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Thu May-06-04 10:02 AM
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In honor of our own Screaming Lord Byron: The Devil is an Englishman |
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A poet walks amongst the Gods But jealous men have pulled me down Now exiled in a foreign land I coax my demons into life While people cross themselves and say The Devil is an Englishman
Beelzebub in human form I mingle with the noblemen Young girls fall pleading at my feet As I defile them one by one Devouring half of London Town The Devil is an Englishman
A nest of tiny scorpions Are breeding in my cranium Poet Laureate of hell The Devil is an Englishman
In yet a hundred years from now As leeches suck upon the flesh For those who trek beyond the grave This dark demented soul lives on The Devil is an Englishman
© Thomas Dolby
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Thu May-06-04 10:04 AM
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1. Why thank you. I'm more of the Spring Heeled Jack type guy myself. |
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Thu May-06-04 10:09 AM
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2. Interesting, I know that picture |
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Where'd you get it from? :evilgrin:
For the record the above song is from the movie Gothic which is about Byron, Shelly and a particular interesting evening.
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Thu May-06-04 10:15 AM
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3. Yeah. A Ken Russell movie, about my little sojourn in Italy |
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with Shelley, Polidori and Shelley's bird. Shelley's bird wrote this mad story about some sort of animated corpse. Crazy shit. Sank like a stone of course.
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Thu May-06-04 10:18 AM
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4. But didn't it simply reek of atmosphere |
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Plus any movie that gets a soundtrack including Thomas Dolby gets points in my book.
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Thu May-06-04 10:19 AM
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5. Yeah. His new-fangled harpsichord arpeggios are really quite pleasant. |
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