Home Community Music Blog Old MJ More...      
imitation of christine (by the hamlet machines) by cjdaley [Email]

Get Flash to see this player.


Having playback trouble, try the Quicktime player:

Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial
SONG STATS:
Hits: 468
Comments: 12
Votes:
Plays: 39
Last Played: Jan 18, 2008 - 02:40:50 PM
Downloads: 25
Fans: 2
Uploaded: May 23, 2007 - 08:47:24 AM
Last Updated: May 23, 2007 - 08:48:59 AM
Fan List
Description:
like "fall for grace", I liked the lyrics but never managed to sing them confidently and correctly.

Lyrics:
On the desert avenues
Where we used to belong
I think about the news
And about other things I’ve not thought of for long
I remember that much
The overexposed days
The shadow of a touch
And how we laughed at words like lovers and always

But when they talked of you
And of what you became
I denied I knew you
Or even knew your name (x2)

On the lonely banksides
When we used to get bored
And talk about suicides
Or about how many boys-a-week you had scored
I remember little
The neverending day
The fingers that fumble
Your two favorite words were never and away

So when they talked of you
And of what you became
I denied I knew you
Or even knew your name (x2)
You must be registered and logged-in to comment.

Great Story &mdash 05/23/07 - 10:09:28 AM
This is a great story, unless you're him. How many more Second Bests are there?

CJ - you never run out of ideas. You're my hero.

[ Reply to This ]
second bests ? &mdash 05/23/07 - 10:45:53 AM
three or four more and you're done. But this could mean Monggsonggz coming...

---
No redeeming qualities

[ Reply to This ]
Monggsonggz &mdash 05/23/07 - 02:57:03 PM
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention your reference to the furs. Nice, Christine.

We've gone to lonng without Monngsonngz.

---
she'll love five extra arms.

[ Reply to This ]
yes &mdash 05/24/07 - 04:14:58 AM
the fur's Imitation of Christ blended with the House of Love's Christine. I think there's also a Banshees song called Christine.

---
No redeeming qualities

[ Reply to This ]
Christine 16 &mdash 05/24/07 - 09:52:33 PM
...and a KISS song, which is an obvious influence in your art and music.

In fact, I would go as far as to say that you are the Doctor Love of Mac Jams.

---
she'll love five extra arms.

[ Reply to This ]
nice &mdash 05/23/07 - 11:26:41 AM
i love the change when it gets to the chorus. i think the vocals are good, maybe a little quiet in the mix. the ending is beautiful, i wish that it went on instrumentally for another couple of minutes.

[ Reply to This ]
thanks &mdash 05/23/07 - 12:14:11 PM
I was never completely at ease with this song. The voice, and it levels, reflect my shyness about it. I'm glad it's got good points, though.

---
No redeeming qualities

[ Reply to This ]
i &mdash 05/23/07 - 01:47:24 PM
was thinking that your voice reflected a certain tentativeness. mostly at the beginning of the first verse.

[ Reply to This ]
Nice vibe &mdash 05/24/07 - 03:37:28 AM
Good lyrics, nice vibe. Love the clean sound of the drums.Like the guitar? break near the end.
LL

[ Reply to This ]
clean drums &mdash 05/24/07 - 04:17:37 AM
we like them that way because we use it noisy dirty guitars and it gives the song some sort of shape and backbone.

---
No redeeming qualities

[ Reply to This ]
cristine &mdash 06/18/07 - 06:32:19 AM
having never heard a song about a cristine, I like the title and how it works with your lyrics.

What's to be shy about? I know your character is hesitant to talk about Cristine, but no reason for the singing to be fadin into the background, in my opinion.

I like the story, too. Intrigued to know what exactly she did become.

[ Reply to This ]
thanks &mdash 06/20/07 - 02:18:06 AM
the hesitation comes from the fact I wasn't at ease with the vocal melody and having to cram those long lines into it. it was recorded two years ago or something, and I'd probably be less shy about it today.

Christine is an imaginary character so whatever happened to her is left to your imagination.

---
No redeeming qualities

[ Reply to This ]
Copyright 2008 Simig Media, Inc.