Comments on: Mope Like Me: Teenage Fanclub, “Alcoholiday” http://popdose.com/mope-like-me-teenage-fanclub-%e2%80%9calcoholiday%e2%80%9d/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Old_Davyhttp://popdose.com/mope-like-me-teenage-fanclub-%e2%80%9calcoholiday%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-51647 Old_Davy Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:57:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=2932#comment-51647 Man, I love Teenage Fanclub and especially "Bandwagonesque".<br><br>You hit the nail right on the head by calling their lyrics "economical". They can pack a lot of punch into just a couple of lines and then build an entire song around it.<br><br>But as much as I admire their compact lyrical skills, it's the music that really gets to me. What great melodies, intricate harmonies and layers and layers and layers of guitars.<br><br>Is it really any wonder they never hit it really big? They're too damn good. Man, I love Teenage Fanclub and especially “Bandwagonesque”.

You hit the nail right on the head by calling their lyrics “economical”. They can pack a lot of punch into just a couple of lines and then build an entire song around it.

But as much as I admire their compact lyrical skills, it's the music that really gets to me. What great melodies, intricate harmonies and layers and layers and layers of guitars.

Is it really any wonder they never hit it really big? They're too damn good.

]]> By: DavidMedskerhttp://popdose.com/mope-like-me-teenage-fanclub-%e2%80%9calcoholiday%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-51646 DavidMedsker Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:48:28 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=2932#comment-51646 Oh, I actually used to taunt her with the song sometimes. She would ask me to play her something on the guitar, and I'd start playing and singing the lines above. She'd throw a pillow at me and say, "Not that one!" She also grew to hate the Pet Shop Boys album <i>Very</i>, because I played it so much. "Not the orange one!" Yes, the orange one. <br><br>I still love the song today. There may be bad memories associated with the song, but they never trump the song itself. Oh, I actually used to taunt her with the song sometimes. She would ask me to play her something on the guitar, and I'd start playing and singing the lines above. She'd throw a pillow at me and say, “Not that one!” She also grew to hate the Pet Shop Boys album Very, because I played it so much. “Not the orange one!” Yes, the orange one.

I still love the song today. There may be bad memories associated with the song, but they never trump the song itself.

]]> By: drcastratohttp://popdose.com/mope-like-me-teenage-fanclub-%e2%80%9calcoholiday%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-51645 drcastrato Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:04:54 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=2932#comment-51645 I get all giddy when I see the Bandwagonesque image anywhere (even if it is kind of blurry). It's my favorite album of all time. Everytime I see this album, I want to buy it again, and I wish I was listening to it RIGHT THEN. One of my goals in life is to sing and play all the parts to every song on the album. Alcoholiday is a fantastic song. Hopefully it doesn't cause too many bad memories that you can't enjoy it. <br>When I was young I got diarreah right after listening to my new "Best of the Doors" tape (coincidence?) and I couldn't listen to that tape again for like 8 years. I'm still not much of a Doors fan today. I get all giddy when I see the Bandwagonesque image anywhere (even if it is kind of blurry). It's my favorite album of all time. Everytime I see this album, I want to buy it again, and I wish I was listening to it RIGHT THEN. One of my goals in life is to sing and play all the parts to every song on the album. Alcoholiday is a fantastic song. Hopefully it doesn't cause too many bad memories that you can't enjoy it.
When I was young I got diarreah right after listening to my new “Best of the Doors” tape (coincidence?) and I couldn't listen to that tape again for like 8 years. I'm still not much of a Doors fan today.

]]> By: Old_Davyhttp://popdose.com/mope-like-me-teenage-fanclub-%e2%80%9calcoholiday%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-41589 Old_Davy Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:57:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=2932#comment-41589 Man, I love Teenage Fanclub and especially "Bandwagonesque".<br><br>You hit the nail right on the head by calling their lyrics "economical". They can pack a lot of punch into just a couple of lines and then build an entire song around it.<br><br>But as much as I admire their compact lyrical skills, it's the music that really gets to me. What great melodies, intricate harmonies and layers and layers and layers of guitars.<br><br>Is it really any wonder they never hit it really big? They're too damn good. Man, I love Teenage Fanclub and especially “Bandwagonesque”.

You hit the nail right on the head by calling their lyrics “economical”. They can pack a lot of punch into just a couple of lines and then build an entire song around it.

But as much as I admire their compact lyrical skills, it's the music that really gets to me. What great melodies, intricate harmonies and layers and layers and layers of guitars.

Is it really any wonder they never hit it really big? They're too damn good.

]]> By: Old_Davyhttp://popdose.com/mope-like-me-teenage-fanclub-%e2%80%9calcoholiday%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-19116 Old_Davy Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:57:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=2932#comment-19116 Man, I love Teenage Fanclub and especially "Bandwagonesque".<br><br>You hit the nail right on the head by calling their lyrics "economical". They can pack a lot of punch into just a couple of lines and then build an entire song around it.<br><br>But as much as I admire their compact lyrical skills, it's the music that really gets to me. What great melodies, intricate harmonies and layers and layers and layers of guitars.<br><br>Is it really any wonder they never hit it really big? They're too damn good. Man, I love Teenage Fanclub and especially “Bandwagonesque”.

You hit the nail right on the head by calling their lyrics “economical”. They can pack a lot of punch into just a couple of lines and then build an entire song around it.

But as much as I admire their compact lyrical skills, it's the music that really gets to me. What great melodies, intricate harmonies and layers and layers and layers of guitars.

Is it really any wonder they never hit it really big? They're too damn good.

]]> By: DavidMedskerhttp://popdose.com/mope-like-me-teenage-fanclub-%e2%80%9calcoholiday%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-19115 DavidMedsker Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:48:28 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=2932#comment-19115 Oh, I actually used to taunt her with the song sometimes. She would ask me to play her something on the guitar, and I'd start playing and singing the lines above. She'd throw a pillow at me and say, "Not that one!" She also grew to hate the Pet Shop Boys album <i>Very</i>, because I played it so much. "Not the orange one!" Yes, the orange one. <br><br>I still love the song today. There may be bad memories associated with the song, but they never trump the song itself. Oh, I actually used to taunt her with the song sometimes. She would ask me to play her something on the guitar, and I'd start playing and singing the lines above. She'd throw a pillow at me and say, “Not that one!” She also grew to hate the Pet Shop Boys album Very, because I played it so much. “Not the orange one!” Yes, the orange one.

I still love the song today. There may be bad memories associated with the song, but they never trump the song itself.

]]> By: drcastratohttp://popdose.com/mope-like-me-teenage-fanclub-%e2%80%9calcoholiday%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-19114 drcastrato Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:04:54 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=2932#comment-19114 I get all giddy when I see the Bandwagonesque image anywhere (even if it is kind of blurry). It's my favorite album of all time. Everytime I see this album, I want to buy it again, and I wish I was listening to it RIGHT THEN. One of my goals in life is to sing and play all the parts to every song on the album. Alcoholiday is a fantastic song. Hopefully it doesn't cause too many bad memories that you can't enjoy it. <br>When I was young I got diarreah right after listening to my new "Best of the Doors" tape (coincidence?) and I couldn't listen to that tape again for like 8 years. I'm still not much of a Doors fan today. I get all giddy when I see the Bandwagonesque image anywhere (even if it is kind of blurry). It's my favorite album of all time. Everytime I see this album, I want to buy it again, and I wish I was listening to it RIGHT THEN. One of my goals in life is to sing and play all the parts to every song on the album. Alcoholiday is a fantastic song. Hopefully it doesn't cause too many bad memories that you can't enjoy it.
When I was young I got diarreah right after listening to my new “Best of the Doors” tape (coincidence?) and I couldn't listen to that tape again for like 8 years. I'm still not much of a Doors fan today.

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