[kj] Sehr OT - Lyrics referring to "hands",

[Alexander Smith]

No. I mean, I'm well aware of the Dennis Hopper line, but I was  
legitimately drinking PBR at the time.

Alex in NYC

On Mar 30, 2008, at 7:18 PM, GREG SLAWSON wrote:


> Alex, are you referring to the line from Blue Velvet, "Fuck  

> Heineken, Pabst Blue Ribbon!"?

>

> From: vassifer at earthlink.net

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:20:24 -0400

> Subject: Re: [kj] Sehr OT - Lyrics referring to "hands",

>

>

> Holy Crap! DAMN YOU, PABST BLUE RIBBON!

>

> Not only is "Praying Hands" an utter, utter classic, but I was  

> listening to it JUST YESTERDAY!

>

> I'm a bad spud.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

> On Mar 29, 2008, at 10:30 PM, GREG SLAWSON wrote:

>

> Alex! HOw could you forget "Praying Hands" by Devo, you drunken idiot?

> Also, I think there's a reggae or reggae-ish song that has a line  

> like "never never never use your hands" or something...

>

> From: vassifer at earthlink.net

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:30:15 -0400

> Subject: Re: [kj] Sehr OT - Lyrics referring to "hands",

>

> "Palm of Your Hand" by the Buzzcocks

> "Robert Tilton Handjob" by Cop Shoot Cop

> "I Hold Your Hand in Mine" by Tom Lehrer

> "Snap Your Finger, Snap Your Neck" by Prong

> "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave

> "Left Hand Black" by Danzig

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

> On Mar 29, 2008, at 6:26 PM, Alexander Smith wrote:

>

>

> "You Need Hands" by Malcolm McLaren/Sex Pistols (on the GREAT ROCK  

> N' ROLL SWINDLE soundtrack)

> "Hands Across the Water" by the Mission (dreadful song)

> "Touched by the Hand of God" by New Order

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

>

> On Mar 29, 2008, at 5:24 PM, sade1 wrote:

>

>   Any lyrics off the top of your heads [that you've heard - no  

> Googling] that directly

> or indirectly refer to hands or something (only)  hands can do?

>   I can mostly only think of 80s songs that do (and Seconds and The  

> Cutter allude

> very well to hands, IMHO) but i don't think it was some trend then.

>

> Nothing to struggle over, just whatever  comes to mind. thanks.

>

> Seconds* - Human League

> The Cutter** - Echo and the Bunnymen

> Lay your Hands - Thompson Twins

> Guns of Brixton - The Clash

> Blue Monday - New Order

> Drowning Man - u2

> Blaze of Glory - The Alarm

> Won't you Hold my Hand - King

>

> Sam's Town - The Killers

> All these things I've done - The Killers

> Blood on your Hands -- Killing Joke

> Club Foot - Kasabian

> Clap Your Hands Say Yeah -- ???

>

>

> * your knuckles white as your fingers curl...

> ** watch the fingers close / when the hands are cold...

>

> 2 of the better allusions to hands, IMO

>

> [btw, somewhere on this email there's a bilingual pun... i just  

> caught it]

>

>

> ... ... ... ... ... ...

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>  I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...!'

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