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When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
With my father in a casket, I had no plans, yeah
And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part
I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
It's a bed and a bathroom
And a place for the end
I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
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Absolutely love the album cover.
Theda Bara... old-time silent movie actress. She played the title character in a movie of the same name.
![](https://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Bara,%20Theda/Annex/Annex%20-%20Bara,%20Theda%20(Cleopatra)_01.jpg)
This is not a criticism, just an observation.
I like this song just fine. : )
AGREED on both fronts! Can we be friends? ;o)
The difference is that Radio Paradise is sincere. Number 1 for me.
i like the lyrics.
good init!
Damn fine hat, Cleopatra. Nice photo, too, or is that a hieroglyphic?
theda bara on cover
she was also the mata hari
There is no zero rating.
Correct. Null is not equal to zero.
"The greatest achievement of the internet is Wikipedia. I rank Radio Paradise number two and support them both when I can."
AGREED on both fronts! Can we be friends? ;o)
One day we shall look back upon this and declare thusly, Behold, the Hipster Crap!
Mirror.
There is no zero rating.
Shame.
Why isn't there an 11 rating available? This is an 11 point system, 0 to 10. 11 integers.
There is no zero rating.
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Why isn't there an 11 rating available?
That number is already assigned to "Spinal Tap."
Why do people keep referring to The Lumineers as hipsters? I think maybe the definition of a hipster is different wherever you are, than in the UK.
I'd say The Lumineers are pretty much the antithesis of hipsters, and I think if a hipster café tried playing these guys they'd quickly lose their hipster clientèle (unless they played them ironically). Not that British hipsters go to cafés - you're more likely to see them at that pop-up vegan street stall selling snacks from an obscure region of kyrgyzstan with music played by a 90-year old underappreciated kalimba virtuouso.
For what it's worth, I quite like these guys.
I am not a hipster.
FEED ME MORE PICKLES! THEN I'LL BE HAPPY!
theda bara on cover
she was also the mata hari
The greatest achievement of the internet is Wikipedia. I rank Radio Paradise number two and support them both when I can.
Wikipedia was great before it became corrupted by certain people. Now it is definitely drifting towards uselessness, or already toxic junk in some areas. But otherwise, I agree.
Because in binary number system it would be three. So next time write it as 11(10), 10 being a subscript for number base system. Otherwise, in decimal system it is plausible to define an interval for rating songs from 1-10. If we adopt 11 as well, someone else would come up with 12 proposition, and so on. In this way any system rating losses sense.
That day is Today! and Yesterday! and Tomorrow!
That was FUNNY !
Why do people keep referring to The Lumineers as hipsters? I think maybe the definition of a hipster is different wherever you are, than in the UK.
I'd say The Lumineers are pretty much the antithesis of hipsters, and I think if a hipster café tried playing these guys they'd quickly lose their hipster clientèle (unless they played them ironically). Not that British hipsters go to cafés - you're more likely to see them at that pop-up vegan street stall selling snacks from an obscure region of kyrgyzstan with music played by a 90-year old underappreciated kalimba virtuouso.
For what it's worth, I quite like these guys.
I am not a hipster.
Really a great song.
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I am not a hipster.
That's what all hipsters say!
i post a lot of shit...so, gotta point out the good ones too
Yeah, picking up what you're laying down.
First heard this genre on "American Idol"
( my wife watches it !)
Why do people keep referring to The Lumineers as hipsters? I think maybe the definition of a hipster is different wherever you are, than in the UK.
I'd say The Lumineers are pretty much the antithesis of hipsters, and I think if a hipster café tried playing these guys they'd quickly lose their hipster clientèle (unless they played them ironically). Not that British hipsters go to cafés - you're more likely to see them at that pop-up vegan street stall selling snacks from an obscure region of kyrgyzstan with music played by a 90-year old underappreciated kalimba virtuouso.
For what it's worth, I quite like these guys.
I am not a hipster.
Good comment. Agree.
Wikipedia gives the following quote regarding this song:
It's inspired by a true story about a female taxi driver who, when she was younger, was proposed to. But her father had just passed away, so she didn't give her boyfriend an answer. So he left the village broken-hearted and rejected and never returned again. He was her great love and she wouldn't wash the footprints off the floor after he had left.— The Lumineers
The greatest achievement of the internet is Wikipedia. I rank Radio Paradise number two and support them both when I can.
Why do people keep referring to The Lumineers as hipsters? I think maybe the definition of a hipster is different wherever you are, than in the UK.
It is very likely a different definition in the US than the UK. A lot of it is the hipster "uniform": suspenders (often with a belt (why?!)), unkempt beards, vests, fedoras and/or wool ski caps, Doc Martens, plaid flannel shirts, vintage skirts with black tights, etc. These guys conform entirely to that. I imagine everyone has a different definition in some ways. It's all good fun I guess.
Here's a pretty funny article about the "trend".
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Why do people keep referring to The Lumineers as hipsters? I think maybe the definition of a hipster is different wherever you are, than in the UK.
I'd say The Lumineers are pretty much the antithesis of hipsters, and I think if a hipster café tried playing these guys they'd quickly lose their hipster clientèle (unless they played them ironically). Not that British hipsters go to cafés - you're more likely to see them at that pop-up vegan street stall selling snacks from an obscure region of kyrgyzstan with music played by a 90-year old underappreciated kalimba virtuouso.
For what it's worth, I quite like these guys.
I am not a hipster.
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When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
With my father in a casket, I had no plans, yeah
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part
But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
It's a bed and a bathroom
And a place for the end
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
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I can understand the possible confusion. Good old glam rock ...
![Related image](https://witchdoctor.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marc-bolan-trex.jpg)
They had skateboards then?
I don't think any T Rex album had a woman on the cover - definitely not "Electric Warrior". Do you mean "The Slider"?
![slider](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/T_Rex_The_Slider.jpg)
I can understand the possible confusion. Good old glam rock ...
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Bravo, I do not see this withstanding the test of time.
Today I look upon your post and declare, "WT actual F?"
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I don't think any T Rex album had a woman on the cover - definitely not "Electric Warrior". Do you mean "The Slider"?
![slider](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/T_Rex_The_Slider.jpg)
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This is Theda Bara, a silent movie actress, in 1917 as Cleopatra
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Gets me every time...
This whole album is good...and I don't say that very often.
I'll see your Theda Bara, and raise you one Claudette Colbert!!
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time...time
I smile too!
might be of interest to y'all. my wife, two daughters, and I live in the house where Lumineers drummer Jeremiah grew up. They wrote most of the first album in our attic and basement. Big time creative vibes. We're going to see them at MSG next Friday night. Love seeing them do well!
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time...time
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
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Harder. You are still making complete sentences.
Proclivities wrote:
Just at the right time.
The real Cleopatra was busy decomposing the day that photo was taken.
goofy tune - Theda sure had that power-glare down (what'd they glue a grouse to her head, sheesh : )
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