i’d been carrying two lines of “Sharkey’s Day” in my head for the past 27 years – MTV used to show the video constantly. but 2 lines were all i remembered (“I turn around (it’s fear) / I turn around again”) today, i finally got up the energy to look it up and see what the rest of the song was. didn’t remember anything else about it. didn’t knew Belew played on it, either.
He was an ugly guy, with an ugly face. An also-ran in the human race.
And even God got sad, just looking at him.
I’m pretty sure that’s right. If so, I’ve devoted more memory to a song than is strictly necessary or sane. But it cracked me up when I first heard it.
What a coincidence, I just posted a Laurie Anderson Youtube link to Pandagon this morning.
it’s Laurie Anderson day! hooray!
i’d been carrying two lines of “Sharkey’s Day” in my head for the past 27 years – MTV used to show the video constantly. but 2 lines were all i remembered (“I turn around (it’s fear) / I turn around again”) today, i finally got up the energy to look it up and see what the rest of the song was. didn’t remember anything else about it. didn’t knew Belew played on it, either.
Man I haven’t heard that in years.
He was an ugly guy, with an ugly face. An also-ran in the human race.
And even God got sad, just looking at him.
I’m pretty sure that’s right. If so, I’ve devoted more memory to a song than is strictly necessary or sane. But it cracked me up when I first heard it.
also, Excellent Birds, which most people probably know from Peter Gabriel’s “So”.