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[lil' lindsay]

i like the song about the ornje man. i like ornges.

[doritojoe89]

some of the cover songs i dislike, but this could be because they're live and badly recorded...lol   umm occasionally i will skip mrs O ... and that's pretty much it...   

[Johnny dbbuk]

Mrs O drags a little but lyrics are interesting
Jeep Song is cheesy in a good way
Hate is a strong word.

Besides its not like I could write anything as intelligent or funny as these.
If you want proof I have CDs from my university band  embarasing.

Amanda if you are reading the new board, I have big plans for all the fringe dates and thanks for the Dvd+note

[Peeping Tom]

I actually really like The Perfect Fit because it might describe what I'll be in a couple of years...I'm an A student, but I feel like that won't get me far enough.

You know when there's one of those songs that you feel describes something you feel so well - The Perfect Fit is the song that does that for me.

It's all about the lyrics - but the way the are delivered is perfectly suited to the emotion I think.

The way she says "No I'm really serious..." in the verse "I can't trap a mouse but I can pet a cat, no I'm really serious" = guaranteed to make me smile no matter how i'm feeling.

Wow. I'm in full geek mode today.
 

 

[The King of Carrot Flowers]

Wasn't slide about a local child mosester in Boston who cut his victims fingers off? In the original version of the song (amanda palmer only), the lyrics are "Who cut the fingers, cut the fingers from the  little girl" or something. Someone told me its in the Dolls Companian.

The original lyrics of Slide (the ones Amanda wrote when she was fifteen) referred to the aforementioned pedophile; the song, however, is, according to the Companion, about a young girl who (perhaps willingly) loses her virginity with this older guy, representing a certain blurring of the line between victim and willing participant.

A teenage girl often wields so much sexual power, but rarely knows how to use it wisely and complications arise.

Missed Me sort of goes along with that theme, basically having a girl say to her older sexual partner, "You're older than me, you did me, you'd better love me, or I'll say you raped me."

I may not have worded this correctly, so look in the Companion if you have it, and if you don't, ask one of our more venerated 'Boxers, if not Amanda herself.

[SeeAnne]

Wasn't slide about a local child mosester in Boston who cut his victims fingers off? In the original version of the song (amanda palmer only), the lyrics are "Who cut the fingers, cut the fingers from the  little girl" or something. Someone told me its in the Dolls Companian.

The original lyrics of Slide (the ones Amanda wrote when she was fifteen) referred to the aforementioned pedophile; the song, however, is, according to the Companion, about a young girl who (perhaps willingly) loses her virginity with this older guy, representing a certain blurring of the line between victim and willing participant.

A teenage girl often wields so much sexual power, but rarely knows how to use it wisely and complications arise.

Missed Me sort of goes along with that theme, basically having a girl say to her older sexual partner, "You're older than me, you did me, you'd better love me, or I'll say you raped me."

I may not have worded this correctly, so look in the Companion if you have it, and if you don't, ask one of our more venerated 'Boxers, if not Amanda herself.

well said yo

[The King of Carrot Flowers]

Wasn't slide about a local child mosester in Boston who cut his victims fingers off? In the original version of the song (amanda palmer only), the lyrics are "Who cut the fingers, cut the fingers from the  little girl" or something. Someone told me its in the Dolls Companian.

The original lyrics of Slide (the ones Amanda wrote when she was fifteen) referred to the aforementioned pedophile; the song, however, is, according to the Companion, about a young girl who (perhaps willingly) loses her virginity with this older guy, representing a certain blurring of the line between victim and willing participant.

A teenage girl often wields so much sexual power, but rarely knows how to use it wisely and complications arise.

Missed Me sort of goes along with that theme, basically having a girl say to her older sexual partner, "You're older than me, you did me, you'd better love me, or I'll say you raped me."

I may not have worded this correctly, so look in the Companion if you have it, and if you don't, ask one of our more venerated 'Boxers, if not Amanda herself.

well said yo

Thanks.

[crackrabbit]

I definitely don't hate any of them. I don't mean that in a suck-up fangirl way, but it's true. I think there's creative energy in all their songs, so I see something to appreciate in all of them.

There are some I tend to skip over:

Bad Habit - Like someone else said, it makes me anxious and jittery. It brings back bad memories. I like it because it's a good song, but I don't enjoy listening to it.

First Orgasm - I can't even begin to explain it, but this song makes me feel crampy.

Bank of Boston Beauty Queen - Just not my favorite.

[Emaline]

I rarely listen to First Orgasm.
I skip over 672 because the version I have is poor audio quality, and if I do listen to it I drive myself crazy trying to figure out what it means.
I also skip Necessary Evil.

I LOVE Sing, because I don't have a fantastic singing voice myself. I really like the concept of anybody being able to sing (even though "American Idol" really proves their point that everyone can't sing!!!)

Umm. Glass Slipper was the first Dolls song I've ever heard, and it's still one of my favorites. There is something about the music you need to hear at a certain point in your life finding you at just the right time.

[glam_trash]

I can't say I HATE any one of their songs...But...
When I first heard 'Shores of California' my first thought was "Oh god, this is a single."-and for some reason that really put me off...But I grew to love the song.
I also skipped over 'First Orgasm' because I just really couldn't relate to it.-Then I saw the Dolls perform it live and now it's one of my favourites.
'Sing' made me think of something that I'd write and later throw away because it was just...bad.-I now love the song and the lyrics (although simple) are genius...Definitely NOT something I could write. 
I couldn't get into 'The Jeep Song' when I first heard it either. It sounded great, but everytime I heard those lyrics I'd think "God woman, get over it."-...But then after hearing my mother sing along to it everyday, I couldn't resist it any longer. 
The only song I don't listen to as much as the others would be 'Me and the Minibar.'
No reason, just not in the mood to listen to it a lot lately, I guess.

[e_hol]

"Slide" for me, too.

[Rampala]

I don't think I can honestly say I hate, or perhaps even dislike, any of the Dolls songs.  I love their music and appreciate all of it, even if some of it doesn't float my boat, as it were.   

If I don't like a song of there's, it's usually because I haven't found my personal connection/meaning in the song yet.

There are however songs I'm always in the mood to listen to (like Girl Anarchronism, Sing, Half Jack, Bad Habit, Sex Changes, Modern Moonlight, Necessary Evil, Good Day, Gravity, My Alcoholic Friends, First Orgasm, Backstabber, The Jeep Song and The Time Has Come) and ones I have to be in the mood to listen to (Slide, Mrs. O, Me and the Minibar, Delilah, Shores of California, Glass Slipper, Truce, Missed Me, The Perfect Fit, to name a few). 

I think it has to do with both the fact that I personalize any music I love and that listening to music is a very active thing for me.  I general don't "put it on in the background."  If I'm listening, I'm listening.  (Goddamn music majors...)  Songs I have to be in the mood to listen to generally mean that they require a lot more attention to the song then I get back, either because it's a particularly long song or I haven't formed a solid connection with it yet.

The biggest exception is "Slide."  I love "Slide." It is an incredibly powerful song-- which is why I have to be in the right mood to listen to it.  It grabs me and throws me.  Tosses me around and turns me inside out.  The building, "Don't worry, I've got you line" when it starts to repeat over and over again gets me every time.

"Delilah" I really enjoy, but it reminds me too much of people I'd rather not have to think about.

"Glass Slipper" I probably haven't listen to enough, and both "Truce" and "The Perfect Fit" tend to be a bit long and slow.  Actually, I really like "The Perfect Fit," but sometimes "Truce" feels a little static to me.  It's not that it's long, so much as it takes a long time to go anywhere musically.

"Backstabber" wasn't a bit favorite of mine until (1) I have someone to sing it to and (2) I saw the video(s).   "Shores of California" I actually much more after seeing the video.  Kudos, there.  Kudos to music videos in general.

"Coin-Operated Boy" I like, but I've very nearly heard it to death.  Everyone I've met who's heard just one Dolls song, has heard that one.  It frustrates me so much.  They look at me funny when I try to explain that this particular song is hardly at all representative of the Dolls' music as a whole! But, alas... (Admittedly, some bands can be sampled with a single song.  The Dresden Dolls is not one of those bands.)

"Christopher Lydon" is fabulous, but I don't listen to it nearly enough.

While I have a slew of live tracks, especially the ones that aren't recorded on CD yet, I don't listen to them as often as I like (they don't sound great on my MP3 players in the car, which tends to be my musical sanctuary). 

I love "...Page Turner," just not found of the full title.

And, while I've excluded covers in this for the most part, I do love the Dolls version of "War Pigs" so very much.

[Peeping Tom]

And, while I've excluded covers in this for the most part, I do love the Dolls version of "War Pigs" so very much.

Hell yeah.

 

[meridiansheep]

I love Kaledrina,don't get me wrong.But it barely get listened to because of the age-long chatter at the beginning

"Err,How do you guys feel about erm..being experimented on?"
"Yaaaaaay"  "VERY NICE,THANKYOU.."or something
"Brian doesn't like it,it's a sloooooooow song"
"No,No,that's not what I was saying"
"What were you saying?"

Etc.

[SeeAnne]

I love Kaledrina,don't get me wrong.But it barely get listened to because of the age-long chatter at the beginning

"Err,How do you guys feel about erm..being experimented on?"
"Yaaaaaay"  "VERY NICE,THANKYOU.."or something
"Brian doesn't like it,it's a sloooooooow song"
"No,No,that's not what I was saying"
"What were you saying?"

Etc.

ahaha you gave me the greatest idea, well reminded me of a great idea i had. i did this song by ear, all 9 minutes of it. and i was thinking that i should do the whole talking thing before getting into the song and post it on youtube, but i decided against it and just did the song. all 9 minutes of it.