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Post by etherzen on Jan 3, 2004 22:22:05 GMT -5
Hi,
Sorry if this is old topic, but doesn't anyone else hear Sinead O'Connor (or some other female) on Surprise on Millionaires album? I am surprised that there is no mention on the song decriptions on this site.
Also, some Sinead fans claim to hear her on Afro Lover, but this eludes me.
Anyone else???
Martin
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Post by Blahblahblah on Jan 4, 2004 8:06:00 GMT -5
Hm, not really... Can hear Sinead loud and clear on Vervaceous, but definitley not on Afro Lover.
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Post by etherzen on Jan 4, 2004 16:21:58 GMT -5
On "Surprise" around the span of 3:15 to 3:30 minutes of the song; I think I hear a female backing voice; or is this just "James"?
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Post by cat on Jan 4, 2004 16:28:08 GMT -5
Ditto what Blahblahblah said: I don't hear her on either song. She does do a lovely duet with Tim on the B-side track (which could have been an A-side, too bad it didn't make the album) "I Defeat." Love that song.
Speaking of "Surprise," can anyone enlighten me as to the meaning of the line "Play twenty one and over"? It's the last line in the 5th verse. Usually I have no trouble at all understanding Tim's lyrics, but this line puzzles me. I think there must be some other meaning of "21" that I'm not aware of. Is it some sort of British colloquialism?
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Post by Blahblahblah on Jan 4, 2004 16:48:47 GMT -5
The line, if you take the ones before, refer to the card game pontoon, (it's called something else in the US probably) where the aim of the game is to get close to twenty-one. More than that, you go "bust".
Gotta fix, gotta fix what's not broken
All broke, all broke, I'm busted
Play twenty one and over
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Post by cat on Jan 4, 2004 17:50:53 GMT -5
Ohhh-- Blackjack! That's what the game is called in the US. Never heard it referred to as "21," but then I'm not really a gambler. Yeah, I've played it before. Now the line makes perfect sense. Duh-- it's seems so obvious if you know the meaning of "21," but without that key fact-- puzzling. I figured it must have some other meaning that I wasn't getting, but I'd no idea what. Thanks for explaining.
(Never heard of "pontoon" either). Hmm..let's see: "Play pontoon and over." Naahh-- doesn't work nearly as well. Which is why Tim is the lyricist!
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