Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for September 23, 2016
September 22, 2016
September 24, 2016
Transcript:
Petey: Phew- Alice: That was the worst song ever. Petey: Daddy asked me "how's school?" I couldn't think of anything to say. Petey: So I was trying to come up with an answer using my oboe. Alice: Why not just bang pot lids together? At least that's fun to watch.
bigcatbusiness over 8 years ago
No better way to avoid a conversation than creating music… if that’s what you can call it.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 8 years ago
Linguists and anthropologists consider the likelihood of singing first as spoken language just might of happened that way. If so the Neanderthals probably did it. They could hardly speak without the descended larynx for them limited what words they could say.
William Bednar Premium Member over 8 years ago
Maybe Alice can accompany Petey by banging pot lids together. THAT would be fun!
Scott Semple over 8 years ago
Did Alice grow up to be Moe Tucker?
Perkycat over 8 years ago
Petey needs to memorize a few set phrases – like ‘fine’, ‘good’, ‘okay’.
sandflea over 8 years ago
Banging pot lids together would be very cymbal-ic.
erin.adamic Premium Member over 8 years ago
Ah, Petey. The ultimate tortured artist.
Jim Kerner over 8 years ago
The whole family is weird.
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
Brother and sister. Tormented introvert, pseudo-practical extrovert.It’s called family!