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Banco de Gaia — Harvey and the Old Ones
Album: The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia
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5.8

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Total ratings: 738









Released: 1999
Length: 5:11
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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Please, please include a broader sampling of BDG tunes!! I love them and they have far better pieces that can be included in this playlist ♥

Thanks or a fantastic mix though!!
I really like the first half of the song and holy crap is the second one annoying! What a break!
It's a great mediation exercise not to jump towards the phone if not immediately turn off the power strip.
I do enjoy listening to this, i feel pat of it 
Love it, but I'm certain that they're singing "My pizzeria" in the background. I know what I'm having for dinner tonight.
 tm wrote:


Sorry listeners - we as Americans have voted out the people that represent this racist bigoted jerk.  He doesn't represent me or my country.

Go away Glockman45. 

 
Little did he know back then 
 aah politics post 2020
 tm wrote:


Sorry listeners - we as Americans have voted out the people that represent this racist bigoted jerk.  He doesn't represent me or my country.

Go away Glockman45. 

 

..and then we voted them back in again, But yay, we just voted them out again. Still, WTF is going on with us?
 tm wrote:


Sorry listeners - we as Americans have voted out the people that represent this racist bigoted jerk.  He doesn't represent me or my country.

Go away Glockman45. 

 

This comment did not age well 😭
 bobcanna1 wrote:
not sure this one fits on this station...., definitely not my style!
 
Because it fits BillG, Rebecca, and the submitter's style. Oh, and mine 
Is anyone else reminded of the South Park: Cash For Gold Song?
not sure this one fits on this station...., definitely not my style!
No way, banco finally on RP! seen this guy live a few times... Mind blowing! Some of his tracks can drag but when they hit they really hit.
I think this is refreshing, fun, and very eclectic!
Holy crap is this annoying.
 Misterfixit wrote:
What's he saying?

"Sack a Tacka Wacka B'Sacka"?

Hey, I GOT your Sacka Tacka right here buddy, Swinging!
 
LOL!
Last played January 2009?

#deepcut
 Pyro wrote:
To balance out all the haters — I bought this CD strictly for this song.  Mesmerizing.  A previous poster made reference to Philip Glass and Steve Reich...often seen as "repetitious" but the subtle (and even the not so subtle) changes keep it interesting for THIS listener.

Thanks Bill for all the diversity!!
 
Well said.  Steve Reich and Philip Glass are outstanding IMO.

 
To balance out all the haters — I bought this CD strictly for this song.  Mesmerizing.  A previous poster made reference to Philip Glass and Steve Reich...often seen as "repetitious" but the subtle (and even the not so subtle) changes keep it interesting for THIS listener.

Thanks Bill for all the diversity!!

 Glockman45 wrote:
they use this at GITMO to torture the Jihadists...... and one more thing, if you go to the FBI website at the most wanted 25 people, they are all the same. If you see that site you would understand why we must racially profile, damnit. sorry for the diversion from music but KMA.
 

Sorry listeners - we as Americans have voted out the people that represent this racist bigoted jerk.  He doesn't represent me or my country.

Go away Glockman45. 

Yay Banco de Gaia!  Toby always lifts my spirits.  Thanks RP!
 Glockman45 wrote:
they use this at GITMO to torture the Jihadists...... and one more thing, if you go to the FBI website at the most wanted 25 people, they are all the same. If you see that site you would understand why we must racially profile, damnit. sorry for the diversion from music but KMA.
 
Yours is a weak, racist mind.
A good song to test if the stereo is working. And only for that.
Didn't these guys get crushed in the mortgage meltdown?
they use this at GITMO to torture the Jihadists...... and one more thing, if you go to the FBI website at the most wanted 25 people, they are all the same. If you see that site you would understand why we must racially profile, damnit. sorry for the diversion from music but KMA.
a ha.....so you dont say....
Reasons to be cheerful. Part 4.
What's he saying? "Sack a Tacka Wacka B'Sacka"? Hey, I GOT your Sacka Tacka right here buddy, Swinging!
This annoys the hell out of me. It makes me want to punch someone.
chfLarry wrote:
so far i have hated, liked, and hated again, this song
Currently in the Hate Cycle here. 3
Harvey and the Old Ones??!! Really? Like the invisible bunny? If this song is about Harvey the play and later the movie of Jimmy Stewart fame, then it immediately raises it in my opinion. But on its own: I'd dig this song as club or party background. Not that much else significant about it. Sadly, an wise invisible bunny is likely a better companion in life even if the rest of the world thinks you mad. I'd like to see a modern remake of it. ... Huh! Now that I think of it, is Donnie Darko a loose modernization or homage to 'Harvey'?
Pyro wrote:
There are many subtle differences as the song goes along. As in art, music or lovemaking...
Oh, you lost 'em there. I'd file this one under "Eh"...not something I rejoice when it comes on, nor do I mute it.
p4jkafla wrote:
I'm hearing something like my quesadilla...(or something like that)... and then there's... akatitatakatitituna....
AvoidingWork wrote:
Ok, thanks very much. Now that's all I can hear.
See this is why you should never go back and read your own posts. Just when it had been long enough that I didn't hear the Quesadilla part I read this and Wham it's back in my brain. Still like the song but now I feel hungry.
birdonthewing wrote:
What an excruciating repetition! Cant take it!
There are many subtle differences as the song goes along. As in art, music or lovemaking, sometimes it's the subtle touches that make it perfection. You don't always need a HAMMER you know....
I want a quesadilla now.
That\'s another big surprise of Rebecca and Bill!
What an excruciating repetition! Cant take it!
Sound track to Pootie Tang?
67nj wrote:
How were you able to obtain a copy of my M.R.I.?
GREAT introduction
So THIS is what it feels like to be in a Somolian night club.
I like the dreamyness, but the disco beats seemed un-necessary... Overall pretty good...
I like it atikitakatika ... :)
p4jkafla wrote:
I'm hearing something like my quesadilla...(or something like that)... and then there's... akatitatakatitituna....
Ok, thanks very much. Now that's all I can hear.
chfLarry wrote:
so far i have hated, liked, and hated again, this song
similar journey here....a thumbs up on the whole.
so far i have hated, liked, and hated again, this song
I'm hearing something like my quesadilla...(or something like that)... and then there's... akatitatakatitituna....
I like the vocals - for those who don't know, I think it is not Hindi, just beat counting syllables used to keep the rhythm, and signal changes to other performers. Pretty cool in their own right too. See https://www.pathcom.com/~ericp/tala.html for examples..
Oh no. . . not again. er . . . daga dega duga taka duga taka ticka sucka. . . . It's really bad with great rhythm . . . makes me wanna. . .
Sounds like they're saying "Tippy-tippy Day-day". From Seinfeld: "They're from the impressionist school. You know...like Monet, Manet, Tippy-tippy Day-day?"
uhhh wtf mate
psycholynx wrote:
Wow, I thought the totem-poles from Disneyland's Tiki Room were singing back-up.
Great. Just great. Now i have the most ridiculous image in my head, which has chosen to somehow combine the totem poles with Rafiki and some backup singers from the Lion King. My mental imaging capabilities are getting pretty stretched by this song.
Very trippy song, must buy the album. Hope it's available here. *sigh*
Cool! Not exactly a sing-a-long song, but the toes are a tappin'
A fantastic rhythm... I'm bouncin along. I hear echoes of afrocelts in there as well... good stuff.
salsa baby ...
I recognize this song almost immediately, and I never seem to tire of it. Banco rocks!!!
Chaka Khan would be great after this. ;)
Wow, I thought the totem-poles from Disneyland's Tiki Room were singing back-up.
crowded house, cold play, Banco de Gaia = great set.
Very interesting vocal component here. I like the effect.
spaceman wrote:
My favorite Banco de Gaia track!
Mine, too! A two!
My favorite Banco de Gaia track!
I love this sort of non-English background music; since I can't understand the words, I don't have to use that part of my brain.
Quite a banger.
It sucks!!! As we say in France: "Raoul, le crie qui désaoule" !
trekhead wrote:
Oh, The *OLD* Ones... like fron CTHULHU. Yeah ,they had a roomie named Harvey, I think.
Damn! Hastur take it! I was going to make that comment - blast my eldritch luck!
very interesting \\:D/
Catchy Hindi stuff I like it
Theodoransky wrote:
me too
me too Love something unusual like this... not the same old boring cr.... :D
coentje wrote:
That was very nice! (very proud to have changed rating from 5.9 to 6)
me too
Zweiblumen wrote:
Haven't heard this one before, but they have a great track on the Pi soundtrack called 'Drippy'
yes! the song is one huge buildup. very nice indeed
Yuck! Make it stop!
Very amusing on headphones. There are 3 voices in my head!!! But what's all this fuss about a nan quesadilla? Some kind of Indian/Mexican fusion restaurant?
stevo_b wrote:
Oh yes, move it baby, move it!!!!
Did U feel the Earth move?...this song didn't do it for me :(
Haven't heard this one before, but they have a great track on the Pi soundtrack called 'Drippy'
I recognize this in the first few bars, and have never tired of hearing it.
Wait a minute. What's that I hear? " ...I go about things the wrong way...I am human and I need to be lo-oved..."
trekhead wrote:
...What? All the other Old Ocampa's?(?)
Oh, The *OLD* Ones... like fron CTHULHU. Yeah ,they had a roomie named Harvey, I think.
coentje wrote:
That was very nice! (very proud to have changed rating from 5.9 to 6)
You must be using the Richter Scale.
Oh yes, move it baby, move it!!!!
That was very nice! (very proud to have changed rating from 5.9 to 6)
I'm another Banco fan, thanks to RP. Last Train to Lhasa is a trip indeed! C.
...What? All the other Old Ocampa's?(?)
Very nice. The only popstars ever to come out of Leamington Spa (between Birmingham and Oxford in the UK). Check out Banco de Gaia 'Live at Glastonbury'. They do great live shows with (gulp) REAL instruments.
Nice landscape music. Love the vocalized Indian drum beats...sounds like Zakir Hussain. Great CD to drive by. I happen to be a Banco fan from way back, so I'm biased!
Well, now, this is fun! \:D/ MT