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Interactive poll: All you do to me is talk talk
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Poll Question: Vote for the three best, not your own!
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    Posted: August 13 2021 at 17:55
Welcome to the next interactive poll! The theme this time is the spoken word in music. All that has some spoken words in it will qualify, as long as it's not listed on PA. The theme is quite flexible, it can be rap, it can be poetry read to music, it can be some real dialogue mixed in, whatever. Despite the title the poll is not about Talk Talk, the band, their nice Talk Talk song does not qualify (it's on PA and actually it doesn't have talk), but it's here, in case you want a poll title song (it's super poppy, don't say you weren't warned!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_WCU_oxIiA

General rules are these: Everybody can take part and nominate a song for inclusion in this poll. You can also post some more songs (maybe stick to max three) as suggestions; you only have to decide your nominations after a week. If you want you can link a page with the lyrics, but please (for legal reasons, I was told) do not put full lyrics directly in your posting.

After everybody has announced their final nominations they are all put up for voting. Please do not vote before the poll is declared open (normally if everyone has nominated, or after a week or so if I don't get a nomination of everyone in good time). Then you have three votes for your favourite; don't vote for your own nomination.

If I forgot something, please tell me.

Here's my first suggestion, wanted to bring up this little known 80s/90s German band for some time. Unfortunately the sound quality isn't that good, but here we are.
The Blech - Die einsame Traene


Lyrics are a poem by Heinrich Heine, here: https://www.staff.uni-mainz.de/pommeren/Gedichte/BdL/Heimk-27.html 
Google's translation isn't all too bad - not sure whether I can post it here but obviously you can just get it from Google.


Edited by Lewian - August 23 2021 at 14:15
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This was the first to come to mind. This will be my nomination even if it's pretty well-known:

Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised



I nominated the similar closing track from Histoire de Melody Nelson before, which has choral-like vocals in part of it, but not the opener.

Serge Gainsbourg - Melody



Matt Berry - Introduction (to Opium)



Sorry that I lacked the time to take part in the last Interactive Poll.
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By the way sometimes there's a fine line between speaking and singing. It's still fine if it's say half way between them as in this example... Red Snapper - Suckerpunch
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So the category for me is poetry read to music - or rather music made to fit a poem which was most likely recorded beforehand.

Dan Turèll & Halfdan E - Jeg skulle have været taxachauffør (I should have been a taxi driver)




Edited by The Anders - August 13 2021 at 18:55
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My nomination is:

Gilad Atzmon: Joven, Hermosa y Triste



Edited by jamesbaldwin - August 13 2021 at 19:05
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My only entry this time.  I was going to post Logan's "Revolution," if no one else did, as well.  This one is fairly long, but it's one of my favourite pieces of Williamson's.

Five Denials On Merlin's Grave, by Robin Williamson.  It starts VERY VERY quietly, so you will want to have it fairly loud to catch his first couple of words.



"Lyrics" link for any who may have difficulty with his Scottish accent:  http://www.songlyrics.com/robin-williamson/five-denials-on-merlin-s-grave-lyrics/


Edited by Snicolette - August 13 2021 at 21:30
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"A Boy Named Sue"     Johnny Cash live at Folsom Prison.



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WARNING! Some perverted and obscene stuff here!

Actually, filth's another meaning is sexually disturbing. It is generally used for images I think. I strongly guess that in this band's name, filth is used in this meaning. I have my reasons for this.

See the videos themselves for the lyrics. Kudos to you if you are one of the very few who could thoroughly understand Dani Filth's lyrics. LOL BTW, I believe that all the male vocal work, including the spoken parts and shrieks, were done by Dani. He is a real freak!

The shrieking and growling vocals are technically not "singing", I think. Moreover, there are some spoken parts in it. So the song fits the criteria. 

Cradle of Filth - A Gothic Romance



Here's another song from the same album.



Yet my nomination is this. From their next album. It also has spoken parts, including one done by a woman. 

Cradle of Filth - Bathory Aria

Edited by Shadowyzard - August 14 2021 at 04:11
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DVSR/Devastator





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Great, keep them coming!
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I came up with quite a few suggestions. Will have to save some for a later poll.

This group lasted only a couple of years and Franti was clearly inspired by Gil Scott-Heron. Seeing Greg's post made me think of this track.

Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Television, the Drug of the Nation


First song I thought of for this poll is the next one. I had it in mind before but an appropriate theme hadn't come up. Looking for a video, I came across this live in studio version.

Soul Coughing - Screenwriter's Blues


Finally, absolutely bonkers Weird Al track. The video is an unofficial fan-made video that is equally bonkers.

Weird Al Yankovic - Albuquerque
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OK, here they come...

The second one that came to my mind is from an artist who I didn't know before but he comes by regularly on my favourite radio station since a couple of weeks with this track. From a poet, writer, musician... I think it is wonderful, text and music!

Anthony Joseph - Calling England Home:



The first one I was thinking of is an obvious one to me... I suppose it is very well known, but I can be mistaken about that. So, before someone else puts it up...:

Paddy McAloon - I Trawl the Megahertz:


(This one was originally issued as a solo effort by Paddy McAloon but later reissued under his band name Prefab Sprout)

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And, a bit more radical, considered as "minimal tape music" (for the patient among you... I once attended to a session with this piece played (from tape) in a screening room - without images. It was quite mesmerizing... See here for more info):

Alvin Lucier - I Am Sitting in a Room:






Edited by suitkees - August 14 2021 at 04:55

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The Police - Be My Girl



Long John Baldry - "Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King of Rock & Roll"




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Originally posted by suitkees suitkees wrote:

And, a bit more radical, considered as "minimal tape music" (for the patient among you... I once attended to a session with this piece played (from tape) in a screening room - without images. It was quite mesmerizing... See here for more info):

Alvin Lucier - I Am Sitting in a Room:





I have the original vinyl LP of this piece. Bought it at a college music library sale.
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The Bevis Frond - The Pips:
 
 
 
 
Rollins Band - Liar:
 
 
 
 
Matthew Trapnell - Ella's Uncle:
 
 
 



Edited by I prophesy disaster - August 14 2021 at 10:42
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This is Ponderous
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One of my favorites.....great band at one time...it's also funny sort of....
One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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Also came immediately to mind......
One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

One of my favorites.....great band at one time...it's also funny sort of....

<video of Masters of Reality - T.U.S.A. removed for space>

NICE! That was one of the ones I had thought of but left out of my three. And was sort of feeling bad about it. Saw them live with Baker when the album came out. Great band. I had another song by them as an alternate in a previous poll.

Edited by mathman0806 - August 15 2021 at 03:23
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