Comments on: MP3 of the Week: Lyrical Palindrome http://www.kempa.com/2004/08/30/mp3-of-the-week-lyrical-palindrome/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:40:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MB http://www.kempa.com/2004/08/30/mp3-of-the-week-lyrical-palindrome/comment-page-1/#comment-488 MB Sat, 04 Sep 2004 22:04:36 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=184#comment-488 The song "Kew. Rhone" from album of the same name by Peter Blegvad, John Greaves and Lisa Herman (which I just got done writing about at my website) ends with a long riff on the palindrome "Peel's foe, not a set animal, laminates a tone of sleep." The song “Kew. Rhone” from album of the same name by Peter Blegvad, John Greaves and Lisa Herman (which I just got done writing about at my website) ends with a long riff on the palindrome “Peel’s foe, not a set animal, laminates a tone of sleep.”

]]> By: groverloaf http://www.kempa.com/2004/08/30/mp3-of-the-week-lyrical-palindrome/comment-page-1/#comment-487 groverloaf Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:23:05 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=184#comment-487 Someday mother will die and I'll get the money Mom leans down and says, "My sentiments exactly, You son of a bitch" I palindrome I (I palindrome I) I palindrome I (I palindrome I) And I am a snake head eating (snake head) The head on the opposite side (snake head) I palindrome I (manonam) I palindrome I (manonam) See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline See the medical chart with the random zig-zag Now I'll help it decide I palindrome I (I palindrome I) I palindrome I (I palindrome I) And I am a snake head eating (snake head) The head on the opposite side (snake head) I palindrome I (manonam) I palindrome I (manonam) I palindrome I (manonam) I palindrome I (manonam) "Son I am able," she said "though you scare me." "Watch," said I "Beloved," I said "watch me scare you though." said she, "Able am I, Son." See the spring of the grandfather clock unwinding (Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age) See the hands of my offspring making windmills (Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age) Dad palindrome Dad I palindrome I (I palindrome I) I palindrome I (I palindrome I) And I am a snake head eating (snake head) The head on the opposite side (snake head) I palindrome I (manonam) I palindrome I (manonam) I palindrome I (manonam) I palindrome I (manonam) Someday mother will die and I’ll get the money
Mom leans down and says, “My sentiments exactly,
You son of a bitch”
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
And I am a snake head eating (snake head)
The head on the opposite side (snake head)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)

See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline
See the medical chart with the random zig-zag
Now I’ll help it decide
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
And I am a snake head eating (snake head)
The head on the opposite side (snake head)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)

“Son I am able,” she said “though you scare me.”
“Watch,” said I
“Beloved,” I said “watch me scare you though.” said she,
“Able am I, Son.”

See the spring of the grandfather clock unwinding
(Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)
See the hands of my offspring making windmills
(Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)
Dad palindrome Dad
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
And I am a snake head eating (snake head)
The head on the opposite side (snake head)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)
I palindrome I (manonam)

]]> By: joe.cwik http://www.kempa.com/2004/08/30/mp3-of-the-week-lyrical-palindrome/comment-page-1/#comment-486 joe.cwik Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:46:22 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=184#comment-486 Yankovic. Add the K Adam. Yankovic. Add the K Adam.

]]> By: Casper http://www.kempa.com/2004/08/30/mp3-of-the-week-lyrical-palindrome/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Casper Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:14:20 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=184#comment-485 Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (a jazz group who are far better than their name) did a instrumental palindrome called "UFO TOFU". Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (a jazz group who are far better than their name) did a instrumental palindrome called “UFO TOFU”.

]]> By: Adam http://www.kempa.com/2004/08/30/mp3-of-the-week-lyrical-palindrome/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Adam Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:07:05 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=184#comment-484 Oh man, I KNEW I was going to regret not buying the latest Weird Al album. And I'm being sincere. Oh man, I KNEW I was going to regret not buying the latest Weird Al album. And I’m being sincere.

]]> By: Andy Baio http://www.kempa.com/2004/08/30/mp3-of-the-week-lyrical-palindrome/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Andy Baio Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:44:59 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=184#comment-483 Every line of Weird Al's "Bob," his tribute to Bob Dylan off his "Poodle Hat" album, is an actual palindrome. (<a href="http://waxy.org/random/audio/Weird_Al_Yankovic_-_Bob.mp3" rel="nofollow">Here's the MP3</a>. <a href="http://www.com-www.com/weirdal/bob.html" rel="nofollow">Lyrics</a>.) Here are some palindromic <a href="http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-222928.html" rel="nofollow"> lyrics</a>, but I don't think they've been set to music. Every line of Weird Al’s “Bob,” his tribute to Bob Dylan off his “Poodle Hat” album, is an actual palindrome. (Here’s the MP3. Lyrics.)

Here are some palindromic lyrics, but I don’t think they’ve been set to music.

]]> By: the Other michael http://www.kempa.com/2004/08/30/mp3-of-the-week-lyrical-palindrome/comment-page-1/#comment-482 the Other michael Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:47:47 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=184#comment-482 I had heard of musical palindromes before (primarily as regards Canons), and here are some brief google-returns: *<a href="http://www.melbay.com/creativekeyboard/jan02/palindrome.html" rel="nofollow">Mauchaut's motets, & others</a> *The World of Numbers has an <a href="http://www.worldofnumbers.com/em19.htm" rel="nofollow">ugly page</a> on musical palindromes *<a href="http://www.whozoo.org/mac/Music/Sources.htm" rel="nofollow">Genetic music</a> Douglas Hofstadter, &c *Palindromic <a href="http://www.shoptheescape.com/products/wind+chimes+bells/MOS_Mezzo.htm" rel="nofollow"> wind chimes</a>, based on the Quartal scale *a palindromic <a href="http://dlib.nyu.edu/dram/Objid/7645" rel="nofollow">composition by James Tenney</a> is buried deep within this page. I don't remember hearing of Tenney, before...but anybody who considers Nancarrow a major influence can't be too bad. I had heard of musical palindromes before (primarily as regards Canons), and here are some brief google-returns:

*Mauchaut’s motets, & others
*The World of Numbers has an ugly page on musical palindromes
*Genetic music Douglas Hofstadter, &c
*Palindromic wind chimes, based on the Quartal scale
*a palindromic composition by James Tenney is buried deep within this page. I don’t remember hearing of Tenney, before…but anybody who considers Nancarrow a major influence can’t be too bad.

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