Gift of Screws Survivor Rounds 1-3

[Mari]

snrf atchoo cough cough snrf...

uh yeah man. Given Thing rules. I agree, totally. I love a song like Teen Beat too.

Now back to bed.

[LINDSEY#1FAN]

I can't believe Given Thing was voted off !!! I LOVE that song !! Lindsey mumbling??????????? What version are you people listening to ???????? The one I have, I can understand every word !!!! Whatever !! I still love it !!!!!!!!

[mondaymornin1]

I like Lindsey's unfinished stuff, too. Wish I could've heard "Given Thing."

Oh well.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by Lux

. . . I'm glad my few films were never judged based only upon viewing of the rushes!

I love thatq you use the word "rushes" -- many here use the word "dailies" - which I think is silly. Anyway - back to the regularly scheduled programming.

[redrover86]

what's this...my first post?

hi all!

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by LINDSEY#1FAN

I can't believe Given Thing was voted off !!! I LOVE that song !! Lindsey mumbling??????????? What version are you people listening to ???????? The one I have, I can understand every word !!!! Whatever !! I still love it !!!!!!!!

Would you please please try a transcription? Not a native speaker. I don't get much of that lyric.....

[Karlie]

Originally Posted by redrover86

what's this...my first post?

hi all!

Hi! Welcome to the Ledge!

[wondergirl9847]

Welcome to the Ledge, RedRover86! My 2nd favorite song, after I'm So Afraid. Great choice.

[AliP]

Originally Posted by LINDSEY#1FAN

I can't believe Given Thing was voted off !!! I LOVE that song !! Lindsey mumbling??????????? What version are you people listening to ???????? The one I have, I can understand every word !!!! Whatever !! I still love it !!!!!!!!

Yes, I'm a bit confused by this as well. On my disc of "Demos From the Village Recorder" there are two versions of "Given Thing." I believe the first one is the mumbling version.

The second version I have...I still can't make out the words very well.....but he sings a "ba ba whoa whoa" or something like that. It's much better than the first version.

So I guess it would have helped if we knew which version we were actually voting for.

[AliP]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Would you please please try a transcription? Not a native speaker. I don't get much of that lyric.....

After listening to the two versions I have....from what I can tell, the lyrics appear to be totally different. From the mumbling version, which I believe is the version that people are talking about here, I can only make out this one lyric
" It's happening to me, its something (?), it's a given thing.
Take your time, left behind, sing a little song down the line."


Now on the second version I have, which is easier to understand...I got these lyrics
"Sending out, sending out an offer
Take it (?), Take (?) if you want to
???? an offer
ba ba whoa whoa, Its a given thing" (repeat)


Sorry, that's all I could decipher. Maybe someone else can do better.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by AliP

After listening to the two versions I have....from what I can tell, the lyrics appear to be totally different. From the mumbling version, which I believe is the version that people are talking about here, I can only make out this one lyric
" It's happening to me, its something (?), it's a given thing.
Take your time, left behind, sing a little song down the line."


Now on the second version I have, which is easier to understand...I got these lyrics
"Sending out, sending out an offer
Take it (?), Take (?) if you want to
???? an offer
ba ba whoa whoa, Its a given thing" (repeat)

Sorry, that's all I could decipher. Maybe someone else can do better.

Thanks AliP! I really appreciate it! But that's about what i could make of it too.

someone else?

[sodascouts]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Oh and Nancy: you apologize to me in your first round-vote. You know I love this song and I knew that it would not last long. My taste is not something above yours. I really get pissed about you putting me in an arrogance-position: I LOVE lindsey's unfinished and rawest work and I've pronounced that multiple times before. That makes me no better then you "peasants". I'm from the "backcorner" of my country so you could consider ME a peasant.
I just said: Everybody who voted off my fave in round one:

SCREW YOU!

So your apologies: sorry dear: not accepted.

It was sincere, but you don't have to accept it. I was preparing for the whining I knew you would engage in as soon as it got voted off.

Got your blood pumping, though, didn't it.

[sodascouts]

Originally Posted by Lux

Isn't that song just in demo form? Why are we making judgements based on some layers he put down for his own purposes as though it's a piece of his work? This thread seems completely pointless and flawed. Not only is his work taken from him before he wishes it to be heard, they're then scrutinized in this form. I'm glad my few films were never judged based only upon viewing of the rushes!

I understand the objection to including such raw demos and judging them as finished work. I included Given Thing in an effort to be comprehensive, though, and because I knew some folks like it and would want it in here.

You may find the thread pointless and flawed. I argue it's not more pointless and flawed than some threads you have contributed to. At any rate, everyone is entitled to their opinion.

BTW some of these songs were done at Soundstage or released on the soundtrack for Wild California. Some were scheduled to be on the Fleetwood Mac album when it was a double, as documented by more than one magazine. They are obviously finished work.

[GypsySorcerer]

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[AliP]

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