You give no guarantees/ There’s no promise I can keep.”

The narrator’s angst is represented by an almost complete paralysis and deadening of the senses, as he feels unable to stand or see in the presence of his heartbreak.

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“Am I Wrong?” – Conan O’Brien

And yet he reaches out to this other person to try to help her through her own malaise.

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In the closing verse, the narrator seems both disappointed and saddened in the transformation that has taken place: “You’re so tired in your face/ You let life get in your way.”

He keeps asking, “Am I wrong,” as if he hopes he’ll find out that he is incorrect, that there is somehow a way back to happiness for the pair.

Love Spit Love – Am I Wrong (live on Conan)

One of my favorite bands that no one seems to know. They released 2 CDs that are simply amazing and surpass anything the Psychedelic Furs have ever done. Damn I wish Richard would bring this back! What a waste that Fortus and Frank are playing in GnR.

But his refrain of “Goodbye, lay the blame on luck” is the final word, these two people writing off their failure to the winds of chance when they both know chance had nothing to do with it.

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In Memorian – Chris Farley

In Memoriam – Chris Farley – Bio

Christopher Crosby Farley
February 15, 1964 – Died December 18, 1997
American actor and comedian

In Memorian – Chris Farley – David Spade

David Spade Remembers Chris Farley – CONAN on TBS

CONAN Highlight: David reveals the secret origin behind “Fat guy in a little coat.” More CONAN @ http://teamcoco.com/video Team Coco is the official YouTube channel of late night host Conan O’Brien, CONAN on TBS & TeamCoco.com.

… On December 18, 1997, Farley was found dead by his younger brother, John, in his apartment in the John Hancock Center in Chicago; he was 33 years old …

… an autopsy revealed that Farley had died of an overdose of cocaine and morphine, a combination called a speedball …

… advanced atherosclerosis was cited as a “significant contributing factor ….

… Farley’s death has been compared to that of his SNL idol John Belushi, who died at the same age of a similar combination of drugs …

In Memorian – Chris Farley – Adam Sandler – (Full Lyrics)

… First time I saw him …
… He was sweeter than shit …
… Plaid jacket and belt too tight …
… He wasn’t even doing a bit …
… Then he cartwheeled ’round the room …
… And slow danced with a cleaning lady …
… He was a one-man party …
… You know I’m talkin’ about …
… I’m talking’ about my friend Chris Farley …

… On Saturday night, my man would always deliver …
… Whether he was the Bumblebee Girl or LIVIN’ IN A VAN DOWN BY THE … RIVER …
… He loved the Bears and did the dance at Chippendales with Swayze …
… When they replaced his coffee with Folgers he went fuckin’ crazy …
… The sexiest Gap girl and Meatloaf in the band …
… Without him there’d be no Lunch Lady in LunchLady Land …
… You know who I’m thinking about …
… I’m thinking about my boy Chris Farley …

… After a show he’d drink a quart of Jack Daniels …
… And stick the bottle right up his ass …
… But hungover as hell that Catholic boy …
… Always showed up to morning mass …
… We’d tell him ‘Slow down, you’ll end up like Belushi and Candy’ …
… He said, ‘Those guys are my heroes, that’s all fine and dandy’ …
… I ain’t makin’ that shit up …
… That’s the truth about my boy Chris Farley …

Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh | Chris Farley Tribute [HD] | Netflix

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… I saw him in the office …
… Crying with his headphones on …
… Listening to a KC and the Sunshine Band song …
… I said,’Buddy, how the hell is that making you so sad?” …
… Then he laughed and said …
… ‘Just thinking about my dad.’ …

… The last big hang we had …
… Was at Timmy Meadows’ wedding party …
… We laughed our balls off all night long …
… All because of Farley …
… But a few months later …
… The party came to an end …
… We flew out to Madison …
… To bury our friend …
… Nothing was harder than saying goodbye …
… Except watching Chris’ father have his turn to cry …

… Hey buddy, life’s moved on …
… But you still bring us so much joy …
… Make my kids laugh with your YouTube clips …
… Or “Tommy Boy …
… Well when they ask me …
… Who’s the funniest guy I ever knew …
… I tell them, hands down …
… Without a doubt, it’s you …
… Yeah I miss hanging out …
… Watching you try to get laid …
… But most of all …
… I miss watching you fuck with Spade …
… Well, it ended how you wanted …
… But I still wish you were here with me …
… And we were gettin’ on a plane to go shoot “Grown Ups 3” …

… Yeah life ain’t the same without you, boy …
… And that’s why I’m singing’ about …
… I’m singing about my friend Chris Farley …
… And if we make enough noise …
… Maybe he’ll hear us …
… Give it up for the great Chris Farley …

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In Memoriam – David Bowie

In Memoriam – David Bowie

David Robert Jones
Born January 8, 1947 – Died January 10, 2016
English singer, songwriter and actor.

In Memoriam – David Bowie – Note

He was a leading figure in popular music for over five decades, acclaimed by critics and other musicians for his innovative work.

His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music.

During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million albums worldwide, made him one of the world’s best-selling music artists.

In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, releasing eleven number-one albums.

In the US, he received five platinum and nine gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

In Memoriam – David Bowie – Knighthood?

In 1999, Bowie was made a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.

He received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music the same year.

He declined the royal honour of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2000, and turned down a knighthood in 2003.[328]

Bowie later stated “I would never have any intention of accepting anything like that. I seriously don’t know what it’s for. It’s not what I spent my life working for.”

In Memoriam – David Bowie – Conan O’Brien

“The man was always outstanding.

People are remembering today what a phenomenal musician David Bowie was, and of course, that was the case.

He was just mind-blowingly talented, but in my experience, he was an incredibly nice person.

He was fun; he was always funny.”

Conan Remembers David Bowie – CONAN on TBS

CONAN Highlight: The Thin White Duke was a frequent guest on “Late Night” and Conan picks some of his favorite moments. More CONAN @ http://teamcoco.com/video Team Coco is the official YouTube channel of late night host Conan O’Brien, CONAN on TBS & TeamCoco.com.

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