Bouncy Ball
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Sat Dec-25-04 07:34 PM
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Anyone remember this song by The Cure? "Killing an Arab" |
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I worked out this afternoon and grabbed one of my Cure CDs and this was the first song:
"Killing An Arab"
Standing on the beach With a gun in my hand Staring at the sea Staring at the sand Staring down the barrel At the arab on the ground I can see his open mouth But I hear no sound
I'm alive I'm dead I'm the stranger Killing an arab
I can turn And walk away Or I can fire the gun Staring at the sky Staring at the sun Whichever I chose It amounts to the same Absolutely nothing
I'm alive I'm dead I'm the stranger Killing an arab
I feel the steel butt jump Smooth in my hand Staring at the sea Staring at the sand Staring at myself Reflected in the eyes Of the dead man on the beach The dead man on the beach
I'm alive I'm dead I'm the stranger Killing an arab
It's apparently based on Camus' book "The Stranger" but as I was working out and this song was on, the only thing I could think was "Whoa."
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Sat Dec-25-04 07:51 PM
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1. Yes, I do remember that song |
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Wasn't it done in the mid to late eighties? I seem to remember it from high school.
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Sat Dec-25-04 07:55 PM
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He wrote it in the early 80s, maybe even late 70s.
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Sat Dec-25-04 08:00 PM
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3. I just listened to that last night! |
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It's first on The Cure's "Staring At the Sea • The Singles" CD that I was listening to as I tried to fall asleep last night. :P
Great song!
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Sat Dec-25-04 08:08 PM
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6. That was the CD I had in my player. |
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Sat Dec-25-04 08:02 PM
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I don't remember the song 'cuz I dislike the Cure's music for the most part. Workin' out the holiday stress, were ya? ;-)
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Sat Dec-25-04 08:07 PM
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though not much stress beyond living in a bushbot Merika.
Dislike the CURE???? Are you OK???????
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Sat Dec-25-04 08:11 PM
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9. Never much listened to 'em. |
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I prefer my music a bit more edgy than whiny, anyway, most of the time. <duckingthecomingflamewar>
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Sat Dec-25-04 08:10 PM
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Sat Dec-25-04 08:10 PM
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8. Yeah, I heard it first |
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back in the early 80's...
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