Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for September 23, 2016
September 22, 2016
September 24, 2016
Transcript:
Petey: Phew- Alice: That was the worst song ever. Petey: Daddy asked me "how's school?" I couldn't think of anything to say. Petey: So I was trying to come up with an answer using my oboe. Alice: Why not just bang pot lids together? At least that's fun to watch.
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
No better way to avoid a conversation than creating music… if that’s what you can call it.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 8 years ago
Linguists and anthropologists consider the likelihood of singing first as spoken language just might of happened that way. If so the Neanderthals probably did it. They could hardly speak without the descended larynx for them limited what words they could say.
William Bednar Premium Member about 8 years ago
Maybe Alice can accompany Petey by banging pot lids together. THAT would be fun!
Scott Semple about 8 years ago
Did Alice grow up to be Moe Tucker?
Perkycat about 8 years ago
Petey needs to memorize a few set phrases – like ‘fine’, ‘good’, ‘okay’.
sandflea about 8 years ago
Banging pot lids together would be very cymbal-ic.
erin.adamic Premium Member about 8 years ago
Ah, Petey. The ultimate tortured artist.
Jim Kerner about 8 years ago
The whole family is weird.
Sisyphos about 8 years ago
Brother and sister. Tormented introvert, pseudo-practical extrovert.It’s called family!