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Camera Obscura — Keep It Clean
Album: Underachievers Please Try Harder
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Released: 2003
Length: 3:09
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Does it make you happy to ignore me on streets?
I guess by now you think I'm weak
I wish you would have said something before now
I wouldn't share a bag of chips with you
And in my opinion you don't have a clue
I'm being cruel, I'm being cruel

I don't want to be part of your scene
I'll stay with him, I'll keep my nose clean

You're the one pretending to be licking stamps
All alone in a room following lines on maps
It's clear you don't want me here
How about I send you a book on nutrition?
Stop spoon-feeding me non-fiction
Just for a while, I will fake a smile

I don't want to be part of your scene
I'll stay with him, I'll keep my nose clean

Oh, why did you say she was a friend of mine?
I thought it was me you couldn't stand
I'm confused, I will win, you will lose
You've taken to phoning my house when you're drunk
And then confessing all your love
I wish you would have said so before now

I don't want to be part of your scene
I'll stick with him, I'll keep my nose clean
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I suspect the Wikipedia feed doesn't do more than just get the first page, if there is one, for the band's name. In this case, we learn about a simple camera. It should link to : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_Obscura_(band)
Posted 5 years ago by Smitix    [ Reply ]
Dire!  Come on RP you do better than this!
Posted 6 years ago by gordon1964    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
made me think of Claire Grogan (and then "Gregory's Girl : )  that's how my aging mind "works"

 
Yes, another Glaswegian; I assume these band members are fans of her work in "Gregory's Girl" and with Altered Images.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
made me think of Claire Grogan (and then "Gregory's Girl : )  that's how my aging mind "works"

 
easy to see them dancing on the grass to this ditty
Posted 7 years ago by Raika    [ Reply ]
made me think of Claire Grogan (and then "Gregory's Girl : )  that's how my aging mind "works"
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Guess she's keeping her nose clean after shedding all those tears from her last affairs.
Posted 7 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
 Redpoint wrote:
How very Belle And Sebastian.
 
The two bands have worked together - they're both based in Glasgow.  Stuart Murdoch, from Belle & Sebastian, produced their first album.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
How very Belle And Sebastian.
Posted 8 years ago by Redpoint    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
Good music for lounging around the pool.   I wish I had a pool.



 
Nope, only good pool music when I keep it clean.. 
Posted 10 years ago by GertR    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Here I am thinking, "Wow, these guys sure sound a lot like Belle & Sebastian," when it turns out that B&S's Richard Colburn and Stuart Murdoch both contributed to Camera Obscura's first couple of discs. Check out allmusic.

 


Posted 10 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
Good music for lounging around the pool.   I wish I had a pool.


 
Posted 10 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
A Scottish version of Belle & Sebastian to these ears. McTwee.

 
I believe that Belle and Sebastian are also from Glasgow, or at least Scotland.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
A Scottish version of Belle & Sebastian to these ears. McTwee.
Posted 11 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Lovely, a wee treat for anyone who loves the twee Glasgow music scene. ;-)
Posted 11 years ago by hidey    [ Reply ]
I give songs like this a 7.
Posted 12 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
gash...as they say in these parts...{#Puke}

Posted 13 years ago by Glencoe_JC    [ Reply ]
Here I am thinking, "Wow, these guys sure sound a lot like Belle & Sebastian," when it turns out that B&S's Richard Colburn and Stuart Murdoch both contributed to Camera Obscura's first couple of discs. Check out allmusic.
Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]

what а cute lesbians


Posted 13 years ago by Netto    [ Reply ]
An easy 7 - Swaying side to side in my chair w/ a smile!  {#Roflol}


Posted 14 years ago by pcicatar    [ Reply ]
 dharmanavy wrote:
I like this song but there are a thousand groups that sound just like this playing in Coffee houses all over the world...
 
Not really.  I told you a million times not to exaggerate.
Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
Nice little song, but please cut back on the ironic, retro hipsterism at the next photo shoot.
But the recording contract clearly states...

It is a nice little song, isn't it?

Posted 14 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
I like them...and I really like their hats!! (smiley face with knitting needles.)
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 cosmiclint wrote:
This CD is one of my favorite purchases that resulted from listening to RP.

 
dITTO!

 

The real question is why isnt the new album on RP, WTF!!!

 

French navy is 11/3, i might go on a Camera Obscura LRC binge

 


Posted 14 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]
This CD is one of my favorite purchases that resulted from listening to RP.

Posted 14 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
great album title and cover sleeve  {#Lol}

cool song too
Posted 15 years ago by ulibcn    [ Reply ]
 dharmanavy wrote:
I like this song but there are a thousand groups that sound just like this playing in Coffee houses all over the world...
 
Luckily for those who don't have coffee houses with live bands in their neighbourhoods, we can listen to our Camera Obscura CDs on our stereos {#Smile}.

Posted 16 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
 dharmanavy wrote:
I like this song but there are a thousand groups that sound just like this playing in Coffee houses all over the world...
 
That's a loootta caffeine there dude.

Posted 16 years ago by BobSteinVisiBone    [ Reply ]

A very pleasant voice.


Posted 16 years ago by TimmyMack    [ Reply ]
like there's really something wrong with having a Belle and Sebastian sound
Posted 16 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
As noted, a total Belle & Sebastien soundalike. Still pretty good though.
Posted 17 years ago by thewaxtadpole    [ Reply ]
I like this song but there are a thousand groups that sound just like this playing in Coffee houses all over the world...
Posted 17 years ago by dharmanavy    [ Reply ]
the local show tonight is apparently sold out :(
Posted 17 years ago by canadianbug    [ Reply ]
I saw them on Saturday and was blown-away. These guys are a great band.
Posted 17 years ago by Tireux_De_Roche    [ Reply ]
A dangerous combination ;^)
Posted 18 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
Something about this...just sounds...soo...good...
Posted 18 years ago by bschena    [ Reply ]
Total B&S old school. Like it though.
Posted 18 years ago by mbop    [ Reply ]
This is wonderful stuff!
Posted 18 years ago by Tireux_De_Roche    [ Reply ]
This my favorite album of the year so far. So lush and beautiful, I just find my self swept away by each song. A smile just grows bigger on my face as the song progresses. Thank you Camera Obscura for making my day a little happier.
Posted 18 years ago by littleRoom    [ Reply ]
DIG THOSE INDIE NERDS MAAAAAAN...AHAHA
Posted 18 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
I'm pretty sure that the deus-ex-machina is the teddy bear! definitely!
Posted 18 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
Typesbad wrote:
There are probably going to be a lot of people who don't like this song. I can anticipate the comments now: Too: soft, fluffy, derivative, the vocals are too thin, etc...
Don't forget pretentious. They're probably pretentious. Especially since the band name is, like, Latin and stuff. So they've got to be pretentious. -mt-
Posted 18 years ago by mattt    [ Reply ]
This groove landed a 6.5 with me, but the album title pushed it to 7.
Posted 18 years ago by Schmackdown    [ Reply ]
SoundsGoodToMe wrote:
In the picture above, which one is Belle, and which one is Sebastian?
LOL. Brilliant.
Posted 18 years ago by catrip    [ Reply ]
Yes, it's similar to B&S -- I think Murdoch helped produce. But nevertheless -- a very good album that more than stands on its own merit.
Posted 18 years ago by flyfree    [ Reply ]
Nice little song, but please cut back on the ironic, retro hipsterism at the next photo shoot.
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
In the picture above, which one is Belle, and which one is Sebastian?
Posted 18 years ago by SoundsGoodToMe    [ Reply ]
Ahh, I don't know...Not much life to this...
Posted 18 years ago by ratdogx    [ Reply ]
A catchy little ditty, this is.
Posted 18 years ago by -relayer-    [ Reply ]
secretagent214 wrote:
I thought it was nice. It has that sort of laid back sound like when Isobel Cambell sang on the older Belle and Sebastian songs.
I thought it was Belle & Sebastian w/Isobel, actually... this is very good.
Posted 18 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]
I thought it was nice. It has that sort of laid back sound like when Isobel Cambell sang on the older Belle and Sebastian songs.
Posted 18 years ago by secretagent214    [ Reply ]
There are probably going to be a lot of people who don't like this song. I can anticipate the comments now: Too: soft, fluffy, derivative, the vocals are too thin, etc... I like it anyway. This simple retro sound with the unpolished, but sincere and vulnerable female voice just appeals to me on some level. They remind me of that band with the song about the San Diego zoo. Since they are from Scotland I assume ther is no connection.
Posted 18 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
What's with the facination with tinnie keyboards and guitars? This sounds like Death Cab with chics.
Posted 18 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]