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Not Drowning, Waving — Yes Sir I Can Boogie
Album: Cold And The Crackle
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Released: 1987
Length: 4:39
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 Cynaera wrote:
I love the name of this band!  The song is pretty wicked-good, too. {#Dancingbanana}



Agreed! +1 for cool band name.
Posted 1 week ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
 whatshisname wrote:

"Tabaran"  is an interesting Papuan New Guinean influenced album by NDW .
Shame these guys are no longer around.



Agree but David is still making music. The influence he has had on Aus music can't be underestimated.
Posted 2 months ago by janac13    [ Reply ]
 q4Fry wrote:

I get the sense this was a heavy influence for the Blue Man Group.



I figured this song from 1987 would have preceded Blueman group but I just googled it and Blueman started in 1987 too, so your theory may have some validity.
Posted 1 year ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
I get the sense this was a heavy influence for the Blue Man Group.
Posted 1 year ago by q4Fry    [ Reply ]
"Tabaran"  is an interesting Papuan New Guinean influenced album by NDW .
Shame these guys are no longer around.
Posted 3 years ago by whatshisname    [ Reply ]
Sack the percussionist.
Posted 3 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Is it me, or can anyone else hear a some Terraplane Blues in there? Not as directly quoted as Led Zeppelin in Trampled Under Foot, but there?
Posted 3 years ago by MilSF1    [ Reply ]
 Hn wrote:
Not too far away from Jean-Luc Ponty
 
Except there's absolutely no violin.
Posted 4 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
 Dro wrote:
Same question I asked myself mistyNZ. Ahead of its time...
 

Like, where's the synth?
Posted 4 years ago by mdnlsn    [ Reply ]
Please consider playing more from this band. 
Posted 4 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Same question I asked myself mistyNZ. Ahead of its time...
Posted 4 years ago by Dro    [ Reply ]
 pankman wrote:
At first listen I could swear this is the Blue Man Group
 
Yeah, I can hear that, especially with the bongos. A little Philip Glass-y too.
c.
Posted 4 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
At first listen I could swear this is the Blue Man Group
Posted 5 years ago by pankman    [ Reply ]
Thank you RP.  A big surge down some long, unused neural pathways for Not Drowning, Waving. 
Posted 5 years ago by TotalHip    [ Reply ]
 Alastair wrote:
Is it me or does this start but, then, never actually go anywhere? 
 Yeah. I thought it was an extended live intro to Tales of Endurance by Supergrass...but no...

Posted 5 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 Alastair wrote:
Is it me or does this start but, then, never actually go anywhere? 
 
The journey is the destination.  

I agree... I think it relates to the recurring melody...it just feels like it's ready to move into a chorus that never comes.
Posted 5 years ago by rgio    [ Reply ]
Interestingly Talk Talk-ish guitar in the background.
Posted 5 years ago by martin1451    [ Reply ]
 Alastair wrote:
Is it me or does this start but, then, never actually go anywhere? 
 
Well, there's no bridge or progression change, but I guess it arrives at its intended (ambient) destination.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
dog summer GIF
Posted 5 years ago by Tang2    [ Reply ]
The only their album I heard was "Claim" - about 15 years ago. Never heard this song, neither album, but reminded that wave and recognized the group in 15 seconds. Own special sound is not often nowadays.
Posted 5 years ago by Figure    [ Reply ]
Is it me or does this start but, then, never actually go anywhere? 
Posted 5 years ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
Not too far away from Jean-Luc Ponty
Posted 6 years ago by Hn    [ Reply ]
Do you suppose it's pronounced boo-jee? I'm going with that.
Posted 6 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
fun thanks : )
Posted 6 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Moved from 7 to 8
Posted 6 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
 bitbanger wrote:

Sounds a lot like Mountain.



 
WHAT? Do you mean Mississippi Queen/Theme from an Imaginary Western Mountain? 

Yes, I can hear a very clear similarity.  {#Stupid} 
Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
...but they need a certain song?
Posted 7 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
HOW is this from 1987? My first listen just now - loved it! {#Music}
Posted 7 years ago by mistyNZ    [ Reply ]
Why, yes sir, i do believe they can boogie.
Posted 8 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]

Sounds a lot like Mountain.


Posted 9 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
I keep waiting for this to turn into another song.  Not sure, but I think it's PJ Harvey's A Place Called Home?
Posted 9 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 Peter_Bradshaw wrote:

....... yes, which is not a bad thing :))
 
No its not, I like too...
Posted 9 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 GawgaBoy wrote:
I was dancing... how about you romeotuma?
 
Indeed...  we be dancing wantonly...  love this music...  hope you are having fun right this minute, GawgaBoy...
Posted 9 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Not Waving but Drowning
By Stevie Smith

Nobody heard him, the dead man,   
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought   
And not waving but drowning.

Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he’s dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,   
They said.

Oh, no no no, it was too cold always   
(Still the dead one lay moaning)   
I was much too far out all my life   
And not waving but drowning.

Posted 9 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:
Reminds me of Tangerine Dream...

 
....... yes, which is not a bad thing :))
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Tangerine Dream...
Posted 10 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Eargasmssss {#Bananapiano}
Posted 10 years ago by swiss_rp_fan    [ Reply ]
...duck season!..
Posted 11 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Ahhh.......happy ears!
Posted 11 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
They also recorded the soundtrack for the Aussie film Proof, starring Hugo Weaving and a very young Russell Crowe
Posted 12 years ago by Mozart    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I love the name of this band!  The song is pretty wicked-good, too. {#Dancingbanana}
 


They had a side act named My Friend the Chocolate Cake
Posted 12 years ago by Mozart    [ Reply ]
I was dancing... how about you romeotuma?
Posted 12 years ago by GawgaBoy    [ Reply ]
 claya wrote:
Is the newest album as good as this song? {#Yes}?? Tell me yes
 
...newest album?..they haven't recorded any new material since circus in 1993, discounting the hammers soundtrack and maps for sonic adventurers remixes...

...but yes, all three of their post-cold and the crackle albums are outstanding: claim, tabaran, and circus...their most recent compilation, through the one last door, isn't a bad place to start, either...
Posted 12 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Is the newest album as good as this song? {#Yes}?? Tell me yes
Posted 12 years ago by claya    [ Reply ]
...hah - what a kick to hear this one here!..

...it's later reworked on the album claim as the track wobble, with some fun loony tunes samples dropped in for good measure: probably the better-known version (if any not drowning waving can be called better-known)...
Posted 12 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
And there was me expecting the old Motown song of the same name, and getting ready for a bit of disco nostalgia, but that's RP for you - forever confounding expectations. This is...interesting and could maybe grow on me, but wtf it has to do with boogie I've no idea. An initial 6 from the discombobulated Nottingham jury.
Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Most definitely digging it.

Posted 12 years ago by bluefrog    [ Reply ]
"Still the dead one lay moaning. I was much too far out all of my life. Not waving but drowning"
Posted 13 years ago by DD rabbi_phil    [ Reply ]
Just another good reason to be listening to RP
Posted 13 years ago by allenrudd    [ Reply ]
I love the name of this band!  The song is pretty wicked-good, too. {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Catchy stuff. Never heard of them.
Posted 13 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]