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calumlynn


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Like a Friend is massively popular in the states isn't it, cos it was in some crap film? Weird. American audiences are weird. Like the most popular Belle& Sebastian song in the states being Piazza, New York Catcher, for the sole reason that it references lots of American places/stuff.

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Wasn't it that remake of Great Expectations that updated it to modern day Noo Yawk?

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Wow, surprised to see Love Is Blind on there! Would love to hear that live! I'm not a big fan of Like A Friend but if it got new people into Pulp then thats great. Personally I prefer The Professional and Ladies Man.

Also, what's the "Don't You" at the end of the list? If thats referring to Don't You Want Me Anymore I'd be very happy. Don't You Know would also be great!

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ArrGee wrote:
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That's not correct.

http://www.pulpwiki.net/Pulp/Live160602BedgeburyPinetum

 I shall continue to live in hope.  I noted they were supposed to play My Legendary Girlfriend at the Eden Project as well when I searched Pulp Wiki.  Surprised that considering how important the song was in Pulp's early development that it hasn't been played too much since 1992.



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I'm not surprised it wasn't played at festivals last year as it's long and rambling and talky - all things I love about it, it's one of my favourites, in the Wickerman and Feeling Called Love way, 2 more of my favourites. It strikes me as less accessible to the general audience, also late 90s audiences expecting something poppier. I find it surprising that it succeeded (relative term, maybe just succeeded in attracting the attention of the NME, which is far from insignificant) as a single for the same reasons. But wouldn't it be great to hear it.



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I can't imagine My Legendary Girlfriend working very well as a live song. They'd be much better off playing something like Death II

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I think MLG is great live. The old '90s live versions are very different from the Separations version (live drums and Farfisa), but the version from the Forest Tour is closer, with programmed/electronic drum beats and the string synth sounds. I'd love to hear it in NY next month! (And the Forest version proves they can do it without Russell.)

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Fran wrote:

I'm not surprised it wasn't played at festivals last year as it's long and rambling and talky - all things I love about it...

 I generally prefer the longer more epic songs.  I suppose they could do Day After The Revolution,  Sheffield Sex City, Wickerman, Countdown, Hardcore, David's Last Summer, My Legendary Girlfriend, Sunrise, FEELING CALLED LOVE,  I Spy, and The Fear.  That'd be a couple of hours before Common People as the encore. Only thing is there'd be less opportunity for Jarvis to ramble between songs.  I could live without the poppier stuff like Mis-shapes and Disco 2000.



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fredthe3rd wrote:
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Hoping and praying that I get to hear Like a Friend in San Francisco

 I never really understood why people seem to like this song so much..I mean I think it's quite nice and catchy but maybe a bit too sweet.?

 I know a few friends (outside the UK) who got into Pulp coz of this song. It was brilliantly used in Ventures Bros. Season finale climactic montage. 

Two things, I don't consider the song all that sweet "you are the cut that makes me hide my face", and The Venture Bros.?

 

Ok, maybe I just didn't put it right, what I meant is it's a bit too hmm=n!ug#?s you know what I mean?Well, now that I think about it it's just too bitter after all..



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I can never understand why MLG is thought of as such a classic. One of the weakest tracks on Separations in my opinion. The Caff version is good, but the album version/other live versions I've heard are dulllllll. Yeah, I'd much rather hear them play Death II (which is an absolute CLASSIC, yet very rarely mentioned, definitely THE hidden gem of the Pulp back catalogue)

To be honest, especially considering the lyrical content, I was very surprised that it took them until 2011 to start playing Countdown again! They didn't even play it at that triumphant Theatre Royal show in 94!

Though what I'd really love to hear them play again is Live On....

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Live On would make such an excellent live song and I've never thought about it until now. Man it could really pump up a crowd I think. If only if only

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The Boss is one that I wish they would play, as well as Death II (certainly not overlooked by me). Although the lyrical content of MLG is perhaps not so strong, there's just something about the tune which makes me think of it as a classic - but it's still not my favourite from Separations.

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What would i give for them to play We Can Dance Again...

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It's A Dirty World live would blow our collective socks off.

I have a sneaky feeling that one of the abovementioned, or something similarly out of left field (Leftism?) will be aired at RAH/Nu Yoik.

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I would dearly like to hear The Boss and Death II live as well. Actually, the '92 ULU gig has pretty much the perfect setlist for me.

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I love The Boss!

And since Springsteen's new album is coming out this month, AND since Springsteen has himself played the RAH (AND because Jarvis is currently very fond of regaling us all with such trivia), I'd say it's a very sensible bet indeed.

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Could someone tell me a Springsteen song that Pulp's The Boss sounds like?

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Could someone tell me a Springsteen song that Pulp's The Boss sounds like?

 

Haha, i too would like to know this! I sturrgle to make the connection...



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Springsteen does seem to have ripped off The Lightning Seeds' The Life Of Riley on his new album though!

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I think that the connection superchob made is that Springsteen is also refered to as the Boss. No?

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Yeah, but they called it that because they reckoned it sounded like his songs

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When I first heard I just though it was about the breathless energy of the song, a feeling rather than anything else. Of course it sounds nothing like The Boss himself and that always make me smile.

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calumlynn wrote:
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Could someone tell me a Springsteen song that Pulp's The Boss sounds like?

 

Haha, i too would like to know this! I sturrgle to make the connection...

  They named the song after Bruce Springsteen.



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Yeah, but they called it that because they reckoned it sounded like his songs.

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superchob wrote:
calumlynn wrote:
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Could someone tell me a Springsteen song that Pulp's The Boss sounds like?

 

Haha, i too would like to know this! I sturrgle to make the connection...

  They named the song after Bruce Springsteen.

 Yeah, but only cos they thought it sounded like him!



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It would be interesting to know if they had a particular song in mind. I always put it down to the chord progression in the verses, and the way the rhythm guitar "joins in" for the last two... more of a feel or an atmosphere. But I kinda lose that once the lyrics kick in.

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