THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #957 - April 24, 1998
Magical Armchair Digest Friday, April 24 1998 Volume 01 : Number 957
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TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST:
Second Post of the day is never as good
i don't believe it.
BF5 Question
who killed the radio star?
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #953
UDMO
The Buggles, five bands and a question
Good bye, so long....
Various replies
Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #955
Re: the funny ringing in stevens
great song for bff to cover/fav bands
A message for Frenchie
Lyrics
SPIN
5 bands
the sting thing, with added BFF content about the Austin show.
Favorite bands
ben isn't doing techno
godzilla soundtrack
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 12:42:14 +0100
From: David.J.Holloway@student.shu.ac.uk
Subject: Second Post of the day is never as good
armchair@maillist.il.fontys.nl,Internet writes:
> I've heard a lot about BFF performing Video Killed The Radio Star. Is
>it the same song that is on the last album of "The Presidents of the
>USA" ? Who performed this song first? Was it written by "The Presidents
>of the USA" ? Forgive me for my lack of american music culture ...
It was by a band called the Bugglesin the mid-eighties if I remember
rightly.
>2) I wanted to add my little comment to the American vs. Brits debate
>:))) Well, I am neutral and have nothing against both, I like the brits
>a lot but it'd be better if they could stop calling us (the frenchies):
>"frogs"
Only if you'll stop setting bombs off in the Pacific. Sorry, sorry sorry.
Joke Joke JOKE!
bye again
Dave
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 11:40:42 +0100 (BST)
From: ER Burningham <u7g83@ugg.keele.ac.uk>
Subject: i don't believe it.
]hi guys,
missed y'all
oh buggery buggery shit. i can';t belive bff were on richard and judy - i
mean how the hell did that happen. they're usually having phone-ins about
acne. aaaaargh! some one shoot me now! did anyone see it?? what did they
say?
i DID see totp though - and yeah to whoever wasa asking ben did seem like he
wanted to play something else - did you notice how he was trying not to
laugh? that was funny...:) to everyone in the uk -(and anywhere else you can
get it) - buy this week's melody maker - it's a pretty cool article but they
o seem a bit down about what they're doing at the mo. - it's like they don't
think brick will be a hit, but sftd *might* do better and they were going on
about how their videos were bullshit and promo photos were crap....... quite
dpressing really, but darren also talked about putting a rubix cube up his
arse which cheered me up!
there was a totp interview too - with jane "annoying cow" middlemess who
kept calling them "the ben folds five" - does that bug anyone else here?? i
can't sdtand it...
anyway there was the usual what does the song mean thing and they told the
truth eventually, then they described their pre-performance
ritual....involving butter and leaning against radiators......dodgy :)
sorry for the slightly long message but i've been away for three weeks and i
was suffering from withdrawal symptons.....
love
em
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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:22:13 EDT
From: Cakegirl7 <Cakegirl7@aol.com>
Subject: BF5 Question
Does anyone know if the June 5 concert in Boston w/BF5, Dave Matthews Band,
and Beck is sold out yet? If not, how do I get tickets? Thanks all...
Liz :)
Oh....my bands? (besides BF5)
The Beatles
The Nixons
Jackson 5
Dave Matthews Band
Third Eye Blind
Orbit
(ok, ok, so I named 6 - but if any of you are into any of these, esp. Orbit or
The Nixons, drop me a few lines! I'm trying to find concerts in NC, USA)
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 04:28:58 EDT
From: Corrin108 <Corrin108@aol.com>
Subject: who killed the radio star?
In a message dated 98-04-21 21:24:31 EDT, someone write:
<< I've heard a lot about BFF performing Video Killed The Radio Star. Is
it the same song that is on the last album of "The Presidents of the
USA" ? Who performed this song first? Was it written by "The Presidents
of the USA" ? Forgive me for my lack of american music culture ... >>
actually, the buggles wrote "video killed the radio star" it was the first
ever video on mtv....august 1985(?)
Corinne
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 01:57:07 EDT
From: Debra1495 <Debra1495@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #953
In a message dated 4/21/98 7:13:39 PM Mountain Daylight Time, owner-
armchair@ford.il.fontys.nl writes:
<<
anybody buy the SNUZZ cd? i've been thinking about getting it, but
i want to know if it's any good first. buyers' caution, if you will.
>>
Yes, I have a copy of it, and I think that it's fantastic! Especially
"Lemonade". I highly recommend it.
Debs
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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:11:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Robert Stevie Berryman Jr." <gt5537b@prism.gatech.edu>
Subject: UDMO
can the guy who posted the UDMO email please post it again or email it to
me. thanks.
- --
R. Stevie Berryman
gt5537b@prism.gatech.edu
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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:37:18 -0500
From: The Tillotson Boys <bwtill@inwave.com>
Subject: The Buggles, five bands and a question
The buggles wrote Video Killed The Radio Star. It was (coincidentally)
the first video ever played on MTV. It also has a special place in one
of my Favorite movies "Empire Records." As for the five bands
1. Dave Matthews band (Carter's drumming is unparallelled)
2. Squirrel Nut Zippers
3. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
4. Better Than Ezra
5. Louis Armstrong
Now I was just curious. I don't know if this is still relevant or not
but I want to know if Ben gets sick of playing Brick so much. I have
seen him play it a few times on Television and he always seems so sad.
It might be that the song is just so sad or that the guy has so much
energy pent up that he needs to get it out. I have heard that his
concerts are pretty wild. I would think that having to play brick and
only brick on all the talk shows would kill him. What are your
thoughts? I suppose though that only Ben can answer this question.
Also I have never seen BFF in concert yet but I will get my chance on
the 23rd of May. I am going to the Tinley Park show. I can't wait. It
should be a stomping good time.
dave
"It's you and me and the bottle makes three tonight"
-Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 09:38:42 -0400
From: "Kara Baer" <kebaer@osprey.smcm.edu>
Subject: Good bye, so long....
Greetings and salutations....
I'm afraid I am going to have to leave the Armchair. "What?", you say. "Yes." I reply, "It's true."
I don't really like the direction the list has taken. It's not that I mind off topic posts, or new fans asking
questions, but lately there seems to be an abundance of posts like this one:
> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 15:12:37 PDT
> From: "Chandra Hicks" <chanfifteen@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #951
> bff kickz. i can't wait till they come to WA again. oh yeah, am i the
> only girl out there with a tremendous urge to jump robert? that sounds
> very vulgar, but anna was saying how she bought a drum magazine and
> there was darren. oh la la
> my fave bands
> hanson
> spicegirls
> puffy
> madonna
> (for the love of god i'm kidding)
> i love jessee, the new mtv vj!!! he is so trippy.
Innane, with no point, mindless drivel....
No offense intended to the person that wrote this, anyone who appreciates BFF is all right by me.
However, it is not worth my time and effort to sort through
3/4 digests full of these kind of posts a day. So, I say to you , "Fare thee well."
I miss intelligent discussions....
Kara
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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:58:20 -0400
From: Adam Tyner <ctyner@CLEMSON.EDU>
Subject: Various replies
Replies:
>1) I've heard a lot about BFF performing Video Killed The Radio Star. Is
>it the same song that is on the last album of "The Presidents of the
>USA" ? Who performed this song first? Was it written by "The Presidents
>of the USA" ? Forgive me for my lack of american music culture ...
It's the same song, which was originally written and recorded by a group
called the Buggles.
>I really need the "raindrops keep fallin on my head" mp3 from the
>bacharach tribute...the one on the bf5 audio archive page is
>corrupt....email me if you know where i can get it...thanks..
I didn't have any problem with it. Have you tried Phix.exe? I didn't have
to use it when I downloaded it, but maybe that's the problem you're having.
>on friday i went to see They Might Be Giants, the only band that i've seen
who
>are more fun live than BF5(no offense to them, they just don't do stuff like
>get the audience to start a conga line). after the show i got to meet John
>Flansburgh and he signed a couple things for me, although i didn't get to ask
>about the SFTD video he directed or if TMBG would tour with BF5 in the near
>future.
They Might Be Giants are fantastic live...personally, I think Moxy Fruvous
and Barenaked Ladies do much better live performances than TMBG, though...
Go ahead and laugh, but I haven't seen BFF live yet. :P
Favorite bands:
Barenaked Ladies, BFF (of course), the Brothers Creeggan, Devo, Joe and the
Chickenheads, Jump Little Children, Lincoln, Mono Puff, Moxy Fruvous, the
Presidents of the USA, the Residents, Starry Eyes, They Might Be Giants,
Those Darn Accordions, Tuscadero, Velocity Girl, XTC, and Weird Al
Yankovic. I can't choose just 5. :)
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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:27:47 EDT
From: TarintinoQ <TarintinoQ@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Magical Armchair Digest V1 #955
In a message dated 98-04-21 21:24:31 EDT, you write:
<< 1) I've heard a lot about BFF performing Video Killed The Radio Star. Is
it the same song that is on the last album of "The Presidents of the
USA" ? Who performed this song first? Was it written by "The Presidents
of the USA" ? Forgive me for my lack of american music culture . >>
the buggles performed this first(i think)they were an 80's new wave band
then PUSA then BFF
mcgregor
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:01:07 -0500
From: Melissa Bosse <mabosse@tamu.edu>
Subject: Re: the funny ringing in stevens
This is my first time to post, but I just couldn't resist. Every time I
hear steven's last night in town I too think I hear my phone ring. For a
while I thought I was looney, but knowing it was the song doesn't make me
feel more sane because I always try to answer it. You aren't alone.
Melissa
FTAC '01
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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:14:47 EDT
From: TarintinoQ <TarintinoQ@aol.com>
Subject: great song for bff to cover/fav bands
i was in the car with my borther and i heard "Back in the U.S.S.R" by the
Beatles
i thought that it would be perfect for bff to cover
fave bands:
cornershop
bff
the who
bush(just joking)
jon spencer blues explosion
morphine
beastie boys
sonic youth(just got the new album on record its great)
mcgregor
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 11:13:49 -0500
From: joe <jmcnulty@ou.edu>
Subject: A message for Frenchie
Video Killed the Radio Star is originally by a one hit wonder from the
eighties, The Bungles. It is the same song covered by the Presidents of
the USA and BFF. The original version was also the first video ever
played on MTV.
Oklahoma Joe
ps everybody else is doing it:
Velvet Underground
Talking Heads
Sonic Youth
Stereolab
Radiohead
Miles Davis(fusion era)
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 14:16:40 -0400
From: RusBF5@webtv.net (Rusty Weiss)
Subject: Lyrics
The website that I went to for BFF song lyrics was rather limited. Does
anyone know where I can find the lyrics to 'Eddie Walker'? Thanks.
Rusty
P.S. Am still wondering when tickets go on sale for the June 6th show
at SPAC. If anyone knows anything about this, please E me. Thanks
again!
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 16:55:27 EDT
From: Musick Nut <MusickNut@aol.com>
Subject: SPIN
Hey y'all,
I just looked through some Spin mag's, and can't find the boys. Which date is
it? Please e-mail me privately. I don't want people taking up precious room
with silly little dates for me. :)
Thanks,
Dade
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:30:34 EDT
From: LC54992 <LC54992@aol.com>
Subject: 5 bands
well, everyone else is doing it so why don't i? (did ya get the little
canberries reference?) anyway...my five favorite bands are(other than Ben
Flds Five):
LIVE (i'm surprised no one as mentioned them yet considering they only kick
major ass!!!!!!!)
Dave Matthews Band
Metallica
Alice In Chains
Soundgarden
there's plenty more that rock but we're only supposed to list five :)
buh bye!
Robin
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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:23:43 -0500
From: "Louie Nash" <louie@tamu.edu>
Subject: the sting thing, with added BFF content about the Austin show.
This remark << Sting (ok, strictly speaking, Andy Summers >> is saying,
that the SONG that Puff Daddy, um... destroyed, was YES, a song written by
Sting (AKA Gordon Sumner.) But a few of you young pups may have heard your
parents talk about this band called the Police... from England. Sting wrote
that song while with the Police. The guitar player for that band was a one,
ANDY SUMMERS. (A very talented musician as well.) If you listen to the Puff
Daddy song, you'll notice that the only part of the song that remains
intact, and the only part sampled from the original is Andy playing that oh
so famous guitar lick. I think that THIS is more or less the reference that
our British pal was trying to make. And that's all I have to say about
that.
NOW FOR THE WONDERFUL BFF CONTENT ---
Does anyone know how much tickets are for the upcoming show in Austin, TX?
Or are there any still available? Austin Music Hall is a great place for
concerts. I saw Asleep at the Wheel there during Spring Break. Lots of fun.
Bo
louie@tamu.edu
"I don't buy everything I read, I haven't even read everything I've
bought."
- ---Ed Robertson & Steven Page
"Visit us on the World Wide Web!"
- ---The side of a can of Fast Actin' Tinactin
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:58:46 EDT
From: JGreenb106 <JGreenb106@aol.com>
Subject: Favorite bands
It seems many people are doing this, so here goes...favorite bands...
BFF
Superdrag
Phish, EARLY Beck, Blur...Apples in Stereo.... too many for just five.
Anyway... if anybody in Philly got the Sonic Session on tape, I'd love to
trade for it, although I admit I don't have much to trade for right now... e-
mail me if yer interested.
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 19:06:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: aegeboff@unity.ncsu.edu
Subject: ben isn't doing techno
someone wrote that they heard "fear of pop" was going to be techno. it's
not. it's a lot of tape loops, and crazy music, but it's not techno.
speaking of techno, though, ben showed me this cd called "megahits
vol.2" and go figure, there's a techno version of brick!! by something
known as 3 a.m. it's been a few weeks, so i'm pretty sure, but not
positive of the names of the cd and or band/person covering the song.
but it's a compilation cd. to hear brick in techno was pretty scary!
anyway, he's still working out the kinks on "fear of pop" and they're
about to go back out on tour, so i doubt it will be out anytime soon.
take care
- --alessa
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 19:11:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: aegeboff@unity.ncsu.edu
Subject: godzilla soundtrack
sorry, but i just read another old post, and had to respond.
someone heard an interview w/ben about the song they do on the godzilla
soundtrack...don't be upset that the people interviewing him laughed. he
usually makes people laugh...he's a funny guy, it wasn't meant to be
taken seriously. if only you people could hear the interviews i've done
with them--they're all like that, always have been, and i'm glad to hear
that they haven't changed. when you see "godzilla" or pick up the
soundtrack, you'll understand why ben sang what he did on the air that day.
- --alessa
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