Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:34 am
He doesn't leave home without it.GrayJ @ Sep 13 2006, 04:44 PM wrote: Al loves his pancreas!
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:11 pm
I was watching Johnny Dangerously the other night (theme song by "Weird Al" Yankovic) and little Johnny asked the doctor how his mothers Pancreas was. I thought it amusing
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 3:12 pm
seriously please tell me how you have listened to the album already. I really want to know.
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 11:15 pm
They haven't, you're imagining it. Buy it come September 26, 2006.bryce87 @ Sep 16 2006, 05:12 AM wrote: seriously please tell me how you have listened to the album already. I really want to know.
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:33 am
Drive your delorean up to 88Mph, then read here:bryce87 @ Sep 16 2006, 02:12 PM wrote: seriously please tell me how you have listened to the album already. I really want to know.
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Scroll down to date 9/8, which is almost 2/3 ways down the page
This song is --seriously-- stuck in my head. Well done Al, Brian!
*cough* *peerguardian* *cough*
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:06 am
I really didn't like this song. It was way too drawn out.
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:01 am
Uh, have you listened to Brian Wilson??
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:27 pm
"Im gonna be round my vegetables.
Im gonna chow down my vegetables.
I love you most of all, my favorite vegetable. "
I don't think this has been mentioned so I thought I'd share my thoughts on Pancreas. The whole song is a general SMiLE/Brian Wilson style but Vega-Tables shares a similar lyric flow and concept. The SMiLE songs Vega-Tables and I'm In Great Shape were born out of Brian becoming somewhat obsessed with health during the SMiLE era. A song about the pancreas almost fits into that theme on the SMiLE album exclusively. So what you have in Pancreas is a parody of a concept, an album, a song, and a man all in one.
Im gonna chow down my vegetables.
I love you most of all, my favorite vegetable. "
I don't think this has been mentioned so I thought I'd share my thoughts on Pancreas. The whole song is a general SMiLE/Brian Wilson style but Vega-Tables shares a similar lyric flow and concept. The SMiLE songs Vega-Tables and I'm In Great Shape were born out of Brian becoming somewhat obsessed with health during the SMiLE era. A song about the pancreas almost fits into that theme on the SMiLE album exclusively. So what you have in Pancreas is a parody of a concept, an album, a song, and a man all in one.
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:54 pm
I have to disagree just a little bit, Marcus. While he did listen to SMiLE for inspiration, I can also detect influence from Pet Sounds, especially Wouldn't It Be Nice. You know when I saw the making of video, and I saw Al messing around with the fruits and veggies, I thought he was recording something for Pancreas, since in Brian's song Vega-Tables, people actually chew on them for the percussion. In fact there's a popular rumor that Paul McCartney is one of the people who came in to do the veggie percussion.
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:33 pm
I'm not denying that there may be ties to other songs.. I don't think there is one section that sounds specifically like Vega-Tables, but my point is the lyrics have a similar inherent silliness to them and fits into Brian Wilson's health inspired theme. I just assume Al knew about Brian's health craze and thought about it on some level when creating Pancreas.
I know Paul McCartney chewed celery for the original SMiLE recording, but I don't know that he was on the new SMiLE recording.
I know Paul McCartney chewed celery for the original SMiLE recording, but I don't know that he was on the new SMiLE recording.