Postcards From A Young Man Thread

[tzb]

Originally Posted by franny

Not completely but it seems unlikely they'd name another song after a vaguely horse-like animal.

Why?

[Siouxsie Sway]

Originally Posted by GeorgeDawes

This is so clearly fake. Would they really go for 'one last shot at mass communication' with song-titles like these? Rubbish.

you think they're all fake?
I have no idea so...just curious. it's not like wikipedia is 100% accurate. :/

[ZiZi]

Originally Posted by Inertiatic

Tracklisting according to Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcards_From_a_Young_Man

1. Eternal
2. It's Not War Just The End Of Love
3. A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun
4. All We Make Is Entertainment
5. She Was Called Special
6. Postcards From A Young Man
7. Anti-Humanism
8. Psychological Conditions
9. Golden Platitudes
10. Zebra's
11. Listen To Realism
12. Magic Conspiricies"

Hmm, some of them really sound 'unmanic'.

But the one thing I learned over the years: never judge Manics songs on their titles before you actually heard them. Please remember:
I'm Just a Patsy
She Bathed Herself In a Bath Of Bleach,
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Elvis Impersonator Blackpool Pier
Virginia State Epileptic Colony

[GeorgeDawes]

Originally Posted by Siouxsie Sway

you think they're all fake?
I have no idea so...just curious. it's not like wikipedia is 100% accurate. :/

7. Anti-Humanism"
8. Psychological Conditions"
9. Golden Platitudes"
11. Listen To Realism"
12. Magic Conspiricies"

These scream someone taking the piss - making up generic manics-y song titles. I am super cynical as a person in general, but I just don't think these titles fit. Will hold my hands up if I'm wrong, but it looks like a wishlist of titles from someone hoping for the sort of album they probably WON'T get.

[tzb]

No, I don't think so: http://www.foreverdelayed.org.uk/for...&postcount=724

[Ben]

Originally Posted by GeorgeDawes

7. Anti-Humanism"
8. Psychological Conditions"
9. Golden Platitudes"
11. Listen To Realism"
12. Magic Conspiricies"

These scream someone taking the piss

Really? From the band that brought you 'Me and Stephen Hawking' and 'Jackie Collins' Existential Question Time'?

[franny]

Originally Posted by tzb

Why?

Well for a start why would they, unless they're doing a horse trilogy? Secondly Richey wrote Donkeys so they wouldn't want to make it look like they were trying to imitate it. It just seems like someone trying to think of a Manics song title and coming up with that, plus it doesn't really fit in with the song titles we do know.

[GeorgeDawes]

Originally Posted by BradfieldsLoveChild

Really? From the band that brought you 'Me and Stephen Hawking' and 'Jackie Collins' Existential Question Time'?

Maybe... Perhaps deep down I'm just in denial that they have written a song with as bad a title as Magical Conspiracies or She Was Called Special.

[Ben]

Originally Posted by franny

Well for a start why would they, unless they're doing a horse trilogy? Secondly Richey wrote Donkeys so they wouldn't want to make it look like they were trying to imitate it. It just seems like someone trying to think of a Manics song title and coming up with that, plus it doesn't really fit in with the song titles we do know.

Why does a song with a animal in the title have to have anything to do with another song with a totally different animal in the title? If they called it 'Donkey's II' then you might have a point, but it's not. It's 'Zebras'.

To paraphrase Prof. Farnsworth: "Zebra's aren't Donkey's! Quit messing with my head!"

Originally Posted by GeorgeDawes

Maybe... Perhaps deep down I'm just in denial that they have written a song with as bad a title as Magical Conspiracies or She Was Called Special.

I see where you're coming from, but it's not like they don't have form for weird titles. I think it's best to a) write off a song based purely on the title and b) judge the song(s) before you've heard them.

[tzb]

I really can't understand why you think it's so out-there, or so self-referential. It's just another song title, the fact they previously had another equid for a (b-side) song-title doesn't exactly scream "recycling" to me. Just like how Underdogs or Black Dog on my Shoulder weren't sequels to Damn Dog.

Perhaps they've just been listening to Beach House?

[Dancing Kirby]

I called fake as soon as the first track made me think of the first track on TIMTTMY.

But, you know, they recycle musical ideas so you can't put recycling title ideas past them.

[BrianPowell]

It's just the name of an animal.
I'd be very very suprised if the two are linked.

[*Found That Soul*]

Joy Division had a song called "The Eternal" i think, would not suprise me if the manics took reference from that.

Think it's probs a fake tracklist though!

[franny]

Tish it's not worth continuing arguing about but I think the Manics would be aware that it sounds a bit like Donkeys and as such wouldn't call it that.

[Ken Korda]

Originally Posted by tzb

Some others came very close.. come back, Richeylyrics

I have a feeling I'll be weeping and calling out this sentence whilst listening to the new album.

I sincerely hope my feeling is incorrect.