My friend and I were having this argument...
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My friend and I were having this argument...
My friend says that Pump It Up is much better than Watching the Detectives. Now, if you couldn't tell by my namey-thingy that I enjoy Watching the Detectives. Which do you think is better?
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I know how Elvis feels about Watching the Detectives - he says he thinks it was the first really good song he wrote. But I still like Pump It Up.
And so do all four of my kids.
And so do all four of my kids.
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I've heard Elvis say the same thing about Watching the Detectives, but I've also heard him say that he believes Pump it Up to be as good a rock'n'roll record as ever came out of England. I don't know about that, but both songs are grand. I'd give it to Detectives, because its endlessly mysterious and challenging.
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Well, from a performance point of view, I like both songs so much, it's hard to say. We have played both songs every time we've ever played (along with Alison, Peace Love & Understanding, Veronica, and Oliver's Army). If we skip any of those, people throw things. While I'll admit that some nights Veronica and Alison feels like a lot of work, I never get tired of Pump It Up or Detectives. I think I like singing Detectives better, and I like playing Pump it Up more.
When I'm just listening to EC, I would probably say I like Pump it Up ever so slightly more.
When I'm just listening to EC, I would probably say I like Pump it Up ever so slightly more.
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I know it's probably for the wrong reasons but I've gotta go with WTD just because I've actually become very sick of Pump It Up...maybe I listened to it too much and if I could remove myself from the annoyance I have for it right now I'd probably vote differently.
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I have to say that whilst they are both old 'classics', I am sick up to my back teeth of both of them. If I never hear either of them live again, it will be too soon.
What is the bloody point of either of them in concert. Unless he plays a kipper with chopstick, he can't possibly do anything new with them!
What is the bloody point of either of them in concert. Unless he plays a kipper with chopstick, he can't possibly do anything new with them!
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i always want pump it up to be just a smidge faster. i dunno, it sounds great in my head but the record itself drags a bit, IMHO. plus, i'm sick of it.
so, my vote's for WTD. i'd love to hear EC (or anyone, really) do a spazzy, avant-jazz-ish take on it.
so, my vote's for WTD. i'd love to hear EC (or anyone, really) do a spazzy, avant-jazz-ish take on it.
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