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Rosie and Me — Bonfires
Album: Bird and Whale EP
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Released: 2010
Length: 2:38
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i really don't mind this......except fot the music and the singing
Posted 12 years ago by DD rabbi_phil    [ Reply ]
Muppet music.  Catchy muppet music. {#Ask}
Posted 12 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 sajitjacob wrote:
There's not enough naivety in the world. Almost inevitably this song has been blagged by advertising vandals who are using to flog a bank or some such monstrosity in New Zild.
 



Could be used for anything from dietary aids to insurance companies or tampons with that tune.
Posted 12 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
 lshinkawa wrote:
Am I total grouch? I hate this song.
 
Yes you have bad 'Marks' aginst you..... {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 12 years ago by Toke    [ Reply ]
This song allows me to feel myself as a whistling master, when I whistle with it. And it feels good.
Posted 12 years ago by zanref    [ Reply ]
Am I total grouch? I hate this song.
Posted 12 years ago by lshinkawa    [ Reply ]
There's not enough naivety in the world. Almost inevitably this song has been blagged by advertising vandals who are using to flog a bank or some such monstrosity in New Zild.
Posted 12 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
 Bluesgrrl wrote:

Something that is sweet, almost to the point of being sickeningly so. As a derogatory descriptive, it means something that is affectedly dainty or quaint, or is way too sentimental.

In American English it often refers to a type of simple sweet pop music, but in British English it is used much more widely for things that are nauseatingly cute or precious. It comes from the way the word sweet sounds when said in baby talk. Belle and Sebastian are the Beatles of twee.

(Urban Dictionary)
 
B&S often get that label.  They are none of those things you describe, nor do I think any reasonable assessment of their work would justify the epithet.  They are a great band, one of the best going.  I'll say it since no one else will.  I hear a hint of homophobia and machismo in it.  It's a dumb word.


Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
You're cute. Thank you. Now go home.
Posted 12 years ago by icemang    [ Reply ]
New album out, guys :



Posted 12 years ago by rosieandme    [ Reply ]

looking at the chirpy side of life are we Bill?


Posted 12 years ago by dyharenas    [ Reply ]
 Bluesgrrl wrote:
In American English it often refers to a type of simple sweet pop music, but in British English it is used much more widely for things that are nauseatingly cute or precious. It comes from the way the word sweet sounds when said in baby talk. Belle and Sebastian are the Beatles of twee.

(Urban Dictionary)
 
{#Roflol} Yep, you could replace the dictionary definition of 'twee' with 'Belle and Sebastian'. It's a shame that English doesn't have intensifiers like Italian as B&A would then be 'twee-issimo'.

Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 d-don wrote:
Time to leave the room. 1
 
Bah! This is a great song.
Posted 12 years ago by nerd    [ Reply ]
Time to leave the room. 1
Posted 12 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
 Geecheeboy wrote:
Reminds me of Juno too.  Cute but in the end, puerile.
  
Puerility has its place too.
Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit like Bjork without the screeching. I mean that in a good way.
Posted 13 years ago by FrankMc    [ Reply ]
There was no "chipper tune" rating. 
Posted 13 years ago by moxieandmore    [ Reply ]
I like "Pumped Up Kicks" better
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
what the heck is wrong with me. i just took this cutesy song from a 3 to an 8.
Posted 13 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 Geecheeboy wrote:
Reminds me of Juno too.  Cute but in the end, puerile.
 

That is what is so charming about it. Childlike.
Posted 13 years ago by pixel-pusher    [ Reply ]
 lshinkawa wrote:
meh
 
i was just going to say how I really hope  an RP listener from the the NORTH gets to go to CR !

Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
meh
Posted 13 years ago by lshinkawa    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Juno too.  Cute but in the end, puerile.
Posted 13 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Apparently they're Brazilian.

Reminds me of the closing theme of Juno. I like it.


Posted 13 years ago by pixel-pusher    [ Reply ]
Refreshing!  What sort of mind could conjure up these happy notes in these trying times!
Posted 13 years ago by lkovathana    [ Reply ]
This is awesome!!!!!!!
Posted 13 years ago by Snoopy2    [ Reply ]
I had been listening to this song on repeat. Heard it about ten times, so it was time to switch it up. Put on Radio Paradise, and this song was just starting.
Posted 13 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
 MiracleDrug wrote:
strangely this song makes me want to buy an iPhone...wait a minute...already have one {#Eek}
 
yeah, made me wonder if it's been used in an Apple ad. And that's not a good thing.

Posted 13 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
SUPER-SUCKO!!!!

The worst I've heard in month!!!!
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
First Sufjan, now this. Must be twee hour at RP.
Posted 13 years ago by gvan    [ Reply ]
Sounds like it should be in a pet food commercial........
Posted 13 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]

Makes me want to dance on the beach with her.


Posted 13 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
My Little Hand knock upon your door;
My little hand hangin down to the floor,
My little hand feeeling so poor,
My little hand touching your feet,
My little hand making those juices flow ....

OMG, TMFI!


Posted 13 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
 coyotexxx2 wrote:


I had to look it up also.  Great word!
 
Something that is sweet, almost to the point of being sickeningly so. As a derogatory descriptive, it means something that is affectedly dainty or quaint, or is way too sentimental.

In American English it often refers to a type of simple sweet pop music, but in British English it is used much more widely for things that are nauseatingly cute or precious. It comes from the way the word sweet sounds when said in baby talk. Belle and Sebastian are the Beatles of twee.

(Urban Dictionary)
Posted 13 years ago by Bluesgrrl    [ Reply ]
strangely this song makes me want to buy an iPhone...wait a minute...already have one {#Eek}
Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 kevandtrace4ever wrote:
I agree but also had to look up "twee" :)
 

I had to look it up also.  Great word!
Posted 13 years ago by coyotexxx2    [ Reply ]
I agree but also had to look up "twee" :)
Posted 13 years ago by kevandtrace4ever    [ Reply ]
I don't know if it's twee or not, I hear a real infectious energy in this song, makes me want to whistle along with them.
Posted 13 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

To prove how cyber-challenged I am - please explain what "twee" means. I try to use an actual language when I type, and not shortcuts or slang or derivatives. I am the last of a dying breed. (And I still don't know what "steampunk" is.)

 
mmm, didn't realise that "twee" was not part of "an actual language" since it is in very common use in this neck of the woods - it even features in my concise Oxford English dictionary. The solution to your being cyber-challenged could be the same as the solution to me being challenged vocabularly-wise. Try google. Just type "define twee" in the search space and voila!

Posted 13 years ago by jameshay    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

To prove how cyber-challenged I am - please explain what "twee" means. I try to use an actual language when I type, and not shortcuts or slang or derivatives. I am the last of a dying breed. (And I still don't know what "steampunk" is.)

 
Did you not use any "slang or derivatives" in your youth? What about beatnik... or hippy? Steampunk is a label for a particular cultural esthetic, just as hippy was.

Posted 13 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
I like the spirit of this, but it makes me feel like a dog that wants to howl because of the frequency of the tones. Everything is so high and tweety (as in tweeter speakers) that it's kind of hurting my ears! Fun tune though.
Posted 13 years ago by ginger    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
A bit twee, though pleasant enough. A nice tidbit which is momentarily sweet but won't linger in the memory. Are those recorders in the background?
 
To prove how cyber-challenged I am - please explain what "twee" means. I try to use an actual language when I type, and not shortcuts or slang or derivatives. I am the last of a dying breed. (And I still don't know what "steampunk" is.)

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 boober wrote:

Wow!
I always thought you were a dude Cynaera!

Boober?!  Whatever gave you that idea? *beats head against the wall*  (Alternate response:  "Boober.  I AM a dude. I just like wearing frilly, silly girly clothes.")  Either way, it doesn't matter in the big scheme of things, does it? The music matters. All this other stuff is just fluff. {#Cheesygrin}  


Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Is it just me that come to think of the clip of Paul Simon on Sesame Street, when hearing the intro plus the first words of this song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1dlWmrRstc

Posted 13 years ago by slippery    [ Reply ]
 fspektor wrote:
their EP is available for free download: https://on.fb.me/k8fhiQ
 
thanks for the tip, I was able to download it.
Posted 13 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I have this silly short dress that's pink, orange, purple and blue (a friend was going to throw a bunch of stuff out, and I salvaged it and a few other things), and it's light cotton and I wear it when the weather is unbearably hot because it has yards of material and flows, so it looks stupid, but it's comfortable and keeps me cool. I would wear this horrible thing and dance to this song and feel just fine.  I LIKE this song. It's simple, innocent, and perfect in itself.  And I'm dancing, even though the weather here isn't warm. This song warms me.
 
Wow!
I always thought you were a dude Cynaera!

Posted 13 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
Real cute. <yawn> 

Posted 13 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
their EP is available for free download: https://on.fb.me/k8fhiQ

Posted 13 years ago by fspektor    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
A bit twee, though pleasant enough. A nice tidbit which is momentarily sweet but won't linger in the memory. Are those recorders in the background?
 
I came here to say that this song is twee, but you beat me to it by several months.

Posted 13 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
This song had me doing a little dance here in my seat. That's a good sign.

Posted 13 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I have this silly short dress that's pink, orange, purple and blue (a friend was going to throw a bunch of stuff out, and I salvaged it and a few other things), and it's light cotton and I wear it when the weather is unbearably hot because it has yards of material and flows, so it looks stupid, but it's comfortable and keeps me cool. I would wear this horrible thing and dance to this song and feel just fine.  I LIKE this song. It's simple, innocent, and perfect in itself.  And I'm dancing, even though the weather here isn't warm. This song warms me.
 
Sweet! I feel ya! keep it up, makes us all smile.... like this song!

Posted 13 years ago by chefatomic    [ Reply ]
To light for my taste!
Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I have this silly short dress that's pink, orange, purple and blue (a friend was going to throw a bunch of stuff out, and I salvaged it and a few other things), and it's light cotton and I wear it when the weather is unbearably hot because it has yards of material and flows, so it looks stupid, but it's comfortable and keeps me cool. I would wear this horrible thing and dance to this song and feel just fine.  I LIKE this song. It's simple, innocent, and perfect in itself.  And I'm dancing, even though the weather here isn't warm. This song warms me.
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
I came to see if this was Camera Obscura, and discovered a new band. Thanks, again, RP.
Posted 13 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
stop with the baby talk. the lute is the only thing that saves this song. 3.
Posted 13 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 ozsubscriber wrote:


Me too. And then it got me thinking, again, about how you might pronounce his name (and please don't say Is-ray-el)
 
Kah-MAH-kah-vee-vo-O-lay 

Posted 13 years ago by ScottFromShakopee    [ Reply ]
 ozsubscriber wrote:


Me too. And then it got me thinking, again, about how you might pronounce his name (and please don't say Is-ray-el)
 
Would you prefer "bahb"?  {#Angel}


Posted 13 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 socalhol wrote:
The beginning of this song had me thinking it was going to be a Israel Kamakawiwo'ole song....  {#Ask}
 

Me too. And then it got me thinking, again, about how you might pronounce his name (and please don't say Is-ray-el)
Posted 13 years ago by ozsubscriber    [ Reply ]
Glad I stuck around

Posted 13 years ago by Brooklyn99    [ Reply ]
The beginning of this song had me thinking it was going to be a Israel Kamakawiwo'ole song....  {#Ask}
Posted 13 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
Nice one
Posted 13 years ago by Monicks    [ Reply ]
A bit of Lykke Li and Bon Iver - Dance Dance Dance thrown in there.


Posted 13 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
 ManU4ever wrote:
Has a 'laura veirs' feel to it.
 

I was thinking more like Taylor Swift
Posted 13 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
This is a great song. I thought it was going to be some sort of ska-lite thing, but it ended up being way more interesting.
Posted 13 years ago by david1045    [ Reply ]
Has a 'laura veirs' feel to it.
Posted 13 years ago by ManU4ever    [ Reply ]
Sounds like something Muppets should be dancing to.
Posted 13 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Perfect pronunciation of Curitiba!!  Well done, Bill...
Posted 13 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
I would in a million years would have never picked these guys from Brazil ... wow ... great happy music, and would agree this is commercial music just waiting to happen.

All the best of luck to these folks to make a buck or two off this happy tune :)
Posted 13 years ago by huebdoo    [ Reply ]

That's exactly what we said in the office, twee but pleasant. Would make good music for an Apple advert.

 fredriley wrote:

A bit twee, though pleasant enough. A nice tidbit which is momentarily sweet but won't linger in the memory. Are those recorders in the background?
 


Posted 13 years ago by modernrelics    [ Reply ]
likeable indeed!
Posted 13 years ago by mbyrne    [ Reply ]
A bit twee, though pleasant enough. A nice tidbit which is momentarily sweet but won't linger in the memory. Are those recorders in the background?
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Likeable, nice!
Posted 13 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]