good footwear

good footwear, originally uploaded by siggimus.

is imperative when you’re doing a mini-hike to work through snow & sludge

tindersticks showering you with their depression doesn’t hurt either:

i had shoes full of holes
when you first took me in

tindersticks – a night in

i had shoes full of holes
when you first took me in
the path that you led
wasn’t straight to your bed
there’s no cots to sleep in
and you showed me
who i was running from
as if i had not known all along

oh my old feet
they know this hard street
stay like old friends
you’re flat on the ground
there’s no further down
there’s no cots to sleep in
so come in
leave them outside the door
tear off the paper
tear off the carpet
off the floor

and i know you’re hurting

and i can’t be there for you

and i know you’re hurting

and i can’t be there no more

i had shoes full of holes
when you first took me in
i had calluses, not sores
and i’d like to keep them
so go turn those sheets
get back on the street
there’s nothing more i can bring to you
see i’m scared of the door
afraid of the floor
well, i’ll go and walk right through
and i’ll show you
who i’ve been running from
it’s the feeling of waking
and it’s gone

i had shoes full of holes
when you first took me in
i had calluses, not sores
and i’d like to keep them
oh now your feet
they know this hard street
they’re like old friends
you’re flat on the ground
there’s no further down
there’s no cots to sleep in
so come in
leave them outside the door
tear off the paper
tear off the carpet
off the floor

i had shoes full of holes
when you first took me in
i had calluses, not sores
and i’d like to keep them
so go turn those sheets
get back on the street
there’s nothing more i can bring to you
see i’m scared of the door
afraid of the floor
well, i’ll go and walk right through
and i’ll show you
who i’ve been running from
it’s the feeling of waking
and it’s gone

shame about the music

real cool video

shame about the music.

you might remember these guys as ‘the guys from the treadmill video’

so they’ll be known as the guys with the videos

they should call these short films & sell the songs as ‘the song from that short film …’

spiders

spiders, originally uploaded by siggimus.

(with kidsmoke!) give an excellent boost when you’re walking with a wee snowstorm in your back

the two cyclists siggimus met were less than enthusiastic, the dude risked life & limb bravely (idiotically?) cycling on the slushy street & the dudette found that dragging the bike after her was easier than actually riding it

siggimus speaks mainly of song #3 on this thing, but all are definitely worth a listen:

fear of a female planet?

fear, baby!

i mean, are you gonna liberate us girls
from male white corporate oppression?

just the kool thing to orient you on a cold morning when sitting backwards on the bus makes you a bit disorientated

kool thing sittin’ with a kiddie
now you know you’re sure lookin’ pretty
like a lover not a dancer
superboy take a little chance here
i don’t wanna, i don’t think so
i don’t wanna, i don’t think so

kool thing let me play it with your radio
move me, turn me on, baby-o
i’ll be your slave
give you a shave
i don’t wanna, i don’t think so
i don’t wanna, i don’t think so

yeah, tell’em about it,
hit’em where it hurts
hey, kool thing, come here, sit down
there’s something i gotta ask you.
i just wanna know, what are you gonna do for me?
i mean, are you gonna liberate us girls
from male white corporate oppression?
tell it like it is!
huh?
yeah!
don’t be shy
word up!
fear of a female planet?
fear of a female planet?
fear, baby!
i just want to know that we can still be friends
come on, come on, come on, come on let everybody know
kool, kool thing
kool, kool thing

when you’re a star, i know that you’ll fix everything
kool thing sittin’ with a kiddie
now you know you’re sure lookin’ pretty
rock the beat just a little faster
now i know you are the master
i don’t wanna, i don’t think so
i don’t wanna, i don’t think so

kool thing walkin’ like a panther
come on and give me an answer
kool thing walkin’ like a panther
what’d he say?
i don’t wanna, i don’t think so
i don’t wanna, i don’t think so

more et

so, she was much like expected, shy, clumsy (forgetting lyrics), endearing & well, just very good

this one made siggimus happy

10 or 11 years ago, it was the first sign that there was something more behind that voice

highlights: to be free, jungle drum, big jumps, sigtryggur’s drumming

& as a bonus, here’s some more videos. she’s made some cool ones

bompalompalomp?

who took the bomp from the bompalompalomp?
who took the ram from the ramalamadingdong?

celebrating nameday with le tigre :D

deceptacon

who took the bomp?

every day and night
every day and night
i can see your disco disco dick is sucking my heart out of my mind
i’m outta time
i’m outta fuckin time
i’m a gasoline gut with a vaseline mind, but
wanna disco?
wanna see me disco?
let me hear you depoliticise my rhyme.
one! two! three! four!
you got what you been asking for.
you’re so policy free and you’re fantasy wheels and everything you think
and everything you feel is alright, alright, alright, alright, alright.

i take you home, now watch me get you hot
you’re just a parrot and you’re screaming and you’re shouting
more crackers please, more crackers please
you want what you want but you don’t wanna be on your knees
who does your… who does your hair?

who took the bomp from the bompalompalomp?
who took the ram from the ramalamadingdong?
who took the bomp from the bompalompalomp?
who took the ram from the ramalamadingdong?

how are you?
fine, thank you.
how are you?
fine, thank you.

you bought a new van the first year of your band.
you’re cool and I hardly wanna say “not” because i’m so bored
that i’ll be entertained even by a stupid, fucking linoleum floor, linoleum floor
your lyrics are dumb like a linoleum floor
i’ll walk on it
i’ll walk all over you
walk on it, walk on it, walk on, one, two!

who? who? who? who?

who took the bomp from the bompalompalomp?
who took the ram from the ramalamadingdong?
who took the bomp from the bompalompalomp?
who took the ram from the ramalamadingdong?

see you later
see you later
see you later
see you later