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Post by ♥Mary♥ on Feb 19, 2005 16:48:47 GMT -5
Impression, reactions, ramblings, love! Put it all here. ;D  |
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Post by matzy on Feb 23, 2005 15:32:38 GMT -5
wow, nobody has anything to say about "ireland"? i LOVE it! i keep singing "sha na na na"
 : tori - ireland
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Post by redcloud on Feb 23, 2005 15:33:57 GMT -5
one of my favorite in the album.
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Post by fearscape222 on Feb 23, 2005 15:36:18 GMT -5
It's my third-to-least favorite...
So, yeah... ;D
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Post by matzy on Feb 23, 2005 15:42:56 GMT -5
 still love you, though. 
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Post by Mary on Feb 23, 2005 16:31:06 GMT -5
Me <----- 17 foot pole -----> Ireland.
It's my 4th to least favorite.
Surprisingly, Sean likes this one.
The Irish boy likes it. LOL
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Post by ♣Miranda♣ on Feb 23, 2005 20:35:17 GMT -5
Me <----- 17 foot pole -----> Ireland. It's my 4th to least favorite. Surprisingly, Sean likes this one. The Irish boy likes it. LOL This Irish girl doesn't! It's my third to least favorite. Am I the only one turned off by Tori singing about a Saab? lol |
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Post by talulad on Feb 23, 2005 20:35:18 GMT -5
You know, I'll admit that the lyrics are nonsensical. But I'm listening to it right now and I'm just swaying... swaying back and forth. Like a swing on some kinda breeze. I dunno. It's one of the ones that I really didn't like at first, and out of all of them, it has probably grown on me the most. Plus The Beekeeper[/b] follows it. And that's always a good thing. Like right now.
: The Beekeeper[/b]
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Post by Villiy on Feb 23, 2005 21:31:31 GMT -5
I like it.. I do have to say It sounds like a Saab ad. |
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Post by Luckita on Feb 24, 2005 0:27:40 GMT -5
LMAO  I like it.. I do have to say It sounds like a Saab ad. LMAO One of my favorites, no question about it. It takes me to another place, it's such a wonderful song.
: General joy
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Post by P a t r i c k on Feb 24, 2005 1:57:47 GMT -5
I'm sorry, but this is the worst song off the album.
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Post by bexface on Feb 25, 2005 14:33:51 GMT -5
I tend to agree with you, Pat. Unfortunately, I have not given the CD its due yet so perhaps another tune will take over the "least-favorite"?
Does Tori really drive a SAAB? Or is she just singing about a character in her song that drives a SAAB?
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Post by talulad on Feb 25, 2005 15:32:27 GMT -5
I think she actually drives one. She mentions it, either in the DVD or the book, I forget which.
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Post by bexface on Feb 25, 2005 20:58:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, Jay. You just made my day! If it is a 97 model year or later, I can say that I had a hand in designing the seats! Those front seats have one of the first-to-market anti-whiplash devices in the automotive industry. It's really cool how it works. The headrest pivots forward during a rear impact to close the distance between it and the head so that both the torso and the head rebound at roughly the same time, reducing whiplash (bending of the neck spine). I sure pray that she never gets rear-ended. But if she does, she is one of safest cars for that scenario! ;D :-*O Tori, may the power of the anti-whiplash seat protect you and your family from rear-ending harm, forever and ever (amen). |
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Post by redcloud on Feb 26, 2005 5:07:26 GMT -5
LOL @ the last sentence, Karl!
OK but why offering a free ad to a car make while the word car would have made the same impression?
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Post by Koalapupu on Feb 26, 2005 7:34:37 GMT -5
I thought it was really ironical from the part of Tori to put in Saab. I find that if she had just said "car" the sentence would pass by just like that, but with "Saab" it pulls you back and makes you wonder "Why the hell a Saab??"
To me a Saab describes middle-classness. That's why I find the song funny: she's not driving to the beach with her friends in some fancy convertible, fancy-free, but rather going to Ireland in a ... Saab. It seems like Tori is saying "You know, I want a holiday, and I don't have time to go running around the world. I want a holiday in a no-nonsense place, in a trusty car". Very opposite of generic "let's go party with the girls!" songs.
Other than that... I guess it's a good driving song. I haven't really gotten into the lyrics yet.
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Post by redcloud on Feb 26, 2005 9:14:27 GMT -5
OK a Saab is not your typical upper class car like BMW, Mercedes or sports car but there might have been subtler ways to say it - not many words, like three probably.
I'm not comfortable with the free commercial she offers.
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Post by Koalapupu on Feb 27, 2005 5:39:16 GMT -5
OK a Saab is not your typical upper class car like BMW, Mercedes or sports car but there might have been subtler ways to say it - not many words, like three probably. I'm not comfortable with the free commercial she offers. This interests me! Why exactly do you feel like it's a car commercial? I think Karl's post is a perfect example of an ad, hehee. And compared to that, Tori just mentions one brand of car: doesn't say how safe it is to drive, doesn't say that it's the best car in the world. You're entitled to your opinion, of course, but I'm just wondering why do you feel a strong feeling of an ad from this song? If just one mention is enough to make it an ad, then "Do drop in at the Dew Drop Inn" is a pretty blatant a commercial for a certain motel. Or what about Jamaica Inn? The song is actually named after a hotel in Cornwall. Hmmm. Maybe Tori has been hired by the governments of Ireland and England to promote their countries and the goodies they have (such as Damien Rice, hahah!). I mean, she's singing about "knickers" instead of "undies", that's pretty British, too! I sense a conspiracy theory starting to brew |
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Post by redcloud on Feb 27, 2005 5:50:47 GMT -5
LOL Jenni!
Well, legally, just mentioning a brand (at least here where I live) is considered as a commercial. Wow she does a lot of brand name-dropping! lol
Commercials have evolved to more than just saying the car is the bestest in the world. Customers have become more shrewd about commercials. They want more than just basic arguments, advertizers talk to TV-savvy viewers. So their arguments have been smarter. Just an atmosphere favorable to a good feel is enough. A landscape, a speed sensation that's not uttered or something else is enough.
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Post by Koalapupu on Feb 27, 2005 5:57:23 GMT -5
LOL Jenni! Well, legally, just mentioning a brand (at least here where I live) is considered a commercial. Wow she does a lot of brand name-dropping! lol Aah, I see! I know about "hidden advertising": I know I fell a victim of it when I used to see a lot of American TV-series people eating Fruity Loops which we couldn't get here. Ever since I have been CRAVING for them. Well, until a couple of years ago when I tried them and found them to be sugar insaneness, haha! So yeah, with that I can see your point: the music is pleasant, rolling along -- maybe Saab wants to buy that song from Tori to be used in their next ad  |
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