Alamo

[orfeo]

Love love LOVE this B-side, but one thing in particular is bugging me. I know where Alamo is and what happened there, but have no clue about "embarcar" or
"Embarcadero" or "Embarcerar" in the 2nd verse - I can't even get agreement on how to spell it between two websites and my own guess! Hoping that someone from USA/Mexico might know something and explain it to me!

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[hereinmyhead.com version]

alamo
heard all about your fandango
banged on my knees on your back door
only to wake you to blues on the way
blues on the way
blues on the way

embarcar
figures you'll see me as older
twenty-three hours till the border
don't think i'll be going as fast as i came
fast as i came
fast as i came

tears on my pillow
of course they're not mine
alter that altar
making a play
somebody invent the telephone line
i'll take mine
my chances

alamo
wish i could do what gold does
heard that the stars were in order
got yourself dealt a hand with
two queen of spades
and blues on the way
blues on the way

tears on my pillow
of course they're not mine
alter that altar
making a play
somebody, just
somebody, invent the telephone line
i'll take my chances

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[yessaid.com version]

Alamo
Heard all about your fandango
Banged on my knees on your back door
Only to wake you to blues on the way
Blues on the way
Blues on the way

Embarcadero
Figures you’ll see me as a older
23 hours till the border
Don’t think I’ll be going as fast as I came
Fast as I came
Fast as I came

Tears on my pillow
Of course they’re not mine
Alter that altar
Making a play
Somebody invent the telephone line
I’ll take my chances

Alamo
Wish I could do what gold does
Heard that the stars were in order
Got yourself dealt a hand with two queen of spades
And blues on the way
Blues on the way

Tears on my pillow
Of course they’re not mine
Alter that altar
Making a play
Somebody just
Somebody invent the telephone line
I’ll take my chances

[♥Mary♥]

Ohhh, Alamo is among my top 5 favorite b's. Love it, too.

I most definitely think she's saying "embarcadero".
In spanish, that simply means "landing place" or wharf.
The verb ebarcar means to embark. I always think of San Francisco when I hear this song (despite the famous 1836 battle) because that's the "Embarcadero" I know.....it's the wharf area along the the water in San Francisco, a very famous area and with one of the most beautiful 'city walks' along the water. The big earthquake of 1989 caused the elevated Ebarcadero freeway to collapse. The city was once governed by a spanish man, which was when Ebarcadero got its name, I think. Anyway, when I hear Tori sing of "gold" it goes hand in hand with SF (think of the Gold Rush, and all who 'embarked' to come to this state for it), also there is a well-known part of SF called "Alamo Square". Both Alamo and Embarcadero are rich with the city's history.

So while I'm quite sure Tori's referring to the Texas battle, My California mind (and having lived near the city by the bay for several years) puts this song closer to home for me, which I'm sure is not want you were looking to know, but oh well. lol

Now, if you think she's saying something like "embarcara", with an accent on the last 'a', that would be the future indicative tense of "embark"....(I think! someone more fluent in spanish could say)

Did that help or did I just throw you a dusty curveball? lol

[miceL]

I love that song

dont my mind me im just singing along...


Tears on my pillow
of course they're not mine
Alter that Altar...

[orfeo]

Try as I might honeybee, I can't hear a "do" at the end of "Embarcadero". Not even a whispered one.

NEXT!

[♥Mary♥]

Ahhh, you must not be listening to the honey-do remix!

[miceL]

some more singing


Making a play
Somebody invent the telephone line
I’ll take my chances

[♥Mary♥]

Blues on the waaaayyyy

micel, I cannot sing. I mean, I can sing, but I can't sing.LOL
That doesn't stop me from singing lines from Tori songs all the time, though. Sometimes I don't even realize I'm doing it.....
There have been times where people have asked me "what ARE you singing?", which finds me a little embarassed, especially when it's things like "ballerinas that have fins that you'll never find" or "knowing that she tastes like a hamburger maid". LOL
One time in the grocery store a guy actually recognized that I was singing a couple lines from Spark....I couldn't believe it!

Wish I could do what gold does....

[rosa]

LOL

well I bet you probably sing a hell of a lotbetter than my good friend Angie, one day she was "singing" horses and I thougnt it was a rap,something from eminem

IMAGINE!!!!!!!!!

[♥Mary♥]

LMAO, micel!

Since we've already hijacked my dearest's thread here....let me mention yet another favorite "what the hell?" line that I often sing...

"Got a crack in, got a crack in some strange places..."

Really good while waiting on line at the bank!

(actually, Daisy Dead Petals is pretty much FULL of crazy lines to sing....Might as well fry some eggs... LOL)

[miceL]

LOL

[fearscape222]

Hi, I'm an idiot...

I've listened to Alamo countless times. I love the song, but have never looked up the lyrics. Here is what I have been hearing for about a year now.

Heard all about your friend and foe...

*slaps self on the forehead*

[♥Mary♥]

fearscape said:

Hi, I'm an idiot...

I've listened to Alamo countless times. I love the song, but have never looked up the lyrics. Here is what I have been hearing for about a year now.

Heard all about your friend and foe...

*slaps self on the forehead*

Don't hurt yourself, dear!!! LMAO!!!!!

Oh, my.....I still giggle when I hear Siren, too....."cool cat..." lol

Of course I have absolutely NO room to talk....."give me peace, love, and a hard mechanic"....LMAO!

I think we need to revive that misheard lyrics thread in the Lounge....that was one of my favorite threads!

[fearscape222]

dun dun dun...

bee, your memory has failed you for the first time on this forum! I actually thought "coquette" was "cool kid, not "cool cat." LOL

I was playing Pro Widow the other day and my 15 year-old sister loved the "give me peace, love, and a hard cock" line so much that she put it on her away message. Can we say, "worrisome?"

[♥Mary♥]

fearscape said:

dun dun dun...

bee, your memory has failed you for the first time on this forum! I actually thought "coquette" was "cool kid, not "cool cat." LOL

I was playing Pro Widow the other day and my 15 year-old sister loved the "give me peace, love, and a hard cock" line so much that she put it on her away message. Can we say, "worrisome?"

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!

first at my failed memory (hey, I was close! I must've been in a bluesy mood or something! lol)

secondly, at your sister.....YES, WORRY!

[Julie]

Here's a cute conversation Tori had with fans about it when they requested it at a show:

Tori: "How do you know about Alamo?"
Girl: "Cause your single was released on Monday!"
Tori: "Shit. I've never played that before. Hang on hang on hang on. (Mr. Fuzzy goes flying) Shows you how much I care about Mr Fuzzy. OK. Lemme think...lemme think. What key is it in?"
Guy: "E flat"
Tori: "Is it? (plays a few notes) It is NOT in E flat. hangon hangon hangon hangon hangon...I'll get it. (plays first few notes in the wrong key - stops) I wanna play this. I wanna do it, just be patient and I'll figure it out. (applause) Turn the lights down, Simon, they're flustering me. OK, now I haven't played this since I recorded it and I just kinda wrote it on the spot so my brain has like noodles in it...but...um...how does it go...shhhh. (sings: aah-la-mo...) oh yeah, I got it now (begins playing)"
-- Tori; (in-concert) Portsmouth, UK, Mar 13, 1996

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