And this makes me happier:
Ernie & Bert go BRUTAL
My son suggests modifying speed to 2x for a singular sound sensation
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The cartoons that stuck with me were from Electric Company:
The Plumber, come to fix the sink… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTEeJE3tzDE
Sweet Rolls… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2JbTtJ3Aeo
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Electric Company?
I love me some Electric Company.
Oooh, insert you know who
Purple electric guitar notes.
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Urban poor. What does that have to do with a lower case “n” on a hill?
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Just not.
Ohh! Light bulb goes off.
I saw a pink “n” being referred to as female, and then a blue “n” getting dropped off and now they’re shoulder to shoulder, so I thought it was more a boy/girl romantic thing. It’s meant to represent an only child who is miserable until they get a little brother?
OK, that doesn’t actually make much sense either.
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Stop being so cryptic. What are you trying to say?
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“n” equals not good enough, regardless of gender, color-specific-head; metaphor, man.
I would say it’s in the sound. I know almost nothing about music, though, so it will be hard for me to explain what I mean here…
Something about how music in a certain key tends to make people feel sad…(is it a minor key? I’m afraid I don’t know.)
Something about the harmonizing voices…(is it a “close harmony”? I don’t know what this type is called.)
Is this (or is it somewhat reminiscent of) what’s called a “high lonesome” sound?
Someone help me out here!
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You might be on the Autism spectrum!
Music is an emotional experience for people unaffected by plastics…
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I always just thought it was like Klaatu’s/The Carpenter’s “Calling Occupants”, or Close Encounters, or the trippier aspects of the Voyager missions sort of thing. Although I didn’t hear it until much later, Bowie’s “Starman” fits the general “now that we’ve figured out we’re probably not alone, where is everyone?” vibe from the 70s that these do too.
I’m going to link to “Calling Occupants” since it was one of my fav songs from then:
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Wow, I had no idea there were so many ways to think about this!
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Yes to both. (Is that the expected answer?)
I signed up just to respond. I believe you are referring to this one.
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It didn’t really affect me deeply, but I’m too old for Sesame Street to have been part of my childhood, and I think that may be a factor in people’s reactions. It’s okay, but the n seems oddly characterless. That said, other songs that came along at just the right moments in my life have hit me like a hammer. These things are highly subjective by definition.
The theme reminded me of this:
The fool makes me sadder, because of his self-awareness.
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You know which part of Sesame Street makes me sad? Elmo.
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Latch key kid?
Yes, but that has nothing to do with it. I just fucking hate Elmo. He represents everything that is wrong with anything.
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Nailed it!
My, I totally forgot Señor Vasquez! And he was the one who sold them all the ingredients!
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Commercialising and merchandising of Elmo is effing evil, but some of the earlier bits with his character were pretty good and a little dark. This from someone who was well past Sesame Street by the time he was a character.
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