Tune of the Week - “Thou Shalt Always Kill”
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip “Thou Shalt Always Kill” (Lex)
What do you mean you haven’t heard this already? Where have you been? What radio station have you been listening to?
There will always be a place in pop for the list song. Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann’s ode to the joys of sunscreen, James Murphy wailing his way through the hipster laments of “Losing My Edge” or A House’s dissertation on great dead (male) artists on “Endless Art” come to mind. You can add your own likes to the list.
Now, we can now this. Scroobius Pip takes care of the rhymes, while Dan Le Sac looks after the electro stuffing which gos around these new-school tenets. For the rest of the year, expect to hear the following mantra quite a lot:
Thou shalt not put musicians and recording artists on ridiculous pedestals no matter how great they are or were.
The Beatles… were just a band.
Led Zeppelin… Just a band.
The Beach Boys… Just a band.
The Sex Pistols… Just a band.
The Clash… Just a band.
Crass… Just a band.
Minor Threat… Just a band.
The Cure… Just a band.
The Smiths… Just a band.
Nirvana… Just a band.
The Pixies… Just a band.
Oasis… Just a band.
Radiohead… Just a band.
Bloc Party… Just a band.
The Arctic Monkeys… Just a band.
The Next Big Thing.. Will be just a band.
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip’s MySpace site.
Watch the video for “Thou Shalt Always Kill” here.
Welcome to Blogville Jim
Comment by UnaRocks | March 30, 2007 at 11:54 amtotally agree with you.,.,fantastic tune.
Comment by planet | March 30, 2007 at 1:21 pmdefinite tune!
Comment by magooo | March 30, 2007 at 3:36 pmThanks for the link!
Comment by Steve | March 30, 2007 at 5:51 pmhi folks - thanks for all the comments and glad everyone likes the first tune. more to follow
Comment by Jim Carroll | March 30, 2007 at 8:02 pmYeah, but most of the above are not JUST a band. If they were no one would have noticed.
Comment by Matthew | March 30, 2007 at 11:39 pmIT blogging…what next?
Comment by Gavin | March 31, 2007 at 2:53 amlookin’ forward to reading what comes next.
Comment by pb. | March 31, 2007 at 2:40 pmWelcome Jim
Two suggestions for your blogroll - both Irish.
upcominggigs.wordpress.com
one fan’s guide to Punk / Ska / Alternative music in Ireland.
cubikmusik.typepad.com
An Irishman in Austin with occasional posts from JC in Dublin
keith
Comment by keith bohanna | March 31, 2007 at 5:06 pmWelcome on board Jim-can’t wait to read more and more from you. Will help keep me sane here in Texas.
Comment by CubikArubik | March 31, 2007 at 5:08 pmCheers,
C
Welcome Mr. C, and it’s about time too…
Comment by Sinéad | April 2, 2007 at 9:15 amHey Jim - welcome
Saw this on MTV2 at the weekend…. Very, very cool…
Comment by Rick | April 2, 2007 at 4:30 pmget onto Peter @ Vital and get playing this right away, dude. it would sound great intro’d by snoop dogg doing “cad is ainm dom?”
Comment by Jim Carroll | April 2, 2007 at 8:24 pmMust have been listening to the wrong stations but that sounds great.
Comment by Donal | April 3, 2007 at 6:49 pmGood song. Was a bit surprised when Crass and Minor Threat got a mention. I suppose they are progeneitors of punk rock, but are clearly not held in the same high regard as some of the other bands mentioned. Another great list song is the closer of Sublime’s excellent 40 Oz. To Freedom.
Comment by Seán | April 4, 2007 at 4:27 pmDaft Punk’s Teachers is another that one springs to mind.
Comment by Seán | April 4, 2007 at 10:40 pmdonal - i have found to my cost that sarcasm doesnt work online! radio play is meagre due to some of the language i would imagine
sean - i was surprised too, but i reckon they were covering all bases. the lines about hip-hop’s four elements crack me up. And yes, “teachers” also covers similar bases, although in a far more complimentary manner
Comment by Jim Carroll | April 5, 2007 at 6:35 pm