Keane — Playing Along
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At the start of the news day, the fires begin
In words and in pictures, but I'm not listening
I'm not taking it in
I'm going to go to the country, where nothing goes on
Going to bury my head, where I can't hear the sound of bombs
Playing along
Me, I'm just playing along
You and I, so many good people all
Just playing along
I'm going to go to a bar, where is the jukebox is on
Going to shut out the noise, with a rock'n'roll song
Playing along
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
Till I can't even think
Tell us a tale of the proud and the free
Sing us a swingtime American melody
From 'Follow The Fleet'
Me, I'm just playing along
You and I, a billion people all
Just playing along
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
Till I can't even think
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
Till I can't even think
I'm going to turn up the volume
Till I can't even think
In words and in pictures, but I'm not listening
I'm not taking it in
I'm going to go to the country, where nothing goes on
Going to bury my head, where I can't hear the sound of bombs
Playing along
Me, I'm just playing along
You and I, so many good people all
Just playing along
I'm going to go to a bar, where is the jukebox is on
Going to shut out the noise, with a rock'n'roll song
Playing along
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
Till I can't even think
Tell us a tale of the proud and the free
Sing us a swingtime American melody
From 'Follow The Fleet'
Me, I'm just playing along
You and I, a billion people all
Just playing along
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
Till I can't even think
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
I'm going to turn up the volume
Till I can't even think
I'm going to turn up the volume
Till I can't even think
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Every time I hear this I can't help thinking it would make a good soundtrack for a shampoo commercial...
frecko wrote:
That's by far the least inspired comment for this song...
I'm gonna turn down the volume...
That's by far the least inspired comment for this song...
This sounds very much like something Rufus Wainwright would write. I like it.
..."that" is priceless, RP is a stereophonic, symphophonic experience.
RP helps me turn up the volume so I can focus on my science and ignore the occasional "numbnut".
It is a little cheesy, but in a good way.
Nice song
Nice song
I'm gonna turn down the volume...
This song is kind of cheesy..
But I like it and I bought it earlier this week.
But I like it and I bought it earlier this week.
jfulton wrote:
I agree and disagree...
I don't presume to know what other folks' desire is when they post that little barf-icon or say "Make it stop." I've had my moments, too - usually when I honestly don't have the words to describe why I like or don't like a song. But I do agree that a short post calling a song "drivel" without even a cursory explanation as to why the listener considers it drivel is pretty uncreative.
Personally, I like this song, and now that you've mentioned it, the lead singer does have echoes of Freddy Mercury. Those precise, clipped "s" sounds and the tone of his voice, the snarl, the whisper, the plea... Hmmm. Keane makes me wish Mercury hadn't died so soon... Imagine what kind of music Queen would be providing now...
Clearly the desire of most is to log in and trash this song. Too bad. It's a great song on an even better album. To evoke such a strong, negative emotion leads me to wonder what other songs those critics would find worse than this. I like this song a lot, but I've heard some bad songs here. Bad for serious reasons. But to just make comments like "Drivel" and "Stop Playing this song" is about as uncreative and thoughtless as they think the song is. Express yourself. A drive by comment, does not a point make.
On a lesser note, I hear a good amount of comments about how Tom is like Freddy Mercury. Listen to Mika. That is Freddy Mercury reincarnated. His stuff is super queer, but he is Freddy.
Be more creative people. We aren't radio listeners. We are Radio Paradise listeners!!!!
On a lesser note, I hear a good amount of comments about how Tom is like Freddy Mercury. Listen to Mika. That is Freddy Mercury reincarnated. His stuff is super queer, but he is Freddy.
Be more creative people. We aren't radio listeners. We are Radio Paradise listeners!!!!
I agree and disagree...
I don't presume to know what other folks' desire is when they post that little barf-icon or say "Make it stop." I've had my moments, too - usually when I honestly don't have the words to describe why I like or don't like a song. But I do agree that a short post calling a song "drivel" without even a cursory explanation as to why the listener considers it drivel is pretty uncreative.Personally, I like this song, and now that you've mentioned it, the lead singer does have echoes of Freddy Mercury. Those precise, clipped "s" sounds and the tone of his voice, the snarl, the whisper, the plea... Hmmm. Keane makes me wish Mercury hadn't died so soon... Imagine what kind of music Queen would be providing now...
jfulton wrote:
Hear hear!
Clearly the desire of most is to log in and trash this song. Too bad. It's a great song on an even better album. To evoke such a strong, negative emotion leads me to wonder what other songs those critics would find worse than this. I like this song a lot, but I've heard some bad songs here. Bad for serious reasons. But to just make comments like "Drivel" and "Stop Playing this song" is about as uncreative and thoughtless as they think the song is. Express yourself. A drive by comment, does not a point make.
On a lesser note, I hear a good amount of comments about how Tom is like Freddy Mercury. Listen to Mika. That is Freddy Mercury reincarnated. His stuff is super queer, but he is Freddy.
Be more creative people. We aren't radio listeners. We are Radio Paradise listeners!!!!
On a lesser note, I hear a good amount of comments about how Tom is like Freddy Mercury. Listen to Mika. That is Freddy Mercury reincarnated. His stuff is super queer, but he is Freddy.
Be more creative people. We aren't radio listeners. We are Radio Paradise listeners!!!!
Hear hear!
jfulton wrote:
Well said, JF, but fat chance. The "barfo sucko make it stop I hate this and have to let everyone know" community here is determined to let us know how much they hate things. Because they can I guess. Beats me.
Clearly the desire of most is to log in and trash this song. Too bad. It's a great song on an even better album. To evoke such a strong, negative emotion leads me to wonder what other songs those critics would find worse than this. I like this song a lot, but I've heard some bad songs here. Bad for serious reasons. But to just make comments like "Drivel" and "Stop Playing this song" is about as uncreative and thoughtless as they think the song is. Express yourself. A drive by comment, does not a point make.
On a lesser note, I hear a good amount of comments about how Tom is like Freddy Mercury. Listen to Mika. That is Freddy Mercury reincarnated. His stuff is super queer, but he is Freddy.
Be more creative people. We aren't radio listeners. We are Radio Paradise listeners!!!!
On a lesser note, I hear a good amount of comments about how Tom is like Freddy Mercury. Listen to Mika. That is Freddy Mercury reincarnated. His stuff is super queer, but he is Freddy.
Be more creative people. We aren't radio listeners. We are Radio Paradise listeners!!!!
Well said, JF, but fat chance. The "barfo sucko make it stop I hate this and have to let everyone know" community here is determined to let us know how much they hate things. Because they can I guess. Beats me.
Clearly the desire of most is to log in and trash this song. Too bad. It's a great song on an even better album. To evoke such a strong, negative emotion leads me to wonder what other songs those critics would find worse than this. I like this song a lot, but I've heard some bad songs here. Bad for serious reasons. But to just make comments like "Drivel" and "Stop Playing this song" is about as uncreative and thoughtless as they think the song is. Express yourself. A drive by comment, does not a point make.
On a lesser note, I hear a good amount of comments about how Tom is like Freddy Mercury. Listen to Mika. That is Freddy Mercury reincarnated. His stuff is super queer, but he is Freddy.
Be more creative people. We aren't radio listeners. We are Radio Paradise listeners!!!!
On a lesser note, I hear a good amount of comments about how Tom is like Freddy Mercury. Listen to Mika. That is Freddy Mercury reincarnated. His stuff is super queer, but he is Freddy.
Be more creative people. We aren't radio listeners. We are Radio Paradise listeners!!!!
ZarSU wrote:
Agree. Seems like Post-Noideas-Radiohead-sound-alike stuff.
Wow, this is some very UNcreative and UNlikeable music Noise.?.
Agree. Seems like Post-Noideas-Radiohead-sound-alike stuff.
namp wrote:
Couldn't disagree more.
Possibly their worst song...
Couldn't disagree more.
Possibly their worst song...
The ending really lifts this song.
Good pop cotton candy, light and airy. Nice to hear every once in a great while.
Agreeing with below statements, I'd love to hear this guy take on some Queen.
Agreeing with below statements, I'd love to hear this guy take on some Queen.
I love it! Variety for variety's sake! More, Bill, more!
Not so good as Keane's other material. This one seems very uninspired and generic... 
Sounds like a hair band ballad. Think Scorpions.
Wow, this is some very UNcreative and UNlikeable music Noise.?.
fredriley wrote:
Erm, as a founder member of the SPES (Society for the Preservation of the English Subjunctive) I'd normally be all in favour of this, but there's a time and a place, mate, and this ain't it...
Qui suis-je? Ou vais-je? Ah quel etat j''erre (A quelle etagere)!
Thank you Fred
I like this song by Keane. Are the instruments at the end Lu Cheng? They very much sound like these traditional pipes/organ played during Spring Festival in the Guangxi mountains, south of China
Erm, as a founder member of the SPES (Society for the Preservation of the English Subjunctive) I'd normally be all in favour of this, but there's a time and a place, mate, and this ain't it...
Qui suis-je? Ou vais-je? Ah quel etat j''erre (A quelle etagere)!
Thank you Fred
I like this song by Keane. Are the instruments at the end Lu Cheng? They very much sound like these traditional pipes/organ played during Spring Festival in the Guangxi mountains, south of China
blaster-piece
plaice3 wrote:
Erm, as a founder member of the SPES (Society for the Preservation of the English Subjunctive) I'd normally be all in favour of this, but there's a time and a place, mate, and this ain't it...
Oxford American Dictionary:
"The normal practice in modern English is to use who instead of whom ( | who do you think we should support?) and, where applicable, to put the preposition at the end of the sentence ( | who do you wish to speak to?). Such uses are today broadly accepted in standard English, but in formal writing it is best to maintain the distinction."
"The normal practice in modern English is to use who instead of whom ( | who do you think we should support?) and, where applicable, to put the preposition at the end of the sentence ( | who do you wish to speak to?). Such uses are today broadly accepted in standard English, but in formal writing it is best to maintain the distinction."
Erm, as a founder member of the SPES (Society for the Preservation of the English Subjunctive) I'd normally be all in favour of this, but there's a time and a place, mate, and this ain't
Very cool tune! Thanks Bill. 
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plaice3 wrote:
wonder why the grammar problems must be discussed in this forum! Here are many people, whose mother language is not english.
But a lot of this members have not realized this. What a pitty!!
By the way, this is not Keanes Best!!
Oxford American Dictionary:
"The normal practice in modern English is to use who instead of whom ( | who do you think we should support?) and, where applicable, to put the preposition at the end of the sentence ( | who do you wish to speak to?). Such uses are today broadly accepted in standard English, but in formal writing it is best to maintain the distinction."
mwstennis wrote:
"The normal practice in modern English is to use who instead of whom ( | who do you think we should support?) and, where applicable, to put the preposition at the end of the sentence ( | who do you wish to speak to?). Such uses are today broadly accepted in standard English, but in formal writing it is best to maintain the distinction."
mwstennis wrote:
of course, it's "whom I loathe"
grammar problems in invectives are all the worse
AdyMiles wrote:
grammar problems in invectives are all the worse
AdyMiles wrote:
I usually like Keane, but I don't like this. Too much like Coldplay, who I loathe
wonder why the grammar problems must be discussed in this forum! Here are many people, whose mother language is not english.
But a lot of this members have not realized this. What a pitty!!
By the way, this is not Keanes Best!!
Oxford American Dictionary:
"The normal practice in modern English is to use who instead of whom ( | who do you think we should support?) and, where applicable, to put the preposition at the end of the sentence ( | who do you wish to speak to?). Such uses are today broadly accepted in standard English, but in formal writing it is best to maintain the distinction."
mwstennis wrote:
"The normal practice in modern English is to use who instead of whom ( | who do you think we should support?) and, where applicable, to put the preposition at the end of the sentence ( | who do you wish to speak to?). Such uses are today broadly accepted in standard English, but in formal writing it is best to maintain the distinction."
mwstennis wrote:
of course, it's "whom I loathe"
grammar problems in invectives are all the worse
AdyMiles wrote:
grammar problems in invectives are all the worse
AdyMiles wrote:
I usually like Keane, but I don't like this. Too much like Coldplay, who I loathe
rantnraver wrote:
Listening to this on the headphones this morning, the singer, Tom Chaplin, sure did remind me of Freddie. I really think Queen should have packed it in after Freddie died, how can it be Queen without him? But, if they insist on touring then I agree with you, Tom would be a better choice than Paul Rodgers (who I also like).
wow....this slipped in from the periphery and i thought it was a track from a freddy mercury solo album i missed. you can do worse as someone to emulate. maybe brian and the boys should chat this kid up instead of touring with paul rodgers...not that i don't dig his voice...but he doesn;t really sound as much like the great FM as this does.
Listening to this on the headphones this morning, the singer, Tom Chaplin, sure did remind me of Freddie. I really think Queen should have packed it in after Freddie died, how can it be Queen without him? But, if they insist on touring then I agree with you, Tom would be a better choice than Paul Rodgers (who I also like).
wow....this slipped in from the periphery and i thought it was a track from a freddy mercury solo album i missed. you can do worse as someone to emulate. maybe brian and the boys should chat this kid up instead of touring with paul rodgers...not that i don't dig his voice...but he doesn;t really sound as much like the great FM as this does.
AdyMiles wrote:
Hm, kinda.
Keane used to sound good, but I agree with the coldplayish production here.
Also, the drummer going tits out mad in the end is completely breaking the song for me.
I usually like Keane, but I don't like this. Too much like Coldplay, who I loathe
Hm, kinda.
Keane used to sound good, but I agree with the coldplayish production here.
Also, the drummer going tits out mad in the end is completely breaking the song for me.
mrdak wrote:
Interesting, I can hear the Freddy Mercury similarity, but no Brian May playing along.
Queen meets Coldplay.......... not bad at all
Interesting, I can hear the Freddy Mercury similarity, but no Brian May playing along.
I haven't heard one Coldplay song today, but I've read at least a dozen "I hate Coldplay" posts. This is getting old, people.
Elephant flatulence sounds better.
I usually like Keane, but I don't like this. Too much like Coldplay, who I loathe
Queen meets Coldplay.......... not bad at all
zaknafein wrote:
My thought exactly!!!!
Turning DOWN the volume...
My thought exactly!!!!
Turning DOWN the volume...
I could have sworn I was listening to Muse. Great pop rhythm.
I am surprised at myself for liking this one. Should be disposable, but somehow it's not quite that.
rtrudeau wrote:
That's one of the most fantastic compliments I can think of.
I can definitely hear the similarity...but I think this guy's voice is like a subset of Freddie's. Freddie's voice exceeds it in every direction.
That's one of the most fantastic compliments I can think of.
I can definitely hear the similarity...but I think this guy's voice is like a subset of Freddie's. Freddie's voice exceeds it in every direction.
Love his voice. Saw him sing on the Jools Holland show and he was as good as his recordings — surprising.
gjeeg wrote:
That's one of the most fantastic compliments I can think of.
Sounds like Freddie Mercury !!
That's one of the most fantastic compliments I can think of.
He can sing, but someone else needs to write him a song.
for some reason this makes me want to try new improved Agree shampoo
the "am going to turn on the volume ..." bit in the song sounds a lot like classic oasis stuff... no? maybe? yes.
gjeeg wrote:
Sounds like Freddie Mercury !!
Is this some Freddie Mercury we haven't heard of before? gjeeg wrote:
That's what I was thinking as well. He does sound a bit like him.
Sounds like Freddie Mercury !!
That's what I was thinking as well. He does sound a bit like him.
Keane I am not.....
This song does not make me want to turn up the volume... at all.
Sounds like Freddie Mercury !!
This is a fun album. Not too sophisticated, just fun. I like it
Nice to hear from Keane again - it's been a while.
u2 and the verve had a baby?
Oasis meets the Beatles produced by Phil Spector...?
very cool sound
almost as horrible as that last killers song.